Starting in January, we are partnering with EveryMeal to provide an option for families to pick up a bag of food with shelf staples on Fridays at Como Park Elementary between 11-2 at the small parking lot entrance of Door 6. Families must fill out a survey to be eligible to pick up a bag of food. Bags will not be available other days of the week unless there is an appointment scheduled with an SPPS Online staff member. Please call Stephanie Abbas at 612-548-1841 with questions.

Complete survey by Dec 19 for meals in January : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScOSlFYPdw0MQ6N4E5zh30p-jUhyfsn2NLfqGmYOjReCI6y9Q/viewform

Monday, 12/16: Crazy hair/hat day

Tuesday, 12/17: Grade level rainbow day

• Red - Kindergarten

• Orange - 1st grade

• Yellow - 2nd grade

• Green - 3rd grade

• Blue - 4th grade

• Purple - 5th grade

• White - OES staff

Wednesday, 12/18: Wacky Wednesday

Thursday, 12/19: Decades day

Friday, 12/20: PJ day

On Monday, December 16th, there will be a SeeSaw activity open for students to post pictures or videos showcasing their talent. Students must complete by the end of the day on Wednesday, Dec 18th.

On Friday, December 20th, OES will be hosting a talent show watch party at 9:00 am. Some classes may participate in the school wide watch party and some classes may have their own watch party at another time that day.

Dear OES Parents,

Please join us to get an update on our School Improvement Plan (SCIP). We will request your feedback to create a stronger SCIP plan for the upcoming school year. We will also include a midyear report on how everything is going in the SPPS Online School.

Hope you can join us

Date: Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024

Time: 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Google Meet: meet.google.com/dkk-wpst-ipr

Phone Numbers

(‪US)‪+1 240-442-8052

PIN: ‪221 892 896#

Sincerely,

John Osorio

Assistant Principal

651-744-6368 / john.osorio@spps.org

SPPS Online offers a unique opportunity for students, parents, and the school to engage in their child's education. Google Meets focus on teaching and learning, maintaining consistency with traditional classrooms. Distraction-free learning environments are essential. Issues can be addressed in Google Meets, but not during live classroom sessions. Parents can arrange private discussions with teachers, but these must be done outside instructional time to maintain the online learning environment.

Please access and get familiar with this protocol. Your understanding and cooperation are highly appreciated. This protocol is available in three languages (English, Hmong, and Spanish).

Links to the Protocol for Managing Classroom Interruptions During Online Instruction:

• English

• Hmong

• Spanish

It is important for your child to show up to class on time everyday. If your child will be absent from class please contact Belinda Vang via phone or email at your earliest convenience.

Attendance Line: 651-744-4707

Attendance Email: oes.attendance@spps.org

How to report an absence:

• Student Name

• Parent Name

• Student # or DOB

• Date(s) of Absence

• Reason for being absent

December Newsletter: 12/2/24-12/20/24 Newsletter

Our Kindergarten newsletter shares our theme, the lessons and goals we have throughout the theme, and important dates. It also has links to the Big Skills Document, where you can see exactly what your child should have mastered at this time and a link to our Kindergarten Weekly Photo Drops. Please reach out with any questions, comments or concerns to 651-447-8866.

Check out our First Grade Newsletter here. There is new information on this link weekly!

Click here for the Second Grade Running Newsletter. There is new information on this link weekly!

Ms. Moua will start on Monday, December 16th.

Dear 4th Grade Families,

4th graders are working on their new writing project where they invent a magical item to sell. All aspects of our writing process are being practiced such as peer review and final drafts! Students will have a hook, topic sentence, body paragraphs and conclusion while also making their sales pitch engaging and funny! Please ask your students to share these projects with you at home, and they will be presenting to the class next week on Wednesday and Thursday.

We are learning about tempo, harmony and other musical elements over these two weeks, and students will be doing some writing about music using academic vocabulary that we are learning.

