Ms. Martino's English I Honors Summer Reading Assignment is available for download by clicking here.

Osceola Middle School serves the diverse needs of our students by creating a partnership between parents, students and the school to promote highest student achievement using fundamental principles including but not limited to, working in a safe, structured learning environment where student responsibility, homework, well-defined discipline, and appropriate dress code prepare each student for college, career and life.

Dress Shirts (Short and long sleeve) and Polos:
Shirts must be solid in any color. They must fit neatly. Polos are defined as collared shirts. A small logo (no bigger than 2 inches) is acceptable.

T-shirts:
School-approved Osceola Middle School T-shirts and solid colored T-shirts may be worn. T-shirts must be crew neck and cover all cleavage. They must be worn as intended and not tied up, torn or altered in any way. Solid in color means no graphics, pictures, numerals, slogans, etc. No see through material or excessively tight shirts will be allowed. No midriff or rear skin should be showing when the student is standing or sitting.

Pants/Shorts/Skirts/Capris:
They must be khaki, navy blue, or black, neat in appearance (un-torn), worn at waist (as per state statute) with a belt, and must be knee-length (Bermuda shorts/walking shorts). Athletic, nylon or knit type shorts/pants are not permitted, with the exception of gym class. No jean shorts.

Blue Jeans (pants only):
Blue jeans are allowed as long as they are neat in appearance and they are plain solid blue, full-length, free of any wording, embroidery, design, as well as un-torn/un-ripped/no holes/frays. Jeans must be worn at the waist.

NO SPANDEX, NO JEGGINGS, NO LEGGINGS, NO SWEAT PANTS, NO PAJAMAS, NO SLIPPERS/HOUSE SHOES, NO BANDANAS, NO HATS, NO CHAINS, NO SWEATBANDS, NO YOGA PANTS

Footwear:
Shoes must have a heel strap or closed back. No flip flops, sliders, or sandals with no backs.

Outerwear:
Plain sweatshirts, sweaters, and jackets that are solid in color will be allowed. Hoods are not allowed to be worn on the head once a student is on campus.

Belts:
Belts are required when wearing shorts, pants and jeans.

Exceptions:
Students may wear uniform shirts on game days. Students involved in cheerleading and athletics may wear their group uniforms on approved designated game days. Attire must be in accordance with Osceola Middle School dress code policy. Cheerleaders will not wear their cheer skirts during the school day.

Physical Education:
As per requirements set by the Osceola Middle School PE Department.

Peer connect for incoming sixth-grade students for the 2013-2014 school year will be Thursday, August 1, 2013!

Please click here for more information!

Hi Osceola families,

We have many things coming up as we head into the final days of school, I wanted to give you a heads up.

Tuesday, May 14th, there will be a SAC meeting at 5:00 in the media center. Members of SAC are encouraged to attend our last meeting of the year. We will be voting on the board for next year and looking ahead to next year’s plans.

PTSA is having their final meeting at 5:45 in the media center. The PTSA will be nominating and selecting the new Board for the 2013-14 school year. I want to thank all of the families that helped support our school throught both PTSA and SAC this year. You made a tremendous difference in the lives of our students. Many businesses supported us with Spirit Nights and donations for celebrations we held throughout the year. Others gave of their time at Kids Night Out, Family Fun Night and mentoring throughout the year. When the school and the families work together, it is beneficial for all concerned.

After PTSA and SAC, our drama students will be presenting their play titled, “It’s Not You. It’s Me.” at 7:00 PM. The cast and crew have been working on this production for over two months; it is going to be a performance that you won’t want to miss. Tickets can be purchased Monday. The cost is $2. for students and $3. for adults. If you wait until the day of the performance, the cost is $3. for students and $5. for adults. The cast will also give an encore performance Wed. at 3:30. Hope to see you there!

Thursday, May 16th is our Guitar Concert in the Multipurpose Room. This begins at 6:30.

Moving into next week, our Band students will be performing their Spring concert at Seminole High School at 7:00 pm.

Our Algebra students will be taking their end of course exam this week. We know they are prepared and have been practicing on line; I expect that they will do very well.

Have a wonderful day tomorrow and for the mom’s out there, I wish you a very Happy Mother’s Day.

Thanks,

Sue Arsenault

Hello Osceola families,

I have a few items that I'd like to share with you.

The first message is from our district explaining the extended learning opportunity your child has this summer The district’s communications team has produced a short video about the Summer Bridge program that features the Superintendent explaining why this extended learning opportunity is good for students and families. https://vimeo.com/64830147. Please call your child’s counselor if you decided to participate. We have already registered 70 students.

Parents, if your student is in Algebra 1 or Algebra Honors this year, (s)he will be responsible for taking and passing the end of the course exam in order to receive course credit. Please ask your child to go on: http://flvs.net/myflvs/study-tools/eoc/pages/default.aspx and look over the test materials. Students that took advantage of this opportunity scored higher on the EOC than their peers! Your math teachers have been talking about this in class, but very few of the students took this opportunity. We are raising self-directed learners. The site is a terrific resource.

