Dear Oak Park Families,
Thank you for your teamwork and support on this first day of school. We loved seeing all of the smiles on the students' faces throughout the day! Thank you also for wearing masks to keep our school community safe! Students shared excitement at returning to school and many said they enjoyed meeting new friends. Teachers were happy as well, reporting that students were very well behaved and were focused in class.
We know that dismissal was a bit congested today, so to assist students in dismissing we will distribute meals to the classrooms and/or near the lunch court. We’ll also designate areas for safe passage outside of the gate. And because safety is our number one priority, we worked on a solution so that dismissal is not so crowded. Beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, August 31, we will have our TK-Kindergarten students arrive through the gate on the 54th Street Frontage Road. All other grades (1st-5th), please continue to enter and exit through the front gate. Since parents are not allowed on campus, students will be able to walk to their classroom and TK/Kinder students will see their teachers standing outside of their classroom door and can walk to them. TK/Kinder students will also be dismissed from that same gate on the 54th Street Frontage Road and all other grades (1st-5th) will be dismissed through the front gate. Parents can walk to the TK-Kinder gate, where students will be called to meet them via walkie-talkie by our staff. Older siblings of TK-Kindergarten students will also be able to enter and exit through the 54th Street gate. Please continue to communicate with your children’s teachers so they know a sibling will be dropping TK/Kinder students off in the morning and picking them up at dismissal.
Please do not leave your car unattended on 54th Street and/or in the Drop Off/Pick Up Lane on Maple Street! Please remember to not double park on any street! Please do not park in front of driveways! Please be respectful to our neighbors, and to each other as you come to drop off and pick up your children!
Thank you for your patience and assistance as we begin this new year. Thanks again for your support and partnership, as we look forward to a successful year! Please contact the office if you have any questions at 619-344-5000.
Thank you,
Dr. Villery & Ms. Curtis
#OakParkStrong
Welcome Back to School
Oak Park Elementary 2021-2022
First Day of School:
àMonday, August 30, 2021 at 9:00 a.m.-3:35 p.m.
Students will be On Campus Full Time, Monday-Friday
4TK/5TK-5th Grade:
à9:00 a.m. – 3:35 p.m. (M, W, TH, F)
à9:00 a.m. – 12:55 p.m. (Minimum day Tuesday)
Preschool/Blended Learning:
àAM Class 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
àPM Class 12:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Click HERE to find the Class Rosters in ABC Order to find your child's teacher for the school year. The rosters are also posted on the Front Gate of the school.
Use this School Map to see where your child's teacher's classroom is located.
Please make sure you do not send your child to school with any COVID-like symptoms. Ask these questions from the Daily Symptoms Checklist. We will not collect the checklists, but please do not send your child to school if they experience any of the symptoms.
Thanks for partnering with us in your child’s education! J
#OakParkStrong