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A huge Thank You to Mr. Besinaiz and his Comcast team as well as to all the community members that came and volunteered their time.  Comcast provided all the supplies and materials for this day: 5 trees and butterfly garden were planted, US map painted; crosswalk painted, bark in the flowerbeds, wall balls painted, garden boxes filled with dirt, and backpack racks for all the classrooms!

Comcast also provided breakfast, lunch and a t-shirt for everyone!

Here are a few pictures.  Please feel free to send Mr. Witte picture that he can add to this post.

Sponsored by the Old River Parent Teacher Club

This is a big fundraiser for the year.  Please help by making a pledge.

Fun Run is Thursday, April 12, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Comast Cares Day

Saturday, April 21

Come volunteer for school beautification.  Comcast is providing materials as well as volunteers to help with painting, planting, etc.  We are eligible to apply for a grant based on the number of volunteers that come.  The more volunteers, the more we are eligible for.  The grant money will go towards purchasing a visitor check in ciosk.  

The deadline to sign up to be eligible for the tablet raffle was April 6, but you can still sign up to volunteer.  Below are the waiver forms you can print and turn in to the office, or you can sign up online by clicking HERE.

Please bring glove, shovels and rakes if you have them.

7:30a.m. Breakfast and Registration

8:00 a.m. work begins

Noon-sih Lunch is served

ends about 2:00 p.m.

Waiver form English  Waiver form Español

Come on out next Tuesday, February 27!! The ORPTC has partnered with Chipotle and Rockin' Jump on Lone Tree to help us raise additional funds needed for our swing structure! All you have to do is grab your kids, your parents, your sisters, brothers, your neighbors and friends and bring them out for some dinner and trampoline fun between 4pm and 8pm! A whopping 50% from your dinner bill and an additional $5/2 hour jump or $2/1 hour jump goes back to the school! The flier below will need to be presented at dinner and just tell the front desk at Rockin' Jump that you are there for the ORPTC Fundraiser. Come on out and let's make a night of it with our ORE friends! Spread the word! 

Anyone interested is invited to attend the meeting

Todos los interesados son invitados a assistir la reunión

Knightsen Elementary School District

English Learner Advisory Committee

Distrito Escolar de Knightsen

Comité Consejero de Aprendices del Inglés

February 22, 2018

7:00 p.m. in Library at Knightsen Elementary

22 de febrero de 2018

A las 19:00 horas en la Biblioteca de la Escuela Knightsen

Agenda

1. Meeting called to order – Action item - Convocar la reunion - Elemento de acción

2. Roll call -Pasar lista

3. LCAP - Interim Sup. Rob Stockberger will review the Local Control and Accountability Plan - Information item - LCAP - El superintendent interino Rob Stockberger  revisará el Plan de Responsabilidad y Control Local - Elemento de información

4. Public comment – Information item -Comentarios del public – Elemento de información

5. Adjournment – Action item - Clausura - Elemento de acción

Friday, March 2, 2018
6:30 pm – 8:30 p.m.
Old River Elementary Auditorium
$5 presale price/$8 at the door

Bring your pillow, blanket, dress cozy and bring your own bowl for popcorn!

Admission includes 1 slice of pizza and 1 water

(additional pizza, water and snacks will be available for purchase for $1 each)
Questions? Melinda Besinaiz 408.505.1329

Flag Ceremony

Old River Gym

Thursday, Feb 15 @ 8:30 a.m.

Families Welcome to attend.

Enter through the gate by the gym.

School Site Council

Monday, Feb 5 @ 3:15 p.m. Room 8

Agenda

1. Meeting called to order – information item
2. Roll call – information item
3. School Site Council reorganization – action item
4. Review School Safety Plan – information item
5. Vote on School Safety Plan changes – action item
6. Public comments: members of the public have 3 minutes to make their comments; time for comments is non-transferable – information item
7. Adjournment – action item

SAVE THE DATE!

Father-Daughter Dance

Friday, January 19th, 7:00-9:00 PM at Knightsen Gym

We hope you can come!

Anyone is welcome to fill-in for Dad

Invitations to come after Winter Break

(Volunteers will be needed to help set-up that afternoon)

**Donations of cookies needed for the event

for grades TK-5

Thursday, December 14 @ 6:30 p.m. in the Gym

Grades TK-3 report to your classroom at 6:15 p.m.  Grades 4-5 report to the gym.