This Wednesday we will be having our Spring Dance. Tickets are $2.00. The dance is from 3:15-4:30 in our Multipurpose Room. Deputy is our DJ. Tickets will be sold Tuesday at the lunches.

We are having one final food drive for our Food Pantry. Students, please bring items such as boxed or canned goods so we can help our families in need throughout the summer. Please bring your bag of canned items to the front office with your name on the bag. We will be drawing names for prizes at the end of next week.

There is no school for students Monday. Our teachers are attending trainings throughout the county.

As always, thanks for your continued support. Don’t forget to look into the two websites that I mentioned! Have a great Sunday!

Sue Arsenault

The district’s communications team has produced a short video about the Summer Bridge program that features the Superintendent explaining why this extended learning opportunity is good for students and families. Check it out: https://vimeo.com/64830147

When: June 10-14, 2013

Where: Gus Stavros Institute

Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

This summer camp is for students 11-13 who have completed fifth grade. Limited space is available so don't miss out! Registration begins April 1st and is due by June 1st.

Click here or call (727) 588-3746 for more information.

Hello Osceola families,

It’s Sue Arsenault. All grades began the FCAT testing last week. This week our 6th graders will be pulled from class to take their reading sessions on the computer and any student in grades 7 and 8 who missed a test session will have the opportunity to make it up this week. The schedule is tight and the timeline to send back all the materials is very short, so we ask again, that parents, please make certain your student comes to school this week.

The principals were given the chance to open up summer school to any student needing remediation in math, science and reading irregardless of the students’ FCAT score. If you would like your child to take advantage of this opportunity, please click the link: https://www.pcsb.org Scroll to the bottom of the screen and click on Summer Bridges. You will need to sign in with your Portal Password.

The final date to register is May 1st. Students who are not passing this school year, will be asked to attend as well.

Tuesday is the last day of our 5th marking period. Parents, by Monday of next week, you will be able to see your child’s grades. Many of our students put forth a great effort and have managed to study hard and raise some grades. Congratulations!

Our chorus travels to Universal Studios this Saturday, April 27th to perform on City Walk! We know they will look and sound terrific.

Have a great Sunday!

Hello Osceola families,

It’s Sue Arsenault. FCAT testing begins this coming week. Please make certain that your child eats a great breakfast and gets plenty of rest throughout their testing window.

Our cafeteria will open at 9:00 am for any student that would like breakfast as well. On Monday, all students in grades 6-8 will be taking the math portion of this state assessment. Your students are aware of where to report for their testing; we will begin promptly at 9:40.

8th graders test throughout the week (Monday through Thursday) while our 7th graders are pulled out of class to test reading on the computers during designated portions of the week. The following week, 6th graders will be pulled out of class to take their reading assessments on the computer.

The logistics for administering and scheduling these tests, were very involved. Many of our staff worked hours to assure that all our students have the most optimal test situations.

We will be turning off the bells during the school day as to not distract the groups of students testing at various times. We ask that you check with your child to see if (s)he knows when and where (s)he will be testing throughout the next two weeks.

The students are ready! They have had excellent instruction and many students took the opportunity to have tutoring before and after school and attended Saturday school throughout the year. This is their chance to shine! We have explained to the students that FCAT is not about passing and failing rather, it is about assessing what they have learned throughout the year. Any improvement is noted and celebrated.

Monday night we will be honoring our PRIDE AWARD receipients at Ruth Eckerd Hall at 7:00 pm. Congratulations to those students.

Enjoy your weekend.

Hello Osceola families, It’s Sue Arsenault.

This coming week we are finalizing the schedule for the FCAT administration that begin Monday, April 15th. It would be a tremendous help to us, if you would not schedule any appointments for your student during the two week window of testing. The testing is computer based for our 6th and 7th graders so we have specific times allotted for specific grades and subject tests throughout those two weeks. It is imperative that we test all students. This data is important for your student as (s)he moves forward in their academics for next year and it is equally important to the school staff, that the students have every opportunity to test with their peers during the proctored sessions. Their success determines how we as a school had done to meet the individual academic needs of each of our students.

SAC will meet this Tuesday, April 9th, at 5:30 in the media center.

Thursday, April 11th, Joto’s Pizza, one of our business partners, is hosting AVID spirit day! If you dine in, take out or call for delivery on April 11th (between the hours of 11:00 AM and 10 PM, 15% of your total order (before tax) will go directly to Osceola Middle School’s Avid Program. The participating location is the Joto’s Pizza at 9119 Belcher Road. Pick up a Joto’s Pizza slip from your grade level office or at the picnic tables after school on Wed. of this week! If your child doesn’t have a slip, no problem. We will have some at the restaurant. Please come out to support our AVID students!

Looking ahead to next week, in addition to beginning FCAT testing, our PRIDE Award students will be honored at Ruth Eckerd Hall on Monday evening. That is always a beautiful event.

Thanks again for your continued support. Have a great day!