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Week of November 7th
Parent/Teacher conferences will be taking place on Monday, November 7th from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
There is no school on Tuesday, November 8th due to a staff inservice.
Grades will be updated in PowerSchool for grades 2 - 5 on Friday, November 11th.
This Friday is Veteran's Day. Starr students learned about Honor Flight this past Friday, an organization that raises money to send World War II veterans to Washington D.C., through a special presentation. Starr will be honoring our Veterans by Supporting HONOR FLIGHT of NORTHWEST OHIO. This week, students can get involved by writing letters to veterans and helping with a fun fundraiser! Students have a chance to play corn hole, win prizes and be entered into a drawing for 2 big surprises at the end of the week! Have fun while supporting a great cause!
Dates: Monday, November 7- Friday, November 11
What: Play corn hole with Student Council and K-Kids members
Cost: 25¢ for 3 chances/beanbags
Times: Morning and lunch/recess periods
To learn more about Honor Flight, check out their website: http://www.honorflightnwo.org.
If you know a Veteran, Starr would love to add his or her name to our Wall of Honor. A special certificate for this activity went home with the students this past week. Extra certificates can be picked-up in the office.
Your family can also get involved in honoring Veterans by Sending "Cheer" to Military Families. Cheerios® and the USO are proud to team up to support military families. When duty calls, our nation's military families rise to the challenge to help support our country. Military families, whether on bases or in their communities, often face separation, relocations, single parenting duties and economic stress. There are more than 1.4 million active duty military members supported by more than 3.6 million family members, and 70 percent of married active duty military members have children. So this fall, Cheerios® and the USO are partnering to send "Cheer" to military families to thank and encourage them for their commitment to our country. Specially marked boxes of Cheerios cereal will feature "Cheer" postcards, which can be cut out and mailed to military families through a partnership with the USO. Even more, for each postcard received, Cheerios will donate $1 to the USO to help support programs for military families. Cheerios has already donated $150,000 and will donate up to an additional $100,000 based upon the number of postcards received by November 30, 2012. Cheerios invites you to show your appreciation by sending a simple "thank you" using the "Cheer" postcard found on the front of specially marked boxes of Cheerios in stores through mid-November.
How Does the Program Work?
Locate a specially marked Cheerios cereal box in your grocery store. After purchasing the box, there are just 3 easy steps!
Cut out the postcard found on the front of the box. You will see cut out lines around the "Cheer" in the Cheerios logo.
- On the back-side of the postcard, write a message of encouragement or a simple "thank you."
- Add postage, and drop the pre-addressed post card in the mail.
- Once the postcards are received, the USO will distribute them to military families on bases and in USO centers. Sending your 'thanks' is a simple, personal gesture of appreciation that will mean so much for the recipient.
To learn more about this project, check out their website: http://www.cheerios.com/Products/Cheerios/Send-Cheer-to-Military-Families
Walking Wednesdays will end on November 16. In case of inclement weather (thunderstorm, tornado, etc) or school delay, we will NOT have anyone available at the meeting sites. If it is just raining, we will still walk.
There is a Parent Group Meeting on Tuesday, November 15th at 9:00 a.m. All are welcome to attend.
Starr Parent Group is now on Facebook. Starr Elementary Parents Group PTO is the official name on the page.
On Friday, November 18th, the Parent Group will be sponsoring an Adult/Child dance. The Bulldog Boogie will take place from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. This event will be limited to the first 400 people. If you have misplaced the permission slip, you can print a new one by clicking on the following link: http://www.oregoncityschools.org/images/stories/docs/starr/bulldog%20boogie.pdf
Starr had the first Accelerated Reader (AR) Reward Assembly of the year this past Friday. Around 300 kids qualified for the event. To learn more about the AR and the reward assembly, click on the following link: http://www.oregoncityschools.org/starr-elementary/Starr/Starr_Home/1st_Quarter_AR_Reward.html
You may notice that the main parking lot has changed as new striping and signage has been added. There is no parking near the sidewalk closest to the building. The new signs and striping reflect this fact and designate this area as a drop-off only. A cross walk has been put in that stretches from the parking spaces to the sidewalk. Please use this crosswalk when crossing in front of cars during arrival if you walk your child up to the building. Also, spaces marked in yellow paint are for short term parking. Please do not park in these spaces if you are planning on staying at Starr for an extended period of time. Thank you for your cooperation as we work together to make arrival and dismissal safer for our students.
Week of November 14th
The Parent Group is selling Starr Spirit Wear! The sale starts November 14th and ends November 28th. Click on the link for an order form. http://www.oregoncityschools.org/Starr-Home/starr-spirit-wear-sale.html
There is a Parent Group Meeting on Tuesday, November 15th at 9:00 a.m. All are welcome to attend.
November 16 marks the last Walking Wednesday until Spring. In case of inclement weather (thunderstorm, tornado, etc) or school delay, we will NOT have anyone available at the meeting sites. If it is just raining, we will still walk.
