7:00AM to 3:15PM

780 Wheelock Pkwy

St.Paul, MN 55117

Enter through Door #6 and come to room 1001.

It is critical that all families complete an Application for Education Benefits each school year. These applications determine how much funding your child’s school receives for educational programs and supports. Additionally, eligible families can qualify for other benefits. Paper applications are available at school or can be completed online at schoolcafe.com/spps.

Dear OES Parents,

Teachers and your children have been working hard, during the first two weeks of school, to build a strong community of learners.

Teachers and all students are learning about behavior expectations, how to develop healthy relationships with other students, classroom expectations, classroom routines, and how to be successful in the Online School.

To be an effective online student at SPPS Online, students must meet the following daily expectations:

• Attend Morning Meeting and all synchronous meetings.

• Complete online assignments, quizzes, labs, projects, and tests as assigned in Schoology and Seesaw.

• Possess a working, updated, and fully charged iPad with a reliable internet connection.

• Maintain daily contact with teachers through email or phone.

• Complete all mandatory MN state and school testing requirements.

SPPS Online students who have a higher probability of success in an online learning environment generally display the following characteristics:

• Students have clean and free of noise space for daily online school attendance.

• Students are self-motivated and exhibit self-discipline.

• Students possess reading and writing skills at or above a student's current grade level.

• Students are willing to ask teachers for help when needed.

• Students exhibit organizational and time management skills.

• Students are comfortable with the technology required by the program.

• Students must have daily access to high-speed internet.

Please work with your child and teacher to assure a very successful experience in the Online School.

Feel free to contact your child’s teachers anytime.

Sincerely,

John Osorio

Assistant Principal

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

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: 651-774-4707

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

As a school, we are always working to improve our attendance rates. When students are in class, they are learning and preparing for their futures! This week, our OES average attendance was at 91.3%! That is amazing! We want to challenge our students to do even better next week.

Over the next two weeks, classrooms will participate in an attendance contest to see if they can improve their overall class attendance. Take a sneak peak at the attendance video your students will see on Monday!

Attached is the Kindergarten Newsletter which 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.

Click here for the Second Grade Running Newsletter.

Welcome to 3rd grade! I will be the substitute teacher while Ms. Moua is out. I look forward to learning with your students! You can email me at: lkoelfgen-faust.toc@spps.org

1st graders played games, found out about their classmates doing Two Truths and a Trick and created a Comic Strip on Seesaw!

4th graders enthusiastically immersed themselves in technology this week. They installed the Canva app, collaborated with classmates on a whiteboard, and created a comic strip. They are excited to use their iPads!

Welcome to Elementary Visual Art! I am Ms. Haug or you might know me as Ms. H. We have some amazing artists here at the Online School and I am so lucky to be with your students for a second year. You can find me teaching art with the Elementary and Middle School students. I teach K-8 at the Online School.

We have been getting to know one another these first weeks of art rotations. We are sharing noticings about lines and color schemes that artists use to communicate ideas.

Kindergarten artists have been learning about lines and they created Line Fish Art. The third grade artists have been looking at works of art from Mexico and Spain. They created their own Amate Paper inspired Folk art during our second week of school.

I am looking forward to another amazing year with your incredible students and I hope you will stay in touch with me. My school phone number is 612-568-5355 or you can email me at jenna.haug@stpaul.k12.mn.us

I’m Mr. Wiczek, the Physical Education Teacher. These first few weeks in Physical Education have been great! We have focused on getting to know each other, learning about the importance of physical activity, and we have been getting movement during class. My hope is to have as much movement as possible for the students during class time with the amount of time the students are sitting on an iPad. We are also learning skills and movement patterns to improve coordination, balance, and fitness levels. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me at 651-603-4652 or shaw.wiczek@stpaul.k12.mn.us

2nd & 5th Graders are completing “Getting to Know You Activities.” They completed a Commonality Padlet to see what each of them had in common. We also had both grade levels combine their answers to compare their commonalities with both grade levels.

Our OES English Language Development (ELD) team, Ms. Claudia PerezInzunza (Ms. P.I) and Ms. Sherrri Silva will be contacting the families of English Learners (ELs) to introduce themselves, explain ELD Services offered in OES for their children and to schedule in person language assessments.

Click here for the class newsletter for September: Zallaps' Class Newsletter

SIPPS (Systematic Instruction in Phonological Awareness, Phonics and Sight Words) small groups will start after FAST testing is completed for grades 3rd-5th. Molly Brown will contact families of students that will be part of the groups. Ms. Brown’s 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

Welcome to a new year! I'm Maki Love, the school counselor. I will visit your student in their classroom every week to teach lessons on social emotional learning, bully prevention, career development, and personal safety!

Throughout the year we will run counseling groups and meet with students one-on-one!

Topics might include: friendship skills, mindfulness, family change, and much more.

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 Navigation Specialist in the Online Elementary school. I support your students and their teachers when they aren’t able to stop a lesson to reach you. 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. I help new students and families from Kindergarten through 12th grade become familiar with the online school and the online platforms. If you have questions, please call or text me at (612)568-6624.

Live in Ramsey County and in need of therapeutic support for you and/or loved ones? https://www.rccmhc.org/referral

NOW is the time to sign up for energy assistance. Funding runs out so don’t wait.

https://mn.gov/commerce/energy/consumer-assistance/energy-assistance-program/

Drive thru, multiple locations

English Flier / Hmong Flier / Karen Flier / Spanish Flier

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. ‬

Dear Parents,

As a parent, you have the right to know who is teaching your children. If you ever want to explore this option and request the professional credentials an Online staff may possess, please click on the following link and complete the Google form attached. We will provide you with the information you are requesting as soon as the School District makes it available.

Parents Right to Know in Multiple Languages

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.

October 3 - No School (Staff Professional Development)

October 17 - No School (MEA Break)

October 18 - No School (MEA Break)

October 25 - No School (Staff Conference Prep)

9/8/24