The Ottomon Times

We invite you to our school winter performance! Students have worked hard and are eager to show you. Join us on Wednesday, Dec 18th, at 1:00 PM in the cafeteria. We will start letting people in around 12:45 to find a seat. Your support means a lot to them and us! We hope to see you then!

**Some things for parents, guardians, and family members to know:

Your child is dressing as a character,

>>>> Please have your child wear: <<<<

Solid DARK pants/skirt SOLID colored SHIRT according to CLASS COLOR:

Bonner: WHITE

Crump: BLACK

Feblowitz: BLACK

Gould: BLACK or Dark GREY

Haskins: (Soldiers) RED - (Mice) GREY or BROWN or BEIGE

Hoerner: RED or WHITE or GREEN

McCowen: BLACK

McLeod: BLUE

Nichols: BLACK or Dark GREY

Sedillo: PURPLE or BROWN or BEIGE

At the end of the performance your child will be returning to their Classroom to gather their things and be dismissed by their teachers.

If you attended Winter Lunch and are looking to retrieve your picture with Santa, this is the website you will go to! Thank you all for your support in making the Winter Lunch successful! We hope you all had as fun as we did!

Winter break is coming! No school from Dec 23 to Jan 6. We return on Tue, Jan 7th with Read and Relax Day! Your student can wear pajamas and bring a book to enjoy. Thank you for your support! Enjoy the winter break! We look forward to seeing all of your smiling faces in the new year!! 🌟

Please help us improve our communication in San Juan Unified School District! Your feedback will help us create improvements in our communication systems! It takes just a few minutes to share your opinion. Here is the link:

https://sanjuan.edu/communication

Hello Families,

Getting back into routine is tough. We have had 40 - 60 students late nearly every day since Thanksgiving. Being on time helps students build healthy habits for their future. Students learn better when they have plenty of time to have breakfast with us and play with their friends prior to school starting.

Pro-Tip 1: Try setting an earlier morning alarm (15 minutes) all of next week. It can make mornings smoother!

Pro-Tip 2: Have outfits out and ready (including shoes and socks, and have backpacks packed and ready to go by the door. Your Principal uses this process every single day!

Thanks for your support!

At pick up time, we are asking that ALL parents stay in front of the flagpole while waiting for your students. When the bell rings, you may walk on campus and grab your student from class but before the bell rings, PLEASE stay in front of the flagpole. Some of the reasons for this:

1. Students can easily be distracted from their learning if they see their parent outside the classroom
2. Staff and students may be needing to use tables/areas outside classrooms for academic or behavioral interventions
3. Student confidentiality/privacy - this is especially important near our restrooms

Thanks so much for helping keep our students feeling safe!

NEW WAY TO REPORT YOUR STUDENT'S ABSENCE: If your child is sick or not going to school, you can now report it online! Log into the parent portal, select the three lines on the top right, click 'Report Absence,' choose your student(s), enter reason, then click 'Submit.' This helps the attendance clerk keep records updated and also helps you, if you have students at different schools. Thanks for your support!

See further down for directions on logging into your parent portal!

It's that time of year again! Yearbooks are now available for pre-order! Yearbooks are $18.00 if purchased now through 4/11/25 or get a personalized book for $21.00 through 3/27/25.

Click the link below to see the flyer that has more information!

Visit shop.memorybook.com school code 232788M to order now!

We love having PE this year! We would like if you could help us by reminding your child on PE days, to wear tennis shoes. We have students in crocs trying to participate in PE and it can be dangerous with them running around and playing. Thank you so much for your help!

Please be sure to check our lost & found rack on a regular basis! Also, if your student's NAME is on the label of their jacket/water bottle/sweatshirt, we will be able to return it directly to them rather than putting it on the lost & found rack.

Would you like to be a volunteer in your child's class? Drive on a field trip? Help out on campus? Please follow the directions on the link below to start the process!

Note: If you started the process but did not receive any communication on when to schedule your fingerprinting, please go ahead and move onto step 4 and set up your fingerprinting appointment. Thank you so much for your patience!

Every Thursday - Early out at 12:55

December 18 - Winter Performance at 1:00 PM - doors open at 12:45

December 23 - January 6 - Winter Break - NO SCHOOL

January 7 - Welcome to 2025!!! Read and Relax Day!

January 27 - Awards Assembly - Please wait for a notification from your child's teacher regarding awards

February 17-21 - President's Break - NO SCHOOL

March 11-14 - Conference Week - Dismissal at 10:55 (March 10 is a regular day with 2:15 dismissal)

March 21 & 24 - NO SCHOOL

March 31 - Awards Assembly - Please wait for a notification from your child's teacher regarding awards

April 10 - Open House from 6:00 - 7:00pm

April 11- Minimum Day - Dismissal at 11:55

April 11 - NO BRIDGES

April 14-18 - Spring Break - NO SCHOOL

April 28 - Awards Assembly - Please wait for a notification from your child's teacher regarding awards

Come join us in coordinating and planning events here at Ottomon! Our PTA has created a way to sign up electronically! It takes less than 90 seconds!

Three things to do in Parent Portal:

1. Please verify all phone numbers and addresses are correct. This is really important so you receive our communication and we can contact you if your child is ill or has an emergency.
2. View your child's teacher. You can also find this out at the Meet the Teacher BBQ on Monday, August 7 or find out the first day of school!
3. Fill out the school funding form. Even if you do not eat school breakfast or lunch, this funding really helps our school! Thank you!

English Directions:

https://www.sanjuan.edu/cms/lib/CA01902727/Centricity/Domain/721/ParentPortalTutorial.pdf

Direcciones en Espanol:

https://www.sanjuan.edu/cms/lib/CA01902727/Centricity/Domain/721/parentportaltutorial%20spanish.pdf

Valuing our diverse, rural community, Ottomon Elementary's mission is to empower all students to develop their unique strengths and academic abilities through a focused commitment on literacy, analytics, and the arts.

Email: ottomones@sanjuan.edu
Website: www.sanjuan.edu/ottomon
Phone: 916-979-8228