Happy Memorial Day weekend! We hope that all our students and families are enjoying the long weekend relaxing and honoring Memorial Day. We ended last week with a lot of fun and excitement! We made a deal that if the students raised pledges for the ORE Derby Splash and Dash from all 50 states that I would spend a day on the roof. Well…they didn’t actually get pledges from all 50 states, but they did get pledges from 41 states and then 9 countries, so we added those together and knew that with everyone’s hard work and all the money raised that they earned their goal for putting me on the roof! We posted many pictures on our school’s Facebook Page and have a few posts on Twitter too so check out all the fun! And, once again, thank you to all our parents and your family and friends for supporting the ORE Derby. With the money raised we are going to be able to put tablet computers in our classrooms and update our STEM Lab with additional technology!
This coming week our 3-5th grade students will take their End of Grade Tests. This is their opportunity to showcase their learning and hard work from this school year. At Oak Ridge, we believe that one test score cannot possibly capture all of the amazing learning and content that our students have acquired this year, however, we do know that with grit and determination our students will take these tests with confidence and succeed on these testing days just like they do every other day of the school year. We ask parents to please encourage your child to let their learning shine for the EOGs and to come to school proud of all they have learned and accomplished this year. We aim to make these days as stress free as we possibly can. Try to get to bed on a normal routine this week, wake up refreshed and have a positive morning with a nice breakfast before leaving for school. Try your very hardest to be at school early this week so that there is not any rushed feeling or anxiousness for anyone. The ELA EOG will take place on Wednesday, May 29th and the Math EOG will take place on Thursday, May 30th. 5th Graders will take their Science EOG on either Tuesday, May 28th, Friday, May 31st, or Monday, June 3rd. Testing begins immediately after morning announcements each day. It will be a great week to be an Oak Ridge Colt!
Mark your calendars for our upcoming Awards Days and Field Days! K-2 Awards Day is Tuesday, June 4th with Field Day following the Awards Ceremony. 3-5 will have their Awards Day and Field Day on Wednesday, June 5th. Then our amazing 5th graders will celebrate their Promotion Ceremony on Thursday, June 6th! On Friday, June 7th our Jump Rope Team will treat the students to a Jump Rope Performance! The last day of school is now June 10th.
Finally, this week I want to thank Kate Harding, our PTO President, for bringing the first Book Swap to Oak Ridge this past week! Every student was able to come to the Media Center where Christie Dalton, ORE Media Specialist, helped create a shopping space for each student to come and select a new book for the summer! It was a great way to celebrate reading and share our vision of how important reading every single day is for a growing mind! Thanks, Kate – the Book Swap was incredible!
Thank you for your continued support. We will see all students on Tuesday, May 28th following the Memorial Day Holiday.
Mrs. Francisco
