Hello Otters!

Welcome to Quarter 3! We're thrilled to kick off this new quarter with a host of exciting student events. One of the highlights will be our STEM Showcase, where students will have the opportunity to present their innovative projects and experiments. Stay tuned for more details and get ready for an engaging and inspiring quarter ahead!

Ms. Ennis, Ms. Leahy, and Mrs. Natal

The Oakstead Elementary P.E. Department is putting together our 2nd Annual Fox Strong Ball Hockey Tournament in honor of one of our students, Mason Fox, who lost his battle with leukemia earlier this year. Although this tournament is for students grades 3-5 to compete in, any OES family is able to make donations and come out to support our intermediate students.

ALL donations will be divided between The Mason Fox Charity Foundation as well as financial support for Dr. Claudia Steinacker and Ms. Letty Merino who are fighting their battles with this horrible disease.

Donations may be made via cash, Rycor or checks made out to OES from now through February 1st, 2025. We appreciate your support and generosity!

The OES chapter of the National Elementary Honor Society is sponsoring a food drive for the month of January. We are collecting non-perishable food items for the Thomas Promise Foundation, which provides food for students around Pasco County that are facing food insecurity. This organization was founded by a Pasco County student and her family. Please bring items to the front office and the media center this until January 24th. Thank you for your contribution!

Tickets on sale now!

Congratulations to our Ball Hockey teams that played in the Lakewood Ranch Lightning Ball Hockey Tournament this past Saturday! Brody's Bunch and the Oakstead Otters did a fantastic job! The Oakstead Otters won the Championship and brought home the Gold! Thank you so much to Coach Tassone and Mr. Baldwin for their time and for coaching our teams!

Reminder:

Please check your student's lunch schedule before coming in to have lunch with them as several of the lunch times have changed. We also ask that you please sign up ahead of time to reserve your spot for lunch. All parents must eat outside on the Otter Pad with their students and unfortunately, we cannot allow food from outside vendors to be eaten in the cafeteria. We appreciate your understanding!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084CACAE2CA3FDC61-54088057-lunch

Kindergarten 11:20-11:50: Peloquin, Zahrobsky, Gerena, Gill, Sprague, Allen, Tayarani

1st Grade 12:00-12:30: Purcell, Bouffard, Utrobin, Vanecek, Rodriguez, Rock, Brigato

2nd Grade STEM 1:20-1:50: Nordsiek, Saenz, Daflos, Herd

2nd Grade ELA 1:25-1:55: Messersmith, McKee, Green, Pollard

3rd Grade STEM 12:10-12:40 Lantzy, Milazzo, Walker, Baldwin

3rd Grade ELA 12:15-12:45: Cook, Holcomb, C Bouffard, Gault

4th Grade STEM 11:35-12:05: Kellmann, Depin, Gossett, Kaye

4th Grade ELA 11:40-12:10: Nixon, Desrosiers, Bagdanov

5th Grade STEM 12:50-1:20: Ortolano, Meyer, Reamer

5th Grade ELA 12:45-1:15: Fisher, Wood, Lowe

Gifted: 3rd/4th/5th 12:55-1:25

Parents and Guardians,

Happy New Year! Please take a moment to sign into your Parent Portal to ensure you have completed your emergency card and Parent Bill of Rights consent. It is essential that we have the most up to date information. We know that things change throughout the year, so this is a good time to take 5 minutes and make sure things are up to date.

Thank you!

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with our Special Area objectives, grades, grading criteria and special events in the attached PDF.

Included is a list of dates and important events as well as days that volunteers will be needed!! More information to come as we get closer to the events.

Parents will need to sign up, using the link below, prior to arriving on campus to have lunch with their students. Please see the information below for each teacher's lunch schedule.

Lunch Time Schedules 2024/2025

2024-2025 Oakstead Lunch Schedule

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084CACAE2CA3FDC61-54088057-lunch

Kindergarten 11:20-11:50: Peloquin, Zahrobsky, Gerena, Gill, Sprague, Allen, Tayarani

1st Grade 12:00-12:30: Purcell, Bouffard, Utrobin, Vanecek, Rodriguez, Rock, Brigato

2nd Grade STEM 1:20-1:50: Nordsiek, Saenz, Daflos, Herd

2nd Grade ELA 1:25-1:55: Messersmith, McKee, Green, Pollard

3rd Grade STEM 12:10-12:40 Lantzy, Milazzo, Walker, Baldwin

3rd Grade ELA 12:15-12:45: Cook, Holcomb, C Bouffard, Gault

4th Grade STEM 11:35-12:05: Kellmann, Depin, Gossett, Kaye

4th Grade ELA 11:40-12:10: Nixon, Desrosiers, Bagdanov

5th Grade STEM 12:50-1:20: Ortolano, Meyer, Reamer

5th Grade ELA 12:45-1:15: Fisher, Wood, Lowe

Gifted: 3rd/4th/5th 12:55-1:25

Please see the updated school calendar. You will notice that the early release days that were scheduled during second semester have been removed. https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/calendar

Spirit sticks are available for purchase for $1.00 each on the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month!!

Students may bring in their dollars and purchase the spirit sticks in the courtyard on their way to class.

Add some flair to your gear!!

Parent lunch with Students

We are not permitted to bring food from outside restaurants and fast food places into the cafeteria. You are welcome to bring lunch from one of these places when you are eating in the Otter Pond with your student, though. Please do not drop off food in the front office to be delivered to your child for lunch or use any food delivery services to do the same. We will have to turn these away and would hate to waste food and money. Thank you for understanding and adhering to this district policy.

Signing Students out Early

Students who need to be signed out early for the day should be signed out by 3:15 p.m. at the latest. After that point, they will not be called up to the office until they have arrived in their designated dismissal room. We are unable to call students down to the office before parents arrive, as safety is our priority and ID's are required.

Transportation Dismissal Changes: VERY IMPORTANT

Any changes in mode of transportation home must be entered in to the Otter Runner form on our OES website by 3:00 p.m. EACH DAY to ensure a safe and smooth dismissal for all students.

Carline Reminders

NO CELL PHONES IN THE CAR LINE!! Please put vehicles in "PARK" while children are loading and unloading.

Safety Patrol / Morning Arrival

Safety Patrols being dropped off in the morning must be supervised by a parent until 9:15. Unless your student is a member of Safety Patrol, they cannot be dropped off at the flag pole or left unsupervised until 9:20. Parents who's students are not listed as bus or biker/walker for transportation, must go through the carline for drop-off and pick-up.

Volunteers:

Please visit the district volunteer website at https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/hreq/page/volunteer to apply to be a volunteer.

Please use the below form to submit shout outs that our staff will receive in our weekly newsletter.

Community Recognition Submissions

Oakstead Meal Calendar

All students are eligible to receive free breakfast and lunch each day!!

Birthday Celebrations

Birthday snacks for your child's class may ordered through the Oakstead Elementary School website or using the form below. Due to allergies, outside snacks are not permitted for birthday celebrations and must be purchased through the Cafeteria. Please place order 10 days prior to the day of the celebration.

Classroom Celebration Order Form

Pasco County Schools Calendar

Pasco County Student Code of Conduct

Oakstead Parent School Information

Student Quick Pay

Den Shirts, School Fees, Field Trips, ID Badges, Car Tags

12/23-1/3 - NO SCHOOL Christmas Break

https://www.getfortifyfl.com/

Email: oes_administration@pasco.k12.fl.us
Website: https://oes.pasco.k12.fl.us/
Location: 19925 Lake Patience Road, Land O' Lakes, FL, USA
Phone: 813-346-1500
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OaksteadElementarySchool/