UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER:
Monday, February 7 Storybook Players
Tuesday, February 8 Blood Drive 1:00-6:00 PM
Friday, February 11 Valentine Parties
Tuesday, February 15 Last Day of Afterschool Program
Wednesday, February 16 Early Dismissal @ 1:15 PM
Thursday, February 17 Winter Special Olympics@ Wm Penn
Monday, February 21 Presidents Day, No School
Thursday, February 24 Elementary/High School Orchestra Concert 7:30 PM
Friday, February 25 No School/ Professional Development
REMINDER: PLEASE DRESS YOUR CHILD FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER. COLD WEATHER HAS ARRIVED!
RECESS POLICY: If the air temperature or wind chill is 0 degrees or below, students will stay inside during their scheduled recesses. Students will remain in their rooms and supervision will be provided. The temperature is carefully monitored, and outside recesses are shortened if needed. This typically occurs when air temperatures or the wind chill is between 1 degree and 15 degrees. Please dress your children appropriately. Students who are not wearing boots will stay on the hard surface playground area. Students wearing boots, but no snowpants, can play on the playground and the equipment. Those students who have snowpants and boots can play in the snow, on the equipment and the playground.
LOST AND FOUND: Please remind your child to check the lost and found if they have missing items. Please label items so if they are lost, they can be returned to the rightful owner.
LUNCH ACCOUNTS: You may contact the elementary office to find out how to access your child’s lunch account online and use Pay School to pay for lunches online with a credit card.
BLOOD DRIVE: Our next Blood Drive will be held Tuesday, February 8, from 1:00-6:00. PM. on the stage off the Commons. The Oskaloosa Elementary School PTO is working with the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center in a community outreach where parents of our students and teachers help others through blood donation. The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center provides blood products to our community. The Blood Center donates $250.00 to purchase books for our school library. What better way to be people of character by helping others through blood donation and helping our children. Our goal is to have 40 people sign up for the blood drive. Please e-mail or call Dana Sereg to sign up today: seregd@oskaloosa.k12.ia.us or call 673-8092.
DONATIONS: Fareway and Mahaska Rural Water donated water for our movie day in December as well as Hy-Vee. We appreciate their support!
STORYBOOK PLAYERS: The OHS Storybook Players are coming to Oskaloosa Elementary on Monday, February 7th, to perform for the elementary students. The OHS Storybook Players are a traveling children's theatre group that focuses on promoting Character Counts and reading comprehension through acting. Our skits for this year include: Little Red Riding Hood, Marvin's Magnificent Magical Apple, The Cub and the Crocodile, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The Storybook Players have been an extracurricular activity at the high school since 1983.
FAMILY NIGHT: Family Night will be held Thursday, March 3, from 5:30-7:15 PM. Families are encouraged to attend a session that focuses on reading activities in their child’s homeroom. Each grade level will be selecting a theme. Sessions will last 45 minutes. Kindergarten through second grade will meet from 5:30-6:16 PM, and third through fifth from 6:30-7:15 PM. Child care will be provided for children aged two to five in the gym. A meal will be served from 5:30-7:00 PM. You can eat anytime during those times. A Save The Date note has been sent home with an RSVP. Please return this to the school by Feb. 4. We hope you will be able to join us for a night of fun!
CHILI COOK-OFF: The 3rd annual Oskaloosa Education Foundation Chili Cook-off will be held Friday, February 4, at 5:45 PM in the High School Practice Gym, before the game with Pella Christian. Three samples can be purchased for $2.00. So put this on your calendar and support a great event!
OSKALOOSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HEALTH FAIR: Oskaloosa Elementary School will be hosting a Family Health Fair on Monday, February 28, from 5:30-7:30 PM, in the Commons. Several local businesses will be on hand to provide community health information. Further details will be sent out in the next few weeks.
KINDERGARTEN ROUND-UP: Oskaloosa Elementary School will be hosting Kindergarten Round-Up on March 28, 29, 31, and April 1. Children must be 5 years old on or before September 15, 2011, to participate in Kindergarten. Attending Kindergarten Round-Up is extremely beneficial for students, parents, and teachers. We look forward to meeting our incoming Kindergarten students and parents at Round-Up at the end of March.
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