Weekly ORES PTO Newsletter

November 4, 2018

Kids Voting is on Tuesday, November 6!

Please don't forget to VOTE the same day!

Upcoming Events

November 4, 2018 (TODAY)

Daylight Savings Time Ends

"Fall back" one hour - did you reset your clocks?

November 5, 2018

Deadline for October Reading Logs

More information below.

November 5, 2018

ORE Leadership Team Meeting

Media Center, 2:45 PM

November 6-7, 2018

Kids Voting

Research Lab, Sign-up here to volunteer!

November 9, 2018

School Store is Open

Media Center Hallway, 7:20 - 7:45 AM

November 9, 2018

Terrific Kids Ceremony

ORES, Gr. K-2 - 8:15 AM, Gr. 3-5 - 8:45 AM

November 9, 2018

Mother-Son Event

SpareTime Bowling, 5:00 - 8:00 PM

November 12, 2018

Veteran's Day

No school.

A Message from ORES Principal Denise Francisco

Parent/Teacher Conference Day on Friday, November 2nd was a huge success. Thank you to all our parents who attended a conference with your child’s teacher on Friday. If you were unable to attend a conference on Friday, our teachers will be available to meet with you and give you your child’s report card between Monday, Nov. 5th and Wednesday, Nov. 14th. All report cards are expected to be hand-delivered to parents during 1st and 2nd quarter this school year so please schedule your appointment with your child’s teacher before Nov. 14th. If you find that the conferences on Nov. 2nd were too quick and you need additional time with your child’s teacher, please request an additional time to meet at your earliest convenience. We enjoy collaborating with you to provide you updated information about your child’s progress!

Last week, our Student Council raised $828.50 for the United Way through Spirit Week. Way to go, ORE! We posted several pictures of or students participating in Dress to Impress, Wacky Tacky, Costume, and Pajama Day on our school’s Facebook and Twitter feeds. We hope that everyone enjoyed the fun and purposeful week at ORE!

This week will be busy with Kids Voting Days on Tuesday and Wednesday, field trips for 2nd and 3rd grade, Terrific Kids Ceremony on Friday, and a special PTO Mother/Son event at Spare Time Bowling on Friday night. We hope that you have a great week and enjoy these special times!

Last week, we communicated that the district has decided to make up two of the inclement weather days missed due to the hurricanes this fall. Thursday, Nov. 1st was one of those make up days and the second make-up day is scheduled for Jan. 18th. In addition, they are increasing the length of the school day by 5 minutes beginning Jan. 3rd. On this day and for the rest of the school year the school day will begin 5 minutes earlier. The main safety doors will open at 7:15 instead of 7:20 and the Tardy Bell will ring at 7:40 instead of 7:45. Buses will pick students up 5 minutes earlier and our car rider line will begin 5 minutes earlier as well.

Mrs. Francisco

GCS Reads 30 - Deadline is tomorrow, Monday, November 5!

November is here, and we are excited to see which classes will win the monthly GCS Reads 30 Reading Challenge!

Parents of Grades K-2 students: Be sure to total all of the minutes your child read in October, and enter the total using this link (also found in the newsletter's Important Links below). If you prefer to send in the paper copy of your child’s reading log, please be sure to total all minutes before sending it in. Do not enter the total minutes online if you plan to send in the paper copy.

Parents of Grades 3-5 students: Make sure your child is all caught up on his/her weekly steps.

All minutes/reading logs for October are due no later than Monday, November 5.

Thank you for reading with your child each and every night. It DOES make a difference!

Kids Voting is on November 6 ( and November 7)

The 2018 Kids' Vote on Tuesday, November 6. Due to the number of classes and new schedules, we will need to extend voting to Wednesday, November 7. This activity aims to help students realize the importance of voting as a civic duty.

We still need volunteers to assist the students - please consider helping out even for just an hour! Click here to help with Kids Voting!

Share your photographs with Oak Ridge Elementary!

At Oak Ridge, we love pictures of our students and all of the amazing things they do at our school. Please share your BEST pictures with us for possible use in our yearbook, on our website, slideshows, and other purposes.

We especially love pictures taken during special lessons, performances, class parties, field trips, afterschool clubs, etc.

Simply email your high-quality pics to: orespictures@gmail.com (or click on the image). If using a cell phone, high resolution pictures work best, and landscape orientation is especially helpful for our website photos. Make sure the pictures are not in “live mode” or they will be blurry when we receive them.

Questions? Contact Mrs. Dalton for more information. Thank you!

Announcing our Box Tops Fall Contest Class Winners!

Thanks to everyone for submitting their Box Tops for the Fall competition! We collected 8,751 Box Tops in all. That means, our school will receive a check for $875.10!!

The top three classes are:

Mr. Rasch: 822 Box Tops (Wins Ice Cream Sundae Party)
Ms. Thompson: 720 Box Tops (Wins Popcorn and Toppings Party)
Ms. Allen: 680 Box Tops (Wins Ice Pop Party)

Just because this competition has ended, don’t stop clipping and collecting for our school! We will be launching a new competition for the Spring. Stay tuned for details. Thanks for supporting our school!

Make sure to meet with your student's teacher for Report Cards

The ORES Faculty would like to remind you to meet with your student's teacher (if you have not already done so) before November 14, 2018 so as to be able to get a copy of your student's report card. Paper copies of the report card will not be sent home with your student. Please contact your student's classroom teacher for more information.

Special Thanks from the PTO Hospitality Committee

We would like to thank Maureena Shepherd, ORES parent and local realtor with Allen Tate Real Estate, for providing lunch to the teachers and staff last Friday during the Parent-Teacher Conferences!

We are so fortunate to have such wonderful support from the Oak Ridge community!

Save the Date: Luminaries' Set-Up at Oak Ridge Town Park on Saturday, December 1

The ORES PTO will continue our annual participation in helping to set up luminaries for "Light Up the Night" holiday evening at the Oak Ridge Town Park. The preparations will begin on Saturday, December 1 at 10 AM. Mark your calendars!

We would love to have you and your family help us set up at this wonderful event. More details to follow!

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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