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Lower School Hours for the 2024-25 School Year
- 8 a.m.–3 p.m. All Days (Except Wednesday)
- 8 a.m.–2 p.m. Wednesdays Only
Auction raffle tickets are on sale! A reserved Lower Lot parking space for a year could be yours!
Please consider filling out our tech usage survey.
At the conclusion of the Anxious Generation conversation during the November Lower School Parent Partnership meeting, 40% of the follow-up questions were related to technology use. In response we have purchase access for two screenings of the Screenagers: Elementary School Age Edition film.
Only two weeks left to purchase your tickets!
The 2025 State of the School presentation video is now available! You can find the recording and an informative “OES By the Numbers” suite of infographics in the Parent and Employee Portals. Hear new information from school leaders, get energized by hearing stories of real student experiences, and learn about where our school is headed in the next few years.
Starting on Monday, January 27 the Lower School doors will close at 8:00am and classroom attendance will be taken.
A list of the upcoming Lower School events.
We have implemented a new visitor management system to enhance campus security and simplify the visitor process. Learn more.
The OES Upper School Babysitters list is posted in the parent portal.
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A Message from the Division Head
by David Lowell
A Message from David Lowell 1-30-25
Yesterday and today we have been hosting applicants for prekindergarten through 1st grade and their parents. While the children had a classroom experience with the teachers, the adults heard about the EC3 Design Center, Athletics, After School and Summer Programs. Thank you to all of you who recommended friends or family consider OES for the education of their children.
I enjoyed seeing many members of the OES community at the Dreaming Justice presentation featuring Ivan McClellan, a celebrated Black rodeo producer and photographer, as he shared his journey to embracing cowboy culture and the stories of modern Black cowboys' and cowgirls' vital contributions to the American West. Through stunning visuals and personal anecdotes, McClellan explores themes of resilience, representation, and cultural pride. His talk highlighted the intersection of history, art, and modern rodeo culture, inspiring a deeper appreciation for diversity within America’s rich cowboy tradition.
Thank you to those of you who were able to join us for the Beginning and Intermediate years Curriculum Coffees. The slide decks from the coffees will be posted next week in the Parent Portal if you want to review the content. Each slideshow includes some information about reading the learning reports that will be made available to you on February 7. We send the reports to you before conferences so you can review the learning report and come to the conference with appreciations and questions.
I also want to appreciate all of you who have reset your family morning routines to help your children arrive at school on time. We had no unexcused tardies this week in Lower School.
Admissions and Report Writing Days
All LS faculty participated in the admissions visits for our Beginning Years applicants yesterday and today. All Lower School faculty will use Monday, February 3rd to write learning reports for their students. There are no Lower School classes on Monday. Lower School learning reports will be posted in the parent portal after 4:00 pm on Friday, February 7.
Specialist Reports
Specialist reports include curriculum summaries from each specialist subject taught at that grade. Specialist Teachers will report on individual student progress at designated grade levels following the list below.
- PreK - PE
- Kindergarten -Music, PE
- Primary - PE
- 1st - PE, Science, Spanish
- 2nd - Music, PE, Technology
- 3rd - Art, PE, Spanish
- 4th - Music, PE, Technology
- 5th - Art, Science, Spanish