Please refrain from parking in the handicap spots in front of the school unless you have a permit. We want to ensure that handicap spots are available for those who need them.

Parents thank you so much for all your contributions and support in our Otter Olympics. As of March 7, we have raised over $14,000 towards our $35,000 goal! We truly could not do this without your support. As a reminder, Quarter 3 ends on March 10! We are so proud of our Otter’s and all their hard work.

Please take a moment to check if your child has an overdue book.  Notices were sent home last week if your child was missing a book.

Our 2nd and 3rd grade Performance, Singing Around the World, is on March 7th.  2nd grade Otters will perform at 6:30 pm, and 3rd grade Otters will perform at 7:30 pm.  Please drop your child off at the music room 15 minutes prior to their scheduled performance.  Please have your child wear their nicest outfit for this very special performance on the Oakstead stage!

Otter Olympic Team Spirit Day: Students should wear their grade level team color:
Pre-K/Kindergarten/5th grade Wear Blue
1st/2nd grade Wear White
3rd/4th grade Wear Red

Otter Olympic Event.  No Lunch Visitors this day.  Densday Wheel Spinning will be on Thursday, March 9th.  Students will wear their den color on this day. We will have events throughout the day in which students can earn points for their den. Students will run the Otter Olympic Course during their specials times. We will only be able to host volunteers for this event. Please follow the PTA Facebook for pictures capture throughout the day.

Spring Break is the week of March 13 to 20th.  We look forward to our students’ return on Tuesday, March 212st!

Otter Olympics Closing Ceremony: 3:00 PM.  Students should wear their grade level team color.

Dairy Queen Night is on Thursday, March 23rd from 5 to 7 pm.

We are excited to have our 5th annual Otter Olympic fundraiser hosted by PTA. On Friday March 3rd, we will kick off Otter Olympics with our opening ceremonies including the running of the torch and class flags.  On Thursday March 9th is the Otter Olympic event, students will participate in an obstacle course with many of our sponsors during their specials. Closing ceremonies will be on Wednesday, March 22nd, team, class, and student winners will be announced. This annual fundraiser provides funds for the school to assist with continuous improvements to the Otter Pad and new umbrella system, campus enhancements, staff appreciation, school wide programs, and student incentives. Our goal this year is $35,000.

Students will register on the Get Movin Fund Hub site on Friday, March 3rd. This site is where students can collect donations. Donations will continue to be collected until Tuesday, March 21st. More information will be sent home on Friday, March 3rd.  

Please take a moment to check if your child has an overdue book.  Notices were sent home last week if your child was missing a book.

Opening Ceremonies at 10:15 AM.  Students should wear their grade level team color.
Pre-K/Kindergarten/5th grade Wear Blue
1st/2nd grade Wear White
3rd/4th grade Wear Red

Our 2nd and 3rd grade Performance, Singing Around the World, is on March 7th.  2nd grade Otters will perform at 6:30 pm, and 3rd grade Otters will perform at 7:30 pm.  Please drop your child off at the music room 15 minutes prior to their scheduled performance.  Please have your child wear their nicest outfit for this very special performance on the Oakstead stage!

Otter Olympic Team Spirit Day: Students should wear their grade level team color:
Pre-K/Kindergarten/5th grade Wear Blue
1st/2nd grade Wear White
3rd/4th grade Wear Red

Otter Olympic Event.  No Lunch Visitors this day.  Densday Wheel Spinning will be on Thursday, March 9th.  Students will wear their den color on this day. We will have events throughout the day in which students can earn points for their den. Students will run the Otter Olympic Course during their specials times. We will only be able to host volunteers for this event. Please follow the PTA Facebook for pictures capture throughout the day.

Otter Olympics Closing Ceremony: 3:00 PM.  Students should wear their grade level team color.

Opening Ceremony is Thursday, March 9th. There will be more information to come! 

