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*** Rigor in the Classroom - Mathematics ***
Ms. Alonso’s students are using hands-on manipulatives to solve word problems.
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Lawton Chiles Elementary School 2024-2025 Theme:
Level Up 2.0 - It Only Gets Better!
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I am Glenda L. Martinez, your Parent Engagement Liaison for Lawton Chiles Elementary. My role is to bridge the gap between school and families. I support families, school staff and build community partnerships. I am passionate about life, family and helping others. My goal this year is to promote literacy and assist our LCE families by creating a cohesive, collaborative and coordinated system of support while building capacity in families so that all students can experience success.
Contact
Tel: (407) 737-1470 x. 3572311
Email: glenda.martinez@ocps.net
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TODAY!
Valentine's Day Dance
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Schools closed Monday, Feb. 17 for Presidents Day. | |
After-School Tutoring on Tuesdays and Thursdays (Gr. 3-5): | |
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Family Night at the Scholastic Book Fair
Thank you to those who joined us for Family Night at the Scholastic Book Fair! Hope your students came home with interesting books!
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Family Literacy Night at LCE (Feb. 19): | |
Join us for Family Night and New Worlds Reading on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. | |
All Pro Dad Meeting (Feb. 20): | |
Join us for our next All Pro Dad chapter meeting on Feb. 20, 2025 at 7:30am in the Media Center. Parents and family, come join us for a fun event with your students! Participate in activities and have a chance to win prizes. Your support makes a difference! We look forward to seeing you. | |
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To our 5th grade parents/guardians:
Legacy Middle School is hosting a family night on Thursday, February 20th from 5 - 6:30pm.
Read Legacy Middle's latest Community Brief - Jets in Action! (Monday, Feb. 10)
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Join us for our next SAC (Student Advisory Council) Meeting on Monday, Feb. 24th at 3:45pm in the Media Center. All are welcome! | |
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Do you have questions about the Florida State Test?
Want to know how to find your student's results and track progress?
Join us for answers on Monday, Feb. 24th after the SAC/MPLC Meeting.
We appreciate your support!
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Superintendent Vazquez on New Year's resolutions and OCPS resources now that January has passed: | |
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Feb. 3, 2025
Are you keeping up with your New Year's resolutions? On this week's Mondays with Maria presented by Addition Financial, Dr. Vazquez and Nancy Alvarez reveal the one resolution you absolutely should keep (and why!). Plus, find out the resources OCPS offers to help you on your journey.
** Listen to more on this topic on the Mondays with Maria Podcast, wherever you get your podcasts.
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Volunteering at LCE
We would love to have nothing but 100% parent involvement at LCE! If you have not done so, please go to OCPS site and sign up to become an ADDitions School Volunteer. Once you do that, you will need to watch a safety video on your dashboard before we can place you to our school. Below is the link:
www.ocps.net/departments/community_resources_/a_d_ditions_school_volunteers
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TalkingPoints
The TalkingPoints app is a free, two-way communication tool that allows teachers and families to communicate in multiple languages.
- Teachers can send messages to parents in their preferred language.
- TalkingPoints automatically translates messages into English for teachers.
- Families can send and receive messages in their preferred language.
Any questions, please contact Ms. Glenda Martinez at (407) 737-1470 x. 3572311.
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Accessing Test Scores Online: | |
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Teachers of the Month
We want to continue to highlight our amazing staff at Lawton Chiles Elementary School with our Teachers of the Month. These teachers are recognized by their peers for all they do to help achieve our school mission and support student learning!
Ms. Flicker - 5th Grade
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Principal Willis, Ms. Flicker, Assistant Principal Astone | |
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Ms. Flicker goes above and beyond as a colleague; some of her teammates would even say she is an overachiever in the best way possible. She gets to work early, stays late and works so hard on creating engaging lessons. Ms. Flicker is a great team player, she is always ready to help! She is often the first person to offer to help anyone, at any time. As a colleague her knowledge of state standards for math and science are next to none. Ms. Flicker always has something positive to share about her students and you can tell that she adores them. She is genuine and a go-getter.
