OES Panther Press
October 3, 2021
Join us next week for our virtual PTO meeting is October 12 at 6:30 pm.
Picture Retake Day
2022-2023 Kindergarten Wait List Information
For more information on registration for students entering Kindergarten in 2022-2023, please view the document on our OES web site, regarding necessary forms required for prospective students who will be starting Kindergarten in August 2022. This year, we will be accepting electronic applications. This form is now available in the Parent Portal, under Prospective Students on our OES web site. It is important to apply early, as we usually have a Wait List, even for those with Sibling Preferences.
Yearbook Orders
Order your 2021-22 OES yearbook today! The deadline is December 17th, 2021 and the yearbook is only available for purchase online at no extra charge! Order here. View the flyer here for more information.
For more information, please email Jannette.Blusiewicz@capecharterschools.org.
Mrs. Gamboa will be sending home information on how to participate in the Storybook Pumpkin Patch.
A Note from Mrs. Gamboa...
SORA – Oasis eBook Collection
Oasis Elementary South has their own eBook collection – SORA, containing this year’s SSYRA Jr. and SSYRA books, last year’s state nominated books and other titles. All children will have access to this collection by using their school Gmail address and password (your child’s teacher will provide). You can download this app on a device, or go to http://soraapp.com/library/oesfl
Mark Your Calendar: Important Oasis Elementary South Dates
10/6 Photo Retakes
10/12 Virtual PTO Meeting
10/14 Last Day of First Quarter
10/15 No School Professional Duty Day
10/20 Early Release Day (Students are dismissed at 12:30)
News from PTO
Trunk or Treat
Save the date! Trunk or Treat will be October 29. More details to follow.
BOXTOPS FOR EDUCATION
Please help us earn money for our school by using digital Box Tops! Click on the following link to learn more https://www.boxtops4education.com/How-To-Earn
Helpful hints:
- Download the app for Box Tops.
- When signing up, our school is listed as Oasis Charter Elementary School
- If you shop online or have digital receipts, you can email those directly to receipts@boxtops4education.com. Be sure to send it from the same email account you used to setup your Box Tops account.
- Receipts need to be scanned/emailed within 14 days.
Thank you for all you do to support our school!
Waiting in the Carline on Oasis Blvd.
Thank you for helping us to be good neighbors.
Changes to the Quarantine Policy
Recently, the State of Florida issued a new Emergency Rule, which impacts quarantine policies. The new rule states that students will still be identified as close contacts when they are exposed to a positive COVID case, however, if the student is asymptomatic, the parent/guardian can choose whether or not the child will quarantine. If you receive a Close Contact alert through Parent Square, please notify your teacher whether or not your child will be quarantining or not.
You can read the entire Emergency Rule Order here. You can also view the graphic Decision Tree, which shows the flow of decisions made when there is a positive case.
As always, we thank you for your flexibility, as we navigate through these changes in protocols and policies. Please continue to encourage your child to make healthy choices at school.
Transportation
When leaving campus after arrival and dismissal, please only turn right on Oasis Blvd. This helps keep the traffic flow moving.
Car Line Procedures
Students will NOT be released to cars without a current, school issued car tag. Parents without a car tag will be directed to park and report to the office and present a driver's license to have their child released to them.
AM DROP OFF: All car drop off is in the back. No cars may drop off in the front, near the office, as that is where our buses unload.
AM DROP OFF PROCEDURE: Vehicles should not line up until 7:50 am. Vehicles will enter at the OHS entrance. There are two lanes of traffic. (The third lane on the right is for staff, who need to drive to their parking lot). Also, as vehicles approach the drop off location, please have your child ready to depart, (shoes on, bookbag packed up, ready to unbuckle and depart). Parents should stay in their vehicle and have their car in PARK. If you are in the second lane and a staff member has not come to assist, please hold your arm out the driver's side window to alert staff that a child is still in the vehicle. For safety reasons, it is essential that students wait in their vehicles for staff to open their car door. All vehicles will remain stopped until all students have exited to the sidewalk. A staff member will signal when it is time for the lines of traffic to proceed.
PM PICK UP: K-1 and their siblings will be picked up in the front. Students in grades 2-5 will be dismissed in the back, (same as the AM Drop Off location).
PM PICK UP PROCEDURE: Cars should not line up for dismissal until after 3:00 pm. Vehicles will be directed in by our Security person at the OHS entrance to the campus and wait in line until dismissal starts at 3:30. A staff member will read the car tags as cars approach and have the cars move forward toward the pick up location. Parents should wait in their vehicle. Staff will be directing children. While students are loading, all cars should be in PARK.
Extra Car Tag
Walkers
New Sign In/Sign Out Policy
Dress Code
Please check our Dress Code carefully before purchasing shoes and clothing for school. Students will not be permitted to wear clothing that is not within our dress code. All uniforms should have our new logos on them.
Please note: Slip on shoes are not permitted. This includes VANS style shoes.
Communication
Systemwide and Schoolwide Communication
Families who attended OES last year, will already be registered. Students who are new to OES and are not already registered in Parent Square, will receive an email invitation asking to activate the account. This email will be sent to the email you used to register, (and the email that is in FOCUS). You may need to check your junk or spam email, as it sometimes goes there.
See below for a sample of what the email will look like.
Parent Portal
EARLY DISMISSAL
If you have to pick up your child early, email OES.dismissalchanges@oasishs.org and CC the teacher.
Be sure to include the following information:
- Student Name
- Grade
- Teacher
- What time you are picking them up
- Are they returning afterwards?
- Reason
Reminder: We do not dismiss after 2:45 pm daily.
ATTENDANCE
Email all attendance notices to: OES.Attendance@oasishs.org
Be sure to include the following information:
Student First and Last Name:
Grade:
Teacher:
Date of absence(s):
Parent Name:
Parent Cell Phone Number:
Reason for absence:
And attach any documentation you might have for the absence:
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Oasis Elementary South
Website: oasiselementarysouth.net
Location: 3415 Oasis Boulevard, Cape Coral, FL, USA
Phone: 2395421577
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Oasis-Elementary-South-109632233706121/
Twitter: @OasisESpanthers