Tildenville Elementary School Community Brief Friday, January 19, 2024 | |
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Dear Mark,
Happy New Year! It is hard to believe that 2024 is already here and that we have already completed three school weeks within the third nine-week quarter! I hope the new year brings you and your family health, happiness, peace, joy and prosperity.
Second quarter report cards should be available on Skyward (the OCPS online student information system) on Thursday, January 18th. I urge you to review with your student their grades, study habits and goals for this quarter (2-min. Skyward How To YouTube video). If it applies to your child, we have also included in this edition an infographic to help you access your student’s state assessment scores in the Skyward Parent Portal.
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We would like to once again give a great big thank you to our valued Partner in Education—Spectrum! Every year they continue to support our Tildenville families in need with gifts for the holidays. Thank you Spectrum!! | |
Superintendent's Principals Meeting 2024 at Sea World. Pictured from the left are Michael Armbruster (OCPS Deputy Superintendent - Division of Learning), Robert Bixler (OCPS Chief of Staff) Agathe Alvarez (Tildenville Elementary Principal) and Dr. Bridget Williams (OCPS Deputy Superintendent - Executive Services) | |
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This edition includes highlights from both the final school days of 2023 and our start in 2024 including January 11th's 'Resiliency Day' which I think you will enjoy. Please remember that next week is Literacy Week at Tildenville and each day has its own unique theme to promote reading for pleasure among our Tigers.
Finally, thank you to our PTSA, business partners, and other community volunteers for all the 'time, talent, and treasure' donated in 2023. We know everyone has busy schedules and that the US economy has been challenging for many households & businesses, but your support has meant a great deal to our teachers and our students. The help has been deeply appreciated.
Thank you very much for reading.
Agathe Alvarez
Proud Principal
Tildenville Elementary School
Pictured very top: Mrs. Smith's Kindergarten class working on their parachute designs (please see this Tiger success story below).
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1/22 Literacy Week begins- We are Wonders! Story reading and photo wall
1/23 Wear Your Sunglasses because you are fabulous for reading!
1/24 Reading Buddies; also Class Picture Day
1/25 100 Days of School! Dress like you are 100 years old or dress to represent the number 100.
1/25 AR Challenge, 100 tests taken and passed today! (Accelerated Reader)
1/26 Book Character Parade
1/30 5th Grade Field Trip
1/30 PTA General Meeting, 6:00pm
2/1 All County Chorus
2/1 Orlando Science Day and Family Night
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Tiger Spotlight
Tildenville's Kindness Ambassadors at the Holidays!
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The Kindness Ambassadors hosted a Holiday Affirmation Station at the entrance of the school. They passed out positive affirmations and candy canes to over 200 students. Thank you, Kindness Ambassadors, for spreading holiday cheer! | |
Mr. and Mrs. Claus (Mrs. Londono-Scott and Mr. Armando) supporting our Kindness Ambassadors just before the winter break! | |
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Happy 2024!
Get ready for all the amazing things coming up.
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Next General Meeting:
Online via Teams, January 31st, at 6:00 pm.
We encourage all members and school staff to attend since we'll be covering a lot of important issues, and we'll be taking votes regarding upcoming events.
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Science Festival is on February 1st!
Brought to you by PTA , Orlando Science Center will provides hands-on STEM-based content that corresponds to Florida State Standards. Tildenville Tigers will have an all-day science engagement that includes hands-on STEM Activities, Live Shows and Experiences. And at 5 pm, we invite everyone to our Family Science Night, in which we get the entire family involved in the process of scientific inquiry through hands-on activity based stations.
Get ready for:
- KABOOM 30-Minute Live Show, guaranteed to be a blast! The KABOOM! Show is all about the states of matter and physical and chemical change. This informative and exciting presentation shows children different states of matter and demonstrates the changes they can undergo.
- Mobile Planetarium: portable, inflatable dome with digital projection system to take you on an immersive tour through space and time, to view stars, constellations, planets, galaxies, and more!
- Drone Zone: Students will explore drone technology while they try to master flying these amazing machines in a drone cage!
