The Husky Bulletin 9/30/2025
9/30/2025
BBQ- THIS Thursday!
Who: All Oak View students and their guest(s)!
What: A BBQ to kick-off the school year! Join us for a fun lunch hour!
Where: Outside on the soccer field – picnic style! Be sure to bring a blanket or chair to sit on!
When: Thursday, October 2nd during each grade’s lunchtime.
Kindergarten- 11:20-11:50
1st Grade- 11:30-12:00
2nd Grade- 11:50-12:20
BLAST- 12:00-12:30
3rd Grade- 12:05-12:35
4th Grade- 12:25-12:55
5th Grade- 12:40-1:10
Why: For fun! Let’s celebrate a successful start to the school year, so we’d like to invite parents, siblings, etc. to enjoy lunch with their student(s).
Other Details: Guests may bring their own lunch or purchase a school lunch for $5.50. Exact change or check is preferred; there will be a credit card option as well as paying thru EduTrak(details below and QR code above). The school lunch will consist of either a hot dog or hamburger along with potato salad, fruit, chips, a cookie, and milk.
- Please arrive 5-10 minutes prior to your student’s lunch time, no sooner. Guests will enter through the front of the building, pay for their lunch, meet their student in the lunchroom, proceed through the lunch line, then go outside to the soccer field for a picnic.
- When you are done eating lunch and students will be picked up be their teacher. Family members may NOT enter the building with their student(s) .
- Rain or shine! In the event it rains, the BBQ will take place in the gym and cafeteria. Chairs will not be allowed during an indoor BBQ. Bring a blanket to sit on the floor.
Here are a few helpful notes for families:
- Families must have an EduTrak account with students linked to their account. Families can sign up for an account via this link. Families can add students to their account by providing a student ID and DOB of any of their enrolled students. Detailed instructions can be found in this link.
- Families can find the BBQ ticket by clicking on the green dollar icon for web store and navigating to the School BBQ category on the left. You can purchase as many tickets as you need.
October Calendar
Conferences
Parent/Teacher conferences are coming up soon. Each conference(K-5) is 20 minutes long. Please be on time to your student(s) conference so we stay on track.
Wednesday October 22nd- 8-9am & 4:40-7:20pm
Tuesday October 28th- 8-9am & 4:40-7:20pm
Thursday October 30th- 8-9am & 4:40-7:20pm
Parent/Guardians can start scheduling in ParentVUE starting October 15th at 3pm. ParentVUE is the ONLY way to schedule conferences.
Scheduling Help
If you need help scheduling, please follow these directions.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1foBlLSkTJaHO1dc2Ss0gCRL2DLHGm6FGFV7v-LYymDY/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.w4xkqpj300i0ParentVUE Activation Help:
If you do not have a ParentVUE account, please follow these directions to set one up.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FsYLMX5wUKjIqMruC7x2DskxUpAX6zaIRSt1i9prnqI/edit?tab=t.0
Picture Re-Take Day
Picture re-take day is on October 23rd. Here is how re-take day works:
- If your child was not here on our original date, we will automatically take their picture.
- If your child was here but you want their picture re-taken, you MUST fill out this form. If you do not fill out this form your student's picture will not be taken.
- https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvv8S1yVKTXvEJm-ax6RE_pAA_0XGhEJGNM9OhccbEr-6DjA/viewform?usp=header
Silent Disco and Glow Party
Upcoming Dates to Remember
10/2- All-School BBQ
10/10- MN Wild day
10/16- NO school
10/17- NO school
10/22- Conferences/Book Fair
10/23- Picture re-take day
10/27- MN Timberwolves Day
10/28- Conferences/Book Fair
10/30- Conferences/ Book Fair
10/31- Silent Disco & Glow Party
Contact Information
Ryan Gibbs, Principal: GibbsR@district279.org
Jody Seppala, Assistant Principal: SeppalaJ@district279.org
Angie Passehl, Secretary: PassehlA@district279.org
Melody Hahn-Merges, Social Worker: hahn-mergesm@district279.org
Kristina Peterson, Counselor: PetersonK@district279.org