Express Newsletter
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
Discover the future of Oregon Episcopal School as we unveil our bold strategic vision for 2030 and beyond.
Gear up for the spring sports season with new OES Golf, Lacrosse, Tennis, and Track & Field hoodies and more!
Signups for LS Soccer FALL 2025
Join us for a casual gathering in the Lower School Library after drop off on Thursday, May 22. There will be coffee and tea, as well as opportunities to mingle and ask questions about summertime resources from OES staff members. We look forward to celebrating the success of the 2024-2025 school year and the upcoming summer break with our community! |
Join us on June 5 for a breakfast reception to celebrate your contribution to the OES community. Enjoy delicious food and great conversation with OES friends.
View Americans Who Tell The Truth between 4 p.m.–7 p.m. on Thursdays during the run of the exhibit: May 8, May 15, and May 22 in the OES Chapel.
Save the dates for the 2025 Spring Student Extravaganza: May 14–17. The annual extravaganza is an extraordinary labor of love created by and for students as a showcase of performance-based work. Join us!
Update about seasonal allergies and information on exclusion criteria for guidance on when a child should remain at home and return to school.
On May 17, and May 31, we invite families considering applying to OES to join us for a fun morning of connection and play at the Aardvark Community Park located on our beautiful 59-acre OES campus.
Kick off the beginning of the school year with fellow OES parents at this Oktoberfest themed event that supports our students!
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A Message from the Division Head
by David Lowell
A Message from David Lowell 5-9-25
The remaining seven weeks of school are full of performances, presentations and celebrations. You have several ways to access the OES calendar.
- All School Public Website Calendar - this includes options to filter the calendar for LS Events only. The calendar icon is located in the upper right corner of each OES website page
- All School Calendar in List form covering two months of events located at the bottom of the OES homepage
- Parent Portal Community Calendar - this calendar includes filter options as well as events that are of relevance to smaller groups of the OES Community
Besides the OES Calendar you have four other sources of school information.
- The bi-weekly Aardvark News, emailed to you each Friday morning with news from across the school
- The weekly Lower School Express, included as a link in the weekly Aardvark News
- The weekly Room Parent newsletter emailed out to you each Sunday which contains information particularly relevant to he grade or class
- The teachers’ classroom websites contain schedules, curricular updates and news about upcoming events
Next week the Americans Who Tell The Truth exhibit by Robert Shetterly will open in the OES Chapel. The exhibit, which runs from April 28 through May 30th, features portraits of 20 Americans committed to environmental justice. You are welcome to come to the chapel to experience the exhibit yourself. If you want to confirm that there is no other programming taking place at the time (such as a division's chapel), please feel free to contact Chris Decatur, Head Chaplain.
Moving Into Coffees
Among the upcoming events we will be offering this spring are the annual Moving Into Coffees. Each year we offer parents a time to be introduced to their child’s grade to come during our Moving into Coffees. See the table below for the dates and grade levels of the coffees. The coffees are listed in grade level order. Review the schedule below and plan to attend the coffee for the grade that your child will be moving into next fall. Kirstin McAuley, Chris Thompson, grade level teachers, and I look forward to sharing our goals for the 2025-26 school year, highlights of the grade level to come, and answering your questions.
Each Moving into Coffees will be preceded by an informal coffee social from 7:45 - 8:15 in the LS Library.
Dates | Grade | Time | Location |
Monday, June 6 | Moving into Pimary | 8:15-9:15 | LS Library |
Monday, May 19 | Moving into 1st | 8:15-9:15 | LS Library |
Monday, June 2 | Moving into 2nd | 8:15-9:15 | LS Library |
Wednesday, June 4 | Moving into 3rd | 8:15-9:15 | LS Library |
Wednesday, May 21 | Moving into 4th | 8:15-9:15 | LS Library |
Wednesday, May 28 | Moving into 5th | 8:15-9:15 | LS Library |