Dear OQS Families,

The first six weeks of school is vitally important for setting routines and dusting off knowledge and skills from prior years. As we pass the six-week milestone, learning is accelerating! Over the past few days, I've heard teachers around the school saying their classes have "reached cruising altitude" and "hit their stride". One big way that families are contributing to that is through regular, on-time attendance: When everyone shows up to learn together, we all can do our best. Thank you for all the support at home!

Warm regards,

Amelia Donahey

Principal

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10/30: Community Science Night -- pizza & family "dens" 5-5:30; science 5:30-6:30

10/31: All School Celebration -- Pajama Day

11/1: First Day of American Indian Heritage Month

11/3: Daylight Savings Time ends (set clocks back 1 hour)

11/4: Early Release Day (12:45) for Student-Led Conferences (No school for Pre-K)

11/5: No School - Student Led Conferences (also Election Day)

11/7: Picture Retake day; PTO Meeting, 6pm in the library

11/11: Veterans Day -- No School

11/15: Community Conversation - Cookies with the Principal, 2-2:40pm

12/7- SAVE THE DATE FOR WINTERFEST (FOOD, CRAFTS, PRIZES, SANTA!):

The PTO is hosting our annual Winterfest community event on Saturday, December 7th from 8:30-11 am. The event features breakfast, seasonal crafts, a raffle with amazing prizes from community businesses, and a special visit from Santa! Bring the whole family for loads of seasonal fun!

SEEKING RAFFLE ITEMS: Do you own a local business you would love to share with our broader community? Are you super crafty? Or do you LOVE putting together gift baskets? The PTO is seeking items to include in our Winterfest raffle and silent auction and would be so grateful for donations! Please email the PTO no later than November 1st if you are interested in donating: OQSPTO@gmail.com

VOLUNTEER & DONATION OPPORTUNITIES:

• NEW- Saturday, December 7th- WINTERFEST: Please consider signing up to volunteer your time at Winterfest OR donating breakfast items. Check out the sign up HERE and consider grabbing a slot!

• Thursday, October 31st - ALL SCHOOL PAJAMA DAY- Donations of gently used or new Pajamas needed. All sizes! Sign up HERE

JOIN OUR NEXT PTO MEETING: THURSDAY NOVEMBER 7TH 6-7pm in the school library or via Google Meet: meet.google.com/ehm-cqtn-xvh

The Curiosity Corner will return next week. Until then, feel free to catch up on the last 6 weeks!

Please join us early for free pizza, conversation and games, in the style of a family "den" meeting.

Click below for links to previous weeks' school news.

Immersion Montessori School offers Enrichment Camps to Elementary aged students, including Theater and Humanities Camps, Sports and Wellness camps, and STREAM camps. This is the sign up form for the enrichment camps!

These are available on:

-February Break: Tuesday Feb 18- Friday Feb 21

-April Break: Monday April 14- Friday April 18th

If you are looking for contact information, for example for playdates or birthday parties, please consult the OQS Family Directory here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ay5YSLHSdEKwgUtfM_ECbdOqbcaDpXel/view?usp=sharing