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1 OSCEOLA ELEMENTARY 100 Osceola Avenue Ormond Beach, FL Mr. Kevin Flassig Principal Osceola Smoke Signals IMPORTANT INFORMATION All Schools and District Offices will be Closed March for Spring Break Dr. José A. Colón Assistant Principal SCHOOL TIMES 7:45 First Bell 7:55 School Starts 2:05 Dismissal 1:05 Early Dismissal TARDY PROCEDURE If your child arrives after the tardy bell has rung at 7:55, please have them go straight to the office to get a pass. BREAKFAST/LUNCH PRICES $1.00 Breakfast $2.00 Lunch REDUCED MEAL PRICES $.30 Breakfast $.40 Lunch Parents may pre-pay for their child s meals by visiting the cafeteria manager or by credit/ debit card at mylunchmoney.com. March 2016 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT FSA Writing 4th & 5th 3 Dr. Seuss Night 6-8pm 4 120th Day Celebration in 1st Grade 7 SAC Meeting 11 Class Picture Day 18 Teacher Duty Day NO SCHOOL Spring Break 29 Report Card Distribution Mission Statement Parents, teachers, and community, working together, will challenge all students to fulfill their potential.

2 MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL Hello Osceola Parents, February was an amazing month! We have experienced the joy of spending Family Math Night together, having college students, football players, coaches, community leaders, authors and others read to our students during the African American Read In, having Dr. McDonnell/Dr. Barnes come speak to our children about oral hygiene, integrating technology on Digital Learning Day, having nutrition education and many other awesome activities going on here. This month we will continue the great fun at Dr. Seuss Night with the Cat in the Hat himself! We are pleased to share this evening of celebration and book giveaways with all of our Osceola families! We will be selling food and drinks; Schmancy Pops (a kid owned company) will be sold too! March is also the dawn of testing, with our Writing Florida Standards Assessment beginning on the 1st. We will be providing complimentary breakfast from 7:30-7:55 for our students that day and will continue to do so throughout the entire Florida Standards Assessment. It s time to start thinking about middle school for our 5th graders. Fifth grade students will begin meeting with middle school staff to learn more about 6th grade this month, more information forth coming. This Spring Break, 03/18-03/27, I ask that all students take time to find a way to show kindness. Students finding ways to show others kindness helps them increase their self-esteem and confidence. Please plan opportunities for your family to show kindness together over Spring Break. Then send your students back to school with renewed confidence! Report cards are coming out near the end of the month. Have you checked Gradebook online to see how your child is doing? If you have a question or concern, please contact your child s teacher. Finally, I want to thank everyone that supports Osceola Elementary! There are so many dedicated parents, staff, students, community organizations and especially volunteers that serve our school with selfless hearts. Thank you! You all are Awesome! Kevin Flassig

3 KEEPING UP WITH KINDERGARTEN Spring is coming, and kindergarten is a busy place! We are continuing our mastery of 81 sight words; review them nightly as the end of the year is right around the corner. We are looking forward to learning about plants in science. In math we are working on those tricky missing addend word problems. Practice makes perfect. FUN IN FIRST GRADE First graders have been going on exciting Motion Missions in Science! On these Motion Missions, students are demonstrating that the way to change the motion of an object is to apply a push or a pull. We are using pinwheels, bouncy balls, toy cars, marbles and ramps to really help us learn the tricky science vocabulary. Ask a first grader to teach you about force and motion! SHARING FROM SECOND GRADE 2nd grade has enjoyed reading and learning about Famous African Americans, each class made a "quilt" to be displayed for the day of the Read In. They all turned out amazing! We have been learning how to write friendly letters, it's been a lot of fun. If you have a relative that does not live near you ask your child to write them a letter using all 5 parts of a friendly letter. We are also learning how to tell time on an analog clock so please practice this with your child. As you can see we are busy, busy at work in 2nd Grade!!! FIFTH GRADE S FOCUS (SEE REVERSE SIDE) THIRD GRADE THOUGHTS Third grade is reviewing and introducing new skills weekly in preparation for our next VLT (Volusia Literature Test), VMT (Volusia Math Test) and the big FSA (Florida State Assessment). The week we get back from Spring Break, we will begin the FSA in reading. So every teacher in third grade would like to encourage your child to continue to read over Spring Break at least minutes a day. Whatever time your child reads during the regular school week would be best. Keeping to your normal routine will be beneficial for your child s reading comprehension. In addition, we are very proud of our students. They continue to amaze us with their learning. This year we are asking more why questions; which is what critical thinking is all about. Try this strategy with your child. You will be amazed at how they are beginning to become amazing critical thinkers. Some examples: Student, 10 x 5 = 50. Mom or dad, How do you know that? Student, The character in my story is nice. Mom or dad, Why are they nice? What are they doing that makes you think they are nice? Third grade teachers say thank you for trusting us with your most precious child. FOURTH GRADE FACTS Fourth grade is honoring Great African Americans with video biographies. This is part of our activities including, readings and pairing up with Mrs. Interdonato in creating illustrations with famous quotes of Martin Luther King Jr. This is a nice break from all our testing that we are involved in this month. We will also be getting up close and personal with our garden. Our spring garden will be totally planted and maintained by the students. WELCOME INTERNS Ms. Gunn Osceola would like to welcome several interns we have on campus from both Daytona State College and Bethune Cookman University. Mrs. Via s kindergarten class welcomes Mr. Torano, Ms. Gilbert s first grade class welcomes Ms. Gunn, Ms. Byrd s third grade class welcomes Ms. Williams, Ms. Todman s multi-grade class welcomes Mr. Martin and Mr. Hollingsworth s music class welcomes Mr. McCall. Mr. McCall Mr. Torano

