Rebecca Keffer & Alexandra Razgha

Assistant Principals

Tina Waldrop

Principal

1605 Osceola Elementary School Road St. Augustine, Florida 32084 Ph. 547-3780, Fax 547-3795

Web Site: http://www-oes.stjohns.k12.fl.us

Wildcat Words

Greetings Wildcat Families!

Can you believe we are already in the third nine weeks? The

year is flying by and I am so glad to see our students, teachers, and family

members working so diligently to ensure academic success is achieved.

Not only are our students experiencing academic success, but also success

on the basketball court. On Thursday night, our parents, teachers, and

students gathered at the Solomon Calhoun Center to watch our girl’s and

boy’s Wildcat basketball teams take on the Cougars of Crookshank. Both

teams fought for a hard win over a tough competitor. It is wonderful to

witness the pride in everyone as our Wildcats show off their athletic skills

on the court! Way to go to both teams. Keep up the hard work! We are all

so very proud of you!

These are not the only points of pride experienced by our

Wildcats this week. Thanks to the leadership and organization of

Stephanie Evans, literacy coach, and Kellie Blanco, media specialist, our

students have enjoyed a stimulating literacy week. “Drop Everything and

Read”, “Book Buddies”, and Storytelling name are just a few of the ways

our children were entrenched in literacy this week.

The excitement of the week doesn’t stop there. Under the

direction of 5th Grade teachers Ms. Glennon and Ms. Blum, Osceola

students were immersed in STEM throughout the day Tuesday

culminating with a STEM fair in the evening. It was very exciting to see

how our students applied their Science, Technology, Engineering, and

Math knowledge as they researched and experimented to discover answers

to questions they were curious about.

On Wednesday evening, Osceola celebrated a truly “magical

evening at the SJCSD Teacher/Rookie of the Year Celebration! Osceola

celebrated, as our very own Kathleen Hunting was one of the four district

finalists for Teacher of the Year. Lindsey Studivant represented us in top

fashion as our Rookie of the Year. We were honored to have these two

wonderful young ladies represent our school. They are both the cream of

the crop.

As we begin another wonderful week at Osceola, I want to

remind you of some events that are on the calendar. Tuesday, February

6th we invite all students to join us at 5:30 pm for our monthly Read n’

Feed event. We hope you will bring your students to this excellent

literacy opportunity allowing your students to dig into some of their

favorite books. Later in the month on February 15th at 5:30 pm will host

an FSA night for all 3rd-5th grade families and students to learn more

about the upcoming FSA and how they can support their child’s success

when taking this important assessment. The next evening, February 16th

at 5:30 pm, we invite our families and students to our Sweetheart Social.

This is a great opportunity to take time out of your busy week to celebrate

the special relationship you have with your little Wildcat.

Finally, the second grade is hosting a second grade play for

families. This play is sure to be a treat for the entire community. We

invite you join us on February 22nd, from 6:00-7:00 pm. I know our

second grade students will be excited to see you there.

As we enjoy the rest of the year together, I want to thank you so

much for all you do for our school and children. We look forward to

continuing to work with you as we all invest in our kids!

Sincerely,

Rebecca Keffer

Assistant Principal

Paw Prints

Volume 28, No. 19 1-30-18

Students of the Week

Congratulations to the following students who were chosen as Student

of the Week for their class during the week January 22nd through

January 26th

. Pre-K

Braylen White, Samora Crooms, Evelyn Hendershot, Kaylen Sims,

Saige Lyons, Zachary Cloer

Kindergarten

Diem Anjani Buchanan, Giana Crase, Leah Register,

Malena Maynard, Rylan Able, Craig Gifford

First Grade Christopher Duncan, Amelia Purdy, Na’Zien Edmond,

Jacob Fontaine, Kai Hawyer, Olivia Rieder

Second Grade Kaden James, Joslynn Schermund, Clayton Conkey,

Alexandre Marques De Almeida, Gabe Marks

Third Grade

Landen Blackburn, Zion Sanon, Gia Peters, Richard Waler,

Dumarian Staley, Alivia Maynard

Fourth Grade

Elijah D’Elena, Marielle Dames, Wyatt Lanzer, Johnathan Delgado

Fifth Grade

Lulani Garcia, Matthew Canard, Kaylee Wurm

Osceola Elementary School

Yoga for Pre-K kids, Wednesday after school, 1:30-2:00. Right here at Osceola! Classes start on Jan. 31st!

Yoga for Children is a guided low-impact movement class with select breathing techniques that emphasize the child’s body awareness, creative expression of emotion, and overall physical health. If you are interested in registering your Pre-K child for this class on Wednesdays from 1:30-2:00 pm, please go to vitalyogatherapeutics@gmail.com or call Liana Valla at 904-874-5152 The Yoga Class for grades K-5 will continue on Wednesdays from 2:00 -3:00 pm. Registration is open for that class as well.

