Greetings, Fair Oaks community! My name is David Freeburg and I am thrilled and humbled to be joining our school of excellence this year as lead Principal! We’ve had an amazing start to the school year! Students are back in the classroom learning and building community and it’s truly exciting to see.

Thank you for allowing me to be a part of this journey. Thank you for your hard work to make this a better, safer, and more inclusive place, and thank you for your dedication to giving students a better tomorrow.

If you ever have a need or a question, please do not hesitate to reach out. I love to have visitors to Fair Oaks. If you have feedback, questions, ideas, or concerns, my door is always open. I am available to help in any way I can.

David Freeburg, Principal

Osseo Area Schools, District 279

Fair Oaks Elementary

5600 65th Ave N

Brooklyn Park, MN 55429

(763) 533-2246

YOU CAN CALL THE MAIN OFFICE FOR YOUR STUDENT'S PARENTVUE ACCESS CODE. IF YOU ALREADY HAVE AN ACTIVE ACCOUNT THAT YOU CANNOT ACCESS, YOU WILL JUST NEED TO CLICK "FORGOT PASSWORD" AND GO THROUGH THE STEPS TO RESET YOUR PASSWORD.

YOU CAN ACCESS YOUR STUDENT'S ID NUMBER AS WELL AS THEIR FIRSTVIEW (BUS TRACKING) ACCESS CODE IN PARENTVUE.

SEE THE BOTTOM OF THIS NEWSLETTER FOR HELP TO SET UP ANY OF OUR DISTRICT APPS.

SAVE THE DATE FOR FALL CONFERENCES!

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8TH

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10TH

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15TH

WATCH FOR THE PINK CONFERENCE SIGN UP SHEET TO COME HOME WITH YOUR STUDENT ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH OR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH. PLEASE FILL OUT THESE FORMS AND RETURN THEM TO YOUR CHILD'S TEACHER BY THIS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH.

Watch for a 2nd letter to come home to confirm your date and time on Wednesday, September 25th and it will be due back on Friday, September 27th.

***We are trying something new this year and asking families for donations to feed our wonderful staff on one of our conference nights. Please check out the Sign Up Genius link below if you are interested in donating food or money towards this meal. Thank you for your support!

The 14th annual Reading is Fun 5K will take place on Saturday, September 21, at Elm Creek Park Reserve. More than 600 community members will attend this family-friendly event to raise funds to purchase learning resources for media centers (libraries) in Osseo Area Schools. Click this link for more information: https://www.district279foundation.org/reading-is-fun-5k.html

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Tuesday, October 1st - Fall pictures

Tuesday, October 1st - 5th grade field trip to Three Rivers Park

Thursday, October 2nd- Custodian appreciation day

Tuesday. October 8th - Fall conferences

Thursday, October 10th - Fall conferences

Tuesday, October 15th - Fall conferences

Wednesday, October 16th - 4th grade field trip to Hidden Falls

Thursday and Friday, October 17 & 18 - No school for students

Our volunteer coordinator is Sophie Castruita. She can help you with any and all questions regarding volunteer work at Fair Oaks. There are many events though out the year that we need volunteers to help make a success! If there is a chance that you will chaperone your student's field trips at all this year, we ask that you please fill out this application as well. You can reach Sophie at: CastruitaS@district279.org

Did you know Fair Oaks has its own Free Little Library! Students and community members are welcome to grab a book to enjoy. We are grateful to the Impact Library Program for donating the Free Little Library to our school community! Take a book or leave a book!

Consistent school attendance is important for student learning! Even missing 2 days of school per month impacts a student’s ability to learn at their fullest potential. Fair Oaks wants to support our students in getting to school as much as possible. If it’s been difficult to get your child to school, please contact the school social worker or your child’s teacher for more help. To learn more, check out this flyer from AttendanceWorks: Help Your Child Succeed in School: Build the Habit of Good Attendance Early

If your student will be late for absent for any reason, please call our attendance line at 763-549-2353. You can leave your voicemail in either Spanish or English. Thank you!

**Important reminder

If you need to give your child medication for fever, they may not return to school until they have been fever-free without any fever-reducing medications for 24 hours.

***If your student has been diagnosed with something contagious by a physician, please give the school a courtesy call so that we can send appropriate notice home with any other students in class.

GENERAL EXCLUSION GUIDELINES FOR ILL CHILDREN/STAFF

Certain symptoms in children may suggest the presence of a communicable disease. Excluding an ill

child may decrease the spread of the disease to others in childcare and school settings.

Recommended exclusion varies by the disease or infectious agent. Children with the symptoms listed

below should be excluded from the childcare or school setting until symptoms improve; or a health

care provider has determined that the child can return; or children can participate in routine activities

without more staff supervision than usual.

NOTE: It is recommended that childcare/preschool providers and schools have policies that are

clearly written for excluding sick children and staff. These policies should be placed in the student

handbook or on the childcare or school website. Parents/guardians and staff should be given or

directed to these resources at the beginning of each school year or when the child is enrolled or the

staff member is hired. This will help prevent problems later when the child or staff member is ill.

Exclude children with any of the following:

Illness

Unable to participate in routine activities or needs more care than can be

provided by the childcare/school staff.

Fever

An elevation of body temperature above normal and accompanied by

behavior changes, stiff neck, difficulty breathing, rash, sore throat,

and/or other signs or symptoms of illness; or is unable to participate in

routine activities. Measure temperature before giving medications to

reduce fever.

