Dear OSES Families,

I am excited to announce that our School Mental Health Counselor is on campus starting next week. Even at the elementary school level, some students need a little more support, encouragement, or a good chat with an adult who is willing to listen to them or provide good conversation.

Did you know that OSES has a total of eighty-nine employees that support your student? Approximately fifty percent of the staff is support, and the other half teachers. While the teachers do spend the majority of the time working with your student, each of them works with a team of support staff to ensure student success. Ms. Brahmbhatt works with students in small groups who need additional support, Ms. Greenan ensure support is given to students who are gifted and/or have special needs, Ms. Galindo helps all teachers incorporate STEM in the classroom, Ms. Hooker provides support academically to all sixth grade teachers, Ms. Salazar prepares the cafeteria several times a day to ensure a clean and safe lunch area. These are only a few names that you probably don’t know but who provide support to your student daily.

The two most important things a principal can do is to hire good people, and to make sure each of these people have what they need to do their job. We are fully staffed, the staff have what they need, and we are ready to support your student at OSES.

“If I sang the praises of your hard work, I would lose my voice pretty quickly!” – Anonymous

Michael Singleton

Principal, Orlando Science ElementaryMichael Singleton

Mayor Buddy Dyer has officially designated November 4th as Orlando Science Schools Day, a special occasion that calls for celebrations! Join us for our highly anticipated International Festival, an annual event that showcases the rich diversity of our school community.

As the most culturally diverse public school in Florida, we believe it's crucial to honor and appreciate the multitude of cultures represented here. Our festival will be a vibrant feast for the senses, featuring captivating performances, captivating dances, exquisite art displays, interactive exhibits, captivating storytelling sessions, and much more!

To ensure we make this event an unforgettable experience, we kindly request your participation in a quick survey. Your valuable input will help us better prepare and tailor the festival to exceed everyone's expectations. Please submit your responses by September 22nd.

Our community partner and neighbors are hosting a harvest festival

This event promises a fun-filled day for the community.

Bring your family and friends and enjoy a variety of activities, including live music, a community resource fair, sponsor booths, and the Packing District Farmers Market with food vendors and local artisans. For kids, we will have a pumpkin patch, a costume contest, a Lil' Sprout Kids Run, and a Kids Zone with lots of fun activities and games and more. For more details or to register, click on the link.

Join us to celebrate the beauty of the season and bring the community together to build solutions for a better food future and encourage each other to improve our physical health through exercise.

Help bring the community together to build solutions for a better food future.

This is a FREE event. Please RSVP to attend.

https://secure.qgiv.com/event/4rootssproutsprint/page/harvestfestival/

Due to supply issues at the OCPS level, we do not know if hot or cold lunch will be served. Please be prepared to have either lunch until further notice.

Breakfast and Lunch will be FREE for the 2023-2024 school year

If your child has food allergies and will require a special meal from OCPS please click on the link below to fill out the special diet order form

Special Diets for Food Allergies - Orange County Public Schools (ocps.net)

All students have participated in the first FAST Progress Monitoring assessment. Student results from PM1 are for informational purposes only. Grades 3-6 received an email with information about how to access the results through the online portal. Students in Grades K-2 received printed Score Reports with student Progress Reports. All grade levels must sign and return the teal Acknowledgment of Receipt to homeroom teacher. Contact Mrs. Carter (Cayce.Carter@orlandoscience.org) with any questions.

Mrs. Lamour’s class has been working to become scientists as they built a tower out of cups and index cards and discussed their observations! They all worked as a team and presented their creations to the class.

In math, they have been exploring the concept of addition by breaking objects into two groups and practicing their number writing to match the group of objects. I can’t wait to see the great work we will be doing next week!

Ms. Nickerson’s class has been working on creating SMART goals for the school year. The students thought long and hard about an academic goal they and to achieve by the end of the school year and wrote it down to remember throughout the year.

We are also helping prepare for Hispanic Heritage Night by learning about and decorating Sugar Skulls! The students are so creative!

First Grade has sent home the Summer Reading Cereal Box Project rubrics! Please make sure they are turned in the week of October 2-6!

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Mrs. Yeaman's second graders kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month by making a collage that showcases famous Hispanic people. We also started completing a project researching different Hispanic countries and are enjoying learning about their culture and important contributions. In Science we finished up our unit on matter by completing STEM rotations. Students worked in groups to investigate whether items sink or float, measure the different lengths of objects, and worked to follow the engineering design process to make a bubble wand.

In Mrs. Astacio’s Class the students have been working on POETRY! Using collaboration and their own creativity, the students were able to create amazing Limerick and Haiku poems!

