Otsego Elementary Extra
Principal's Weekly Update - June 2, 2022
2022-2023 School Calendar
2023-2024 School Calender
School Supply Kit Sale
Elementary Cross Country
Extended Care Information
It is that time to enroll your child in the Extended Care Program for the Summer or the School year of 2022-2023. So if you are interested, please visit the website listed below after May 16th. The Registration packet and fee can not be signed or turned in, until on or after May 16th.
https://elementary.otsegoknights.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=382480&type=d&pREC_ID=868128
Summer OES Extended Care begins June 13th through August 12th, with the hours of 7 am-6 pm. In July we will be closed on the 1st through the 5th, to recognize the 4th of July.
OES Extended Care school year for 2022-2023 will start on August 24th, 2022 with the hours of 6:30 am - 6 pm.
All of the registration materials are available on the website or hard copies are available in the Elementary Office on or after May 16th for 2022-2023.
A few things to remember:
Students must be at least 5 years old to attend Extended Care.
A $10 deposit is required for all families and must be turned in before using the program.
A packet needs to be filled out for each student every year (paperwork expires each year on June 1st).
All parts of the packet must be filled out completely before a student can start using the program.
An active credit card form must be on file to pay for the Extended Care Amounts.
If you have any billing or registration questions or concerns, please contact Becky Hatfield at bhatfield@otsegoknights.org or 419-823-4381 ext 4401.
Fees and Credit Card Update
Otsego Local Schools has a new method for accepting Credit Card payments online now.
We now use PaySchools Central which allows parents to pay for their children's school fees and also to put money on their lunch account. You can still pay by check or cash, but this is the method to pay by credit card.
Here is the link to our website to get started:
You will need to create a PaySchools account and then add each of your children to your account.
**You will need the Student ID number in order to register your child. This is the same number that parents use to login into the Powerschool Gradebook and is the same as the lunch ID number. If you do not know your child's number, please contact the office.
If you have trouble setting up an account,
there is a support link or you can call their support line at 1-877-393-6628
In the case of shared parenting:
1. Invoices are emailed to the "primary residential parent" (which is the Contact #1 in Final Forms)
2. Each parent, however, can create a PaySchools account and add a child to their account to make payments.
Even if you do not use PaySchools to pay fees or add lunch money, you can still create an account so that you can "monitor" your student's balances.
Summer Groups Available at Children's Resource Center
The following are summer groups that are being offered through the Children's Resource Center in Bowling Green, Ohio. If you are interested in learning more, please call them at 419-352-7588.
SPARCS (Structured Psychotherapy for Adolescents Responding to Chronic Stress)
SPARCS is an evidence-based treatment designed to equip adolescents with tools for coping when their responses to current and future stressors are impacted by past painful events.
Ages- 12-18 years old
Time- 2.5 hours, 2 days/week for 5 weeks...specific day/time will be determined soon
Where- @CRC, in-person- transportation will be provided
When- Starting Mid/late June
Goals of group:
- Understand how their bodies respond to stress
Manage emotions and impulsivity that may be related to their histories
Develop stronger relationships and networks of support
Improve communication skills in order to achieve their goals
Make better decisions for their lives
Identify what gives their lives purpose and meaning
ADHD Summer Camp is a program modeled after The Summer Treatment Program (STP) developed by Dr. William Pelham. STP is an evidence-based program designed to help children with ADHD get along better with others and improve their academic skills through sports skills training and practice. Children are placed in age-matched groups and receive intensive experience in functioning as a group, making friends, and interacting appropriately with adults.
Ages- 6-12 years old
Time- 2.5 hours, 5 days/week for 5 weeks...specific time will be determined soon
Where- @CRC, in-person- transportation will be provided
When- Starting Mid-June
Goals of group:
Developing problem-solving, social skills, and social awareness to support healthy relationships with peers
Developing the ability to follow directions, complete tasks
Improving self-esteem by developing competencies in areas necessary for daily life functioning including interpersonal, recreational, and other task-related areas.
Skills Group
2 days/week …about a year-long
Age groups 7-9, 10-12, 13-15
Skills Group serves children and adolescents who experience severe emotional difficulties and high-risk behaviors across settings. Clients learn and practice skills in a safe therapeutic setting with the intention of transferring these skills to other settings (i.e. home, school, and community). The goal is to help reduce high-risk behavior and improve functioning to prevent more restrictive placements.
Skills Group provides treatment interventions based on the Sanctuary Model. The team actively works to create an environment that promotes healing. Clients are educated about specific tools to help manage and recover from stressful or adverse experiences that affect their current functioning. Clients create a safety plan and a self-care plan.
COPING SKILLS/EMOTION REGULATION
1 day/week……10 weeks
Age groups 7-9, 10-12, 13-15
Coping Skills group provides support with emotional regulation, increasing healthy coping skills and mindfulness regarding the multiple changes/stressors clients are experiencing- school, pandemic, illnesses, loss of routine, and normalcy in their lives.