Volunteers and sign-up times: 

10:00-10:30 PTA board and 3 PK parents 

10:30-11:55 1st/2nd  

11:50-1:15 4/5 

2:00-3:30 K/3 

Please take a moment to check if your child has an overdue book.  Notices were sent home last week if your child was missing a book.

Spring Picture Day is Tuesday, February 28th!  Order your pictures at giganteproductions.com

Our 2nd and 3rd grade Performance, Singing Around the World, is on March 7th.  2nd grade Otters will perform at 6:30 pm, and 3rd grade Otters will perform at 7:30 pm.  Please drop your child off at the music room 15 minutes prior to their scheduled performance.  Please have your child wear their nicest outfit for this very special performance on the Oakstead stage!

Please remain off your cell phone wile you are in the car line, this will ensure the safety and security of our students and staff.  Please make sure you have your car tags with you when you pick your child up in the car line.

We are reopening our Den Shirt ordering and there is no wait time because we have them in stock! Thank you all for supporting our OES Den System! 

Our next Dairy Queen Night is Thursday February 16 from 5 to 7 pm.  Location is the Ballantrae Dairy Queen.  We hope to see you there!

Our 2nd and 3rd grade Performance, Singing Around the World, is on March 7th.  2nd grade Otters will perform at 6:30 pm, and 3rd grade Otters will perform at 7:30 pm.  Please drop your child off at the music room 15 minutes prior to their scheduled performance.  Please have your child wear their nicest outfit for this very special performance on the Oakstead stage!

The District STEM Showcase was amazing, and our students represented OES with excellence! Below you will find the names of our District Showcase winners. Please celebrate these students; being a District STEM Showcase Winner is a huge accomplishment!

• Aria Bagdanov Martinez
• Benjamin Bergeron
• Rylan Bramlett
• Kenzi Bryan
• Sophie Cuviello
• Olivia Hambleton
• Jimena Perez
• Dominic Rodriguez

We are reopening our Den Shirt ordering and there is no wait time because we have them in stock! Thank you all for supporting our OES Den System! 

Kindergarten and 1st grade will perform tonight in the cafeteria, we can’t wait to see all their hard work! Kindergarten Otters perform at 6:30 pm and 1st Grade Otters perform at 7:30 pm.  

Our next Dairy Queen Night is Thursday February 16 from 5 to 7 pm.  Location is the Ballantrae Dairy Queen.  We hope to see you there!

We will hold two Parent Informational sessions for each grade on January 26, at 6 pm and at 6:30 pm. Information in each session is specific to those grade levels.

The Kindergarten through 2nd grades sessions will be held in Oakstead’s Cafeteria.

Grades 3 through 5 will be held in Oakstead’s Media Center. 

Please make sure to return the form that went home with your child on Tuesday, so we can have your child’s Individual Data Reports for you.

We are reopening our Den Shirt ordering and there is no wait time because we have them in stock! Thank you all for supporting our OES Den System! 

We will hold two FAST parent informational sessions on January 26.  Your child’s teacher has sent home information about this.

Our Intermediate Social will be held this Friday, we look forward to this fun event!

Kindergarten and 1st grade will have a performance of The Bremen Town Musicians on February 7. Kindergarten Otters perform at 6:30 pm and 1st Grade Otters perform at 7:30 pm.  Please drop your child off at the music room 30 minutes prior to their scheduled performance and please have your child wear their nicest outfit to perform on stage.  *Please note the School Safety Guard will not be on campus for this event*

We will hold two Parent Informational sessions for each grade on January 26, at 6 pm and at 6:30 pm. Information in each session is specific to those grade levels.

The Kindergarten through 2nd grades sessions will be held in Oakstead’s Cafeteria.

Grades 3 through 5 will be held in Oakstead’s Media Center. 

Please make sure to return the form that went home with your child on Tuesday, so we can have your child’s Individual Data Reports for you.

Make sure your student’s lunch status is current.  If you have paid, reduced or free lunch status, it is the same for breakfast.  Breakfast is no longer free for everyone.

