From the Desk Of Tom Oldroyd, Principal

Magnolia Mustang

Magnolia School

Expectations:

Be Positive

Be Respectful

Be Responsible

Celebrate Success

OCPS Vision: To be the top producer of successful students in the nation.

OCPS Mission: To lead our students to success with the support and involve-

ment of families and the community.

OCTOBER 2018

Hello Parents and Guardians

Plans for the new school are definitely progressing this school year. We had our first community meeting in August (30% Design Completion) and are due to have our second meeting (60% Design Completion) on Monday, October 22 at 7 PM in the Cafeteria at Magnolia School. Parents, Friends, and Community members are all invited. School Board Member Kat Gordon will be on hand to meet and talk

with you. She has been instrumental in leading the way for a brand new Magnolia School which will open in August 2020. Although the size of the new structure is set, the space inside the building can still be altered. Staff have been asked for their ideas which have been incorporated into the design. A phone message will be sent to all families of our students letting them know of the meeting. We hope to see you

there. Data from our Bridges Team for the first quin is very promising. As our students are demonstrating their work skills (on- and off-campus), the staff are busy collecting da-ta each week. For each of the 22 work skills, students are showing improvement. This is a testament to the students and illustrates their desire to do well. I also want to acknowledge the staff who are diligently working every day at demonstrating, mod-eling, and teaching effective work skills. As of the end of the first 9-weeks progress has been outstanding! Magnolia is also part of the Digital Curriculum cohort for this year. The district has provided additional laptops/touch screen tablets to teachers and students. We are busy determining how we can most effectively incorporate new technology into all our classrooms (academic program and Bridges.) Introducing a new program such as this requires staff training and practice so that introduction to students can go as smoothly as possible. More news on this program will be described in the next news-letter in January. Safety and Security is still a priority at Magnolia. If you have been to the campus there is a new security gate inside the main entrance to the school. Staff must use their badge to enter the gate. Other visitors are asked to ring the bell at the gate and then they can enter the building to sign in at the front desk. We hope this added se-curity will help everyone feel safer and secure while at Magnolia School. We are looking for more parents and friends to join our PTA and SAC this year. Sever-al of our long-term parent/members have left due to their children exiting the pro-gram. We need parent involvement! We hope you can attend an upcoming PTA and SAC meeting (held the same day) on November 2nd at 9:30 AM. Come in the front office and you will be escorted to the meeting room. It is very casual and your help

would be appreciated! Hope to see you soon!.

P A G E 2

CONGRATULATIONS

Embassy Suites I Drive AND Embassy Suites I Drive

Convention Center 360

THANK YOU FOR YOUR YEARS OF SUPPORT TO MAGNOLIA SCHOOL

CFHLA ADOPT-A-SCHOOL KICKOFF LUNCHEON

P A G E 3

Why are IEP Annual Goals so important?

Measurable annual goals state what your child needs to learn in order to progress

in the general curriculum and to meet other needs related to their disability.

These goals are based on the present levels statement. An IEP may contain one or

more annual goals. They describe what your child should be able to learn within a

year. Annual goals must be measurable. This means that goals should be written so

that at the end of the year, the IEP team can tell if your child has learned what

was expected. Goals should also be reasonable. The team should not plan too

much or too little for your child.

For older students, the IEP will include goals related to the student’s transition to

life after high school. Additional information about transition planning for stu-

dents 14 years old or older can be found in the book Transition Planning for Stu-

dents with Disabilities: A Guide for Families, which is available online or through

the BRIC.

Information obtained through the Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student

Services (BEESS), Division of Public Schools, Florida Department of Education,

and is available online at http://www.fldoe.org/ese/pub-home.asp. For infor-

mation on available resources, contact the BEESS Resource and Information Cen-

ter (BRIC).

Information provided by Alida Hicks and Alia Lee, Magnolia Staffing Specialists

Magnolia Mustangs has its first Special Olym-

pics event for this year on October 6th at the

Boardwalk.

We are proud to announce that we have thirty-

two bowlers this year. Please come out and

support the Mustangs.

Go Team!!!

Go Mustangs!!!

Coach Kyla

P A G E 4

M A G N O L I A M U S T A N G

NEW MAGNOLIA STAFF

Welcome to the family

CASTELLANOS’S ROOM — Mr. Kevin, Ms. Patti and Ms. Kenissa

Room 311 students have been quite busy doing inventory of pens/pencils etc. in

the print shop which is now up and running. In addition, the grocery area in

Hotel Magnolia is stocked with new grocery items. It is a good way to have stu-

dents practice shopping, item returns, stocking shelves in the proper location on

shelves as if they were working in a supermarket! It is also good daily living

skills practice. Our students also go off campus twice a week to Primrose. They

are learning to participate in a real-world work environment and practicing their

business appropriate social skills.

