Dorothy C. York Innovation Academy

• September 11: Patriot Day- Students may wear patriotic clothing *If not in patriotic clothing, students must be in uniform as it is not a "free dress" day.
• September 12: PTSA Spirit Night @Healthy Spot, 8am-7pm
• September 12: Bucs Flag Football Camp for Grades 3-5
• September 15: "Day of Action around Tampa Bay" Service Opportunities
• September 17: Virtual PTSA Meeting
• September 16: "Start with Hello" Week
• September 19: PTSA Spirit Night @ Texas Roadhouse 4pm-9pm
• September 19: Band Meeting @5:15pm in cafeteria for parents of current band students
• September 20: "Raise the Flags" Bucs spirit day
• September 26: Student Online Safety Forum
• September 27: "Raise the Flags" Bucs spirit day

🎉Hispanic Heritage Month: September 15-October 15 🎉

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Let’s “Raise the Flags” together across Tampa Bay by encouraging everyone to wear Bucs colors, red and pewter, to school each Friday before a Buccaneers home game.

Students may wear Bucs spirit shirts on the following Fridays in anticipation of the Bucs home games:

• September 20 & 27
• October 18 & 25
• November 8
• December 6

Let's see if York will get a special shout-out from the Bucs for our support!

Hispanic Heritage month is approaching, and we would love to showcase some of our amazing students and families! If your family has a special tradition that your student would like to share or an artifact or piece of art they'd like to showcase on the morning show, please reach out to Mrs. Whalen (brooke.whalen@hcps.net) We love having student "special guests" on the show to share about their family cultures and traditions! Stay tuned for more ways we are celebrating Hispanic Heritage month September 15- October 15!

Want to give back and make an impact on our local Tampa Bay community?! There are MANY service opportunities available on September 15 ranging from working with local artists to beautify community spaces, preserving the ecosystem by removing invasive vegetation, mangrove habitat restoration, beach clean-up, creating butterfly gardens, and more! All options offered can be logged for MYP service as action hours (Requirements for 2024-2025: 6th grade 5 hours, 7th grade 7 hours, 8th grade 10 hours.)

Service Option Details and (free) registration link below:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-day-of-action-tickets-942466672187?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

If your child is absent, please use our online attendance reporting form instead of calling the school.

The form is linked below and can also be found on our school website.

York K-8 Attendance (office.com)

🏆Both the girls' and boys' basketball teams took home BIG WINS against Shields Tuesday night!

The girls won 73 to 7 (Yes, you’re reading that right, 73!!)

The boys won 35 to 26!

Girls play at 6:00pm followed by the Boys at 7:00pm.

• 9/10/24 at Eisenhower
• 9/17/24 at Rogers
• 9/24/25 HOME against Collins
• 10/1/24 HOME against Barrington

Upcoming: Volleyball tryouts will be October 3rd-5th from 3pm-4:30pm.

As York Innovation Academy prepares for various athletic events on and off campus, please help us maintain safety for all students and spectators by following these guidelines for our athletic events:

• All student spectators must be accompanied by an adult.

• No spectator backpacks are allowed inside the gym.

• Please do not bring food into the gym.

• There will be no re-entry for any events.

• All event entries will end at half time.

• Athletes and spectators must be off campus 10 minutes after the last game has ended.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Interested in learning about sustainability in Germany & Switzerland!?

Scan the QR code for more details about Mr. Lopez's FCA club that meets Thursday mornings at 7:20am. Open to PYP and MYP students.

Support the FCA club and show your spirit! Shirts ordered may be worn on Fridays. The shirt sales help raise funds to send eligible students to summer camp at Southeastern University.

As members of York's IB community, we honor the following values to be:

Balanced, Reflective, Inquirers, Communicators, Knowledgeable, Caring, Principled, Open-Minded, Risk-Takers, & Thinkers

If you would like to become a Community Partner or join the PTSA please take a look at the opportunities we have:

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PTSA Meeting Minutes from 8/20

https://dorothycyorkinnovationacademyptsa.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/august-20-2024-general-meeting.pdf

Check Out our PTSA Website!

https://dorothycyorkinnovationacademyptsa.wordpress.com/

Our first 7/8 Robotics IB unit is to design an Olympic Venue! Students had to research the sport they were building a venue for as well as the hosting country and add artistic elements to it. This is the beginning stages of the build process!

Robotics final Olympic venue projects...so creative!

5th grade citizens getting involved in their community! In our “How We Organize Ourselves” IB unit we are learning about citizenship and how it connects to our communities. Fifth grade took on the perspective of an animal at the Hillsborough Pet Resource Center. Students researched about their chosen pet and wrote a piece advocating for its adoption!

https://hcfl.gov/residents/animals-and-pets

PYP ACCESS students visited the STEM lab this week. They are able to identify mixtures and if the mixture is able to dissolve - keep up the great work!

