Dear Mariner Families,

This week, we celebrated our custodial heroes on National Custodian Day! Mr. Chris, Mr. Elias, Mr. Manny, and Mrs. Noreley keep our school clean, healthy, and friendly all year. We couldn't do without them!

The School Board of Orange County Public Schools approved the 2025-2026 Code of Student Conduct. Please review the Code of Student Conduct as a family.

Have a great weekend!

Yours in Education,

Jessica Swain

Principal

Fall Picture Day

Last Day of the First Quarter

No School - Student Holiday / Teacher Workday

First Day of the Second Quarter

Our Avalon K-Kids have declared a school-wide Penny War! First grade is in the lead for the first week of the campaign! All proceeds will go towards purchasing Thanksgiving food and holiday gifts for our AES students in need.

The School Advisory Council (SAC) is a group of parents, educators, and community members that meet monthly during the school year to discuss school curriculum, policies, and practices. Our focus is always on student enrichment & achievement. We’d love to have you join our meetings!

Stay tuned to our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AvalonMarinersSAC for SAC updates and information!

It would be very difficult for Avalon Elementary to operate without its devoted and dedicated volunteers (ADDitions) who work so diligently assisting in the Helping Hands Room, classroom events, attending field trips, and helping teachers from home. The ADDitions volunteer application must be completed and approved every year in order for volunteers to assist us. The form is available online HERE and must be renewed annually.

Let's Go Magic! Let's Go! Join us for the PTO's Orlando Magic Spirit Night!

We are about $10,000 away from our carnival sponsorship goal. We are looking for support with contacting businesses. Everything is already created for you, and tracking systems are already in place. You can call or email businesses on your own time. If this is something you're able to assist with, please email us at marinerspto@gmail.com, and we will get you set up!

The yearbook volunteer parent committee relies on all of our families to upload pictures of school events for consideration. Please check out the flyers below to support the yearbook committee. Yearbook sales are now open. If you have any questions about yearbooks, please email avalonelementaryyearbook@gmail.com

Kindergarten: https://plicbooks.com/go/KTDTYP

First grade: https://plicbooks.com/go/RYKFYH

Second grade: https://plicbooks.com/go/WEVYEG

Third grade: https://plicbooks.com/go/ZPZV2W

Fourth grade: https://plicbooks.com/go/1ULDU4

Fifth grade: https://plicbooks.com/go/HHPKQK

ASD K-2: https://plicbooks.com/go/8ZWNZL

ASD 3-5: https://plicbooks.com/go/PA2WU6

Thank you, Ms. Mehrman, for passing the Energy Bus to me. This week, I'm passing the bus along to Ms. Waltz. Ms. Waltz is always #3, fueling our ride with positivity because she always has a smile on her face, and #1 being the driver of her bus because she is determined as a first-year teacher. My team and I love what a wonderful addition Ms. Waltz has been to the 2nd grade team.

The Avalon Elementary School Family Handbook includes information about our policies and procedures. For information about safety and severe weather procedures, please make sure you review it.

The OCPS website provides detailed information about our district’s Standard Response Protocol. The safety of your children and our school’s staff is always our priority. We want to take this opportunity to share the difference between a SECURE and a LOCKDOWN. A SECURE means no students or staff outside the building, no one can come in the building, and students and staff may not leave the building. The difference between SECURE and LOCKDOWN is that in a SECURE we continue business as usual inside the school, so teachers continue to teach and lunch service goes on as usual. Students will have indoor recess on SECURE. The administrative team also walks the hallways to check on teachers and students during the SECURE. During a LOCKDOWN, lights are off and students and all staff are out of sight, hiding in the safest area of the location they are in. In a LOCKDOWN, no one can move from their location until they are cleared by law enforcement. We take student safety very seriously, and we want to ensure everyone understands the district's Standard Response Protocol.

The School Board of Orange County, Florida, does not discriminate in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its programs and activities, on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, marital status, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by law. The School Board also provides equal access to Scouting America and other designated youth groups. This holds true for all students who are interested in participating in educational programs and/or extracurricular school activities. The following individuals at the Ronald Blocker Educational Leadership Center, 445 W. Amelia Street, Orlando, Florida 32801, attend to compliance matters: Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Officer & Title IX Coordinator: Keshara Cowans; ADA Coordinator: Jay Cardinali; Section 504 Coordinator: Tajuana Lee-Wenze. (407.317.3200)