Everyone is excited about the beginning of the school year. Let’s start this one with energy and enthusiasm to last all year long!
Wrapped around all this paperwork is the blanket of care that we send to you. We want to inspire a love of learning in every student. To do this, we’ll be doing many things to create a community within Oak Grove and Willowside. Mostly, we want you to know that we invite your participation in helping your child succeed.
Do not hesitate to reach out to your child’s teacher. When a parent and a teacher communicate regularly about a child, the child has a happier, more successful school year. Of course, if any questions you have can’t be answered by your child’s teacher, then it is appropriate to speak to your principal. We’ll strive to keep you updated with what’s happening at school, and share ways you can support your child’s learning at home. We’re also eager to extend what you do at home in school. It is our hope that we’ll have a meaningful dialogue between us about your child’s personal experience and progress.
In this packet, you will find information that will help your child make the most of school. Please review it. Some items need to be read, completed, signed by you, and returned to the school office as soon as possible.
Others can be read now and saved for future reference:
· Student Information/Emergency Authorization (Return)
· Free and Reduced Lunch Application – only one application per family is necessary. (Return)
· Parental Annual Notice / Acknowledgement of receipt; authorizations of directory/pictures information (Return)
· PTO Membership Form, Parent Connection, Volunteer Form (Return)
· Internet Use Policy (Return)
· Authorization for Administering Medication (Return)
· Annual Calendar / Bell Schedule
· Script / Community Smart Form
· Uniform Complaint Procedure Annual Notice
· Whooping Cough Alert Letter
· Before and After School Child Care Forms
· On-Line Payment System
· Asbestos Inspection Notification
· Communication in Times of Emergencies
· Bee Sting / Epi Pen Allergy Information
If you don’t have access to a computer please contact the school office for copies of forms.
I hope to see you at the monthly meetings of the Parent/Teacher Organization on the third Tuesday of the month, and throughout the year at one of the many activities at each school. Please accept this open invitation to share what’s on your mind, the upbeat as well as any constructive concerns. My phone is 545-0171; my email address is kharrigan@ogusd.org. Here’s to a successful 2011-2012 school year!
REMINDER: EVERY WEDNESDAY SCHOOL IS DISMISSED ONE HOUR EARLY
** WILLOWSIDE: 2:17 ** ** OAK GROVE: 1:55 **
Sincerely,
Kevin E. Harrigan
Superintendent
January 2012
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