Technology Campus Chronicle
Vol. 2 No. 17
Principal's Corner
The Week Ending 12-14-18
Dear OSS Technology Campus Families,
Congratulations to the Orlando Science Technology Campus Math Team. The team won 5th place overall at the Seminole Science Math league Competition.
Congratulations to all the students who participated and represented OSES at the OCPS Super STEM Saturday. Several students were recognized for their work.
Sincerely,
Michael Singleton
The Technology Campus is incredibly thankful for all of our faithful readers, and for that we would like to reward our families. Moving forward we will have a NEWSLETTER QUIZ located under the Principal's corner.
Quiz completion will automatically place your student into a drawing for a Dress Down Pass. Dress Down Passes will be awarded to 10% of entries for each building. The number of entries will directly effect the amount of prizes awarded for the week. Entries selected from the lottery must be correct upon review.
We hope that you have fun, and enjoy reading this week's edition! Entries are due the morning of Monday, January 7th.
Give back to Schools
A great way to help raise money for Orlando Science Schools is to use the links below when shopping from Amazon or Office Depot/Office Max.
AmazonSmile donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to Orlando Science Schools via Discovery Education Services, Inc. whenever you shop on AmazonSmile.
*AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon with the same products, prices, and shopping features as Amazon.com. When you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 5% of the purchase price of eligible products to our school.
https://smile.amazon.com/ch/20-3366305
*Office Depot provides the school with 5% back in credits for FREE supplies when you make a purchase of qualifying school supplies. Simply provide the school ID at checkout.
http://www.officedepot.com/a/content/back-to-school/5percent/
OSES School Code: 70228302
OSS School Code: 70218341
Online Payment System
Parents can now make FREE online payments for most school expenses online with School Pay. This includes School Lunch and After Care! Simply log into your secure online School Pay Parent Center account and pay for items including after school care fees, club fees, field trips, class fees, student fees and more. The first step is creating your Parent Center Account at schoolpay.com Please go to "Charter Schools" tab and then choose your school name as "Orlando Science Elementary School" to complete the steps for creating your parent account. Online payment methods include VISA, MasterCard, Discover cards, and a full history of payments is searchable by date and child.This gives families the convenience of paying at any time (24/7) from your home PC. Emphasis on Security The School Pay service is audited by a third-party to assure adherence to the strict, Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). If you have any problems using the School Pay system please call 1 888-88-MYPAY
Questions about your student’s school pay account can be directed to Ms. Centenera.
Many of our teachers use Teachers Pay Teachers for engaging and inquiry-based lessons. There is a schoolwide Teachers Pay Teachers (TpT) account. Parents and community members may donate to the TpT fund by sending in TpT gift cards. Gift cards can be purchased online: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Gift-Card. Parents can send in a gift card for their teacher or for the whole school account.
OSS Technology Volunteers
Interested in Volunteering at the OSS Technology campus?
Orlando Science Families interested in volunteering at the OSS Technology Campus during the 2018-2019 School Year MUST be ADDitions approved. Below you will find the link to apply for ADDitions for the 2018-2019 School Year.
Join the OSS Parent Volunteer Organization!
It is time, once again, to join the Parent Volunteer Organization (PVO)!
For latest information and events happening at our technology campus, grades K-5, please join our Facebook page under ''OSES PVO". We can also be reached at oses.pvo@orlandoscience.org
Attendance Matters
Stella.waton@orlandoscience.org
Taylor.watson@Orlandoscience.org
Please note that in order for an absence to be excused you must turn in proper documentation (i.e a doctors note) to the front desk
lost and Found
Please remember to label everything, especially uniform clothes and agendas so they can be returned if found.
If any of these glasses belong to you please see the front desk to retrieve them. Top picture is located in B1 and bottom in B2
Osceola Campus is expanding!
Osceola Science K-8 is expanding to a brand new 70,000 Square foot facility on the border of Osceola and Orange County!
We are currently enrolling and need your help to spread the word to your communities that we are serving both Orange and Osceola counties.
Please see flyer below for more info! If you would like some of our flyers please ask any of our front desk staff and they can provide them.
