OR Blog for February 2015

Happy February!  Don’t forget to mark your calendars with these OR reminders…

Attention Fifth Grade Parents

If you are interested in helping with any of the traditional fifth grade culminating activities, please plan to attend a fifth grade parent meeting immediately following next week’s PTA meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 11, 2015.

PTA Time Change:

Please note, the monthly PTA meeting will be on Wednesday, February 11, but we will begin at 6:00 p.m. instead of 6:30 p.m.  All are welcome!

Kindergarten for Fall 2015

Kindergarten registration begins the week of February 23^rd.  Register by calling the school for specific information or stopping by the main office to get your registration packet.  Please call with any questions, 487-4653.

Fun with Science!

The second annual OR Science Fair is just around the corner.  Any third, fourth and fifth grade students who plan to participate in the Science Fair are welcome to come to the school library, accompanied by an adult, 4:00-6:00 on Wednesday, February 4.  This gives students the opportunity to do some research for their science project.

How was school today?

Have your ever asked your child that question?  I’m guessing you’ve gotten the response “Fine.” 
Or maybe you asked, “What did you do in school today?”  You may have heard, “Um, nothing!”  Or maybe, “It was too cold to go outside for recess!” 
These may not have been the deep responses you were waiting to hear!  As a parent, you want some details, right?

Now that we’re beginning the second semester of the school year, perhaps you can use a different strategy to get more out of your conversation about the school day.  Here are some questions you might like to try instead of the old “How was school today?”

• What was the best (or worst) thing that happened in school today?
• Tell me something that made you laugh today!
• If you could choose the one person in your class you’d really like to sit with, who would it be?  Why?
• Where is the coolest place inside the school?  Why?  What do you do in that room?
• Tell me a weird word you heard today.  Where did you hear it?  Who said it?  Why?
• If I talked to your teacher tonight, what would s/he tell me about you today?
• How did someone help you today?
• Tell me about a book you read today.
• What were you happiest about today?
• Tell me a time during the day that you felt bored.
• Who is someone you would like to play with but have never played with before?
• What do you think you should do more of (or less of) when you’re at school tomorrow?
• Who in your class do you think you should be nicer to?  Why?
• Tell me about three different times you used your pencil today.
• If you got to be the teacher tomorrow, what’s one thing you might do differently?
• What’s something you talked about in school today that you wish you could talk about even more?

Upcoming Events…Mark Your Calendar!

• Tuesday, 2/3 through Thursday, 2/5 - Grade 1 visits Hospital Land
• *Wednesday 2/4/15, 4:00 -6:00 p.m. - Open library research night for grades 3-5 students participating in the Science Fair (must be accompanied by a parent)
• Thursday, 2/5/15, 8:15 a.m. - Band rehearsal begins in the gym
• Friday, 2/6/15 - Second quarter report cards are distributed
• Saturday, 2/7/15, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. - Enrichment Day at OR, sponsored by the PTA
• *Wednesday, 2/11/15, 6:00 p.m. - PTA meeting in the library (note the time change)
• *Wednesday , 2/11/15, 7:00 p.m. - Fifth grade parent meeting for volunteers to help plan fifth grade end of year events.
• Friday, 2/13/15 - Classroom Valentine's Day parties
• Week of February 16-20 - Winter Recess, no school
• Tuesday, 2/24/15 - Grade 5 luncheon at Wegmans