Phillis Wheatley Elementary

Greetings Panthers!!

I hope that everyone had a wonderful and restful Thanksgiving Break filled with special moments with your families and friends! We are entering a very busy few weeks before closing out the first semester of the 2024-2025 school year. With only 15 school days until Winter Break, I encourage you to continue to monitor your scholar's academic progress on Skyward and if you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to your scholar's teacher either through Talking Points or by calling the school. The second marking period ends on Friday, December 20th. In December, our scholars will be taking the Winter FAST and STAR state assessments. Our Kindergarten through 2nd scholars will be taking the STAR Reading on Thursday, December 5th and STAR Math on Friday, December 6th. We cannot stress enough the importance of our scholars being in attendance and on time on these dates. This will help them perform at their best ability in an optimal testing environment. Parents, we are asking that you ensure that your scholar has a good night's rest, has breakfast, and is at school by 8:00am.

Please join on Tuesday, December 3rd from 5:00-7:00pm for STEM Night. STEM Night is a time for families to engage in fun interactive science experiments brought to us directly from the Orlando Science Center. And did I mention there will be door prizes and pizza! We hope to see you there!

As always, thank you so much for your support and for all that you do for the scholars at Phillis Wheatley ES. We look forward to seeing our scholars bright and early tomorrow morning by 8:15 AM.

Sincerely,

Tabitha Brown

Principal

Congratulations to the scholars identified by their teacher as a Student of the Month for the Month of October:

Pre-K

Tay-Oana Taylor

Kindergarten

Ja'Laeya Jackson

Daleysa Gomez

Raelynn Williams

First Grade

Ariana Lopez Contreras

Anderson Ramirez

Chris Chery

Second Grade

Kahlea James

Issabella Ayala Salazar

De'Yanstie Felix

Third Grade

Ka'Hari Predelus

Ivan Salinas Cantu

Mirsharah Desenclos

Yandel Morales

Fourth Grade

Keirielys Cedanio Santiago

Michael-Eli Lavender

Josue Cotto

Fifth Grade

Kevin Pharisien

Jade Vasquez-Lopez

Jasmerlyn Perez

Isahella Mertilus

Special Area

Joseph Keys

Loveley Carter

Ju'Lyiah Ross

Our Student of the Month Celebration is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Apopka.

Thank you so much to our presenters (not all are pictured) for taking the time to speak to our scholars abut their careers! Ms. Redding for organizing such a phenomenal event!!

Please join us for our December Family Night on December 10th!

Thank you so much to our Phillis Wheatley PTA for hosting such a great event for our families!

Our truly awesome Phillis Wheatley PTA sponsored this field trip for our scholars!

We had the pleasure of celebrating our 3rd-5th grade Honor Roll Students last week. Thank you so much to the Orange County Sheriff's Department for allowing our scholars to enjoy their game truck!

Perseverance

Definition: Continuing to try even when things are hard. Strength of courage that involves being hardworking, task-oriented, and undeterred by obstacles.

Quote: “My wish for the future is to continue to do everything everyone thinks I can’t do.” - Beyonce Knowles

Strategies:

• Think about a time when you had a struggle and you persevered. Think about how you felt and overcame that struggle.
• Remind yourself that mistakes are okay.
• When you get a grade that you are unhappy with, ask for feedback so that you can get a better grade next time.

Reflection Questions:

• Was there a time when I could have quit something difficult, but kept trying? How did I feel?
• Think about someone who perseveres. How do they overcome obstacles?
• How can I use technology to create positive messages that inspire others to overcome obstacles?

School Spirit Days are coming!! We invite you to purchase you Phillis Wheatley t-shirts for $10.00 using the links below:

Thank you SO much to the Bethel Baptist Association for selecting Phillis Wheatley for their Women's Project!! They made a very generous donation of $500 to support student and teacher incentives! We are so grateful for the community support!

Email: Wheatley_es@ocps.net
Website: https://wheatleyes.ocps.net/
Location: 1475 Marvin C. Zanders Avenue, Apopka, FL, USA
Phone: 407-884-2250
Twitter: @Wheatley_OCPS

Instagram: ocps_wheatleyes