OVMS Bobcat Bulletin Nov. 22, 2024
We were very excited to have a new electronic sign installed at Oak View! Our former sign was nearly 30 years old and non-functioning for the last couple of years (imagine the evolution of technology in the last 30 years). Through fundraising efforts over many years, we were able to finally replace the sign late this fall. We are excited to learn all of the new functions and features as we use the sign as one more way to provide general communication. After the winter months, we look forward to adding some landscaping to finalize the space. THANK YOU to current and former Oak View students and their families for their fundraising support over the years!
Oak View Students have a place, after school, to:
- Work on homework
- Get help from a teacher
- Get caught up from being absent
Bobcat Den is located in the Media center
- The Den began in October and ends Thursday, May 29. (No Den on conference nights)
- The Bobcat Den runs Mondays through Thursdays from 3:10p to 4:15p.
- On Tuesdays and Thursdays there is an activity bus students can take home - the bus doesn't depart until 5p (students remain in the media center under supervision). On Mondays and Wednesdays, students will have to arrange their own pick up/transportation home no later than 4:15p (for safety reasons, students will not be allowed to linger in the building after the Den).
- The purpose of the Bobcat Den is to provide a safe, organized place for students to receive additional academic support. Students who are off-task and/or disrupt the opportunity for others will be removed from the Den and may lose the privilege of future participation.
(Students should bring all necessary materials when they report for help.)
Our goal is to ensure the safety of all students. In order to do so, we have specific procedures in place for drop-off and pick-up. The student school day is 8:25a-3:05p.
For morning drop off, the doors to the school are open for students at 7:45a to wait in the foyer until the building/hallway doors and cafeteria open at 8:00a. Please do not drop your student off before 7:45a (especially in the upcoming cold months) unless it is prearranged for a club, class or activity. For these scheduled items, the instructor will meet the students for entry at the front entrance per the arrangement.
Due to the large number of vehicles and foot traffic, please understand that the drop-off/pick-up process will take time.
- Please patiently wait in the vehicle line to drop-off/pick-up your student.
- Use the entire curb area, at the main entrance, for pick-up and drop-off. (The first vehicle in line should be almost to the stop sign, not in front of the main entrance.)
- Students need to exit the passenger side of the vehicle onto the sidewalk.
- Do not cut through the middle of the parking lot.
- Students are not to cross traffic to get to vehicles or out of vehicles. (Do not let your student cross the parking lot.)
Several vehicles are able to pick-up or drop-off students simultaneously when utilizing the whole curb, which speeds up the process for everyone.
The safety of all students is the first priority when determining if schools should stay open in adverse weather. If a determination is made to close school due to extreme winter weather, the district will alert families in a variety of ways, including:
Text and email message from #AHSchools. (For parents/guardians only.)
District and school websites.
District and school social media pages (e.g. Facebook, Instagram and Twitter).
Media outlets including WCCO, KSTP, FOX 9, KARE 11, CCX Media, WCCO radio and Star Tribune newspaper.
Those responsible for activities scheduled in schools over the weekend will determine if adverse weather conditions necessitate a cancellation.
Read more about the district’s policies on extreme winter weather at ahschools.us/weather.