The Tiger's Roar!

Tildenville Elementary School Community Brief Friday, September 22, 2023

Dear Mark,

We are now already well into the second half of this first nine-week quarter and our Tigers are still growing strong. As you will see in this issue, students and teachers are working together to create engaged learning experiences! 

As a reminder, student progress reports for the first quarter will be available at schools throughout the district this week and as you probably already know, are posted on the Skyward student information system. Skyward can reached by entering the "OCPS Parent Portal" if you have not done so as yet. Last year, OCPS prepared this very brief, but high quality video explaining how to use the Parent Portal to check on not only progress reports and report cards, but also other student matters.

Mr. Maurice Draggon does a great job in the short video explaining to parents how to get into the Parent Portal. Once you open the Parent Portal, you can then go in other directions beyond reviewing student progress reports which come out 4X per year. For example, you might check on your student's daily progress or locate important parent consent forms. 

This school year, please take time to review your child’s progress reports with them. Be sure to celebrate their success and encourage continued academic achievement. Simple words of encouragement can be very powerful in helping students stay focused and motivated!

Mrs. Londoño-Scott, Mr. Bresk, and family on the day of their recognition

Congratulations to our Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Londoño-Scott, our awesome guidance counselor. We would also like to congratulate our Support Person of the Year, Mr. Bresk, our fantastic bookkeeper. Thank you both for all that you do for our Tigers, staff and school. We are so thankful to have you!

Campus safety and the security of our students and staff is a constant priority. Deputy Threat of the Orange County Sheriff's Office is our School Resource Officer (SRO). He has been with us for many years and has a great relationship with our Tigers. Thank you Deputy Threat with all you do for our school!

Community support is vital to any K-12 school's success and we are so grateful to our Tildenville parents, volunteers, and local businesses that give of their time, talent, and tresure. Pictured just above, we say thank you to Tildenville alumn and Texas Roadhouse store manager Kelsey Weiskettel for helping us out with a potato bar for our school staff. It was a delicious treat and well appreciated! 

Finally, please know that we are working on a homework plan for all grades. Homework information will be coming soon in the next edition of The Tiger Roar!

Thank you very much for reading and enjoy your weekend. The first day of the fall season—autumn equinox—officially begins tomorrow!

Agathe Alvarez

Proud Principal 

Tildenville Elementary School

Pictured very top: Mrs. Londoño-Scott, school counselor, with a group of our Kindergarten Tigers (please see story below).

9/22 Wear a shirt with a positive message.

9/27 Superintendent's Town Hall meeting at Edgewater High School, 6:30pm

9/29 Rock Your School

9/29 Megablast Fundraiser Ends

10/2 College Colors Day

10/2 National Custodian Day

10/10 Young People's Concert Field Trip-Grades 3, 4 and 5

10/11 Long Wednesday! Pickup is at 3pm

10/13 Book Fair Begins!

10/15 Last day of Hispanic Heritage Month

* To learn more about the Canvas calendar and how you can access the dates on your computer or cell phone visit: https://www.ocps.net/students_and_parents/family_engagement_and_digital_outreach/students___parents/canvas_for_parents

We are always working hard to improve our car arrival and dismissal. Here are a few ways you can help make the drop off and pickup run quickly, efficiently and most importantly...safely!

Arrival: 

When your car stops at a pole please have your Tiger exit quickly. If your child needs to get out at the top we will need you to park and walk. All visitors please park along the sidewalk so that you and your Tigers can walk up to the front of the school safely. 

Dismissal: 

Please have your car rider tag hanging from your rear view mirror. To ensure our students hear their names in the afternoon we repeat each student's name twice. Please drive past the staff member who is calling names slowly to ensure they have time to read the names of the students you are picking up. We also need both the inside and outside lanes filled up at all times. This helps us to load as many cars as possible and get as many cars off the main roads that we can. Following these helpful tips will help our line move in 30 minutes or less. 

Car Tags:

If you need a car tag please email Mrs. Hager at 31313@ocps.net A car tag will be made for you and sent home in your child's backpack. 

If you would like to become an ADDitions volunteer, please go to: https://ocps.samaritan.com/custom/503/volunteer_home

Once you are approved, you can find Volunteer opportunities by following these quick steps: 

1) Go to OCPS.net

2) Scroll down to Quick Links

3) Click on the blue hand with the heart, “Volunteers”

4) Click on the circle with the apple:

5) Search for Tildenville Elementary

All the available opportunities will come up!

If you have any questions please email our ADDitions volunteer coordinator at:  

Nancy Aybar at nancy.aybar@ocps.net

DIBELS is a test that our Kindergarten and 1st graders take at the beginning, middle and end of the year. If you would like to learn more about it please reference the parent guide. If you have any questions please email Mr. Dolfi at bryan.dolfi@ocps.net

Florida law now requires life skills instruction through resiliency education. 

