September 2020

September 28, 2020

Good Morning OES Cubs Families,

The following dates are a heads up for events that will be coming:

October 1st – 14th – Online Book Fair – Please see attached flyer.

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October 5th – Family Skate Night – Please see attached flyer. Orem Elementary 2020.pdf

October 7-8(4:00pm – 7:30pm) – Parent Teacher Conferences

Because of COVID we are taking as many precautions as possible.  Teachers will be sending out sign-up information on Wednesday of this week.  We have two options for our conferences:

1 – In Person – parents can choose an in person conference with their student’s teacher.  If you choose this option, we ask that only one parent or guardian be present.  We also ask that you leave your children at home.

2 – Virtually – If you choose to meet with your child’s teacher virtually via google meet.  Please contact your child’s teacher to set up an appointment, they will then send you a link to the meeting on your scheduled date and time. 

October 13th – Deadline for Reflections -The deadline to submit your project is October 13th, 2020.  Please see the attached flyers for more information.

2020 Reflections Poster (1)_0 (2).pdf

Instructions for Reflections online (2).pdf

October 13th – 14th – School Picture Day – Please see the following link

https://inter-state.com/FlyerEntry/50224

October 14th – Minimal Day – Minimal Days will be 4 times during the school year.  

Our first one will be on October 14th, school will be shortened for grades 1st – 6th.  Preschool and Kindergarten students will not come to school, but will have opportunities via email optional at-home activities developed by the district curriculum department.

The schedule for students in grades 1st – 6th is as follows:

Early Birds – 8:00am – 11:30am

Later Gators – 9:15 – 12:45pm

School Breakfast and lunch will be served.  

October 15th – 19th Fall Break – There will be no school.  Enjoy your break.

October 20th – 23rd – Red Ribbon Week – More information will be coming soon.

 The following is a message from our PTA:

Utah PTA, in partnership with Utah National Guard, will have their annual essay contest for Military Families! The three winning students in Elementary School, Middle School /Junior High, and High School from Military Families will be honored and receive a valuable cash prize! 

https://www.utahpta.org/files/docs/Veterans%20Concert%20and%20Essay%202020.pdf

Orem Elementary masks and lanyards are finally here. You can still purchase them today through the Orem Elementary PTA store: https://oremelememtary.new.memberhub.store/store. All masks are child-sized. 

We’ll pass out all pre-purchased masks behind the school tomorrow from 8-9:20. We will not be selling masks in person until out Parent Teacher Conferences, so online is the best way to guarantee you have them.

The following is community information:

Alpine School District and Utah Parent Center Parent Night 

Thursday, October 22, 6:30-8:00

Impulse Control: What is it and How do we Get it? 

Presented by Karen Fairchild, LCSW

Some children struggle to slow down enough to think through an urge to do something. They feel an urge to act and before they, or anyone else knows it, they’ve acted out in spite of predictable negative consequences.

This Parent Night will focus on: 

• Helping children recognize impulses

• Developing plans for slowing down their reactions

• Becoming motivated to practice skills.

Please register at https://bit.ly/2RR0av6 to participate virtually. 

Questions? Call Maria Wiscombe (Utah Parent Center Parent Consultant for Alpine School District) at 801-318-1959 or email at [email protected]

https://sites.google.com/utahparentcenter.org/asdparentresources

Have a great week!

September 22, 2020

Good Morning OES Families, 

I just wanted to give you a heads up about the minimal day coming up.  On October 14th, school will be shortened for grades 1st – 6th.  Preschool and Kindergarten students will not come to school, but will have opportunities via email optional at-home activities developed by the district curriculum department.

The schedule for students in grades 1st – 6th is as follows:

Early Birds – 8:00am – 11:30am

Later Gators – 9:15 – 12:45pm

School Breakfast and lunch will be served.  

A reminder about Reflections: The deadline to submit your project is October 13th, 2020.  Please see the attached flyers for more information. 

2020 Reflections Poster (1)_0 (1).pdf

Instructions for Reflections online (1).pdf

Have a great rest of the week!

September 14, 2020

Good Afternoon OES Families,

We have only a few items of business today. First of all, thank you to all of our families that turned in your library and home reading books this summer. We are still missing around 100 of our home reading library books. We are just about to get our Home Reading program going, but we are missing so many books. Will you please look around your home to see if you have a home reading book that you could return to us? The cost to replace a home reading book is $10 per book.

If your child has a home reading book that was not returned, it will result in a delay of when they will be able to take home another book from our Library.

We appreciate all of your help.

Our PTA Reflections program is upon us. The deadline to submit your project is October 13th, 2020. Please see the attached flyers for more information.

2020 Reflections Poster (1)_0.pdf

Instructions for Reflections online.pdf

The following dates are a heads up for events that will be coming:

October 7-8 -Parent Teacher Conferences, more information will be coming

October 13th – Deadline for Reflections

October 13th – 14th – School Picture Day

October 15th – 19th Fall Break

October 20th – 23rd – Red Ribbon Week

Thank you for all of your support and help.

Have a wonderful week!

September 11, 2020 

September 11th is Patriot Day and a National Day of Service and Remembrance. We would like to pay tribute and give thanks to our currant and local first responders as well as the individuals lost and injured in the attacks, first responders, and the many who have risen in service to defend freedom.  

Thank you.

We would like to  inform you that beginning Monday, all students enrolled at Orem Elementary – both in person and online will receive a free lunch if the student chooses to eat school lunch.  Please see attached flyer for more information. 

Free Lunch September 2020 (1).pdf

If you feel that your family would qualify for free and reduced meals, please go to the following link to fill out an application.  If you do qualify, when the funding ends for the free meals, you won’t have a lapse/or be charged for your child to participate in meal programs that our school offers. 

Students who are online and/or Kindergarten students can pick up their breakfast meals from 7:30am – 7:55am or from 8:45am – 9:15am.  

Online students/Kindergarteners can pick up their lunches from 10:20am – 10:35am.  This will be served in a grab and go manner.

The following message is from our wonderful PTA:

Please get online and order your masks and lanyards soon. They are being delivered this week so this is your last chance to pre-order them. We will be distributing them next week and if there are any left over we will sell those as well. More details on distribution will come early next week. If you come to our PTA meeting Monday, 10am in the gym you can pick up your pre-ordered masks and lanyards. 

There are only 3 weeks left to pre-order your yearbooks at the early-bird price. All orders for the aforementioned products and any donations you would like to make may be done on the website:  https://oremelememtary.new.memberhub.store/store

 Thanks!

Also, the PTA is still looking for Room Parents and volunteers for classes.  If you are interested please contact Delaina Whimpey at: [email protected]

Have a great weekend.