Oak Ridge Family Focus
January 5th Edition
Welcome back! We had a wonderful break, and we hope you did too. While we had a great time, we are excited to get back and see everyone at school. Check out details for upcoming events, and we will see you Tuesday!
Parenting Partners
Parenting Partners, a program which provides support for parents to ensure their students are successful, kicks off this Friday! Please see our letter for more information and click here to sign up for upcoming workshops. We hope to see you there!
This Years Musical Will Be...
We are excited to announce this year's 4th/5th grade musical will be....“Lion King Kids" opening in May, 2020! If your child is in 4th or 5th grade and interested in this opportunity, please read this important information and sign up for auditions by filling out the sign up form by January 17th.
Erin's Law
State law requires public schools to provide education on personal safety, abuse education, and prevention (also known as Erin's Law, or House Bill 6193). Oak Ridge will hold an assembly for students on Tuesday, January 14th during school hours. The assembly, presented by Victor Pacini, is entitled "Be Seen and Heard." Please see our informational letter regarding the event and check out Victor's video to parents.
5Essentials
Parent Survey
Currently we are have a 14% response rate for families who have completed the 5Essentials survey. In order for the information to be included in the school report card we need a 20% response rate. If you have not done so already, we would greatly appreciate your help in completing the quick survey by:
- Visiting https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/
- Typing and selecting “Cook” as the "County."
- Typing Oak Ridge into the "School" field and selecting the school.
Thank you for all your help!
Student Survey
During the month of January, 4th and 5th grade students will take the 5Essentials Student Survey. Please see this letter for more information.
Student Council
Please see the January Newsletter from your Student Council.
Again, welcome back and let's have a great week!
Kevin Buscemi, principal
Jennifer Stefan, assistant principal
This Week's Breakfast Menu
This Week's Lunch Menu
Disability and Health Awareness
Focus for December: National Disability Month
Week 4: Disabilities in Education
Focus for January: Mental Wellness Month
Events This Week
Monday, January 6th
No School
Tuesday, January 7th
School Resumes
ASSETs (3:00-4:00pm)
Wednesday, January 8th
Early Dismissal at 1:30pm (Team Day)
No After School Activities
Thursday, January 9th
ASSETs (3:00-4:00pm)
Friday, January 10th
Parenting Partners Workshop at District Office (9:00-11:00am)
No After School Activities
Upcoming Dates
January 13
Learning Links Session 2 Begins
January 14th
Erin's Law Presentation (during school hours)
January 17th
Parenting Partners Workshop at District Office (9:00-11:00am)
January 19th
PTA Chicago Wolves Game (3:00pm)
January 24th
Parenting Partners Workshop at District Office (9:00-11:00am)
January 25th
Lion King Auditions at Oak Ridge (9:00-12:00pm)
January 31st
Parenting Partners Workshop at District Office (9:00-11:00am)
February 7th
Parenting Partners Workshop at District Office (9:00-11:00am)
February 14th
Early Dismissal at 11:30am
Parenting Partners Workshop at District Office (9:00-11:00am)
February 24th-28th
PTA Book Fair
February 27th
Family Read Night (6:00-8:00pm)
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