August 26, 2019

Good Afternoon OES Families! School is now in full swing and we will welcome Kindergarten students this Tuesday. Don’t forget that Kindergarten Back to School night is today from 3:00pm – 5:00pm. You should be able to see who your student’s Kindergarten teacher in Skyward.

Preschool begins Tuesday, August 27, 2019. Please remember that all parents must use the main school doors and show their pass as they walk by the office. This is for our school safety. We want to make sure our school is safe for everyone, therefore everyone who enters the school must enter the front doors and check in at the office. Thank you for helping us with this important issue.

There are a couple of other safety issues that I need to remind everyone about. Please do not park in the red drop off and school bus zones. This causes a bit of a problem for the flow of traffic. As always, please remember to drive slowly and avoid distractions such as cell phones as you drop your children off at school. Please re-train your children to use the crosswalks when crossing to come to school.

Supervision is provided for students 15 minutes prior to the start of the school day. The supervision times are as follows:

7:45 – 8:05am for the early bird students.

9:00am – 9:15am for the later gator students.

Afternoon Kindergarten student supervision begins at 12:20pm – 12:35pm in the back of the school near the Kindergarten doors.

Please make sure your children don’t come too early, we want to make sure our students are safe and supervised.

The PTA is in need of volunteers for the hearing screening tomorrow, August 27, 2019. Here is the message from Jana Hyatt, our PTA President:

We need 4 people to help with hearing screening on Tue Aug 27th. 2 in the morning from 9-11:30 and 2 in the afternoon from 12-2. Please let Jana Hyatt know if you can help. My phone number is 385-207-8883.

Our school has a new t-shirt design. Please go to: https://oremelementary.axomo.com/

When you order, please check the “pick up” option. The t-shirts will be delivered to the school and we will get the orders to the students. If you choose the “shipping” option, there will be an added cost. Orders for t-shirts will be available until September 6, 2019. This way we will have them just in time for our school carnival which is on September 23, 2019. More carnival details to come.

Each year families must register for the free/reduced lunch plan. If you haven’t registered, or would like to know if you qualify, please see the attached link.

http://205.118.9.10/welcome.aspx

Kindergarten begins Tuesday, August 27, 2019. The city of Orem has notified us that the Orem Police Department will no longer provide crossing guards for Kindergarten students. Please see the attached flyer:

20190826_112523.pdf

Thank you for your help in these matters. I really appreciate the support you give to your children and our school.

Have a great week!

August 22, 2019

We have almost made it through the first week of school.  

It is great to see everyone back.  With the start of school there I would like to share some reminders for our students and families.

Please use caution and drive slowly when dropping off and picking up students at school.  Everyone needs to help in order to keep our students safe. There are signs that indicate the pick up and drop off zone, please do not park in the red zone.  We also have a bus zone, this is for the students who attend USDB and a few of our Orem Elementary school students. This is for busses only. Please do not park or pick up/drop off your child in the bus zone.  Also, please teach your children to use crosswalks. This is invaluable.

I realize that there is limited parking in the front south lot, we have ample parking in the back of the school (south east lot), if you need to come into the school, please park in a parking stall.

We have a few really great opportunities for our students.  

For students in grades 4th – 6th we have:

• Ballroom

Ballroom is a fun way to make friends and get moving.  We are excited to be offering two ballroom options this year:

1. 4th-5th graders will meet on Mondays from 2:35-3:35 for $80

2.  6th graders will meet on Mondays from 2:35-3:35 and Wednesdays from 3:35-4:35 for $160

Any students are welcome to come try the first day of class on September 4th (6th graders) or September 9th (4th-5th graders). Please email [email protected] if you plan to attend or have any questions.  If you want to join then please submit the attached registration form to the front office.

 EB registration 2019-2020 .docx (1)

Thank you,

Tamie Heaton

801-372-2351

• School Choir

Registration Children’s Choir 2019-2020 Forms due by.pdf

• School Orchestra (this is held at Orem Jr. High)

Orem Elementary Orchestra Flyer 2019 (1).pdf

We also have the opportunity for every student in our school to participate in “Reflections”.  The theme this year is:

Look Within

Please see the following video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjoCIjwKzUo&t=2s

There is a table in front of the office that has the rules and categories for Reflections. 

Don’t forget that Kindergarten Open House is this upcoming Monday, August 26, 2019 from 3:00pm – 5:00pm.  The first day of Kindergarten is Tuesday, August 27, 2019.

We are off to a great start of the school year!

August 12, 2019

Good Afternoon OES Families,

Can you believe that school is about to begin? The first day of school will be here before we know it.

​​​​​The following are some important dates for the month of August:

Tuesday, August 13, 2019 – PTA Meeting at 1:00pm in Room 117
Wednesday, August 14, 2019 – Class Lists are posted in Skyward and are available after 4:000pm
Friday, August 16, 2019 – Back to School Night 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Monday, August 26, 2019 – Kindergarten Back To School Night 3:00pm – 5:00pm
Tuesday, August 20, 2019 – SCC Meeting 10:00am in Room 117
Tuesday, August 20, 2019 – First Day of School for Grades 1st – 6th
Tuesday, August 20, 2019 – Back to School Night for Preschool Students 1:00pm – 3:00pm and also from 4:00pm – 6:00pm

We are really excited to see everyone back. During our Back to School night we will have the PTA here for the opportunity to join the PTA and sign up for the great volunteer opportunities with our school.

We will also have a table where you can meet Miss Rondi Jensen – she is our new school counselor. We are really excited to welcome her to Orem Elementary

If you have any questions, please feel free to stop by the school or send an email. I know that this is going to be a great school year. This year Alpine School District’s theme is “Shine Alpine”. You can get a better understanding from the quote from Author Shawn Achor in his book “Big Potential’:

“Big Potential reminds us that it is only by surrounding ourselves with other stars, are we able to truly shine.”

Today is the last day students will attend school a full day.  Tomorrow our schedule is a common schedule. All students (except Kindergarten) will come from 9:15am – 10:45.

Our Garden Club will begin on June 11, 2019 from 8:30am – 9:30am.  Please see attached flyer.

The Garden at OES

The following is community information:

The 2019 “Orem’s Got Talent!” Competition will be taking place Friday, June 14th at the Orem City Center Stage. It will be the headlining event of Orem City’s Summerfest.

Orem is currently celebrating 100 years and so this event will be a significant opportunity for students to share their talents with the City and take part in the centennial celebration!

Students must submit an application (their audition) which includes a video of their talent (no longer than three minutes) by June 7th. They will be notified on June 8th if they are selected to participate.

The application can be accessed at the Orem Summerfest website, or it can be requested through [email protected].

Orem’s Got Talent

“MVHS Youth Cheer is starting back up for grades 2nd through 9th grade in the Fall 2019.  This is a low cost way to be exposed to cheer and get training towards making it onto older teams in the future.  The Youth Cheer program attends the Orem Summerfest Parade, practices through the summer and cheers for youth football teams in the Fall.  All girls that register will have a spot on the team and the coach has over 15 years of experience and is great with the youth. Information can be found on the facebook page “MVHS Youth Cheer”.

MVHS Youth Cheer

 

Mountainland Head Start

Mountainland Head Start Spanish

Have a great rest of the week.  If you need any additional information, please feel free to contact me anytime during the summer:

Andrea Park

[email protected]

801-610-6116 (school)

801-860-5152 (cell)