Thank you again for all your support!
We need your help!
Additionally, In order to make the newsletter more interactive please look out for posts in the ''Get to know your OSS family'' section below.
Get to know your OSS family
Meet Connor (grade 6) and Leina's (grade 1) dog Chase!
Anum A (grade 5) says ''This is my dog that I got for my 10th birthday. His name is Rex and he is very playful and friendly. Rex loves meeting new people as well as playing with them.
I love him soooooooo much!!''
Ms. Beckman's dog Freys!
Ms. Wolfs puppy, Milo!
Ms. Taylor's cat, Lilly!
Classroom pets
Wait! Don't forget to eat your Breakfast!
See links below for the importance of breakfast and also some fun (and healthy) kid friendly breakfast ideas!
Next Week's Lunch Menu
Kindergarten
This week in Kindergarten we explored the theme “Gingerbread” and had a great time sequencing our stories. Learning about the genre of fables and folktales and then building our gingerbread houses at the end of the week.
We also had a great time coding with gingerbread houses and building squishy circuits for our STEM activities.
Our favorite thing this week was all of the author visits!!
First Grade
Mrs. Beckman’s class read the informational story “Let’s Go to the Moon!” and learned all about identifying and composing question sentences. In math we began using 120 charts to count on and back.
Ms. Jones’s class is working on our Holidays Around the World unit, seasons, the scientific method, and new strategies to solve addition problems.
In Ms. DiNuzzo’s class, we are wrapping up our chapter on data and will be moving on to adding and subtracting multi-digit numbers. Students made their own class manipulatives and also have a set for home. In reading, we are continuing to use our SMART 7 strategies when reading both fiction and non-fiction texts. We are learning about living and nonliving things in Science. We will continue learning about Holidays Around the World in Social Studies. Students are very excited and interested in learning about other cultures. Please ask your child how other countries celebrate the holidays!
Ms. Molnar’s class is continuing our travel around the world to learn about different holidays. This week we learned all about Italy and Germany. We can’t wait to see where we get to learn about next week!
Second Grade
Third Grade
Ms. Hurley’s class has also been enjoying working on our Engineering is Elementary unit. Students are showing how much they know about light and are absorbing so much new information. We have been working on our Holidays Around the World projects and students are excited to share what they learned next week. Our class really enjoyed the author visits this week as well!
Fourth Grade
Fifth Grade
Sixth Grade
In Spanish we are working on our puppet shows this week!!! Students are having so much fun performing and listening to the creative stories!
We will also be working on Hispanic Carnival Masks.
Specials and Clubs k-6
Hello OSS Families!
As many of you know, Smile Mile is coming up! The race will take place on March 2nd at Blue Jacket Park (2501 General Rees Ave, Orlando, FL 32802).
Track Shack is going paperless this year for registration, so I have included the sign up link! Registration is $8 until February 16th, then increases to $11 February 17th-March 1st. Registration includes a finishers medal and a t shirt.
This event is for students grades K-5. There is also a fun run for anyone under the age of 5! They will get a finishers ribbon. Younger participants may sign up under our school if they would like a t shirt since the fun run is free and only includes the finisher ribbon.
I really hope we have a great turn out! We have won the last few years and I would LOVE to keep that tradition going! Any questions, feel free to contact me via email.
Please see sign up link below for registration
Math Competition
Orlando science school won 5th place overall in the Seminole science math league competition
Delaney Cronin - 6th place (6th grade)
Aidan Quach - 5th place (6th grade)
Among Reddy - 4th place (6th grade)
Huy Nguyen -4th place (3rd grade)
Author Visit
This week on Monday and Tuesday students were greeted by author Renee Adams of “Two Facts and a fib”. These are a collection of informational texts about wildlife, Presidents, Florida, the human body, etc. Students participated in a game show where they answered whether various statements were facts or fibs. We learned so many amazing facts. Students were also able to purchase the books, and have them signed from Ms. Adams.
