

Poinciana Academy of Fine Arts
Quarterly Newsletter
Message from Administration
4th Quarter~ Happy Spring!
The 4th and last Quarter of the 2024-2025 school year is here! All our STAR students are working hard and proving their academic excellence each day. We are so excited to see all the academic growth from all our Stars!
Your STAR student is receiving academic interventions each day to help them be the brightest STAR in the sky! Please make sure they are at school on time every day, so they do not miss a minute of learning.
~ Dr. Dos Santos & Dr. Miranda
Reminder on School Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday - 8:20 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Wednesday - 8:20 a.m. - 2:15 p.m.
NO EARLY RELEASE Wednesdays (School will be ending at 3:15 p.m.)
05/07
05/14
Breakfast times:
7:50 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.
Morning drop-off time starting for students is 7:50 a.m.
Calendar
Important Dates
3/24 - NO SCHOOL for Students!
3/25- 4th quarter begins.
3/26 - SAC @ 4 p.m.
4/1- Writing test for 4th and 5th grades
4/4 - Arts Performance/Spring Show @ Discovery Intermediate
4/10- Spring Picture Day (no uniforms required)
4/23 - SAC @ 4 p.m.
4/28- NO SCHOOL!
5/1- PM3 Testing begins!!!
5/7- NO EARLY RELEASE WEDNESDAY
5/14- NO EARLY RELEASE WEDNESDAY
5/26 - NO SCHOOL - MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY
5/30 - End of 4th 9 Weeks/LAST Day of School for students
Uniform Reminder
Uniforms
Polos:
White
Navy Blue
Purple
Gold
*School Spirit T-shirts on Friday.*
Pants: (following appropriate length and dress code rules)
Jeans
Khakis
Skirts
Shorts
Shoes:
Closed-toed shoes
NO Crocs or sandals
What are we learning this quarter?
Content Area Updates
Reading:
K- Stories have a Message; Holidays and Celebrations.
1st- Stories Teach Many Lessons; Past, Present, & Future.
2nd- Tales to Live By; Investigating the Past.
3rd- Communities Then and Now; Weather and Climate.
4th- The Transcontinental Railroad; Earth Changes.
5th- Conflicts that Shape a Nation; Water: Fact and Fiction.
Math:
K- Measurement; 3D Figures.
1st- 2D Figures; Partitioning; Time; and 3D Figures.
2nd- Perimeter; 2D Figures; Symmetry; Partitioning; and Time.
3rd- Fractions; Multiplication Properties.
4th- Measurement Problems; Data; and Angles.
5th- Equations; Coordinate Plane; Expressions; Data; Measurement Problems; 2D and 3D Shapes.
Science:
K- Living Things; STEM.
1st- Living Things and their Needs; STEM.
2nd- Living Things; STEM.
3rd- Living Things; STEM.
4th- Plants and Animals; STEM.
5th- Living Things; FSSA Review; STEM.
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