TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS CHRONICLE
VOL. 4 NO. 21
PRINCIPAL'S CORNER
WEEK ENDING IN 01/21/2022
Dear OSES Families,
This week some of our students participated in DEAW as well as the Spelling Bee
Congratulations to our Scripps Spelling Bee School Champion, Alexander Lu from Ms. Aramayo's 6th grade class. Alexander was the top speller at our school after multiple rounds of competition. We are very excited to have him represent our school at the district level spelling bee. Congratulations Alexander and good luck at the district spelling bee!
Have a great weekend and see you next week!
Mr. Singleton
Principal
SCHOOL NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS
JANUARY CALENDAR
PICTURE RE TAKES WITH LIFETOUCH
Lifetouch will be offering one final retake day in our Orlando studio on Saturday, January 22nd.
See below for details:
Date: Saturday, January 22, 2022
Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm (First come, first served)
Location: Lifetouch Studio - 6220 Hazeltine National Dr #112, Orlando, FL 32822
THIS MONTH FOR LUNCH
THIS WEEK IN GRADES K-6
KINDERGARTEN
This week in social studies students learned even more about landforms by drawing different landforms and presenting them to our friends! In science students continued to experiment with changing the physical properties of matter by smooshing, crumpling, tearing, ripping, and cutting paper.
Some reminders: Cooler days are here! Please make sure jackets and sweaters are labeled with your child’s first and last name. Also please make sure your child comes to school with a labeled water bottle for P.E. and recess daily. Thank you 😊FIRST
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SPECIALS
This week, for PE with Ms. Molnar and Ms. Molloy, we are working on our jump roping skills! Students are doing great learning how to jump rope and even working on some new skills if they already knew how to jump rope!
Ms. Molnar's maternity leave will start on January 24, please contact Ms. Molloy regarding anything PE after this week.
I hope you all have a wonderful few months and I cannot wait to see all your students when I am back in April!
If you would like to donate to the PE department, please check out our Wishlist:
If your student is working from home, be sure to check their Google Classroom.
Codes:
CONTEST AND CHALLENGES
SCIENCE FAIR
On January 13th Andrew Chai, Keerthi Karri, Shahrizoda Yusupova competed against 60+ middle school students from grades 6-8 for the Orlando Science school level science fair. Congratulations to our 6th grade students who will be advancing onto the Ying Expo County Science Fair and representing Orlando Science Technology campus for county. Andrew Chai will be competing in the engineering category where he will be presenting his information on warren bridges. Keerthi Karri will be competing in plant sciences category and presenting her information about the best way to harvest plants. Shahi will be competing in the environmental engineering category and presenting her information on her experiment about oil. These students have been working diligently this entire school year and are excited to proceed on to the next level in February. They will be modifying their presentation boards and working on the verbal presentations to gear up for the big day. Keep up the good work orcas!
CODECRAFT
A handful of our students are moving on in the Codecraft competition. They were challenged to use Scratch to create an original, informative, and compelling game or web story reflecting on the innovation of STEM and its impact on society. Check out some of the projects!
I am Calcei - The Cute Multiplier
STEM CONFERENCE 5TH AND 6TH GRADE
9th Annual Zora! STEM Conference for Middle School Students: a Virtual Program January 28, 2022 from 12:45-4:00 PM
The ZORA! ™ STEM Conference provides a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) opportunity for students who are traditionally underrepresented in STEM fields. Its purpose is to engage and inspire the students who participate; to expose them to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in ways they had not previously thought about and/or imagined; and to have them begin to think about a career in a STEM field.
The ZORA! ™ STEM Education Day will take place virtually January 28, 2022 from 12:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Florida High Tech Corridor will host the virtual event and provide teacher training afterschool on either January 5 or 12. Students and their teacher will log in to the event and attend the three sessions listed on the website.
https://www.flstemconnect.com/blogs/post/9th-annual-zora-stem-conference
HISTORY BEE
SECME K-5 AND 6-8
Students interested in STEAM are encouraged to join the SECME Team. There are three in-person and two virtual events in the spring, along with six other contests, that students can participate in. All of the information about the events, guidelines, and scoring sheets can be found here. Scholarships are available for families. Please contact Mrs. Trujillo if you have any questions.
SECME Regionals will be held on February 12th at UCF and will be held from 8 am to 3 pm. The projects for SECME Regionals are: Poster, Codecraft, Math, Water Bottle Rockets, Mousetrap Car, STEM Essay and Vision Board, Egg Drop, Energy Transfer Machine, and Glider. The cost for SECME Regionals is $25 per person since it includes lunch.
Curtis Kinetic Science will be held virtually in February and is sponsored by the Orlando Science Center. This has a cash prize! Think about Rube Goldberg machines to be inspired to create an Energy Transfer Machine of your own. This cost $5 per team.
Energy Whiz Virtual will be from February 14th to the 18th and it is all online. All of the projects will be displayed on a student created webpage using Word Press. I can help with this aspect. The projects from this competition are: Critter Comfort Cottage, Junior Solar Sprint, Energy Transfer Machine, Energy Innovations, Energy Inspired Art, and Solar Energy Cook-Off. The cost is $15 per team.
Energy Whiz In-Person will be on April 30th in COCOA, Florida. All of the projects will be displayed on a student created webpage using Word Press. I can help with this aspect. The projects from this competition are: Critter Comfort Cottage, Junior Solar Sprint, Energy Transfer Machine, Energy Innovations, Energy Inspired Art, and Solar Energy Cook-Off. The cost is $45 per team.
SECME’s mission is to increase the pool of historically underrepresented, under-served, and differently-abled students who will be prepared to enter and complete post-secondary studies in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology, thus creating a diverse and globally competitive workforce.
CLUBS AND AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES
CLUBS
Hello families!
Please remember that you should not arrive on campus before clubs dismiss. Even coming 5 minutes early causes backups in our dismissal process.
- Building 1 (grades K-3) - clubs dismiss at 3:40 during the week and 2:40 on Wednesday
- Building 2 (grades 4-6)- clubs dismiss at 3:30 during the week and 2:30 on Wednesday
For club requests please email Ms. Gardella at Courtney.gardella@orlandoscience.org
Thank you so much for all of your support and we hope that you child enjoys clubs this year!
STAR READERS
STAFF COMMENDATIONS
PARENT INFORMATION CORNER
AFTERCARE
If you have any questions regarding aftercare, please email Jessica.Rosario@orlandoscience.org.
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