Mrs. Hilliker and Mrs. Gangis’ grade 3 students have been using their ATL skills (Thinking, Communication, and Self-Management Skills) to create an Infographic that goes along with their “Who We Are” IB unit!

Students used their Social Skills in PE to complete some partner jump rope challenges!

Ms. Cawood’s class explored all 5 senses by making homemade air popped popcorn!!

Crouch/Smart third graders used their inquiry skills to research and become more knowledgeable about their cultures for the IB unit of study “Who We Are”

Mrs. Lankford’s Pre-K Admirals combined their sense of touch and their “communication” skills to describe what object was hidden inside each sock! They also enjoyed identifying objects by texture in this week’s sensory bin!

Mrs. Jinks and Mrs. Gratt's kindergarten classes shared "all about me bags" and discussed our similar interests and shared things about ourselves! We have such knowledgeable communicators!!

We are classifying and sorting by color, size, shape, attributes, and texture in Ms. Doyle's first grade class!

Students in Ms. Santoro’s class practiced adding positive and negative integers using a model. They also have been learning about the scientific method and conducted an experiment about chemical changes!

Patrol Fun Day!! 3rd annual Safety Patrol Trouble tournament.

This week our PYP artists were able to explore different art centers in one or both art studios. These centers are meant to allow students to choose their own artistic path. We love the excitement that comes from this type of learning and cannot wait to see what they create!

Next week the kids will be learning and reviewing the underhand roll while doing bowling lead-up games and skills activities. Also, on Thursday, the Tampa Bay Bucs will be here to run the 3rd-5th graders through a flag-football training during their specials times on that day. See details below of how this ties into our Physical Education standards.

At the Bucs flag football camp for grades 3-5, they are working on the following standards with your students and it is not full-on flag football. It is more of catching and throwing. Please note that we do not play flag football in elementary, but we do work on the skills for catching and throwing.

Standards connection for the elementary program (for grades 3-5):

• 3rd Grade
  • PE.3.M.1.7: Move in different directions to catch objects of different sizes and weight thrown by a stationary partner.
  • PE.4.M.1.8: Throw balls of various sizes and weights to a stationary partner using a correct overhand motion.
• 4th Grade
  • PE.4.M.1.7: Move in different directions to catch objects of different sizes and weights thrown by a stationary partner from varying distances.
  • PE.4.M.1.8 Throw balls of various sizes and weights to a stationary partner from varying distances using a correct overhand motion.
• 5th Grade
• PE.5.M.1.7: Catch a variety of objects while traveling and being defended
• PE.5.M.1.8: Throw a leading pass overhand to a moving partner using a variety of objects.

Click below to view the PYP PE sway. Check it out to learn more about our new PYP physical educators 😀👍

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

Click the links below for information on the electronic platforms/apps that HCPS uses. Activation letters were sent home the week of 8/19/24.

Parent Apps - Questions and Answers

https://sway.cloud.microsoft/Y0ouV3V6zXC5pKKN?ref=Link

Arrivals:

PYP (Primary Years Program) students arriving between 7:40-7:55am should report to the cafeteria to allow for teacher contracted planning time. The Student Services Team will be supervising students as they eat and assisting them as they move into classrooms. Arrivals after 7:55am can go to the cafeteria for breakfast OR go directly to class. MYP students can get breakfast from the carts located in the courtyard and will remain there until the 8:00am bell rings to enter the building.

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 CAR 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.

Dismissal:

It is important for cars to stay in their designated lane and not switch as it disrupts the dismissal process. Students are called to designated cones based on the order of names taken. Please be sure to enter our line by 3:15pm while our staff is still out taking names. If you arrive after 3:15pm, please be prepared to park and proceed to the office with your driver's license.

The following York policies can be found on York's website linked below:

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

• Academic Integrity Policy
• Assessment Policy
• Inclusion Policy
• Language Policy
• Admissions Policy
• Uniform Policy

*Reminder that tops and bottoms should be solid color (stripes, camouflage print, and plaids do not meet dress code expectations.) Logos should be no larger than a pinky finger length unless it is the approved school logo.

Cell phones must be stored in bookbags at all times during class. Students should be not using phones during hallway transitions or in the restrooms. Students in the MYP (Middle Years Program) may use phones during the last 15 minutes of lunch as a privilege. If you need to contact your student during the school day, please call the front office and we will connect you with your child.

• Please have your student's HCPS school ID number to help expediate the sign-out process.

https://forms.office.com/r/ExCMAG5W0F

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

6th grade: 5 hours

7th grade: 7 hours

8th grade: 10 hours

*To find more information on the required hours, types of service, and the reporting form, please visit York's website and click on the "Learn More About IB at York" button, then view "Service as Action" documents. Questions can be directed to Mrs. Whalen (brooke.whalen@hcps.net)

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

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

A Hillsborough County Magnet School

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