We celebrate the pillar of CARING in February – Wear red on February 6th!

MEDIA NEWS!

Congrats to Sofia Diaz in Mrs. Asselta’s 4th grade class! Sofia is the FIRST and ONLY student in Osceola Elementary School this year to read all 15 Sunshine State Books! YES, SHE HAS COMPLETED ALL 15! She will be representing Osceola at Battle of the Books in May! We encourage all students in grade 3-5 to participate. Any student who reads 10 or more will be invited to participate in the “Battle” in May! A complete list of the books can be found at: https://www.floridamediaed.org/uploads/6/1/4/2/61420659

/3-5_2017-18_ssyra_annotated_list__1_.pdf

Again, congrats to Sofia! AMAZING JOB!

Southeast Branch Library News

Please check out our local Southeast Branch Library

calendar for family events offered in our

neighborhood for family events offered in our

neighborhood this week:

Tues. 1/30/18, Family Fitness Running Club, 4:30 pm

Wed. 1/30/18, Kids Cursive Class, 4:00 pm

Parenting Resources- EPIC Community Services:

Our community is blessed to have EPIC Behavioral Healthcare right

her on 1400 Old Dixie HWY.

This agency has supported our families for decades providing

Substance Abuse Programs, Anger Management, and Mental Health

Services for children and adults. Medicaid is accepted and a sliding

scale is utilized to help pay for costs.

Having trouble with your kids and meeting all the demands of

parenthood? EPIC has a FREE self-paced parenting program

available for our families. Please call them at (904) 829-2273 if you

are interested in finding out about any of these programs.

What’s for Lunch?? Students have a choice of one entrée and two fruit and/or vegetable choices. Choice of milk is served with all complete meals. Wed. 1/31 Cheese or Pepperoni Pizza, Chicken Nuggets, Whole Grain Roll, Baby Carrot Dippers, Spinach and Romaine Salad, Celery Stick and Cucumber Dippers, Sweet Peas, Fresh Sliced Apples, Assorted Fruit, Dipping Sauce Dunk Cup Thurs. 2/1 Cheeseburger, Home-style Chicken Sandwich, Chicken Nuggets, Baby Carrot Dippers, Spinach and Romaine Salad, Sweet Red Pepper and Celery Dippers, Crispy Baked Potato Fries, Assorted Fruit, Dipping Sauce, Garlic Toast, Ketchup, Mustard, Mayo, Lettuce and Tomato Cup Fri. 2/2 Hot Dog, Chicken Nuggets, White Wheat Roll, Max Cheese Sticks, Dipping Sauce, Baby Carrot Dippers, Spinach and Romaine Salad, Celery Stick and Cucumber Dippers, Baked Beans, Choice of 100% Juice, Assorted Fruit, Ketchup, Mustard Mon. 2/5 Home-style Mac and Cheese, BBQ Chicken Max Snax, Chicken Nuggets, Whole Grain Roll, Steamed Broccoli Florets, Green Beans, Baby Carrot Dippers, Assorted Fruit, Dipping Sauce Dunk Cup

What’s Happening? Every Wednesday is Early Release~

Students Dismissed at 1:50 Every Friday is School Spirit Day~

Tues. 2/6 PTO/SAC, Read-n-Feed, 5:30 pm Wear Red for Caring Fri., 2/9 Interims issued Fri., 2/16 PTO Sweetheart Social – 5:30pm Mon. 2/19 President’s Day, Student/Teacher Holiday Mon., 2/26 Yearbook Pre-Sale begins

AVID News You may have heard your student or their teacher use the term WICOR and

wondered what this acronym meant. WICOR stands for writing, inquiry,

collaboration, organization, and reading. Osceola teachers use WICOR

strategies in the classroom to increase the level of student engagement,

content understanding, and college readiness for all students.

WICOR strategies support student learning in any classroom on campus.

You will notice your students using the WICOR strategies for specific

purposes. Students who write consider audience and purpose, engage in

various writing processes to address specific situations, support their

thinking, and demonstrate understanding. Students who inquire analyze

and synthesize materials or ideas, clarify their own thinking, probe others’

thinking, and work through ambiguity. Students who collaborate work

together toward a common goal, develop positive interdependence, work in

focused study groups, and support the learning of others through inquiry.

Students who organize develop and use processes, procedures, and tools to

study effectively, manage their time through prioritizing and goal-setting,

are prepared for courses, participate during instruction, and interact with

instructors, and self-direct, self-evaluate, self-monitor, and self-advocate.

