It will be another great week to be an Oak Ridge Colt as we enter the month of March on Friday of this week. Be on the lookout for Interim Progress Reports to come home on Tuesday afternoon. This week is Read Across America Week and classrooms will be celebrating literacy all week with a focus on reading diverse texts from a global and cultural perspective. There is a schedule of fun events to celebrate reading each day this week – see more information below and in your child’s classroom newsletter. Be sure to ask your child about this week-long reading celebration. We want to remind everyone to mark your calendar for Student Led Conference Night coming up on March 20th. This is that special night when your student leads you through their classroom and highlights all the progress they are making this school year. You will not want to miss this opportunity for your child to showcase their learning! Check your child’s classroom newsletter over the next several weeks for all the details and don’t forget that the gym will also be filled that night with the annual Summer Expo that showcases all the summer programs available to you in our surrounding community and the Media Center will be open for Family Night at the Book Fair! The event is 3 weeks away but we want to make sure everyone has plenty of advance notice so that you do not miss this wonderful night at our school.  

This past week on Thursday, your child attended a school-wide assembly hosted by our Student Council where they learned about an upcoming Red Cross Blood Drive that will be happening at Oak Ridge Elementary on Wednesday, March 13th from 2:00-6:30 pm. Each student is encouraged to seek two adults that they might encourage to donate blood on March 13th at Oak Ridge Elementary. The Blood Drive will be held in the school gym and we are hoping to break a record of 75 people donating blood. Thank you for considering this great opportunity to give back in our local community. Your child brought home a flyer outlining the event and asking if they have two people that they might be able to encourage to donate blood. Please ask your child about the informative assembly/presentation and also ask to see the flyer they brought home.

Have a great week,

Mrs. Francisco

Congratulations to Jack Tess . He is our Superstar of the Week!!

-- Mrs. Pritchett

I would like to give a big “Shout out” to these wonderful fifth graders: Cooper Harding, Ella Gentel, Olivia Griffiths, Maya Mather, and Vegas Bellow from Mrs. Thompson’s class. These girls work with my students every morning before school on sight word recognition, rote counting, and reading fluency. I am so proud of their leadership skills and their desire to make a difference with our young students.

 

-- Karen Brendle

Kindergarten Teacher

This week is "Read Across America" week at ORES and it is always filled with a lot of fun activities! See the list below for details and you can download a flyer with all this information!

Monday, Feb. 25: Cozy up with a good book! Bring a blanket to read with.

Tuesday, Feb. 26: Lights out for reading! Bring a flashlight to read “in the dark.”

Wednesday, Feb. 27: Hats off to reading! Bring a hat to wear while you read.

Thursday, Feb. 28: Socks off to reading! Wear crazy socks and take off your shoes while reading.

Friday, March 1: We’re wild about reading! Wear a wild and crazy outfit to show we are crazy about books.

2019 Read Across America Week

Mrs. Debbie Fox, our amazing ORES front desk staff member has been nominated as a NC School Hero! Click on the link below to vote for her and you can submit a vote daily! Please share with your friends and family -- no one is more deserving!

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NC School Hero - Mrs. Fox

We are looking for 1-2 additional Co-Chairs for our last family night of the year - STEM Night! This event will take place in April and will have tons of fun STEM activities for all of our ORES kiddos to try out.

This job includes working with a team of 3-4 volunteers to plan the activities, make supply lists, identify volunteer needs, publicize the event, etc. We need your help to make this new event a huge success!

Please email orespto@gmail.com if you are interested!

IT'S YEARBOOK TIME!

Order your Oak Ridge Elementary yearbook today at:

ybpay.lifetouch.com

ID Code: 6594219

Check this off your "to-do" list today!

Actually, there are 109 special thank-yous to each student (and their families) to this great cause. And there are 6 extra-special thanks for the top fundraisers in each grade level -- they get to slime Mrs. Anderson in April! Here they are:

Kindergarten: Swayze

Grade 1: Hanna B.

Grade 2: Elijah C.

Grade 3: Maggie P.

Grade 4: Lincoln Y.

Grade 5: Luke W.

The final total of these fundraising efforts was $6,511. We are so grateful!

It's only February but it's not too early to plan for things to do over the summer. Check out this flyer from the GCS Summer Arts Institute that offers activities from students in Kindergarten through 12th Grade.

Interested in applying? Please contact our Music Specialist, Mrs. Royal or our Art Specialist, Ms. Hodnett with your questions.

Don't delay! Spots fill up quickly!

2019 GCS Summer Arts Flyer

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. 

Email the PTO about Sponsorships!