Ortega Elementary

National School Lunch Week Coloring Contest 2024 Calling all elementary students! Enter our coloring contest by decorating our MyPlate coloring sheet at bit.ly/MyPlateColoring to show us how you eat a well-balanced meal or by coloring one of these pirate-themed coloring sheets in honor of National School Lunch Week. Take a picture of the finished project and send it to kelsey.tomaselli@compass-usa.com by Monday, October 21 for the chance to win a $25 gift card. https://fl01903657.schoolwires.net/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&ModuleInstanceID=48490&ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=109983&PageID=26577

Good afternoon, We are experiencing district wide network problems that are affecting the telephones. IT is aware that some phones are not working. DCPS is working to get them back up and running. Thank you!

Don’t miss the first ever UNF Physics Open House on Saturday, October 26th from 10 am to 3 pm in the Science and Engineering Building! Get ready for a fun-filled day of discovery with open labs and interactive demos for everyone to enjoy. Create lightning, make your own liquid nitrogen ice cream, and explore the universe through our telescopes as you observe solar flares. You can also take a closer look at the microscopic world with our 500,000x microscope. Have questions about black holes? This is your chance to ask the experts! Free parking is available in the Arena garage. More details on the UNF website: https://www.unf.edu/coas/physics/open-house.html

Don't forget to mark your calendars for October 30. We will have our One School One Book Kick-Off and our Trunk or Treat event beginning at 6 PM. Thank you to those who have already agreed to host a trunk. We need more trunks. If you are interested, please return the form that was sent home (see attached) or email Mrs. Tibbits at tibbitsm@duvalschools.org. Thank you!

Garden Club is canceled for today, 10/8/24.

This year our students are earning House Points based on their behavior and good choices at school. Then they will have the opportunity to spend these points in our shop. We need your help to stock our shop with treats for the students to purchase. Please view our wish list via the attached QR code and make a purchase if you are able to do so. We greatly appreciate your help! We also accept any donations of bags of chips, Takis, individually wrapped candy and snacks, and small toys. Thank you! Este año nuestros estudiantes obtienen House Points según su comportamiento y buenas decisiones en la escuela. Entonces tendrán la oportunidad de gastar estos puntos en nuestra tienda. Necesitamos su ayuda para abastecer nuestra tienda con golosinas para que las compren los estudiantes. Consulte nuestra lista de deseos a través del código QR adjunto y realice una compra si puede hacerlo. ¡Apreciamos mucho tu ayuda! También aceptamos cualquier donación de bolsas de patatas fritas, Takis, dulces y snacks envueltos individualmente y juguetes pequeños. ¡Gracias!

¡Buen día! Sólo quería enviar un recordatorio a casa sobre dos eventos próximos: * Todos los papás profesionales se reunirán este viernes 4 de octubre a las 7:45 en el centro de prensa. Todos los estudiantes y padres (u otro tutor) son bienvenidos a asistir. Si asiste y no ha enviado su confirmación de asistencia, envíe un correo electrónico a la Sra. Tibbits (tibbitsm@duvalschools.org) hoy para que podamos tener un recuento preciso. * El día de la foto es el 9 de octubre. Los formularios de pedido se enviarán a casa hoy, o puede realizar su pedido en línea en www.leonards.com/photoprepay con el código de acceso C661015. Además, necesitamos algunos voluntarios para ayudar con las fotografías el 9 de octubre de 8:30 a 12:30. Si es un voluntario aprobado y puede ayudar, infórmeselo a la Sra. Tibbits (tibbitsm@duvalschools.org) o Sra. Cabrera. (CabreraD@duvalschools.org)¡¡Muchas gracias!!

