Parents of 5th Graders, We will be pulling together a meeting to start planning our 5th Grade Celebration. The first meeting will be held on January 29th at 5:30 pm in the school library. The first meeting will be informational and help parents get the historical perspective about what we typically do for this event. Please join us if you want to be part of the... READ MORE >

https://www.smore.com/mj62r We have so much news this week with the holiday break coming up! Please read to stay in the loop READ MORE >

Our weekly newsletter for the week of November 12-15:Information about Fundraiser Pick up times PTC Holiday Bazaar Sign Up to Help READ MORE >

Lots of news about the PTC and some upcoming events. READ MORE >

Here's our weekly newsletter from OTES. We are having Doughnuts with Dogs (Dads of Great Students) in our lobby tomorrow. We are hoping some families with Military Service can join us to honor their service to the country. READ MORE >

The K-Kids Collected over $400 in Pennies for Pennies for Patients. This was a very successful October Project. Onto November with our GRATEFUL HEARTS Project. READ MORE >

Great turn out for Diversity Night! Thanks for celebrating our school. Hope to see some friends at our Garden Clean Up Day tomorrow, October 26th from 9 am to Noon READ MORE >

The newsletter for this week is attached for your information. We appreciate you all working on getting your child to school on time this week, even in that stormy day on Thursday! Next week we have our DIVERSITY WEEK Celebration and hope to have some fun activities and experiences for your children to experience here at OTES. READ MORE >

Here's our newsletter for this week! No School on Friday, October 11! No School on Monday, October 14! Enjoy the long weekend! https://www.smore.com/yd902 READ MORE >

Here's our newsletter for the week of Sept 30-October 4. Due to predicted rain, we will not have our walk to school day tomorrow (October 4) READ MORE >

Here's our newsletter this week! Hope to see you at Walk to School tomorrow and RIVERFEST!!!https://www.smore.com/zftx2 READ MORE >

Here's our newsletter for September 16-20. We are loving these beautiful fall days!!! READ MORE >

Here's our newsletter for September 9-13. Hope you join us for our two events this weekend. See the newsletter for details. READ MORE >

A great family event to stay healthy and active as a family. Either participate in the 1K Fun Run or Run/Walk the 5K on September 15th at 10:00Pre-Registration on September 13th 3pm to 5 pm --Tie Dye T-shirt party!!! READ MORE >

On the days listed, all students and their families are welcome to join us at 7:15am at Perkins Park to walk or bike to school. Families are welcome and encouraged to join in, but if you can't, there will be plenty of staff to walk with students. This is a great way to start the day with some physical activity and relationship building! Join us!If students are... READ MORE >

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We always post a newsletter to our Website and Facebook Page to keep you informed. READ MORE >

Throughout the summer we are trying to maintain our gardens and expose our students to so wonderful programming. We will host an event on the Second Saturday of Each Month in the Summer to build our students' appreciation and capacity for gardening at OTES. This first event was a big success. READ MORE >

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April 24th Review Date: June 11 with rain Date on June 12. Due to the number of parents needing to participate in the Middle School Camp Jordan Trip, we moved the dates of our celebration. The students will start in their rooms and Lisa Harvey is getting a group together to serve breakfast to the students. Around 9:00 am we will have the Gym for our formal... READ MORE >

Enjoy your April Vacation!!! READ MORE >

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OTES and the PTC are hosting our annual book fair and camp sign up night on April 2nd from 3 pm to 7 pm. Come join us and celebrate literacy! READ MORE >

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We are pleased to have some wonderful press about our Outdoor Learning Classroom! https://bangordailynews.com/20... READ MORE >

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Students of all grade levels get to perform for their peers and parents tonight at OTES. Talent show starts at 6 pm and free popcorn and water will be given out by the PTC! We know we have some very talented students here at OTES. Come join the fun READ MORE >

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Parents and students were given a Hannaford gift card for their participation at our Pop Up Food Party. This was an activity developed to engage families about healthy options for family meals. READ MORE >

Week 2 at OTES was all about the good food and learning about healthy lifestyles. Students and staff got a lot out of the activities and experiences. READ MORE >

Here's our weekly newsletter for your family. We appreciate all the wonderful activities we've had this week with Nutrition Week at OTES READ MORE >

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The D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) will be meeting next week on January 16th at 6 pm at YAMAS. All Dads welcome! READ MORE >

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Each Month we celebrate our students and appreciate each one for their unique spirit. The Learners Are Leaders is a recognition program to celebrate our students for their unique and different talents. The school gathers each month for these recognition ceremonies. Students are always excited to set goals each month and to strive to be better students and humans.... READ MORE >

We were pleased to host several realtors at OTES and to showcase our school for the community. We have a lot of celebrate and display in Old Town. Thank you to special tour hosts, Colby Drost, Ava Harvey, Sophia Morgan, Lily Rand, and Karina Dumond. READ MORE >

The K-kids, a service program for our Grade 3-5 students named this year’s officers. President: Ava, Vice President: Colby, Secretary: Lily , Treasurer: Karina READ MORE >

STEM at OTES OTES provides a wide range of opportunities for students to explore STEM in the classroom and beyond. STEM activities are embedded in the day-to-day learning in every classroom, where students are encouraged to challenge their minds to become better problem solvers and critical thinkers. OTES is home to a Makerspace filled with the technology... READ MORE >

OTES offers music class once a week for grades K-3, which include learning how to sing, create, read, and move to music. Students have a chance to experience a wide variety of music and activities in their younger elementary years. When learning to read music, we start with basic rhythm instruments to read simple passages, and by third grade we read notated music... READ MORE >

Welcome to OTES wellness. During physical education, students will learn a variety of skills, activities, games, and sports that will enhance their physical well- being. It’s all about getting moving and having fun! In addition to physical education, all students that arrive to school by 7:30am are given 40-plus minutes of recess. Our wellness programming... READ MORE >

The learning environment a school creates to develop the learning opportunities for their students is key to the school’s and a student’s success. When students enter into a school they must feel the collective effort to provide an environment ripe for learning. “When a flower does not bloom, you fix the environment, not the flower” Alexander Den Heijer. OTES... READ MORE >

Pam Dunphy and Renee St. Peter participated in Project Learning Tree Training this summer. The program provides classroom teachers with 96 lessons on environmental education which can be infused in science, language arts, social studies, reading, math, art, music, special education, and civics lessons. In order to implement some of these... READ MORE >

Next Friday, September 28th, we will have another Walk To School Day at OTES. The students and families can meet us at Perkins Street Park at 7:30 am to walk to school on the bike path. This is a great way to start the day and end the school week. We know a healthy start is very important to a good school day. READ MORE >

Old Town Elementary met with the University officials last week to develop our concept for our Outdoor classroom. We are excited to explore our woods in the back of our school and create a space for our student to use as a learning lab. The teachers are already trying to develop their ideas to help support the learning experience for our students. We are trying to... READ MORE >

Each of the bus drivers will be conducting some safety procedures on their bus in the next couple of weeks We just wanted parents to be aware in case some students have fears or anxiety about the bus safety procedures. READ MORE >

Join the PTC! The next meeting will be held, October 3rd at 6 pm. This year's theme is "BRING A FRIEND" in order to promote participation and membership. READ MORE >

OTES Pre-K student walks to the beaver bog broughtthe sounds of nature home with the spring peepersand the occasional tweet of the birds. READ MORE >