In math, students are practicing close reading of word problems to identify and explain words and phrases that tell us what operations we are doing and how to interpret remainders. As always, practicing our math facts at home is the number one thing we can do right now to strengthen all our math strategies and processes.

Is your child reading independently and with you several times a week? I’ve seen some students putting in extra minutes on Project Read above and beyond what I assign as well as finishing multiple books in Learning AZ! I do assign multiple books to students based on skills we are practicing in class, and they can search books based on genre, skill and reading level as well. Let me know if there are any other resources I can provide to support your students’ reading at home.

Please contact me any time:

612-314-9961

michelle.smith2@stpaul.k12.mn.us

Hello 5th grade families!

Students have been working hard on adding and subtracting fractions with different denominators. Help students by continuing to practice their multiplication facts at home.

We will be reading the novel Aliens Ate my Homework next week, and ending the week with watching the movie. Students have chosen to celebrate winter break by building blanket/pillow forts on Friday, December 20th. Please help them set this up!

In social studies students have been studying the three branches of government, and for writing students have been writing a biography on a person. They have the option to create a paper lantern about their “loominary” person, please see if you’re able to gather:

• Paper (4 pieces - could be different colors)

• Scissors

• Stapler or tape

• Glue

• Ruler

• Pencil

By Wednesday, December 18th.

Please continue to reach out with questions and concerns!

Ms. E

jackelyn.doyle@spps.org

‪(651) 456-8606‬

All 5th graders at Online Elementary School will automatically be enrolled for 6th grade at Online Middle School.

December 14: Enrollment for 2025-2026 School Year opens online

January 2025: Schools will host open houses

February 14: Priority Application Deadline for ALL grades

March 2025: Priority Deadline Acceptance Notification

Do you have questions about your child transitioning to middle school? Check out this resource.

Innovation was SO fun this week! 2nd graders were trapped in digital snow globes. Ask your students to show you their Keynote Snow globe animations. These projects turned out incredible!

5th grade listen to Jan Brett the mitten and created animation retell of the story, see their animations here!

If you have any question please contact Kelly Jenson.

Kelly.Jenson@spps.org

(651) 764-8082‬

This week 1st graders created silly snowpeople, winter trees and gingerbread characters! They used lines, patterns and colors to create and talk about their works of art!

4th grade artists learned about the first photographs of snowflakes! They then created their own unique snowflake designs. To wrap up this rotation we learned about creating depth in our artwork while drawing our cups of hot cocoa! They created 3-dimensional looking cups using curved lines and including a grounding line in the midground. Next, they added fun patterns and colors to create a finished work!

Ms. Haug

jenna.haug@stpaul.k12.mn.us

612-568-5355

This week in 1st Graders and the 4th graders have been doing different exercises and movements in fun ways! I will have them again this upcoming week where we will continue working on improving our fitness levels (muscular endurance/strength, cardiovascular endurance, and flexibility). The hope is to get the students as much activity as possible during the times that we have them. We are also learning skills and movement patterns to improve coordination, and balance.

Feel free to join in on the exercises with us to get a workout also!

If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me at 651-603-4652 or shaw.wiczek@stpaul.k12.mn.us

Check out what we are doing in Science in this Newsletter

Check out our Science video here: Science Presentation

Contact me:

Dr. Magalenn Cotton

magalenn.cotton@spps.org

612-615-2145

5th Grade Leadership has kicked off for the school year. Our 5th grade leaders are creating weekly newscast, challenges to engage with the entire school, and spirit weeks.

Ms. Claudia Perez Inzunza (Ms. P.I) and Ms. Sherri Silva work with all English Language Learners in OES Kinder- 5th grade. If you or your child needs support, please contact them via email, calls or text at claudia.perezinzunza@spps.org 651-419-6605

sherri.silva@spps.org 651-252-4470

The OLS MLL Team is continuing to administer the Spanish Language Proficiency evaluation: STAMPS to LCD eligible Spanish speaking students at OES in person at Como Park Elementary School.

