Dorothy C. York Innovation Academy

We know our 8th graders are having a blast at Grad-Venture tonight at Universal Studios! This evening the park is hosting a special event specifically to celebrate 8th grade students, and our kids were very excited to head out this afternoon!! To all our parents waiting up late for the charter busses to return, grab a coffee, kick back and relax! 😀

• May 15: Science Testing Grades 3-8
• May 16: Civics EOC Testing; VPK Graduation in cafeteria at 9am
• May 17: 5th Grade Bridge-Over at 9:15am
• May 20- 23: MYP District Exams (make-up exams on Friday)
• May 20: Admiral Awards Night, 5pm (students receiving awards got an invitation to attend.)
• May 21: 5th Grade Field Trip
• May 23: 5th Grade Field Day; 8th Grade "Last Lap" at 2:30pm; 8th Grade Dance & Banquet 6-9pm
• May 24: Last Day of School- Half Day Dismissal at 12:30pm

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There's a new way to report your child's absence. Parents can now submit their child's absence via the link below. We hope this helps to streamline the attendance reporting for families. The attendance line will still be available for the remainder of the school year.

Click here to report an absence: https://forms.office.com/r/RsXwKmtA9g

If your child is a current 5th, 6th or 7th grader, don't miss the chance to go on this once in a lifetime trip! We currently have 13 spots left so don't wait! See description below and feel free to email Amanda.Crane@hcps.net for additional information.

Recycling. Clean energy. Farms of the future. Germany and Switzerland have been at the forefront of some of the world's most forward -thinking approaches to technology and energy. And it's easy to see why these countries are a perfect blend of European charm and start-up culture. Learn about Germany and Switzerland's innovative sustainability efforts by seeing state-of-the-art models of renewable energy, urban farm, and eco-tourism. Be a part of the creative conversation firsthand as you embark on an urban quest in the green city of Freiburg, hike through an Alpine glacier and discover an underground city in a bunker system in Lucerne.

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PTSA WEEKLY UPDATE

• This past week has been Teacher Appreciation Week! We have had so much fun showing our teachers how much we appreciate them with breakfasts, lunches, and snacks throughout the week. We could not do this without the support of the PTSA with memberships and fundraising, volunteers, and community support.

• Thank you to Johnny Rigsbee for capturing the photo of our graduating 8th graders!!!

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO ORDER YARD SIGNS!!

There are only 12 5th grade yard signs left and 30 8th grade yard signs.

Orders today will be available for pick up next week.

https://flpta-dyia.memberhub.com/store?limit=21&live=true

STAY CONNECTED WITH THE PTSA

• Become a member of the PTSA today! https://flpta-dyia.memberhub.com/store
• Be sure to have a completed County Required YES Form to volunteer at school or on Field Trips: https://www.hillsboroughschools.org/Page/7346
• Check out the PTSA WEBSITE for more information and files, such as agendas, meeting minutes, treasurer reports, etc.
• Any other questions or comments, please email dcyorkptsa@gmail.com.

One of our students is asking for York's help with a service project he is planning, and we are happy to share his flyer as we love to see students stepping up to serve others! Please bring in donated items by next Friday, May 17th.

If you are an MYP student who would like to join in on sorting items and making encouraging cards for in the care package bags, please see Mrs. Whalen (in the media center) to sign-up to assist Friday 5/17/24 from 3-4:30pm in the Media Center.

All 8th graders were introduced to a new program titled, "Xello". This program consist of interest surveys, career matchmaking and course planning. This year the goal was to share with the students how their courses are organized and selected for high school. The students had an opportunity to navigate through the program with the school counselors. While navigating, the students all created a 9th-12th grade course planner where they selected core classes and electives based on academic performance, assessment scores and interest. Selections made are NOT permanent, but just an opportunity to practice and explore with the program.

Next year, we will delve deeper into the different components with our 8th graders to help them begin to identify what they are interested in and various careers that align with those interests.

MYP School Counselors, Mrs. Henry & Mrs. Ambers

We are pleased to announce that Mrs. Cajigas has been identified as an ExploreLearning Gizmos Teacher Leader within Hillsborough County Public Schools! We commend her commitment to using Gizmos with her students and making a meaningful difference in student learning at Dorothy C. York Innovation Academy.

What an excellent concert by our band students and their director, Mr. Lambert!

Congratulations to our Excellence in Action ESE Award Nominees Ms. Santoro (Secondary ESE Teacher category) and Ms. Raquepau (Elementary Teacher category)who both received nominations from a York family. Ms. Raquepau won in her category and was escorted by her student, Olivia Jones.

Students in Mrs. Cossum's classes created portraits of animals available for adoption at the Hillsborough Pet Resource Center. They were communicators and wrote a paragraph from the animals perspective on why that animal would be a great family member. We hope that our "action" and caring for the animals awaiting adoption will encourage people to adopt and not shop for their next pet. Students' work will be on display at the Hillsborough Pet Resource Center. ✌️❤️🐾

Mrs. Kudia’s class taking on the role of inventor or engineer as we try to make the world a better place with our SHARK TANK inventions. Students had to be open minded thinkers to problem solve and come up with a shared design after researching the problem and what already exists.

Mrs. Weiner's class with their Green Team t-shirts that were graciously donated by a parent, Mrs. Garmaza. Green Team members work hard to keep our campus clean and help us remember to keep an environmental mindset!

