Dear OSES families,
What makes a good teacher? I cannot recall a teacher who wasn’t quote “the best teacher,” according to one student or parent, and quote “is the worst teacher,” according to another student or parent. Teachers get compliments and complaints, the same goes for staff. How others perceive us is complicated and changes with time, or situations. You may have loved a teacher until you had a conflict about homework, or you started the year rocky but now your student has grown academically more than ever. Sometimes you don’t realize how great a teacher was for your student, until the following year (or years). It’s common for a student to run up to their ex-teacher the following year, give them a hug, and say they miss them; even if they thought otherwise while they were in their class.
There are obvious qualities we want our teachers to be for our students (kind, patient, understanding, motivating, etc.). These qualities have to be part of the definition of a good teacher, however coming up with one definition is complex. My favorite teacher was Ms. Drake in 5th grade. I don’t remember specifics, other than I really liked her and I found her to be almost like a grandmother; I have no idea how she was academically and in retrospect, it didn’t matter.
“Kids don’t remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are.” – Jim Henson
Principal.
Michael Singleton
OSES is excited to announce that our campus will once again be hosting a STEM summer camp! Families are allowed to register prior to submitting payment this year; however, all payments must be submitted no later than May 24, 2024 in order to finalize spots for camp. Please register your child as soon as possible to hold his/her spot for camp. Registration packets can be submitted digitally to Jasmin.Michaud@orlandoscience.org or dropped off at the front desk of either building.
*only students who will be in grades 1-6 for the 2024-2025 school year are eligible to attend*
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)
Vancol
This week, the entire school was challenged to build a STEAM project representing Earth Day. The First Grade took home two prizes: Most Artistic (Ms. Nickerson's class with their fairy houses) and Popular Vote (Ms. DiNuzzo's class with their dual robots)! If there had been second place prizes, the other first-grade classes surely would have won as well! Ms. Keene's class made recycled shakers, Ms. Bayno's class made recycled 'bling,' Ms. Quarterman's class created a turtle with egg cartons, and Ms. Vancol's class made an entire Sustainable City, inspired by artwork from the Museum of Modern Art and the bandshell at Lake Eola. Ms. Vancol's class also has been studying geometric shapes, and they made symmetrical paintings and shapes, gearing up for a "Painting with Scissors" project inspired by the artwork of Henri Matisse. No study of geometry would be complete without tangrams, and the class made their own tangram set and completed some awesome tangram puzzles! To cap off the week, our ladybugs hatched, and this morning we hydrated raisins to see if the ladybugs would like to eat those.
Remember we have our end-of-the-year tests rapidly approaching! Make sure your child has a healthy breakfast and a good night's sleep so they do their best! Have a great weekend!
McAdams - Physical Education
The students have been working hard on improving their skills and learning good sportsmanship. We played group activities which included capture the flag and kickball. They worked on improving cardio. Learning strategies to work together as a team and sharpen their coordination on kicking and not getting tagged.
We will be wrapping up the Marathon Kids program, printing certificates and handing out prizes to the top runners. Several students have completed 4 marathons to date!! As a school we are ranked in 33rd place on the MK leaderboard out of 1,338 programs in action.
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 Marketa.Thomas@orlandoscience.org
Volunteering
If you want to volunteer in your student's classroom, eat lunch with your student, or chaperone a field trip. You must be additions approved. If you have volunteered in past, you must update your account each school year. For any questions, please reach out to Nicole.Wallace@orlandoscience.org.
Mission Statement
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.
