Hard to believe we are already in the month of December! Please read this newsletter in its entirety as it contains a parent survey and important information/dates.

The first semester of the 2023-2024 school year is winding down. Your child will take their second round of statewide testing for Math before the well-deserved winter break.

The entire Team Success faculty and staff wishes you and your family a safe and wonderful holiday season. Thank you for being a part of our Team Success family!

As always, please feel free to reach out to your child's teachers and to our school staff and administrators in the main office with any questions or concerns.

Below is a link and QR code to the Title I Survey for our parents. This survey is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of our federally funded Title I program. The survey is based on five essential components for school success: Leadership, Collaborative Teachers, Ambitious Instruction, Supportive Environment, and Engaged Families.

The survey is completely anonymous and responses will not be linked to your name, email, or IP address. The survey results for each school will be presented in an aggregate form. The survey has 25 statements/questions and takes less than 10 minutes to complete. We ask you to tell us how much you agree or disagree with the statements about your school as a whole.

The survey will open on Monday, December 2, 2024 and will close on Sunday, December 15, 2024. Please complete the survey by using either the link or QR code. Thank you for your valued input!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/24-25_TIPAParentSurvey

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/24-25_TIPAParentSurveySPA

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/24-25_TIPAParentSurveyHC

Our Team Success Spirit Day was an amazing day to be able to celebrate our students' achievements! We are so proud of the hard work and effort our students have put into their schoolwork throughout the year. Keep it up!

Our 4th and 5th grade students were excited to meet Ozzy the Otter, our K-5 mascot!

He made an appearance to celebrate and hype up the students!

Team Success South Campus had a visit from a very special guest from our mascot, the wolf!

The Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) is a progress tracking tool that will be administered three times a year to track your student's progress in learning the Benchmarks of Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) standards throughout this school year.

All students in grades K-8 will be tested in Math. FAST assessments are computer adaptive tests that are taken on a computer. The questions get easier or harder depending on how the student answers, and each student will see different questions.

The second administration of the FAST tests for Math is in December. The dates are listed below. In January, the second administration of the tests will be for Reading.

Parents will have access to student results through Focus, starting a couple of weeks after each exam.

For more information about Florida's state assessment program, visit the portal at https://flfast.org/.

Thank you for supporting your student and encouraging them to do their best during these assessments.

• 12/2 - FAST Math Grade K
• 12/3 - FAST Math Grade K
• 12/3- BEST Algebra and Geometry EOC make-ups
• 12/4 - FAST Math 1st Grade
• 12/4- FAST ELA Retakes- Grade 10
• 12/5 - FAST Math 2nd Grade
• 12/5- NGSSS EOC- Civics, Biology and US History
• 12/10 - FAST MATH 3rd-5th Grade
• 12/11- FAST PM2 MATH 6th-8th Grade

Please come and join us for our annual Reading Night on Thursday, December 12 from 5:00-6:30 pm in the West Campus Cafeteria at the North Campus. Feel free to wear your favorite holiday pjs with your entire family.

We will have

• Strategies for you in how to help your student to become a better reader
• A student talent show
• An arts and crafts room
• A read aloud of the story The Polar Express
• Our local library coming to help us get more information on books and how to sign up for library account

We are really excited to bring this event as a promotion of how important it is to read and to promote reading in many different ways.

We can't wait to see you! We hope that your family enjoys this event that will be Christmas themed.

Team Success South Campus had fun filled month of events in November. We even had a visit from a very special guest. The students and staff deserved their Fall Break time off. We will be working hard over the next 3 weeks and then rest up over winter break.

The last day of Quarter 2 and the First Semester is on Friday, December 20, 2024.

If you have any questions about how your student is doing, please reach out to your student's teachers.

School will be closed for Winter Break from Monday, December 23, 2022 to Monday, January 6, 2025. Students return back to school on Tuesday, January 7, 2025.

Winter Packets

All elementary (K-5) students will receive packets in Math and ELA class, and 5th grade students will also receive a science packet. For Grades 6-12, students will receive a packet for Math and ELA, and for science and social studies in tested grades. These packets need to be completed at home and returned on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. Students will be assessed on the packet content on Thursday, January 9.

Parents, as the weather turns colder, please have your students dress appropriately for the weather outside. Students do play outside for PE and may need a jacket sent with them.

It's more important than ever to make sure that your child is in school every day for every class, on time and ready to learn. Did you know that missing 10% or more of school puts a child in much greater danger of falling behind academically and struggling with reading and math? It also increases the danger of not graduating from high school.

Ten percent is just 2 days a month! That means that being absent just 2 days a month puts your child at greater risk. This is true regardless of whether the absence is excused or unexcused.

So please, in as much as possible, make medical appointments outside school hours and take vacations or trips during school breaks, so your children receive the full benefits of their time at Team Success.

Training specifically designed to assist you and your family on the use of FortifyFL, its purpose and the potential consequences of anyone making a threat or a false report, is now available on the school district website via the button below.

The training includes a summary of state statutes, charges and penalties associated with threats and false reports as well as a variety of different resources to help you speak with your students about these issues.

We are a high-performing, accredited Title I K-12 public charter school in Manatee County, Florida.

Email: nhowe@teamsuccessschools.com
Website: https://www.teamsuccessschools.org
Location: 213 13th Avenue East, Bradenton, FL, USA
Phone: 941 -714-7260
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Team-Success-A-School-of-Excellence-170804836303984/