- 15 hands-on stations, this year focused on STEM Mathematics and Earth and Space.
- Hamster Wheel! Be the hamster with this human powered world's largest snow cone machine.
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Smencils are coming back!
January 25-26-29-30, from 8:10 am to 8:40 am, by the flagpole.
1 x $1.5.- or $1 each if you purchase more than one.
All proceeds will go to the 5th graders celebration.
Cash only!
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Tiger's Ball
Tiger's Ball will be back this year, late March or April. Definitive date and place to be determined.
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If you are not a member yet, what are you waiting for?
YOU BELONG WITH US!
Get your membership, make donations, and get your Spirit Wear going to our store: http://tinyurl.com/TESPTAStore
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Tildenville PTA 2023/2024 Executive Board
Erika Dziouksz (QD) - President
Lina Logan - VP Events Chair
Jill Wingate - VP Hospitality
Greg Skeene - Treasurer
N'Keyma Skeene - Recording Secretary
Ronda Arline - Corresponding Secretary
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Building Resilient Learners
Continuous teacher training carried on throughout 2023 into the final days of December. This is an ongoing priority at Tildenville.
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A HUGE thank you to the District Mental Health Services team members Courtney Sellers (Senior Administrator), and Cindy Valdes & Stephanie Panas (District Elementary Mental Health designees), for presenting to our teachers. Teachers learned strategies to help students regulate emotions and remove barriers to learning. Building Resilient Learners was engaging, informative, and fun! | |
Teachers learning about how interventions should match the brain state's role: thinking brain, emotional brain, and survival brain. | |
Teachers using Hoberman spheres to regulate breathing. | |
Presenters: Cindy Valdes and Stephanie Panas | |
Thank you to our Community Partners at the Holidays! | |
Thank you to Longhorn Steakhouse in Winter Garden for your donation to our staff holiday party. The food was DELICIOUS! | |
Thank you to the Southwest Page Turners for your generous donation of books for our Tigers! | |
January 2024 Resiliency Trait of the Month: PERSEVERANCE | |
February Resiliency Trait of the Month: EMPATHY | |
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The 4th graders had a a great time in December on their field trip to the
Orange County Regional History Center.
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Curriculum
Tigers in action!
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Above and just below:
Mrs. Smith's science quarter 2 stem challenge - designing a parachute 🪂 for safe delivery of delicate packages during the holidays. The last day was modification and improvement of design. Great job Kindergarten!
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Science activity for a new unit, earth structures, where students worked in groups to rocks two different ways. | |
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Just above and also below:
Kindergarten had a great time on their field trip to the Science Center!
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The garden has been a busy place this school year! We are still continuing to replace the old garden beds with the new concrete block beds which is awesome for our Tigers to continue to learn in our garden. Currently we have Seminole pumpkins that are thriving! We are also starting to see some caterpillars! Thank you to all of our parents who help to make the garden a fun place to learn! | |
The garden has been a busy place this school year! We are still continuing to replace the old garden beds with the new concrete block beds which is awesome for our Tigers to continue to learn in our garden. Currently we have Seminole pumpkins that are thriving! We are also starting to see some caterpillars! Thank you to all of our parents who help to make the garden a fun place to learn! | |
During the first school week of 2024 (Jan. 8-12) we held our Resiliency Week. January 11 was the official Resiliency Day as required by Florida Law (the second of two required dates for 2023-2024). The focus of Resiliency Week was upon the following personal traits: connectedness, perseverance, empath, grit, and gratitude. To make the week special we had 'Gratitude Grams,' chalk art with words of gratitude, a photo booth, and 'Walt Disney Day.' | |
Accessing State Assessment Scores (FAST) | |
Want to access your student’s state assessment scores? | |
Superintendent's Message at the start of 2024 | |
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As the second semester begins, Superintendent Vazquez discusses what’s on tap, including graduation dates, spring break, magnet applications and more.
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Have a safe and relaxing weekend!
Mrs. Alvarez, Principal
Tildenville Elementary School
Friday, January 19, 2024
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Tildenville Elementary School Leadership Team | |
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