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| Postings from our Principal
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| A Fond Farewell |
| Farewell to Mrs. Karpinsky who is retiring at the end of this school year! We will also miss Mrs. Pucci who will be leaving Otego Elementary to relocate with her family to Virginia. Mrs. Fields, our After School Care Program Director, will be leaving to find a full time teaching position, and lastly, our lovely Elementary Counselor, Mrs. Baltodano will be moving to the warmth of California with her husband. Otego Elementary wishes all these fine ladies well! |
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| Babysitting Course Offered |
| The Cornell Cooperative Extension 4-H Program in
Delaware County will hold a babysitting workshop for
children, ages 11-15, to will learn babysitting
responsibilities, characteristics of children,
selecting toys and games, supervision skills, accident
prevention, emergency actions and the basic care and
feeding of children.
After attending four consecutive classes, which will
be held Monday-Thursday, June 23-26 at the Delaware
County Resource Center/Cornell Cooperative Extension
in Hamden, from 9-11:30 a.m., students will receive a
completion certificate.
The cost is $15. Class size is limited. Registration
is on a first-come, first-served basis. To register,
call Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County
at 607-865-6531 or e-mail kas29@cornell.edu. If
calling in the evening, leave a message with the name
of the child, his or her age, address, and phone
number. A confirmation letter will be sent.
Although this class does not certify a babysitter in
the sense that the Red Cross certifies a course
participant in CPR or as a life guard, itʼs intent is
to prepare the youth taking the course to be a better
babysitter and to provide some basic techniques for
child-care.
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| End of the Year Awards Assembly |
| Our End-of-the-Year Awards assembly will be held on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 12:30 p.m. Upon arrival you may go directly to the auditorium. You do not need to sign-in at the office for this special event. We hope to see you there!
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| Field Day |
| Our Field Day is scheduled for Friday, June 20, 2008 with the rain date being Monday, June 23, 2008. This is a day filled with fun activities for the students, faculty and staff and is held outside. Please be sure your child is dressed properly for the weather and comes to school wearing sneakers. Please apply sunscreen to your child before they arrive to school. Do not send the sunscreen to school – we may not apply sunscreen without written parent permission. Our wonderful PTO has purchased t-shirts which we plan to tie dye with team colors for field day. Students can have their classmates sign the t-shirts and keep as a momentum! Thank you PTO! |
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| Field Day |
| Our Field Day is scheduled for Friday, June 20, 2008 with the rain date being Monday, June 23, 2008. This is a day filled with fun activities for the students, faculty and staff and is held outside. Please be sure your child is dressed properly for the weather and comes to school wearing sneakers. Please apply sunscreen to your child before they arrive to school. Do not send the sunscreen to school. We may not apply sunscreen without written parent permission. |
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| First Day of School 2008 - 2009 |
| Our first day of school for the 2008-2009 school year will be Wednesday, September 3, 2008. |
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| Kindergarten Luau |
| Thank you to everyone who came to the Kindergarten Luau and helped set up. |
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| Last Parent Bulletin of the Year |
| This will be our last Parent Bulletin of the 2007-2008 school year. I can not believe it is the end of the school year! It has been my sincere pleasure to have been a part of your children’s lives. I wish each and every one of you a safe, healthy and happy summer! I will miss you all! Please know what “lucky ducks” you are to have such a wonderful school! |
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| Last week of School |
The schedule for the final week of school June 23-June 26 has been set as follows:
Monday and Tuesday, June 23 and 24, 2008 are full days. Wednesday and Thursday, June 25 and 26, 2008 are half days of school for students. Dismissal for students who walk, are picked up, or are currently enrolled in the After School Care Program will be dismissed at 11:20 a.m. on the half days. All bus students will be dismissed at 11:30 a.m. on the half days. Lunch will be served each day up to and including the last day of school. |
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| Mrs. Barber Leaving Otego Elementary School |
| With a very heavy heart, I wanted to let you all know that my last day at Otego Elementary School will be June 30, 2008. On July 1, 2008 I will start as the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction with the Windham Jewett Central School District. This was a very difficult decision and my heart breaks every day knowing that I will be leaving the best job I have ever had! Greeting your children everyday and working with such hard working, talented, and dedicated faculty and staff has been such a joy! Please know how blessed you, and the Otego community, are to have such a child-centered and nurturing school environment for your child to spend their earliest years. |
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| Otego Magnets |
| Beautiful Otego Elementary magnets were sent home last week. We ordered these not only to decorate your refrigerator, but also to encourage parents to call the nurse should your child have to miss school or need a dismissal change. |
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| Please Note |
| When filling out paperwork or writing checks for things at school, please DO NOT use gel pens. |
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| STAR Assembly |
| Our last STAR assembly for this year will be on Friday, June 13, 2008 at 8:15 a.m. We hope you can join us even if your child is not receiving an award. |
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| Student Footwear |
| As the weather (hopefully!) warms please remind your children not to wear high heels, open toed, open back shoes or flip flops to school. This type of footwear can truly be a safety hazard and can not be allowed in school! |
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| The Last Week of School |
| Monday and Tuesday, June 23 and 24, 2008 are full days. Wednesday and Thursday, June 25 and 26, 2008 are half days of school for students. Dismissal for students who walk, are picked up, or are currently enrolled in the After School Care Program will be dismissed at 11:40 a.m. on the half days. All bus students will be dismissed at 11:50 a.m. on the half days. Lunch will be served each day up to and including the last day of school. |
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| Additional Information |
| Any student who is a walker or a drop-off and would like to have breakfast, which is free to all students, is encouraged to come between 7:30 and 7:45 and go directly to the cafeteria. Our school is open at 7:30 for breakfast - children may NOT be dropped off before 7:30 as there is no supervision for them!
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| From the District Office |
The public hearing and Board of Education meeting originally scheduled for Monday, June 2, 2008 and rescheduled for Monday, June 9, 2008, has been canceled. The Board of Education meeting for Monday, June 16, 2008 has also been canceled.
We have rescheduled the public hearing and Board of Education meetings for Monday, June 23, 2008. The public hearing meeting will be at 6:00 p.m. and Board of Education meeting will be at 7:00 p.m.
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| Substitutes |
| Substitute aids and nurses are very much in need at Otego and across the district! If you know someone who would like to substitute as an aid or as a school nurse please encourage them to pick up an application from the main office. |
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