Feb 13 - Minimal Day
Grades 1-6 Early Birds 8-12:30
Grades 1-6 Later Gators 9:15-1:45
AM Kindergarten 9:15-11:15
PM Kindergarten 11:45-1:45
Val-o-grams for sale during lunch.
Feb 14 - Valentine's Day
Friday, February 10, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Dads and Donuts
Dads and Donuts is tomorrow! Come at 7:30am or 6:00pm with a buddy and a book. Book swap is also at 6:00pm
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
Winning Essay!!!
Here was the winning essay submitted by a parent named Julie Hale.
“Orem Elementary has been trying to raise money for a computer lab for over three years now, with little success. We just barely don't meet the standards for Title I funding, which means that as a school we are responsible for raising any funds needed for such things as a computer lab. So called "poor schools" in our area are far better equipped with technology and educational improvements than we are as a school.
We currently only have one small computer lab for the whole school to share. New Utah State regulations require all students to take year-end-testing on computers. …but (our) daily educational use of our existing computer lab is less than optimal and you often see up to three children huddled around one computer during class time.
“Orem Elementary has been trying to raise money for a computer lab for over three years now, with little success. We just barely don't meet the standards for Title I funding, which means that as a school we are responsible for raising any funds needed for such things as a computer lab. So called "poor schools" in our area are far better equipped with technology and educational improvements than we are as a school.
We currently only have one small computer lab for the whole school to share. New Utah State regulations require all students to take year-end-testing on computers. …but (our) daily educational use of our existing computer lab is less than optimal and you often see up to three children huddled around one computer during class time.
This year, one mother (Lori Sanders) decided she was fed up with our situation and decided to take things into her own hands. She saw an advertisement for a grant from Clorox called, "Power A Bright Future" () and decided to enter our school. She got our PTA on board and our fight began, but it's been a long, uphill process. The contest runs from 10/24/11 to 12/9/11 and the basic premise is to see how many people each school can get to vote for them. One text vote is allowed per day per person, and another vote per day by going to the website. Our start was a little slow, but we have been jumping up and up in the rankings everyday as the spark caught on with other parents and teachers. We are currently 5th out of 864 in our category and 14th overall out of 1,622 entries. We have some amazing parents, faculty and community leaders who have really helped us with our efforts, but we have less than a week left in the contest and need a serious push of media/social networking support to take it over the top.
This contest has really brought our community together to fight for a good cause, to band together in purpose and serve, and to believe all things are possible. If we don't win this Clorox grant, we won't give up, because our fire is lit and burning bright. We believe in our kids, in our school, and in our abilities to make this computer lab a reality. We invite you, The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Target to help us in our efforts and make our dream come true. Thank you! –Julie Hale”
This contest has really brought our community together to fight for a good cause, to band together in purpose and serve, and to believe all things are possible. If we don't win this Clorox grant, we won't give up, because our fire is lit and burning bright. We believe in our kids, in our school, and in our abilities to make this computer lab a reality. We invite you, The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Target to help us in our efforts and make our dream come true. Thank you! –Julie Hale”
Our $100,000 Target/Ellen Grant Celebration!!!
Such a party at an Elementary School was never had! Silly string, confetti canons, balloons, Artie Hemphill and the Iron Horse Band, Target, and a really, REALLY BIG CHECK!!!
Check out these links to see more!!!
abc4News
connect2Utah
KSL
Deseret News
Salt Lake Tribune
The Daily Herald
Alpine School District
Check out these links to see more!!!
abc4News
connect2Utah
KSL
Deseret News
Salt Lake Tribune
The Daily Herald
Alpine School District
Friday, January 27, 2012
Parents score $100,000 grant from Target for Orem school
Last month, parents at Orem Elementary watched their school skyrocket into the top 5 in a text vote-driven contest for a $50,000 grant from Clorox. But realizing they were not going to capture the grand prize, they tried Plan B.
And they won an even bigger reward.
On Thursday, Orem Elementary Principal Rachelle Bolingbroke announced to students that their school has won a $100,000 grant from Target Corp. Several parents nominated Orem in the contest, which was promoted by the Ellen DeGeneres Show. Viewers of the show helped pick 50 schools nationwide to receive a $100,000 grant. Orem is the only winner in Utah.
