Welcome to Ormstown Elementary School

A place to grow and learn, and where our mission is student success.

Home learning challenges for our students

All past and current learning challenges are found within these grade level links

Preschool K4 & K5 Grade 1 – Mrs Frank & Mme Kathryn Grade 1 – Ms Sarah & Mme C Grade 2 – Ms Sarah & Mme C Grade 3 – Mrs Frank & Mme Kathryn Junior Learning Centre Grade 3/4 – Mme McCaig, Mr Woods Senior Learning Centre Grades 5 & 6 Physical Education

OES’ “O Canada” Challenge

We are all so proud and grateful for all of the essential workers who are helping us get through this challenging time. As a tribute, OES students were invited to videotape themselves singing our National Anthem in English and/or in French.

Mr. Campbell’s Lava Challenge

Will you take on Mr. Campbell’s challenge? Send your pictures or videos to our Facebook or Instagram pages (@oesrocks)

Click here – Our students have responded!

Click here for a special message from the staff to our students

We will continue to work during this time to help make this difficult situation as easy as possible on our families.

Do not hesitate to reach out to us by email at jhenrico@nfsb.qc.ca

Please continue to check this website for updates and additional information.

Online Learning Resources for our students

These resources are being provided to our families in order to assist with the challenge of being at home. There is no expectation at this time that school work be completed by our students. It will be important to keep a balance of other activities to help everyone stay mentally and physically healthy (outdoor play time, arts & crafts, creative play, board games, etc..).

Brain Pop Username: oesrocks Password: oesrocks20

Adventure Academy free trial code: school8809

BOKs workouts are live on Facebook at 12:00 daily.

Any information for our parent community regarding COVID-19 will be posted here and on the NFSB website.

May 2020 – Protocol for Sudents and Staff with Symptoms of COVID-19

March 30 – NFSB letter to families re closing to May 1st

March 16 – OES letter to our families

March 14 – A coronavirus social story – for our students

March 13 – Talking to Children About COVID-19 (Coronavirus) – A Parent Resource

March 10 – OES letter regarding COVID-19 preventative measures

Focus on fluency

If your child is struggling to read fluently, there are strategies you can use at home to support this critical, lifelong skill. Don’t worry! Any child who struggles with reading fluency can improve with practice, attention, and consistent feedback. Here are a few simple ways to get your kids reading pages and pages of text with absolute confidence.

Video for parents: What is fluency?

Video for parents: Help your child read fluently.

Supporting good fluency can be summarized by three strategies:

Model fluent reading

Read aloud together

Reread favourite books

Donations to Ormstown Elementary School can be made by cheque and mailed to: 7 Georges, Ormstown, QC J0S 1K0. A tax receipt will be returned for donations made to our school. Kindly include your full name and address. We thank you for supporting our students and the special activities that we provide to them.