The weekly eNews is our school community newsletter with information about O.H. Anderson Elementary School. All staff and families of O.H. Anderson Elementary School are subscribed to this newsletter.
Important Dates
October
October 1- Friday Zephyr Pride Day- Homecoming Parade 4:30 pm, Football Game 7:00 pm
October 8- Friday Zephyr Pride Day
October 14- Picture Retake Day
October 15- Fun Run, Sports Dress-up Day (wear your favorite team jersey/shirt), & Friday Zephyr Pride Day
October 20- Nature Trail Day, Unity Day- Wear Orange
October 29- Friday Zephyr Pride Day Ticket Bucket Reward- Drive-in Movie during lunch.
We are working hard at being respectful, responsible, and giving everyone the right to learn. Teachers are celebrating kids doing the right thing by giving them tickets. Ask your child if they have earned a ticket and what they did to earn it. We will have an all-school celebration once we fill the ticket bucket with a game day.
On Monday’s we pick tickets for the wall of fame, Wednesday's individual prizes, and Friday a grand prize event.
Homecoming is this week. On Wednesday the High School Zephyrs came to school to sign autographs. Friday is Zephyr Pride Day so please dress in Blue and Gold to celebrate our pride. At 4:30 on Friday, we have a parade at the Middle and High schools followed by the Mahtomedi Homecoming Football game at 7 pm. We are asking all students to be supervised by parents or guardians at all events.
We have been receiving a lot of questions about keeping kids home when sick. Please keep kids home when sick. It is important to err on the side of safety so we can stay healthy keep learning in person. Thank you for your support with this.
As a reminder, please send extra masks in your child's backpack each day in case they need an extra one if it breaks or becomes dirty.
Take care of yourself, your family, and each other.
Please walk bikes and scooters on school property and please lock them up in the bike racks by the front office. If riding to school we ask you to follow the following safety protocols.
Wear helmets
Walk the bikes/ scooters on school property
Cross at crosswalks
Ride in a single file line on Warner Rd.
Choice and Voice at OHA
Ms. Wendorfff's 4th Grade class excelling at WIN time.
Tweets by Ms. Prather
Lifetouch Picture Retake Day
OHA picture retake day is scheduled for Thursday, Oct.14th during the school day. If you are having retakes, please bring your photo packet with you. If you did not have your picture taken during assessment time, please have your student coming during their class retake time.
To order visit https://lifetouch.com/ Use following code to order the photos Picture Day ID# EVTWHHQ3D
Health and Safety
Our School Year Plan Health & Safety Protocols are outlined in this document and posted on our School Year Plan website at www.mahtomedi.k12.mn.us/schoolyearplan under the 2021-22 Health & Safety Protocols Overview tab. Our COVID-19 Dashboard is available at www.mahtomedi.k12.mn.us/dashboard
End of the Day Pick Up
Thank you for your patience during pick-up at the end of the day. Here are the reminders to help the line move along smoothly.
Do not come earlier than 3:10 as the school does not get out until 3:25.
Please put name tents in the dashboard so we can call kids on the megaphone.
Remind students to spread out along the grassy area and watch for you.
Keep pulling up and your child can enter when you pull up and come to a complete stop.
You may pick up kids along the sidewalk on both the south and west side of the building.
Please pull all the way ahead to the next car and then pick up your child. We want them to wait until the car is totally stopped for safety.
Transportation Department at trans@isd832.net or 651-407-2431
Classroom Voluntary Donations
Don't forget to pay your classroom donations. Contributions can be made through our e-store. Please use the following link for our Mahtomedi ePay system.
Donation Amounts: 3rd grade - $25.00, 4th grade - $40.00, 5th grade - $14.60
District Information
Capital Projects Levy for Technology Renewal
Our Capital Projects Levy for Technology has been in place since 2002 and is up for renewal by voters in our community on November 2, 2021.
A renewal of the capital projects levy for technology means maintaining (not increasing) our existing tax rate. A renewal would provide sustainable, ongoing funding for our current technology devices and technology support for our students and staff.
Excellence
Click the video above or via this link to watch our latest video about the renewal and how technology is an important tool that supports excellence in our district.
Zephyr Spiritwear Sale Thursday, September 30 from 2-7 pm Mahtomedi District Center
On Thursday, September 30, Mahtomedi Passages students are partnering with Heritage Embroidery to host a Zephyr Spiritwear sale! If you need Homecoming gear, Passages students will be holding the sale on Thursday, September 30 from 2 pm – 7 pm at the Mahtomedi District Center!
About the Passages Transition Program
Mahtomedi Passages students are ages 18-21 who have completed their academics and continue to have goals in the areas of employment, independent living, and post-secondary education and training.
PTO Information
It's Time for the Fun Run!
Each fall, the Mahtomedi Elementary PTO hosts the Fun Run at both Wildwood and O.H. Anderson as our biggest fundraiser of the year! It's a fun opportunity for every class to get outside, get active together, and help raise money for their schools.
What does the Fun Run Look like?
Each homeroom class at both WW and OHA will get outside for 20-minutes at an assigned time during the school day, and work their way through an engaging and fun obstacle course run. Obstacles and fitness pit stops along the way include dancing, sack races, football toss, and more. Students work at their own pace and adapt each stop to their needs. It's fun for everyone!
When is the Fun Run?
Oct. 15 at OH Anderson - Fundraising information and collection envelopes will go home with students Monday, September 27th.
Interested in volunteering?
We are pleased to announce that we get to have parent volunteers attend since our event is outside! Please see this week's e-newsletter or follow the Mahtomedi PTO's Facebook page for more information.