Ms. Flicker also goes above and beyond for her students; she really loves her students and it shows! She works so hard to make sure they can be their best selves. Many students look forward to greeting and visiting her classroom to talk with her every week. Ms. Flicker is student minded and is always looking for ways to connect with her students. She makes learning fun by creating engaging activities for students to help them learn to love science and math.
Ms. Tomashevska - Music
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Mrs. Tomashefska with Assistant Principal Astone | |
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Mrs. Tomashefska is a skilled musical artist and music teacher. Her passion for her job is evident every day. She is creative and brings endless energy to our school. She is a light that shines bright wherever she goes. You can hear her singing in the hallway in the mornings and her joy emanates from this school. Not only is Ms. Tomashefska joyful; she also has a positive attitude and is so caring and kind. She tells the best stories and always keeps you on your toes with her contagious laughter.
As the instructor of some of the awesome clubs offered by our school, she is extending learning for the children and teaching them that school is meant to be enjoyed. Mrs. Tomashefska helps develop life long skills. Our students are so lucky to learn from her.
National School Counselors Week - Ms. Jensen
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Ms. Jensen with Principal Willis | |
The week of February 3, 2025 is recognized as National School Counselors week (always the first week of February). We celebrated our wonderful school counselor, Ms. Jensen, with a bouquet of flowers and a gift card to her favorite store. We are so glad to have her at Lawton Chiles supporting our students and families! | |
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Familiar Faces in New Places
Mrs. McCall
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We are excited to introduce a familiar face in a new role Mrs. Amy McCall! Many of you already know Mrs. McCall from her time as our dedicated media clerk, and we are thrilled that she will now be serving as our front office school clerk. In this role, she will be the welcoming face of our front office, assisting families and supporting our school community with warmth and professionalism.
Ms. Sabrina Depaz
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We are also pleased to share that Ms. Sabrina Depaz has transitioned into a new role as our school registrar. As our former school clerk, Mrs. Depaz is already a valued member of our team, and in this position, she will play a key role in helping families with enrollment and guiding them through the educational process. We are so grateful for her expertise and dedication to our students and families! | |
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Learning at Lawton
We are celebrating Black History Month on campus. Every Friday for the month of February the staff will be wearing our Black History Month shirts.
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Deion Jones proudly showing off his new shirt. | |
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Celebrating Black History Month at LCE:
Our staffing specialist, Alysha Jenkins, and our Speech Language Pathologist, Angela Griffin, have created a bulletin board in the front office. We are so grateful for the achievements Black Americans have made and are currently making for our country. From education and music to military and sports, their contributions are integral to American History.
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Lawton Chiles Community footnote: Black History Month -- Did You Know???
1) Today there are about a quarter million active duty Black or African American military personnel in the U.S. armed forces (17.6% of total):
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2) Growth in Black or African American adults with at least a 4-year college degree since 1940 (just prior to World War 2): | |
Our 5th grade students are engaged in a science lab learning about about the digestive system! | |
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Nearby images: First grade students in Mrs. Jones’ class are engaged in hands on learning about text features! | |
Ms. Alonso’s students are using hands-on manipulatives to solve word problems. | |
Ms. VanFossen’s math class is completing a cumulative review on fractions using a Jeopardy game! | |
Our 5th grade Mathletes are working hard learning a new math game! They were engaged in learning and had a great time! | |
Ms. Bober’s students are playing a game that allows them to practice their phonics and comprehension skills. | |
Our kindergarten students celebrated the 100th day of school by dressing as if they were 100 years old! Ms. Smith's, Ms. Silva’s class and Ms. Perez’s classes pictured. | |
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Tennis, anyone?
Third grade having their first lesson on Tennis in PE with Coach Flores and Coach Meier. This is the first year that our students are having the opportunity to learn Tennis!
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Students in Ms. B’s VPK classroom practicing their foundational skills in small group! | |
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Thank you very much for reading.
Ms. Willis, Principal
Lawton Chiles Elementary School
February 12, 2025
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11001 Bloomfield Drive
Orlando, FL 32825
Phone 407-737-1470
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