May 4, 2020

Happy Star Wars Day OES Cubs!

This is a busy month here at Orem Elementary.  This week is Lemon Drop Week!  Each day at 1:30pm watch our Facebook page for some stories.  Watch your mail deliveries this week, you should be receiving a letter with a lemon surprise.  This Wednesday, we will be opening up the hot dog that we started to mummify last week. 

We are still collecting library and home reading books.  There is a bin located in front of the school.  The bin is accessible Monday – Friday from 8:00am – 4:00pm.  We appreciate your help with collecting the books. 

This week your child’s teachers will be sending information about activities for field day.  On May 8th, we will be celebrating national field day.  Please see the attached information.  

Open National Field Day Instructions

 Official Event Card

 Official Event Card -Spanish

 We are working on an OES virtual talent show. Please keep all entries to 1 minute.  We anticipate many entries, so we have the right to shorten entries as needed.  Please ensure that any costumes are modest and music choices are appropriate.  We encourage you to continue social distancing during this time.  We will be accepting one submission per household, so please put your videos together if you have multiple talents. All entries are due Tuesday, May 12th.  Please upload them to the form below or send them to [email protected]

OES Talent Show

We are planning to post our talent show the week of May 18th.  

We are looking forward to the last two weeks of May.  More information will be coming about desk content/yearbook pick up, and other end of year celebrations.

Looking forward to summer, here is some information: 

Summer Bright Ideas: STEAM in a Sack

Bright Ideas is a program sponsored through Gifted Services for any interested and motivated elementary student. This summer, due to Covid-19, we are unable to hold our traditional two-week program. Instead, we are offering activity kits designed by our Bright Ideas teachers. Please see the attached flier for more information about the program and registration.

Bright Ideas STEAM in a SACK.pdf

 

May the 4th be with you!

April 27, 2020

Good Morning OES Families,

This email contains a lot of information and the Spanish Translation is attached to this email.Este correo electrónico contiene mucha información y la traducción al español se adjunta a este correo electrónico.

27 de abril de 2020.docx

May is a busy month of traditions, closures, and celebrations.  We understand how important it is to continue our OES traditions, however this year these will be done in a modified way.

I want to start out by thanking our amazing teachers for their help in our OES storytime/activity.  This is happening everyday school day at 1:30pm.  

This week you will be able to see Mrs. Tanner, Mrs. Burt, Mrs. Giles, Mrs. Huntsman and Miss Rondi.  In addition, Mrs. Jensen and Mrs. Park will be doing a science project on Wednesday, April 29th.  There will also be a special message to our students from the teachers.  Make sure you watch our Facebook and Instagram pages. 

Like our Facebook page!

Follow us on Instagram oes_cubs

This week we are focusing on Art and Music.  Look around and see the natural art and music that happens around you.  You may also want to send a picture or a music recording to a loved one.   Mrs. Giles will be doing an art activity on Wednesday.

Congratulations to our “Tricky Tuesday Teaser” correct guesses.  They were delivered a prize Friday afternoon.  Make sure to look for this week’s brain teaser tomorrow. 

I know many of you are asking about how to get the contents from your student’s desk.  Our teachers are in the process of cleaning out student’s desks and bagging them up.  

We have scheduled May 20th, 21st and 22nd for our pickup times.  More information will be coming later in the month of May.

Yearbooks

Orem Elementary and our amazing PTA have teamed up and have decided to give each student a yearbook at no cost.  We are waiting for the yearbooks to arrive and they will be distributed with the contents of the desks.  If you have already purchased and paid for a yearbook, the PTA will be sending out information for families in this situation.  

School Work

We want to give our students the best opportunity for learning.  Although NEW instruction will be ending May 12, 2020, teaching and learning will still be taking place until May 22, 2020.  We will have digital school celebrations the following week of May 26 -29, 2020.

Term 3 Grading: Due to the unique circumstances of our school dismissal and the dynamics of our virtual learning there will be some changes to our term 3 grading to best reflect our current situation. You will see the following grades on your student’s term 3 report card.

• 1,2,3,4: The standard-based rating that you are used to will be used for the essential standards that were taught and assessed prior to our school dismissal.

