The Owl Newsletter
OTTO PETERSEN ELEMENTARY
Staff Appreciation - April 8th -12th
Otto Petersen Parent Organization is excited to designate April 8th -12th as Staff Appreciation Week to celebrate each and every staff member who has supported our students and made this year a success. The week will be filled with daily surprises and treats from OPPO to show our entire staff how much we love and appreciate them! This is a great opportunity for your student/family to share a message of appreciation with your favorite staff members as well!
Staff Appreciation Week - April 8th-12th
OPE - Glow Dance - Thursday, April 11th - 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Friday, April 12th: No School for Students (Grade Prep Day)
Friday, April 19th: No School for students -Conferences
Scholastic Book Fair - 4/22-4/26
Have you started thinking about your Glow Dance outfit or practicing your dance moves?! Please talk to your families about this fun event for next week. We will have line dancing, games, bracelet making, free cookies, and fun! We can’t wait to see you there!
Sixth Graders Headed to Outdoor School
Our Wonderful OPE Outdoor School Staff
OPE Families,
We are working to schedule our hoop-a-thon winner’s limo ride for May! Stay tuned!
Contact Chelsea Murphy ottopetersenpresident@gmail.com
Our next meeting will be Tuesday, April 9th, at 4:00 pm.
Happy Spring and Wear Your Glasses!
THIS WEEK IN THE LIBRARY!: I hope everyone had a wonderful Spring Break! This week in the library we learned about a Hindu celebration–Holi Festival! It is a tradition now celebrated across the globe and literally right down the road at Topaz Farm on Sauvie Island. We read a beautiful book Festival of Colors at the primary schools to learn about this unique celebration that recognizes the end of Winter and the beginning of Spring. It was fun to hear from friends in our school who are Hindu talk about how their families celebrate. We also talked about the next total solar eclipse on 4/8–it was so great to talk all about the excitement we experienced in 2017! The next one for North America will be in 2044! Always learning in the library!
YOU ARE THE BEST!: Way to go–many of you found lost books over the break! That makes me so happy and I appreciate your efforts to get books back on the shelves for other students to enjoy! Please note that books checked out in December and January will be marked lost this month if not returned to school. Thanks for all your help in returning your books on time!
Happy National School Library Month ~ Mrs. Nudo
OPE Famlies,
Thank you again for your support in lowering our total building tardy rate over the past two weeks. We know that mornings can be tricky! We hope your students feel a sense of routine and connection by being here each morning for our announcements and Character Strong lessons.
If you have difficulty getting your students out the door in the morning, please feel free to reach out. Classroom teachers, our counselor, Ms. McKedy, and our Dean of Students, Ms. Kinsman, are happy to work with you and your learner to build strategies to make mornings go more smoothly. You can click the flyer below to read about the suggested guidelines.
Attendance Reminders & After School Change of Plans
Also, if you have to change your students' after-school plans, please try to do this one hour before students are released so that we have enough time to communicate with teachers and staff.
- Sue MacLachlan: smaclachlan@scappoose.k12.or.us
- Mary McNabb: mmcnabb@scappoose.k12.or.us
- Your child's teacher
We appreciate your support in making sure we know where your students are during the school day. Thank you!
Personal Electronic Device Policy
(Cell phones, Smart watches, Earbuds)
As an upper elementary school, O.P.E. will align with the Middle School policy concerning electronic devices. A personal electronic device is defined by the district as any “device capable of electronically communicating, sending, receiving, storing, recording, reproducing and/or displaying information and data.” The new policy will ask that students have their devices “off and away” while on campus. A private warning will be given if a student uses the device while at school. A second infraction will lead to the device being turned into the office for pick-up at the end of the day. Parents will be asked to pick up the device after a third infraction. The school is asking for parent support with this policy as we focus on building a positive learning environment.Here is the testing schedule for the rest of May.