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Oatville Mission Statement
 
School Pledge

I Pledge today to do my best in reading, math and all the rest

I promise to obey the rules in my class and in our school.

I will respect myself and show respect for others too.

I will speak up if I see others being treated unfairly.

I am here to learn all I can.

I will try my best to be all I am.

These things make us…Today's Learners, Tomorrow's Leaders

 
Shared Beliefs

• All children will learn and develop a desire for learning

• Learning is an on-going, lifelong process

• In striving to meet each child's academic, social and creative strengths.

• All children should have the confidence to be risk takers without losing their dignity.

• In celebrating the diversity of all learners.

•The school environment should be one of mutual respect, responsibility and accountability.

• The education of a child consists of a partnership with the child, the teachers, the parents and the community.

Oatville Elementary

4335 South Hoover     Wichita, Kansas 67215
Principal: Patricia Yorgensen
Phone: (316) 554-2290 Fax: (316) 554-2292
E-mail: pyorgen@usd261.com

Start Time: 8:30 a.m. End Time: 3:35 p.m.


Congratulations!
Oatville Students Make AYP & Achieve Standard of Excellence
NEWS & INFORMATION

Odyssey of the Mind Team Qualifies For World Championship
The Oatville team qualified for the World Championship in Baltimore, Maryland after placing 2nd recently at the State Competition in Lawrence. The students need to raise $6,000 so they are selling donuts each Thursday morning, selling ice cream floats on May 2nd and sponsoring a Hat Day on May 16th. THe donuts are 50 cents each, ice cream floats will be $1 and students wearing a hat donate $1 to OM. The team would welcome donations to help make this trip possible. Please contact Melinda Wren, OM coach if you would like to contribute. Congratulations!

Odyssey of the Mind Team


Elementary Summer Academies
Students who have been recommended by their teachers or who just want additional help in the areas of reading and math may participate in Reading & Math Academy this year. These classes will be taught in two sessions. The first session will be a review of the previous school year's work, and the second will be an introduction of new concepts for the upcoming year. The fee is $50 ($25 for students will reduced lunches/free for students on free lunch). Enrollment for Academies will be held in the Rex Elementary Main Office from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. on May 5th, 6th, & 8th.
Informational flyer

Students may also participate in Enrichment Academy where they will learn about taekwondo, digital photography, music, fairy tales, sports, art, science experiments, and much, much, more! These classes will be taught in both morning and afternoon sessions. The fee for three weeks of half-day sessions is $125. The fee for three weeks of all-day sessions is $230. The academy will be held at Rex Elementary, the first session is June 9 - 26 and the second session is July 7 - 17, Monday through Thursdays, no classes will be held on Fridays. The morning class will be from 8:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m., the afternoon class begins at 12:15 p.m. and dismisses at 3:30 p.m. All day students may bring a sack lunch to enjoy between sessions; supervision will be provided. Transportation is provided for in-district students. Enrollment for Academies will be held in the Rex Elementary Main Office from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. on May 5th, 6th, & 8th.
Informational flyer


Enrollment 2008-2009
All current USD 261 students will use mail-in enrollment for the 2008-2009 school year. All Kindergarten and Pre-Kndergarten students who attended Kindergarten Ruond-Up in April will also enroll by mail. Mail-in enrollment packets will be mailed in early July and should be mailed back to the district office by July 25. All forms must be filled out and returned in order to complete the enrollment process. Any outstanding fees should be paid prior to enrollment.

New Student Enrollment
The district will conduct a new student enrollment for students who are new to the Haysville School District. All new students to the district will enroll at Haysville Middle School, 900 W. Grand, from 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. More information.....

Oatville Pride
The district recently implemented a new program, district-wide to improve student behaviors and to provide a framework for building a more positive attitude regarding school and our district. PRIDE stands for Preparation, Respect, Integrity, Discipline, and Excellence. All students will be taught what PRIDE looks like in various locations around the building. Signs and banners will be posted throughout the district to remind all students and patrons to display Haysville PRIDE!

Cici's Pizza Night - Thursdays During the School Year
Join us at Cici's Pizza anytime from 4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. to help raise money for Oatville Elementary PTA. Just mention that you are from Oatville and Cici's will donate 15% of all the sales to the school. The classroom which has the most people in attendance will receive a pizza party the following week.