"Students are so excited," Bolingbroke said Friday. "The energy is electrifying right now."
Target plans to present the giant check at an assembly on Monday.
The school plans to spend the money on technology, including buying about 35 to 40 computers for a second computer lab. The lab was built as part of an addition to the school a few years ago, but the school has not had enough funds to buy the computers.
An existing lab with 40 computers is used daily for a rotating computer specialty class. A second lab, Bolingbroke said, is needed both to provide more classroom time with computers and to handle year-end testing. This year, Alpine School District plans to administer all standard exams in math, language arts and science via computers. Orem Elementary has more than 600 students.
Julie Hale, a parent of a second- and a fourth-grader at Orem Elementary, wrote the winning grant nomination. When her kids learned the news, they told her, "You’re going to be famous," she said with a laugh.
"I was totally shocked and overwhelmed," Hale said. She said her school’s population nearly meets federal requirements to be classified as Title I because of poverty. Without the classification, Orem Elementary does not receive federal Title I funding that flows to nearby schools.
"You often see two to three kids huddled up around one computer," Hale said. "Right now [the second lab is] a room, fully set up, with all the cables and desks — but no computers. It’s ready and waiting."
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/53391991-78/orem-computers-elementary-grant.html.csp
Target / Ellen DeGeneres $100,000 Grant Celebration Assembly
What: School Assembly
When: Monday, January 30, 2011, 9:30 am
Where: Orem Elementary, 450 West 400 South, Orem
Why: OREM ELEMENTARY JUST WON A $100,000 Grant from TARGET via the Ellen
DeGeneres Show!
When: Monday, January 30, 2011, 9:30 am
Where: Orem Elementary, 450 West 400 South, Orem
Why: OREM ELEMENTARY JUST WON A $100,000 Grant from TARGET via the Ellen
DeGeneres Show!
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Orem Elementary receives $100,000 grant from Target
OREM -- After working tirelessly for months to raise money for a new computer lab, parents at Orem Elementary are finally being rewarded.
It was announced Wednesday the school is being given $100,000 grant from Target. Orem Elementary was one of 48 schools and two school districts throughout the country and the only school in Utah to receive the award.
The money will be used to furnish a second computer lab at the school.
"This is more money than we ever imagined," principal Rachelle Bolingbroke said. "We will be able to upgrade technology in classrooms as well, get new projectors, smart boards and iPads. These are things we have none or very few of so it is exciting to be able to bring that technology to our school."
Currently the school has only one computer lab, which serves more than 700 students. The application to Target was submitted after parents tried and failed to get enough votes to win a $50,000 grant from Clorox in December.
Julie Hale wrote the winning submission for the Target grant.
"I wouldn't have submitted if it wasn't for the energy of the PTA and dedicated parents that were trying so hard to get $50,000 from Clorox," Hale said. "I felt their passion and kind of took it on."
Hale says her submission included details about the school narrowly missing the cutoff to be a Title I school.
"I just said many so-called poor schools have much better technology than us because they receive federal money, and we have to raise our own," Hale said.
Hale also included a photo of the space designated for the new computer lab that currently is sitting empty.
A spokeswoman for Target says Title I eligibility is one of the many components the selection team took into considerations when choosing the winners.
"We looked at what the unique needs of each school were and truly focused on how we could help meet those needs," Jill Hornbacher said. "We here at Target have a long-standing commitment to education and are happy to be able to support these schools in this way and be able to improve their learning environments."
Hornbacher says more than 7,000 nominations for the grants were received.
Bolingbroke says the new computer lab will help the school meet state testing requirements as well as provide learning opportunities for students.
"The way technology is moving there is so much available to students, education wise, on the computer," she said. "This will really benefit our students."
Bolingbroke says she doesn't know when the school will actually receive the money but hopes the new computer lab will be in place before the end of the school year.
Posted in Orem, Precollegiate, Paige-fieldsted on Thursday, January 26, 2012 3:48 pm Updated: 4:00 pm. | Tags: Orem, Rachelle Bolingbroke, Julie Hale, Orem Elementary, Target
http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/central/orem/orem-elementary-receives-grant-from-target/article_7f18e6eb-fd9c-53da-84f5-c554f5367ca5.html
Read more: http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/central/orem/orem-elementary-receives-grant-from-target/article_7f18e6eb-fd9c-53da-84f5-c554f5367ca5.html#ixzz1kbtGNoK1
Monday, January 23, 2012
This week at OES!
