Oak Ridge Family Focus
November 3rd Edition
Thank You
Thank you to everyone who helped and participated in our parade, classroom festivities, and Boo Bash last week. Our students and families had a great time thanks to our Oak Ridge family. When we say "Oak Ridge," we mean our students, staff, families, and community. Together, we make Oak Ridge a great place to learn and grow. So thank you for making Oak Ridge such a special place in our community.
Online Report Cards & Conferences
Last Friday, all families in the district were sent the following message regarding report cards being available online as well as signing up for parent teacher conferences through the PowerSchool Parent Portal. If you need any additional help, please do not hesitate to contact your child's teacher or the main office at 708-598-5713.
Good Afternoon,
This is North Palos School District 117 reaching out to inform you that first-quarter report cards are now available for you to access in PowerSchool Parent Access. The link to sign into Parent Access is https://powerschool.npd117.net/public/. The instructions for how to open the report card can be found here.
If you have not yet set up a PowerSchool Parent Access account, please follow these directions to do so. Please note that you will need an "Access ID and Access Password" for each of your students. If you do not have this information, please contact your student's school office to retrieve it.
Please visit the Report Card page of the Teaching and Learning website for more information.
Please see translation: Arabic, Spanish, Polish
To sign up for parent-teacher conferences, please see here.
Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee Event - This Tuesday
On Tuesday, November 5th, representatives from Moraine Valley Community College will be at the Dr. Ken Geraghty Administration Center (District Office) from 12-1pm. They will be providing information about free classes for parents of English Learners.
Please see the flyers for detailed information:
Have a wonderful week, and go Mustangs!
Kevin Buscemi, principal
Jennifer Stefan, assistant principal
Snapshots From Last Week
Disability and Health Awareness
Focus for November
This Week's Breakfast Menu
This Week's Lunch Menu
Events This Week
2nd/3rd grade Learning Links: Art (3:00-4:00pm)
3rd grade Learning Links: Challenger Mission (3:00-4:00pm)
4th/5th grade Learning Links: Digital Arts (3:00-4:00pm)
ASSETs (3:00-4:00pm)
Tuesday, November 5th
2nd grade Learning Links: Digital Discoveries (3:00-4:00pm)
3rd grade Soccer (7:30-8:15am)
4th/5th grade Learning Links: Intro to Coding (3:00-4:00pm)
ASSETs (3:00-4:00pm)
Wednesday, November 6th
2nd grade Soccer (7:30-8:15am)
Early Dismissal at 1:30pm (Team Day)
No After School Activities
Thursday, November 7th
ASSETs (3:00-4:00pm)
PTA Meeting in the Media Center (6pm)
Friday, November 8th
No After School Activities
Upcoming Dates
Monday, November 11th
No School (Veterans Day)
Friday, November 15th
Free Popcorn Day
Monday, November 25th
Early Dismissal at 1:30pm
Parent-Teacher Conferences (2:00-8:00pm)
Tuesday, November 26th
No School
Parent-Teacher Conferences (9-12pm)
November 27th-December 1st
No School (Thanksgiving Break)
Wednesday, December 4th
Early Dismissal at 1:30pm (Team Day)
Thursday, December 5th
PTA Meeting in the Media Center (6pm)
Friday, December 20th
End of Quarter 2
December 21-January 5th
No School (Winter Break)
Monday, January 6th
No School (Teacher Institute Day)
Tuesday, January 7th
Students Return to School
See the Oak Ridge calendar for additional events
What if my child is sick?
If you're child will be absent from school, please call the absentee line at 708-598-5743. The phone line is available 24 hours a day to report any upcoming absence.
Morning Drop Off Procedures
Morning Drop Off
Morning Drop Off is 8:15 - 8:25am since staff and students need to be in class by 8:30am. Starting at 8:30am and later, students need to be dropped off in the front of school and signed in at the main office. Thank you for your help!
Reading 20 minutes a day will go a long way!
PTA
PBIS
Oak Ridge Elementary School
Website: https://www.npd117.net/oakridge
Location: 8791 West 103rd Street, Palos Hills, IL, USA
Phone: 708-598-5713
Twitter: @OakRidgeNPD117