Oakley Elementary - TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

Hello, Oakley families! This is Dr. Stolte with our weekly message. 3rd grade students will take the Beginning-of-Grade reading test on Tuesday. Please make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep and arrives to school on time so that they can do their best! Families, please make sure your student arrives at school by 7:55 am; it is important that they are able to get breakfast and start morning meeting with their class at 8 am. Also, any students that need to be signed out early for an appointment must do so before 2 pm. This is to protect student safety during our busy dismissal time. If your child rides in a car to school, please be patient and use the car rider line; it is dangerous to cross the street in front of buses and other vehicles. Please mark your calendars for our Open House on Tuesday, September 26th from 4:30-6. More information will be sent home in your child’s folder this week. Thank you for your attention to this message, and have a great night! ¡Hola, familias de Oakley! Esta es la Dra. Stolte con nuestro mensaje semanal. Los estudiantes de 3er grado tomarán el examen de lectura de comienzo de grado el martes. ¡Asegúrense de que su hijo duerma bien y llegue a la escuela a tiempo para que pueda hacer lo mejor que pueda! Familias, asegúrense de que su estudiante llegue a la escuela antes de las 7:55 am; es importante que puedan desayunar y comenzar la reunión matutina con su clase a las 8 am. Además, cualquier estudiante que necesite salir temprano para una cita debe hacerlo antes de las 2 pm. Esto es para proteger la seguridad de los estudiantes durante nuestra hora de salida. Si su hijo viaja en carro a la escuela, tenga paciencia y use la línea de pasajeros en carro; es peligroso cruzar la calle delante de buses y otros vehículos. Marque en sus calendarios nuestra noche de puertas abiertas el martes 26 de septiembre de 4:30 a 6:00. Se enviará más información a casa en la carpeta de su hijo esta semana. ¡Gracias por su atención a este mensaje y que tengan buena noche!

Hello, Oakley families! This is Dr. Stolte with our weekly message. There is no school Monday due to the Labor Day holiday. Enjoy your long weekend! Our first PTO (Parent-Teacher Organization) meeting of the year is on Tuesday at 5:15 in the school media center. Please enter through our back door, across from the playground (we will have a sign). If you would like to join virtually, our Google Meet link is: meet.google.com/mhn-rvpk-otw Thanks for your collaboration in making our first week of school go so safely and smoothly! We encourage kindergarten parents to begin letting their children walk into school by themselves this week; staff are throughout the building to ensure that they get breakfast and get safely to class. We’d also like to remind everyone of a few car line procedures: Please model being kind and take turns merging at the merge point. Then pull up as far as possible; we will bring your child to you. Please leave car tags on until your child gets in the car. This helps us ensure their safety and easily call them a second time if needed. Please do not get out of the car in the car rider line. Practice buckling independently with your child, or pull over in a visitor spot after pickup to help them buckle. Any transportation change requests need to be received in writing (note in folder, Class Dojo, or email) by 1 pm, We are still looking for caring, hardworking individuals to join our Oakley team as a custodian and child nutrition assistant. Please ask anyone you know that might be interested to call the office. Thank you for your attention to this message, and have a great night! ¡Hola familias de Oakley! Esta es la Dra. Stolte con nuestro mensaje semanal. No hay clases el lunes debido al feriado del Día del Trabajo. ¡Disfruten de su fin de semana largo! Nuestra primera reunión del año de la PTO (Organización de padres y maestros) es el martes a las 5:15 en la biblioteca de la escuela. Ingrese por nuestra puerta trasera, frente al patio de juegos (tendremos un letrero). Si desea unirse virtualmente, nuestro enlace de Google Meet es: meet.google.com/mhn-rvpk-otw ¡Gracias por su colaboración en crear una primera semana de clases segura y feliz! Alentamos a los padres de kinder a que sus hijos entren solos a la escuela esta semana; el personal está en todo el edificio para garantizar que desayunen y lleguen a clase. También nos gustaría recordarles a todos algunos procedimientos de la línea de carros: Por favor, sean amables y túrnense en el punto de unión. Luego sigan adelante lo más que puedan;su niño vendrá a su espacio. Por favor dejen las etiquetas visibles hasta que su niño suba al carro. Esto nos ayuda a garantizar su seguridad y a llamarlo fácilmente por segunda vez si es necesario. Por favor, no se bajen del carro en la fila de pasajeros. Practiquen abrocharse el cinturón de forma independiente con su hijo o deténganse en un lugar para visitantes después de recogerlo para ayudarlo a abrocharse el cinturón. Cualquier solicitud de cambio de transporte debe recibirse por escrito (nota en la carpeta, Class Dojo o correo electrónico) antes de la 1 pm. Seguimos buscando personas cariñosas y trabajadoras para unirse a nuestro equipo de Oakley como conserje o asistente de cafeteria. Por favor, pídale a cualquier persona que conozca que le pueda interesar que llame a la oficina. ¡Gracias por su atención a este mensaje y que tengan buena noche!

