Turn Off the TV Week Events!!

School Spirit Day!!

The entire school gathered today to celebrate OTES School Spirit. Students and staff were wearing school clothing and community colors (red, blue, green, & yellow).

The LMS White Jazz Band (Defending State Champions for the last 14 years!!!) performed for us. All students should be commended for their great behavior.

In addition to the great performance by the middle school jazz band, students and teachers were entertained by musical chairs and limbo. Mrs. Nahra also told the amazing story of how Dr. Tuell was saved from the spell by the students and teachers of LMS. This was a great way to send students off to April Vacation. See you all in a week!!

Technology at OTES

As a school, we have the great responsibility of preparing children for the future. It’s scary to think that most jobs and careers they will choose do not yet exist. The role of technology as a teaching and learning tool has become more and more prevalent, thus sparking a new integrative approach where the technology is part of regular class curriculum, instead of a separate entity (or computer class as “we” learned).

It is no great mystery that technology will continue to advance and we can no longer choose not to use technology as it already exists in virtually every walk of life.

Please pay attention to the technology your child uses. Ask questions...it's o.k. to look over their shoulder. And it is certainly o.k. to admit that your child knows more than you do!! Just the other day, second grade students were teaching Dr. Tuell and I how to use a techno gadget.

Programs such as Tux Paint, and websites such as Netsmartz.org are great examples of useful Internet tools for students and parents.

The future is now....

-Mr. Cyr

P.E. Teachers of the Future at OTES

Future Physical Education teachers from the University of Maine spent the afternoon with Mr. Thurston's P.E. classes today. OTES is very fortunate to have such a valuable resource in our own backyard (literally). The UMaine instructor had the same to say about having our wonderful school available to them!!

OTES Volunteer Bookfair in Library

The OTES Library is hosting it's annual Volunteer Book Fair. All week long, students will be touring the fair with their classrooms. This Thursday evening, from 6-8 p.m., there will be a Book Fair Desert Night.... All are welcome!!! Come and support OTES!!