ADVENTURE THERAPY
1 day/week… about a year-long
Age groups 10-12, 13-15, 16-18
Adventure Therapy is a trauma-informed model that involves active and multi-dimensional experiences including, challenging team problem-solving initiatives, games, projects, and challenges that provide opportunities for learning and growth. Youth work effectively together in a group and develop new behaviors and skills that lead to success in their homes, schools, and communities. Adventure therapy staff are assisting your children in the moment to interrupt dysfunctional responses, reinforce desired responses, and strengthen better choices when focusing on communication, problem-solving, frustration tolerance, and working with others. The focus is to incorporate these skills in a fun and interactive way to encourage the continued growth of these skills for your child.
Benefits of Adventure Therapy include increased self-regulation, emotions, and behaviors; improved relationships with adults and peers; and learning skills including problem-solving, emotion regulation, communication, teamwork, and leadership.
CRC Notes
Families working with the Children's Resource Center should have received a letter and or confirmation of summer services and when those will be starting. If CRC has not contacted you, then please reach out to them for information regarding summer programming and services.
Basketball Open Gym
Otsego Youth Soccer
Otsego Basketball and Football Camp Registration
Otsego's 2022 Basketball and Football Camp will be July 12th,13th 14th, Tues.-Thurs. for grades 3-8.
9:00-10:30 - Incoming 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade -Basketball / Incoming 6th, 7th and 8th Grade -Football
10:30-12:00 - Incoming 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade -Football / Incoming 6th, 7th and 8th Grade -Basketball
**Check In will be from 8:30 – 9:00 in the High School Commons on Tuesday July 12
Cost of the Camps:
Both Football and Basketball……$50
Football Only…………………….. $40
Basketball Only………………….. $40
*All campers receive a camp T-shirt
*Please bring your own drink
Registration Deadline: Friday, July 1st
(If players register after July 1st, we can’t guarantee a T-Shirt for them)
Make Checks Payable to: Otsego B.O.E.
Mail Payment to
Otsego High School
Steve Carroll
18505 Tontogany Creek Rd.
Bowling Green, OH 43402
OR - Please bring payment on first day of camp.
Questions:
Steve Carroll (419) 823-4381 ext. 1101
Josh Lindke (419) 389-2351
Kindergarten Registration Information for the 2022-2023 School Year
If you were unable to attend the meeting on March 9th, but have a student entering kindergarten for the 2022-2023 school year, please stop by the Otsego Elementary Office anytime starting March 10, to pick up a registration packet, or you can download and print the forms from our school website (otsegoknights.org) under the Registration tab on the Elementary Page. (These forms will not be accessible until March 10).
If you have any questions regarding Kindergarten Round Up, registration and/or screening please call the Otsego Elementary Office at 419-823-4381 Option 4.
Community Events/Information
Girls Summer Basketball Camp
The registration link is https://forms.gle/rez9mJ35SDXEfbz3A
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Website: www.otsegoknights.org
Phone: 419-823-4381 (4005)
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Email: bbuchman@otsegoknights.org
Website: www.otsegoknights.org
Phone: 419-823-4381 (4009)
Twitter: @buchman_becky
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Email: lmiller@otsegoknights.org
Phone: 419-823-4381 (4105)
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Phone: 419-823-4381 (4010)
Twitter: @OESCounselors
Jenny Helberg
Email: jhelberg@otsegoknights.org
Phone: 419-823-4381 (4001)
Angie Norman
Email: anorman@otsegoknights.org
Phone: 419-823-4381 (4003)
Deputy Brian Ruckstuhl
Email: bruckstuhl@otsegoknights.org
Phone: 419-823-4381 (2099)
Safe School Helpline
Dear Parents, Students and Friends,
Recent polls show that parents’ first concern about schools today is their child’s safety. That is my concern as well. Fortunately, the Otsego is very safe. However, no community is immune from the threats of violence and drugs that endanger public schools nationwide.
We are introducing a Safe School Helpline® to help prevent such actions. It is designed to assist you in reporting any wrongdoing that impacts our schools, our students, or our staff – anonymously, so as to protect your privacy. For example, you may wish to report acts of violence, theft, drug or alcohol use, weapons, or sexual harassment.
Just call from a touch-tone phone to 1-800-4-1-VOICE, ext. 359 (418-6423) to leave your information. Or TEXT: 614-426-0240 Then type: TIPS Your message will not be traced, and you will not be identified. The Safe School Helpline® team will transcribe and fax your message to school officials, so appropriate action can be taken.
Thank you for your continued support to provide a better education for all Otsego students.
800-418-6423 (800-4-1-VOICE ext. 359)
TEXT: 614-426-0240
Then type: TIPS