Book Fair
Wednesday, Jan. 25, 8:30am-4:00pm
Thursday, Jan. 26, 8:30am-8:00pm
2. Student Led Conferences are Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012.
You may visit your child’s class (with your child) anytime between 3:00-7:45pm. Teachers will be available in their classroom. Students are excited to share what they have been learning with their parent(s).
3. Thursday is also an AM COMMON Day. The schedule is as follows:
Grades 1-6 8:00am-2:15pm
AM Preschool/Kindergarten 8:00am-10:45am
PM Preschool/Kindergarten 11:30am-2:15pm
4. At OES conferences on Thursday, you will also find the following:
PTA has Spirit Sleeves on sale for $7 each. Remember Spirit Sleeves for that sweet someone on Valentine’s Day or Easter.
PTA will be taking nominations from parents for a teacher and a volunteer to receive the Excellence in Education Award.
Wednesday, Jan. 25, 8:30am-4:00pm
Thursday, Jan. 26, 8:30am-8:00pm
2. Student Led Conferences are Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012.
You may visit your child’s class (with your child) anytime between 3:00-7:45pm. Teachers will be available in their classroom. Students are excited to share what they have been learning with their parent(s).
3. Thursday is also an AM COMMON Day. The schedule is as follows:
Grades 1-6 8:00am-2:15pm
AM Preschool/Kindergarten 8:00am-10:45am
PM Preschool/Kindergarten 11:30am-2:15pm
4. At OES conferences on Thursday, you will also find the following:
PTA has Spirit Sleeves on sale for $7 each. Remember Spirit Sleeves for that sweet someone on Valentine’s Day or Easter.
PTA will be taking nominations from parents for a teacher and a volunteer to receive the Excellence in Education Award.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
WHAT'S HAPPENING: JANUARY 16 - 20
Hey OES Cubbies! Enjoy your day off!!!
Monday, January 16 - Martin Luther King Day. NO SCHOOL!
Tuesday, January 17 - After School Programs begin.
Monday, January 16 - Martin Luther King Day. NO SCHOOL!
Tuesday, January 17 - After School Programs begin.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM SIGN-UPS START TOMORROW!
Sign ups will be held on January 11th & 12th before school at 8 AM and 9:15 AM and after school at 2:15PM & 3:30 PM in the gym.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Thursday, January 5, 2012
HELP WANTED!
Orem Elementary does amazing things and that is because we have amazing parents!
However, our kids to the darnedest thing and grow up and leave the school, taking their amazing parents with them. We need you noobs to help us out!
The PTA is starting to fill service positions for next year and would like to invite you to help us out.
PTAs in general usually have a bad rep, but when I tell my friends the things our PTA does and how fun it is, they want to come to our school - we do things differently here!
The major spots we are looking to fill are:
*Assistant Treasurer
To assist and be trained by Jen Nielsen who will be the 2012-2013 treasurer. If you like crunching numbers and running your home finances, this is a great job for you! It starts off heavy in the beginning of the school year, but after Back to School Night and Carnival, it really slows down.
We have plenty other areas you can help us with too. If you think you can help us out, want to be more involved at the school and stay connected with the teachers and principal, this is an awesome opportunity to accomplish that!
Please email Karen Wynn at wynnjk@gmail.com or call her at 372-8515 if we have piqued your curiosity.
THANKS!!!
However, our kids to the darnedest thing and grow up and leave the school, taking their amazing parents with them. We need you noobs to help us out!
The PTA is starting to fill service positions for next year and would like to invite you to help us out.
PTAs in general usually have a bad rep, but when I tell my friends the things our PTA does and how fun it is, they want to come to our school - we do things differently here!
The major spots we are looking to fill are:
*President Elect
Shadow the current president to learn the ropes for your turn as president. I personally can say being president is hard work, but so awarding. I'm very glad I did it!
*Secretary
Easiest job ever - take minutes at monthly meetings for the pres and record volunteer hours.