We also welcome Mr. Kevin as our new Bridges teacher!

MS. JORDAN

MR. STEVEL MR. CASTELLANOS MS. BRAUN

MS. DRISCOLL MR. GOUVIA MS. SOFIA

Disability History and Awareness Week

Magnolia School proudly supports the Disability Awareness Week. We constantly strive to create an

awareness on our school campus with our visitors and parents. We do this because we care about

our students and understand the challenges they face each day.

This year, Magnolia is creating this awareness by participating in TWO WEEKS OF COLOR. Our school

is working as a group by fashioning a large visual display that will decorate our entry hall. Oversized

puzzle pieces, decorated by our students, will be used to represent creativity, diversity, and

individuality and will signify some of the different disabilities in our school.

Complementing our puzzle pieces, we are also displaying ten colored ribbons which represent the

different disabilities such as Downs Syndrome, Muscular disorders, also Brain, Behavior, and

Anxiety disorders, along with Autism.

As always, the level of support and participation from our school community has been greater than

expected and they are excelling in showing their daily dedication and support to all our students.

Information provided by Teleshia Jones and Arleene Garcia, Magnolia CRTs

P A G E 5

SEASONS GREETING CARD

MADE BY OUR OWN STUDENTS!

PLACE YOUR ORDER TODAY

WITH MS. DAY’S CLASS

$1.50 each

5 FOR $5.00

ACTUAL DESIGN DIFFERS THAN THE PICTURE

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CAFETERIA

BEHAVIOR TEAM

CUSTODIAL

NURSES FRONT OFFICE

BURLINGTON by Ms. Wilkins P A G E 7

At Burlington, all the students are doing a great job practicing their independent skills. Each day we pick a leader to lead the stu-dents into the building to start their day as if they were an actual employee. Their goal is to enter into the building go straight to the work-room and interact with Burlington supervisor. Once Bridges staff arrives, the students relay their daily assignment. Upon returning to the class, students are responsible for their time sheets, clocking back in and calculating their daily hours and prepare their sheet for the next day. At the end of the day, each student collects the communication log, reflects to their peers how their day went, what they learned, and what they liked or didn't like.

This year Ms. Long's Bridges class is attending CBVE at 2 different sites: Clean the World and Quest Inc. South. At Clean the World, we work alongside other volunteers to separate soaps, shampoos, conditioners, etc. that have come in from hotels around the country. After they are separat-ed and sanitized, Clean the World packages them and sends them out to ar-eas of the world that need them, including impoverished areas, natural dis-aster areas, etc. At Quest Inc. students help separate washcloths and hang-ers that come to them from Walt Disney World hotels. Students are off campus 4 days/week and seem to enjoy the work they do at these sites.

Here is the Magnolia crew working as a

team to prepare the menus for the din-

ing room. The operations specialist for

Brookdale is so happy with Ms. Tuck

class's hard work they want to throw

the class a pizza party!

BROOKDALE by Ms. Tuck

CLEAN THE WORLD AND QUEST by Ms. Long

Joshua Adkins - Instructional Support Building B Teachers: Teachers have been exploring topics such as the Industrial Revolution, transforming geometric shapes, states of matter, and author’s purpose. Teacher have also been working on incorporating more technology into their classrooms. Here is Mr. Gouvia’s class utilizing the new school laptops. (picture). With our three new teachers this year it has been great to see veteran teachers provide support and encouragement."

MR. GOUVIA’S CLASS

HARD AT WORK

BUSSES, TRAINS, AND LUNCH

Bridges Travel Training

All aboard! Bridges teams four and five had an amazing trip to utilize local transportation. All clas-

ses were able to ride the Sunrail train from Altamonte Springs to Church St. Station downtown.

Once downtown the students used their technology to find the restaurant they had chosen (in Mr.

Creath's case it was Gringos Locos). They ordered independently and had a great lunch. After lunch

we had a little time to explore downtown (including the Central library). When we were ready to

go the students navigated to our Lymmo bus stop which we used to meet our OCPS bus back to

school.