4 FIFTH GRADE S FOCUS ELA: We are practicing this quarter with all our work online. Students are identifying the standards in the question, then thinking through their strategies. Check out our weekly sheet sent on Mondays, for tips to practice. Also coming up soon is the FSA writing. Students ELA grade is made-up of a writing component and reading component. Students should know how to create an organized essay with evidence and elaboration. We have been practicing all year! Math: We are moving into volume and coordinate planes. We are using online tests to prepare for the FSA. Parents, please put your child on learningfarm.com daily. Fifteen minutes a day can do wonders! Science: We are preparing whole groups on Friday for FCAT. We are reviewing 4th grade standards on rocks, and 5th grade standards on science process. In addition, our curriculum will be covering the human organs, flower parts and jobs, and adaptations. Social Studies: Students are working on a lap book about the government. Students will look at the Bill of Rights and ways our government works. Science Club- Science projects are in process for the upcoming School Science Fair on Wednesday, March 30. All projects need to be completed for March 28th. FIFTH GRADE WHOLE GROUP SCIENCE On Friday afternoons, all fifth grade classes have been meeting in the cafeteria for some whole group science lessons including creating circuits, demonstrating force and motion, and discussion on rocks and minerals. MATH NEWS 5th grade are in the lead! One of the 5th grade classes will receive a pizza party to celebrate how many times they logged onto their Learning Farm Math Account at home and at school for the month of February. The challenge starts over for the month of March. The class with the most time on Learning Farm doing Math will receive a class pizza party! Check out how much time each grade level is logging into Learning Farm! WAY TO GO 5th GRADE!!!

5 WORDS OF Congratulations to the ten students whose artwork was chosen to be judged for the 44th Annual Volusia Students Create K-12 Exhibit: Landon Klarich, Reese Armour, Ethan Hauch, Hannah Little, Chase Drane, Jenny Torres, Noah Bellon, Phoenix Perego, Ashlyn Anton and Abigail Greene. Adjudication took place on Monday, February 1 and Noah s piece, Space, was chosen to be on display for the exhibit at the Museum of Arts and Sciences. The show opens April 3. Another show, Art is the First Language will also showcase student work and will be opening March 10 at the ArtHaus in Port Orange. Specific artwork has not been chosen yet, so check here next month to see the artworks selected for display. Meanwhile in the art studio, kindergarten and first grade students are learning about mixing paint colors to create new colors while second graders are beginning a pop art portrait project based on the art of Andy Warhol (ask them about his life!) Third, fourth and fifth grade students have been trying out a new choice-based format in the art studio. They are free to select their subject matter and materials and are responsible for behaving like artists. Students are learning valuable problem-solving skills as well as persistence and creativity. PHYSICAL EDUCATION NEWS Hello Osceola families! The month of February has flown by! Students have been having a ball in P.E. learning new and effective ways to increase cardiovascular endurance and building muscle strength by being introduced to Tabata workouts. Tabata is a series of 20-second workouts with 10 seconds of rest in between each circuit. Of course we follow up with stretching to increase flexibility, which creates a total workout in our short warm-up before our skills and drills or game of the day. Spring weather will allow a more consistent outdoor schedule. Dressing in athletic clothes and shoes is important on P.E. days, as always. Getting strong to live long is our motto in P.E. class here at the greatest school, Osceola Elementary! MUSIC NOTES Peyton Fitzgerald and Maya Cosme represented our school with pride and honor as All County Chorus Members. FROM THE CLINIC Flu season is upon us. Please remind your child to practice good hygiene and cover his/her mouth when coughing or sneezing. Also, remind students to wash their hands regularly with soap and water. The BEST thing you can do to help prevent the spread of the cold and flu viruses is to keep your sick child home until they are feeling better.

