January 2021

January 27, 2021

Good Afternoon OES Families, 

Tomorrow, Thursday is the 100th day of school. 

This Friday is our school Spelling Bee.  Good luck to all of our students who are participating.

Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on February 3rd and 4th.  We will be holding online conferences on Wednesday, and in person on Thursday.  Your child’s teacher will be sending home more information.

Some teachers will offer both options, however some teachers would prefer to offer either all online or all in-person.  Please work with your child’s teacher to make an appointment that will work for both parties.  

Our goal is to meet with every child’s teacher, no matter what the format is.  Communication and partnership between home and school is essential to make sure your child’s education is successful.

Alpine School District will no longer have “Snow Days”.  On days when the weather is in question, we will have a distance learning day.  Teachers will provide online work for students to complete that day.  Distance learning will either be district wide, or by area cluster.  We will get your family the information as soon as it becomes available if we end up having a distance learning day.

Community Information:

Comcast is a partner with our Code to Success program. They have started an  affordable internet initiative for families in need

.https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AuEWt0cvQWTpn8palTkhmjrICLmRABUf/view?usp=sharing 

The Stronger Families Project has opened registration for the Spring 2021 session, which  will begin the week of February 8th. They are offering 4 nights of the program this session,  three in English and one in Spanish. They will also be holding the session 100% virtual.  Attached is information in both Spanish and English. Interested families may also  visit www.uvu.edu/sfp for more

January 19, 2021

Good Afternoon OES Families, 

Next week on January 27th (Wednesday) is out Teacher Supply Day – Families can help restock teachers classroom supplies.  Please see the attached link for a list of supplies needed.  Each teacher has a tab on the bottom of the document.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ji1LCp1-sTtP6C504zoZixc18TK2r1o3cyA_r6g5PHg/edit?usp=sharing

Jan. 29 – School Spelling Bee – Please see attached list.  Teachers will hold class Spelling Bees in class, and our final school Spelling Bee will begin at 9:30am.  This will be streamed to classes who wish to watch in their classrooms.

2021 study list (3).pdf

Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on February 3rd and 4th.  We will be holding online conferences on Wednesday, and in person on Thursday.  Your child’s teacher will be sending home more information.

I would like to clarify the changes made to the February 5th day.  February 5th will be a normal school day for students.  This is a change from last weeks email.

Preschool Registration begins January 20, 2021 at 10:00am.  Please see the attached flyer for more information.

20210119_130354.pdf

Kindergarten Registration will be on March 30th and 31st.  More information will be coming.

The following is some community information:

Comcast is a partner with our Code to Success program. They have started an  affordable internet initiative for families in need. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AuEWt0cvQWTpn8palTkhmjrICLmRABUf/view?usp=sharing 

The Stronger Families Project has opened registration for the Spring 2021 session, which  will begin the week of February 8th. They are offering 4 nights of the program this session,  three in English and one in Spanish. They will also be holding the session 100% virtual.  Attached is information in both Spanish and English. Interested families may also  visit www.uvu.edu/sfp for more 

Spring 2021 Flyer Handout (English) (2).pdf

Spanish Spring 2021 Flyer (2).pdf

Elementary Tennis Opportunity:

Elementary Tennis Flyer (2).pdf

January 14, 2021

Good Afternoon OES Families, 

In honor of National Hat Day this Friday, January 15th, we are going to have a hat day, where students can wear fun hats, crazy hats, old hats, sports hats, etc. to celebrate!  Student Council will have prizes for those who participate.  (Hats attached to jackets that you just pull up don’t count.). So be sure to wear a hat on Friday!

Here are just a few reminders about the upcoming events:

Jan. 18th – Martin Luther King Jr. Day – No school

Jan. 27 – Teacher Supply Day – Families can help restock teachers classroom supplies.  Please see the attached link for a list of supplies needed.  Each teacher has a tab on the bottom of the document.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ji1LCp1-sTtP6C504zoZixc18TK2r1o3cyA_r6g5PHg/edit?usp=sharing

Jan. 29 – School Spelling Bee – Please see attached list.  Teachers will hold class Spelling Bees in class, and our final school Spelling Bee will begin at 9:30am.  This will be streamed to classes who wish to watch in their classrooms.

