Dear OSES families,
As we approach Mother’s Day, we want to take a moment to honor and celebrate the incredible women who play such an essential role in our students’ lives. Moms, grandmothers, aunts, and all mother figures deserve our heartfelt appreciation for their unwavering love, support, and dedication.
On this day, we celebrate their selfless love, sacrifices, and tireless efforts. They are our first teachers, our biggest cheerleaders, and our forever friends. Whether it’s a comforting hug, a late-night chat, or a warm meal, moms are always there, making our lives brighter and better.
Remember, Mother’s Day isn’t just another day on the calendar—it’s a chance to celebrate the love, sacrifice, and strength of these remarkable women. Let’s make this Mother’s Day memorable for all the moms in our Orlando Science family!
“To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow.” –Maya Angelou
Wishing you a day filled with love, laughter, and cherished moments.
Principal.
Michael Singleton
OSES is excited to announce that our campus will once again be hosting a STEM summer camp! Families are allowed to register prior to submitting payment this year; however, all payments must be submitted no later than May 24, 2024 in order to finalize spots for camp. Please register your child as soon as possible to hold his/her spot for camp. Registration packets can be submitted digitally to Jasmin.Michaud@orlandoscience.org or dropped off at the front desk of either building.
*only students who will be in grades 1-6 for the 2024-2025 school year are eligible to attend*
Due to supply issues at the OCPS level, we do not know if hot or cold lunch will be served. Please be prepared to have either lunch until further notice.
Breakfast and Lunch will be FREE for the 2023-2024 school year
If your child has food allergies and will require a special meal from OCPS please click on the link below to fill out the special diet order form
Special Diets for Food Allergies - Orange County Public Schools (ocps.net)
Character Education - Bagnati
This past semester in Character Education, students have been busy working on projects and learning various topics. In Kindergarten and 1st Grade, students have been learning about different emotions and character traits that go along with the emotions. In 2nd Grade, for the past month or so, students have been learning the four steps of problem solving when a conflict occurs. 3rd grade recently finished their unit on bullying and created a bullying mural with compliments about their peers. They are currently learning about conflict. 4th and 5th grade are wrapping up their projects on conflict resolution. It has been fun seeing all the creative projects!
As a reminder, an email was sent home recently asking for permission for students to watch a movie with me for their last class (if they had Character Education this semester). Another email was sent home to some classes asking for popcorn donations. Please look out for any emails sent by Ms. Bagnati!
Dear Parents/Guardians,
We’re excited to share our Summer Reading list for the 2024-2025 school year. We continue to adjust the program to give students the best experience while upholding the desire to turn them into life-long readers. We know that people who read are more successful in all spheres of life, and we want to give your child her/his best opportunity to be successful both here at OSS and beyond. On the other side of this sheet, you’ll find the summer reading lists. Note that you do not need to purchase copies of these books, and the only summertime requirement is their selected book is read before the first day of school. It is highly recommended that students complete the project attached to this letter upon completion of reading, as information will be fresh in their minds, but the project will be due 8/30/24. Students will not be given time in their ELA class to complete the project.
A note on the books assigned for Summer Reading: We know that there are some difficult ideas in the books we’ve assigned. We know that there are events and language that you may question, albeit very minimal. We want you to know that we don’t assign these texts lightly or without serious consideration about what is best for your student and their educational future. It is our job and our privilege to prepare your student for what lays ahead, both in their education and in their future. We have carefully selected each text we’ll encounter this year based on age-appropriateness, complexity, thematic content, and an awareness of what we know higher educational institutions will expect they’ve been exposed to.1 There is a certain canon of literature that students must be familiar with upon graduating from middle school, and we work very hard to balance that with the literary appropriateness of each piece selected.
More than that, however, we also believe in the power of literature to encompass the human experience in a way that not only enlightens us but that connects us to the great, wide world around us. We believe that literature faces the human experience without flinching and that some of that experience is difficult. That being said, we don’t intend to let your student float through these texts without guidance and help, and we know that they will have the opportunity to emerge on the other side with deeper insight, more compassion, a better understanding of themselves and the world around them.
We hope that, at the end of their time at OSS, all our students leave with a deep love of the English language and for the stories that connect us. We hope that they are more compassionate, thoughtful, and intelligent people. We hope that they will develop wisdom and the ability to look beyond the surface of a thing to see its deeper truths, whether that “thing” is a book, a political situation, or another person. We hope that they are wise and just and true in their dealings with the world, and we know that great literature can help them to become all those things. We thank you for entrusting them to us, and we thank you for your support as we guide them through these literary encounters, even those that may not make immediate sense to you. We also welcome your feedback and conversation.
Sincerely,
The OSS ELA Department
Hello families!
Please read carefully for all club reminders:
PICK UP: Please remember that you should not arrive on campus before clubs dismiss. Even coming 5 minutes early causes backups in our dismissal process.
- Building 1 (grades K-3) - clubs dismiss at 3:40 during the week and 2:40 on Wednesday
- Building 2 (grades 4-6)- clubs dismiss at 3:40 during the week and 2:40 on Wednesday
ABSENCES: Remember that 3 or more consecutive absences will result in a removal from the club. If you are missing club because of tutoring or sickness, email the club teacher so it can be excused.
If you want to withdraw from a club, please email Marketa.Thomas@orlandoscience.org
Volunteering
If you want to volunteer in your student's classroom, eat lunch with your student, or chaperone a field trip. You must be additions approved. If you have volunteered in past, you must update your account each school year. For any questions, please reach out to Nicole.Wallace@orlandoscience.org.
Mission Statement
The mission of Orlando Science Elementary School (OSES) is to provide a well-rounded education with special emphasis in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), while using research-based and innovative instructional methods in a stimulating learning environment. OSES is committed to the social-emotional learning and character development of all students.