The program should last an hour at most.  For safety and to minimized disruption to the program, students will not be released from their classrooms until the program has finished.

We look forward to seeing you!

Lowe's will be installing the garden this coming Tuesday.  They are bringing out the PVC pipe for the water lines today.  We need volunteers to help trench for the waterlines.  

If you are interested, bring a shovel.  You can help today anytime between 1:00-5:00 p.m., Saturday between 2:00-4:00pm, or anytime Monday during the day.  Hopefully, we can start laying the pipe on Monday.

Please let Mr. Witte know if you want to come help and when.

We also need organic material to amend the dirt.  If you or someone you know has a compost pile or animals with waste product to donate, please let Mr. Witte know.

Thanks!

Pick-up your See's Candies order on December 8 in the gym between 2:00-3:15 p.m.
 

School Site Council

Monday, December 4 @ 3:15 p.m.

Agenda:

Call to order - action item

Role call - information item

Review LCAP - information item

Set next meeting date - action item

Adjourn - action item

Toy Drive for Brentwood Community Chest

Today through December 8.

While out and about shopping over the break, please consider buying toys to donate for children.

The class with the most donations will get a service snowman charm.

We want to thank everyone who donated food for the holiday food drive!

Come join us this Thursday, Nov 9 @ 8:30 a.m. in the gym for the Pledge of Allegiance, the National Anthem and to thank all those who have served and continue to serve our country.

On Friday, November 17

Old River is Giving Thanks!

We are kicking off our

Canned Food Drive

with a

Turkey Trot

and a

Slice of Pumpkin Pie

(TK’s please join us)

12:15 to 1:30

Please show that Old River Elementary cares about our community, especially during the holidays, and donate non perishable foods to those in need.  We want to do the food collection all on one day on November 17. Donations will go to the Brentwood Community Chest.  Class with the most items donated will receive a service snowman.

Knightsen School District is having a

pumpkin carving social at Old River in the gym on

Thursday, Oct 26 from 6:30-8:00 p.m.

Bring your pumpkins and carving tools.  

Otter Trot

Thursday, Sept 14

6:30-7:30 p.m.

Come run with us and rack up laps for the running club. The whole family is welcome.  Everyone that does two laps can get an Old River rubber bracelet. 

There will be a pesticide application for insects at Old River on September 20th after 3:30 p.m.

Friday, September 8, 2017

9:00-11:30 a.m.

Minimum Day – K-6 students will be dismissed at 1:30.

Please check in at the East gate, sign in and get a visitor’s sticker. 

If arriving before 9:00, please wait at the tables under the pavilion until 9:00.

Activities end at 11:30, but you are invited to stay for lunch from 11:30-12:15 if you wish.  The cafeteria will only be serving lunches to students, so please bring a lunch if you are going to stay to eat with your student.

Thank you for coming.  Family is what matters most.

School Site Council

Congratulations to our new School site Council members Stephanie Devereaux, Abe Naldjian and Julia Wilhelm!  

Our first SSC meeting for this school year will be held on Monday, August 21 @ 3:15 p.m. in Room 16. Public is welcome to come and participate.

Agenda

1. Meeting called to order – information item
2. Roll call – information item
3. Election of Officers – action item
4. Read and approve Old River Elementary School’s Comprehensive Safety Plan – action item
5. Public comment – information item
6. Adjournment – action item

Members:

Ray Witte, Principal

Frankee Landeros, Teacher

Tina Bilodeau, Librarian

Leo Hunkin, Parent

Ashley Reef, Parent

Abe Naldjian, Parent

Julia Wilhelm, Parent

Stephanie Devereaux, Parent

Picture Day

Thursday, August 10

Students have been enjoying the running club, running laps around the playground and racking up miles and earning foot charms for their necklaces.  Just for fun, we will do an Otter Trot here at Old River on Thursday, August 17, from 6:30-7:30 pm.  You can come and leave anytime during this time.  Students can earn some extra laps/miles toward their running club.  Parents can also participate in the running club if they want.  Mr. Witte can create an account and a card for anyone that wants to participate.  Just e-mail Mr. Witte so he has time to make the cards.

Thursday, August 3

6:00-8:00 p.m.

Come join us at our 

Gold and Green Award Assembly

Thursday, June 8 @ 12:30 p.m. in the gym.

