ORSP Newsletter
August 28.2020
Principal's Message
I hope you and your child had a great week! Our classrooms continued with the Beginning of the Year study. Many of them invited me into the classroom to read or play with the students. I had so much fun! I love being in the classrooms and getting to know the students. This week you could ask your child about who works in our school and about the classroom routines.
Did you spend some time reading this week? Did you read with your child for a few minutes each day? Did you read something yourself so your child could see that you value reading as well? You will be amazed at the power that those few minutes each day will have on your child’s love for reading.
You can also help your child begin to develop his/her math skills. Math is everywhere! Including your child in conversations and looking for opportunities for “math-talk” in everyday life is very important. This can be done in so many ways. Some ideas: Include your child when you cook or bake. Talk about the ingredients and let him/her help you measure. Count the number of steps you take. This could be the number of steps from the living room to the bedroom, the number of steps from the car to your front door, anyplace you go! Look for and identify shapes and colors of items in your environment. Your child could go on a scavenger hunt for different shapes in your home. Play games. Make learning fun! Math is all around us. Simply pointing it out to your child will have an impact on his/her math skills.
I want you to know that I am here to support you and your child. If you have any questions at all, you may reach me at lmdownard@ortn.edu or (865)425-9101.
Family Services
Some of you received paperwork from your family advocate. Please make sure to complete this paperwork and return it to school. The advocates are here to support our students and families, and this is one tool we use to do so.
Remember, you can always communicate via phone call, email or Seesaw.
Paige, Ashley, Faby and Tribby
Education
If you have not already done so, please sign up to use Seesaw. This will be our program's communication platform this year.
Hatch
Make sure to take advantage of the at-home usage with Hatch Early Learning this year. Due to many locations only utilizing remote learning the company is allowing all students to use the program at home this year.Ready Rosie
ORSP is implementing a new program, Ready Rosie. Be on the lookout for an invitation from your teacher. We'll provide more information in the coming weeks as we receive more training on this wonderful new program!Health Reminders
Thank you to all the parents that have
returned their child’s health papers!
If you have not done so, please have your physician
and dentist fax your child’s most current physical & dental exam to 865-425-9120.
If you have any questions, please call me- Julie Julian – 865-425-9129
ConnectOR
- Hopefully, all of you have been successful in creating your Seesaw account! ConnectOR will use this as the primary method of sending out information.
- Below is a link that has the email address needed to reserve meals at ORSP. You can send the email in the evening before and pick up the next day between 11:15-11:45.
- Our attendance is based on your interaction with your teacher, use of Seesaw, Ready Rosie, and Hatch.
Oak Ridge Schools Preschool
Location: 157 Carver Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
Phone: 865-425-9101
Erin Pearson, Education Coordinator eepearson@ortn.edu
Tribby Kelly, Family & Community Engagement, Compliance Monitor, ERSEA tkelly@ortn.edu
Julie Julian, Health & Facilities Coordinator jmjulian@ortn.edu