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.
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