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							Friday, January 14, 2005                                         www.cs.osceola.k12.fl.us


FCAT Explorer: Attention Parents!
FCAT Parent Computer Workshops in Pride 6 from 8:45am-9:45am on January 18, 19, 20, 21.
These sessions are to help parents learn FCAT Explorer which has student reading and math
practice available for home. No Children please. Sign in at the front desk then proceed
upstairs to Pride 6. Just come!

                                 Pre-K Information Line (407-870-4913)
If your child will be 4 years old by September 1, 2005, call the Pre-K information telephone line to get the
latest update about the Osceola County Pre-K Program for the 2005-2006 school year.

Celebration School K-8 Teachers for the 2004-2005 school year:
**Christin Achter, **Brenda Allen, Paul Allen, **Lisa Armington, Sharon Blackington, **Cindy Bohn, Jeri
Broming, **Anna Buckingham, **Nicole Cain, Jim Cochran, **Tammy Copeland, Steve Creagan,
**Adrienne D’Alessandro, Heather Deeter, Marisol Fernandez, Shawna Ferry, */**Dorah Fine, **Michael
Fiorito, Karla Aguirre, Pamela Fowler-Greene, Carol Goetschius, **Carla Gojlewicz, Anthony Gross,
Michelle Guequierre, Gray Guenther, **Jamie Gunnerson, Frank Harmer, **Abigail Hill, Doris Hill, **Lisa
Iriarte, **Peggy Jansing, Deneal Justice, Mike Kaina, **Denise Kanner, Maureen Karkovice, Mary Jo
Kaszubinski, Jason Kiernan, **Melissa Kline, **Deborah Knoblock, Dan Kobza, **Jennifer Kram, Nikki
Lardas, Gloria Lyon, **Christine Marquis, **Jayci McKinney, Tamara Medrano, Jeff Melrose, **Marianna
Menna, **Heidi Merrill-Mcdonough, Jason Moncure, **Pamela Morhovich, Courtney Nameth, Nona Noel,
**Katherine Orr, **Dianna Parsons, Cherrill Louison-Paul, **Kathleen Pennington, **Stephanie Petty-
Davis, **Heidi Phillips, Rose Pollzzie, Joan Quiambao, Diana Ramos, **Carrie Rhoades, **Jason
Robinson, Nancy Rockenbach, Jaime Sagona, Dolores Salvo, **Donald Salvo, **Robert Schmaus,
Jacqueline Schmidt, **Thiloshni Sewnath, Tim Siml, **Candice Slagle-Coffey, Shelby Stormzand,
Krystyna Szymczuk, **Joni Taulbee, **Melinda Taylor, Connie Thorson-Skrmetta, Charlotte Ward, Cheryl
Wells, Pamela Whitmer.

*out of field teacher
**Currently working on their ESOL Endorsement

Winn Dixie
The Coordinator Contest sponsored by Winn Dixie has been extended through February 28th, 2005! Our
school needs 253 additional supporters to register their Rewards Cards.
If you are a Winn Dixie shopper, please stop by their Customer Service Counter to register yourself and
your school.

Safety Reminder,
Please use extra caution when dropping off your children along Celebration Avenue. Drivers have been
seen pulling up to the curb, dropping off their child, and then not looking back to see if the road is clear
before entering traffic. There have been several near traffic accidents as a result. I recommend parents
use the drop off areas located along Campus Street for this reason. Also remember to obey all posted
traffic control devices around the school and community. Some drivers have been seen parking in No
Parking areas as well as continuing to use Mulberry Street as a pick up/drop off area. This area is to
remain open for traffic flow both ways without vehicles obstructing the traffic flow.

                                 Teacher/Student Holiday
 Monday, January 17th, 2005 is a Student/Teacher Holiday. There is no school for students or
                                          teachers.

                                    MS Student Council Bake Sale
Friday, January 14, 2005                                       www.cs.osceola.k12.fl.us


MS Student Council is having a Bake Sale on Jan. 20 and 21 from 8:20-8:40 in the Cafeteria.
The funds collected will benefit the Tsunami Relief Fund. Please come and support our MS
Student Council and help a great cause. Items start at 50¢.

Lifetouch Pictures: Grades K-5, Feb. 22, 2005 and Grades 6-8 on Feb. 23, 2005

                          Commissioner Winn Highlights Student Success in 2004
Tallahassee- Education Commissioner John Winn today announced the creation of the 2004 Year in
Review webpage on the Florida Department of Education’s website, www.fldoe.org. The website
highlights some of the accomplishments of Florida’s students in 2004.
          “Under the leadership of Governor Bush and his A+ Plan, Florida’s focus on reading and
accountability is paying tremendous dividends and our students are making great strides,” Education
Commissioner Winn said. “If we continue to work towards ending social promotion, meeting Florida’s
need for quality teachers and ensuring every child can read, we should have an even better 2005.”
          Highlights from the Year in Review webpage include the Education Trust report, in which
Florida’s students were found to be leading the nation in reading gains, as well as the FCAT results,
which showed more than half of all students in 3rd through 10th grade reading at or above grade level for
the first time in the state’s history.
          “Florida’s students are leading the nation in rising student achievement,” State Board of
Education Chairman Phil Handy said. “With the implementation of a high quality pre-kindergarten
program, we will be offering more students than ever the tools they need to realize their potential.”
          The webpage features facts and reports pertaining to every level of Florida’s seamless K-20
system, including formation about graduation rates at Florida’s High Schools and Colleges.
To visit the website, please go to http://www.fldoe.org/news/04Review/
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Attention 8th Grade Students and Parents
If you are interested in the International Baccalaureate program at Gateway High School for
the coming school year, Ms. Catherine Billington, the IB program guidance counselor will be at
Celebration School Media Center at 9 a.m. January 25th to make a presentation and answer
questions. She will be showing a new film that describes the program at Gateway. For further
questions, please contact Nona Noel, Guidance Counselor at 407-566-2300.

                           Calendar of Events: (subject to change without notice)
January
17– Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday                    24 – MADD Pres. in Grades 7&8 Gym 2:20
Teacher/Student Holiday                               28 – Student Recognition Assembly-Honor Roll
19 – Middle School Report Cards
                                                      18-19 FL Band Masters District Solo Ensemble
February                                              25 – FCAT Assembly with Mr. Rick
03 – PTSA Bd Mtg@Flex Space 9:00 am
08-09 FCAT Writing Grades 4 & 8
9-10 FCAT Writing Make-up Grades 4 & 8
11 – Jump Rope for Heart
11 – Elem. & MS Deficiency/Progress Reports
11 - MS Dance in Café from 7-9 pm
17-18 FL Band Masters Dist. Jazz Festival


18 – Rodeo Day Student Holiday/Teacher
Workday