Computer Science Week
Mrs. Trujillo, Mrs. Duran and Ms. Christian would all like to say thank you for taking time out of your schedules to participate in Computer Science Week. We had some wonderful and creative submissions that showcased how you used coding in your classroom, we loved seeing all the pictures and the student's reactions to their activities.
Congratulations to Mrs. Gardella on Winning the most creative activity!
Extracurricular Activities
Kindergarten- 3rd grade club times
4th - 6th grade club times
After School Clubs with Space k-6 This form is to sign up for clubs with space. This is for k-6, but will be grouped by grade levels. As a reminder, if you miss three or more days in a club you will be removed. Once you sign up, you will receive an email from alicia.greene@orlandoscience.org If you do not receive confirmation email to join the club, then it was full and you will be placed on the waitlist. The club guide is attached in case you want to view descriptions and club fees for the club. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yprL-MgEfA4s91fhyWfCSLShZoHLE3ls/view?usp=sharing Please visit schoolpay.com to pay the designated fee for the club.
6th grade Basketball Tryouts
Students in 6-8th grades at OSS (lynx and tech), middle school school basketball tryouts are coming up! We will be offering a co-ed basketball team for the 2018-2019 season. Students who wish to try out must have a completed sports physical packet. The sports packets are new this year and must be signed off by parent/guardian, Dr, the AD (Mrs Mulligan), and Admin prior to tryouts.
Packets will be available at Lynx, Tech- B2 and B3. After packets are completed, they will need to be turned in to Mrs. Mulligan at the HS for approval.
Tryouts will be held tentatively January 8th and 9th at the Lynx campus. Students are responsible for transportation to Lynx campus and attending BOTH days of tryouts.
Please note- OSS will not offer transportation at any point during the season for practices and/or games.
For any questions, email Mrs. Mulligan at mulligan@orlandoscience.org.
Science Fair
OSS’s science fair is an excellent opportunity for our students to explore their favorite topic in science. It provides an avenue for student research, allow students to be actively engaged in their own learning, and to use their own creativity to solve a pressing problem in an imaginative way. A science fair builds a bridge between home and school - establishing bonds between students, parents, and teachers and inspires students to become life long learners.
All forms must be typed or filled out using blue ink. NO pencil!
Mr. Stampas is the adult sponsor. Stampas@orlandoscience.org, (407) 253-7304
Form 1B is signed by the student and the parent. Besides the start date of experimentation on form 1A (10/20/17), all other forms prior to experimentation will be dated in September.
Please click the link below for full science fair description!
STEM teams Forming
We have new STEM teams forming for upcoming competitions. These teams will meet off campus. The competition dates are in December, February, and May. These are general lower cost than some of the competition teams, but some cost is required ($15 per student for the February event and about $50 per team for the May event, and money for the t-shirts if they are not donated, and kit items.) I highly suggest looking into where the coach/adults work to see if funds are available for sponsorships.
Here are the list of teams that are forming:
- Gliders (K-6)
- Math (K-6)
- Mousetrap Car (K-6)
- Water Bottle Rockets (K-6)
- Egg Drop (K-6)
- Energy Transfer Machine (Rube Goldberg) (3-6)
- Junior Solar Sprint (4-6)
- Critter Comfort Cottage (4-6)
- Solar Energy Cook-Off (4-6)
- Vex Robotics (6)
- Balsa Bridge (4-6)
Please sign up at http://bit.ly/ossenergywhizteams if you are interested in your student joining a team. Students/parents will be notified if the student is selected for a team. No coach = No team. The point of these teams is for the experience. This is our first year and there is NO pressure on coaches or teams to win. We want them to have the experience, have fun, and be engaged in STEM.
Curtis Science Competition
Are you interested in a fun science competition? There are spots open for each grade level. All you need to do is fill out the form on the link. K-4 is the Rising Stars Challenge and 5th and 6th is the Kinetic Challenge that needs a parent coach for each team. Requirements are included in the form.
Energy Whiz Competition K-6th
STEM Teams Are Forming!
Students from kindergarten to sixth grade are invited to join a STEM team. Teams will meet off campus and compete at between one to three competitions. There are eight teams to choose from! Students that are not on a competition team will have a better chance of making the team since we want to make sure that ALL students are able to compete in STEM competitions. Also, if a parent volunteers to be the coach, the student has a higher chance of being on a team.
