January 27, 2019
The Father-Daughter Dance is on Sat., Feb. 9!
Click here for online registration and payment
Upcoming Events
January 28, 2019
Teacher Workday
No school. Contact your student's teacher with questions re: report card postponement.


January 31, 2019
PTO Board Meeting
School Conference Room, 12:45 PM


February 1, 2019
Deadline for Registration for Father-Daughter Dance
Click here for online registration and payment.
February 1, 2019
School Store is Open
Media Center Hallway, 7:20 - 7:45 AM


February 5, 2019
Deadline for 5th Grade Yearbook Photos
Scroll down for more information.
Colt's Kids
Congratulations to Grant Apple! He is our Superstar of the Week!

-- Mrs. Pritchett



Congratulations to our ORE Colts that won awards at the recent GCS Science Fair! Reese Bell received Honorable Mention and Isabella Villano won one of the top three "Judges' Choice" Awards. We are so proud of you!

-- Ms. Stoltz
PTO Father-Daughter Dance Registration Deadline is now Friday, February 1. Volunteer Opportunities still available!
Remember that the deadline for registering for this year's PTO Father-Daughter Dance is now THIS Friday, February 1! Registration and payment is only online this year -- please click this link to check this off your to-do list! The Dance is on Saturday, February 9, 2019 with doors opening at 6:30 PM.

We continue to ask for volunteers for the event. Please consider signing-up for one or more shifts that evening through this link . Can't make it that evening? You can help decorate the gym starting at 9:30 AM that Saturday! Click the same link to volunteer.

As a reminder, you will NOT receive paper tickets after payment. Once your payment has been processed, your student and guest/s names will be put on a list for easy check-in at the door on the evening of the Dance. Tickets will be available at the dance for you to complete for the raffle. Feel free to bring a copy of your Paypal receipt if you would like (but this isn't required).

Click here for more information from our website or email us with questions. Thank you very much for your support!




ATTENTION 5th Grade Families! Deadline for Yearbook Photos and Messages on Tuesday, February 5, 2019
The ORE Yearbook Committee is on a mission to collect photos of our graduating 5th grade class as well as yearbook messages from their families. Due to new publisher requirements, there is a tight deadline -- Tuesday, February 5, 2019!

Please read this letter that explains how to submit photos and yearbook messages. Online submission is preferred. Click on the links below to send your photos and messages today!

If you have any questions, please email  ORESGradPhotos@gmail.com.




Attention Rising 6th Graders!
Northwest Middle School is holding a 6th Grade Registration Information Meeting on Monday, February 18, 2019 at 6 PM at the Middle School. Click on the flyer below for more information.

ORES Yearbook Announcements!
IT'S YEARBOOK TIME!

Order your Oak Ridge Elementary yearbook today at:
ID Code: 6594219

How much easier could that be?
DEADLINE: TUESDAY, FEB. 5

Want your photos in the yearbook?
Please share them with the Yearbook Committee for possible use via email at orespictures@gmail.com.  If using a cell phone, high resolution pictures work best. Make sure the pictures are not in “live mode” or they will be blurry when received. Thank you!
An Announcement from our ORES Specialists
As you review grades on PowerSchool or see report cards come home, you may notice new scores for specials classes. Please see the grades and their meaning below:

OVERALL RATING:​​​​​​
  • Satisfactory (4)​​ - Consistency​​​​​​​
  • Improving (3)​​ - Consistent majority of time
  • Needs Improvement (2)​ - Consistency <50% of time
  • Unsatisfactory (1)​​ - Consistency minimally accomplished
*Use report card comments section to highlight outstanding achievement beyond “Satisfactory (4)”

Please contact the individual Specialist with any specific questions about your student. Thank you!
The KIDS Heart Challenge is underway!
The KIDS Heart Challenge is underway and ECHO wants you to take the challenge! Have you logged on to heart.org/kidsheartchallenge and taken the challenge? Once you have registered, you can earn Echo and a Clip to collect all of the Super Heart Heroes. Echo wants you to "Be You" and encourage others around you to help fight heart disease.

Thanks for your support! Click here to see a photo of the Top Fundraisers as of this week.

An update for Verizon subscribers from Remind! There will be no disruption of service.
We have been informed that discussions between the makers of the Remind app and Verizon Wireless have been successful and that Verizon Wireless subscribers will continue receiving phone text messages from Remind.

For more information, you can read the full update here.
Sponsorship Opportunities
All of our sponsors, no matter how big or small, make a difference. Sponsoring our weekly newsletter, gymnasium banners, website and school planners helps us provide the school staff, our students and our families resources that the school's budget does not provide. If you are interested in a sponsorship, please contact us. 


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