Oakley Elementary - TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

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

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

MinecraftEDU Congratulations to our students who participated in the BCS Minecraft EDU Summer Challenges. They are now official Minecraft EDU Challengers! MAY CHALLENGERS Greidys Rogan Greidys R. Rogan B.

We’re excited to announce details about our Summer Meals program that began this week. Linked on our district homepage under Announcements and linked below is a full list of summer meal locations. These meals are at no cost to any child in Buncombe County under the age of 18. Families will be able to pick up breakfast and lunch for their children at these locations. Beginning July 1, kids will be asked to enjoy their breakfast and lunch at the summer meal site. These documents linked below will be updated if any changes occur. https://bit.ly/3Qk8KPY .