Osterizer
February
Global Play Day
This is our fourth year participating in the worldwide Global Play Day. Our staff and students will be actively engaged on Wednesday, February 6th. Teachers will be giving time for this wonderful practice between the hours of 8:15 and noon. Students will have the opportunity to participate in fun, creative activities that do not involve any academic curriculum or technology. Some teachers may encourage students to bring in board games, legos, art projects, trucks, cars, puzzles, dolls, or any toy that does not require batteries or electricity. Students may also be participating in a fun outdoor activity. We will encourage students to reflect after lunch, by drawing a picture or writing a short journal entry about their global play day fun. Be sure to ask your children what they did during their Global Play Day time. If you would like to read more about this wonderful day, please click the following link: http://www.globalschoolplayday.com/
Spelling Bee
Each year at Oster, fourth and fifth graders have the opportunity to participate in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Approximately 50 kids signed up this year, but in order to make it to the final round, they had to pass a written test first.
The finals were held and Oster is proud to recognize Ashley Ahn from Mrs. Grant's class as this year’s school champion. She went online and took part two of the Spelling Bee so we are waiting to get those results. Second place was Sanviti Amarnath in Miss Ferguson's class and third place went to Evan Jordan in Mr. Sinclair's class. The other amazing finalists were Sanaya Shroff, Hayoon Song, Minjee Kim, Huda Voya, Clement Koh, Ada Liew, Dristi Roy, Kshitij Ambardekar, Sanjeevani Dedge, and Yufong Qion. Congratulations to all the winners and participants. The Oster staff is so proud!
Bad Flu Season
As you may already know, we are in the midst of flu season. We wanted to remind you that if your child has a fever, is vomiting, or has diarrhea, they must stay home from school. In addition, the district policy is they must be symptom free (no fever, vomiting, or diarrhea), without the aid of medication, for 24 hours before they can return. Even if your child is not experiencing any of the above symptoms, please evaluate them closely if they say they are not feeling well. It is better to be safe and keep them home, rather than send them to school when they may be coming down with something, and possibly spread an illness to other students.
Oster Spirit Days
- Friday, February 15th is Crazy Hair & Sock Day
- Friday, March 22nd is Matching Day (Find a friend or two to match with for the day)
- Friday, April 26th is Head to Toe Purple Day in honor of Relay for Life
- Friday, May 24th is Hawaiin Day
Our Spirit Days are meant to help build our community spirit in a fun, playful way. It is not required that children participate, so please do not let your child feel pressured about dressing up.
Yearbook Cover Contest
Requirements:
- Submit artwork on an 8.5x11 piece of white paper only (Vertical/Portrait orientation only)
- Include the words: Oster Elementary
- Include the school year: 2018-2019
- Write student and teacher name lightly on the back side of the paper
- Submit your entry to your classroom teacher by Wednesday, February 27th
- Use bright and bold colors to fill the page, including the background
- Mix up your medium: crayons, watercolors, markers, oil pastels, etc.
- Use the entire sheet of paper
- Keep it neat and clean
If parents have any questions, they can email Dina at dina_rabago@sbcglobal.net
Funding for Upper Grade Garden
Geography Bee
Oster’s 5th graders recently participated in the National Geographic Geography Bee. It was a challenging and fun experience and we are excited to announce that this year’s champion is Zach Schaeffer from Mr. T’s room. Second place went to Alex Zimmer, also from Mr. T’s room. Rounding out the top three was Jude Troyanovsky from Ms. Plane’s room. Zach has taken an online test which may qualify for the state competition. The other finalists were Lilly Murphy, Ruby Yu, Parker Shu, DeMarco Macias, Hayoon Song, Kayla Imasa, Alenena Masters, Madeleine Saunders, and Evan Jordan. Congratulations to all our geography stars!