6 SKYLER S PLACE WHAT S UP IN MEDIA? What s happening in media you ask? How about this Hit the Books, Social Studies Fair, African American Read-In, Computer Lessons, Sunshine Reading Charms, Science Fair, Award Winning Authors research, Black History videos Oh, wait, let me slow down a little and tell you about each one. The Hit the Books reading program began March 7th and will run through April. This incentive reading program challenges every student to read at home and record their reading on their Hit the Books bookmark. Complete the bookmark and receive tickets to a Daytona Tortugas baseball game. Keep reading! With our Feature Island topic being Award Winning Authors and February being Black History Month, we ve been using laptop computers to do research on some award winning black authors. Do you know who Kadir Nelson and Eloise Greenfield are? If not, ask your child. Also, some of our upper level students have used apps on the ipads to create video biographies that have been shown on our morning WONN student-run news broadcast. During the last week of February the school s top Fourth grade Social Studies projects were put on display in the media center. The theme this year was Exploration, Encounter, Exchange in History. District competition was held at Mainland High School on February 27th. We had some great projects created by our Osceola students. Get your SSYRA Charms NOW! If you are in 2nd through 5th grades, you can build your Sunshine State Young Reader Award charm keychain by simply reading! For each SSYRA book that you read, take the Reading Counts quiz and then fill out one of the yellow sheets on Mrs. Keck s checkout desk. See if you can collect all 15 charms. The fifth grade science club has been busy working on their science fair projects which are due to the media center on March 29th. Judging will be done on March 30th and the winners announced on the WONN news on March 31st. Good luck to all participants! Remember, the sky s the limit, Skyler

7 GIRLS ON THE RUN Osceola Elementary is thrilled to offer the Spring session of Girls on the Run. The coaches are Mrs. Smyth, Ms. Fischer and Coach Belfer. For 12 weeks, the girls on the team will be inspired to be joyful, healthy, confident and be able to run in the Spring 5K. "There are 5 spots still available on our team." Register online - scholarships are available! TEACHER OF THE QUARTER Congratulations to Mrs. Anton who was named Teacher of the Quarter for the 3rd Quarter! 25 YEARS OF SERVICE Ms. Wrenn presented 25 Years of Service pins to both Ms. Dodd and Ms. Todman! Congratulations! CELEBRATING DEB TREUR OSCEOLA S TEACHER OF THE YEAR With many Osceola friends and her husband by her side, Mrs. Treur was honored with the other Teachers of the Year in Volusia County at a banquet on February 12th. Before her evening began, she was celebrated by her Osceola family at school with cake, presents and (her favorite) Mountain Dew! PREPARING FOR THE FSA WRITING 4TH & 5TH GRADE Students who scored a 7 or higher on their VLT 2 Writing celebrated in the cafeteria with donuts and hot chocolate. Later, Mrs. Greene helped other students find the holes in their writing to help them reach a score of 7+!

8 FAMILY MATH NIGHT Thank you to all the Osceola families that were able to come to our Family Math Night event. What an awesome evening full of information and new ways to learn and practice math at home. Mental math strategies were shared by our guest from the district, Leslie Sparks and teachers headed up grade-level specific break out sessions on how to use manipulatives and games to practice math concepts. KINDNESS CHALLENGE Thanks to our many acts of kindness during the last week of January, Osceola has been awarded a certificate as a Kindness Certified School. What an awesome week we had celebrating kindness! AFRICAN AMERICAN READ-IN On Thursday, February 25, Osceola welcomed many guest readers to our school for an African American Read-In. Guests read books to students in celebration of Black History Month. PLANNING MEETING FOR SCHOOL CARNIVAL Date: 3/10/16 Time: 2:30 Place: Cafeteria This is a planning meeting for hosting a School Carnival. We will discuss: Potential plans for the event Develop different opportunities to serve (committees) Let s bring the school carnival back to Osceola! Osceola PTA