6th grade Robotics students learned a little more about programming by working with SPHERO! We programmed it to draw squares and different types of triangles!

Kindergarten enjoyed some "outside" reading time for letter "O" in their ABC countdown!

PYP Art News: We have had such an eventful week. School beautification continues as we add our painted rocks to the VPK garden. Also, art portfolios go home this week!

Mrs. Gangis and Mrs. Hillliker's classes hosted a beautiful celebration for parents as students expressed gratitude for Mother's Day.

Ms. Malden's 1st grade class came to Ms. Crane's MYP Robotics elective class to learn a little bit more about what we do! Each MYP group got to come up with their own activity that they wanted to teach them and demonstrated how they are knowledgeable communicators!

Mrs. Kudia's 4th grade class collaborating to construct line plots with fractions, plotting data, then finding the range, mode, median as well as adding and subtracting fractions.

Mrs. Clark’s 5th grade students researched different biomes and developed a newly adapted polar bear (due to the melting of their Tundra biome)! Mr. Turner walked students through 3D designing on Tinkercad, gave lessons and printed their 3D creations! Thank you Mr. Turner!

Additionally, students typed a writing piece explaining their polar bears adaptations and new biomes. Finally, they communicated their designs/writings with their peers.

Thank you to the Coast Guard Auxiliary team for talking with our PYP students today about water and boating safety!

A note from Mrs. Washington: "Feeling appreciated!! Mrs. Washington loves her new t-shirt from Kennedy....and all the other thoughtful gifts and delicious treats from her students."

Click here to check out the PYP PE Sway!

https://sway.office.com/z99BsYJBMbrdUUSM?ref=Link

Click for E-Book HAAL Pass: HAAL Pass | HCPLC

Click for MYP Electronic Library: My Library (baker-taylor.com)

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MYP STUDENTS, REMEMBER TO GET THOSE FINAL SERVICE HOURS ENTERED ONTO THE SERVICE REPORTING FORM AS THE END OF THE YEAR IS APPROACHING!

At York, the Middle School IB "Service as Action" expectation is that students:

• Strive to become caring members of the community
• Demonstrate a personal commitment to service
• Act to make a positive difference in the lives of others
• Make connections between classroom learning and the local or global community

To find more information on the required hours, types of service, and reporting form, please visit York's website and click on the "Learn More About IB at York" button, then view "Service as Action" documents.

Dorothy C. York Innovation Academy / Homepage (hillsboroughschools.org)

York is currently an International Baccalaureate Candidate School* working towards authorization to become an IB World School. To gain insight about the IB framework and expectations of students at York, please check out the linked Padlet. It can also be found by visiting our school website and clicking "Learn more about IB at York."

International Baccalaureate Candidate School (padlet.com)

Dorothy C. York Innovation Academy is a Candidate School* for the Primary Years Programme and Middle Years Programme. This school is pursuing authorization as an IB World School. These are schools that share a common philosophy—a commitment to high quality, challenging, international education that Dorothy C. York Innovation Academy believes is important for our students. Only schools authorized by the IB Organization can offer any of its four academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), the Diploma Programme, or the Career-related Programme (CP). Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorization will be granted. For further information about the IB and its programmes, visit www.ibo.org

* Please note, sweatshirts and sweaters should follow the uniform guidelines. Hats are not permitted inside the building.

*Reminder, shoes must be "secured to the feet" and "suitable for going up and down stairs." If students are wearing Crocs, they must be in "sports mode" with the strap across the back to be in dress code compliance.

*Spirit t-shirts and jeans/jean shorts are only permitted on Fridays.

Students are not permitted to use cell phones in the hallways during MYP class period transitions and should only access phones during class if it is for a teacher-approved purpose. If you need to get a message to your student during the school day, please call the office. Thank you for helping us maintain an academic focus during school hours.

Reminder for morning arrivals: Students are only to be dropped off in the lane closest to York's office sidewalk. For our students' safety, please do not allow students to exit cars from the 2nd lane or from parking spots in front of the school as those locations require them to cross moving traffic in lane 1.

Reminder for dismissal: It is important for cars to stay in their designated lane and not switch/merge as it disrupts the dismissal process. Students are called to designated cones based on the order and lane that cars enter our campus. Please be sure to enter our line by 3:15pm while our staff is still out taking names for a quicker dismissal process.

**Please note a change in the flyer below: If emailing a change of dismissal, please email tari.carpenter@hcps.net and anna.avery@hcps.net **

Many guardians of Admirals have reached out to see how they can support the campus. Below are some ideas:

• Volunteer in our Media Center. Fill out the required HCPS form here: Volunteer Services / Overview (hillsboroughschools.org) and email valerie.service@hcps.net to let her know you'd like to help out!
• Donate any new or used Lego or Duplo blocks
• Donate any new or gently used uniform clothing
• Visit DonorsChoose.org and search "Dorothy C. York" and support a classroom of your choice
• Apply to be a substitute at Hillsborough County Public Schools (kellyeducationalstaffing.us)
• Visit our PTSA page at Dorothy C. York Innovation Academy PTSA - Home | Facebook
• Consider scanning the QR code below to support our York Admiral Band

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Website: hillsboroughschools.org/york
Location: 5995 Covington Garden Drive, Apollo Beach, FL, USA
Phone: 813-533-2400
Twitter: @HCPS_YorkMagnet