Oregon Trail Elementary School

Save the date - Thursday, February 5th

Barsa popped into classrooms today to check out all the amazing things happening. From curious questions to focused learning and big smiles, there was so much hard work and creativity on display.

Woo hoo to Ms. Cameron's class being the sixth correct answer for our "What's This Song?!?" Wednesday Award! Today's song was "Best Day of My Life" performed by American Authors.

This morning, all students and staff participated in a schoolwide expectations rotation to kick off our return from Christmas Break. Over the course of about an hour and a half, students visited stations focused on expectations for the bathrooms, hallways, playground, assemblies, buses, and cafeteria.

It was a great way to refresh routines, build consistency, and set everyone up for success in the new year. We’re proud of our students for their engagement and positive attitudes!

Week 17 at Oregon Trail was full of "snowball fights", Christmas carols, dress-up days, matching pajamas, snacks, and so many celebrations! ❤️
Have a wonderful Christmas Break! We’ll see everyone back on Tuesday, January 6th.

Mrs. Seamons’ class celebrated Grinchmas with a special guest reader yesterday—complete with a festive Grinch shirt! 🎄

🎄❄️ TFSD wishes you a joyful, safe, and restful holiday season! Christmas Break Starts: December 22 – January 5

There will be no school during this time. We’ll see everyone back in class on January 6! 🎁✨

#TFSD #ChristmasBreak #HappyHolidays #WinterBreak #NoSchool #HolidaySeason

Tomorrow is the LAST day of school before Christmas Break! 🎉
Celebrate by wearing your pajamas or comfiest clothes.
⏰ Don’t forget: Early release at 12:45 PM!

Christmas Sweater or Shirt Day was a lot of fun! Thank you to everyone who participated. Don't forget to wear your Christmas colors tomorrow!

"Shout out for the class with the second correct answer for our What's This Song?!? Wednesday Award! Today was Ms. Blair's class for the piece "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" performed by LeAnn Rimes."

✨ EARLY DISMISSAL – DECEMBER 19

For Early release times, check here: https://www.tfsd.org/page/early-release-times

#TFSD #EarlyDismissal #QuarterEnd #SchoolUpdate #ParentReminder

Today’s dress-up day was Cozy Holiday Socks 🧦❄️
We loved seeing all the festive footwear!

Don’t forget—tomorrow’s dress-up day is Favorite Holiday Shirt or Sweater 🎄🎁
We can’t wait to see your holiday spirit!

Each year, Bernie Jansen donates handcrafted wooden toy cars to Oregon Trail. Mrs. Kjar’s students oil them during the holidays and take them home to enjoy—a simple tradition that means so much.

Students were invited to wear a festive holiday headband or hat to school today and help spread some seasonal cheer! 🎄🎅 It’s a fun and simple way to celebrate the holidays together. Tomorrow's dress up is holiday socks!

Mrs. Ferrera’s class visited Mrs. Christensen’s class for buddy time, where students enjoyed working together to make their gift wish lists for Santa. It was a nice opportunity for the classes to spend time together and share some holiday fun.

Week 16 at Oregon Trail was a merry mix of Christmas cheer—12 Days activities, decked-out halls, small-group testing, carpet-time learning, obstacle-course zooming, and wooden cars vrooming!

Student photographer Barsa observed intervention groups led by Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Swindler, and Mrs. Fowers. The teachers guided students through leveled literacy activities such as word games, sounding out and building words, and progress checks. Every group stayed focused and worked hard throughout the session. Thank you to our amazing Title teachers for providing a safe, supportive space for our students to learn and grow.

Next week is our final week of school before Christmas Break, and we’ll be celebrating with themed dress-up days.