Osprey Family News - Fall 2024

Greetings,

We have had a good start to our school year at OVS. The students are into the groove of learning and now report cards are right around the corner. Thanks to our students and teachers for the hard work of learning and thanks to our learning coaches for all of your support. Fall is here and before we know the holidays will be as well. As we think about harvest and thankfulness, let us take a minute to remember those thousands of families in our state and other neighboring states that have suffered so much devastation from Hurricane Helene. Below you will find some information about ways you and your family can help.

Federal Impact Aid cards came home via email on Tuesday, September 24th. If you did not receive one please email me at carla.bradshaw@onslow.k12.nc.us or call our office at 910-989-2013. These survey cards are required by the federal government to determine the number of military families we serve in our schools. Thank you so much for your assistance.

Take care,

Carla Bradshaw

10/7 - Grading Period Ends

10/9 - Early Release Professional Development Day (See Schedule Below)

10/14 - Teacher Workday (No school for students)

10/14 - Senior Pictures (Drape/Tux) Eastern Regional Skills Center, 261 Northwest Corridor Blvd, Jacksonville, NC 28540 8:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

10/15 - Report Cards go Home

10/29 - Interim Reports Available on Power School

11/11 - Veteran's Day Holiday (School Closed)

11/19 - OVS National Honor Society Induction (High School students) Northwoods Elementary Multipurpose Room at 6:00 p.m.

11/20 - Early Release Professional Development Day (Schedule Below) and End of Grading Period

11/27-11/29 Thanksgiving Holiday (School is closed for Students)

Please find below a list of organizations and contacts for information about how you can help those affected by the recent storm.

Financial Donations:

• North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund

• Community Fund of Western North Carolina

• United Way of Asheville & Buncombe County

• American Red Cross of North Carolina

• Salvation Army of the Carolinas

• Feeding the Carolinas

• Samaritan’s Purse

• Americares

• World Central Kitchen

• Hurricane Helene Relief GoFundMe Hub

• NC Foundation for Public School Children

• Operation Airdrop

• NC Baptists on Mission

• Reach Out WorldWide

• Convoy of Hope

• Appalachia Funders Network Helene Response Fund

Volunteer:

• NC Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster by County

• Samaritan’s Purse

• NC High Schools

• Operation Airdrop

• Baptists on Mission

Donate Supplies/Other:

• Operation Airdrop

• Red Cross Blood Drives

Updates:

• Flooding

• Power Outages

• Road Conditions

• Weather Warnings, Watches, & Advisories

North Carolina Resources:

• NC Department of Public Safety

• NC 211

• Ready NC

Find Lost Family & Friends:

• Red Cross

• DisasterAssistance.gov

• Facebook Groups - Hurricane Helene Safety Check-In,

• Missing People in East TN & Western NC due to flooding

• US Coast Guard – Search & Rescue

• Hurricane Helene People Finder

Health:

• Disaster Distress Helpline—1-800-985-5990

• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

• Express Scripts—emergency prescriptions

On the workday, October 14th Seniors will be taking pictures at the Eastern Regional Skills Center at 261 NW Corridor Blvd, Jacksonville, NC 28540. These pictures are for Tux and Drape photos and casual dress. (Tux and Drape will be supplied by the photographer). Cap and Gown pictures will be in the spring after students have ordered and received their caps and gowns. Regular school pictures for grade 1-11 will be at the same location January 22nd. No appointment is necessary for Senior Pictures and call our office at 910-989-2013 if you have any questions.

Monday, October 14th will be an Onslow County Schools Teacher Workdday. There will be no school for students on this day.

If you need to work off some turkey this Thanksgiving Day, come out to run for a good cause. The proceeds from the Turkey Trot will benefit the Onslow Community Outreach Christmas Cheer Program. Christmas Cheer assist hundreds of families each year and ensures they have a happy holiday season. Register to "Strutt your Stuffin" and support this worthy cause.

OVS Middle and High school classes operate on a 5 period day with each period lasting 75 minutes with 5 minute transitions between classes and a half-hour for lunch. The final 30 minutes of the day is called "Osprey Time", this is a time where students can receive additional instruction or intervention if needed, ask questions privately of their teachers , or participate in clubs and other activities at OVS. Elementary students do not "change classes" between teachers, but each teacher will share a schedule for the students of Reading, Math, Encore times, etc.

Onslow County Schools has six Early Release Professional Development Days built into our school calendar. The days are used to allow for required professional development for staff in the afternoons. On these days school will conclude at 11:55 a.m. and the schedule has been arranged to allow for students who change classes to have the same time in each period. These ERPD dates are as follows: 9/18/24, 10/9/24, 11/20/24, 2/12/25, 3/12/25, and 4/9/25. The schedule above reflects the period times for middle and high. Elementary teachers will share subject times for their classes individually.