TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS CHRONICLE
VOL. 4 NO. 20
PRINCIPAL'S CORNER
WEEK ENDING IN 01/14/2022
Dear OSES Families,
We hope everyone had a great week and learned something new!
DEAW will be on Wednesday (6th grade) and Thursday (k-5) of next week.
If you did not get a change to have your picture taken for the year book, Lifetouch will be holding one last session at their Orlando location on January 22nd. See below for more detail.
Monday is Martin Luther King day and there will be no school. Enjoy your long weekend!
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
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
This week in social studies students learned that continents are the largest landmasses on Earth! In science students experimented with changing the physical properties of matter.
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.
FIRST
SECOND
In Ms. Waugh’s Social Studies class, students went on a virtual field trip to Ellis Island to see what it was like to be an immigrant traveling through the checkpoints. They will be writing diary entries next week from an immigrant’s point of view.
In Math, Ms. Wiley and Ms. Waugh’s students are finishing up area and perimeter. Ms. Waugh’s class are constructing taco trucks and determining the are and perimeter of the required elements of the truck.
In Science, they finished up learning about wind energy and created hoop gliders then competed in a competition.
THIRD
This week in Social Studies students have been working on the Southeast Region in preparation for the big travel fair in a couple months. Over the next month they will be exploring all the different regions, landforms, and States.
In Engineering students are either working on the Fluor Engineering Paper Ball Challenge or Tower Challenges focusing on teamwork.
FOURTH
FIFTH
SIXTH
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.
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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