By Brevard Public Schools // Jan 31, 2015
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surveys will be accessible on request
Brevard Public Schools Parent Survey Available in March
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Parents are invited to attend in a annual BPS primogenitor consult accessible from Mar 9 – 22.
Available in English, Spanish and Haitian-Creole, a primogenitor consult provides schools with information that will assistance brand areas of strengths and areas in need of additional attention.
Ultimately, a consult provides information that will beam both particular propagandize and district efforts to urge a turn of use to students, parents, and a village by School Improvement Plans and a District Strategic Improvement Plan.
The consult will be accessible online and in a paper version. If we do not have entrance to an electronic device, we might take a consult on any BPS campus. Paper surveys will be accessible on ask from a front office.
For some-more information, greatfully hit Dianna Hetzel, primogenitor impasse apparatus teacher, during 321-633-1000 ext. 564 or hetzel.dianna@brevardschools.org.
Elementary to Employment Transition Fair
VIERA, FLA. – BPS invites families of students in well-developed preparation programs in Brevard County to attend an Elementary to Employment Transition Fair on Feb 26, during a Eau Gallie High Media Center from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
The Transition Fair will concentration on mental health and will embody time for families (K-12) to accommodate with and ask questions of a several internal agencies that support students with disabilities as good as a arrangement from mental health practitioners.
For some-more information, greatfully hit Lynda Schuchert during lynda.Schuchert@vr.fldoe.org.
Lockheed Martin Facilitates Engineering Design Challenge during McNair Magnet Middle
ROCKLEDGE, FLA. – On Jan 20, 280 students during McNair participated in an engineering pattern plea facilitated by 35 engineers from Lockheed Martin and a Navy.
This bid was partial of an educational overdo module sponsored by Lockheed Martin to arrangement center propagandize students to STEM careers. The plea asked students to pattern a launch car out of paper and fasten that would support a tiny book. The students had to work collaboratively and good to say a firmness of a pattern as good as keep costs down.
Each organisation had 6 sheets of paper and one scale of tape. Each square of paper represented $10 million in cost and any cm of fasten represented $100,000. The organisation with a best structure and lowest cost was named a leader of a challenge. The eventuality was a outrageous training experience!
After a initial partnership, Lockheed Martin easily donated $500 to STEAM preparation during McNair and a classification skeleton to lapse in Aug to work with a students and teachers again.
For some-more information, greatfully hit Veronica Raley, STEAM coordinator, during 321-633-3630 ext. 1010 or raley.veronica@brevardschools.org.
Cocoa Beach Jr./Sr. Alumna to Produce during Super Bowl XLIX
VIERA, FLA. – 2004 Cocoa Beach Jr./Sr. High alumna, Rachel Wyle, will be operative as a theatre manager during this year’s Super Bowl XLIX., in Phoenix, AZ.
Upon graduating from a University of Florida, Wyle served as a prolongation partner for a Kennedy Center Honors, Miss America, a Oscars, a Boston Pops, and many other vast events.
As a freelancer in film and television, Wyle has a eventuality to transport a world, assembly famous people and operative with artistic people who are ardent about a arts. This is her initial Super Bowl production; BPS wishes her good on a outrageous endeavor.
For some-more information, greatfully hit Kevin Buck, excellent humanities dialect chair, during 321-783-1776 ext. 1007 or email diakakis.julia@brevardschools.org
Croton Elementary Receives HARRIS HERO Donations
MELBOURNE, FLA. – Croton Elementary recently upgraded a record capabilities interjection to donations from Harris’ HERO (Harris Employees Reaching Out) program.
HERO is a non-profit proffer classification comprised of Harris employees and retirees who coordinate a collection and placement of supplies, equipment, and proffer hours to open and private schools in Brevard County. Thanks to Harris’ donations, Croton has given 36 classrooms and dual of 4 mechanism labs with computers, monitors, keyboards and mice; teachers perceived Harris-donated laptops and workstations; and 90 percent of Croton’s computers now have 80GB or 160GB tough drives, with 4GB of RAM. These additions will dramatically urge a propagandize and will certainly impact a students.
For some-more information, greatfully hit Jacquie Scislaw, record associate, during 321-259-3818 ext. 41040 or scislaw.jacquie@brevardschools.org
Golfview Elementary Magnet School Goes 3-D
ROCKLEDGE, FLA. – Thanks to a extend submitted by preparation coach, Stacey O’Connor, students during Golfview Elementary Magnet are truly bringing their ideas to life.
