The Tiger's Roar!

Tildenville Elementary School Community Brief

Thursday, September 8, 2022

Dear Mark,

We have already completed our fourth week of school and are nearing the halfway point of the first quarter. Teachers will post progress report grades this week and those reports will be posted to Skyward Portfolio on September 13th. By the time you see the progress report, remember that grades will have already started changing, so the best source of continuously updated information throughout each marking term is the Skyward grade book. If you need assistance with creating your Skyward parent portal account, please contact the school. (Two-minute video for parents on accessing progress reports and reports cards via Skyward.)

This issue contains a lot of still very important back to school information for our families. Therefore, it is a bit longer than usual, but please take the time to review it closely for anything that may benefit your child. I am very pleased with our start to the new academic year so far and this is due, in no small part, to our wonderful parents, volunteers, and local businesses. Thank you everyone for your support over these first few weeks and for reading this latest edition of The Tiger's Roar!

Mrs. Agathe Alvarez

Principal

Tildenville Elementary School

Pictured very top: Mrs.Gonzalez-Florin's class is having fun in Science! Mystery bags are being used to touch and to describe properties of matter and guess the object.

A Huge Tiger Thank You!

We had an outpouring of donations come in from families, volunteers and businesses to support our students and classroom this year with classroom donations. We are grateful for every donation that comes in that helps our Tigers have a successful year. 

Foxtail Coffee, AlleyCats Pet Service and Axum Coffee donated gift cards. Cut Ups Hair Salon and Fravel Brewer Orthodontics donated a gift for the staff. Belinda Plemmons, community member and Tildenville volunteer, donated school supplies for our Tigers. Thank you to community members and local business The McKee Group and Oakland Park Neighborhood for your donations of school supplies. Thank you Alina Williams for donating school supplies. Thank you to the Weisbecker Family for all of their hard work this summer keeping our garden green! They also worked hard to get the new sign in the ground to mark our beautiful garden. Thank you to O-Town Compost for the donation of two bags of compost to use in our school garden!

Belinda Plemmons with a box of school supplies for our Tigers

Wawa - "Cheers to the Classrooms!"

Fravel Brewer Orthodontics - gifts for the staff

The McKee Group was another outstanding community member that stepped forward with school supplies last month to help our Tigers get off to a great start.

Parents, you will get a notice that you do not need to complete this as we are a CEP school and all students eat free without the form. Please complete the form anyway and if you do not want benefits you can click the I DO NOT QUALIFY button. The completion of these forms helps us to be eligible for students to eat free next year as well. 

The link to complete the forms is: https://www.ocps.net/departments/food_and_nutrition_services/free_and_reduced_application_info

Do you want to send in a special treat to celebrate your child’s birthday at school? Visit https://www.ocps.net/cms/one.aspx?portalId=54703&pageId=1743699 to place your order. 

Tildenville has some AWESOME athletic Tigers on campus! Congratulations to Wade, Madison and Jacob for making it to the Jr. Olympics this summer. We are very proud of you!

Attention ALL Tiger Parents!  

In an effort to protect your child and meet Florida Statutes, our School Counselor, Mrs. Londoño-Scott will be facilitating the Monique Burr Foundation (MBF) Child Safety Matters program to Kindergarten through 5th grade students. MBF Teen Safety Matters is a prevention education program developed by the Monique Burr Foundation for Children, based on the latest research, and reviewed and endorsed by national experts.  

Two lessons will be presented through health classes during the months of September and October. Safety Connection: Parent Welcome and Opt-Out letter will be sent home with your child the week of September 5th. Please sign and return the form if you DO NOT want your child to participate in the MBF Teen Safety Matters lessons.  

For more information about the Monique Burr Foundation, please visit: https://mbfchildsafetymatters.org/

Mrs. Londoño-Scott in Ms. Rosario's class

Mrs. Londoño-Scott in Ms. Negron's class

Start with Hello Week:

Kindness Ambassadors:

How to see the school dates on the Canvas calendar:

1. Open Canvas through LaunchPad

a. Open your web browser and go to:  launchpad.classlink.com/ocps

b. Click the green “Parent Login” button at the top of the screen

c. Login to the Parent Portal using your email address and password

d. Click on the Canvas OCPS icon

OR

2. Download Canvas Student to your mobile device.

4. The Calendar shows multiple “courses” in a list on the right side of the screen under Calendars. Each course has a box next to it.  You can show all courses on the Calendar or turn off courses you do not wish to see. (For example, the title of the course shown above is “Student Body – Tildenville ES 2022-2023.”) The system will initially default to showing all courses available to you.  To turn off a course and not show it on the Calendar, simply click the colored box next to the course. An empty box means that the course is turned off and the dates associated with that course will be removed from the Calendar. Courses with a filled, colored box next to them will show dates on the Calendar in that color.

5. The Calendar is updated continually throughout the year so make sure you check back often. You can also set notifications on your device. These will alert you to upcoming events.

Click here for a larger view:

Kids Beach Club will start up again in September. If you are interested, please see the information in the flyers for more information.