We are reopening our Den Shirt ordering and there is no wait time because we have them in stock! Thank you all for supporting our OES Den System! 

Field Day for K through 2nd grade is Thursday, January 19th.

Field Day for Grades 3 through 5 is Friday, January 20th.

We will hold two FAST parent informational sessions on January 26.  Your child’s teacher has sent home information about this.

Kindergarten and 1st grade will have a performance of The Bremen Town Musicians on February 7. Kindergarten Otters perform at 6:30 pm and 1st Grade Otters perform at 7:30 pm.  Please drop your child off at the music room 30 minutes prior to their scheduled performance and please have your child wear their nicest outfit to perform on stage.  *Please note the School Safety Guard will not be on campus for this event*

We will hold two Parent Informational sessions for each grade on January 26, at 6 pm and at 6:30 pm. Information in each session is specific to those grade levels.

The Kindergarten through 2nd grades sessions will be held in Oakstead’s Cafeteria.

Grades 3 through 5 will be held in Oakstead’s Media Center. 

Please make sure to return the form that went home with your child on Tuesday, so we can have your child’s Individual Data Reports for you.

Students who ride home by Car/Walker/Biker/PLACE will receive their hockey sticks on 1/10.  If your child rides the bus, we will send home their hockey stick in February.

We are reopening our Den Shirt ordering and there is no wait time because we have them in stock! Thank you all for supporting our OES Den System! 

Our PTA has sponsored a Traveling Museum to come and visit Oakstead on January 12 and 13!  Students will enjoy a Dinosaur Presentation where they will get to inspect real Dinosaur relics in front of a 10 foot tall volcano!  

Table Stations Include:

• Rocks and Fossils
• Insects and Plant Life
• Life Cycles and A Fossil Rub
• Ocean Life

Dairy Queen night from 5 to 7 pm at Ballantrae Dairy Queen.  A percentage of the proceeds from takeout and dine-in sales during this time will be donated to Oakstead.  Drive-thru orders do not count.  See you there!

Field Day for K through 2nd grade is Thursday, January 19th.

Field Day for Grades 3 through 5 is Friday, January 20th.

Kindergarten and 1st grade will have a performance of The Bremen Town Musicians on February 7. Kindergarten Otters perform at 6:30 pm and 1st Grade Otters perform at 7:30 pm.  Please drop your child off at the music room 30 minutes prior to their scheduled performance and please have your child wear their nicest outfit to perform on stage.  *Please note the School Safety Guard will not be on campus for this event*

Oakstead’s Bell schedule has been changed to 9:26 AM for the Arrival bell and 9:36 AM for the Tardy bell. Please note that morning bus schedules may have changed as well.  We also have school on a previously non-school day, February 20th.  These changes were made District-wide due to the time of for hurricane situations this school year.  Call our office if you have any questions.

Our Star Lab will be set up in the Media Center Wednesday through Friday this week.  Grades 2 through 5 will have the opportunity to view the stars and night sky through this interactive lab.

Our Otter Pond Principle for January is UNITY.  We are relaunching our Den System for the second half of the 2022-2023 school year. Please see the attached letter with information on how we will be using the Den system at Oakstead!

Den Parent Information

Our PTA has sponsored a Traveling Museum to come and visit Oakstead on January 12 and 13!  Students will enjoy a Dinosaur Presentation where they will get to inspect real Dinosaur relics in front of a 10 foot tall volcano!  

Table Stations Include:

• Rocks and Fossils
• Insects and Plant Life
• Life Cycles and A Fossil Rub
• Ocean Life

Dairy Queen night from 5 to 7 pm at Ballantrae Dairy Queen.  A percentage of the proceeds from takeout and dine-in sales during this time will be donated to Oakstead.  Drive-thru orders do not count.  See you there!

Field Day for K through 2nd grade is Thursday, January 19th.

Field Day for Grades 3 through 5 is Friday, January 20th.

Our Lost and Found is now located in the Cafeteria. Please have your child look to see if they are missing anything. We will be donating all items that are not picked up during Winter Break.

