Panther Press
February 19, 2019
Reaching Out to Our Community
Beacon Awards
THE AWARD
This program is designed to honor the most deserving non-teaching staff within our Charter School System. The Beacon Award Recognition Program is administered by the Cape Coral Charter School Authority and the Superintendent.
NOMINATIONS
Students, former students, parents, colleagues, administrators and the community at large are encouraged to nominate any City of Cape Coral Charter School support staff who has made a difference at one of the schools.
Nominations are due no later than March 29th at 5:00 PM. Incomplete nominations will not be considered.
ELIGIBILITY
The Beacon Award was created for non-teaching and support staff. One (1) winner will be chosen among the four (4) schools.
Those listed below are eligible for that nomination.
• Paraprofessionals
• Guidance Counselors
• Coaches who don’t teach
• Support Personnel (facilities, cleaning, cafeteria, nurse, office, etc)
• Bus Drivers
Read Across America
Rally on the Green
Firehouse Subs School Spirit Night
We are gearing up for our second Firehouse Subs night! This is a great night to support our school. This event will support our STEM and Safety Patrol programs. We had a great turnout at our last event. If you missed it, please consider coming this time. It is a great night to visit with our OES families and eat good food. Details are below. We hope to see you there!
WHEN: February 25th, From 5pm - 8pm
WHERE: 2612 Santa Barbara Blvd, Cape Coral
K-2 Clubs Sign Ups
Random Act of Kindness Club Oasis R.A.K.C is a school enrichment club for students who want to work together to promote kindness at school, at home, in the community, and the world!
There are 20 spots available and each club will have 8 second graders, 6 first graders and 6 kindergarteners.
Application for the RAKC club,
Deadline to sign up for the club is Friday February 21st.
Coming soon for our younger students... a yoga club and a cooking club. Details will be coming up in a later issue of the Panther Press.
Science Fair Awards and Family Science Night
BOX TOPS CONTEST
Box Top deadline is on WEDNESDAY, Feb 20th! Be sure to send them in and help your class win a popsicle party! There are incentives for each grade and for the class who brings in the most for the entire school!
This is FREE MONEY for our school and we have brought in thousands of dollars thru the Box Top program. Ask friends and family to collect them all year long!
Lunch in the Breezeway Dates
March will be third grade's Lunch in the Breezeway
3/5 White
3/6 Tassoni
3/7 Olszewski
3/11Diecidue
3/12 Hendershot
3/13 Barnhill
3/27 Keezer
News from the Library...
Thursday, February 21, - Publix Math Night - Camelot Isles - 1616 Cape Coral Pkwy West 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Receive one hour of volunteer time for attending. Please RSVP allowing Publix to have a gift for your child.
Tuesday, February 26, - Dairy Queen Spirit Night to support the OCES Library Reading Incentive Programs - 2525 Skyline Blvd, anytime between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. - dine inside or drive thru.
Oasis Library Read-A-Thon - be on the look out for information regarding his program to include dates and information.
Upcoming Events and Club Meetings
Club Meeting Dates are below. Students who are club members have been notified by the club sponsors. If your child is enrolled in a club, please communicate updates with your child's teacher about when your child is or isn't staying after school for a club.
2/18 No School
2/19 No School
2/19 Drama Rehearsal
2/20 Drama Rehearsal
2/21 Drama Rehearsal
2/21 6:30 Publix Math Night (Camelot Isles)
Accelerated Reader
Student Online Academic Resources
Moby Max presents Reading, Math, Social Studies and Science in a fun and engaging way. To find out more information about Moby Max, view this presentation.
Reflex Math is a new program designed to improve students' math facts fluency. Students work on increasing their retrieval time on addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts. To learn more about Reflex Math, visit the virtual tour.
Students at Oasis also use other online resources, including Khan Academy and support for our new Science curriculum. All of these links have been compiled on our school web site, underneath our Student Portal. You can also access it using this link. While you are there, be sure to click on the Florida Standards Resources. It provides useful tutorials linked to Florida Standards.
Happy Learning! :)
Reminder about Car Line
Also, please remember that in the afternoon, the OHS entrance is not double lanes (like it is in the morning). It is only one lane in in the afternoons. Thank you so much for your patience and understanding.
Updated OES Gate TImes
Reminder, the OES gate is no longer a point of entry. Vehicles will be able to enter through the OHS gate.
Please note the updated times that the OES automatic gate will be open.
6:00 am - 8:45 am
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Oasis Elementary
Email: marybeth.grecsek@capecharterschools.org
Website: https://oasiselementaryschool.net/
Phone: 239-542-1577
Twitter: @OasisESpanthers