Poinciana Academy of Fine Arts

Welcome to the 2nd Quarter of the 24-25 school year! Our teachers and students have been working hard! We will continue this work throughout this new quarter. We have lots of excellent learning opportunities planned for this time of year and look forward to seeing our students engaged in their 2nd Quarter learning!

For our School Improvement Plan this year, we have a focus on academics and attendance. We have school-wide goals set in academics (Reading, Math, and Science) and in Attendance. Our school-wide goals are to have 54% proficient (on grade level) in Reading, 58% proficient in Math, and 53% proficient in Science. Our attendance goal is an Average Daily Attendance rate of 95% or higher. Students have made academic goals based on their beginning of the year PM1 assessment data. We encourage all our families to talk with their students about their goals and what they are doing to reach their goals. We will check our progress at mid-year (January) to see if we are on track to meeting our school-wide goals in academics and attendance. We appreciate your continued support with these initiatives!

~PAFA Administration

Dr. Dos Santos and Dr. Miranda

10/21 First Day of 2nd Quarter

10/23 Report Card Conference Night 5:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.

11/4 Fall Picture Day (uniforms required)

11/6 STEM Night 4:30 p.m.- 6:30 p.m.

11/11 No School/ Veterans Day (observed)

11/20 SAC Meeting 4 p.m.

11/21 Choice Fair at Heritage Park (5 p.m.-7 p.m.)

Be on the lookout for other important dates in our Weekly Parent One-Pager that goes out every Sunday afternoon in Remind. Details about Thanksgiving Break and Winter Break will be listed there.

Reminders

School Hours:

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:20 a.m.- 3:15 p.m.

Wednesdays 8:20 a.m.- 2:15 p.m.

*Students are late if they arrive after 8:20 a.m.

Breakfast:

7:50 a.m.- 8:15 a.m.

*Students must arrive by 8:15 a.m. to eat breakfast.

Uniforms:

We are a uniform district.

Students must wear polo shirts in the colors of purple, gold, white, and navy-blue Monday through Thursday. They can wear school spirit t-shirts on Fridays. Bottoms must be blue, black, or khaki pants or jeans.

Jackets must have zippers or buttons in the front (no pullover hoodies). This is a district rule, not a school rule.

*If you need help in getting uniforms or jackets, please contact the front office at 407-343-4500.

We are a PBIS School! We implement Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports. Below are the expectations we want our Stars to follow every day. Students who follow these expectations consistently earn Star Bucks and can spend those rewards in the school store Mondays - Fridays.

Stars Expectations:

Safe

Team Player

Active Learner

Respectful

Supportive

A Suspicious Activity Reporting App

FortifyFL is a suspicious activity reporting tool that allows you to instantly relay information to appropriate law enforcement agencies and school officials. Visit: https://getfortifyfl.com/ to submit a tip online.

ELA (Reading and Writing):

Kindergarten- Unit 2 Topic: Every Story Has Characters, Unit 3 Topic: Rules at Home and School

First Grade- Unit 2 Topic: Many Kinds of Characters, Unit 3 Topic: Being a Good Community Member

Second Grade- Unit 2 Topic: Characters Changing Challenges, Unit 3 Topic: Government at Work

Third Grade- Unit 3 Topic: Government for the People, Unit 4 Topic: Comparing Points of View

Fourth Grade- Unit 3 Topic: Government in Action, Unit 4 Topic: Understanding Different Points of View

Fifth Grade- Unit 3 Topic: The U.S. Constitution Then and Now, Unit 4 Topic: Recognizing Author's Point of View

Math:

K- Numbers 0-10

1st- Counting Patterns and Understanding Place Value

2nd- Add and Subtract Within 20 and Place Value

3rd- Place Value, Addition, Subtraction, Multiply by 2, 5,10

4th- Basic Facts and Patterns, Whole Number Plac Value

5th - Whole Number Operations

Science:

K- Investigating Matter

1st- Investigating Matter and Intro to Motion

2nd- Experiencing Weather

3rd- Exploring our Solar System

4th - Space and Time

5th - Exploring Space and Experiencing Earth's Water, Weather, and Climate.

We are proud to be a Fine Arts Elementary School! Please check out our video linked below to learn more about our school and what we offer. This video features our own students and staff!