Field Day shirts are now on sale through January 6th on Rycor.

Chorus Concert is Tuesday December 13th at 7:00 pm

The end of Quarter 2 is Friday, December 16.

Students will begin testing on November 28. Testing continues through December 16.  Click here for more information about F.A.S.T. testing. https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/arm/page/fast-testing

The Holiday Shop will open 11/30 to 12/9. The Wonderland Gift Shoppes will provide an opportunity for the students to shop for their family. Gift prices start at less than $1, with 70% of gifts priced under $6, and all gifts are under $20. An envelope was sent home with your child with information. Visit Winter Wonderland Gift Card Option to see how family and friends can sponsor your child from afar without sending in cash. Note: It could take up to 24 hours for gift card funds to become available. They also accept cash or check.

Our last Early Release Day of the school year is Wednesday, December 7th.  Dismissal starts at 1:50.

Chorus Concert is Tuesday December 13th at 7:00

The end of Quarter 2 is Friday, December 16.

Students will begin testing on November 28. Testing continues through December 16.  Click here for more information about F.A.S.T. testing. https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/arm/page/fast-testing

The Holiday Shop will open 11/30 to 12/9. The Wonderland Gift Shoppes will provide an opportunity for the students to shop for their family. Gift prices start at less than $1, with 70% of gifts priced under $6, and all gifts are under $20. An envelope was sent home with your child with information. Visit Winter Wonderland Gift Card Option to see how family and friends can sponsor your child from afar without sending in cash. Note: It could take up to 24 hours for gift card funds to become available. They also accept cash or check.

We are excited about our Winter Fest on Thursday Dec. 1st at 6:00 – 8:30. The evening will include many fun activities, food, and shopping. Our OES Chorus will be performing at 6:30 on the covered court for a holiday sing along. Activities, games, and bounce houses will be throughout the courtyard for students to enjoy. The $10 band will allow the students to participate at the booths throughout the evening. You may prepurchase the $10 band on Rycor in the parent portal. Food trucks will be available: Pizza Creator, Tacos & More, Kelley’s Hotdogs, Thirsty Lemonade, and IceDreammm. In the cafeteria there will be many vendors for you to shop for the holidays including Maria’s Farmhouse Boutique, Aromatherapy Bracelets, 5 Flags Apparel, Sugar Vibe, Branch and Vine Farm, Holistic Facialist, Cathy’s Chapstick’s, Alex’s Soap & Suds, Interiors by Cassandra, Hello Love Bug, Thirty-One Bags, Norwex and DoTerra, Chiropractor Dr. Patel, Tampa Homemade, Chateau Macaron, Face painting with Joy, Make Ur Creations, Peace + Plants Hippie Bakery, Rayda & Company, and KK Creations. Hope to see you there!!!

Wristbands are $10 on Rycor: https://www.studentquickpay.com/pasco/

Our last Early Release Day of the school year is Wednesday, December 7th.  Dismissal starts at 1:50.

Students will begin testing on November 28. Testing continues through December 16.  Click here for more information about F.A.S.T. testing. https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/arm/page/fast-testing

The Square 1 Art fundraiser information was sent home. We wanted to share the link in case you still would like to purchase keepsakes and gifts featuring your child’s art.

Simply search for your child’s art using Art Search https://shop.square1art.com/Shop/artwork/Search,  and enter state, school name, and your student’s name. Your student’s art and code will appear, and you may order!  Order by: 11/17/2022

You can also upload additional art if you like, using Art Upload!  If you have questions, or need anything at all, contact customer care online https://www.square1art.com/contact/.

Thank you for supporting our school!

Ms. Grob and Mrs. Cuedek

Square 1 Art fundraiser coordinator

square1art.com/shop

Great American Teach In Event!

The Holiday Shop will open from November 30 – December 9. This program will provide an opportunity for the students to shop for their family.  More information to come home soon.