Hello and happy first week of school, Oakley families! This is Dr. Stolte, your principal, with our weekly message. Tomorrow is the first day of school for all 1st-5th grade students and some kindergartners (half of our kindergarteners will start on Tuesday, with all kindergarteners attending together beginning Wednesday). Arrival is from 7:30-7:55, and dismissal is at 2:30. When dropping off or picking up your student, enter through the entrance on School Road, form two lines, and take turns merging into a single line at the indicated spot. For the safety of our students, do NOT drop off students in any other location. This year both car and bus riders will enter through the gym door. We will have many staff members present to greet your child and help them get breakfast and find their class. Alternatively, parents may park and walk their child to breakfast and class for the first week only; however, all parents need to exit the building by 7:50 so that our day can begin. If your child rides a bus, please remember that bus times are approximate and will vary during the first few weeks of school. Please arrive at your stop at least 10 minutes early and be patient if the bus is running late. Please encourage your child to eat our FREE breakfast and lunch at school; high student participation is what ensures that our school is able to continue receiving this important benefit! Also, please join Class Dojo as soon as possible, as it is our primary mode of communication between teachers and parents. If you are not yet connected, you should have received an invitation at Meet the Teacher or will get one in your student’s folder on Monday. Also, please complete our PTO survey as soon as possible so that we can plan how we will work together to meet our students’ needs. https://forms.gle/64hQRohokioq6CWk7 Thank you for your collaboration in supporting your child’s education; we’re looking forward to a great year together! ¡Hola y feliz primera semana de clases, familias de Oakley! Esta es la Dra. Stolte, su directora, con nuestro mensaje semanal. ¡Mañana es el primer día de clases para todos los estudiantes de 1º a 5º grado y algunos de kinder (la mitad de nuestros estudiantes de kinder empezarán el martes, y todos los de kinder asistirán todos los días a partir del miércoles). La llegada es de 7:30-7:55 y la salida es a las 2:30. Al dejar o recoger a su estudiante, ingrese por la entrada en School Road, forme dos filas y turnense para formar una sola fila en el lugar indicado. Por la seguridad de nuestros estudiantes, NO los deje en ningún otro lugar. Este año, todos los estudiantes entrarán por la puerta del gimnasio. Tendremos mucho personal presente para recibir a su hijo y ayudarlo a desayunar y encontrar su clase. O, solo durante la primera semana, los padres pueden estacionar y acompañar a sus hijos al desayuno y a su salón; sin embargo, todos los padres deben salir del edificio antes de las 7:50 para que nuestro día pueda comenzar. Si su hijo viaja en bus, recuerde que los horarios de los buses son aproximados y variarán durante las primeras semanas de clases. Llegue a su parada al menos 10 minutos antes y tenga paciencia si el bus se retrasa. Por favor anime a su hijo a comer nuestro desayuno y almuerzo GRATIS en la escuela; ¡La alta participación de los estudiantes es lo que garantiza que nuestra escuela pueda continuar recibiendo este beneficio importante! Además, únase a Class Dojo lo antes posible, ya que es nuestro principal modo de comunicación entre maestros y padres. Puede comunicarse directamente con el maestro en español. Si aún no está conectado, debería haber recibido una invitación en el evento de Conocer Al Maestro o recibirá una en la carpeta de su estudiante el lunes. Además, complete nuestra encuesta de la Organización de Padres y Maestros (PTO) lo antes posible para que podamos planificar cómo trabajaremos juntos para satisfacer las necesidades de nuestros estudiantes. https://forms.gle/64hQRohokioq6CWk7 Gracias por su colaboración para apoyar la educación de su hijo; ¡Esperamos tener un año maravilloso juntos!

Hello, Oakley families! This is Laurel Stolte, your new principal, with your first weekly message of the 2023-24 school year. We are so excited to learn and grow with your child! Your child’s teacher will be reaching out to you by Wednesday evening to introduce themselves. Then, join us for Meet the Teacher on Thursday from 2-4 pm. Due to some ongoing construction, please enter only through the front entrance; we will have staff members to help direct you. Please enter our one-way parking lot from School Road. Additional parking is available at Murphy-Oakley Park or Fellowship Asheville. We will also have two informal events this week. School staff will be at Ledgewood Apartments from 12-1:30 on Tuesday to greet families and complete registration for any new or kindergarten students who are not yet enrolled. On Wednesday from 10-12, representatives of our Parent-Teacher Organization would like to invite new kindergarten families to Oakley for Popsicles on the Playground. Come meet new friends, play on the playground, and enjoy a popsicle! Our PTO also encourages ALL families to fill out our short survey (QR code attached); your engagement, in whatever way you are able, is so important to the success of our students! We will have a prize drawing among all who have completed the survey after Meet the Teacher. The first day of school is Monday, August 28th for grades 1-5. For kindergarten, students will attend either Monday, August 28th or Tuesday, August 29th, and all kindergarten students attend beginning Wednesday, August 30th. Student dropoff is between 7:30-7:55 and pick up is between 2:30-2:45. School supply lists are available on our school website. We look forward to seeing you on Thursday for Meet the Teacher and next week for the start of school! ¡Hola, familias de Oakley! Esta es Laurel Stolte, su nueva directora, con el primer mensaje semanal del año escolar 2023-24. ¡Estamos muy emocionados de aprender y crecer con sus hijos! El maestro de su hijo se comunicará con usted antes del jueves para presentarse. Luego, únanse a nosotros para Conocer al Maestro el jueves de 2 a 4 pm. Debido a unos proyectos de construcción, ingresen solo por la entrada principal; tendremos miembros del personal para ayudarles. Ingresen a nuestro estacionamiento de un solo sentido desde School Road. Hay estacionamiento adicional disponible en el parque Murphy-Oakley o la iglesia Fellowship Asheville. También tendremos dos eventos informales esta semana. El personal de la escuela estará en los apartamentos Ledgewood de 12 a 1:30 el martes para saludar a las familias y completar la inscripción de cualquier estudiante nuevo o de kinder que aún no esté inscrito. El miércoles de 10 a 12, los representantes de nuestra Organización de Padres y Maestros les gustaría invitar a las nuevas familias de kindergarten a Oakley para Paletas en el Patio. ¡Vengan a conocer nuevos amigos, jugar en el patio de recreo y disfrutar de una paleta helada! Nuestro PTO también alienta a TODAS las familias a completar nuestra breve encuesta (código de QR aquí); ¡su participación, en cualquier forma que pueda, es muy importante para el éxito de nuestros estudiantes! Después del evento de Conocer al Maestro, tendremos un sorteo entre todos los que hayan completado la encuesta. El primer día de clases es el lunes 28 de agosto para los grados 1-5. Para kinder, los estudiantes asistirán o el lunes 28 de agosto o el martes 29 de agosto, y todos los estudiantes de kinder asistirán a partir del miércoles 30 de agosto. La entrega de los estudiantes es entre las 7:30 y las 7:55 y la recogida entre las 2:30 y las 2:45. Las listas de útiles escolares están disponibles en el sitio web de nuestra escuela. ¡Esperamos verlos el jueves para Conocer al Maestro y la próxima semana para el comienzo de clases!

Hello, Oakley families! This is Laurel Stolte, your new principal, with your first weekly message of the 2023-24 school year. We are so excited to learn and grow with your child! Your child’s teacher will be reaching out to you by Wednesday evening to introduce themselves. Then, join us for Meet the Teacher on Thursday from 2-4 pm. Due to some ongoing construction, please enter only through the front entrance; we will have staff members to help direct you. Please enter our one-way parking lot from School Road. Additional parking is available at Murphy-Oakley Park or Fellowship Asheville. We will also have two informal events this week. School staff will be at Ledgewood Apartments from 12-1:30 on Tuesday to greet families and complete registration for any new or kindergarten students who are not yet enrolled. On Wednesday from 10-12, representatives of our Parent-Teacher Organization would like to invite new kindergarten families to Oakley for Popsicles on the Playground. Come meet new friends, play on the playground, and enjoy a popsicle! Our PTO also encourages ALL families to fill out our short survey (QR code attached); your engagement, in whatever way you are able, is so important to the success of our students! We will have a prize drawing among all who have completed the survey after Meet the Teacher. The first day of school is Monday, August 28th for grades 1-5. For kindergarten, students will attend either Monday, August 28th or Tuesday, August 29th, and all kindergarten students attend beginning Wednesday, August 30th. Student dropoff is between 7:30-7:55 and pick up is between 2:30-2:45. School supply lists are available on our school website. We look forward to seeing you on Thursday for Meet the Teacher and next week for the start of school! ¡Hola, familias de Oakley! Esta es Laurel Stolte, su nueva directora, con el primer mensaje semanal del año escolar 2023-24. ¡Estamos muy emocionados de aprender y crecer con sus hijos! El maestro de su hijo se comunicará con usted antes del jueves para presentarse. Luego, únanse a nosotros para Conocer al Maestro el jueves de 2 a 4 pm. Debido a unos proyectos de construcción, ingresen solo por la entrada principal; tendremos miembros del personal para ayudarles. Ingresen a nuestro estacionamiento de un solo sentido desde School Road. Hay estacionamiento adicional disponible en el parque Murphy-Oakley o la iglesia Fellowship Asheville. También tendremos dos eventos informales esta semana. El personal de la escuela estará en los apartamentos Ledgewood de 12 a 1:30 el martes para saludar a las familias y completar la inscripción de cualquier estudiante nuevo o de kinder que aún no esté inscrito. El miércoles de 10 a 12, los representantes de nuestra Organización de Padres y Maestros les gustaría invitar a las nuevas familias de kindergarten a Oakley para Paletas en el Patio. ¡Vengan a conocer nuevos amigos, jugar en el patio de recreo y disfrutar de una paleta helada! Nuestro PTO también alienta a TODAS las familias a completar nuestra breve encuesta (QR code aquí); ¡su participación, en cualquier forma que pueda, es muy importante para el éxito de nuestros estudiantes! Después del evento de Conocer al Maestro, tendremos un sorteo entre todos los que hayan completado la encuesta. El primer día de clases es el lunes 28 de agosto para los grados 1-5. Para kinder, los estudiantes asistirán o el lunes 28 de agosto o el martes 29 de agosto, y todos los estudiantes de kinder asistirán a partir del miércoles 30 de agosto. La entrega de los estudiantes es entre las 7:30 y las 7:55 y la recogida entre las 2:30 y las 2:45. Las listas de útiles escolares están disponibles en el sitio web de nuestra escuela. ¡Esperamos verlos el jueves para Conocer al Maestro y la próxima semana para el comienzo de clases!

The Buncombe County Schools Board of Education is committed to providing a safe, inviting, and civil educational environment for all students, employees, and other members of the school community. The Board expects all students, employees, volunteers, and visitors to behave in a manner consistent with that goal. The Board recognizes that bullying and harassing behavior creates an atmosphere of intimidation and fear, detracts from the safe environment necessary for student learning, and may lead to more serious misconduct or to violence. Accordingly, the Board prohibits all forms of bullying and harassing behavior, including encouragement of such behavior, by students, employees, volunteers, and visitors. Additional information on reporting and responding to bullying is available here>>> https://bit.ly/3YG6ib4

🎒🖍📓 This weekend, the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office School Resource Officers and BCS staff members will be collecting school supplies at the Walmart on Hendersonville Rd. (1636 Hendersonville Rd.). The hours are: Saturday, August 19- 10 am to 8 pm & Sunday, August 20- 10 am to 2:30 pm. Examples of school items are as follows but not limited to: -Book bags—lunchboxes—pencil boxes -Binders—papers—art supplies (crayons/colored pencils) - Pencils—pens—markers—highlighters - Tissues—hand sanitizer—cleaning wipes -Water bottles—dry erase markers—plug in ear- buds—other school related items -Printer paper We hope to see you there as we work together to help ALL students have a great start to the school year!

