02/17/2023
One Book, One District: Elementary Edition: We hope everyone enjoys reading Maya and the Robot! Make sure to check out the website for reading schedules, family activities, read-aloud, and more. Don't forget our culminating event, a STEAM night at OPPL on March 2nd from 6-7:30. And please read below for important content warnings for this week's chapters...
Morning Car Drop-Off Lane Reminders:
- Please be patient in the drop-off line; we have long lines with colder temperatures.
- Please have your child ready to leave your car; have their backpack and lunch box easily accessible.
- Please stay in your car; we have staff to help kids out of cars and with doors if they are unable to do it themselves.
- Please let your child out of the car in front of the school at the main doors; please wait in line to let your child out until you are at the entrance. It is icy along the curb, and we do not want children hurt.
- Please have your student exit from the right side of the car.
- If you need to park, please pull up at or past the playground; there is ample parking available.
- If dropping off, please allow extra time. Speeding through drop-off is dangerous for students and staff.
Thank you for your help in keeping our students safe!
This week we began using the Child Protection Units from Second Step to teach personal safety rules such as safety with guns, sharp tools, fire, and vehicles, as well as touching safety in which students learn about safe, unsafe, and unwanted touches as well as rules about touching private body parts. Your child will have an opportunity to use their assertiveness skills to practice asking for help, telling an adult about an unsafe situation, and getting out of unsafe situations. This week our K-3 students learned the “Never Never Rules,” which can be found by clicking here. Our 4th and 5th-grade students learned how to recognize unsafe situations, whom to report to or contact for help, and how to refuse and say “no” in an unsafe situation. We call those skills “Recognize, Refuse, and Report.” We will teach a total of 6 lessons through the end of March. If you’d like to extend this learning into your home, here are the home links for this week’s lessons:
4th and 5th Grade Parents/Guardians: 4th and 5th grades are starting recorders in February. We are using the “Angel Soprano Recorder” brand. If your students already have one of these recorders in a blue case, they can bring it to school to use it. Please order a recorder through the school store using the link below. The fee for a recorder is $6. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Ms. Duran ([email protected]). Thank you!
D97 Updates/Reminders:
Process for Reporting Positive COVID-19 Cases to D97 Schools
If a student or staff member tests positive for COVID-19, they must complete the following steps:
- In order to notify the school nurse and receive a return-to-school date, families/staff must complete the confidential COVID-19 Positive Case Notification Form as soon as possible following the positive test. Information provided will also be shared with the Oak Park Department of Public Health.
- Families must continue to report student absences via the school attendance line, and staff must enter their absences in Frontline.
To see the rules for isolation and quarantine, click here. Additional resources are linked below.