Bear Cub Digest #24

Posted Date: 02/16/26 (07:14 AM)

Bear Cub Digest

Parent & Community Newsletter

February 16, 2026

We Can Do It!

We are now entering the 6th week of the second semester! We have only 47 instructional days until the FAST PM3 testing window opens on May 1st. Our teachers and teams are being intentional about identifying, responding to, and closing the gaps in student learning. We are committed to the success of our Bear Cubs. Please continue to ensure your child's daily attendance and support them at home with the many resources available. With your help, we will meet our goals! Have an amazing week!

February Events At-A-Glance

Feb. 15 - SRO Day

Feb. 16 - Rodeo Queens Visit Kinder/1st

Feb. 17 - Random Acts of Kindness Day

Feb. 17 - SAC/PTO Meeting in Media Center @ 7:00am

Feb. 17 - Kindergarten Field Trip-Wild Florida

Feb. 19 - 2nd Grade Field Trip- Seaworld

Feb. 20 - No School- Rodeo Day

Feb. 26 - 3rd Grade Field Trip- Orlando Science Center

Student vs. Principals and Staff Ball Game

We had an amazing time honoring our students who completed their Winter Challenges and who turned in their protocol sheets! Students (and staff) enjoyed Kona Ice and a fun student vs staff dodge ball game. See the fun pictures below! Stay tuned for our next set of reward items to help motivate our students to do their best and Level Up on the PM3 test!

Student vs staff dodgeball and Kona Ice pics

Parent Resource Pages on District Website

It is here!! The School District of Osceola County released the updated Parent Resource area on the district website. See the pictures below for the steps to finding excellent resources to support your child's learning.

The picture of the district webpage to popular links.

A picture of how to select Parent & Student information on the district website.

Picture of the next page of the website.

Screenshot of resources to select on the district parent resource pages.

Screenshot of curriculum resources pages.

Screenshot of the other resources available.

Evening of the Arts

We take this time to thank our PTO for planning and organizing our 2nd Annual Evening of the Arts Program. What an amazing collaboration with our PTO and NCES staff and students to showcase our student art, performances, and incorporation of our 7 Habits. Thank you to all families who purchased your art, participated in the silent auction, and who took part in the various 7 Habits activities and performances. Thank you also to Ms. Paula Bronson (School Board member- District 5) for attending this great event. What an amazing night!

TRACK Reminder/Updated Flyer

Track team tryouts will begin on Monday, February 23 for students in grades 3-5. Tryouts will continue Tuesday, February 24 and Thursday, February 25th. To participate in tryouts and subsequent practices, students must be registered on aktivate.com.

ALL paperwork will be filled out through this site. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Coach Waters or Coach Brown. Their email addresses are:

Candice.waters@osceolaschools.net

Amanda.brown@osceolaschools.net

Yearbook Purchase

We are giving you plenty of time to submit your yearbook shoutouts and make yearbook purchases. Please make sure you use the information below to purchase your shout-out pages and yearbook.

Academic Corner: More Examples of Focus

As mentioned before, we have only 47 instructional days until the FAST PM3 testing window opens on May 1st. We must maintain razor sharp focus: