May 2­5 Family Update #16 Hello OP Families! It is a great week to be at OP!

We are so lucky to have outdoor classrooms! Thanks Mrs. Mullen and Mrs. Powers for all the extras you do to make this resources possible for our whole school! 4th/5th graders pictured above.

Congrats Mr. Soler! We are so proud of you for being selected as one of the MeckEd Teachers of Excellence! You certainly deserve it and we are so thankful for all you do both as a teacher and as Teaching Assistant Principal here at OP. Mr. & Mrs. Soler pic. above with Superintendent Ann Clark. Dear Families,

Thank you so much for all of your kind thoughts, compassion and flexibility while I was out for surgery. I have never known a nicer community of people willing to help and come together than the OP community. I have healed well and am ready to help the students with the final stretch of school this school year! As always, each year flies by too fast!

Thank you to the PTA for organizing the Festival on Friday! I have heard nothing but rave reviews of the event and certainly hope that next year nothing holds me back from being an active, dancing and singing participant! :) Thanks to all the families that came out to enjoy time together!

Please see below for upcoming calendar updates for the EOY OP events!

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This Week at OP on the Calendar

Thanks for recognizing our teachers at OP! They love this community because of our students and families!

Reading Spotlight: Reading is our North Star and success in literacy means success in all subjects! Literacy is the key! Did you know this? ★ Parents, Are you having a hard time motivating a reluctant adolescent reader? Try reading this for ideas! http://www.adlit.org/article/27269/ ​

We appreciate all you do for us here at OP!

Beth Wardy Andrea Runyon Principal Assistant Principal [email protected] [email protected] ​ ​

Upcoming Dates and things of note: May 2: Knights Dads Run Carpool May 2­5: Teacher Appreciation Week May 5: PTA Executive Board Meeting 9am May 6: National Nurse’s Day May 9: Muffins for Moms 7:45a­ 8:30a May 11: Second Grade field trip Lazy 5 Ranch May 11: Fifth Grade field trip to Charleston May 12: Safe Walk to School 7:35 Harris Teeter May 12: PTA General Meeting & 4th grade musical performance 6pm May 18: Family Night out Brixx in Foxcroft May 20: Kinder Field Trip to Riverbanks Zoo May 20: Retention meetings Teachers/Admin/Parents/Support Staff May 23: Reading Rewards: Tentatively scheduled for this date­ Details TBD May 25: 3rd grade Reading and 5th grade Science EOG exams May 26: 3rd grade Math EOG exams May 26: School Leadership Team 3:30pm Art Room May 27: Teacher Workday­ No school for students May 30: Holiday No School June 1: 4th and 5th grade Reading EOG exams June 2: 4th and 5th grade Math EOG exams June 2: PTA Executive Board Meeting June 3: 4th and 5th Field Day June 3: 4th grade EOY Party after 1pm (room parent and teacher decide on time and place) June 6: 2nd and 3rd Field Day June 6: 2nd and 3rd EOY Party after 1pm (room parent and teacher decide on time and place) June 7: Voting Day in Media Center June 7: Kinder and 1st Field Day June 7: Kinder and 1st EOY Party after 1pm (room parent and teacher decide on time and place) June 7: 5th Grade Poetry Palooza 9am­10:30 (Mrs. Mitchell, Ms. Gustafson and 5th Mrs. Bondurant) Gym ​ June 7: 5th Grade Poetry Palooza 1:15­2:45 Gym (Mrs. Nappi and Mrs. Finch) ​ June 7: 2nd grade Cultural Day 9­3 (in classrooms) June 7: 3rd Grade Read to Achieve Testing for select students June 8: 5th grade EOY Blast (Begins 11:30 am­ outside) June 9: 5th grade Promotion Ceremony 8:45­10:00

**Parties will be planned in collaboration with room parent and teacher. Times and place to be announced. Teachers will conduct award ceremonies in homerooms at a time to be announced. This may or may not be at the same time as EOY party (Teacher will decide and communicate) **Rain on field day will most likely result in cancellation with no reschedule options. Teachers may decide to have a “Read­In” on a day that is a rained out field Day. **Reading Rewards Day schedule will be worked on and update will be sent

Below, we will keep pertinent information that is worth repeating each week:

OP COMMUNICATION between home and school (repeat each week): ★ If you did not have the opportunity to see the hard copy of the communication navigation at OP, please take a minute to view: https://goo.gl/gWdpgE ​ ★ We strive to maintain an environment in which all are pleased with the high quality of Olde Providence. If there is feedback or a concern in which we as a staff have failed to meet expectations, it is expected the parent has first reached out to the teacher/staff member in hopes the problem will be worked out directly. If this does not resolve the situation and administrative support is needed, please e­mail administrators directly for further support and/or intervention. ([email protected] and [email protected] ) ​ ​ ​ ​

Sharing Volunteer Opportunities that are open all year: (repeat each week) ★ CMS volunteers need to have login: www.cmsvolunteers.com ​ ★ Olde Providence Foundation http://opesfoundation.org/ ​ ★ PTA website: http://op.my­pta.org/ ​

Common Link Repeats from prior weeks for your reference: ★ Sign up for Camp Invention at OP July 18­21! Register Now! www.campinvention.org ​ ​ This is a great opportunity but is open to ALL of Charlotte (not just exclusive to our school). Please sign up now so you do not lose your spot in this fun summer camp! ★ Safety Concerns­ We need your help!: Let us know if you spot a safety concern you would like us to share for the good of the school! E­mail [email protected] ​ ★ OP Spirit Rock sign up and procedures led by PTA: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0544afab2fa0fc1­opspirit ​ ★ Student learning login: (http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/Pages/StudentPortal.aspx) ​ ​ ✓ Username: cmssites\studentID# ​ ✓ Password for K­3: yyyymmdd (DOB) Password for 4­12: yymmdd (DOB) ​ ​ ​ ★ From Mrs. Parrish: All students have access to ebooks at home. http://bit.do/opebooks ​ ★ EOG Testing Updates ○ May 27th will no longer be a school day for students. Due to this change, there are some changes in EOG testing. The updated testing schedule is as follows: ○ May 25: 3rd grade Reading and 5th grade Science ○ May 26: 3rd grade Math ○ June 1: 4th and 5th grade Reading ○ June 2: 4th and 5th grade Math