Ortega Elementary

Good Afternoon Ortega Families, The City of Jacksonville is mobilizing in response to the impending threat of potential hurricane Helene. In response to the safety threat posed by the storm and the City’s need for shelters: Duval County Public Schools will cease normal operations for students at the conclusion of the early release school day, Wednesday, Sept. 24. There will be no school Thursday 9/26 or Friday 9/27. Afterschool Programs and Athletics: Extended day programs will remain open for normal hours on Wednesday; however, parents and guardians will be encouraged to pick up their children early. All after school activities and athletics scheduled for Wednesday afternoon through Friday, Sept. 27 are canceled. After the storm passes, we will decide when athletics practices and contests can resume. Facilities Preparations and Shelters: District teams are already preparing campuses for the storm following normal procedures. We are preparing to open shelters at the following schools: LaVilla Middle School of the Arts · Atlantic Coast High School · Landmark Middle School · Chaffee Trail Elementary School Potential shelter guests should visit [www.jaxready.com/helene]www.jaxready.com/Helene for specific shelter information . Make-Up Days: The district will determine and announce potential school make-up days in the future.

Don't forget about Ortega Open House tonight at 6:00pm! If you can please join us early at starting at 5:00pm in the media center for our Annual Title I meeting and SAC meeting! We look forward to seeing all of our students and families!

Good morning Ortega Families, Do not forget that we have open house this week, Thursday September 19 at 6:00pm. This is a chance to speak with your child's teachers and to receive valuable information about what your child is learning in class. We also have our Title one and SAC meetings in the media center prior to open house starting at 5:00 pm. We look forward to seeing everyone Thursday evening!

Good Afternoon Ortega Families and Partners, We have been recognized by the FLPBIS: MTSS Project as a 2023-2024 PBIS Model School! Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is a 3-tiered evidence-based prevention framework that leads to reduced exclusionary discipline and improved student and teacher outcomes when fully implemented. By establishing PBIS, we are developing skills, enhancing our school environment, acknowledging appropriate behavior, and using data to identify supports for all of our students and teachers. As a PBIS Model School, we are committed to the effective implementation of PBIS and are seeking positive outcomes for all!

Good morning Ortega Families, If you have not already, please be sure to sign and turn in your child's green permission slip as soon as possible. This permission slip covers most students activities for the first half of the school year. Students will not be able to participate in these fun activities without a signed slip. If you have misplaced your permission slip, please let your child's teacher know so that they can send home another one. Thanks so much!

Good Morning Ortega Families, See the flyer below for information about our Parent Resource Center located in the media center. Our center contains books, board games, educational games, math practice, and reading practice materials. Parents can check these items out and take them home to use for home reading and math practice. We also have two parent only computers in our media center that parents can come in and use to check their focus account, print materials, apply for jobs, and more! If you are unable to visit our resource area please let me know what you are interested in and I will gather items and send them home with your child! Thank you so much!

Good Morning Ortega 3rd - 5th Grade Parents, Art Club presented by Cathedral Arts Project Jacksonville begins this week, Thursday from 3:15 to 5:15. If your student has signed up for art club please be sure they attend. If your student would like to sign up, please go to https://capkids.org/enroll/visual-arts-at-ortega/ to sign up! Thanks so much! Ms. Taylor

Welcome Back! We are Wild About Learning this year at Ortega Elementary. We will be having our first Coffee Chat and School Advisory Council meeting on Friday, 8/23/24 at 9 AM in our media center. Look for flyers to come home next week, but go ahead and mark your calendar to join us. All parents and guardians are invited to attend.