• Standards that were taught and assessed after our school dismissal will be graded as:                                                                                                               

• * P: (Pass)- this will be used when a student has shown proficiency on a     standard                                                                                                               

• *N: (Needs Improvement)- this will be used when a student has shown limited proficiency or no effort on a given standard.                                    *NA: (Not Assessed)- this will be used on standards that were not taught during term 3 due to our school dismissal. With our change in instruction and assessment at this time, some grades may be NA.

Kindergarten Registration is available on our website: https://orem.alpineschools.org/registration-enrollment/  If you have any questions, your can reach our secretary at:  [email protected]

School lunches will continue as follows:

Grab & Go Days: Mondays & Thursdays

Mondays: You will receive the following meals: Monday lunch; Tuesday breakfast & lunch; Wednesday breakfast & lunch; and breakfast for Thursday.

Thursday: You will receive the following meals: Thursday lunch; Friday breakfast & lunch; and breakfast for Monday.

*Please only pick up meals for your student at one site.

Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

 

Field Day

 We will have a modified Field Day on May 8th, 2020.  More information will be coming soon.  This is a national Field Day that we will be participating in virtually.

 

6th Grade Graduation:

We are planning our 6th grade graduation.  If you have a 6th grade student, please look for more information coming from your child’s 6th grade teacher.

 Keep up the great work!  Everyone is working so hard to make sure this is a great and successful learning year.  If you have any questions or need anything, please feel free to reach out to me:

 Email: [email protected] 

School: 801-610-8116

Cell:  801-860-5152

 Have a fantastic week!

April 20, 2020

Good Morning OES Cubs!

Can you believe that we only have about 6 weeks of school left? I know you are all working so hard and we want these last few weeks to be as fun and filled with learning as possible. We have decided to have a theme for each week, and you can look on our Facebook page and see different teachers reading a story or doing some kind of activity. These will be posted or streamed live at 1:30pm each school day.

In addition to a story or activity, each Tuesday, we will post a riddle or brain teaser on our Facebook and Instagram pages. If you would like to participate, you can look for the “Tricky Tuesday Task”. Message or email me your answers. The first correct answer will receive a prize via email, snail mail or a social distancing drop off.

This week’s theme is “Reading is Everywhere!” This week we would like to hear what your favorite books are, what you are reading now and what is on your list to read in the future. We are looking for inspirational book reviews. Please post on our social media sights so we can share some of the great books that have been and are being read during this time.

We are also beginning the process of collecting library books and home reading books. If you have a library book at home, you can drop it off at the school. This Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the book deposit box will be out by where you pick up breakfast and lunch from 9:30am -11:00am. Beginning Thursday, the book deposit box will be in the front of the school. You will be able to drop off your books from 8:00am – 4:00pm this Thursday and Friday.

Let’s see how many library and home reading books we can gather during our “Reading is Everywhere” week.

Also, this week (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) breakfast and lunches will be served from 9:30am – 11:am.

Beginning Thursday, April 23, 2020:

Grab & Go Days: Mondays & Thursdays

Mondays: You will receive the following meals: Monday lunch; Tuesday breakfast & lunch; Wednesday breakfast & lunch; and breakfast for Thursday.

Thursday: You will receive the following meals: Thursday lunch; Friday breakfast & lunch; and breakfast for Monday.

*Please only pick up meals for your student at one site.

Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

I will keep you updated with any information that comes up. If you have any questions, please let me know. Keep up the great work and have a wonderful week!

April 15, 2020

I suppose most of you have heard that our Governor has extended our soft school closure and we will be finishing off the school year as we have been doing. I’m sure more information will be coming out later this week, and I will keep you informed as the information comes through.

I know that many of our teachers, students and other staff members are feeling sad at not having the opportunity to have an official closure of our school year. I will be working with our staff so we can have a plan for a different closure for our school year. I know it won’t be the same, however, it will be memorable because it will be so different.

We have created a survey, and would like your input on how you feel this online schoolwork is working. Please click on the link below, and let us know your feedback. We are all trying our best to make sure our students are still receiving the best education.

https://forms.gle/7nH99EUDJziY6n458

I know that this online learning format can be overwhelming for families and students, and I want you to know that we are here for you and your children. I look forward to hearing your input.

Stay safe and healthy.

Best Regards,

Andrea Park