We are so excited to welcome our new staff members to our Oakley family, including three teachers just arriving from Costa Rica, Mexico, and Colombia! These teachers are searching for housing, cars, and furniture/housewares so that they can be ready to welcome students to their classrooms in just a few short weeks! If you know of a good apartment or car at a fair price or have good-quality furniture or housewares that you might be able to donate, please let Dr. Stolte know at laurel.stolte@bcsemail.org. Teachers do not have credit history in the US, but have passed extensive background checks in their home country and we can verify their employment.

Happy August, Oakley families! This is Laurel Stolte, your principal, and I am so excited to learn and grow together during the 2023-24 school year. As we get ready, we have a few announcements to share: We are looking for parents to serve on our Advisory Council. If you are interested in this opportunity to learn more about our school and provide your input, please call the school or fill out this application (School Advisory Council Application) and return to laurel.stolte@bcsemail.org by Friday. We are still hiring for custodian and bus driver positions. If you are looking for a job that works with your child’s schedule or know anyone interested in working at Oakley, please call us. If you know someone who has a kindergarten student who is not yet enrolled, please ask them to call the school as soon as possible. We are taking appointments for a late registration day next week. Mark your calendar for our Meet the Teacher event on Thursday, August 24th from 2-4 pm and for the first day of school on Monday, August 28th for grades 1-5 and either Monday, August 28th or Tuesday, August 29th for kindergarten (half of the class attends each of the first two days, with all kindergarten students attending beginning Wednesday, August 30th). Your child’s teacher will reach out the week of August 21st to introduce themselves. School supply lists are available on our school website. Enjoy the last weeks of summer, please reach out with any questions, and we look forward to seeing you soon! ¡Feliz agosto, familias de Oakley! Esta es Laurel Stolte, su directora, y estoy muy emocionada de aprender y crecer juntos durante el año escolar 2023-24. Mientras nos preparamos, tenemos algunos anuncios para compartir: Estamos buscando padres para servir en nuestro Consejo Escolar. Si le interesa esta oportunidad de obtener más información sobre nuestra escuela y brindar su opinión, llámeme en 828-552-2254 o complete esta solicitud (Solicitud para Consejo Escolar) y envíela a laurel.stolte@bcsemail.org antes del viernes. Todavía estamos contratando para puestos de limpieza y conductor de bus. Si está buscando un trabajo que se adapte al horario de su hijo o conoce a alguien que quiera trabajar en Oakley, llámenos. Si conoce a alguien que tiene un estudiante de kinder que aún no está inscrito, pídale que llame a la escuela lo antes posible. Estamos tomando citas para un día de registro la próxima semana. Marque su calendario para nuestro evento de Conocer al Maestro el jueves 24 de agosto de 2 a 4 pm y para el primer día de clases el lunes 28 de agosto para los grados 1-5 y el lunes 28 de agosto o el martes 29 de agosto para kinder ( la mitad de la clase asiste cada uno de los primeros dos días, y todos los estudiantes de kinder asisten a partir del miércoles 30 de agosto). El maestro de su hijo se comunicará con usted la semana del 21 de agosto para presentarse. Las listas de útiles escolares están disponibles en el sitio web de nuestra escuela. Disfruten de las últimas semanas del verano, comuníquense con cualquier pregunta y ¡esperamos verlos pronto!

