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
February - Caring and Compassion
Feb 1- Virtual Field Trip- Sadowski/Warner
Feb 8- MS counselors to visit OHA 5th grade about registration for MS
Feb 10- 5th Grade Open House at Mahtomedi Middle School 6-7:30 PM
Feb 14-16- Kindness Challenge
Feb 15-16- 3rd Grade Virtual Field Trip- Wolf Center
Feb 17- Evening Conferences 4-8 (In-Person)
Feb 18- Conferences 8-4 No school (Phone or Google Meet)
Feb 21- President’s Day No school
Feb 24- Evening Conferences 4-8 (In-Person)
Winter conferences are coming soon. This is an important time to connect with families to discuss students’ progress this year and set goals for the remainder of the school year. We will provide both in-person and virtual conferences to provide convenient options to meet your needs. Here is the conference schedule:
Feb. 17- (4 PM-8 PM) times for this date will be held in person
Feb. 18- (8 AM-4 PM) times for this date will be heldvirtually (these meetings will be held by either google meet or google phone call.)
Feb. 24- (4 PM-8 PM) times for this date will be held in person
We will be using our conference scheduling system PTC Fast to facilitate appointments. You may schedule conferences from Jan. 27, 2022 - to Feb. 17, 2022.
To schedule an appointment please use the following link: PTC Fast-OHA.
To Register:
Log in
Choose the teacher(s) you want to meet with
Click submit
Complete the sign-up form
Click submit
***You will need to repeat this process for each child.
After completing the registration process, you will receive an email. (It may take up to 15 minutes and check your Spam folder)
To Sign up for conferences:
You will get an email that says: Thank you for registering. Please check your email at the address you provided. You will find an email with the subject header "Select Date/Time for Teacher Conference Now"
Click on the link in the email
Pick a time slot for the conference.
At the bottom of the form, you can choose to register for additional classes, if you will be meeting more than one teacher, or you can confirm and exit.
You will receive a confirmation to the email of record to let you know that the appointment was scheduled.
If you need support in setting up a conference, please contact Beth Hennen-O.H. Anderson 651-407-2333, beth.hennen@isd832.net, and she can set up a conference. If you would like an interpreter for the conference, please contact your child's teacher.
We look forward to connecting with you and celebrating your child’s progress together.
Take care of yourself, your family, and each other.
Students reflect on their printing. What did they learn about being a successful printer? They also self-assessed their work.
5th Graders - Middle School Information
Welcome Class of 2029 families!
My name is Jason Miller and I’m the principal at Mahtomedi Middle School.
Mahtomedi Middle School is an engaging, empowering, and empathetic community. We are excited to support your child in their middle school educational journey!
We’d like to invite you to attend our Sixth-Grade open house event on the evening of Thursday, February 10 at 6 pm Mahtomedi Middle School. The open house event is an opportunity for families and fifth-grade students to tour the school, meet some of our sixth-grade teachers, and learn more about our engaging, empathetic, and empowering Middle School program. Watch for more information coming soon.
We look forward to meeting you and having your child join the school community at Mahtomedi Middle School.
Thank you,
Mr. Jason Miller, Principal, Mahtomedi Middle School
I want to thank all of the volunteers who helped supervise lunch/recess at OHA. We are excited to announce we are fully staffed. We will not need additional volunteers at this time. I want you to know how much we appreciate your time and support during this time. ~ Susan Prather
OHA parents,
I'm still looking for more Volunteers. Our cross country ski unit will be starting next week and we need your help. I’m seeking approximately 8-12 volunteers for each day (2 per class) during the cross country ski unit that starts Monday, January 31st, and goes through Friday, February 4th. You May sign up for more than one day or time slot if you’d like.
3rd-grade students will be participating from 11:05 - 11:55 or 12:45-1:35
4th-grade students will be participating from 1:40-2:30 or 2:30-3:20
5th-grade students will be participating from 9:25- 10:15 or 10:15-11:05
Volunteers will be asked to help monitor students, ensure students are moving, safe, and principled on the ski route. Volunteers will check-in at the front office and meet behind the building on the playground 5-10 minutes prior to their designated start time. You may bring your own cross country skis, use skis at OHA, or walk with boots. I will provide snowshoes as an option to use as well.
Please note that you will have to complete your volunteer background check to be able to volunteer. You can access the background check through the district website please use the following link to complete the VOLUNTEER BACKGROUND CHECK. If you are unsure if you've had a background check, please call our office at 651-407-2300.
We are starting a new all-school tradition at OHA to celebrate Kindness Day on Feb. 14th. Students may bring in friendship notes, valentines, or small packaged treats to share with their class family and to model kindness. We have notes available for students to complete at home or during WIN time at school. Each student will decorate bags in school to hold the notes and cards. We are asking families NOT to send in valentine boxes with their student(s). We will have fun ways to show and celebrate our friendship with everyone in the OHA family and to spread kindness! We are also asking students and staff to wear clothes that have kindness messages on them as well.