*Assistant Treasurer
To assist and be trained by Jen Nielsen who will be the 2012-2013 treasurer. If you like crunching numbers and running your home finances, this is a great job for you! It starts off heavy in the beginning of the school year, but after Back to School Night and Carnival, it really slows down.
We have plenty other areas you can help us with too. If you think you can help us out, want to be more involved at the school and stay connected with the teachers and principal, this is an awesome opportunity to accomplish that!
Please email Karen Wynn at wynnjk@gmail.com or call her at 372-8515 if we have piqued your curiosity.
THANKS!!!
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Thank You!
Thanks to everyone who helped us do as well as we did in the Clorox Power A Bright Future Program.
We did amazing. We reached 5th place in our category and we were in the top one percentile overall out of 1622 schools. We really did rock for a community that is smaller than some of the higher ranked schools.
Thanks again! OES is the Best!!!
We did amazing. We reached 5th place in our category and we were in the top one percentile overall out of 1622 schools. We really did rock for a community that is smaller than some of the higher ranked schools.
Thanks again! OES is the Best!!!
Friday, December 9, 2011
Contest extended by one day.
Today is really the last day to vote. Clorox had some technical difficulties and added one more day. Voting will close at 10pm mountain time.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
December Newsletter Digital Copy now Available
To see December's Newsletter - click here!!!
Remember, TODAY is the LAST day to vote for our grant contest. Please pull out all the stops and get everyone to rally together to go out with a bang!!!
Remember, TODAY is the LAST day to vote for our grant contest. Please pull out all the stops and get everyone to rally together to go out with a bang!!!
Thanks OES Cubbies!
You have worked so hard and have done absolutely
amazing in this nationwide contest
amazing in this nationwide contest
- our school is truly the BESTEST!!!
Monday, December 5, 2011
Friday, December 2, 2011
Orem Elementary advances to 5th place
That's right folks. We are 5th our of 864 schools in our category. With only six days left to vote, now is the time for a big push. Please encourage EVERYONE to vote and share on twitter and facebook.
Thanks for all your support!!!
Thanks for all your support!!!
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
Sunday, November 27, 2011
This week's events (Nov 28 - Dec 2)
Welcome Back!!! We hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving Holiday!
Only TEN MORE DAYS of voting!!!
Please keep on Voting. We are holding strong at number 7, but need a lot more votes to compete with the big boys at number 1.
Please text clorox4488 to 44144 and vote online at http://tinyurl.com/oremelem. That's two votes a day!!!
And please share. Facebook, Twitter and Email! We have noticed after someone has sent out an email to their entire contacts list that our online voting has spiked!
And there are always pass-along cards in the PTA box in the Teacher's Work Room for any of you going to an event where you can hand those out.
Thanks for all your support of OES!!!
Only TEN MORE DAYS of voting!!!
Please keep on Voting. We are holding strong at number 7, but need a lot more votes to compete with the big boys at number 1.
Please text clorox4488 to 44144 and vote online at http://tinyurl.com/oremelem. That's two votes a day!!!
And please share. Facebook, Twitter and Email! We have noticed after someone has sent out an email to their entire contacts list that our online voting has spiked!
And there are always pass-along cards in the PTA box in the Teacher's Work Room for any of you going to an event where you can hand those out.
Thanks for all your support of OES!!!
Sunday, November 20, 2011
This week's events (Nov 21 -25)
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Please remember to vote 2 times a day. We are getting closer to our goal, but we are reaching a crucial time where we need all the votes we can get to get to NUMBER 1.
Simply text clorox4488 to 44144 daily and vote again online at http://tinyurl.com/oremelem and finally, SHARE! Get your friends and family to vote too! Thanks!!! Once again Orem Elementary has come together to do something BIG!!!
Nov 23-25 Thanksgiving Break - No school!
See you on Monday, November 28th!!!
Please remember to vote 2 times a day. We are getting closer to our goal, but we are reaching a crucial time where we need all the votes we can get to get to NUMBER 1.
Simply text clorox4488 to 44144 daily and vote again online at http://tinyurl.com/oremelem and finally, SHARE! Get your friends and family to vote too! Thanks!!! Once again Orem Elementary has come together to do something BIG!!!
Nov 23-25 Thanksgiving Break - No school!
See you on Monday, November 28th!!!
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