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11 Bank of America NASCAR International Speedway Sprout Media Lab THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATIONS TO OSCEOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL! Energizer Personal Care/Hawaiian Tropic Hilton Daytona Beach Ocean Front Resort Daytona State College Florida Memorial Medical Hospital Halifax Health Medical Center Florida Health Care Plans Carrabba s Ocean Deck Restaurant & Beach Club Chick-fil-A Olive Garden Red Lobster Winn Dixie Publix Trails Shopping Center Purple Dragonfly Walgreens Pharmacy Peach Valley Café Subway Belair Plaza Stan Lee s United Martial Arts Oceanwalk Beach Services, LLC Chili s Ormond-by-the-Sea Lion s Club Hull s Seafood Houligan s Universal Mortgage Food Brings Hope LPGA D.B. Pickles RIPTIDES Outback Steak House PEPPER S The Black Sheep Pub Bone Fish Grill Charlie Horse Restaurant TGI Fridays Stonewood Grill and Tavern Morgan Polans Michaels Dustin Bar-B-Q Hershey s Ice Cream CVS Pharmacy LuLu s Oceanside Grill Joe s Crab Shack Sam s Club The Daytona Plaza Resort & Spa Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Knight of Columbus, Prince of Peace Council Academy Martial Arts/Unified Tae Kwon Do MetroInsurance Riverview United Methodist Church Bed, Bath, and Beyond Circle K/Valero WHO EARNED CHIEFIE? Congratulations to Ms. Cleckler s, Ms. Bennett s and Mrs. Lastinger s classes. Each earned a week with our mascot, Chiefie, thanks to their excellent cafeteria behavior.

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13 Osceola Parents and Families Parent Involvement Matters! We invite you to join our PTA Welcome! Did you know research shows that children with involved parents: get better grades and score higher on tests. attend school regularly. have better social skills. get their homework done. are more positive about school. are more likely to graduate and go on to higher education. One way to get involved is to join our school s PTA. Membership is open to everyone and is only $5.00 per year. Your membership dollars help our school fund many annual projects such as: Planners for grades 2 5 Back to School celebration for all of our dedicated teachers and staff Reading is Fundamental giveaways Membership in the PTA does not require your time; however, we encourage you to attend general meetings to show your support, voice your concerns, and stay informed. Remember, parent involvement matters! Parent/Guardian ($5 single membership/$10 couple) Faculty/Staff ($5) Family Member (aunt/uncle/grandparent $5) Business Partner Membership ($25) Adult Name: Phone Number: address: Child s Name: Teacher: Child s Name: Teacher: Child s Name: Teacher: Busy lifestyle? We understand! However, there are other s ways to help. Please check where you can assist: assist in the classroom assist in media center assist in resource center school carnival movie night Secret Santa Shop bingo night fundraisers evening events (For PTA use only) Date: Paid: Cash Check # Member #: Issued Date:

14 OSCEOLA ELEMENTARY ***PTA NEWS*** Are you a member of the Golden Apple Club?* Thank you to the following individuals who have joined Osceola s Parent Teacher Association for the school year. Parents/Guardians Parents/Guardians Teachers/Staff Kelly Warren Scott Warren Ruth Penny James Penney Jeff Annon Traci Annon Patricia Willis Haksop Kim Grace Kim Michelle Pavelka Valeria Perez Allison Gartrell The Marshall Family Michael Anton Leigh Downing Debbie McFetridge Edward Schwartz Raquel Levy Jennifer Schneider Dorothy Smith Paul Koneski Robin Koneski Lisa Buster Sara Pytel Elaine Betz Andrea Ott Liz Combes Amanda Canady Sabrina Manhart Stan Manhart Tabitha Allen Beth Hoodiman Rebecca Caldwell Raquel Caldwell Mary Kidwell Erin McKeown Patricia Starling Tracey Ginrechetti Heather Barak Amber Klarich Bernadett Matassa Michelle Meade Jeff Meade Heather Rayne Jennifer Capitulik Marie-Anne Johansson Ruby Clements Amanda Clements Samantha Harrison Wendy Cole Jacinta Barbosa Alex Christenson Eric Learn Elizabeth Guillen Jessica Barreiro Kim Tiffany Debbie Blanco Jeff Davis Tracy Kennedy Rayna Villapane Stacy and Jesse Mead Lisa Doucette Charlene Barker Amy Stoner Marilynn Hendrickson Jennifer Lastinger Christine Parsons Nancy Keck Woody Keck Alan Canetti Jennifer Anton Deb Todman Paula Belfer Morgan Belfer Ann Greene Heather Smyth Sharon Dodd Ruth McArdle Megan Bennett Deb Treur Kathy Szlosek Julie Via Dr. Speidel Dr. Colon Christy Cleckler Meredith Gilbert Kim Fischer Debra Halter Stefanie Williams Megan Bennett Julie Via Sara Mashaw Melanie Interdonato Sandy Russell Kevin Flassig *New memberships to the Golden Apple Club accepted daily. Simply complete the PTA membership form enclosed in this newsletter or on our school website and send in with your payment of $5.00 per member. We look forward to you joining PTA.