Oakstead’s Winter Fest will be held on Thursday December 1st from 6:00 – 8:30 pm.  There will be tons of Winter Activities to enjoy!  Meet Santa Otter Style, Winter Putt Putt, Bounce Houses, Dance Party, Glow Fun, Hot Cocoa Stand, Food Trucks, Community Vendors, and More!  Wristbands are $10 on Rycor: https://www.studentquickpay.com/pasco/

This Wednesday is the last day to support our school Read-A-Thon. We appreciate your support; we have raised over $16,000 so far. We have 2 more days to reach our goal of $20,000! Here’s how to register for the Read-A-Thon!  School Identifier is: 5db6eef79c8a4

Picture Retakes Day

Veterans Day and Progress Reports Released 

Great American Teach In Event!

Square One Art Orders due

We would like to invite you to join us for our annual Great American Teach-In to share your career with the students at Oakstead Elementary School. This is always a fun-filled day that exposes our students to many new experiences and stresses the importance of your education, training, and how it has helped you to achieve your goals. Each presentation should be at least 20 minutes long but no more than 30 minutes. The first presentations will begin at 10:00 a.m. and the last will end at 2:45 P.M. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Zahrobsky at szahrobs@pasco.k12.fl.us     Great American Teach In.docx 

We are excited to announce our Fall Fundraiser. Our first ever Read-A-Thon will be a fun-filled event that will encourage students love for reading. This event will help to raise funds for staff appreciation, campus enhancements, classroom needs, student incentives, and school-wide events.  Here’s how to register for the Read-A-Thon!  School Identifier is: 5db6eef79c8a4

Health screenings will begin on November 2nd and November 8th for K, 1, and 3rd grade students. If you have not completed the Parent Bill of Rights Consent section on the Parent Portal, please do so.

To honor our Veterans on November 11th, we are creating a video for the students to understand the significance of Veteran’s Day. If you are a veteran or a member of your family is a veteran, please complete the form below. If you have multiple veterans in your family, please complete the form for each veteran. Please complete the Mach Form before October 28th.  OES Veteran’s

We would like to invite you to join us for our annual Great American Teach-In to share your career with the students at Oakstead Elementary School. This is always a fun-filled day that exposes our students to many new experiences and stresses the importance of your education, training, and how it has helped you to achieve your goals. Each presentation should be at least 20 minutes long but no more than 30 minutes. The first presentations will begin at 10:00 a.m. and the last will end at 2:45 P.M. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Zahrobsky at szahrobs@pasco.k12.fl.us

We are excited to announce our Fall Fundraiser. Our first ever Read-A-Thon will be a fun-filled event that will encourage students love for reading. This event will help to raise funds for staff appreciation, campus enhancements, classroom needs, student incentives, and school-wide events.  Registration will be on next week’s parent communication!

Walk to School Event: Our PE Department will be hosting our annual Walk to School event on Friday, October 28th.  If you plan to participate, please meet the PE coaches at the Oakstead clubhouse at 9am. On Friday, October 28th, the students, and staff will enjoy a musical assembly from the Sunlake High School band members, who will share their commitment to a healthy lifestyle.

Our 2022 Book Character Parade is Monday October 31st at 10:00 am. Students may come dressed in their book character costumes with their book if they’d like to participate in the character parade at school.  Costumes MUST be school-appropriate and not scary, no weapons or props and no inflatable costumes. Parents are welcome to watch from the parent viewing area in the front of the school.  Please do not cross onto or through the parade route. The Parking is very limited at Oakstead, please consider walking or carpooling on Parade day.

Following the Book Character Parade, we will have Family Literacy Day. After the parade parents may come on campus until 11:00 to read with their child/children in the courtyard. Please use the link below to indicate if you are going to participate in Family Literacy Day. If multiple parents are participating, please complete the form for each person. Volunteer Mach Form: https://oes.pasco.k12.fl.us/mform/view.php?id=33193

To honor our Veterans on November 11th, we are creating a video for the students to understand the significance of Veteran’s Day. If you are a veteran or a member of your family is a veteran, please complete the form below. If you have multiple veterans in your family, please complete the form for each veteran. Please complete the Mach Form before October 28th.  OES Veteran’s

STEM Showcase Launch Week is here!  Students in grades 3-5 will take time each day during the week of October 18th to learn about the world of Space Exploration, Engineering, and Coding and discover the innovative work of scientists who are changing the world!