Written with a concentration of augmenting engineering and problem elucidate in a classroom, a extend upheld a squeeze of a Markerbot 3-D printer, that can furnish three-dimensional objects by addition printing. The routine starts by students digitally formulating an image, afterwards any picture is electronically sliced into layers and finally any apart covering is printed regulating cosmetic rather than ink, until a finish intent is formed.
As a Golfview Bobcats are discovering, a advantages of carrying a 3-D printer in a classroom are countless! From generating discernible prototypes for contrast engineering designs to producing topographical maps and 3-D artwork, students during Golfview are on a slicing corner of creativity.
For some-more information, greatfully hit LeeAnne Herold, magnet-coordinating teacher, during 321 633-3570 or herold.leeanne@brevardschools.org
Orlando Science Center Visits Andersen Elementary
ROCKLEDGE, FLA. – The Orlando Science Center (OSC) hosted a Family STEM Science Night where fifth class students and their relatives had a eventuality to knowledge hands-on science, math, and technology.
During a event, families explored how comets are made, experimented with rockets, built rollercoasters and raced wind-mobiles. To tip it off, OSC brought their uncover “Digital Planet,” a 3-D digital creation that replicates breath-taking facilities of a solar system, and vacant students and relatives alike.
For some-more information, greatfully hit Karen Smink, teacher, during 321-633-3610 ext. 5019 or smink.karen@brevardschools.org
Racecar Drivers Show MIHS Support for Literacy Week
MERRITT ISLAND, FLA. – Merritt Island High distinguished Literacy Week in character as students and staff embraced this year’s theme, “Reading Accelerates Success,” on a totally new level.
To support a preparation theme, a opposite racecar was on arrangement any day in a MIHS commons area. Tom Finney and Peter Keane, internal drivers, were constituent in coordinating and organizing a drivers and cars for any day. Throughout a week, guest readers had a eventuality to bound in a driver’s chair to suffer one of their favorite books.
To commemorate a weeks’ events, a organisation of 3D art students consecrated a special design square displaying a replicated racecar comprised of book pages. Additionally, as partial of a state’s Million Minute Marathon, a Mustangs participated in independent, self-selected reading with a idea to surpass final year’s 159,353 minutes.
For some-more information, greatfully hit Margaret Biery, preparation coach, during 321-454-1000 or biery.margaret@brevardschools.org
Roy Allen Elementary Joins “The Great Kindness Challenge”
MELBOURNE, FLA. – Roy Allen students assimilated scarcely 2 million students opposite U.S. by participating in The Great Kindness Challenge on Jan 26.
Students combined a sequence of affability by decorating classroom doors and essay letters to soldiers/sick children in a hospital.
Recognizing her students’ involvement, Principal Lori Migliore stated, “I am so unapproachable of my students and propagandize village for embracing this summary and for a numerous, child generated, pointless acts of affability to assistance make a space a most softened place to learn.
For some-more information, greatfully hit Migliore during 321-242-6450 or migliore.lori@brevardschools.org
Manatee Elementary to Hold Dr. Seuss “Thinga-Ma-Jogger” 5K Race for Literacy
VIERA, FLA. – Manatee Elementary is vehement to announce a initial Dr. Seuss “Thinga-Ma-Jogger” 5K Race for Literacy, to be hold during a propagandize on Mar 7, commencement during 7:30 a.m.
The 5K, that is timed for 3.1 miles in length, will be a jubilee of all things Dr. Seuss, in approval of his birthday and Read Across America Day – a nationally famous jubilee of reading that takes place annually in schools, libraries and communities opposite a nation to respect a iconic author and foster a adore of reading. The eventuality is open to a open and participants are speedy to dress adult as Seuss characters.
Early registration cost is usually $23 for adults and $15 for children (14 years and younger) that reserve entrance to a competition and a t-shirt. Registration is open until Feb 20. The monies lifted from a 5k are to put towards extended technologies to a classrooms. Sponsors for this eventuality embody internal businesses such as Uno’s, Ace Hardware of Pineda, and Lowe’s of Rockledge.
For some-more information, greatfully hit Denise Crouchley, kindergarten teacher, during 321-433-0050 or crouchley.denise@brevardschools.org
Miles for Myles 5K Celebrates Grand Finale
VIERA, FLA. – The Myles Freeberg Foundation, a internal non-profit classification that helps lift income for Brevard County high propagandize internships and scholarships in memory of Myles Freeberg, hold their fifth and final Myles 5k Family Fun Run/Walk on Jan 17.