Magnolia Gardens - by David Creath

DRUM BEAT by Ms. Cynthia Hughes Social Worker

It's a new year for Magnolia Outdoors and

that means new students. Currently there is

a core of five students working our

crew. While all students are rising to chal-

lenges on the Magnolia Outdoors crew, two

individuals have really made their mark so

far; Devante Columbus-Graham and Nomar

Rivera. Nomar not only has an exceptional

work ethic but has started to take a leader-

ship position in the class. He can be counted

on to help his team mates throughout the

work day. Devante is a tireless worker. Even

while waiting for the rest of the crew to get

ready, Devante will be independently getting

ice ready, sweeping the floor and getting

things ready for the day. The entire crew has

done exceptionally this quarter and their

hard work will result in collards, okra, pep-

pers, beans and everything else that our pro-

gram will produce this year.

"The Drumbeat Program is a new endeavor on campus this year to help students

reduce feelings of anxiety, and other psychological distresses, improve emotional

regulations, offer students other coping skills techniques and etc. The last three

weeks have been centered on each student decorating their drums which are 5 gal-

lons water containers. The students will learn positive affirmations through drum-

beat rhythms. The Drumbeat Program is not counseling, but another avenue to help

students cope with stresses they encounter throughout the school day."

THE BISTRO BY DORIS HERNANDEZ

Wednesday Thursday Friday

17 Brunch

Waffles and Sausage Patty

Tea or water

18 Lunch

Hamburgers & Fries

Tea or water

19 Lunch

Taco Salad

Tea or water

24 Brunch

Egg Scrambles /English Muffin and Bacon

Tea or water

25 Lunch

Michigan or New York Style Hotdogs

Chips

Tea or water

26 Lunch

Student Holiday

Teacher Professional Day

Teacher Non-Workday

31 Brunch

Bagel/ Fruit /Yogurt

Hardboiled egg Tea or Water

Brunch: $3.50

Lunch: $5:00

Sign up and pre-pay in the front office

Menu is subject to change as needed

COMMUNITY YARDSALE By Ms. Wilkins

I want to say thank you to everyone that partici-

pated in our Garage sale for the community yes-

terday. It was a great success, we raised a good

amount of money for the PTA. Our students

worked very hard handing out flyers in the

neighborhood in two phases, as well as packing

up the items to be transported to the tables.

They also did a great job interacting with our

community participants, following directions

and working as a team.

Special thanks to Student Services as well for

assisting in all areas of our garage sale, Mr. Raul

for helping with transporting of the boxes and

Mr. Fredo for assisting with the tables and the

tent.

THANK YOU TO BROOKDALE FOR THE SCHOOL SUPPLIES !

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Monday, Aug. 6 Pre-Planning Breakfast 8:00 am

Friday, Aug. 10 Staff Breakfast 8:00 am Meet Your Teacher 1:00-3 pm Monday, Aug. 13 First Day of School Wednesday, Sep. 5 Correlate Committees/SAC Friday, Sep. 14 PTA/SAC Meeting 9:30 am Thursday, Sept. 20 STEAM Inclusion Trip Friday, Sept. 21 STEAM Activity Wednesday, Oct. 4 Correlate Committees/SAC Friday, Oct. 5 PTA/SAC Meeting 9:30 am Friday, Oct. 12 STEAM Inclusion Trip Wednesday Oct. 24 Open House 9:00 am Spooky Stroll and Roll-a-Thon 9:45 am

Wednesday Oct. 31 Autumn Dance 9:30 am Friday, Nov. 2 PTA/SAC Meeting 9:30 am Monday, Nov. 5 Picture Day (Cafeteria) Wednesday, Nov. 7 Correlate Committees/SAC Friday, Nov. 9 STEAM Activity Wednesday, Nov. 13 Teach In 9:30 am Thursday, Nov. 15 Children's Grief Awareness Day Monday, Dec. 3 Picture Day-Retakes (Cafeteria) Wednesday, Dec. 5 Correlate Committees/SAC Friday, Dec. 7 PTA/SAC Meeting 9:30 am Civitan Luncheon 11:30 am Santa Claus Visit 12:30 am Wednesday, Dec. 19 Winter Concert 9:30 am

Walgreens/Margarita Society Gift Distribution 10:30 am

Thursday, Dec. 20 STEAM Trip Bridges Exit Program 9:30 am

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Wednesday Oct. 24

Open House 9:00 am

Spooky Stroll and Roll-a-Thon 9:45 am

MAGNOLIA’S PARTNERS IN EDUCATION WELCOME TO OUR NEW PARTNERS!

BRIDGES BOUTIQUE is now open!

We have the following available for sale:

CRAZY TWISTED PEN AND ENGRAVED PENCILS

HERBS AND HERB SEASONING PACKETS

BATH SALTS, SUGAR SCRUBS, AND LOTIONS

WOODEN REFRIDGERATOR MAGNETS

HOLIDAY CARDS

Please support our students’ efforts!

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