On Friday, November 18th, the Parent Group will be sponsoring an Adult/Child dance. The Bulldog Boogie will take place from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. This event will be limited to the first 400 people. If you have misplaced the permission slip, you can print a new one by clicking on the following link:http://www.oregoncityschools.org/images/stories/docs/starr/bulldog%20boogie.pdf
Starr collected 10, 867 box tops, earning $1,087 for the Student Council. Mrs. McGill's class brought in the most box tops. We also collected $290.40 for the United Way through the lollipop ghost project sponsored by K-Kids.
During the week of November 7th the students at Starr participated in several school-wide events in honor of Veteran's Day. The K-Kids and Student Council sponsored a Corn Hole Game to benefit Honor Flight. Starr School raised $300.57. Over the last 2 years, Starr School has donated almost $600.00 to Honor Flight!
Thank you for supporting these activities which benefit Starr Students and the greater community.
Week Of November 21st
There is no school November 23rd - November 25th. Classes will resume on November 28th.
The Starr November Newsletter went out this week. If you do not receive the newsletter via e-mail, you can sign-up at the Oregon City Schools website,http://www.oregoncityschools.org/, or click on the following link to view the newsletter.
http://www.oregoncityschools.org/Electronic-Newsletters/mailing-view/281.html
Parent Group will be holding a Marco's Pizza Night on Tuesday, November 22nd. Marco's will donate a portion of the sales generated by the school sales to the Parent Group. The classroom that generates the most sales on that day will win a pizza party. When an order is placed, be sure to mention your child's teacher's name to the person taking the order so your child's classroom gets credit for the sale.
Starr Bulldogs to the Rescue!
On Monday and Tuesday (Nov. 21 and 22), the Starr Student Council will be raising money to help cover the medical expenses for a dog named Gretel. Gretel was found injured on an I-280 exit ramp after falling or being thrown from an expressway overpass. She is currently being cared for by Dr. Kevin Soncrant of the Maumee Bay Veterinary Hospital in Oregon. For 25 cents, students can visit the BULLDOG BONE-ANZA before school and during the lunch/recess hours for a chance to pick a lucky dog bone to win a special prize.
The Parent Group is looking for donations of small prizes to be used at a Carnival that is going to be held at Starr on January 13th. All donations are welcome! All donated items can be put in the donation box that is located in the lobby.
You may notice that Starr has a new, digital marquee out in front of the building. The sign was purchased with Permanent Improvement funds. Permanent Improvement funds can be used for a variety of purposes such as buses, building repair and maintenance, and technology.
Colder weather has arrived! Parents, please see to it that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather. The children go out for recess daily, weather permitting, even throughout the winter months. Hats, gloves or mittens, scarves, and heavier coats should be worn on colder days.
Safe Kids Greater Toledo along with Safe Routes to School have worked with Oregon City Schools to raise awareness about pedestrian and bicycle safety. The link below represents a brief survey that is intended to measure the level of interest within the community to consider the potential opportunity for a helmet policy. Safe Kids and Safe Routes thanks you for your time in assisting them with your feedback.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/L3VWDPD
The Oregon Police Division is partnering with Safe Kids of Greater Toledo to host a Car Seat Safety Check-Up Event on Wednesday, December 7th from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Also, Oregon Police Division has three Certified Car Seat Technicians. They do installations at various times of the day, seven days a week, by appointment only. Discounted child seats and booster seats can be purchased through the Oregon Police Division any time of the year as well. Contact Officer Shaw, 419.698.7186, with any questions.
Happy Thanksgiving! Take time to give thanks for all the wonderful things that surround you and your family.
Week of November 28th
I hope you and your family had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Monday is the last day to turn in your order for Spirit Wear. Click on the link for an order form.http://www.oregoncityschools.org/Starr-Home/starr-spirit-wear-sale.html
There is a 2 hour delay on Thursday, December 1st for a staff inservice. School will start at 10:35 a.m.
Grades will be updated in PowerSchool for grades 2 - 5 on Friday, December 2nd.
We raised $3,800 for the playground fund in the Save Around Coupon Book Fundraiser. We still have a few coupon books that are not accounted for. If you haven't returned your book, please be sure you either send in $20.00 for the book or return the unused books to school as soon as possible.
Starr School raised $354.00 for Gretel in the Bulldog Bone-anza. Gretel was found injured on an I-280 exit ramp after falling or being thrown from an expressway overpass. Thank you for your support
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If you drop your child off at school in the morning, please do not block the newly painted cross walk with your car. Also, up to 4 cars can drop off at once. 2 cars can fit on either side of the cross walk. By multiple cars dropping off at once, the line of cars will move quicker in the morning ensuring that all students get to class on time.
You can help Starr School win up to $2,500 in books by entering the Labels for Education® Book Bonanza Sweepstakes for your chance to win Scholastic books for our school. Visit the Scholastic website at scholastic.com/bookbonanza to enter by December 31, 2011.
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