Good Morning,

Last week was an exciting week at OES.  Our girls had an opportunity to Skype with Lesley Patterson,to help promote our Girls on the Run team.  She spoke to the girls from San Diego at no cost.  We have been in contact through Twitter and she would like to speak with our girls again!  We have a special Skype session for our boys coming up soon, details soon.

I'm also excited to share that our Skillrilla event was a big hit.  We have worked for a few years to find an event that targets 3rd-5th grade students.  We have tried a couple movie nights in the past, but it is difficult to find movies that are appropriate for students in that age range.  About a month ago, Mrs. Moore and I met with representatives from each classroom.  After a few meetings, this event was designed.  It is always wonderful when this type of collaboration works so well.  I would like to thank Mrs. Moore.  I don't normally single out volunteers, we have so many, but she really took charge of this event and made it happen.  We had about 150 students participate, 55% boys and 45% girls.  The event also drew more 5th grade students than 3rd or 4th.  I feel like we accomplished our goals for this event and look forward to trying it again in the future.