January 26

• Parent Teacher Conferences
• Awards Assembly Feature
• Family Heart Art
• Breakfast and Lunch Menu
• Sweetheart Valentine's Dance & PTO
• SMART 529 Essay Contest

Students brought home a blue half sheet regarding Parent Teacher Conferences. All forms need to be returned by Tuesday, January 28 so that classroom teachers can plan accordingly. You'll recieve your conference time by Wednesday afternoon!

We look forward to seeing many of you Thursday evening!

Friday, we held our Second Nine Weeks Awards Assemblies with many families present to watch their student be recognized. Each homeroom teacher selected a student to receive the Blue Monarch Award and a student to receive the Energy Bus Award (34 awards given). Specials teachers chose two students from each grade level to receive their respective award (30 awards given). We were able to award 93 students for their PERFECT ATTENDANCE! Thank you students, parents, and teachers for your continued dedication to student learning! *Photos forthcoming (stay tuned)

We're inviting all families to create works of heART for our front lobby display case! Be as creative as you can as a family and we'll put your work on display! Families are encouraged to work together using whatever materials they like (2D or 3D is acceptable). Students can bring their Heart Art to the front office once complete (make sure your name is on it!). If you need some starter ideas, check out these sites for inspiration:

https://www.redtedart.com/easy-heart-crafts/

https://www.pinterest.com/kidscraftroom/heart-crafts/

https://thecraftyblogstalker.com/25-paper-heart-project-tutorials/?srsltid=AfmBOop5QZl6qoPxpdqOXfe567q_IYiGoAfxi4qgG30Q0y5XuvSlmjCn

*We'll accept submissions this week throughout the month of February!

Join us February 13th from 5:30-7:00 for a Sweetheart Dance. PTO is sponsoring this event, and we're looking forward to seeing our Opequon students dancing and having fun with their friends and parents. A parent/guardian/grandparent must attend with the student. $2 per student ticket (parents are free with an attending student). All monies are due Feb. 9, no money will be collected at the door.

PTO is our Parent Teacher Organization that meets monthly share ideas on how we can pour into students and staff, think of fun ideas, volunteer, and hear about what's going on at the school. We fundraise and find ways to support Opequon students and staff. All monies raised stay at the school. Our next PTO meeting is February 12th @ 4:30 in the OES Library. We hope to see you there!

West Virginia children in grades K-5 can enter to win $5,000 in a SMART529 college savings account by writing about their future. It’s fun and easy. Here’s how it works: A child writes a short essay that begins with “When I grow up, I want to be a…”. They then tell why they chose that career. Parents and teachers can help children with their essays. The entries are broken down into three grade categories and five regions. The essays of 15 children are selected by a panel of judges, and those children are awarded a $500 SMART529 college savings account. The winners’ school (or homeschool association) also receives a $500 cash prize. The names of the 15 winners are then placed into a random drawing for the grand prize, which is an additional $4,500 in their SMART529 college savings account. DEADLINE is Feb.28, 2025

395 East Road

Martinsburg, WV 25404

304-267-3550

Rebekah Eyler, Principal

Kelly Comer, Assistant Principal