Sept. 9: OCPS Parent Academy #1 - View Program

Sept 12: SAC meeting, 4:00 PM
Sept 23: Mosaic Church Beautification Day at Tildenville
Sept 26: Open House, 4:00 PM to - 6:30 PM

Thank you to Mr. Jeremy Gerema for donating backpacks at the start of the school year!

(Additional special recognitions below)

A BIG THANK YOU to both Erica Diaz at Homevest Realty and Amanda Benson from HomeBridge Financial Services! These two amazing Partners provided the staff with a back to school breakfast. Tildenville loves our Partners in Education!

Erica Denson, Tildenville Partner in Education

Amanda Benson, Tildenville Partner in Education

	A pair of TES gifted students working on a science lab experiment last month

Gifted classes started last week (August 28). Our kids are ready to go deeper into the world of STEM. We've lined up some terrific guests to come to our classes including;

Dr. James from Rollins College, who will introduce robotics programming on the computers. He and the Rollins Foundation are the reason we have these wonderful non-toy robots.

The Amazing Gerard who will help them to develop their critical thinking skills with his "Is It Magic or is it Science?" It a really interesting, growing experience. We'll include his link to "101 Magic Tricks Your Can Do With Household Items" with your supervision on the download.

Tracey Conner, from MicheLee Puppets, will be doing a project with them on making creative paper machete table pieces as part of our kids "Giving Back" theme. Tracey will also be coming back to do a unit on puppetry.

Finally, one of our parents is planning another "Giving Back" project where the kids will pack meals for other kids in need. This is part of our character development series with personal experiences.

This past week the gifted classes started their computer coding unit which will either be new or a refresher on their existing skills. Programmers: the skill they need to get a Gamer's Dream job!

We look forward to an exciting year with other guests teachers I'm trying to line up. Parents, if you have a unusual job, we'd love to have you come in as a guest teacher and do a presentation with our classes. If you plan on a visual and tactile presentation, you will be a screaming success. Remember to fill out the volunteer online application. Mrs. Parrot at the front desk can assist you.

~ Leonard Conner, Gifted Instructor

Kindergarten
We are continuing to learn our colors - learning to recognize the color, read the color word in English and Spanish, and write our color words!

1st grade
Nosotros estamos aprendiendo en lectura como contestar y hacer preguntas en los cuentos de historia.(We are learning how to ask and answer questions in stories.) Nosotros estamos aprendiendo sobre la vocales y sílabas.

(We are learning our vowels and syllables.) Nosotros estamos aprendiendo sobre los sustantivos (personas, lugares y cosas). We are learning about nouns (people, places, and things).

2nd grade
In math, the students are learning about place value, and in reading, they are learning about asking and answering questions to understand key details in a text, recounting stories and determining their central message, and describing How characters respond to challenges. In Descubre, the unit is about greetings and good-byes, family, friends, and the verb ser.

3rd grade DLE- estan aprendiendo los miembros de la familia, y creando el árbol geneológico.

3rd grade DLS - we are working with the same standards in Spanish ( Personajes- lección o moraleja en un cuento , sentimientos y emociones de los personajes.( Character Traits).

4th grade
In 4th grade we are learning about different ways to greet and say goodbye in Spanish. We are also learning about how to describe our family members.  En 4to grado estamos aprendiendo sobre como saludar y despedirnos en español. También estamos aprendiendo a describir a los miembros de nuestra familia.

5th grade
Students are learning about the life and culture in Bolivia. They are practicing having conversations greeting one another using more formal vocabulary in their conversations. 

Rigor in the classroom:

Fifth grade DLE students in Mrs. Gonzalez's class worked through problem solving & making connections to life lessons through a Toothpaste Task & a Saving Fred Activity during their first week of school!

Several parents attended the Edible Education Experience this summer to learn more about how to make our garden the best for our kids. The links below give you a little more information on this exciting program and how our parents will be able to implement what they learned with the kids in Garden Club this year. The garden is gearing up for new soil as well this fall.

If you are interested in helping out with the Garden Club please let us know!

http://www.edibleed.org/programs/

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/restaurants/foodie/os-kitchen-house-orlando-20170403-story.html

Tildenville Welcomes Mrs. Tamara Musni!
I have been teaching music for two years at the elementary level prior to coming to Tildenville Elementary School. I have a bachelor's degree from Indiana University in Music and Japanese, and have been playing piano since I was seven years old. Prior to teaching, I worked in the field of human resources.

One of the things I like about working as a music teacher for Orange County Public Schools is the availability of all the great Orff instruments like xylophones. In my classes this year, I plan to include lots of instrument playing as we learn about different types of music. We also plan to have a choir with lots of exciting performances coming up throughout the year. I am looking forward to getting to know all the kids and sharing in their music learning experiences! 

Mrs. Musni, Music Teacher (new to TES this year)

Mrs. Bondi, Art Teacher (new to TES this year)

Tildenville Welcomes Mrs. Ana Bondi
As a child, art opened my vision to the world in such a way that it is the reason why I am so passionate about art education today. My Art degree is from the University of Central Florida. I have just celebrated my 10th year as an Orange County Public Schools Art Teacher. In my previous school, I had worked with students to create over 100 acrylic paintings on canvases and woven art works based on Florida State Art Benchmarks. The students helped create an Art classroom "outside of classroom" concept by displaying their work in the school hallways.

I am honored to be able to restart an Art Program at Tildenville Elementary where our students can experiment with different professional art media. My goal is for them to be inspired by the great masters of art, so they can also expand their vision of the world.

Welcome Back Ms. Mohammad!
I grew up in Québec, Canada where French is the official language of the province. I then moved to Florida about 5 years ago to start this journey in teaching. This is my fourth year teaching French at Tildenville. I enjoy traveling, cooking, and shopping!

Ms. Mohammad, French Teacher

(returning to TES this year)

Welcome Back Coach Gray!
I'm Coach Gray and I'm now entering my 12th year in education. I have spent time at both the elementary and middle school levels specifically in Physical Education and also several years of experience coaching school teams as well as programs outside of school such as the YMCA. My goal is to provide a safe learning environment where students can improve upon their health and skill related fitness components.

Principal, Agathe Alvarez [email protected]

Assistant Principal, Shannon Ross [email protected]

Reading Coach, Julie Hager [email protected]
ESE, Regan Trampe [email protected]