Thanks to the help of the Minisink Kiwanis and The Otisville Presbyterian Church, Otisville Elementary has reached its goal of collecting 1000 pounds of recyclable plastic and will be rewarded for its efforts by receiving a TREX bench for the school community via the NexTrex Community Recycling Program!
The items were collected in the building from students and faculty in addition to from the Minisink Kiwanis and the Otisville Presbyterian church.
Thank you to teacher aide Shannon Barbone and art teacher Kara Welsh more making many trips to Hannaford in Middletown this past summer to deliver the recycled plastic material for recycling.
The school will still be recycling any plastic collected on the campus!
Thank you to Otisville Fire Department Chief Rob Coppola, who visited Jessica Kahn and Julia Ferguson’s kindergarten class yesterday, Sept. 11, to talk about the important role of first responders had on Patriot Day. Chief Coppola spoke to the class about what firefighters do. and the little students presented him with thank you cards to share with all of the Otisville firefighters. They also read Tedd Arnold’s “Fly Guy Presents Firefighters,” where they learned all about firefighters, fire trucks, and fire safety and saw how that tied into Chief Coppola’s presentation.
Who doesn't love having a story read to them? Lisa Anglemyer’s second-graders are paying close attention to her reading of Rachel Isadora’s “The Fisherman and his Wife,” a story about dissatisfaction and greed. It’s the story of the kind fisherman who catches an enchanted fish, and his greedy wife who always wants more.
We will never forget.
“No Day Shall Erase You From the Memory of Time”
---- from "Book IX of The Aeneid" by Roman poet Virgil, which is inscribed on the wall of the 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York City.
Save the date and consider being a sponsor! The Otisville PTO will hold its first ever golf outing on Monday, Oct. 7! To register, visit: https://otisville-pto-golf-outing.square.site.
They're settling in so wonderfully! Take a peek at these adorable Otisville kindergarteners attending their first "Specials" classes today!
Otisville Elementary's PTO hosted its annual "Boohoo/Yahoo breakfast" yesterday, named for kindergarten parents' reactions to their child's transition to elementary school. It's always a sweet way to help new and returning kindergarten parents get used to having their little ones go to school full time!
Say “hello” to two-way messaging and classroom announcements in the Minisink Valley app! With the addition of Rooms, our district app keeps getting better. Parents and Guardians, check your email or text messages for instructions to sign up and access Rooms today!
Know what the color of the lights mean!
Welcome back, Otisville Elementary! Thank you to our wonderful Otisville PTO for our 'Welcome Back" sign!
Use this handy QR code to download the district's new app!
Reminder to families/students in all school buildings: To access daily/weekly breakfast/lunch menus via the FDMeal Planner by school building, click on the "dining' icon on each school's website/app home page; or download the free FDMealPlanner app to your mobile device:
Google Play (for Android devices): FDMealPlanner
App Store (for Apple devices) FDMealPlanner
Important note: The new menu platform is also connected to the Minisink Valley website and app!
Thank you to the families who stopped by the Transportation Department's "Meet and Greet" today, Sept. 4! So many K-2 students and students new to the district had the chance to meet their bus drivers and see the buses they'll be taking to school. Parents and grandparents even had a chance to board the buses!
More WOW! There was also a long line at Otisville Elementary today, Sept, 3, when students brought in their school supplies! They're also ready for Opening Day on Sept. 5!
Reminder:.Tomorrow, Sept. 4 is the Transportation Department's "Meet and Greet" Day at the district's Transportation Center at 179 South Centerville Road!
K-2 students and new district students and their families will have the opportunity meet their bus drivers and see the bus which will be transporting them to and from school! We invite you to stop by!
Reminder: Today, Sept. 3, interested elementary school families can drop off their students' school supplies during these times:
Otisville Elementary: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Intermediate/Elementary schools: 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Please be sure all supplies are appropriated labeled. Thank you.
Otisville families: Thanks to a generous donation from our Mt. Hope Seniors, the school has received a large supply of school supplies and book bags that will be available to students. The supplies will be on a table in the lobby area on Tuesday, Sept. 3 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. during the school's K-5 Supply Drop-Off. We invite you to pick up any items your child may need to support their learning. THANK YOU to the Mt. Hope Seniors for thinking of our students!
REMINDER: Elementary school supply lists have been posted for the past eight weeks on each school's home page! NOTE: Middle school and high school students will learn what supplies may be necessary on their first day of class.
You can also get them via this link:
https://www.minisink.com/article/1661048
Just a few more days until the first day of the 2024-25 school year! We invite you to share your student's "First Day of School" photo!
Orientation for our new faculty in all our buildings is taking place today, Aug. 29, and tomorrow, Aug. 30! They're a talented group of dedicated educators and we can't wait to see them working with our students!
