We encourage you to visit SKYWARD often to check grades and school lunch balances. While visiting the SKYWARD Family Access site, please make sure your account information is accurate. Please update your phone numbers, email addresses, and/or emergency contacts as they change throughout the school year.

TRANSLATE SKYWARD INTO ANY LANGUAGE
Watch this short YouTube video to find out how. [Traducir SKYWARD al español. Mire este vídeo de YouTube para ver cómo.]

APPLE CRUNCH DAY, OCTOBER 17
JSD Nutrition Services has purchased local apples from Pyne Farms in Santaquin, Utah to celebrate this day with our district. Check out this YouTube LINK for a 3-minute Pyne Farm tour video and to learn about apples.

FALL RECESS & GRADE TRANSMITTAL DAY: OCTOBER 21-28 (NO SCHOOL)
We hope you will have an enjoyable Fall Recess--be safe and remember to read with your child! Grade Transmittal Day is Monday, October 28th. We look forward to having our students back on campus on Tuesday, October 29th (welcome music begins playing at 8:52 a.m.).

HALLOWEEN PARADE, OCTOBER 31 @ 9:30 AM AND CLASS PARTY INFORMATION
Weather permitting, the parade will be held outdoors. Please send your child to school in his/her costume with a coat, as it may be cold. Masks are allowed for the parade, but not in the classrooms, during recess, or during any other time of the school day. Also as a reminder, no weapons or facsimiles of weapons are permitted with any costume, child or adult. All visiting adults should have their face uncovered and be easily identifiable throughout the day. In the interest of safety, we ask parents to wait outside for the parade to begin. If the weather is poor (rain or heavy snow), the parade will be held indoors. Please be respectful of the areas around our school with reserved parking, no parking, or red curbs. NO parking is allowed in the bus lane or drop off lane.
Class parties will be held throughout the day, and students will go home at the regular time of 3:35 pm. If you have questions about a class party, please contact the teacher directly. Any adult entering the building after the parade to assist with parties will need to come in through the front doors and check in with the office before heading to his/her child's class. No adults will be permitted past the office without a visitor sticker.

REFLECTIONS ONLINE SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO NOVEMBER 1
Embrace your creativity and enter Reflections!  All students are welcome and encouraged to create original works of art in the categories of Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, 2D Visual Arts, and 3D Visual Arts. The 2024-25 theme is "Accepting Imperfection." The ONLINE ONLY submission deadline is November 1st. Additional information is available and all submissions need to be made online HERE.

THANKSGIVING HEROES IS TAKING NOMINATIONS FOR MEALS THROUGH THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7
Thanksgiving Heroes is a non-profit focused on providing meals to families in need at Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving Heroes will purchase and deliver ingredients for a complete ready-to-prepare meal (including a turkey and all the trimmings) right to your home. If you would like a meal provided to you, please complete and return THIS FORM to the school office as soon as possible, but no later than noon, Thursday, November 7th (no school on Friday, Nov. 8). There are a limited number of meals available, so do not delay. Click HERE for a Thanksgiving Heroes brochure. Need more information? Contact Leslie Naylor at Oquirrh, 801-565-7474.

PARENTSQUARE: JORDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT'S NEW COMMUNICATIONS TOOL
ParentSquare is an awesome communication platform created to streamline home-to-school communication. Parents in ParentSquare have the ability to choose the way they prefer to receive messages, whether it's email, text, or app notifications. It also allows parents to select the frequency in which they receive messages, whether it's an instant message they get as soon as the school has sent it, or they can receive them daily at the end of the day. There are three types of messages: Posts, which come across as a news feed similar to Facebook or other social media platforms. The second type of message is direct messages. These are meant for one-to-one communication between parent and teachers. The third type are alerts. These are our traditional messages that we've sent about snow day closures or emergency situations at the school.
Parents can sign into ParentSquare at parentsquare.com, set your notification preferences, your language preferences. All of your contact data is synced from Skyward, which is nice because you complete registration for school every year and update your contact information. Then to get signed into ParentSquare, you can either download the app– there's an iOS or an Android app available through your app store, or if you choose not to sign into ParentSquare, you'll still receive emails and texts. However, if you do choose to sign in to ParentSquare, you'll get to select, do I want to receive an email or a text or both, and how often do I want to receive those? Questions? Listen to a short Supercast HERE (scroll down to play audio).

INFORMATION FROM MRS. ROBINSON
Our school social worker, Mrs. Robinson, has supported many students and their families for many years. As a result of her work, she has put together a list of helpful resources for parents. Her June 2024 year-end summary letter is here: ENGLISH or EN ESPAÑOL
Please see her 2023 letter at THIS LINK, and a flyer about free parenting coaching at THIS LINK. 

BULLYING PREVENTION SEMINAR RECORDING
Jordan School District recently sponsored a one hour bullying prevention seminar through the Cook Center. Several of our school staff members watched it and found it very useful. The seminar was focused on helping families understand bullying and how to support their children. A recording of the seminar is available for free at THIS LINK.

WELLNESS CENTER and IN FOCUS
Oquirrh will support our students socially and emotionally this year using In Focus curriculum. Students face unique challenges, and well-being life skills are critical during these formative years. This curriculum which focuses on well-being helps students develop the skills they need to navigate challenges and build a foundation for success.

Oquirrh opened a fully-staffed Wellness Center in August 2019! Watch a short introduction video HERE to see more about how it works. A 10-minute visit to the Wellness Center gives all students an opportunity to regroup, recharge, and proactively manage their emotions in healthy ways. We understand that learning can be hard work and sometimes the social-emotional part of a child's day can be especially challenging. A trip to the Wellness Center can provide needed support and a safe place for students to prepare to get back to work in their job as students and friends in our school community. In Focus is a curriculum we use to help our students: Learn about emotions and how to manage them; know how to set positive goals and achieve them; develop social skills, such as communication, teamwork, and problem-solving; and understand how stress can affect their well-being and learn how to deal with it.

PTA
2024-25 PTA Memberships are available for $5 in the school office or by electronic membership payments. This is a great way to help support our school to help fund field trips and extra curricular activities for our students.

Thank you for your continued support. Please call us with your questions at 801-565-7474 from 8:15-3:45, Monday through Friday.

Jennifer Ludlow
Principal