Osterizer
April 17, 2022
Principal's Updates
This past week the students and staff were thrilled to have an Author’s Visit with Kathryn Otoshi.
Ms. Otoshi is a multi-award-winning author/illustrator and national/international speaker best known for her character-building book series, ZERO, ONE, and TWO. She thrilled our students with the stories of her most popular books and shared her personal story of growing up as a minority student feeling like she didn't belong. She challenged the staff and students to take a pledge of kindness and inspired the writer in all of us to know anything is possible.
Parents of 6th graders, mark your calendars. Dartmouth's Incoming 6th Grade Parent Orientation will be held @ 6:00 pm on Tuesday, May 10th. Please join the team of 6th Grade teachers, therapists, and administrators for a review of their programs, activities, and offerings for the upcoming school year. More information is to come from Dartmouth as the date gets closer.
Dartmouth Cheer Tryouts for Incoming 6th Graders
Dartmouth cheer tryouts are coming soon! Join the DMS competitive cheer team. They cheer at home basketball games, perform in parades, and compete. Tryouts will be held April 25-28 at DMS. All information can be found at sites.google.com/unionsd.org/dmscheer
Oster's Chef's Night Out This Wednesday!
We are partnering with a community favorite - Main Street Burgers!
When: Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Where: Main Street Burgers - 20 S. Santa Cruz Ave. Los Gatos
What: 15% of sales will be donated back to Oster Elementary
Come down to Main Street Burgers with the family and order your favorite burger, salad or milkshake! Several vegetarian options are available, as well as halal options. Present the event flyer electronically or physically when you order. Can be used for dine-in or take-out. Not valid with delivery orders.
Go Cougars!
NEW HSC BOARD MEMBERS NEEDED!
The Oster HSC is an all-volunteer organization that is desperately in need of NEW volunteers in order to continue the vital work that the HSC does to support our students and staff. We have several executive board members who are leaving Oster at the end of this year and we need new leadership. The HSC supports staff and students by funding field trips, providing classroom funds, paying for educational programs and subscriptions, and much more that is not funded by the state or the district. Please consider becoming a part of the next HSC board to help continue to make Oster a great place for your students. Please email osterhsc@gmail.com if interested.
STEAM Fair - Saturday, April 23
Join us at STEAM Fair 2022: The theme this year is Creativity in Blooms, will be taking place next Saturday, April 23 from 11 am–2 pm. Activities include Circuit Bugs, Robotics, How Seeds Fly, and more!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for CONCESSIONS at STEAM Fair 2022
If you'll be attending the STEAM Fair on April 23, please consider volunteering 30 minutes to help staff our concessions/merch table. We'll be selling drinks, snacks, and spirit wear during the event.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d4da5aa2aa4f58-concessions
CAASPP State Testing Information
Please note Oster's testing window will be May 2nd-13th. Make-up tests for those students who missed a day will occur the week of May 16th.
Enrollment for the 22/23 School Year
USD enrollment is open for new students next year. Continue to share with friends and neighbors who may have a new TK/Kinder student or recently moved into our area. Early enrollment numbers help our schools with projections to make critical staffing and program decisions for the new year.
For more information on enrollment, visit https://www.unionsd.org/families/enroll-in-usd
As we start to think about next year, we need to know who is returning to Oster for the 22-23 school year. Please take a moment to fill out the form below and let us know your intentions next year. All students in 5th grade will automatically move over to Dartmouth Middle school and will not need to register for middle school. Please fill out the form for each child ASAP as our staffing deadlines are approaching.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf6pmw1gxwhlJLoa5QH_iUpBoXTrP-_wXJoiPkfj1Ad0_V7XQ/viewform
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Mark Your Calendars!
April 18-22 Fifth Grade Science Camp
April 23 Oster STEAM Fair
April 28 and 29 School House Rock Performance @ 6:00
May 2-6 Teacher Appreciation Week
May 6 School Spirit Day: Cultural Day
May 9 CAASPP Testing begins (3rd-6th Grade)
May 9 USD Board Meeting @ 6:00
May 11 HSC Board Meeting @ 6:00
May 18 Open House
May 26 First Grade Opera @ 6:00
May 30 Memorial Day (No School)
June 2 5th Grade Promotion Ceremony @ 8:30 am
June 3 Last Day of School: Minumum Day 12:15 pm
The 2022-23 School Year Calendar is now available on the USD website.
Scholastic Book Fair Results Are In!
Our Scholastic book fair has come to a close, and we are happy to share with you that our fair raised over $9,000 to support our library! Thank you to everyone who came to support Oster and share the love of reading with your children. We appreciate you!
Staff Appreciation Week is May 2-6
You can help us thank Oster Staff by donating to the Teacher Appreciation Fund via our website at: https://osterhsc.membershiptoolkit.com/home. The donation link can be found under the STORE menu.
USD COVID Dashboard
To receive an update on Oster's weekly reported cases, please click on the link below.
The District dashboard is published each Friday at 5 pm and can be located on USD's COVID-19 Information page at https://www.unionsd.org/about/covid-19-response#h.m61isujeu3an
OSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Website: https://oster.unionsd.org/
Location: 1855 Lencar Way, San Jose, CA, USA
Phone: (408)266-8121
Twitter: @OsterElementary