22-23 Beginning of School Info.
Ellen Ochoa Elementary
Meet the Teacher, August 15th, 2022
3:30-6:30
We highly encourage you to stay with the time frame allotted for your student's last name on Meet the Teacher night to have sufficient support for the needs of all families!
3:30-4:15 A-F
4:15-5:30 G-N
5:30-6:15 O-Z
Remember, you will receive the name of your child's teacher once you have completed a Free and Reduced lunch application online. Please bring your confirmation number with you if you have already applied. There will be computers available during Meet the Teacher in the cafe.
We look forward to welcoming you back to a new year!
Please Bring a Family Photo with you to Meet the Teacher
Important upcoming dates and information for the 2022-23 school year
August 15th – Meet the Teacher 3:30-6:15 pm
August 17th - First Day of School
September 1st - Back to School Bash 5:00-7:00 pm
September 5th- Labor Day (no school)
September 6th PD Day (no school)
September 20th & 22nd - Goal Setting Conferences 3:30-6:30
October 14th - PTA Jogathon
October 20th– No School
October 21st - Fall Break (no school)
October 24th- Virtual Day (at home learning)
Nov. 16th - Learning Celebrations PK-5 5:00-6:30 pm
November 21st-25th - Thanksgiving Break
December 9th - Winterfest 5:00-7:30 pm
December 16th - Last Day of Fall Semester
December 19th - January 2nd - Winter Break
SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR 2022-2023
Backpack
2 Boxes of Kleenex
Water Bottle
Hand Sanitizer
*Students are required to bring a backpack each day to school.
Instructions on How to Access Parent Portal
Free & Reduced Lunch Application
SCHOOL HOURS
Drop Off Doors Open at 8:00 am
Sign up for Freckles Friday!
Freckles Friday is sponsored by Ochoa's PTA! Sign-up for Freckles Friday now or on Meet the Teacher night 8/15! The cost is $2 per Freckles Friday. Prepay for 5 and get the 6th one FREE when you sign up now or during Meet the Teacher Night on 8/15! Flavors offered will be chocolate, cookie dough and vanilla. Stop by the PTA table on Meet the Teacher Night to sign up & for Freckles Friday dates!
Attendance phone number 918-357-4330
Students are considered a half day absent if they arrive after 9:15 or are picked up before 2:00.
BUS ROUTE INFORMATION
BUS BADGES ARE REQUIRED FOR THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR
Drop Off/Pick Up and Family Car Tag Information
Doors will open at 8:00 am
All students must be picked up by 3:10 pm
DROP OFF
Families may use the purple, orange and green loops for drop-off. There is no drop-off for students in the front loop. The front loop is for buses and ER2 families only.
PK families must park in a designated parking space in the Purple loop and walk their PK students to the PK playground doors. Please use the crosswalk where a staff member will escort you across the drop-off loop.
If you want to walk your child to the school doors, you must park in a designated parking spot in the Purple loop and walk your child to the doors using the crosswalk.
The Green and Orange loops are for drop-off only. Families cannot park and escort their children in the green and orange loops. Adults are present to help with drop-off. Please follow all directions from the staff members that are there to ensure student safety.
PICK UP
ALL families are assigned a new car tag for the 22-23 school year. You must have an official Ochoa car tag hanging on your rearview mirror to pick students up in the purple, orange, and green loop. A car loop is assigned to each family using the following guidelines:
Purple - PK students and siblings
Orange - 5th-grade students and siblings
Green - All students that do not have a PK or 5th-grade sibling
*If a family has a PK student AND a 5th-grade student, those families are assigned the Purple pick-up loop.
Tags are distributed on Monday, August 15th at Meet the Teacher.
If you are in a vehicle without a car tag, you will be asked to go to the front office to pick up your student once pick up is complete.
Ellen Ochoa Family Brochure
Class Parties & Birthday Celebrations!
We have two parties during the school year, a Winter Party and a Valentine’s Day party. To teach our students to participate in healthy eating, we appreciate parents bringing healthier snacks for celebrations. Some ideas are:
Animal Crackers, Granola Bars, Yogurt, Pudding Cups, Pretzels, Fruit Snacks, Raisins, Jello, Beef Jerky, Ritz Bits-cheese, Popcorn , Cheez-its, Whole Grain Cereal, Fruits & Veggies
*All treats must be individually packaged.
*Birthday Celebrations should also follow healthy eating guidelines.
ELLEN OCHOA CAFE DUTY ASSISTANTS NEEDED!!!
Ellen Ochoa is hiring cafe duty assistants. Being a cafe duty assistant is a great opportunity to serve your community and school and get paid while you do it! If you have students at Ochoa, this would be a wonderful plus because you could work during their lunch block. Ochoa’s lunch is from 10:15-1:45 p.m. Our work hours are flexible. You could work 10:15-1:45 p.m., 10:15 a.m. – 12 noon or 12 noon-1:45 p.m. We require a minimum of 3 days a week. We appreciate your time, and thank you in advance for joining the Ochoa family and making a huge impact on our students and community!
For questions or more information, please contact Teresa Besses at 918-357-4330 or email: besses.teresa@unionps.org!
ELLEN OCHOA ELEMENTARY
VISION
Ellen Ochoa is an inclusive community that cultivates and celebrates social, emotional, and academic growth. We seek to empower each other to discover our unique gifts and talents to positively impact our community and world.
MISSION
The Ellen Ochoa Community will
Value and build authentic relationships with all stakeholders
Embrace and celebrate differences and strengths
Recognize and nurture students’ voice, talents, and skills
Model, teach and celebrate social, emotional, and academic skills and behaviors
Provide students access to opportunities to serve the community and world
Infuse Hope into our daily work by creating and monitoring academic and personal goals
MOTTO
Learn, Lead and Light the Way
Email: long.rita@unionps.org
Website: https://www.unionps.org/
Location: 12000 East 31st Street, Tulsa, OK, USA
Phone: (918) 357-4330
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellenochoaelementary/