Otsego Elementary Extra

Principal's Weekly Update - June 21, 2024

I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer so far!

Class lists for the 2024-2025 School Year will be posted on the front doors of the school and at the Weston and Grand Rapids Libraries on Friday, August 2nd at 3:00pm. They will ALSO be shared in the newsletter sent out that day.

District Calendar

2024-2025

School Supply Lists

Click on the button below to get a list of School Supply Lists for the 24-25 School Year.

Click Here to view Supply Lists

School Supply Kits for the 24-25 School Year

zoom_out_map

The School Supply Kits for next school year are now on sale. If you want the supplies delivered straight to the school, you need to order by 6/3/24. If you want the supplies shipped to your house, you need to order by 7/15.

Click Here to Order

New Resource: No Wrong Door

Greetings!

The Ohio School-Based Center of Excellence for Prevention & Early Intervention (SBCOE) is thrilled to announce the launch of our No Wrong Door – a growing online resource library offering curated mental health materials for schools, parents, and pediatricians across Ohio.

What We Offer:

For Educators:

Access a variety of actionable materials for mental health, prevention, early intervention, and professional development, right at your fingertips.

For Pediatricians:

Find mental health screeners for well-visits and downloadable resources to share with patient families.

For Parents and Caregivers:

Explore tools designed to support your child’s well-being and expand your knowledge on mental health and prevention.

Key Features:

An ever-growing library that includes training, screeners, downloadable materials, posters, guides, toolkits, videos, and more!
Continuous updates to meet the needs of schools, doctor offices, and families.
Credible, evidence-based resources linked directly in item descriptions.

Visit us today at No Wrong Door and explore the wealth of resources available to support children and youth in all 88 Ohio counties.

Visit No Wrong Door

This initiative is a collaborative effort by the SBCOE and Abre. We are dedicated to making high-quality, accessible mental health resources available to all who support children’s healthy development.

Together, let's make a positive impact on the mental health and well-being of Ohio’s young people!

Best regards,

Ohio School-Based Center of Excellence

for Prevention & Early Intervention

Click here to register for June 26

Click here to register for July 17

Click Here to Register

Otsego Boys Basketball Youth Summer Camp

Click Here for More Information

Otsego Youth Soccer

Click Here to Sign Up for the Team

Click Here to Sign Up for the Clinic

Dana and Cali

Dana and Cali will both be returning for the 2024-2025 school year. IF your student has allergies and/or fears related to dogs (and you did not already make us aware last year), PLEASE fill out the form below!

Concerns or Allergies Form

If your child has fear or trauma related to dogs and/or if your child is allergic to dogs. Please fill out the this form.

Dana's Grooming is Sponsored by:

zoom_out_map

The Dazzled Dog

212 Farnsworth Road

Waterville, Ohio

419-266-4636

School Counseling Newsletter

Click here for the Monthly School Counseling Newsletter

Extended Care Information

OES Extended Care is available for students aged 5 through the summer before entering 6th grade. There is a $10.00 per family yearly registration fee for the OES Extended Care Program. The registration fee will be applied from June 1 to May 31 each school year and will be charged to the credit card on file. If you are registering your child for the summer program you will not be required to pay an additional registration fee for the coming school year.

Contact Info and Hours

phone: (419)823-4381 ext 4408

email: extendedcare@otsegoknights.org

Summer: June 10th - August 9th

Hours are 7am-6pm
Closed June 19th & July 3-5

School Year 2024-25: August 21 (first day)

The program follows the school calendar

Before School ~ 6:30 a.m. to THE START OF SCHOOL
After School ~ END OF SCHOOL to 6:00 p.m.

In the event of a school cancellation after a two-hour delay, OES Extended Care will remain open. If school closed before 6:30, Extended Care is closed also.

Pricing and Registration Info

The hourly rate charged is $3.50 per hour for the first child, $2.00 per hour for the second child, and $1.50 per hour for the third child and any additional children. The hourly rate is billed to the quarter-hour. The Credit Card form in the registration packet MUST be filled out in order to register.

The Credit Card Form will be used to pay your Extended Care amount.

Please print out the registration form (all 5 pages MUST be completed in their entirety) and send it to the elementary school office, attention: Becky Hatfield.

Registration for 2024-2025 will be available on May 13th on the Elementary Website or in the Elementary Office.

Questions may be emailed to:

Billing: Steve Carroll 419-823-4381 extension 1101 or scarroll@otsegoknights.org

Becky Hatfield 419-823-4381 extension 4401 or bhatfield@otsegoknights.org

Registration: Becky Hatfield bhatfield@otsegoknights.org

Knight in Shining Armor Nominations

Please use the following form to inform OHS Student Council about a family in need within the school district. While the family does not need to have students in the district, we do ask that they are a member of the Otsego Community. Please use this form to share information about their current situation as well as how they can best be assisted.

Please be sure to understand that while Knight in Shining Armor (KISA) would love to help all community members in need, we are still a new program, and may not have the funds to do so. With that being said, we will consider each request on a case by case basis. Filling this form out does not guarantee that we will be able to assist the family, but we will try our hardest to do so!

These funds are not for routine expenses such as utilities, bills, rent, etc. It is designed for assisting community members in an emergency situation. This can include, but is not limited to unforeseen medical expenses, medical related travel expenses, and household emergencies such as a fire, water leaks, etc. Please keep this in mind when submitting a nomination.

Please refer to this link at any point during the year as a need arises, and KISA will do their best to help out!

https://goo.gl/forms/mG7IctP7q8ZAaQOX2

Community Events

Click Here for more details

Eagle Scout Project Fundraiser

zoom_out_map

Grant Martin, a sophomore at Otsego HS, is working on an Eagle Scout Project to benefit the Otsego Junior High / High School music department. The project will install a custom library racking system in one of the three band/choir practice rooms and efficiently store all the paper sheet music owned by the Otsego music department. Currently, sheet music is stored in all three practice rooms on bookshelves, in file cabinets, and in stacks of boxes on the floor. This doesn’t allow these spaces to be used as designed.

This is an ambitious project. The cost to complete this project is $15,000. The Otsego Music Boosters is providing a significant portion of the funding needed and has offered to match Grant's fundraising efforts up to $5,000 by June 1, 2024 in order to complete the project this summer. Any amount you give would be greatly appreciated and would have twice the impact with the matching gift. Donations can be made at https://omb.boosterhub.com/store/2453/11755 or sent to the high school office attention "Otsego Music Boosters - Eagle Library".

All monetary donations are tax deductible. Thank you for your support.

zoom_out_map

Box Tops Are Digital!

Want to help raise some money for the school but hate cutting out all the box tops? Or forget they are there and throw them away? Well now you don't have to worry about that; box tops have gone digital! You just need to download the app, set up Otsego as your school, scan your receipt and we will receive the credit. Check out the Box Top website for more information- we will be adding more as well when we get it.

Don't want to download ANOTHER app?

Just send your receipts into school with your kid and we will scan them for you. Please make sure you put them in a bag or envelope labeled box tops for PTO so the teachers know where they go.