Tildenville Elementary School Community Brief Tuesday, August 29, 2023 | |
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Dear Mark,
These first three regular school weeks of 2023-2024 have certainly moved very quickly, but I am pleased to share that in addition to a fast start, overall we enjoyed a very successful beginning to the new year.
Thank you so much to our wonderful teachers and dedicated staff that worked so hard leading up to day 1 of school. I also want to thank our amazing PTA for all that they contributed towards our successful opening plus their help towards getting our families involved with school early in the year. (One of our great assets at Tildenville traditionally has been a very active PTA ,so kindly take care to look over their message in this issue.)
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The first day of school was a busy day! Our Tigers did great! We look forward to an awesome year! | |
During the first week of school, Ms. Podguski's students were engaged in a fun lab to learn all about the different kinds of scientific variables (story below). | |
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8/29 Color Week! Wear Black and White Today!
8/30 Color Week! Wear Brown Today!
8/31 Color Week! Wear Pink or Gray Today!
9/1 Wear a rainbow of colors today!
9/4 Labor Day-No School
9/5 Fall Pictures
9/7 First day of morning clubs
9/8 Last day of the Florida Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday
9/15 Megablast Fundraiser Kickoff
9/15 Hispanic Heritage Month begins
9/18 Start with Hello Week
9/21 Kids Beach Club 3pm
9/28 Kids Beach Club 3pm
9/29 Rock Your School
9/29 Megablast Fundraiser Ends
* Don’t forget you can see all school events using your student's Canvas calendar on the Student Body Page.
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Weekly Superintendent's Message - "Mondays with Maria"
Dr. Maria Vazquez
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This week Superintendent Dr. Vazquez discusses some of the trending topics on Thought Exchange which include salaries, cell phone policy, and A/C issues. You can still submit a thought on Thought Exchange by clicking here. | |
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Counselor's Corner
Mrs. Esther Londoño-Scott, NBCT
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September Resiliency Traits of the Month: | |
Child Safety Matters Program: | |
Start with Hello Week: September 18-22 | |
Volunteer Spotlight / Thank you for Donation | |
Thank you so much to two outstanding volunteers, Matthew and Zachary! Thank you for helping get all of our iPads reset and ready to go for our Tigers! | |
Thank you, Danica, for your back to school donation! | |
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Special Recognition Award
Silver Level Everglades Champion
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Tildenville has once again been recognized K-5 Everglades Champion School for the 2022-2023 school year! | |
Scan this and become a MEMBER today! | |
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Hello families! What a great beginning to the 2023/2024 school year!
Thank you to everyone that stopped by during "Meet the Teacher" to say hi, purchase membership, and spirit wear. It was a great day!
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And the first day of school was one to remember. We hope we brought a smile to everyone at our Boohoo Breakfast. | |
We'll be sharing tons of information about what's happening and we are just a click away if we can be of service. Scan this QR code to access ALL the links PTA related. | |
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2023-2024 PTA Board
- Erika Q-D (Dziouksz), President
- Ellie Newbeck, Fundraising VP
- Jill Wingate, Hospitality VP
- Nicholas Alix, Membership VP
- Lina Logan, Small Events Chair
- N'Keyma Skeene, Recording Secretary
- Ronda Arline, Corresponding Secretary
- Greg Skeene, Treasurer
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Orange County Library System
September 2023 Library Card Drive
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We have wrapped up our summer activities and are ready to start the school year off strong! Our next big event coming up for schools is the School Library Card Drive! September is National Library Card Sign-up Month and we will be hosting our School Library Card Drive again this year.
When: September 1 – 30
Goals: 1,500 new juvenile library card registrations for OCPS students
How it works:
• Sign up your child using our school’s unique link: https://ocls.info/tildenvilleelementarycard
• OCLS webpage will show the overall progress toward the 1,500 new library card registration sign-up goal.
• Throughout the month, the top five schools with the most participation will be featured on our website.
• The top three schools with the most card registration sign-ups will be awarded a prize!
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School Advisory Council
Tildenville parents are encouraged to participate all along. Thank you.
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Mrs. Gonzalez's Classroom
Students in Mrs. Gonzalez’s 3rd grade class had to use teamwork & communication to save “Fred” the gummy worm & get him into his life saver using only paper clips. Each team was successful!
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Ms. Podguski's Classroom
Ms. Podguski's 5th grade class did a bubble lab experiment the first week of school to learn about scientific variables.
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Tildenville garden highlights at the start of 2023-2024 . . . | |
Tildenville Family Tech Tips | |
Florida Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday | |
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Florida's 2023 Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday started Saturday, Aug. 26, and runs through Friday, Sept. 8.
During this time, Floridians can purchase everything from generators and carbon monoxide detectors to everyday household items like dish detergent, all free of the state's usual sales tax. Plus, there's no limit on how many items you can buy.
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Here are some of the items eligible for Florida's Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday:
- Portable generator costing $3,000 or less
- Tarp or flexible waterproof sheeting costing $100 or less
- Ground anchor system or tie-down kit costing $100 or less
- Smoke detector costing $70 or less
- Fire extinguisher costing $70 or less
- Carbon monoxide detector costing $70 or less
- Non-electric food storage cooler costing $60 or less
- Portable power bank costing $60 or less
- Gas or diesel fuel tank costing $50 or less
- Portable radio costing $50 or less
- AA-cell, AAA-cell, C-cell, D-cell, 6-volt, or 9-volt batteries, excluding automobile and boat batteries, costing $50 or less
- Flashlights, lanterns or candles costing $40 or less
Pet supplies are also tax free.
The tax holiday also include a number of items related to the safe evacuation of household pets. Exempted items include:
- Bags of dry dog food or cat food weighing 50 or fewer pounds with a sales price of $100 or less per bag.
- Cans or pouches of wet dog food or cat food with a sales price of $10 or less per can or pouch or the equivalent if sold in a box or case.
- Over-the-counter pet medications with a sales price of $100 or less per item.
- Portable kennels or pet carriers with a sales price of $100 or less per item.
- Manual can openers with a sales price of $15 or less per item.
- Leashes, collars, and muzzles with a sales price of $20 or less per item.
- Collapsible or travel-sized food bowls or water bowls with a sales price of $15 or less per item.
- Cat litter weighing 25 or fewer pounds with a sales price of $25 or less per item.
- Cat litter pans with a sales price of $15 or less per item.
- Pet waste disposal bags with a sales price of $15 or less per package.
- Pet pads with a sales price of $20 or less per box or package.
- Hamster or rabbit substrate with a sales price of $15 or less per package.
- Pet beds with a sales price of $40 or less per item.
Additional items are tax free as residents build emergency supply kit for hurricane season.
The Florida House of Representatives Disaster Prep Bill #7063 says common household consumable items selling for $30 or less will be exempt from sales taxes. What are "common household consumable items"? Those include:
- Powdered detergent; liquid detergent; or pod detergent, fabric softener, dryer sheets, stain removers, and bleach.
- Toilet paper.
- Paper towels.
- Paper napkins and tissues.
- Facial tissues.
- Hand soap, bar soap and body wash.
- Sunscreen and sunblock.
- Dish soap and detergents, including powder detergents, liquid detergents, or pod detergents or rinse agents that can be used in dishwashers.
- Cleaning or disinfecting wipes and sprays.
- Hand sanitizer.
- Trash bags.
Hurricane activity:
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Thank you for reading.
Mrs. Alvarez, Principal
Tildenville Elementary School
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
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Tildenville Elementary School Leadership Team | |
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