They will conduct classroom investigations and think about ways they use science to solve problems. Friday, October 21st is My Science Superhero Day. We encourage all students to dress like a scientist. Be creative and let’s celebrate science!

Book Fair is taking place Wednesday, October 12th – Friday, October 21st, and we are looking for volunteers to help!!  Thank you for your time and support and making this a successful event for our Otters!!! Please click on the link if you are interested!  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0448aca72ea5fc1-fall

Several teachers are participating in Parent teacher conferences. Teachers should have reached out to families to schedule a conference for the nights of 10/18 or 10/20. If they did not reach out to you and you would like to meet with them, please contact your child’s teacher.

October 24th begins Oakstead’s celebration of Red Ribbon Week, a national campaign focused on drug abuse prevention and healthy choices. Through fun activities and creative approaches, we strive to promote positive choices and a healthy lifestyle. Thank you for supporting Red Ribbon Week from home by encouraging participation and discussing these events with your child!

Walk to School Event: Our PE Department will be hosting our annual Walk to School event on Friday, October 28th.  If you plan to participate, please meet the PE coaches at the Oakstead clubhouse at 9am. On Friday, October 28th, the students, and staff will enjoy a musical assembly from the Sunlake High School band members, who will share their commitment to a healthy lifestyle.

Our 2022 Book Character Parade is Monday October 31st at 10:00 am. Students may come dressed in their book character costumes with their book if they’d like to participate in the character parade at school.  Costumes MUST be school-appropriate and not scary, no weapons or props and no inflatable costumes. Parents are welcome to watch from the parent viewing area in the front of the school.  Please do not cross onto or through the parade route. The Parking is very limited at Oakstead, please consider walking or carpooling on Parade day.

Following the Book Character Parade, we will have Family Literacy Day. After the parade parents may come on campus until 11:00 to read with their child/children in the courtyard. Please use the link below to indicate if you are going to participate in Family Literacy Day. If multiple parents are participating, please complete the form for each person. Volunteer Mach Form: https://oes.pasco.k12.fl.us/mform/view.php?id=33193

To honor our Veterans on November 11th, we are creating a video for the students to understand the significance of Veteran’s Day. If you are a veteran or a member of your family is a veteran, please complete the form below. If you have multiple veterans in your family, please complete the form for each veteran. Please complete the Mach Form before October 28th.  OES Veteran’s

Book Fair is taking place Wednesday, October 12th – Friday, October 21st, and we are looking for volunteers to help!!  Thank you for your time and support and making this a successful event for our Otters!!! Please click on the link if you are interested!  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0448aca72ea5fc1-fall

On Monday, October 31st, we will have Family Literacy Day following the book character parade. After the parade, parents may come on campus until 11:00 to read with their child/children in the courtyard.  Please use the link below to indicate if you are going to participate in Family Literacy Day. If multiple parents are participating, please complete the form for each person.  https://oes.pasco.k12.fl.us/mform/view.php?id=33193 

Several teachers are participating in Parent teacher conferences. Teachers should have reached out to families to schedule a conference for the nights of 10/18 or 10/20. If they did not reach out to you and you would like to meet with them, please contact your child’s teacher.

October 24th begins Oakstead’s celebration of Red Ribbon Week, a national campaign focused on drug abuse prevention and healthy choices. Through fun activities and creative approaches, we strive to promote positive choices and a healthy lifestyle. Thank you for supporting Red Ribbon Week from home by encouraging participation and discussing these events with your child!

Our Next Dairy Queen Night is Thursday, October 13th from 5-7 P.M. A proceed of all sales will go to Oakstead.

