April NEWSLETTER
Change for children
campaign
Beginning on March 30th we will begin our Change
for Children Campaign for the Children in Crisis
Program. We would like for all students to bring
any change that their family might have at home to
donate to Children in Crisis during the months of
March 30th – May 1st.
We will have Quarter for Hat day on April 30th. All
students that bring a quarter before or on that day
will get to wear a hat on that day.
Administration Update
The parent survey (English and Spanish versions) has been
opened on the District Website since Monday, November 10th.
It will continue to be open until May, 2015. We encourage our
parents to visit the website and complete the survey. This
provides valuable information that helps us to plan for
improvements that supports your child’s learning.
We would like to remind you of the testing that is
taking place this month. Please review the dates for
your child’s assessment dates and times listed
below. Help us to prepare your child for the best
possible results to these assessments. Proper sleep
time and a nutritious breakfast will help your child
perform to their best potential. No volunteers will
be allowed on the campus during testing times.
Reminder
Our April Early Release is on Thursday, April 2nd.
Please remember to make transportation and supervision
arrangements for your children. We will be releasing
students at 12:50. We will offer Volunteer Orientation
on this date during the times of 9:15-9:45 in the Media
Center.
Dates to Remember:
March 30th – May 1st: Change for Children begins.
March 31st: Florida Standard Assessment Begins
April 2nd: Early Release Day
April 3rd: Bunny Run at P.E.
April 6th: Cookie Dough Fundraiser Begins
April 21st: SAC Meeting
April 25th: Cookie Dough Pick-up (9:00-10:30 a.m.)
April 30th: Quarter for a Hat Day (CIC)
Testing Dates to Remember
Parents please mark the following dates on your
calendar.
Grades 4 & 5
English Language Arts Writing on March 3rd
Grades 3 & 4
English Language Arts: March 31st – April 3rd
Mathematics: April 7th – April 10th
Grade 5 Computer Based Testing Window
English Language Arts
Salsbury & Perkins on April 14-15
Holland & Day on April 16-17
Mathematics
Holland & Day on April 21-22
Salsbury & Perkins on April 23-24
Congratulations!
Jump Rope For Heart: Congratulations to Ryann
Wilson in fifth grade who raised $1600.00 for our
Jump Rope for Heart. The Jump Rope for Heart will
recognize Ryann with a lunch of her choice and a
plague. We appreciate all the hard work of all the
students that raised money for this good cause. We
had a total of over $4000.00.
Future Chefs Elementary Culinary Competition:
Sodexo and the OCSD Food Service Department
held a “Healthy Snack” contest for the OCSD.
Florosa Elementary School’s Austin Anderson was
a Finalist in this year’s Future Chefs Elementary
Culinary Competition!
Mr. Woody assisted Austin in his creation “Peanut
Butter Apple Wrap” for the competition. The final
competition was held on Thursday, March 5th, at the
Ruckel Middle School Cafeteria at 6:00pm, at
which time each contestant prepared and presented
their submitted “Healthy Snack” recipe to an invited
panel of judges.
Cox Hero: Emily Quiroz is our Cox Hero for
School Year 2014-2015. She is the daughter of Ms.
Ruth Ramirez and Mr. Oscar Quiroz. The annual
Inspirational Student Hero Recognition Awards is
sponsored by Cox Communications. Through this
program Cox recognizes inspirational students who
have shown great fortitude by successfully adapting
to and/or conquering personal problems, challenges
or situations. Emily enrolled in school in late
September 2014. She came to Florosa from Mexico
and did not speak any English. She quickly adjusted
to her new life at school and is rapidly learning
English. She is very pleasant and never complains.
She has developed many new friendships. She is
eager to learn and works very hard.
Florosa’s Book Fair
Thank you to all of the parents that supported our
Book Fair. We had good attendance on Family
Night and a nice participation for the Book and
Breakfast event. We hope that all that attended
these events enjoyed them and found them
beneficial.
Ms. Howell’s Fabulous FAB group read the book How to
Eat Fried Worms about some boys that make a bet to
eat one worm every day for fifteen days. The group
celebrated at the end of the story by eating gummy
worms.
From deputy schill
Congratulations to our newest Safety Patrol members.
These students were promoted from the JDLP program
and will be a few of our Safety Patrol for the 2015-2016
year:
Mason Svitenko
Rydder Hentze
Bradley McDonald
Azaria Lincoln
Samantha Payne
Respectfully,
Samantha Schill
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
FOR 2015-2016
Parents of children who will be 5 years old on or before
September 1, 2015, are asked to register their children for
2015-2016 kindergarten during the period of March 2-20 and
March 30–April 3. School staff may not be working March
23-27 due to Spring Break. Florida law provides that any
child who will be 5 on or before September 1 st is eligible for
kindergarten that school year. It is extremely important that
new kindergarten students be registered beginning March 2
for the fall (August) school opening. Classes will be formed,
teachers assigned, and materials ordered on the basis of
student enrollment.
Registration for kindergarten may be completed at any time
during the regular school day at the school zoned for the
child’s neighborhood. To complete the registration process,
parents must present proof of the child’s age (birth certificate),
a Florida certificate of immunization, a social security card,
and a school physical dated no later than twelve months prior
to the first day of school. Further information may be
obtained by calling the schools or Curriculum and Instruction
at 850-833-4208.
SUMMER VPK REGISTRATION FOR 2015
Parents who wish to register their children for the Summer
VPK Program are also requested to enroll their child at this
time. Florida law provides that any child who turned 5 on or
before September 1, 2015 and is eligible to attend
kindergarten in the 2015-2016 school year and did not attend
VPK during the current 2014-2015 school year is eligible to
attend Summer VPK. For Summer VPK enrollment, parents
must provide proof of Florida residency in addition to the
registration items listed above. To register for Summer VPK,
a certificate of eligibility must be obtained from the Early
Learning Coalition at 107 Tupelo Avenue, FWB: Phone
number 850-833-9330, or the Early Learning Coalition at 10
S. 4th Street, DeFuniak Springs: Phone number 850-892-8560.
Summer VPK sites will be Southside Center (Crestview area),
and Edwins Elementary, in the South area, enrollment
permitting. Parent transportation must be provided for
Summer VPK students. Further information for Summer VPK
enrollment may be obtained by calling Ms. Gloria Mayo,
Early Learning Coalition Program Director, at 850-833-3627
or Ms. Debbie Haan at 850-689-7211.
Business partners
Congratulations to our newest Junior Deputy
Leadership Posse Members:
Ben Ooten
Mark Almazan
Cindy Lopez
Faith Davis-Allums
Alyssa Arntz
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Suncoast Converters, Inc.
We will be also selecting 5 third graders for JDLP positions
this month. These students, if selected, will be JDLP members
for the 2015-2016 year. If your 3rd grader would like to apply,
applications will be in Deputy Schill’s box outside her office.
They are due back April 8.
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