Hello families! A reminder that special education services with Ms. Deacon are provided in the morning (before lunch) - having your child on time and present is the best way to maximize resource room services. Ms. L. also provides support throughout the afternoon, with homework support from 2 - 3 using the same code as services. Progress reports on IEPs will be shared in November around conference time. brooke.deacon@spps.org

Click here for the class newsletter for November: Zallaps' New Class Newsletter

Hello everyone! I’m Ms. Steph and I support families that work with Ms. Zallaps and Ms. Deacon. Please call, text or email me with any questions: stephanie.abbas@spps.org or ‪(612) 548-1841‬

Reading groups are in full swing! If your 3rd - 5th grader has a reading group with me, please help them attend daily.

My contact information is: molly.brown@spps.org or 612-568-4212 (call or text).

Please contact Kim Stout for support around family, community, or school stressors. kim.stout@spps.org or (651)401-5595

I'm Maki Love, the school counselor. For the next few weeks in our classroom counseling lessons, students will be learning about community and skills to help them be successful learners in school.

Have a question or need support?

Email: maki.love@spps.org

Google Voice Text or Call: 612-405-8056

I’m Ms.McConnell, I’m the Navigational Intervention Specialist in the Online Elementary school. Check out my newsletter here.

If you have needs, and may not be sure where to go, contact me at 6126994177 or at Kiowona.mcconnell@stpaul.k12.mn.us.

I’m Ms. Shanaz, the onboarding specialist. If you have questions, please call or text me at (612)568-6624.

The Minnesota Department of Health has reported that Pertussis (whooping cough) exceeds 2,000 cases in MN. Please consider getting your child vaccinated for Dtap if their vaccine isn’t up to date. You can find more information about the pertussis health advisory at this link.

Please contact Contact Nurse Jenny if you want more information on any other health related topic at 651-419-1219 or Jennifer.martineau@spps.org.

Visit the Neighborhood House for winter gear for children and adults. Monday - Friday, Starting October 28th, 9:30-12pm & 1- 3:30PM, Wellstone Center 179 Robie St. E. Saint Paul, MN 55105. For more information call 651-789-3602

LOTS of new holiday/winter resources listed here. Don’t wait to register. It is often too late if you wait until December.

Salvation Army Toy Shop: Registration beginning November 1st. You can register online at: saangeltree.org. Email required for registration. Each child may only be registered once, you may call 651-746-3595. Monday-Friday 9am-4pm. Limited spots available.

PRISM: Holiday Toy Shoppe. For more information and registration https://prismmpls.org/events/holiday-toy-shoppe/

Christmas Toy Giveaway: North Anoka County (Andover, Anoka, Coon Rapids, Bethel, Blaine, Burns, Cedar, Circle Pines, East Bethel, Ham Lake, Lino Lakes, Nowthen, Oak Grove, Ramsey, St. Francis, Stacey, and Wyoming) Register online starting October 1st https://www.christmascommittee.com/application-instructions/ . For more information https://www.christmascommittee.com/application-instructions/

If any additional needs, please reach out to Kim Stout our school social worker (651)401-5595 or kim.stout@spps.org

For quick at home fixes, call

Joshua Thao, iPad Manager: ‪

612-699-4161 / joshua2.thao@spps.org

For in person appointments to change out or fix technology, make an appointment below. ‬

Title I Resources and Important Links for Parents:

• Title I

• Family Engagement Plan 2024/25

• K-12 School Compacts 2024/25

• Parents Right to Know

• Online School SCIP Plan

• Needing Docs Translated?

• Resources for Parents

• Parent Volunteer Request

• MDE OES School Report Cards

Feel free to contact John Osorio at john.osorio@spps.org with any questions about Title I or any of these documents and services.

December 23 - January 3: No School, Winter Break

January 6 - School resumes

January 20 - No School, MLK Day

January 27 - No School, Staff PD Day

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