Upcoming Events!
¨ February 15 – No School President’s Day
¨ February 17 – Spring Picture Day
Oral
¨ February 25 – Board Meeting 7-9pm
¨ February 22 – ELAC meeting in library 5:30
¨ Olivet Families meeting 6:30
¨
Kindergarten
registration begins
¨ February 23 – Spring carnival meeting @ Schaefer library, 5:30pm
¨ POEF meeting 7:00 – Room 24
¨ February 26 – Minimum Day All Students K-11:30 / 1-6 12:40
¨ March 2 – Read Across America – Wear PJs and slippers, bring a book
¨ March 3 – 10:30-1:30 6th grade visit to Comstock
¨ Board Meeting 7-9pm
¨ March 5 – Report cards go home
¨ March 12 – Book Swap
Awesome
Ospreys!
Your children are delightful to work with. The staff is working very hard to get all
students to reach benchmarks and take them beyond in their areas of
strength. I have begun working with
several classes at a time once a week to give teachers time to collaborate and
make instructional decisions as a team and to continue to grow as
professionals. Ask your child about the
fun music and movement with Mrs. Davis!
Computer
Lab
The computer lab is now open M-F from 8-8:30 for
children who arrive early at school!
Mrs. Gilbert will also be available after school on Mondays and
Wednesdays from 2:45-3:45 in the lab for students who need more time to work on
Lexia or any other educational activities.
Ask your child’s teacher if you’d like your child to attend this after
school program. Space is limited.
Dress Code
Please read the attached
dress code with your child. Students
should come to school dressed to learn and dressed for safety. We have the dress code in place for these
reasons. Please make sure your child
wears appropriate clothing and shoes to school!
They should get “dressed for work” just like their parents do; it helps
them focus on the important “job” of school.
Message from the nurse:
February is Dental Health Month. Dental health is an important component of
overall health. Developing good habits
at an early age and scheduling regular dental visits helps children get a good
start on a lifetime of healthy teeth and gums.
If you don't have a regular
dental provider or dental insurance, you may call Kids Net at 544-5638 for
assistance. If you have Dental-Cal (Medi-Cal)
call 1-800-322-6384 for list of providers.
Substitute Yard duty positions are available, call Ellen Roybal at 522-3003
if you are interested.
Reminder to parents: Please send a note or call when your child is not
at school. If we don’t receive a note or a phone call, your child is considered
truant.
We have a minimum day on Feb. 26th for ALL students.
Lost and Found
There are MANY beautiful coats and jackets on the lost and found rack, please come by and check it out!
Too many tardies!
I encourage all students to
get to school on time. Being late handicaps children and is very disruptive to
the rest of the class. The first hour of the day is the most important learning
time. School begins at 8:30. Also please pick your children up on time. School
gets out at 1:20 for kindergarten and 2:35 for 1st-6th grades. The
office has been full of children after school waiting for rides. The YMCA is on
campus for daycare if you need it. You can contact them @ 544-3309.
Board Meeting
Because of the
Dear Olivet Parents,
Be Safe, Be Responsible, Be
Respectful!
Olivet continues to work on safety,
responsibility, and respect. Children
can earn awesome osprey tickets and be entered in a drawing to spin the wheel
of prizes in our monthly assemblies!
Please help them by modeling these life skills at home, and by talking
about examples you see or hear in the world around us. You are your child’s most important teacher!
Traffic
One place that you can show your child
the skills mentioned above is in our parking lot! There are many parents who
pick up their children each day, and not a very big driveway. Please be courteous and respectful to others
around you, and they will be more likely to be courteous and respectful to
you! I will be working with the staff
and some parents to re-design the traffic flow, so if you notice changes,
please follow staff directions. If you
are interested in being a part of the re-design team, please contact Mrs. Davis
at 522-3045.
CELEBRATE OUR SUCCESS!!
The Flu and H1N1
We have had many sick students, and wanted to make sure you know the signs of H1N1 and when to send your child back to school. Symptoms of the flu include fever, cough, sore throat, a runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, and feeling very tired. Some people may also vomit or have diarrhea. Keep sick children at home for at least 24 hours after they no longer have fever or do not have signs of fever, without using fever-reducing drugs. Keeping children with a fever at home will reduce the number of people who may get infected.
Instructional Grouping
Your children may be sharing that they are seeing more than one teacher in a day. Olivet is lucky to be a part of a pilot program through Sonoma County Office of Education called Response to Intervention and Instruction (RtI2). Students may be grouped during the day and visit other classrooms for instruction at exactly the level they need to further their academic growth. Students are tested three times a year on reading fluency and phonics skills to determine what their needs are. Then teachers create groups of students to focus instruction exactly where it is needed. This is an exciting process, and is still being defined. If you have questions or concerns, please ask your child’s teacher for more info!
POEF
What is POEF? The Piner-Olivet Educational Foundation is an
independent nonprofit organization whose purpose is to solicit funds to provide
enriched educational opportunities for the students of the
Breakfast
Breakfast is served from 8:05-8:25 each morning;
if your child gets breakfast at school, please have him/her here in time to get
breakfast!
Lost and Found
Please come and look at the lost and
found! Please write your child’s name in
all outerwear so it can be returned to your child!!!
Morning Drop-off
Please DO NOT drop your child off in
the parking lot by the office!! All drop-offs must be at the front of the
school in the U-shaped driveway. Mrs.
Zolli is there every morning to ensure your child’s safety. Please do not enter the staff parking area
for drop-off.
Lunchtime Issues
Please remind your child not to share
lunch with his/her friends. Each parent
sends what he/she decides is healthy and appropriate for his/her child. Children then share lunches, and problems
start. Food allergies, diet
restrictions, and other family preferences are the reasons for this. Thanks for your help with this important
issue!
Classroom Volunteers
All teachers at Olivet welcome
classroom volunteers! The more hands we have, the lighter the load. If you have time, please ask your child’s
teacher how you can help!
Picture This
Good readers form mental pictures as
they read. To improve your child’s comprehension,
read a book without letting him see the pictures. Then, ask him to guess what the illustrations
look like. Examples: How are the
characters dressed? Is the setting
bright or gloomy?
Raising Good Sports
You can teach your youngster to be a
good sport by being one yourself. When
you attend a game, clap and cheer for players who try hard, even if they are on
the other team. You’ll help your child
learn to be gracious to everyone in the game.
“Life doesn’t require that we be the best, only that we try our best.” H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Early Pick-up
Please do
not pick up your child early unless you have an appointment. Your child needs to be in school the whole
day! It is disruptive to pick them up
early unless it is necessary. Thanks for
your help!
English Learners Advisory Committee
Forming Now
If your
child is learning English, we want you to become a part of our ELAC. There are 8-10 meetings a year, and you’ll
help make program decisions regarding your child’s education! Please attend our first meeting on October 12th
at 5:30 in the library for more information, or call Mrs. Davis at 522-3045.
Changes of Plans
If you call the school to ask your child to go on the bus or not to go on the bus, we have to call the class and interrupt the important instruction! Please try to make arrangements before school, or let us know before lunch so we can put a note in the teacher’s box. Thanks!
Mrs. Davis