Osterizer
May 1, 2022
Principal's Update
It's officially May, and we are in the last month of school. It's hard to believe we only have five weeks of school left.
Important reminders for the coming week. Oster's 3rd-5th grade students will participate in CAASPP Testing. Please make sure your student eats a good breakfast every morning, has a fully charged USD Chromebook with them, and is on time for school. If your student is absent, don’t worry, they will be scheduled for a make-up test next week.
I want to encourage parents to recognize these tests for what they are, no more, no less. The information we receive from the testing process is just one point of information about your child. It can not capture the fantastic, creative, growing, courageous, active, curious, (I could go on) child that we know. It is simply a pulse of what they know and understand at this time. We want our students to do their best because they have accomplished so much this year.
As we start to think about next year I would like to share we are still in need of parent volunteers for next year's Oster's HSC Board. The Oster HSC is an all-volunteer organization that desperately needs NEW volunteers to continue the vital work that the HSC does to support our students and staff. We have several executive board members leaving Oster at the end of this year, and we need new leadership. The HSC supports staff and students by funding field trips, providing classroom funds, paying for educational programs and subscriptions, and much more that is not funded by the state or the district. Please consider becoming a part of the next HSC board to help continue to make Oster an excellent place for your students. Please email osterhsc@gmail.com if interested.
Congratulations Oster Students for a Fantastic Performance this past week! BRAVO!
Go Cougars!
Staff Appreciation Week Begins on Monday
Don't forget to show the Oster staff some love next week. A simple card or flower is always heartfelt and appreciated. You can also help thank Oster Staff by donating to the Teacher Appreciation Fund via HSC website at: https://osterhsc.membershiptoolkit.com/home. The donation link can be found under the STORE menu.
HSC will be doing a variety of things throughout the week to honor all the staff's hard work this year.
School Spirit Day
What: Cultural Day
Come dressed representing your family's culture and celebrate the vast diversity of Oster's school community.
USD Parent DELAC Meeting!
Parents of English Learners-please save the date! Our next District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC) meeting will be held on May 4 from 3:15-4:15 pm on Zoom. We will be presenting information about the Local Control Accountability Plan and our teacher leaders from our district EL Committee will share updates from each of their school sites.
Our community liaison, Paulina, will be simultaneously translating the meeting for our Spanish speaking parents.
We hope to see you there!
Join Zoom Meeting
https://unionsd.zoom.us/j/86048977975
Meeting ID: 860 4897 7975
¡Llamando a todos los padres de los estudiantes de inglés! Venga y únase a nuestra próxima reunión del Comité Asesor de Estudiantes de Inglés del Distrito (DELAC) que se llevará a cabo el 4 de Mayo de 3: 15-4: 15 pm por Zoom. Estaremos presentando información sobre el Plan de Rendición de Cuentas de Control Local y Nuestros líderes de maestros del Comité EL del distrito también compartirán información de lo que está sucediendo en cada una de sus escuelas. ¡No se lo pierda!
Nuestro enlace comunitaria, Paulina, traducirá simultáneamente la reunión para nuestros padres de habla hispana.
¡Los esperamos!
Unase a la reunión de Zoom usando este enlace:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://unionsd.zoom.us/j/86048977975
Meeting ID: 860 4897 7975
Incoming 6th Grade Parent Information
Parents of 6th graders, mark your calendars. Dartmouth's Incoming 6th Grade Parent Orientation will be held @ 6:00 pm on Tuesday, May 10th. Please join the team of 6th Grade teachers, therapists, and administrators for a review of their programs, activities, and offerings for the upcoming school year. More information is to come from Dartmouth as the date gets closer.
Dartmouth Cheer Tryouts for Incoming 6th Graders
UMS Cheer Team tryouts will be held May 24th -May 27th for any incoming 5th graders interested. There is a mandatory parent meeting May 11th @ 6pm. All details regarding tryout information can be found here: https://linktr.ee/unionmscheer?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=593667c6-75fa-4d1f-a6fc-07b2731231c2 or contact UMS cheer advisor at casselb@unionsd.org
Open House: May 18th
Time to Order Student Spring Pictures
Your spring photos are ready for ordering! To place your order please visit our website at: https://www.generationsschoolphotography.com/order-pictures and click Spring 2022!
What happened to my gallery code? No problem! We have a helpful dashboard called “Find My Code” Just provide your information and quickly receive your private galley code. Click this link to directly find your code: https://www.generationsschoolphotography.com/online
For ordering/Student ID questions please contact Generations School Photography directly at: orders@gsp-photos.com
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Mark Your Calendars!
May 2-6 Teacher Appreciation Week
May 6 School Spirit Day: Cultural Day
May 9 CAASPP Testing begins (3rd-6th Grade)
May 9 USD Board Meeting @ 6:00
May 11 HSC Board Meeting @ 6:00
May 18 Open House
May 26 First Grade Opera @ 6:30
May 30 Memorial Day (No School)
June 3 Last Day of School: Minumum Day 12:15 pm (All TK students come in the morning)
The 2022-23 School Year Calendar is now available on the USD website.
5th Grade Promotion Ceremony: Thursday, June 2nd at 8:30 am
Please consider becoming a part of the next HSC board to help continue to make Oster an excellent place for your students. Please email osterhsc@gmail.com if interested.
USD COVID Dashboard
To receive an update on Oster's weekly reported cases, please click on the link below.
The District dashboard is published each Friday at 5 pm and can be located on USD's COVID-19 Information page at https://www.unionsd.org/about/covid-19-response#h.m61isujeu3an
OSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Website: https://oster.unionsd.org/
Location: 1855 Lencar Way, San Jose, CA, USA
Phone: (408)266-8121
Twitter: @OsterElementary