News From the Nest

Dear Falcon Families,

Bringing a charged laptop to school is essential to student success. As we have entered the testing season, this is extremely important. Coming to school with a laptop that is NOT charged is the equivalent of showing up without a pencil. Please assist the staff by checking your child's device each night. Together we can eliminate this obstacle and ensure success for all!

Come play golf with Coach T. on August 19th at The Celebration Golf Course. All proceeds benefit the K-5 students! See the link below:

https://www.foundationforocps.org/p/872/golf-academy-tournament#.ZD6DbXbMI2x

This Wednesday, May 10 is our final LONG Wednesday of the year. Students will be dismissed at 3:00pm.

Trevor Honohan, Principal

The Audubon Park School K8

trevor.honohan@ocps.net

• 5/8 - 5/12: K-2 EOY Testing
• 5/8: NGSSS Civics and 5th/8th Science
  
• 5/9: NGSSS 5th Science
• 5/10: LONG Wednesday (Dismissal at 3pm)/Cookies and Lemonade for Sale After School/Middle School Sports Banquet
• 5/12: All Media Center Books Due/Middle School Dance
• 5/17: Middle School CFE
• 5/18: 5th Grade CFE/Middle School CFE
• 5/19: 5th Grade CFE/8th Grade Gradventure
• 5/22: Middle School CFE/Class of 2023 Senior Celebration, 2:30pm - 4pm
• 5/22: Middle School CFE
• 5/23: Middle School CFE
• 5/26: Last Day of School
• 6/8: Report Cards Published to Skyward, Available at Front Office

The APS Media Center will be open select Wednesdays during the summer from 9am - 12pm. Please visit us on June 7, June 14, June 28, July 12, July 19, and July 26.

Incoming K-2 students can enjoy storytime and an activity at 10am and incoming 3-8 students can enjoy book tastings at 11am. All students can enjoy the Media Center, check out books, take AR tests, log reading minutes/books on Beanstack, and work on their Summer Reading Challenges!

Student device check out will begin in the Media Center on July 26, pending delivery. More information to come!

OCPS has partnered with Orange County Library Systems (OCLS) for Summer Reading Challenges with amazing prizes! Visit SummerReading.ocps.net for more information!

Winter Park Library (WPL) is also offering fun prizes for logging books read on Beanstack! Find more information at WinterParkLibrary.org/summer-reading.

APS is rerouting their 2024 tour to Costa Rica and Panama in July 2024.

The itinerary will visit places like Guanacaste, Arenal region, San José, Panama City, Panama Canal among other regions.

To receive information please email Sra. Goode

patricia.goode@ocps.net

FAST Testing runs through May 9. We would love to be able to provide breakfast for the teachers administering these tests. If you are able to provide a dish (either homemade or store bought), please sign up using this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0c4aa4ac2babf58-teacher2?useFullSite=true#/

Meals can be dropped in the front office on the day of sign up by 7:45am.

Also, we want to celebrate all of your help this year! PTSA and Falcon Fund invite you to our Volunteer and Donor Appreciation Party on Tuesday, May 9 from 6-8pm at Meza Mediterranean Grill in Baldwin Park. An RSVP is required to attend so let us know if you can make it at http://tinyurl.com/APSVP.

At Falcon Fling we unveiled our largest capital improvement project to date, Audubon Recreation Complex (ARC).

Audubon Recreation Complex (ARC) will transform the schools ONLY play space into a state of the art recreational complex. The new space will include:

Turf Fields

Outdoor Learning Space

Parent Café

Mature shade trees around the complex

Purposed play areas to include favorite games like Four Square, Gaga Ball, Hopscotch and more

Paver space with seating

Landscaping

Newly mulched playground

Many of you might not understand the state of what this space currently looks like. Please take a few minutes to watch this video. APS students explain how it feels to play in the area.

VIDEO of Audubon Recreation Complex

As we mark our 5th year, my hope is to make Audubon Recreation Complex a reality. This capital project will benefit ALL of our students and staff for years to come. Please consider leaving your family’s legacy at APS and become a founding donor.

DONATE to Audubon Recreation Complex

Thank you for your continued support.

Orange County Public Schools require that all volunteers be registered and approved before being allowed to volunteer at school. Please be sure to take a moment go online to complete the application and start approval process.

Email: trevor.honohan@ocps.net
Website: https://audubonparkk8.ocps.net
Location: 1500 Falcon Drive, Orlando, FL, USA
Phone: 407-317-5829
Facebook: https://facebook.com/AudubonParkSchool
Twitter: @APSK8_OCPS