Hello Otter Families!

We are thrilled to announce that our air conditioning system is now fully operational! We deeply appreciate your patience and flexibility during this period of adjustment. A special thanks to the district for their daily support on campus, ensuring that temperatures remained manageable. Their dedication has been crucial in maintaining a safe and conducive environment for learning.

We have many events and activities coming up.

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

We are excited to have you here! School-family partnerships are important to your child's success. Parents are able to begin having lunch with their children on Monday, 9/23!!

NEW PROCEDURE: Parents will need to sign up, using the link below, prior to arriving on campus to have lunch with their students. Please see the attached flyer for each teacher's lunch schedule. We look forward to seeing you on campus again!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084CACAE2CA3FDC61-51410174-lunch

Parents must sign in, with an ID at the office to receive a visitor badge. Due to our enrollment growth and safety commitment for all students, we limit our lunchtime visits to outdoor seating only. Caffeinated beverages for students are not allowed.

1. You must leave the picnic area after your child's lunch time is over to give room to the next grade level parents to eat.

2. Please avoid checking out your child after lunch. Unless your child has an appointment or is ill, please plan to have your child finish their school day. They lose valuable learning time if they leave early.

3. If your child is purchasing lunch, they will meet you outside after their purchase. Please do not walk them through the lunch line.

Tips:

Please come to the front office prior to your child's lunch time, we recommend 10 minutes prior.

Parents must bring their own lunch, they may not go through the line to purchase a school lunch.

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.

Students are now able to check out books from our Media Center. Please check with your students and their teachers for their class Media schedules!!

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

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

See information below about our awesome PTA.

9/2 Labor Day: No school

9/3 SAC Meeting

9/12 Spirit Night - Blaze Pizza

9/16 PTA Meeting 9:00 am

9/19 Blood Drive 9-1:00

9/19 Girl Scout Night 6:00

9/19 Buddy-A-Thon Opens

9/20 Progress Reports Release

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/