Dear OES Parents,

As we near the end of the first part of the academic year, it is crucial for parents to connect with teachers to understand what their children need to improve. This communication is essential in ensuring the academic success and overall well-being of students.

TeachersKindly get in touch with your child's teacher to find out more about them and how both parents and teachers can help. Kindly get in touch with your child's teacher to find out more about them and how both parents and teachers can help. have a significant influence on how students learn. They have a distinct viewpoint on each child's development over the course of the school year, as well as their strengths and shortcomings. Parents can learn a lot about their child's behavior in the classroom and academic success by interacting with teachers.

Parent-teacher communication fosters a cooperative approach to student learning, allowing parents to voice concerns and collaborate with educators to develop progress plans, thereby assisting students in achieving academic success.

Establishing a connection with teachers helps parents understand curriculum standards, reinforce classroom lessons, and offer extra help, leading to better performance and increased faith in their child's skills.

Parent-teacher communication helps identify issues affecting a child's academic performance by examining their social, emotional, and academic conduct, enabling parents to seek appropriate support or intervention.

Parents play a crucial role in their child's academic and personal growth by actively engaging with teachers. Fostering open communication and addressing challenges can create a positive learning environment, especially as the academic year ends.

Kindly get in touch with your child's teacher to find out more about your children and how both parents and teachers can help them.

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

New 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!

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

Dear 4th Grade Families,

4th graders are practicing the entire writing process including pre-writing, drafting and revising, and our current unit is on informative writing. Students have been learning about Native American history and culture as topics for them to use in their essays.

In Health, students learned about the food groups, how to build a balanced meal and how different nutrients such as protein impact the body.

We wrapped up our math unit this week on division, and students have been practicing using multiple strategies for dividing large numbers such as area models, repeated subtraction and partial quotients. Please ask your child to demonstrate their strategies for you! In our next unit, students will solve division problems using regrouping and place value.

We’ve recently seen a decline in work completion, so please check your child’s Seesaw weekly to support them and keep them accountable. Reach out to me at any time if you have questions. Thank you for everything you do!

Please contact me any time:

612-314-9961

michelle.smith2@stpaul.k12.mn.us

Hello 5th grade families!

In math we are studying volume. Next week, Tuesday, November 26th we will be using popcorn, tape or staples, and 4 pieces of paper for this activity. If possible, please make sure students have access to these materials for next Tuesday.

We will be taking a closer look at the Indigenous retelling of Thanksgiving next week as well. In writing, students are working on procedural writing. They are telling us the directions on how to do something they are an expert at. Ask them what they are working on!

Please continue to reach out with questions or concerns.

Ms. E

jackelyn.doyle@spps.org

‪(651) 456-8606‬

If you want to look all SPPS options for middle school, consider attending the SPPS School Choice Fair on December 14 from 9:30am - 2:00pm at the Saint Paul River Centre (175 Kellogg Blvd. W.)

This week in Innovation first graders celebrated Native American Heritage Month reading stories Go Show the World and Fry Bread. We created meals that our family join around. Fourth graders shared their constellation and other individual research projects for Native American Heritage Month.

If you have any question please contact Kelly Jenson.

Kelly.Jenson@spps.org

(651) 764-8082‬

Welcome to week 13! It is a short week!

Kindergarten artists are reading the book, Acorn Was A Little Wild, and then creating their own little Acorn Characters.

Third grade artists are looking at works by Dyani White Hawk (Sicangu Lakota) who is a muti-disciplinary artist in Minneapolis, MN. Her art has won many awards! After looking at her art and learning about her the third graders are creating their own works of art with an emphasis on line and color to demonstrate their choices in design and creating a sense of repetition and rhythm. We next merged all of our individual designs into one final image to look like a quilt! We had so much fun with this!

We are closing out our short week before Fall Break with some fun Turkeys in Disguise drawings.

Ms. Haug

jenna.haug@stpaul.k12.mn.us

612-568-5355

This week in PE the Kindergarteners and 3rd 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

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.

Proper handwashing is so important to prevent the spread of germs. Regular soap is just as effective at killing germs as antibacterial soap. Here is a link to the poster below: When Should I Wash My Hands

Please contact Contact Nurse Jenny if you want more information on pertussis or 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

Date: Tuesday December 10, 2024

Time: 2:00- 4:30PM

Location: St. Paul Music Academy Cafeteria (27 Geranium Ave W, St Paul, MN 55117)

WHO: Flu and Covid vaccine will be given to children 6mths and older. Everyone is welcome to the event.

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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