Congratulations 2008-2009 PTA Officers
President: Kim Hovey & Courtney Harris
1st Vice President: Krista Ricke & Christina Snell
2nd Vice President: Bonnie Saucedo
Secretary: Michelle Wegner

Treasurer: Wendy Garrison
Room Parent Coordinator: Trasie Bressler
Special Events Coordinator: Susan Sanders


Have you moved????
If you have moved or have a telephone number change please let the secretaries in the office know. It is extremely important that your child's school records are accurate for emergencies and for important mailings.

School Hours
School starts at 8:30 a.m. and dismisses at 3:35 p.m. Students can go to their classrooms beginning at 8:20 a.m. There is no adult supervision available for students until 8:00 a.m. unless you use Latchkey services. Students who arrive after 8:00 and before 8:20 will need to go to the library. Please do not use the bus drive to drop off students, instead have them enter through the front doors on the north side of the building. Afternoon kindergarten students should arrive at 12:45 p.m. unless they eat lunch. Your help is appreciated in these matters.

Volunteer Guidelines - pdf format
Interested in becoming a district volunteer? Check out our guidelines for Teachers, Parents/Families, and Volunteers striving for a professional learning community. One hour a week, one day a week, one day on a special project - your efforts make a difference for students.

District Wellness Plan
The Haysville School District recently adopted a wellness plan to improve the health and well-being of our students. Parents are asked to assist by following guidelines for providing healthy items in their child's sack lunch as well as healthy snacks for parties and special occasions. While parties are a time to celebrate, providing healthy items can still be fun. This also includes morning snacks which are sent with children on a regular basis. When providing beverages, please refrain from sending high calorie beverages or soft drinks. Approved snacks include the following items: Cereal bars, Trail Mix, Granola Bars, Cracker with cheese, Rice Krispie Treats, Fruit Snacks, Fresh Fruit, Raisins or other dried fruit, beef jerky, rice snacks, animal crackers, nuts, pretzels, vegetables, or other similar items. For special parties, be creative and consider veggies and dip, pizza, string cheese, meat and cheese with crackers, yogurt cups, apples with fruit dip, pudding cups, and other healthy ideas. In addition, students will be participating in a walking program during a portion of their recess time. If you have any questions or would like a copy of the district wellness plan, please speak with your child's teacher or call the school office. More information will be sent home each month regarding our wellness plan.

 

HISTORY OF OATVILLE

 

The first Oatville School was a two-room school located at the northwest corner of MacArthur Road and West Street in southwest Wichita near the small community of Oatville. In 1956, the present Oatville Elementary was opened on South Hoover and the principal lived on the campus in a small white house
located directly north of the building.

Oatville then had classes for kindergarten through eighth grade. School buses have since provided transportation for children to the rural elementary school. In 1967, Oatville was unified with the Haysville School District and the seventh and eighth graders were transferred to Haysville Junior High.

Oatville's enrollment has grown with the neighborhood. This year's enrollment of approximately 380 students is up from 150 students several years ago. This created both rewards and challenges for the staff and the facilities.

Class size increased steadily to a current range of between 18 and 24 students per classroom. During the spring and summer of 1991, four new classrooms and several smaller rooms were added to the existing building. Mobile units have been added to the west end of the parking lot for additional classrooms. Due to continued rising enrollment, the facilities at Oatville were again improved in 1999 through a bond issue project.  This included 5 new classrooms, a large addition to the library and a new kitchen. Additional remodeling of the building also occurred to make the facilities even better.

The curriculum at Oatville includes the basic core subject areas, as well as music, physical education, library and computer lab. The library is fortunate to have 6 computers for the Accelerated Reader Program due to the Golden Apple Grant and the support of the district. In addition, fifth grade band and orchestra are also offered but must also share space with other programs. Oatville also has several special education programs. The interrelated/Learning Disabilities, Life Skills, and Gifted programs provide services to Oatville students through an inclusion model as well as a pull-out model.


