November 3, 2017

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS

Daylight Savings end on Sunday, November 5th, don’t forget to set your clocks back an hour.

MAKE-UP PICTURES

Make-up Picture Day will be on held on Friday, December 1st.  Additional information and order forms will be sent home at a later date, so please be on the lookout.  

GATE IDENTIFICATION

The 2018-2019 school year GATE identification test will be administered at the District Office for students currently in 2nd – 7th  grade.  The students will take the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test, OLSAT, that tests abstract thinking and reasoning ability.  Students must attend one of the testing dates on the OLSAT Parent Permission Form in order to complete the testing by the district.  The Parent Permission Forms will be made available on November 13, 2017 on our district website @ www.rcsdk8.org under the “Parent” tab.  All forms must be returned to the District Office by January 5, 2018 if you would like your student tested. There are no exceptions as materials are ordered based on the number of returned forms.  Make sure you check the district website under the “Parents” tab for more information regarding GATE services and testing.

Forms may also be turned in to the Blue Oaks school office, but must be received no later than Wednesday, December 20th.  

BOX TOP UPDATE

We would like to thank all of you that participated in our first Box Top drop-off!! We feel that it was a huge success.  Here is how you all did by grade:

TK/K - 350

1- 650

2- 350

3- 400

4- 650

5- 400

Our next collection will be in March - at the end of the 2nd trimester.  Keep saving and cutting as this program may be coming to an end.  Let's get as many turned in as we can this year.

Please remember to cut them out around the dotted line - they won't accept them if information is missing or if a lot of the packaging is still attached.

CANNED FOOD DRIVE

Blue Oaks is doing a canned food drive to support Kaseberg Preschool kids and to help them have a great Thanksgiving.  

Our Food Drive started Wednesday, November 1st and will end on Wednesday, November 15th. Please drop off your items in your students classroom. A few suggestions of items are: Soups, Canned Fruit, Canned Vegetables, Canned Chili, Bags of Rice, Pasta, Dried Beans,

Granola Bars, Graham Crackers, Cereal, Any Packaged Snacks.

SCHOOL MUSICAL INFO

We are excited to begin our performing arts journey with this years school musical Shrek Jr. All 3rd-5th graders should have already turned in their intent forms if participating and will still need to complete the following :

Have a parent attend the information night on 11/8 from 6:30-7:30 in the Bears' Lair (email Mrs. Rue if this will make or break participation)

Be at rehearsals starting 11/29 from 3:00-4:15

Shrek Jr. is going to be so much fun and we look forward to your participation this year!

MONTH AT A GLANCE

Canned Food Drive / Wednesday, November 1 - Wednesday, November 15

PTC Meeting / Thursday, November 9 (6:30 pm - 7:30 pm)

NO SCHOOL-VETERANS DAY / Friday, November 10

CONFERENCE WEEK / Monday, November 13 - Friday, November 17

Walk to School Wednesday / Wednesday, November 15

NO SCHOOL-THANKSGIVING BREAK / Monday, November 20 - Friday, November 24