We also had a lot of fun learning about the different Properties of Matter!

The students participated in center rotations and put into practice what they have learned about Mass, Volume, and Texture!

In Math we have been learning many different strategies to help us memorize our multiplication facts!

In Ms. Blaske’s science class, the students have been learning about the properties of matter. They rotated through stations and completed activities to help them understand some different properties of matter. First, they compared the mass of different objects. Next, they measured the volume of irregularly shaped objects. Then, they tested how the poles of magnets repelled and attracted. Lastly, they went fishing to find what types of objects were magnetic.

Mrs. Saucedo's class continued presenting their math projects. Some students created math board games that involved comparing, rounding, and estimating decimals, and others researched everything about manatees and shared interesting math facts in expanded form, in words, and in standard form.

In science, our class explored content related to the properties of matter. Students used different tools to find the mass, temperature, and volume of different materials. We also investigated which materials dissolve in water and what conditions speed up or slow down the dissolving process.

This week in science we worked on the process of science. We completed an Oreo cookie lab and a Taki lab. Students have also completed a quiz and will be working on finishing this unit next week. Students should also be working on their science fair journal check two. We will begin our next unit on cells soon.

This week in Character Education, Ms. Bagnati came back from maternity leave and has been super excited to see all the students! The focus this week has been to reintroduce and introduce everyone to each other. We have also gone over our rules and expectations so we can be successful students during Character Education. Looking forward, next week we will be working on collaboration and our leadership skills!

WonderWorks Orlando is now accepting submissions for its annual FLO-ART Contest! Winning masterpieces will be featured in the FLO-ART: Central Florida Youth Art Gallery inside the upside-down house for one year. Plus, winning artists will receive four complimentary tickets to come see their artwork on display!

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There are many occasions throughout the school year when students may make a special effort to respect their parents, grandparents, teachers or other caregivers in their lives. Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Grandparents Day and so on are all special days. However, students should realize that every day is a day to respect these important people.

Respect means to have regard or consideration for others.

At school, this means respecting our staff and following our school rules. I am looking forward to seeing examples of respect throughout our campus the rest of the month!

Dear OSS Families!

We still have some spots available for our amazing Spain trip! Great news: The company decided to extend the due date for the early enrollment-$100 discount until October 15th.

To enroll, go to passports.com and enter the following TOUR ID: IBRAVO-RIVERA2024-3

Please fill out the google form below when you are enrolled with Passports -our travel partner- to send you more info about the trip and our next meeting’s details! 😊

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18iiaeGN1veIWsMX-EnKA5FBVUGnkKHbs3QOjN8_omFk/edit

We will have our first face to face meeting with the enrolled participants the second week of October, where we will get to know each other and discuss fundraisers and other fun activities. Details forthcoming!

The trip is open for all our OSS families. This is not a school sponsored trip and neither me nor the school will collect any money for it. Every payment plan will be through Passports! Thanks!

Check on the presentation below for info about the trip:

Presentation: 06/20/2024 Madrid and Barcelona

Here is a helpful link with reviews from previous Passports Travelers:

Trustpilot Reviews

Thanks! 😊

Hello families!

Please read carefully for all club reminders:

PICK UP: 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 3:40 during the week and 2:40 on Wednesday

ABSENCES: Remember that 3 or more consecutive absences will result in a removal from the club. If you are missing club because of tutoring or sickness, email the club teacher so it can be excused.

If you want to withdraw from a club, please email alicia.greene@orlandoscience.org.

OSES AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS K -1ST GRADE

OSES AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS 2ND -3RD

OSES AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS 4TH - 6TH

Brainfuse offers free online tutoring through the Orange County Library System to ALL students in Orange County Public Schools.

FREE live tutors are available every day from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Using Brainfuse, students can connect with a qualified tutor for expert help in a variety of subjects.

Attendance Emails and Notes K-3 - Nicole.Wallace@orlandoscience.org.

Any doctor's notes can be dropped off at the front desk, or sent via email.

Attendance Emails and Notes 4-6 Keily.Molina@orlandoscience.org

Any doctor's notes can be dropped off at the front desk, or via email

Any club openings will be listed on the sign up genius.

We do not currently have a waitlist

In order to help keep our families informed of the latest legislative updates regarding their student's education, a Parent Rights Resources page has been added to the school website.

Recent updates include:

• Internet Safety
• District Health Care Services
• Special Magistrate

The mission of Orlando Science Elementary School (OSES) is to provide a well-rounded education with special emphasis in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), while using research-based and innovative instructional methods in a stimulating learning environment. OSES is committed to the social-emotional learning and character development of all students.