Dec. 14

• iReady Update
• Link to December Updates
• Upcoming Events & Dates
• Joe Corbi Pick Up Details
• PTO Facebook Page & Update
• Music Program Date Announced
• Lunch Menu & Choice Menu
• Photo Storage

Parents, your students really knocked it out of the park on their most recent iReady benchmark. This is how we monitor student progress throughout the year. And while primary students do not take a state assessment (WVGSA), our teachers are preparing them for what's to come. Each student worked diligently on their assessments which took place over the course of four days. There was a lot of incentivizing and rewarding, and wow, did students show up and show out! Please know how proud we are of them and express your own happiness with how they did. Thank you for your continued efforts at home too!

There may have been some elves, music, dancing, a video, stuffies, legos, and prizes involved too- ask them!

Sometimes we have a shift in our planned events, tune in to: https://app.smore.com/n/dmk3c for details that only apply to holiday happenings at OES.

• December 8-12 Santa Shop during school
• December 11 PTO meeting@4:30
• December 16 Joe Corbi Fundraiser Pick Up 4-5 PM
• December 19 2 hour delay & Holiday Classroom Parties
• December 20-Jan 5 Winter Break
• January 6 Students Return
• January 13 Winter Concert for Kindergarten & 1st grade!
• January 14 New Year, New You Family Event 5-7 PM

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!

Families who placed Opequon Spirit Wear orders, great news! Your orders will be delivered to the school on Thursday. Orders that fit in student backpacks or can be carried without a challenge, will be sent home with students. If you'd like to pick yours up because it's a gift, please let your student's teacher know & you can arrange a time to pick up. Thank you!

We continue to add to our PTO membership. If you're interested in joining, please reach out to your child's homeroom teacher for a registration form. It's $5 to join and we have a lot of fun planning events and finding ways to connect with families. We've recently created a Facebook page to keep our families updated on what's happening! We'd encourage you to like and follow: https://www.facebook.com/share/1QZt1YREb1/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Our next PTO meeting will occur in the New Year!

All Kindergarten & 1st Grade students are invited to perform in our Winter Concert on Tuesday, Jan. 13 @ North Middle School. Students are to arrive 15 minutes before their performance time- dressed in their holiday best. They've been practicing very hard during music throughout the past few months in order to put on a great show for you! Invite your family and friends (parking is limited, but carpooling is great!) We look forward to seeing you there!

Kindergarten show @ 6:00 (arrive at 5:45 & find your teacher)

1st Grade show @ 6:45 (arrive at 6:30 & find your teacher)

Parents! Students have had a great opportunity to try new foods over the past few weeks. As a reminder, the choice offered M-F remains the same from week to week:

Monday's Choice is Soft Pretzel with Cheddar Dip

Tuesday's Choice is Chef Salad with Breadstick

Wednesday's Choice is Cheesy Pull Apart Bread with Marinara

Thursday's Choice is Cheeseburger with Toppings

Friday's Choice is Whole Grain Chicken Nuggets with Dipping Sauce

These remain an option for students throughout the week on each day. We continue to see lots of salad eaters!

Trunk or Treat, please visit: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCyB2v

Costume Parade, please visit: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCziWk

Veterans Day, please visit: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCzVeA

Haircuts for the Holidays, please visit: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCB1zi

Turkey Trot, please visit: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCCjcY

395 East Road

Martinsburg, WV 25404

304-267-3550

Rebekah Eyler, Principal

Kelly Comer, Assistant Principal