To meet this requirement, our tigers participated in Resiliency Day on September 12th. What a great time!  

Esther Londoño-Scott, School Counselor and Mental Health Designee

Regan Trampe, Staffing Specialist

Mayra Morales, School Psychologist

Aleida Martinez, Social Worker

Angela Carter, Licensed Mental Health Counselor

L-R: Mayra Morales, Esther Londono-Scott, Angela Carter, Regan Trampe, Aleida Martinez

The Resiliency Team is aligned with OCPS's Resiliency and Mental Health Framework. The mission of the team is to create enriching and diverse pathways that lead students to success.

The Resiliency Team at Tildenville Elementary School supports our Tigers and community in a variety of ways. This includes aiding in referring students for mental health services, provision of brief counseling services, conducting trainings on mental health topics, and attending various meetings where a mental health perspective or consultation is beneficial. 

For more information about services, please email School Counselor and Mental Health Designee, Mrs. Londoño-Scott at 96163@ocps.net

There's a new buzzword on school campuses this year: resiliency. This week Dr. Vazquez talks about Resiliency Standards and how this impacts teachers and students. You can still submit a thought on Thought Exchange by clicking here.

Mrs. Potato Head (Mrs. Londoño-Scott's alter ego) made her rounds in the Kindergarten classes recently. She spoke to the students about the parts of a counselor, such as: ears are for listening, eyes are for gauging mood, lips are for speaking kind words, and hands are for high fives and fist bumps. Tigers also learned about the importance of self-regulation and expressing feelings.  

October Character trait of the Month:

Accelerated Reader:

Digital Devices:

About the Tildenville Media Center:

Students in Ms. Colon's Science class explored and described the physical properties of mass and volume by building a "Mini-Mini Golf using our newest LEGO Spike kits! 

Mrs. McFarlane's 2nd grade class participated in a bubble experiment in science. 

Kindergarteners in art class making 3D line sculptures. 

Mrs. Stella's 4th grade class participating in a team building activity in their class. The students are pictured working on a marshmallow tower building activity to help develop perseverance and problem solving skills.

Thank you to LIVETRENDs Design Group in Winter Garden for your donation of beautiful succulent plants! (Principal Alvarez is pictured above in their Winter Garden location.)

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The first LiveTrends home décor brick and mortar store is now open in Winter Garden. There you will find the latest designs, newest plant varieties plus curated selections of home furnishings and décor. On Saturdays, they are part the Winter Garden Farmer’s Market.

279 Tremaine St,

Winter Garden, FL 34787

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It was a wonderful Open House 23/24 for our school! Thank you to everyone that stopped by our table in the cafeteria.

In addition, we provided our lovely staff with a grab-and-go snack to refuel energy after a day of work and get ready to welcome all the families.

Thank you Amrita Chand/Lucky Auto Sale for your generous Bronze Sponsorship for this event!!!

The Principal's Retreat was held at our school on September 14th. We collaborated with "The Deli Downtown" to provide them with a delicious lunch.

IMPORTANT!!!

We need your candy donation to our upcoming Trunk or Treat event, that'll be held October 26th, 6 to 8 pm. For every bag of candy, your Tiger will receive a prize from PTA that will change every week (prizes for the week will be posted on our webpage, Facebook, and Instagram). Weeks of September 18th is a Halloween SLAP BRACELET!

You can sign up to host a trunk here, spaces are limited!!!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0B4DABA62CA3FF2-trunk

Scan this QR code to access ALL the links PTA related (purchase t-shirts, membership, find our webpage, our FB, our Instagram, etc.):

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

Visit our webpage: TILDENVILLEPTA.COM and get to know who we are and what we do.

September is National Library Card Sign-up Month and we 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!

Thank you for reading. Have a wonderful fall weekend!

Mrs. Alvarez, Principal

Tildenville Elementary School

Friday, September 22, 2023

Ms. Agathe Alvarez - Agathe.Alvarez@ocps.net, Principal

Dr. Luriela Clemente - Luriela.Clemente@ocps.net, Assistant Principal

Mrs. Julie Clemons Hager - Julie.Clemonshager@ocps.net, Media Specialist and Dual Language Coordinator

Mrs. Esther Londono-Scott - Esther.Londono-Scott@ocps.net, School Guidance Counselor

Mr. Bryan Dolfi - 49759@ocps.net, Instructional Coach

Mrs. Regan Trampe - Regan.Trampe@ocps.net, ESE and CCT Coordinator

Copyright Notice

Reproduction of this material, either written or electronically, including the general layout, graphics, analyses, and content topics without the express approval of Target Performance Systems, Inc., a Florida corporation, and OCPS - Tildenville Elementary School is forbidden without written consent. Thank you for your support of the Orange County Public Schools and especially Tildenville Elementary School. Please contact Mrs. Agathe Alvarez (Principal) at Agathe.Alvarez@ocps.net with any questions related to the program.