Some activities planned include:
All School Zephyr Time Celebrating kids Caught being Kind
Kindness Stations during lunch.
Homerooms will be doing other acts of kindness as well
We are excited to begin this inclusive new tradition at OHA!
Thank you,
OHA Culture and Equity Teams
Yearbook Online Orders Start Now
Yearbooks will only be available to order online this year. Click on the image below for a direct link to the order page, you will need the Yearbook ID Code 1366622 to order. Yearbooks are $20 and are available to order now. If you have any questions please contact Becky Peer peerbecky@gmail.com with any questions.
Substitute Teachers and Paras Needed
We are looking for substitute teachers and paras throughout our district. Please sign up at Teachers on Call
FROM ZEPHYR TECH
OHA Reminder Memos
E-Learning Days
Our school district will use e-Learning days during the 2021-22 school year during emergency weather closings. We intend to use e-Learning days immediately with our first emergency weather closing.
Check out the O.H. Anderson e-Learning Days Plan
Masks
Please send your child to school each day with a mask. It would also be helpful to have a backup mask in their backpack as well.
Quarantines
When students are in quarantine due to COVID, we have outlined how we will support students both academically and socially emotionally. Please click here for more information.
Dress for Weather
Please make sure you send your child to school each day dressed for the weather as we will have outside recess unless the temperature is below zero. Here are the guidelines for dressing for the weather we use at OHA. Think the Big 5!!
The PTO needs YOU! We currently have an opportunity to help the hospitality committee with Teacher Appreciation Day on February 17th. Please reach out to Amanda at hospitality@mahtomedipto.com if you're interested!
We also have several key committee and Board positions that we need to fill as soon as possible so we can continue providing enrichment activities and events and supporting our classrooms and teachers.
PLEASE consider contributing your time and skills to help the PTO! It's a great way to get involved and meet other parents. Contact Shana to discuss available opportunities today at president@mahtomedipto.com!
The Worried Brain: Moving Forward in Challenging Times
When: February 1, 2022, at 5pm
After nearly two years of navigating high levels of uncertainty and disrupted routines, kids and parents alike have spent a lot of time managing worry. For many families, familiar routines have picked back up again and life feels decidedly more “normal.” As we navigate this next phase, many families are grappling with a new set of worries including how to ensure that our kids and schools are “back on track.” Erin Walsh will take you on a tour of the worried brain and help you understand that how we identify worries and respond to them can either help us move forward or undermine our kids’ resilience when they need it most. Click here to register.
Hardwired to Connect: Why Connection UnleashesLearning and Growth When: February 15, 2022, at 6:30pm
Too often we think of resilience as an individual trait that we either have or don’t have. Or we frame it as something that we can just dig for and conjure up when needed. The research, however, paints a very different picture. As the Harvard Center on the Developing Child reminds us, “Resilience requires relationships, not rugged individualism.” We human beings – kids and adults alike – are hardwired to connect. Connection creates a protective buffer around us for life’s hardest moments and gives us the safety and security we need to take academic risks, learn, and grow. Learn why connection matters, what does (and doesn’t) get in the way of connection, and how to create the kind of connected communities kids need to thrive. Click here to register.
Ashland Theaters Present "We are Monsters"
Join students from Wildwood and OH Anderson in partnership with Ashland Theater as they perform We Are Monsters.
Great for the entire family! The shows are Saturday, February 12 at 4 pm and Sunday, February 13 at 1 pm.
We Are Monsters is a hilarious new musical that follows human kids into a monster cabaret filled with quirky monster characters. The adventurous humans uncover vegetarian vampires and rock n' roll werewolves, gradually realizing there may be more to these monsters than meets the eye! Most importantly these monsters and kids discover the importance of friendship and celebrating the attributes that make each of us different and unique.
Vaccines/Testing Sites
COVID-19 Testing Site Open for Mahtomedi Students & Staff
The test is a Cue COVID-19 test and uses a molecular amplification reaction to detect SARS-CoV-2 that is equivalent to the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test.
Eligibility: Mahtomedi Public Schools staff and students (students who are age 17 and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian).
Appointments: Appointments must be scheduled online at bit.ly/624ctest
Testing Site Hours are 7:40 a.m.- 3:40 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Location: Normandy Park Building (2446 County Road F East, White Bear Lake, MN 55110).
Testing: Once you arrive, wait in your vehicle and text the Google number (651) 317-9638 to be invited in for your appointment. Masks are required to enter the building. Once you enter the building you will be given testing instructions. Results are provided to families via email within 25 minutes. Test results are not shared with the school district. Families should report any positive case results to school nurses. District staff should continue reporting positive case results to Mahtomedi Human Resources.
have several key committee and Board positions that we need to fill as soon as possible so we can continue providing enrichment activities and events and supporting our classrooms and teachers.