Contact your PTA:



2022-2023 PTA Board

• Becky Farrant, President
• Erika Quesada-Dziouksz, VP of Membership
• Dayna Dallas, VP of Hospitality
• Elizabeth Holst, Secretary
• Jessica Rose, Treasurer

Tildenville Elementary School PTA Website: tildenvillepta.com

Email: TildenvillePTA@gmail.com

Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TildenvilleElementarySchoolPTA

and Instagram @tildenvillepta

Scan this QR code to access ALL the links PTA related:

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

September 16 - Mega Blast Fundraiser Kick Off

October 24 - Mega Blast Event

October 27 - Trunk or Treat (5:30pm to 8:00pm)

November 5 – Mother-Son Orlando Magic Game and VIP Experience

Recent Events:

PTA General Membership Meeting — Thank you to all the PTA members that attended our first PTA meeting of the school year. We appreciate your input and look forward to a fun year together, making a difference at Tildenville. Meeting minutes will be emailed to all PTA members for review, along with a link to the PowerPoint slides for your reference.

Spirit Night at Tijuana Flats — Thank you to everyone who came out to support Tildenville and eat some tacos (below)! A special thank you to Tildenville mom and local realtor, Carolina Logan, for donating her time and talents to make our Spirit Night advertising poster.  

#1 Myth about PTA: "If you join PTA you have to volunteer."  

PTA MEMBERSHIPS:

Visit our Tildenville PTA store to get your PTA membership: 

https://tildenville.memberhub.com/store/items/730456

Family memberships are just $10 and cover your entire family, no matter how many students you have.  

SPIRIT WEAR:

Spirit Wear t-shirts can be worn on field trips, during school events and on Fridays each week to show school spirit!  

• Youth-size shirts are $10
• Adult-size shirts are $15
• Dri-fit and cotton material shirts available. 
• Green and black colors available in most shirts.

Please note that all orders placed by Friday each week will be fulfilled by Wednesday of the following week. 

Scan this QR Code to visit our PTA store and purchase your Spirit Wear:

VOLUNTEERS:

If you want to volunteer on campus or in any activities with direct access to students (like field trips, field day, parent workroom, lunch or garden helper, etc...), you MUST be ADDitions approved. Volunteer hours are a huge help to our school. Follow this link and register to get approved: https://ocps.samaritan.com/

PARENT WORKROOM:

• Join our Parent Workroom Class Dojo group for updates: https://classdojo.com/invite/?c=C7RNV8F
• Watch the PTA Facebook and Instagram pages for scheduled Parent Workroom Orientations.
• Can't come into the Parent Workroom but still want to help? We often have projects that can be signed out and completed at home. Reach out to us at TildenvillePTA@gmail.com for these opportunities.

Scan this Code to Join the Parent Workroom Class Dojo Group:

3 EASY WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SCHOOL:

1. Do you own a business? Would your business like to sponsor a school event? We have lots of events coming up next school year! Please email us at TildenvillePTA@gmail.com and let us know!

2.  Amazon Smile: Make sure you designate Tildenville Elementary as the beneficiary on your Amazon Smile account and every time you shop on Amazon, the school will receive a portion of your purchase! It's EASY! Here is the link to set it up:  smile.amazon.com/ch/65-0140352

3.  Box Tops for Education is easier than ever! Just download the Box Tops for Education app to your phone and scan and send your receipts! You can also email digital receipts to: receipts@boxtops4education.com. Be sure to scan or email receipts within 14 days of purchase! Thank you!!

Congratulations to Tildenville Elementary School for working hard and earning Silver for Everglades Champion Schools! 

Science with Mrs. Ventura

Mrs. Ventura's first grade class did a quick activity with buttons, sorting tray, and a buzzer. They were sorting the buttons by properties of matter (color, size, and shape). Matter is everything around us! Once their group was done, they pressed the buzzer to signal Mrs. Ventura. Afterwards, each group analyzed their way of sorting. 

Got your card? September is National Library Card Sign-up Month and Orange County Library System is hosting a School Library Card Drive. They’ve set a community goal of 1,500 new library card registrations! Students can get their own cards by using our school's unique sign-up link to register online. ocls.info/tildenvilleelementarycard

The OCPS Chess Team is kicking off the year with a ChessKid's Back to School Blitz Contest. Students that play 100 Fast Chess games on their OCPS ChessKid account during the month of September have a chance to win prizes from the OCPS Chess Team. The contest began on September 1, 2022 and ends at midnight on September 30, 2022.

Students can access their OCPS ChessKid account via Launch. The app is in the OCPS Apps folder. All OCPS students are welcome to participate!

Parents, you can learn more about the new B.E.S.T standards that students will learn throughout the year and test on at the following website. The standards are in English and have been translated into Spanish.

https://www.fldoe.org/academics/standards/just-read-fl/parent-guides-for-english-language-arts.stml

In May, the Bloom and Grow Garden Society along with multiple businesses including Duke Energy, OCPS, FNGLA, TreeDiaper, and Agriform worked together to donate Pink Trumpet trees to schools in the west learning community. The tree was planted and watered by the Bloom and Grow Garden Society and our former 5th grade students. As you can see pictured, our tree is doing beautifully! You can read more about the tree and the 5th grade class on https://www.plantsmap.com/search/plants?q=tildenville%20elementary.  

Enjoy the rest of your week!

Mrs. Alvarez, Principal

Tildenville Elementary School

Wednesday, September 7, 2022