Ongoing December Updates

Families, as you know we have a lot of great events happening throughout the month of December. This will be a continually updated smore newsletter to keep you informed. Please check back as we move through the month!

Several of our students are collaborating on what will be a featured snowman on display in downtown Martinsburg throughout the Winter season! Stay tuned for the final product.

All classes are collaborating on choosing a theme and designing ornaments for our Tiny Tree village. Teachers and staff will cast their votes for their favorite tree. All trees will be donated to assisted living facilities in the area to spread holiday cheer!

All students are brainstorming ways that they have been successful and how they can pursue continued success on their iReady diagnostics next week. They're creating giftboxes in art class and filling it with all of their personal successes throughout their various environments within the school. Students are completing writing assignments on how THEY are a GIFT to their classmates, school, teacher, and families. Our hallways are filling up with gifts of every size, shape, and kind!

Students will be shopping during their Art class the week of Dec. 8-12th. Please ensure that your child is prepared ahead of time with who they are shopping for and how much they have to spend on each person or in total.

Unique Opportunity to shop without cash!

This year, parents can 'preload' an online gift card (voucher) for students to be able to shop without cash. In order to do so, you'll need to visit: https://www.holidayshopvoucher.com/ and enter Opequon Elementary into the school name, pay with your credit/debit card, and enter an email and phone number that the voucher code can be sent to. The student MUST have the voucher code in order to shop without cash. This should be written on their shopping envelope & sent back to school.

We are looking for a few Santa's Helpers (volunteers) to assist student with shopping. We have an AM and PM session available. Please consider signing up to help with this fun shopping experience. Times are 8:55-11:00 & 12:55-3:00.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0545AFA728A2FCC16-60823755-santa#/

Monday: Nelson, Sampson, Blackburn, Clark

Tuesday: Murillo, Fontanilla, Sinclair, Scheppler

Wednesday: Foor, Stotler, Olivo, Mackey

Thursday: Carpenter, Jackson, Lolley, Reid

Friday: Ellis, Arroyo, Franklin, Lewis

Save the Date of Tuesday, December 16th from 4:00-5:00. Joe Corbi fundraising orders will be available for pick up via the front bus loop beginning at 4:00. Opequon buses will continue need access to the front loop until 4:00. Please do not arrive any earlier than 4:00 as we will still have many students in the building. Pull up as far ahead as you can, we'll take your name (child's name), grab your order, and bring it straight to your car. :) Thank you for your continued support!

We are anxiously awaiting the rescheduling of our Winter Music Program for Kindergarten & First Grades. We'll announce that date as soon as we have it arranged. Stay tuned!