15 OSCEOLA ELEMENTARY PTA CALENDAR OF EVENTS March 3rd Dr. Seuss Reading Night 7th SAC Meeting 10th PTA Board Meeting/Spring Festival Meeting 11th Ice Pop Friday April 4th SAC Meeting 8th Ice Pop Friday 14th PTA Board Meeting Publix Math Night TBD May 2nd SAC Meeting 12th PTA Board Meeting 13th Ice Pop Friday Teacher Appreciation Week Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast TBD Kindergarten Orientation TBD Parent Input Night TBD Human Sundae TBD SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE DATE OF SAC MEETING LOCATION OF SAC MEETING TIME OF SAC MEETING January 4, 2015 Osceola Media Center Cancelled February 1, 2015 Osceola Media Center 2:30 March 7, 2015 Osceola Media Center 2:30 April 4, 2015 Osceola Media Center 2:30 May 2, 2015 Osceola Media Center 2:30 All Meetings are open to the Public and we welcome your attendance.

16 PARENT INPUT FORM We Want your Input! Please provide suggestions as to how we can make our school even better! SUGGESTIONS: QUESTIONS: CONTACT INFO (OPTIONAL): If you are interested in becoming more involved, please join us for the following events: PTA Meetings are scheduled the second Thursday of each month SAC Meetings are scheduled for the first Monday of each month Check out our Calendar of Events for the entire school year which can be found in the front office. To view the full version of our School Improvement Plan and Parent Involvement Plan, please visit our school website. Also, to see your child s daily grades and attendance, please sign into Gradebook. If you need your child s login and password information, please see our Registrar in the front office.

17 School Advisory Council Osceola Elementary School 100 Osceola Avenue Ormond Beach, Florida SAC NEEDS YOU! This council, which meets monthly, assists in making recommendations on how our school operates. SAC membership is comprised of elected parents, staff, and business community officials. Are you interested in what goes on at school? Are you one of our many working parents who cannot be at school during the day to help or volunteer? Are you willing to commit to attending eight meetings during the school year for approximately 1 hour? If you answered yes to the above questions, then you are just the person we are looking for to serve on Osceola s School Advisory Council. Complete the attached application and return to our main office. For more information, contact our principal at (386) Volusia County Vision Statement Through the individual commitment of all, our students will graduate with the knowledge, skills, and values necessary to be Osceola Elementary I m interested in serving on Osceola Elementary School Advisory Council Name: Address: City Zip Code Phone Cell: Osceola Indians Understand that by completing and returning this application: You agree to run for a vacant position as a parent or community representative on the School Advisory Council for Osceola Elementary. (see note below) If elected or appointed, you will receive notification of meetings by phone or . Notifications of meetings will be posted in the Osceola Elementary newsletter, as well as our school website. Your attendance at every meeting is expected for continued membership. Signature Date Note: Please return to Ann Greene to be considered for our SAC team. ``````````````````````````````````````````````tear along here````````````````````````````````````` Mission Statement Parents, teachers and community working together will challenge students to fulfill their potential.

18 All student can learn. WHAT IS SAC? By law, every school in Florida must have a School Advisory Council (SAC). This council consists of teachers, support personnel, parents, and community members. Fiftyone percent (51%) of the council must be parents and/or community members not employed by the school district. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES SAC Members: Are actively involved in developing their school s mission. Approve bylaws that govern how SAC business is conducted. Assist in the preparation of the school s annual budget. Decide how to spend the SAC fund to meet the School Improvement goals. Examine all aspects of their school when developing the school improvement plan (SIP). Decide jointly with school staff how to spend Florida School Recognition (A+) funds if awarded by the state. Determine and prioritize the needs of the school. Assist in recruiting and retaining other SAC members. Participate in efforts to encourage support for the goals and activities of the school. OSCEOLA ELEMENTARY We Believe All students can reach their potential. To: Osceola Elementary Attention: Ann Greene All students deserve a safe and caring learning environment. All parents should be actively SAC Membership Involved in their child s education. All parents should be informed.

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