Myles Freeberg was a academician contestant who upheld divided in 2010 from injuries postulated in an vehicle accident. His relatives founded a Myles Freeberg Foundation and a supports lifted during any Miles for Myles 5K were used to foster and inspire aloft preparation by internships and scholarships to Brevard County high propagandize students.
The Freebergs are an impulse to many people in a Viera village by branch their personal tragedy into a approach of assisting others by a Myles Freeberg Foundation.
“One of a things after Myles’ accident, a village was flattering discerning to hang itself around us and give us all a support. This is one approach we can give it back,” pronounced Mr. Freeberg.
The Myles Freeberg Foundation continues to accept donations for destiny scholarships. For some-more information, revisit www.MylesFreebergFoundation.org or call 321-242-8945.
Rockledge High Art Students Show Off Talents
ROCKLEDGE, FLA. – Recently, mixed Rockledge High students perceived awards for their artistic efforts during internal contests and art shows.
Artists embody Emily Barnes, who won this year’s Cape Canaveral art uncover print contest, and was awarded a $100 money prize. Additionally, during a seventh annual Rockledge Arts and Craft Show 3 students took home awards or honors.
First place went to Hector Roman, second place was awarded to Donovan Pranzonni – both winning ribbons and money prizes. Madelyn Derossett also perceived an honest discuss endowment and badge for her artwork. Congratulations to these immature artists!
For some-more information, greatfully hit Cindy Woznicki, art teacher, during 321- 636-3711 or woznicki.condy@brevardschools.org
Challenger 7 Holds Attendance Awards to Lower Absences
COCOA, FLA. – As partial of a Positive Behavior Support module during Challenger 7, a propagandize hosted an Attendance Awards rite to applaud their softened assemblage rate and diminution tyro tardiness.
Two classrooms perceived superb assemblage awards:
• Grades Pre K – 3 Winner: Mr. Gooden’s class
• Grades 4 – 6 Winner: Mrs. Houghtailing’s class
Both winning classes perceived a prize to arrangement in their classrooms until a subsequent awards rite and dual other classes in any class turn organisation perceived a pizza jubilee for their ideal assemblage efforts. Challenger 7 congratulates all of a winners, and expresses interjection to all their students for assisting a propagandize urge a assemblage and tardiness rates.
For some-more information, greatfully hit Melissa Brown, secretary during 321-636-5801 or brown.melissa@brevardschools.org
Ocean Breeze to Host 50th School Anniversary Celebration
INDIAN HARBOUR BEACH, FLA. – Ocean Breeze Elementary invites a students, staff and alumni members to attend their 50th propagandize anniversary celebration, “A 50 Year Tradition of Excellence,” that will be hold during a propagandize on Feb 27, commencement during 8:45 a.m.
During a eventuality stream students, alumni, internal dignitaries, and propagandize district administrators will be on site to applaud Ocean Breeze’s achievements in their 50 years of use to a students, relatives and a community.
If members of a IHB village have photos and/or memorabilia they are peaceful to let a propagandize steal for this event, greatfully dump those equipment by a office. Please tag a item(s) with a hit name and series so that we might lapse them after a event.
To RSVP for this eventuality or to ask some-more information, greatfully hit Laurie Hering, principal, during 321-779-2040 or hering.laurie@brevardschools.org by Jan 30, 2015. For some-more information, greatfully hit Laurie Hering, principal, during 321-779-2040 or hering.laurie@brevardschools.org
Educational Technology Employee Receives Recognition
VIERA, FLA. – Matt Frey, a district’s preparation training and patron services manager for a Office of Educational Technology, recently won a International Society for Technology in Education’s (ISTE) Make IT Happen award.
The Making IT Happen endowment honors superb educators and leaders who denote unusual commitment, leadership, bravery and diligence in improving digital training opportunities for students. The respect was presented during The Florida Council of Instructional Technology Leaders awards luncheon final month in Orlando.
For some-more information, greatfully hit Gino Butto, partner superintendent of Educational Technology, during 321-633-1000 ext. 700 or butto.gino@brevardschools.org
BPS-TV is Moving Channels: 198 to 496
BREVARD COUNTY, FLA. – Effective Mar 2, 2015, Bright House Networks will be standardizing a channel lineup for Public, Education and Government programming opposite Central Florida. Due to this alignment, BPS-TV’s channel will be relocating from channel 198 to channel 496.
For some-more information about this new alignment, greatfully hit Bright House during 321-259-3762.
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