newsletter
Administration Update
We had an awesome turn out for our Open House in September as well as a very successful Cookie Dough Sale!
The dates and times for Teacher-Parent conferences have been set. You will receive your child’s user name and password for some educational websites at this conference.
Accelerated Reader goals have been set for each student. The reward for the first nine weeks will be Kona Ice. The student’s goal must be met by October 15th. Please support your child in achieving his/her AR goal! Read! Read! Read! Each and every night!
Reminder: We will offer Volunteer Orientation on October 1st during the times of 9:15-9:45 in the Media Center. Oval Art Volunteer Training will be on October 1st during the times of 9:45-10:30 in the Media Center. Please assist us in providing art to our students!
Limo ride!!
If your child sold 12 items OR siblings sold 17 total items, you should have received a permission slip for the limo ride. If you have not, please notify the office at 844-4381 by Wednesday, September 30th, at noon. The limo ride will be Friday, October 2nd!
Kindergarten field trips
Kindergarten will be going on a field trip to the Mary Esther Methodist Church Pumpkin Patch.
October 20- Mrs. Pacheco and Ms. Brown’s Classes
October 22- Mrs. Walker, Mrs. Parker, and Ms. Mejia’sClasses
new Deputy in town
Florosa Elementary is excited to welcome our new SRO, Deputy Will Foster. Deputy Will has been a Deputy in the Sheriff’s department for the past ten years. Before that he was a military medic for twenty years. He is enjoying getting to know the students and they are enjoying getting to know him.
Welcome, Deputy Will!!
Box tops for education
Parents and Students, please remember to bring in your box tops! Each coupon is worth $0.10 each! This adds up quickly when all students bring their box tops to their teacher. We have been very successful in the past years with this project. The money raised is spent on school wide projects.
Cici’s pizza night for florosa elementary
The fifth grade fundraiser for the school is CiCi’s Pizza Night. This begins on October 13th and will continue each second Tuesday of the month. Florosa Elementary will receive 10% of the sales purchased by Florosa Elementary families during the hours of 5:00-8:00 p.m. Teachers will be present at CiCi’s for you to give your receipt to them. CiCi’s Pizza is located in Sun Plaza near Publix.
Café Corner
Café Prices Breakfast: Student $1.80 Adult $2.25
Lunch: Student $2.55 Adult $3.75
Reduced Breakfast $.030 Reduced Lunch $0.40
Milk $0.65
Parents: Please complete the Free & Reduced Lunch Forms if applicable. You can apply on the OCSD site by clicking on the “Apply for Lunch” app. Once the form is complete, it will be automatically applied to your child’s account. If you prefer pen & paper, you may get a form from the front office. This will take 5-7 days to clear and be applied to your child’s account.
Esol
In compliance with Section 101.42 Florida Statutes, the following teachers are out of field because they do not have an ESOL endorsement with an ESOL student enrolled in their classroom. They are however, in compliance since they are attending courses to get their endorsement. The teachers include Ms. Antonia Baldwin, Ms. Lora Howell, and Ms. Veronica Winters.
Dates to remember
September 30th: Dads bring your kids to school day! 8:30-9:00AM
October 1st: Volunteer Training 9:15 in Media Center; Oval Art training 9:45 in Media Center
October 2nd: Limo Ride to McDonalds
October 8th: Fire Truck on campus for Fire Safety Week.
October 13th: PIC Meeting at 3:30 p.m.
October 15th: End of first nine weeks.
October 16th: Teacher Workday! Student holiday!
October 20th: SAC Meeting at 8:00 a.m.
October 26-30: Red Ribbon Week
We would like to give a special
Thank You
to our business partners for the donation they made to Florosa Elementary School:
Suncoast Converters, Inc.
County Line Pizza & subs