Attention, BCS Staff: We hope you are having a wonderful summer. Don't forget to check our Employee Values page regularly for local special discounts just for educators. . . . https://www.buncombeschools.org/o/bcs/page/employee-values

🌞 Our Summer Meals Program is in full swing! All children in our community are welcome to stop by one of the sites pictured below for a healthy meal! . . . . #community #summermeals #summer #summer2023 #bcs

☑️Vote for the Buncombe County Schools Foundation to win one of 12 grants being awarded by The Community Betterment Foundation in honor of the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce's 125th Anniversary! Through July 31, you can support Buncombe County Schools Foundation in its mission to build a strong and dynamic foundation for Buncombe County Schools students and educators. Please vote for the Foundation once a day to win one of twelve $10,000 grants in partnership with the Asheville Chamber of Commerce. There is strength in numbers; together, we are more through this powerful collaboration- “Building Community Through Business.” Vote once a day to support BCS students, educators, and faculty. Follow this link: https://woobox.com/hsn3i5 Learn more: https://www.ashevillechamber.org/.../celebrating-125-years/

Breakfast and lunch will be provided at no cost to all students next school year! We are pleased to inform you that Buncombe County Schools will be implementing a program available to schools participating in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Programs called the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). We will also implement Universal Meals at Nesbitt Discovery Academy (NDA). What does this mean for you and your child(ren)? Great news! All enrolled students at Buncombe County Schools are eligible to receive a healthy breakfast and lunch at school at no cost to your household each day of the school year. Parents (except those with students at NDA), there are no action steps for you to take at this time to participate in this program. We look forward to serving your students beginning August 28, 2023. NDA parents will receive separate instructions regarding Universal Meals. If you have any questions about this letter, please contact us at Buncombe Schools Nutrition Office, 828 255-5932.

Buncombe County Schools is hosting an Educator Career Fair on Saturday, March 4, 2023, from 9 am - 12 pm. Location: 175 Bingham Road - Asheville, NC - Use entrance B. We are hiring Elementary, Intermediate, Middle, and High School Teachers for the 2023-24 school year and we want to meet you! Register at https://bit.ly/BCScareers. We look forward to seeing you soon!

All Buncombe County Schools will operate on a two-hour delay for students tomorrow, January 13.

We're thankful for our students, teachers, families, and staff who make our schools shine every day! May you have a safe and restful Thanksgiving holiday. 🦃🍊🍁🍂❤️

Free/Reduced Meal Applications for the new school year are available now! You may apply online >>> https://bit.ly/3QaVJHm This important program ensures all of our students have access to healthy lunches during the school day without accruing large cafeteria balances. This program is confidential and registration is easy! This year, children who qualify for this program will not be responsible for any of the cost of the lunch. This year, universal free lunch is no longer available at the majority of our schools as we continue with COVID recovery. Paper applications will be given out on the first day of school. Please take a few minutes to fill out a free and reduced meal application today, even if you aren’t sure if you will qualify. If you have questions or need assistance please call 828-255-5927. Please note that all schools will still serve breakfast to students at no cost next year!

Attention, Parents: If you have already moved or have plans to move this summer and will switch schools, please plan on enrolling your child in their new school as soon as possible! This includes those remaining in Buncombe County Schools and those leaving the area. Our schools have begun sending out important information for the new school year, and if you aren’t enrolled in the correct school, you’ll miss these messages. Not sure which is or will be your community school? Click buncombeschools.org/findmyschool to connect with your new Buncombe County School. We look forward to welcoming your child to school!

Scheduling routine health check-ups and routine immunizations took a backseat during the pandemic. Now is the time to get back on track with routine care which includes being up-to-date on the vaccines. North Carolina's student immunization schedule includes vaccines such as polio and measles, mumps, rubella (MMR). Kindergarten, seventh, and twelfth graders require certain vaccines that can be found here>>> https://immunization.dph.ncdhhs.gov/schools/k-12.htm Make an appointment with your health care provider to get back on track today. Don’t have a health care provider? Buncombe County Health and Human Services can help. Visit buncombecounty.org/immunize for more information on their walk-in hours and appointment scheduling.

Happy Fourth of July from Buncombe County Schools! 💥 🇺🇸 #BCS #WeAreBCS #BCSadvantage #AVL #Asheville #828isgreat #the828 #WNC #publicschools #NCpublicschools #AVLtoday #AVLnews #Buncombe #BuncombeCounty