Oatville students are continually being challenged and are expected to meet the high standards established by the district and the Oatville staff. Such standards include student accountability for their own learning, stressing the importance of homework and the use of assignment notebooks, implementing a Wednesday folder to assure weekly parental contact, establishing high standards for basic skills in both reading and math, promoting and encouraging leisure reading , involving students in the learning process through cooperative learning and peer tutoring, participation in state and national sponsored contests (geography, math and spelling), establishing outcomes for student learning styles. 

Due to these high expectations, Oatville students consistently score above the state average on the Kansas Assessment Tests and awards are distributed to students throughout the year and culminate with a special year end assembly specifically honoring those with high academic achievement levels, good school attendance and significant improvement in the basic subjects. Fifth grade students who meet the criteria for Presidential Academic Fitness and extra Effort are acknowledged and presented these special awards.



Oatville has been fortunate to have cafeteria service located within the school, preparing a hearty breakfast and nutritious lunch for students each day. Oatville School continues to have an active parent organization which coordinates and sponsors various events throughout the school year for both parents and students. Oatville Thank YouOatville School is known for the fine community support in educating our future leaders. The school is fortunate to have an active PTA which helps plan and implement many student activities. Area businesses support the school by serving on various committees and by providing financial support for special events and projects. Such projects have included purchasing the Channel 3 Weather Lab Station for Oatville. The outdoor lighted school sign was installed by the USD Project 261 and displays current events and announcements for the community. The Oatville PTA recently donated a new stone sign placed at the entrance of the school.Golden Apple Award


The staff and students are also proud of being named the 1996 Golden Apple Elementary School and proudly display the award banner outside the entrance of the building. Also displayed throughout the building.

OATVILLE STAFF LIST – 2007/2008
 
Name Email
@ usd261.com
Position
August, Conolley caugust 3rd grade  
Batt, Leanne lbatt 2nd grade  
Brickman Elizabeth ebrickma Para  
Carpenter, Paula pcarp 2nd grade  
Cathey, Scott scathey 5th grade  
Chrisco, Crystal cchrisco Speech  
Coats, Jan jcoats 5th grade  
Cox, Emily ecox Band  
Crane, Angela acrane 2nd grade  
Dandurand, Betty bdandura ELL Para  
Davis, Nancy ndavis Health Aide  
Dennison, Sandy sdennison Library Clerk  
Dent, Shane dent 3rd grade  
DeWild, Sharon   Kitchen  
Dickerson, Cindy cdickers Para  
Fager, Melissa mfager Kind. Teacher  
Ferris, Chris cferris Secretary  
George, Connie cgeorge Secretary  
George, Mary mgeorge Para  
Griffin, Pam   Kitchen  
Gunter, Nancy ngunter ECC Para  
Hansen, Donna dhansen Orchestra  
Hardy, Jana   SPED Para  
Harvey, Colleen charvey P.E. Teacher  
Haskell, Cindy chaskell 4th grade  
Hays, Norma nhays Para  
Holliday, Sally sholiday GTC Teacher  
Hying, Paula   Playground  
Horsley, Linda lhorsley Para  
Hufford, Rosemary   Playground  
Johnson, Berta   Lunchroom  
Kelley, Janice jkelley Para  
Lightbody, Suzan slight ECC Teacher  
Machart, Natalie nmachart Music  
McLean, Helen hmclean ECC Teacher  
Meek, Tami tmeek Kind. Teacher  
Metoxen, Al ametoxin Custodian  
Moore, Margo   Custodian  
Omenski, Carol comenski Tech.  
Park, Rene rpark 5th grade  
Picard, Judy jpicard Psychologist  
Racobs, Lynda lracobs 4th grade  
Rollow, Lynn rollow 1st grade  
Russell, Kristen krussell 3rd grade  
Salyer, Wendi wsalyer 1st grade  
Sexton, Jennifer jsexton 4th grade  
Simons, Becky bsimons Kitchen Mgr.  
Sommerhauser, Joy jsommer LD Teacher  
Teeter, Tammie   Lunchroom  
Underhill, Diane dunder 1st grade  
Wasigner, Debi debi Reading  
Whisler, Sheri   Para  
Williams, Jetta jwilliam LD Teacher  
Williams, Pam williams Librarian  
Willig, Pat pwillig Para  
Wren, Melinda mjmwren 5th teacher  
Yorgensen, Pat pyorgen Principal  
       
 


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