I would like to take a moment and welcome you all to the 2018-2019 School Year. We hope you are ready for a successful year here at Orlando Science Schools.

Our brand new High School building opened with great success and we would like to thank everyone who assisted in making this accomplishment happen! We would also like to thank our wonderful Parent Volunteer Organization(PVO) for their great "ORCA PRIDE" displays at each of our campuses.

I hope everyone has a fantastic school year, Go Orcas!

Sincerely,

Dr. Akin

Executive Director

I hope everyone had a wonderful first week of school, and are ready for a successful year!

It has been great to see so many familiar Orcas and welcome new Orcas to the OSS Family! Each week our "Weekly Newsletter" will be sent home via email and may also be found on our Facebook page. Our weekly newsletters are a great resource to stay in the know of everything going on at our Lynx Campus. This week's newsletter is filled with many important reminders and announcements so start our year off on the right foot!

This Saturday, our Science Olympiad, and Robotics Teams will host Informational Meeting at our Technology High School Campus, you will find more information under the Upcoming Events section below.

As we end the first week of school, I would like to thank all parents and students for following school staff directions and our dismissal and pick up procedures. This helped a lot to have smooth traffic lanes. Please check your student's schedule for the pickup times.

Do not forget to mark your calendars for our 2nd PVO Sponsored Fall Festival on Saturday, October 20th, 2018. Information may be found below regarding details about the festival, sponsorships opportunities and more!

We are looking forward to another fantastic year at Orlando Science Lynx Campus!

Respectfully,

Abdulaziz Yalcin, M.Ed

Principal

Orlando Science Schools-Middle/High

Please be advised for the 2018-2019 School Year we will NO LONGER BE ACCEPTING CASH as a form of payment. We will continue to accept checks, credit cards, and SCHOOL PAY. Thank you for your understanding.

Lynx Lane Orcas Families please make sure to review the Dress Code with your students. Dress Code may be found on page 29 in the OSS Handbook STEM Planner 2018-2019 below. Please also see the "Orientation Presentation" attachment below regarding dress code as well.

If you have a student with any medical conditions such as asthma, anaphylaxis, diabetes or any other serious medical conditions please contact Mrs. Caggiano via email ASAP for the paperwork that will be needed for the 2018-2019 school year.

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Please be advised that all Orlando Science Students must have a 2018-2019 Emergency Student Information Form on file for the 2018-2019 School Year. These forms are not optional, and per the OSS Handbook ALL students must provide this form whether they are on campus full time or dual-enrolled. You will also find this form on www.orlandoscience.org , select the “Enrollment Form” button located on the navy blue bar on the left-hand side of the web page select the “Enrollment Forms” Link. Please note you will only need pages Five and Six. All 2018-2019 Emergency Forms are due by Friday, August 31st 2018.

You may also find the forms in the link below labeled "CLICK HERE FOR THE 2018- 2019 EMERGENCY FORM"

Sincerely,

Mrs. Caggiano and Mrs. Sturm

The 2018-2019 Lynx Lane Clubs have begun, please see the schedule below with room numbers.

Students must attend three of their scheduled club days from the weeks of August 13th 2018 through the week of September 3rd 2018. If they miss more than three days they will lose their spot in the registered clubs.

We will hold 1st Semester Club Re-Sign Up during the week of September 10th-14th 2018, on campus. We will NOT be sending home a link for re-signing up students will sign up for any available club spots during the week of September 10th-14th 2018 at school. Please note there will be NO ONLINE sign-ups for the 1st Semester Re-Sign Ups.

If your student would like to withdraw from a club please contact Mrs. Sturm.

Invitation Only Club Sponsors may be found below. Once OSS Connect is up and running all of their emails will be found under the Staff Directory.

Competition Math Clubs-Mr. Akyalcin(Akyalcin@orlandoscience.org)

NJHS-Mrs. Frunker(Frunker@orlandoscience.org)

We the People-Mr. Koebe(Nicholas.Koebe@orlandoscience.org)

Band-Mr. Jenkins(Andrew.Jenkins@orlandoscience.org)

Students interested in learning to play an instrument and be a part of the OSS Band as an 7th or 8th grade, please contact Mr. Jenkins ASAP.

Sports Clubs

Students interested in joining a sports club will need to meet with the designated coach listed below beginning next Monday, August 20th 2018 on the designated club days to pick up the information needed to register.

Volleyball(Monday-Mr. Morgan)

Basketball-7thGrade(Thursday-Mr.Kelly)

Basketball-6th and 8th Grade(Friday-Mr. Morgan)

Dear Orlando Science Families!

The Orlando Science Olympiad Team will have an introductory meeting in Building 3 (High School) cafeteria of Technology Campus at 10:00 am on Saturday, August 18th. It will be for both Division B (middle school) and Division C (High School) In addition to explaining what Science Olympiad is, we will talk about the competitions, study structure, expectations, and 2018-2019 school year events. Students will be given an event selection form at the end of the meeting to choose 3-5 events that they are interested in out of 23 available events. The forms are due Wednesday, August 22nd. About 50 students will be chosen from each division (a total of up to 100), and the studies will begin after the selection. The registration fee is $100 and it will be used to cover some of our numerous costs. If you can’t attend the meeting, please see Mr. Demir (Division C) Ms. Demir (Division B) to pick up a form on Monday, August 20th. Please email, scioly@orlandoscience.org for questions, concerns and/or suggestions.

Sincerely,

Science Olympiad Coaching Committee

Picture Day will be held on Thursday August 23rd 2018! Students were sent home with an order form during the first week of school, but you may also order photos online! Simply visit www.mylifetouch.com and enter our school code found below to order yours today!

