November 1

• Upcoming Dates
• Parent Teacher Conferences
• Picture Retakes
• Red Ribbon Reflections & Photos
• Kindergarten Bring Your Parent to School Day
• Veteran's Day Program
• SchoolStore Fundraiser
• Link to Chaperone Details
• Link to Breakfast & Lunch Menu
• Link to OES Photos

• Nov. 2 2nd Grade Field Trip & Caring for Classrooms Fundraiser start!
• Nov. 3 Election Day: NO SCHOOL
• Nov. 4 Dress like the 50s to celebrate ~50th Day of School (a little late)
• Nov. 5 Parent Teacher Conferences
• Nov. 6 Veteran's Day Program (by invite only)- ALL students to wear red, white, & blue!
• Nov. 10 Picture Retake Day
• Nov. 11 Veteran's Day: NO SCHOOL
• Nov. 13 Awards Assembly (by invite only)
• Nov. 18 Book Bingo by PTO 5:30-6:30 PM
• Nov. 23-27 Thanksgiving Break

This Thursday, November 5th, we are hosting our first Parent Teacher Conference of the year. If you have not already signed up for a time to meet with your child's teacher, please use the button below to do so. All meetings will take place in person at the time you've selected. We look forward to partnering with you for your child's success!

Last week our students were RED-y to be drug-free by being a HERO and choosing a BRIGHT future. The chose to FLY AWAY, represent OPEQUON, and give drugs a SCARE! A huge thank you to our families for helping your student(s) participate and to our school counselors and school community for their hard work and dedication to such an important week!

Enjoy a few photos here. More are accessible online using our link: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjD6uDk

On Friday, November 6th at 9:15am, Opequon Elementary School will host a school-wide Veterans’ Day program to honor Veteran family members. Please let us know if your Veteran family members can attend by filling out the form sent home in your child's backpack Friday and returning it to your child’s classroom teacher. A light breakfast will be served in the Library before the program at 8:00am. Your child is welcome to attend the breakfast with your family Veteran. If you’d like to share a picture of your Veteran at our program, please send it to Mrs. E.Freeman via email: Efreeman@k12.wv.us by Friday, October 30th.

We look forward to honoring our Opequon family Veterans on this special day.

ALL students are asked to wear red, white, & blue!

Second grade is excited to be traveling to Blandy’s Experimental Farm on November 2nd. Our program for that day is called, It’s For the Birds. This includes field investigation stations that will teach us about bird beak adaptations, using binoculars to observe birds, a migration game, and a bird feeder activity. Students will need to wear appropriate clothing and shoes for this activity. ALL chaperones must ride the bus to and from the location. We will be leaving the school at approximately at 8:50 and returning around 1:15pm.

We hope you enjoyed the activities at our evening of trick or treating and fall fest fun! Our staff and volunteer parents had a great time decorating doors, passing out handfuls of candy (!), giving out tattoos, playing games, and dressing up! It was a great opportunity to come together for an evening of fun. Congratulations to all of our raffle basket winners and to those who donated them! WOW! We loved seeing so many families walk away with goodies. Thank you to our food trucks for supplying our source of energy. It's a joy to see our community come together to benefit one another. Thank you!

For photos of the event, please visit: https://flic.kr/ps/472gm2

Opequon Elementary would like to invite one guardian of each student to come to school with them on Thursday, November 12th from 9:15-10:30. Due to limited space, no siblings can attend this event. You will observe your child’s 30-minute phonics lesson. Then, you will go to the cafeteria for a brief overview of UFLI, iReady and important dates to remember for this school year. We'll be serving light refreshments, courtesy of our Opequon PTO.

In an effort to help with the upcoming holidays, our school is partnering with SchoolStore/Caring for Classrooms where families can shop through their website or purchase gift cards (great Christmas gift or white elephant gift!). When families shop or dine at over 300 popular merchants (such as Walmart, Best Buy, Target, Starbucks, Home Depot, Taco Bell, Subway and DoorDash) via SchoolStore or the app, Opequon receives a %. Supporters can also purchase gift cards for in-store use at participating merchants and local restaurants. Additionally, families can donate classroom gift cards with 100% of the gift card donation going directly to the school & staff for classroom supplies & resources. The added gift card feature is incredibly rewarding!

HOW TO GET INVOLVED:

Students will receive lanyards to take home on Monday. The lanyard includes simple instructions for parents to help students send emails or texts to family and friends to spread the word. Students who enter 8 email addresses & return their lanyard with a prize code will receive a FREE BOOK BUDDY! Students love them!

Our school code is: 10245 (you'll use this once your child comes home with a lanyard)

Vehicles MUST be parked in a lined, unassigned spot. This applies to drop off and pick up. There is ample parking and we have Mr. Gibbs assisting with the flow of traffic once things get moving. Please remain in your vehicles with your child until at least 8:15, and until 3:10 in the afternoon. We want teachers and staff to be able to enter the building without a crowd around the door in the mornings especially. Thank you for helping with this.

*Entering in the morning and afternoon is via Duke Street, not the front entrance. Thanks!

As of October 5, 2026, Pre-K students need to be dropped off and picked up at the front of the school.

Please follow these important drop-off procedures:

• Do not arrive before 8:48 a.m. We need to keep the front area clear for our buses.
• Please do not create a line in the driveway while waiting. This area is needed for our staff & buses.
• Please do not park and wait. The parking spaces are reserved for our K–2 students who are being dropped off between 8:20 and 8:40 a.m.

Thank you for helping us keep our arrival and dismissal procedures safe and running smoothly for all of our students. We appreciate your cooperation and support!

395 East Road

Martinsburg, WV 25404

304-267-3550

Karen Weigle, Principal

Kelly Comer, Assistant Principal