Carillon Elementary School 3200 Lockwood Blvd. Oviedo, Florida 32765 407-320-4750 Administraon Dr. Daniel H. Windish, Principal Shronda Granger, Assistant Principal Teddy Adames, Assistant Principal From the Surf Shack of Dr. Windish We are already two months into 2020. March is a month which seems to fly by due to our Spring Break. Teachers and students ulize Spring Break (March 13 th - March 20 th ) to re-energize for the final push of the school year. The Florida Standards Assess- ments are coming just weeks aſter the Spring Break, making that break all the more impacul. We fully believe that a high per- forming school is one that does more than just score well on standardized tests. However, unl the Florida Department of Educa- on changes it’s school grading formula, the FSA remains the only factor in our school grade. So, at Carillon we will embrace the challenge of using the FSA tests as a way of showing our students and teachers have worked hard and have grown so much. I believe our students will do an amazing job on the FSA, but as parents/families you can help too. The best way for a students to get ready for a reading test is to make sure the student is reading more and more. Connue to encourage reading arcles and books at home. Sessions on the FSA average 80 minutes with a break about halfway through. Students should be used to that ming and have the stamina for that me period. Our teachers have been encouraging 20-30 minutes of reading a night all year. Now is the me to think about increasing that amount at home. The Math FSA is a comprehensive assessment covering numer- ous domains at each level. Students increase their success rates by knowing the vocabulary associated with math and by having a strong knowledge of basic math facts. Parents/family members can quiz students on math facts and ask them to explain math terms during down mes like car rides and dinner tables. Students with parents who do those things tend to do beer on stand- ardized tests and in class. Reflecng On What’s Coming Up at Carillon! Safety First! At Carillon Elementary, student safety is a high priority. With this being said, we want to remind parents that all visitors and divi- dends are required to check-in at the front office before going to a child’s classroom. This includes visitors traveling to the PLC. Stu- dents are not permied to open doors for parents in any building. Thank you for your support in ensuring our students ’ safety! Please remind your bike riders to wear their helmets. Important FSA Informaon FSA tesng is right around the corner! We will have an infor- maon night for third grade parents on March 3rd at 6:30 pm or any parents that would like to find out more informaon about our State assessments. Informaon on FSA as well as any chang- es will be presented and discuss. Stay Connected to our School Community! Please check out Carillon’s website. It totally rad! hp://www.carillon.scps.k12.fl.us/ THE COMET’S TALE Administrative Newsletter of Carillon Elementary March 2020 What’s Ongoing at Carillon? Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebraon Today Ms. Clay’s & Mrs. Nodine’s students enjoyed celebrating Dr. Seuss birthday and reading his books. Dates to Know! March 2-6— Dr. Seuss Week March 3— FSA Night at 6:30 pm March 3— SAC at 6:15 pm March 6— Relay Game Night March 9— 4th Grade to History Center (certain teachers) March 10-- 4th Grade to History Teacher (certain teachers) March 12-- End of grading period March 13-20– Spring Break Riding the Cosmic Wave into the future