April 12, 2021

Good Morning OES Families, 

I hope everyone had a wonderful spring break.  The remaining weeks of April have some great things happening. 

This week’s Mindful Minute Mantra is:  I am Grateful I can always ask for help when I need it.  The word of the week is: Inquiring – Showing interest in learning new things.  The following is a link that was shared in classrooms today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBe3CHZxl3o

Some upcoming events:

April 20th – 23rd is our Book Fair.  Students will be able to purchase books during their library specialty time that week.  Parents are welcome to shop and bring students during the following times:

Tuesday, April 20th – 1:30pm – 4:00pm

Wednesday, April 21st – 10:00am – 11:30am and 12:30pm – 4:00pm

Thursday, April 22nd – 1:00pm – 4:00pm

Friday, April 23rd – 8:30am – 9:00am.

The Book Fair will close Friday at 1:30pm.

April 19th – 23rd – Teacher Appreciation Week

March 29, 2021

Good Afternoon OES Families, 

Welcome to the week before Spring Break.  This week’s Mindful Minute Mantra is: I am a mindful problem solver.  Our word of the week is “Teamwork”.  The following is a link to our video that was shown today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulucJnxT7B4

Kindergarten Registration is Tuesday, March 30 and Wednesday, March 31 from 9:00am – 2:00pm.  Please see the following link about helping your child get ready for kindergarten.  

HereWeCome.pdf

HereWeComeSpanish.pdf

Talent Show:  Now is the time to start preparing and practicing for the OES Virtual Talent Show. Spring break is a great time to get ready to share your talents. 

Mrs. Hancock will have sign-up sheets for you to perform and help you to prepare during Music Classes. April 19 -30. Students will share their talent during regular Music class. 

Keep the time limit to 2 minutes- piano, instrument, singing. No Family or guests this year, just the students performing for each other. (sorry) Any student can make a video of any talent and submit it to Mrs. Carter @[email protected]. Deadline for the OES Virtual Talent Show is 5:00PM May 7, 2021. 

Home Reading: Everyone who returns a signed book on Thursday will get a prize on Friday.

The following flyers are from Orem Rec. Center: 

March Rec School Flyer spanish (1).pdf

March Rec School Flyer english (1).pdf

Don’t forget Spring Break is April 5- 10, 2021.  School resumes Monday, April 12, 2021.  Have a fun and safe break.

Dear OES Families, 

We are happy to inform you that we have had some new safety measures that have been put in place.  We now have a secure entry in which parents, volunteers and visitors will have to show their ID before they enter the building.  There have been cameras installed on both the front and back main entrances of the building.  Visitors can access the office to be let in by pushing a button on the outside of the doors and showing identification.  This will alert the office that we have a visitor.  

This adds to the safety and security of our students, faculty and staff.  We appreciate your support and patience as we implement this new feature in our school.  This week the doors will remain unlocked as they have been. 

Beginning Monday, March 29th, all school doors will be locked after the tardy bell rings.  

If you have any questions, please let us know. 

Thank you for your continued support to Orem Elementary.  

March 22, 2021

Good Morning OES Cubs!

This week is White Ribbon Week!  Please see attached flyer for more information.

White Ribbon Week Internet Safety Tips

White Ribbon Week New Challenge

Parents now have the option to enter their students’ full day absences on Skyward for absences anytime in the future during the current school year or 2 weeks back. Parents will receive an email showing that their request was either accepted or denied. Please see the following attachment for instructions: Online Absence Request for Parents Tutorial (2).docx

For the remainder of the year, we are going to start each school day with Mindful Minutes.  At 9:15am we will begin with a minute of mindful music.  After the music plays, a positive affirmation will read.  On Monday’s teachers will show a video to their class that goes along with our theme for the week.  The following is an example of what our Mindful Minutes each day will look like:

Monday 1 minute of mindful music

Positivity is my Superpower!

Definition of Positivity:Positivity is the frequent experience of pleasant emotions. Some of the most common are: joy, hope, gratitude, interest, serenity, pride, amusement, love, inspiration, and awe.  It is important to stay positive – even when things are hard.  

Video shown in class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31X58sZYhZA

Each day we will repeat the Affirmation and give examples of how to be positive.  By doing this we hope to accomplish a calm, peaceful start to the day that will help everyone focus with a positive attitude.  

The following is some community information:

March Parent Night

03.25.21 Alpine .pdf

Have a Great Week!

Many of you may have noticed that the recycle bins are no longer at the school.  The bins were not able to fully recycle because there were none-recycle items in the bins.   We have 2 trash receptacles that we use for our school.  Please do not put personal items in these bins – they are for school use only.

Thank you for your cooperation and support.