For grades K-5, students will receive their perfect attendance awards and trophies and other recognitions for Top AR point earner and Top mile runner. Student with perfect attendance the last month of school (no absences, tardies or leaving early) will receive a certificate.  For trophies, students who have not more than 5 unexcused tardies are eligible to receive a 2 or less days of absence, or perfect attendance trophies (independent study students do not qualify).  The top mile runner and AR points parents were notified by e-mail. If you are not sure about having 2 or less days of absence for the perfect attendance trophy, you can call Ms. Torres at 925-626-3361.

For grades 4-5 grade students who will receive Honor Roll and Honor Society recognition, Science and teacher recognition of students, received an invitation, and spelling bee winner parents were notified by e-mail.

School Site Council will meet on Monday, June 5 @ 3:15 pm in room 1.

Agenda

Review SSC bylaws and update - action item.

Tonight's (May 24) board meeting has been cancelled.  We tried to send out an e-mail, and we got a lot of undeliverable messages.

Meeting Wednesday, May 31 @ 7:00 p.m.

Old River Elementary School, Room 1

We will be reviewing the LCAP (Local Control and Accountability Plan) with Superintendent Estrada.

Public is welcome to attend.

School Site Council

Monday, May 22 @ 3:30

Old River Room 1

We will be having a School Site Council to review the LCAP (Loca Control and Accountability Plan) with Superintendent Estrada.

Public is invited and welcome to attend.

SSC members:

Ray Witte, Princial

Frankee Landeros, Teacher

Tina Bilodeau, Librarian

Leo Hunkin, Parent

Ashley Reef, Parent

Jamie Waller, Parent

Memorial Day Flag Ceremony

Friday, May 26 @ 8:30 a.m.

Gym

All parents and family members are welcome to attend.  If you serve or have served, please feel free to come in your uniform.

Thank you for your service, and we especially thank those that gave their lives to defend our freedoms.

Please join us at our open house to recognize all the hard work students and teachers have done all year long.

Thursday, May 25, 2017

6:30-8:00 p.m.

A big THANK YOU to the ORPTC, parents and students that made us all feel so appreciated with all the food, cards and gifts!

Old River Spring Concert

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

6:30 p.m. in the Gym.

The 2017/2018 officers for the ORPTC are:

President: Devany Dee

Vice President: Brittany Deacon

Secretary: Jessika Sprague

Parliamentarian: Melinda Besinaiz

Congratulations and thank you!

Tips for Success on CAASPP State Testing

April 24  -May 5

· Research is very clear on the importance of healthy eating and rest to increase performance on standardized testing.   Be sure that your child gets 8-10 hours of sleep each night and eats a healthy breakfast each day of testing.  Breakfast foods should be low in sugar and high in protein to enhance performance.

· Please make sure that your students are on time each day and stay for the entire day. 

· Make sure that your students know who is picking them up each day.  We will not interrupt classes during testing to deliver messages.

· Avoid stressful situations prior to testing.

· Encourage your child to do his/her best.

· Think positive thoughts!

STRATEGIES FOR STUDENTS (Please discuss with your children)

· Be sure to read the entire question or problem before trying to answer. Be sure you understand the question, being careful to notice words like ‘not’ or ‘never’ or ‘all of the above’.

· Notice special headings, pictures, or map keys. These will give you answers or  clues to some questions.

· Understand that some sections of a test will take longer than others. 

· It is important to persevere through the testing process and do your best on all sections. 

· When completing the reading portion of the test, it is important to read the questions thoroughly and look back in the text for the answers. 

· Make sure to work out all math problems and do not guess at the answer. 

Dear Knightsen and Old River Families,

This year our 4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th graders will be completing an Engineering challenge to be shared at Open House on Thursday May 25th. As part of our design and testing process, we are in need

of some supply donations:

❏CelluClay Instant Papier Mache

❏Bags of sand

❏Bag of gravel

Please contact Mr. Maslen or Mrs. Wunschel if you have

questions. Thanks!

Otter Trotter

Reward

        Mr. Witte will donate $150 to purchase one or more types of animals to help those in need around the world if the school can run a total of 3,500 miles by June 2.  We are currently at 2,300 miles.  If students, staff and parents want to chip in to make it possible to donate larger animals or more animals, they can turn in donations to the office.

        Students will get to vote on which type of animal(s) they would like to buy and donate.  Each foot (every 5 miles) a student gets, earns them a vote. Someone who runs 20 miles get 4 votes that they can put anywhere on the ballot.