Students who read understand text structures, apply prior knowledge and

make connections to other texts, self, and the world, make predictions and

ask questions, and create visual images as they read.

Guidance Corner

Parenting Resources- EPIC Community Services: Our community is blessed to have EPIC Behavioral Healthcare right her on 1400 Old Dixie HWY. This agency has supported our families for decades providing Substance Abuse Programs, Anger Management, and Mental Health Services for children and adults. Medicaid is accepted and a sliding scale is utilized to help pay for costs. Having trouble with your kids and meeting all the demands of parenthood? EPIC has a FREE self-paced parenting program available for our families. Please call them at (904) 829-2273 if you are interested in finding out about any of these programs. CLOTHING CLOSET open to families on Tuesdays from 1:00-2:40. Gently used clothing and shoes are available free to families. Donations of children’s clothing appreciated. If your child is in need and you are unable to come, please contact Ms. Harrison at 547-3787. GIFTED SCREENING: One of our district missions is to provide the most appropriate education for all of our students, including Gifted learners. Gifted programs are designed to provide challenge and optimal social-emotional interactions and growth. If you feel your child might be intellectually ‘Gifted’, please contact Ms. Harrison, counselor at 547-3787. A permission for screening will be sent home and results will be shared with you. If a Gifted referral is warranted, your child will be tested by our school psychologist to see if criteria is met for the program.

CHILD FIND Is looking for some very special children, birth-5years of age.

Do you have concerns about your child’s ability to speak, understand, move/play, see, hear, get along with other children, pay attention, or dress and feed themselves? If so, CHILD FIND may be able to help you. CHILD FIND provides free information about community programs for children with special needs. They provide professional consultations, screening, and assistance in placing children with special needs in appropriate exceptional student education programs or other early intervention services. Contact FDLRS/NEFEC CHILD FIND, 386-329-3811 or Toll Free 1-800-227-6036, Email ChildFind@nefec.org. Check out the website: www.nefec.org/fdlrs. Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System (FLDRS) and North East Florida Educational Consortium (NEFEC) serve St. Johns and surrounding Counties, plus the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind.

FEBRUARY ESE PARENT ADVISORY

ST. JOHNS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION

WELCOMES LISA D. BAILEY, PH.D.

Topic: ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER

(ADHD) Date/Time: 2/6/18 from 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Location: Fullerwood Training Center – 10 Hildreth, St. Augustine,

FL 32084

Osceola SAC Team, PTO News The Osceola SAC Team (School Advisory Committee) is made up of our

principal, Mrs. Waldrop along with a group of teachers, parents, support staff

and community members. The SAC is responsible for decisions related to the implementation of Osceola’s School Improvement Plan. SAC also

discusses important items related to student achievement. If you are interested in becoming a part of the ongoing improvement at Osceola, please join us at our SAC meeting to be held on Tuesday, February 6th at 5:30 pm. The PTO meeting will be held at the same

time.

Read-n-Feed starts at 5:30.

GO FOR IT! Join Girls on the Run and learn how to unleash your

limitless potential!

Open for girls in 3rd-5th grades

Girls on the Run inspires girls to be joyful, healthy and confident

using fun, experience-based curriculum that creatively

integrates running. Over the course of the program, girls will

develop and improve competence, feel confidence in who they

are, develop strength of character, respond to others and

oneself with care and compassion, create positive connections

with peers and adults, and make a meaningful contribution to

community and society.

Reg istration opened: January 11th at 6am

Registration closes: February 2nd

Lessons will be every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:15-4:30

beginning February 13th and ending April 26th.

School Access Forms

In a continuing effort to provide safety and security to our

students and staff, we ask that you complete a School Access

Form if you plan to visit Osceola during the school year. This

includes participating in activities such as birthday parties for

your child in their classroom, eating lunch with your child in

the cafeteria, attending field trips, book fairs, field days,

conferences, as well as reading to students, tutoring,

mentoring, etc.

You can find the link to the School Access Form on our

website or copy the link below. We also have paper forms in

the front office. http://www.stjohns.k12.fl.us/volunteer/

Remember: processing may take up to several weeks. Do

not wait until the last minute to apply.

If you have questions or need further information, please

call Mrs. Lawshe in the front office at 547-3780. Thank You.

Extended Day Program

Parents, did you know we have After School Child Care right here on the Osceola Campus? We have a great program designed to be fun, educational and age appropriate. Our program is open at 7 am for Early Morning Care, every day school is open, and for After-School care, it closes daily at 6:00 pm. There is a variety of childcare options to choose from. For more information, please contact Betty Masse, Extended Day Coordinator at 547-3789, or Betty.Masse@stjohns.k12.fl.us.