2021 study list (2).pdf

Coming up next month:

Parent Teacher Conferences: Feb. 3rd – 4th, 2021 More information will be coming.

Feb. 5th, 2021 – Consultation day.  There will be no regular school for students in grades Kindergarten through 6th grade, however, Preschool will be in session. 

Teachers will contact students to set up an appointment for interventions.  If your student does not have an appointment, they will not need to come to school. Students will be able to pick up breakfast and lunch for Friday the 5th on Thursday, February 4th.  Please contact your child’s teacher if you have any questions. 

Here is some information from our PTA:

The Utah PTA Reflections Committee is excited to introduce a brand new contest for Utah students attending PTA schools. We are pleased to announce the launch of the Utah Reflections Theme Poster Contest. Three winners will be chosen and awarded Amazon gift cards. The 1st place winner will also receive a poster and the honor of his/her poster being used to promote Reflections throughout the entire state of Utah for the 2021-2022 theme “I Will Change the World by. . .”. 

Entries are due no later than 11 P.M. on March 1st, 2021. Enter as many times as you want! 

Enter here:

https://www.utahpta.org/ref/poster

Complete instructions and prize information can be found here: 

https://www.utahpta.org/reflections-theme-poster-contest-rules-instructions 

Here is the January edition of the Utah PTA Commissioner Newsletter.

https://www.utahpta.org/files/docs/Commissioner%20Newsletter%20January%202021.pdf

Here is some community information:

Stronger Family Project

Spanish Spring 2021 Flyer (1).pdf

Spring 2021 Flyer Handout (English) (1).pdf

January 4, 2021

HAPPY NEW YEAR OES Families,

Here are the following events happening at OES this month:

Jan. 5 – Chick-Fil-A Spirit night.  Please see attached flyer. unnamed (1).png

Jan. 18 – Martin Luther King Day – No School

Jan. 27 – Teacher Supply Day – Families can help restock teachers classroom supplies.  Please see the attached link for a list of supplies needed.  Each teacher has a tab on the bottom of the document.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ji1LCp1-sTtP6C504zoZixc18TK2r1o3cyA_r6g5PHg/edit?usp=sharing

Jan. 29 – School Spelling Bee – Please see attached list.  Teachers will hold class Spelling Bees in class, and our final school Spelling Bee will begin at 9:30am.  This will be streamed to classes who wish to watch in their classrooms.

2021 study list (1).pdf

Message from our wonderful PTA:  PTA Positions Letter.odt

Inclusion preschool Information:  Please see attached information.

2021-22 Preschool Poster.pdf.jpg

2021-22 Preschool flier.pfd.jpg  

January Parent Night Information: 

January 27, 2021 6:30-8:00 pm

Transition from Special Education Preschool to Kindergarten

Register at  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86050862286 

This presentation will explain how the transition from Special Education pre-school to kindergarten process works, including: assessment procedures, determination of needs, available placements, and timelines. 

January 28, 2021 6:30-8:00 pm

Transition from Elementary to Middle School/Junior High to High School

Register at https://zoom.us/j/96676450379

The transition from elementary to middle school and from middle to high school is bound to create some anxiety for students and parents. Join us for a discussion about what can be done to help ease the transition and prepare your student for success. Open to all parents who have a student who is struggling, on a Section 504 Plan or an IEP.

Questions? Contact Maria Wiscombe at 801-318-1959 or [email protected]

COVID TESTING Information

Alpine School District is offering Rapid COVID testing at three of our junior high/middle schools on January 6, 7, 13 and 14 from 3-7 PM. Testing will take place at Lehi Junior, Oak Canyon Middle and Vista Heights Middle. The testing is for anyone in the  community, including students, families and district employees. It is free of charge.