Teacher Planning Day on Monday, October 17- No School

Walk to School Event: Our PE Department will be hosting our annual Walk to School event on Friday, October 28th.  If you plan to participate, please meet the PE coaches at the Oakstead clubhouse at 9am. On Friday, October 28th, the students, and staff will enjoy a musical assembly from the Sunlake High School band members, who will share their commitment to a healthy lifestyle.

To honor our Veterans on November 11th, we are creating a video for the students to understand the significance of Veteran’s Day. If you are a veteran or a member of your family is a veteran, please complete the form below. If you have multiple veterans in your family, please complete the form for each veteran. Please complete the Mach Form before October 28th.  OES Veteran’s

Book Fair is taking place Wednesday, October 12th – Friday, October 21st, and we are looking for volunteers to help!!  Thank you for your time and support and making this a successful event for our Otters!!! Please click on the link if you are interested!  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0448aca72ea5fc1-fall

To honor our Veterans on November 11th, we are creating a video for the students to understand the significance of Veteran’s Day. If you are a veteran or a member of your family is a veteran, please complete the form below. If you have multiple veterans in your family, please complete the form for each veteran. Please complete the Mach Form before October 28th.  OES Veteran’s

F.A.S.T progress monitoring session will close on September 30th. Our parent night will be held at Rushe Middle School to discuss Assessment Information on October 4th from 6 pm to 7:30 pm.  Please register so we can provide child-specific information at this night.  Click Here to Register for October 4th Parent Night at Rushe Middle

We are excited to announce our Fall Fundraiser October 1st -October 9th.  Our first ever Read-A-Thon will be a fun filled, weeklong event that will encourage students’ love for reading and help raise funds for staff appreciation, campus enhancements, classroom needs, student incentives, and school-wide events. There will be awesome prizes awarded for individual effort, top classrooms, minutes read, most spirited, donations earned and more. It’s going to be an Otteriffic week to Read and Play!

Our next SAC meeting will be held on September 20th at 7 PM in the Media Center.

School Picture Day is Monday, October 3rd.

To honor our Veterans on November 11th, we are creating a video for the students to understand the significance of Veteran’s Day. If you are a veteran or a member of your family is a veteran, please complete the form below. If you have multiple veterans in your family, please complete the form for each veteran. Please complete the Mach Form before October 28th.  OES Veteran’s

On Wednesday, wear your den shirt. On Fridays, wear your school spirit shirt.

Our media center is now open for students to check out books!

Dear Parent, Your K-5 child will be participating in the Safer, Smarter Kids abuse prevention curriculum in his or her class throughout this year when one of the School Counselors, Mrs. Cuviello or Mrs. Laurino, comes to visit. This curriculum will arm your child with the necessary skills to avoid difficult situations, without being explicit or in any way scary. 

The Safer, Smarter Kids curriculum teaches children a variety of skills to help protect them and problem-solve in various situations. The curriculum incorporates short video clips and in-class activities created by Lauren Book, M.S. Ed., educator and Chief Executive Officer of the Lauren’s Kids Foundation.

If you have any questions about the curriculum, please contact Katie Cuviello and Madison Laurino, your child’s School Counselors, at (813) 346-1500 or by e-mail at kcuviell@pasco.k12.fl.us + mlaurino@pasco.k12.fl.us. If you would like to learn more about the curriculum or review the Safer, Smarter Kids parent toolkit to learn more about the topics covered in the curriculum, please visit www.SaferSmarterKids.org.

Also – Please follow us on our School Counseling Facebook page to see the parent letter that goes along with that grade level’s lesson for the week. J

Most sincerely, 

Katie Cuviello & Madison Laurino

School Counselors

Our next PTA meeting is Sept. 19th at 9:00 AM in the Media Center.

Our next SAC meeting will be held on September 20th at 7 PM in the Media Center.

On Wednesday, wear your den shirt. On Fridays, wear your school spirit shirt.