OPS News Update
3/15/24
Hello Oaklyn Families and Faculty,
The OPS weekly news update will provide you with important information about our school and community.
School & District Business:
PTA is hosting a Family Lego Night tonight in our cafeteria starting at 6:45 pm!
PTA Lego Challenge Family NIght
Our students will celebrate Neurodiversity Acceptance Week next week. Please click on the link below for information about the theme days and home connection activity!
Neurodiversity Acceptance Week Theme Days & Home Connection Activity
Important Conference Information:
Parent-teacher conferences for students in grades preschool through grade five will be held Monday, March 18th through Thursday, March 21st. All students will be dismissed at 12:30 pm next Monday through Thursday. You should have received your conference date and time this week. If not, please contact your child’s homeroom teacher. We will have afternoon conferences available from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm on Monday and Tuesday and 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm on Thursday. On Wednesday, we will have evening conferences available from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm. If you would like to meet with any of the enrichment teachers or other support staff, please plan to visit with them in the school library, room 110 during our conference hours as noted above.
● Art – Mrs. Schmidt (Monday & Wednesday only)
● Music – Mrs. Pallero
● Gym – Mrs. Bauersfeld
● Library – Mrs. Hvisdas (Monday & Thursday only)
● Spanish - Mrs. Schneider
● Speech Therapist - Mrs. Baker
● Social Worker - Mrs. Barnett
Please remember that our homeroom teachers must meet with a number of parents during conference days/nights. It is important that every attempt be made to begin and end your conference on time. This conference time should be used to review your child’s academic progress. Due to limited time, all other individual concerns should be addressed another time with your child’s teacher. We are encouraging you to make childcare arrangements. Only adults should attend parent-teacher conferences. We are looking forward to seeing you soon. Thank you for continuing to participate in and support your child’s education.
Message from our Health Office:
In honor of National Public Health Week, April 1st – April 7th, 2024, Camden County Commissioners and Camden County Department of Health and Human Services are sponsoring a “ Be SMART for Kids: Gun Safety Saves Lives” presentation in two locations during the week.
Tuesday, April 2, 2024, 11:00AM-12:30AM - Joint Health Sciences Center, 201 Broadway, Camden, NJ 08103
Thursday, April 4, 2024, 6:00PM - 7:30PM - Camden County College, William G. Rohrer Center, 1899 Route 70 East, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
Please click HERE to view the National Public Health Week Letter, and click the link below to register.
Registration link: Be SMART for Kids: Gun Safety Saves Lives.
Feel free to share this announcement with anyone who wants to protect their family and community from the dangers of gun violence.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Lynn Rosner at Lynn.Rosner@camdencounty.com.
Daniela Fumu, CHES ®
Public Health Emergency Notification System (PHENS) and Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Coordinator
She/Her/Hers
Camden County Department of Health and Human Services
512 Lakeland Road, Blackwood NJ 08012
Office: (856) 374-6141 Cell: (856) 739-3171
Fax: (856) 374-6358
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School & Community Information/Events:
PTA:
PTA Phillies Game - April 21st
School:
5th Grade Information Needed:
District:
Community:
Calendars & Menus
Calendars:
March Menus/Order Forms
Guide to the Cafeteria Online Payment Portal:
Click HERE for the Guide to the Online Payment Portal
Please contact our cafeteria manager, Tara Gallagher at oak@nsfm.org or (856) 858-0335 x7183 if you have any specific questions about our school breakfast/lunch program or your payment portal.
Upcoming Events
March 15th End of MP 2 & PTA Family fun Night
March 18th Report cards go home
March 18th Neurodiversity Acceptance Week
March 18th BOE Meeting, School Library, 6:30 pm
March 18th - 21st Early Dismissal for All Students, 12:30 pm, Conference Week
March 22nd OMAYSC Gym Night
March 28th Early Dismissal for ALL Oaklyn Students and the start of Spring Break
April 9th PTA Meeting, School Library, 6:30 pm
April 18th PTA PreK & K Family Fun Night, School Cafeteria, 6:30 pm
April 21st PTA Philly Phanatic’s Birthday/Phillies Game
April 25th Take Your Child to Work Day
April 30th BOE Meeting, School Library, 6:30 pm
Celebrating our School Community/#BeKind:
February Star Students
Our February star students had lunch this month with Mrs. Solowy and Mrs. Boulden, and received their prizes!
Spanish Class Highlights
Our students did some great work in Spanish class this month! Our first grade students worked in different stations while they practiced their number in Spanish from 1-10. Our third grade students wrote and presented about the birthdays of famous African Americans in Spanish.
Visit from the Camden County Library
Miss Kaitlyn, from the Haddon Twp. branch of the Camden County Library, shared information about their upcoming programs with our students. Our 1st and 3rd grade students also participated in a trivia game for prizes!
New Lost & Found
Contact Information
If you have any additional questions about the information included in this newsletter, please contact me at (856) 858-0335 x7226 or jboulden@oaklynschool.org.
Have a wonderful week!
Thank you,
Jennifer Boulden