TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS CHRONICLE
VOL. 4 NO. 19
PRINCIPAL'S CORNER
WEEK ENDING IN 01/07/2022
Dear OSES Families,
Welcome back to the second half of the school year! and if you are new to OSES, we welcome you to our campus. We hope 2022 is everyone’s best year yet.
Congratulations to all the students who won Character of the Month for December! All students should have received a certificate and dress down pass.
We hope everyone has a great weekend, See you back on Monday!
Mr. Singleton
Principal
SCHOOL NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS
JANUARY CALENDAR
THIS MONTH FOR LUNCH
WINTER BREAK
Aden and Emerson
Sage and Sid
Deeharr (Grade 5). We went to Dubai on top of the Burj Khalifa, did the reset safari and have a picture with a falcon on my arm. I also attended and Indian weeding for my Aunt in india.
THIS WEEK IN GRADES K-6
KINDERGARTEN
We have had a great first week back in kindergarten. This week in Social Studies we have been learning about different bodies of water and landforms. In science we have started learning about different states of matter. Students have been reviewing class/school rules and procedures as well as sharing all the exciting things they got to do over the winter break.
Some reminders: Please send your child to school with an extra mask and an extra change of clothes. Cooler days are here please make sure jackets are labeled with both your child’s first and last name. Please make sure your child comes to school with a labeled water bottle each day for recess and PE.
We are so excited to have our kiddos back in class with us and are looking forward to a great second semester.
Happy New Year from the kindergarten team.
FIRST
SECOND
Second grade had a great week back and was off to a fresh start by creating Semester 2 goals, writing resolutions. In Science, Ms. Waugh’s class made mini wind turbines while learning about wind energy. In Writing, students started to peer edit!
THIRD
FOURTH
We are off to a great start for the second semester. This week we will start reviewing for the FSA in addition to our regular coursework.
Fourth Grade T-Shirts are now available for order. Shirts may be purchased through Schoolpay or by cash through your child’s homeroom teacher.
FIFTH
The fifth grade team hopes that you had a fantastic winter break and holiday! To start our New Year off right, this week fifth grade students created their own resolutions. They created both academic and personal resolutions. Next week, we have the drop everything and write! This is a school-wide writing assessment to track the progress of writing skills. If you would like your student to prepare, students are encouraged to look over any writing notes from class.
SIXTH
Happy New Year! Year of the Tiger! PE syllabus is available on OSES connect. If your student has been absent from school since Tuesday 1/4/2022, please email me at Masuoka@orlandosciece.org for your student’s Google classroom join code. Please include your child’s name and PE period in your email.
SPECIALS
This week in art class we learned our way around the art room. We also talked about procedures and we got to know each other!
This week in PE with Mrs. Molnar, we had a special guest come in and teach some line dances! Thank you Mrs Bryant (formerly Ms Adcock)! We have some incredible dancers in our midst!
If you would like to donate to the PE department, please check out our Wishlist:
DECEMBER CHARACTER OF THE MONTH
CONTEST AND CHALLENGES
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
INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING BUDDIES
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.
Super STEM Saturday happens on January 8th at Apopka High School with the competition lasting from 8 – 12 with awards possibly being around 1 or 2 at the latest. The projects that students can work on for that are: Poster, Water Bottle Rocket, Mousetrap Car, Critter Comfort Cottage, Egg Drop, Energy Transfer Machines, Energy Innovations, and Energy Inspired Art. There is also a Junior Solar Sprint, but those teams have already been created. The cost for Super STEM Saturday is $5 per person.
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.
WINTER PARK MATH FESTIVAL
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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