As we step into another exciting month at Camelot Elementary, we’re thrilled to share the latest updates, celebrations, and opportunities that make our school community so special. Whether it’s classroom highlights, upcoming events, or ways to get involved, this weekly newsletter is your go-to source for staying connected and informed. We appreciate you taking the opportunity to read this information each week. This edition has upcoming events for during the school hours and also after school events sponsored by PTA. We hope you have another great week with us here at the castle!

Orange County Public Schools invites all families to be part of the OCPS Parent Academy, a dynamic program designed to support student success through parent engagement. Whether you're navigating early childhood milestones or preparing for college and career readiness, the Parent Academy offers free workshops, expert-led sessions, and valuable resources tailored to every stage of your child’s education.

💡 Learn strategies to support learning at home

🎓 Explore academic pathways and enrichment opportunities

🤝 Connect with educators and fellow parents

📅 Sessions available in-person and online for your convenience

Together, we can build stronger schools and brighter futures. See below for upcoming academies and trainings that will occur in November.

November 7, 2025

Dear Parent/Guardian,

The Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) is a progress monitoring tool that will be administered three times per year to track your student’s progress in learning the Benchmarks of Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) Standards throughout this school year. The purpose of this letter is to inform you that your student will participate in the second administration of the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) Reading and Mathematics (K-5 Only) assessments on the following dates:

FAST ELA Grades 3 and 4: Tuesday, December 2nd

FAST ELA Grade K-1: Wednesday, December 3rd

FAST MATH Grades 3-4: Thursday, December 4th

FAST ELA Grade 2: Friday, December 5th

FAST Math Grade 2: Monday, December 8th

FAST ELA Grade 5: Tuesday, December 9th

FAST Math Grades K and 1: Wednesday, December 10th

FAST Math Grade 5: Thursday, December 11th

Students who have testing accommodations included in their IEPs and 504 plans may be testing on an alternate date, in order to be able to provide these accommodations with additional support staff. Please contact your child’s teacher for the specific testing date of your child if s/he has an IEP or 504 plan. 

Your student’s results from the FAST assessments are for informational purposes only, and your student’s school will provide you with information about how to access the results after testing is completed.

FAST assessments are computer-adaptive tests taken on a computer or tablet. The questions get easier or more difficult depending on how the student responds, and each student will see different questions from a common item bank. Each test attempt will present 30–40 items that will cover the entire test “blueprint,” meaning students will encounter items representative of the standards within the subject or grade level. For more information on the test design, please visit https://www.fldoe.org/accountability/assessments/k-12-student-assessment/best/. If you or your student would like to interact with the online testing platform or review FAST Reading and Mathematics sample items at home, sample test materials are available at https://flfast.org/families.html.

The Florida Department of Education has created the FLMath4All portal, designed to support parents and teachers with targeted resources, lessons, and instructional tools for use in mathematics interventions.

• Tools and guidance to support learning at home for children who have been identified as having a substantial deficiency in mathematics

• Activities that reinforce key skills and build confidence with grade level concepts

To access the parent resources on the FLMath4All website, parents may either visit flmath4all.org and select "Parent Resources" from the navigation bar or scroll down the homepage and select "Access Resources" under the "For Parents" section. 

Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) plans to update adopted materials for the 2026-27 school year in accordance with the Florida Department of Education timeline. This adoption year will include K-12 World Languages, K-12 Visual and Performing Arts, and K-12 Health and Physical Education. AP World Languages will be reviewed, and recommendations will be provided.

OCPS is seeking parent volunteers who are committed to participating as adoption review committee members in the adoption process for instructional materials. In accordance with Florida Statute 1006.283, Textbook review committees must include parents with children in public schools. Parent applicants must be able to commit to ALL of the following tasks in order for OCPS to fulfill Florida Statute requirements.

● Applicants must not be a current OCPS employee, and must have a child currently attending an OCPS school.

● An online live orientation will be provided during a designated day, either Tuesday, January 13, or Wednesday, January 14, 2026.

● Rubrics must be completed in full (up to 30 hours of work) for all publisher entries between Tuesday, January 13, and Friday, February 13, 2026.

● Applicants must attend an in-person meeting at the RBELC on a designated day between Monday, February 23, and Friday, February 27, 2026.

● Applicants must represent the curricular needs of the students and teachers throughout OCPS, not solely the school they are affiliated with.

Interested applicants, please visit IM.OCPS.NET, and click on the link to submit the adoption review committee application. The application deadline is December 1, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Randomly selected applicants will be notified by Friday, December 12, 2025. Participation in the 2025-2026 instructional materials review committee is voluntary and may be used as volunteer hours

Let’s continue to stand together and support our community. Click on the links below for additional information, and locations near you.

·         https://foodfinders.org/pantry-locator/ 

·         https://www.211oc.org/food.html 

·         http://www.communityconnect.ocps.net 

Congrats to the winners of the Red Ribbon Door decorating contest!

Thank you to Chick-fil-A for providing students with free coupons for achieving honor roll.

Thank you to Raising Cane's for providing students with free coupons for achieving honor roll.