Axillary (armpit) temperature: 100° F or higher

Oral temperature: 101° F or higher

Rectal temperature: 102° F or higher

Ear temperatures are not recommended because of inconsistent and

inaccurate results. Each manufacturer may have different temperature

ranges, which makes setting standards difficult.

Signs/Symptoms of Possible severe illness:

Child is unusually tired, has uncontrolled coughing, unexplained irritability, persistent crying, difficulty breathing, wheezing, or other

unusual signs for the child. Exclude until a health care provider has done

an evaluation to rule out severe illness.

Diarrhea

Diarrhea is defined as an increased number of stools compared with a

child's normal pattern, along with decreased stool form and/or stools that

are watery, bloody, or contain mucus. Exclude until 24 hours after

diarrhea stops or follow specific disease exclusion if the pathogen is

known; or until a medical exam indicates that it is not due to a

communicable disease.

Vomiting

Child has vomited two or more times in the previous 24 hours. Exclude

for 24 hours after last episode of vomiting, unless it is determined to be

caused by a noncommunicable condition and the child is not in danger of

dehydration.

Mouth Sores with Drooling

Exclude until a medical exam indicates the child may return or until

sores have healed.

GENERAL EXCLUSION GUIDELINES FOR ILL CHILDREN/STAFF

Rash with Fever or behavior change Exclude until a medical exam indicates these symptoms are not those of a communicable disease that requires exclusion.

Eye Drainage

No exclusion, unless the child has a fever or is not healthy enough to

participate in routine activities. Antibiotics or a note from a health care

provider are not required.

Unusual Color of Skin, Eyes, Stool or Urine

Exclude until a medical exam indicates the child does not have hepatitis

A. Symptoms of hepatitis A include yellow eyes or skin (jaundice), gray

or white stools, or dark (tea or cola-colored) urine.

See following pages for specific disease exclusion guidelines for childcare settings and schools.

There are specific guidelines for “sick childcare” programs. See the Minnesota Department of

Human Services licensing rules for those requirements.

For more information, call Hennepin County HSPHD-Epidemiology at (612) 543-5230 or call your

local health department.

****** If you need to give your child a fever reducing medicine, you may not send them to school for at least 24 hours.

Attendance Reminders

If your student(s) are ever late or absent from school for any reason, please be sure to call our attendance line at 763-549-2353 (this is different than our main office number). You can leave a voicemail in either English or Spanish, 24 hours a day on this line. We ask that you please let us know about your child's absence or late arrival by 10am whenever possible to avoid receiving one of the automated calls from the district about your student's attendance.

Extra Clothing

If possible, we ask that you please send an extra outfit with your student(s) to keep in their locker or backpack at all times. We regularly have students needing a change of clothing for various reasons and our school nurse does not always have items that fit all students. It can be uncomfortable for students to have to remain in wet/soiled clothing. Thank you for your help with this!

Phy Ed Shoes

Please make sure that your child has appropriate shoes for gym class each day. Students should be able to tie their own shoes, and/or have velcro or something that they are able to secure independently. Thank you for your assistance! We want to keep your child safe!

Clothing Donations

Our nurse's office is in need of pants donations in all sizes from toddler to adult! Pants with an elastic waste band are preferred, but all pants donations are welcome! Please drop off new or gently used pants donations here in the office at Fair Oaks. Thank you!

Updated Contact Information

It is very important that we have updated contact information for all students. Lately, we have had outdated address and phone numbers for several students. It is important for the nurse, teachers and other staff to be able to reach parents and guardians during the school day. Please report any new work/home/cell phone numbers to the main office immediately.

It is also very important that we have updated addresses for each family. Addresses can be updated on ParentVue or at the district enrollment center.

KOU VANG

ML Community and Communication Specialist

Educational Equity Department

Osseo Area Schools

11200 93rd Ave N. Maple Grove, MN 55369

Work Cell: (612) 394-3358

vangk@district279.org

Brooklyn Middle School (T/W/F)

Fair Oaks Elementary (TH)

Palmer Lake Elementary (M)

ParentVUE access instructions

https://mn-oas-psv.edupoint.com/PXP2_Login.aspx

1. Takes you to the login screen - do not enter anything here.
2. Scroll down to activate account - click and accept user agreement.
3. Enter your name (has to match what we have in our system)
4. Enter activation key - this is case sensitive and is all caps.

To get started using ParentVUE if you do not yet have an active account, follow our Getting Started guide HERE.

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FIRSTview bus tracking

The FirstView mobile app helps you to keep track of school buses going to and from school each day. Support is available Monday - Friday from 7:00 am - 5:00 pm ET for existing FirstView users with app-related questions or concerns.

Email:support@firstviewapp.com Phone:1(888) 889-8920

**Click blue button below to get started with set up.

Principal - David Freeburg - FreeburgD@district279.org

Resource Manager - Chris Marinac Marinacc@district279.org

Administrative Assistant - Heather Hausladen Hausladenh@district279.org

Counselor - Caitlin Carlson CarlsonC3@district279.org

Social worker - Krysta Sather Satherk@district279.org

Psychologist - Megan Lipps Monettem@district279.org

Nurse - Lila Neumann - NeumannL@district279.org

Volunteer Coordinator - Sophie Castruita Castruitas@district279.org

Behavior Intervention Teacher - Brian Thul ThulB@district279.org

Fair Oaks Main Line - 763-533-2246

Fair Oaks fax number - 763-549-2350

Attendance - 763-533-2246 (press 1) and leave your child's name, grade, parent's name and phone number and the reason for your child's absence.

Transportation - 763-391-7244 or Busquestions@district279.org