I can't believe the first week of school is already finished! Weren't we just in summer? Check out some of these first week pictures.
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First, let me thank you for your patience with the buses. This is always a challenge each year. There are some stops that have about 90 students getting off of the bus. That is way too many for one bus so some students might be assigned to another bus- even though it is the same stop! Plus students can have one bus in the AM and another in the PM. Mrs. Baxter is working diligently to ensure all students arrive home safely. Don't hesitate to call if you have questions.
A huge shout-out to the families that brought snacks for the lounge this week. Snacks are always appreciated, especially when teachers ate in the cafeteria this week with their students.
Speaking of the cafeteria. We are requesting that all parents eat on stage with their child again this year. Many of our classes use every cafeteria seat, and I don't think it is fair to ask another student to move from his/her seat, so a parent can sit down. For the tables that might have an extra seat and a parent sits there, it appears that we have different standards for different parents. We also have several students with severe food allergies this year and specific accommodations must be made for those students. For the safety and fairness for all students, please eat on stage or picnic tables with your child. If you would like to discuss this further, just let me know.
I guess many of you have seen my ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. I felt honored to be nominated by one of our students, Caroline L.
This is a reminder to send lunch money in an envelope with your child's name on it. The cafeteria already has over $30 uncounted for this week!. I would suggest always sending money in an envelope with the student name and where the money goes. I always see students with cash on them and they can't ever tell me why they have it.
A huge thank you to our grants committee. Between the Intel Grant and the Dollar General Literacy Grant, OHE received almost $9000 this week! This is an addition to the 22 teachers who received A+ Grants this summer. I am so proud of all this hard work and financial support for our students.
We are trying to be more structured and timely during assemblies this year. We are starting promptly at 7:30 and will not be adding items to the agenda past Wednesday night. Often Mr. Cumings was adding items Friday morning causing the assemblies to get very long.
Today we celebrated our Summer Reading Challenge Winners. It is amazing how much reading happened. I am ashamed to admit, I wasn't even close! Due to so much reading, OHE met the challenge and had music played at lunch. Students will also receive extra recess time. Here are our winners. Ryan- 120, Ian -117, Bailey -91, Emil -128, Carlos - 94, Emma - 249, Kai - 107, Ella - 90, Ellie -43, Kelly - 40, Lydia -12, Mrs Hamelwright 27, and parent Beth Thorton- 26. Total we reading over 2500 books this summer! That is awesome.
Don't forget Monday is a Holiday and that Back-to School Night is September 3rd for Kinder - 2nd grade and September 4th for 3rd - 5th grade. Both nights start at 6:00.
Have a great extra long weekend. I think both students and staff can use the extra sleep!
First, let me thank you for your patience with the buses. This is always a challenge each year. There are some stops that have about 90 students getting off of the bus. That is way too many for one bus so some students might be assigned to another bus- even though it is the same stop! Plus students can have one bus in the AM and another in the PM. Mrs. Baxter is working diligently to ensure all students arrive home safely. Don't hesitate to call if you have questions.
A huge shout-out to the families that brought snacks for the lounge this week. Snacks are always appreciated, especially when teachers ate in the cafeteria this week with their students.
Speaking of the cafeteria. We are requesting that all parents eat on stage with their child again this year. Many of our classes use every cafeteria seat, and I don't think it is fair to ask another student to move from his/her seat, so a parent can sit down. For the tables that might have an extra seat and a parent sits there, it appears that we have different standards for different parents. We also have several students with severe food allergies this year and specific accommodations must be made for those students. For the safety and fairness for all students, please eat on stage or picnic tables with your child. If you would like to discuss this further, just let me know.
I guess many of you have seen my ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. I felt honored to be nominated by one of our students, Caroline L.
This is a reminder to send lunch money in an envelope with your child's name on it. The cafeteria already has over $30 uncounted for this week!. I would suggest always sending money in an envelope with the student name and where the money goes. I always see students with cash on them and they can't ever tell me why they have it.
A huge thank you to our grants committee. Between the Intel Grant and the Dollar General Literacy Grant, OHE received almost $9000 this week! This is an addition to the 22 teachers who received A+ Grants this summer. I am so proud of all this hard work and financial support for our students.
We are trying to be more structured and timely during assemblies this year. We are starting promptly at 7:30 and will not be adding items to the agenda past Wednesday night. Often Mr. Cumings was adding items Friday morning causing the assemblies to get very long.
Today we celebrated our Summer Reading Challenge Winners. It is amazing how much reading happened. I am ashamed to admit, I wasn't even close! Due to so much reading, OHE met the challenge and had music played at lunch. Students will also receive extra recess time. Here are our winners. Ryan- 120, Ian -117, Bailey -91, Emil -128, Carlos - 94, Emma - 249, Kai - 107, Ella - 90, Ellie -43, Kelly - 40, Lydia -12, Mrs Hamelwright 27, and parent Beth Thorton- 26. Total we reading over 2500 books this summer! That is awesome.
Don't forget Monday is a Holiday and that Back-to School Night is September 3rd for Kinder - 2nd grade and September 4th for 3rd - 5th grade. Both nights start at 6:00.
Have a great extra long weekend. I think both students and staff can use the extra sleep!