Good Morning! Just wanted to send a reminder home about two upcoming events: * All Pro Dads will meet this Friday, October 4, at 7:45 in the media center. All students and dads (or another guardian) are welcome to attend. If you are attending and have not sent in your RSVP, please email Mrs. Tibbits (tibbitsm@duvalschools.org) today so we can have an accurate headcount. * Picture day is October 9. Order forms will be sent home today, or you can order online at www.leonards.com/photoprepay with access code C661015. Also, we need a few volunteers to assist with pictures on October 9 from 8:30 until 12:30. If you are an approved volunteer and can help, let Mrs. Tibbits know (tibbitsm@duvalschools.org) Thanks so much!!

Good Afternoon Ortega Families, The City of Jacksonville is mobilizing in response to the impending threat of potential hurricane Helene. In response to the safety threat posed by the storm and the City’s need for shelters: Duval County Public Schools will cease normal operations for students at the conclusion of the early release school day, Wednesday, Sept. 24. There will be no school Thursday 9/26 or Friday 9/27. Afterschool Programs and Athletics: Extended day programs will remain open for normal hours on Wednesday; however, parents and guardians will be encouraged to pick up their children early. All after school activities and athletics scheduled for Wednesday afternoon through Friday, Sept. 27 are canceled. After the storm passes, we will decide when athletics practices and contests can resume. Facilities Preparations and Shelters: District teams are already preparing campuses for the storm following normal procedures. We are preparing to open shelters at the following schools: LaVilla Middle School of the Arts · Atlantic Coast High School · Landmark Middle School · Chaffee Trail Elementary School Potential shelter guests should visit [www.jaxready.com/helene]www.jaxready.com/Helene for specific shelter information . Make-Up Days: The district will determine and announce potential school make-up days in the future.

Don't forget about Ortega Open House tonight at 6:00pm! If you can please join us early at starting at 5:00pm in the media center for our Annual Title I meeting and SAC meeting! We look forward to seeing all of our students and families!

Good morning Ortega Families, Do not forget that we have open house this week, Thursday September 19 at 6:00pm. This is a chance to speak with your child's teachers and to receive valuable information about what your child is learning in class. We also have our Title one and SAC meetings in the media center prior to open house starting at 5:00 pm. We look forward to seeing everyone Thursday evening!

Good Afternoon Ortega Families and Partners, We have been recognized by the FLPBIS: MTSS Project as a 2023-2024 PBIS Model School! Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is a 3-tiered evidence-based prevention framework that leads to reduced exclusionary discipline and improved student and teacher outcomes when fully implemented. By establishing PBIS, we are developing skills, enhancing our school environment, acknowledging appropriate behavior, and using data to identify supports for all of our students and teachers. As a PBIS Model School, we are committed to the effective implementation of PBIS and are seeking positive outcomes for all!

Good morning Ortega Families, If you have not already, please be sure to sign and turn in your child's green permission slip as soon as possible. This permission slip covers most students activities for the first half of the school year. Students will not be able to participate in these fun activities without a signed slip. If you have misplaced your permission slip, please let your child's teacher know so that they can send home another one. Thanks so much!

Good Morning Ortega Families, See the flyer below for information about our Parent Resource Center located in the media center. Our center contains books, board games, educational games, math practice, and reading practice materials. Parents can check these items out and take them home to use for home reading and math practice. We also have two parent only computers in our media center that parents can come in and use to check their focus account, print materials, apply for jobs, and more! If you are unable to visit our resource area please let me know what you are interested in and I will gather items and send them home with your child! Thank you so much!

Good Morning Ortega 3rd - 5th Grade Parents, Art Club presented by Cathedral Arts Project Jacksonville begins this week, Thursday from 3:15 to 5:15. If your student has signed up for art club please be sure they attend. If your student would like to sign up, please go to https://capkids.org/enroll/visual-arts-at-ortega/ to sign up! Thanks so much! Ms. Taylor

Welcome Back! We are Wild About Learning this year at Ortega Elementary. We will be having our first Coffee Chat and School Advisory Council meeting on Friday, 8/23/24 at 9 AM in our media center. Look for flyers to come home next week, but go ahead and mark your calendar to join us. All parents and guardians are invited to attend.