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Week 9 News!

What a great Hispanic Heritage Festival! This past Tuesday, students, parents, and faculty joined the International Club for a trip to Spain! We experienced regional food, Flamenco dancers, and a quick lesson in Spanish history. It was great fun to watch one of our elementary students on stage dancing with the Flamenco dancers. Thank you Gatlin for being such a brave sport and joining the group on stage!

NEW THIS WEEK:

There are no f2f lessons on Tuesday, October 16. Teachers will not be on campus. Face to face lessons will resume Tuesday, October 23.

Remember to check out the CONTEST tab on the elementary website. A Celebration of Innovative Hispanic - American Leaders is open to all students. One of the prizes is a 4-Year Florida College Plan scholarship!!! Wow! The deadline for entries is October 15. Don’t delay! Good luck!!!

ELA submissions - This is a reminder when submitting any writing portfolio submission to include the following:

DRAFT Handwritten, pdf, include planning sheet

FINAL Typed in Word (prefer Times New Roman font, size 12)

Mark your calendars:

Electricity Lab Calling all electric specialist wannabes! On Tuesday, October 23, you will get the chance to learn about electricity. Join us to build a circuit, make a lightbulb light up, and buzz a buzzer all with wires and a battery! Learn about parallel and series circuits. Make a flashlight. 5th graders - this is a great lab for you to have some hands-on experience prior to the science FCAT test! 3rd through 5th come on campus during your normal face to face times...K & 2nd can join 3rd grade from 12:30-2:00pm.

Character Book Dress Up Bookworms unite! On Tuesday, October 30, come on campus dressed as a favorite book character. Make sure to bring the book with you - we will be sharing/reading about our characters, as well as continuing weekly lessons. Hope to see you there! Please arrive at your scheduled f2f times.

Share what you and your family is thankful for! On Tuesday, November 6, we will be sharing our Thankful Books. While we know families are thankful everyday for what they have, we hope you will enjoy hearing what others are thankful for. If you did not receive a Thankful Book, no problem. Have each member of your family write what they are thankful for on paper and bring it on

campus to share. Please arrive at your scheduled f2f times. Regular lessons will continue, as well.

Don’t be in the dark! Come to our Flashlight Reading event on Tuesday, November 27. Bring your current reading pleasure - we have books on campus too - and read by flashlight with your classmates! Please arrive at your scheduled f2f times. Regular lessons will continue, as well.

Scavenger Hunt in December. More information will be provided as we get closer to December.

Reminder: iReady = 45 min reading + 45 min math each week

Reminder: RSVP via email if you plan on attending the f2f lessons by Monday, noon.

Reminder: Check out the reading website to see writing samples under the FSA tab. Check out the writing resources under the WRITING AND RUBRICS tab.

Reminder: Students need to bring binders every time they come on campus, even if testing.

TESTING INFORMATION FOR OCVS FULL TIME FAMILIES:

None at this time

CONTINUING NEWS:

We are quickly approaching the end of the first grading period on October 12. On Monday, October 15 progress reports will be run and made available for viewing in your student’s grade book. If your student is behind pace, temporary zeros will be used as placeholder grades for graded assignments until they have been turned in and graded. These are not permanent grades, but may be reflected in your student’s 9 week Progress Report if they are behind pace. We will begin recording temporary zeros on all behind pace graded assignments beginning next week on October 5 and continue through the end of the first grading period until Progress Reports are run on October 15. Please reach out if you have any questions regarding this policy.

Pre-sale for yearbooks is going on now - $25. Go to: https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/-OCVS-Yearbook/IdJOX

ELA SUBSTITUTIONS:

Reference Mrs. Sohel’s website for more text based resources. Please see the prompts on Mrs. Sohel’s website: ocvsreading.weebly.com Go to the Writing and Rubrics tab.

SCIENCE SUBSTITUTIONS:

Clay vs potting soil (silt) vs sand ~ Watch the video to help understand the difference between the 3 types of soil in addition to working through the experiment with sand and potting soil (clay is not available in Florida). Use the video to help answer questions on the following lessons:

2nd Unit 7a Lesson 4 week 16 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC7SPH2KEY4

4th Unit 7a Lesson 5 week 16 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC7SPH2KEY4

FUNDRAISING:

New: Clothing fundraiser beginning now. Please bring in your gently used clothing to help those less fortunate. OCVS receives money based on the weight of the clothes. Look for dropbox/bin in the pavillion by the back parking lot.

We collect Box Tops for Education. Please collect these and turn them in at the office. The collection box is on the coffee table.

We collect toner cartridges and used ink cartridges, too! Bring them to the classroom.

Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/OrangeCountyVirtual

Upcoming Events:

Oct 15* Holiday

Oct 16 No f2f classes -Teachers will work from home

Oct 18 BB K 9:00am 2nd 9:30am

Oct 23 f2f 4th-5th 9:30-11:30 3rd (K & 2nd) 12:30-2:00 Electricity Lab

Oct 25 Book Club 2-3pm Room 103

Oct 30 f2f 4th-5th 9:30-11:30 3rd 12:30-2:00 Character Book Dress Up

Nov 6 f2f 4th-5th 9:30-11:30 3rd 12:30-2:00 Thankful Book sharing

Nov 8 BB K 9:00am 2nd 9:30am

Nov 19-23* No School Thanksgiving Break

Nov 27 f2f 4th-5th 9:30-11:30 3rd 12:30-2:00 Flashlight Reading

Dec 4 f2f 4th-5th 9:30-11:30 3rd 12:30-2:00

Dec 11 f2f 4th-5th 9:30-11:30 3rd 12:30-2:00

Dec 20 End of 2nd Marking Period - all semester 1 work MUST be completed by 3:00pm

Dec 24-Jan 4 No School Winter Break

Jan 7 Begin 2nd semester

Calendar changes: none at this time

*Note-ALL: It is administrative expectation for students to work over the holiday if they are behind pace.

BB link found on the www.ocvselementary.weebly.com website under RESOURCES, on right sideF2f are held on campus: 1600 Silver Star Road; Orlando, 32804 – FULL TIME students onlyBB Blackboard Collaborate/Live Lessons~sessions are recorded – FULL TIME students only