FT208049Q0

The Lynx Lane Campus is looking for PICTURE DAY Volunteers on Thursday, August 23rd, 2018! If you are interested in volunteering and are ADDitions approved please sign up for the opportunity and select a time slot from step 3 below. Parent Volunteers will receive a $35 photo package for their child.

Attendance is a key to the success of your student's learning. If you have any attendance concerns such as upcoming absences, extended absences or questions please contact Mrs. Caggiano at Clarrisa.Caggiano@orlandoscience.org.

Congratulations to the following students listed below who made the 2018-2019 OSS Middle School Soccer Team!

Thank you to all those who tried out. For those who did not make the team this year, we hope that you will continue to develop your love for the game and skills over the next year and come back out for tryouts next year!

Please keep an eye and ear out for other opportunities such as soccer club during club time and possible soccer Academy sessions being hosted here at OSS!

Coach Ingle and Coach Ulgut

Ahmad A.

Berraj B.

Xander B.

Dyordan Dilly P.

Anya G.

Nirek G.

Wassim K.

Artem M.

Kaden M.

Amogh R.

Akshat R.

Billy S.

Emmalea S.

Sidharrth S.

Daniel S.

Gael T.

DeAundre W.

Michael Y.

Orlando Science Families interested in volunteering at the OSS Lynx Lane 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.

https://ocps.samaritan.com/recruiter/index.php?class=OppSearchResults&recruiterID=503&orgid=1583&udf734=Volunteers&type=all

Dear Orlando Science Lynx Lane and Technology High School Families,

It is time, once again, to join the Parent Volunteer Organization (PVO). Membership is $25 per family for returning families and $30 for new families, your membership dues go directly back into the school to provide items and supplies for our teachers. We are also asking that PVO members work with specific committees (School Improvement, Fundraising, Volunteer Work, Teacher Appreciation, Events, Etc.) Please utilize the SCHOOL PAY link below to pay your dues.

If you have questions, comments, or requests, you may email OSS.PVO@orlandoscience.org . A formal PVO committee, including president and vice-president, will be announced at the end of the first quarter of the 2018-2019 School Year. PVO will hold bi-monthly meetings that will inform parents of progress, agendas, and upcoming events.

Thank you for all of your help and support as we look forward to a great year.

Join the OSS Middle and High School for their first PVO meeting of the 2018-19 school year on Wednesday, August 29, 6-8pm. The meeting will be held in the new High School Technology Drive cafeteria on the 2nd floor. Parents from all three campuses are invited to attend and learn more information about the OSS Fall Festival that will take place on October 20. We will need many parents to volunteer during the event to ensure a successful outcome. Please RSVP if you are planning to attend. Contact OSS.PVO@orlandoscience.org if you have any questions.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0949a9aa23a6f94-august

Orlando Science Schools would like to thank our Parent Volunteer Organization and Student Government Association for the amazing fence display!

Top Photo: Lynx Campus

Bottom Photo: Tech Campus

STEAM Art Projects will kick off on Monday August 20th 2018, for details regarding the project and the rubric please see the PDF below. If you have any questions please conact Mrs. Estes at Amber.Estes@orlandoscience.org .

Welcome Back OSS Families!

We hope that everyone had a fun and relaxing summer break. It’s time to turn

in those Box Tops that you’ve been saving. Please send them to school with your

student to hand into either Mrs. Foley at the Technology High School campus, Mrs. Caggiano

at the Middle School Lynx Lane campus or their homeroom teachers.

PLEASE KEEP SAVING BOX TOPS YEAR ROUND.

To see a complete list of products, go to:

www.boxtops4education.com/earn/participating-products

Also, it is very important to check those expiration dates.

(We do not receive any credit for expired Box Tops.)

Please remember that BOX TOPS are a wonderful FREE way to raise funds for our school. Each Box Top is worth $.10 and really adds up. Please make sure to continuously send these in so that I can mail them before their expiration dates. The monies received go to supporting our Academic and Sporting Teams, the PLTW (Project Lead the Way) along with many other OSS programs and classroom needs. If you would like to learn more about the Box Tops program go to: www.btfe.com . Please register or login today. Make sure that you designate Orlando Science Schools as your school to support, not the elementary.

Thank you so much for your support of Orlando Science Middle and High School.

For questions or thoughts please email me at jmallonee@cfl.rr.com

HAPPY CLIPPING!! Denise Mallonee

Orcas who walk or take the Lynx Bus transportation must have "Walker/Bus Rider" form on file. If you need form you may find it below.

Below you will find the 2018-2019 School Calendar.

https://www.ocps.net/about_us/calendars/2018-19_school_calendar/

Students interested in dressing down for their birthday must submit a "Birthday Dress Down Day" form found below two business days prior to their birthday. If a form is not submitted they will be considered out of dress code.

The 2018 PVO Sponsored Fall Festival will be held on Saturday October 20th 2018, please select the link below for more information!!

http://www.orlandoscience.org/fall-festival/uncategorised/fall-festival

Orcas, we ask that you take a moment and fill out the OCPS Free/Reduced Meal Application today! To fill out the application simply click the START FRESH photo above or click the link below. For more details regarding the application please select the appropriate link below.

Orlando Science Middle School Families,

Below you will find the 2018-2019 Middle School(Grades 6th-8th) Summer Reading Parent Letter PDF, please review before continuing.

Email: info@orlandoscience.org
Website: www.orlandoscience.org
Location: 2427 Lynx Lane, Orlando, FL, USA
Phone: (407)253-7304
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orlandoscience/
Twitter: @OrlandoSciMH