The teams are: Mousetrap Car (K-6), Water Bottle Rockets (K-6), Egg Drop (K-6), Rube Goldberg (Energy Transfer Machine) (3-6), Junior Solar Spring (4-6), Critter Cottage (4-6), Solar Energy Cook-Off (4-6), and Vex Robotics (6).
If you would like to sign up for a team, please sign up online: http://bit.ly/ossenergywhizteams. Signing up on the form does not mean you are on a team. You will be contacted if you were chosen for a team.
For more information on Energy Whiz, visit their website: www.energywhiz.com/energywhiz. Here is a video about the events: http://vimeo.com/fsec/ew. Here is where you sign up as a volunteer: www.fsec.ucf.edu/go/ewvolunteer.
Girls' Math Competition
Register for this upcoming math competition and online practice round at www.girlsinmath.org
Help create a supportive mathematics community of peers and mentors by participating either as a contestant or a volunteer.
1st hour- contest
2nd hour - math games and art
3rd hour- awards
All participants will receive t-shirts.
Teachers can chose an OMC t-shirt or a book on our website here:
https://www.orlandomathcircle.org/shop/
Registration fee is waived for anyone who submits a district letter documenting child is on assisted or free public school lunch program.
Thank you to our generous location sponsor, Rosen JCC!!
Orlando Math Circle is a local nonprofit volunteer organization providing resources and opportunities for students to explore mathematics outside of school.
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Important school Reminders
Orca's Core Values and character Education
Character Education has begun at OSES and we are having a great time learning our social skills at school and the students are learning how to use these tools successfully too! This year part of our Character Education curriculum we have introduced "Operation Impact" our goal is to share and show how our students are reaching out to the communities, families and other students to show their positive character traits.
Here are a few character traits:
- Kindness
- Empathy
- Trustworthy
- Reaching Out to Others
- Building Friendships
We want to see how your children are using their character traits outside of school and featuring them each week in our weekly newsletter!! This is a great way to spotlight your child's positive influence that they have in our community and school! We look forward to seeing your pictures and experiences.
Please send a few pictures and small description of your children's activity (encourage them to write it on their own too). Pictures must be handed in on Monday's in order to make it for the Friday newsletter. They can be sent in to your child's teacher or emailed to Mrs. Krygowski at katherine.krygowski@orlandoscience.org
We can't wait to see our wonderful students putting #Operation Impact to work in our community!!!
Character Trait of the Month
Staff character of the Month-October
Ms. Paulsen: Paraprofessional
Congratulations on winning character of the month!
Ms. Fletcher: Support staff and aftercare
Thank You for all that you do
Student Character of the Month- November
Student Coupons, Deals, and Promotions
Glide along the ice as a DJ spins classic holiday hits at Light Up UCF. Cost is $12 (discounts available for students and military). The annual holiday festival also has complimentary fun for all ages including a holiday light show and FREE film festival on select Friday and Saturday nights featuring classics like “It’s a Wonderful Life” and “Elf.” On select nights, Santa will make a special appearance.
Costa Rica 2019
All of our families are invited to join us on a memorable STEM field trip to Costa Rica during Spring Break. You can watch the recording of the online parent help session here: http://bit.ly/ossstemincostarica.
If you are interested, deposits are due in November. The deposits hold your spots on the trip. The rooms are filling up, so deposits are the best way to save your room for your family.
Final payments are due by December 13th.
Just a reminder that everyone receives two shirts for the trip down and trip back. Students will also receive the learning journal. We all fly out of Miami together on the same flight. Holbrook takes care of all of the costs. That is why we all fly together both in and out of Costa Rica. The price includes all food, excursions, hotels, and tips for the driver and guides.
You can learn more about the trip here: http://holbrook.travel/orlandosci-cr19.
Here are the two places we are staying while in Costa Rica:
If you have any questions, please feel free to email Ms. Dyer or Mrs. Trujillo. We are excited to share this incredible experiences with our families!