Otisville Elementary School

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Congratulations to these Otisville Elementary students who have been recognized as PBIS-STAR students for Quarter 1. Otisville's PBIS-STAR program focuses on creating and sustaining a positive school environment which embraces educationally sound methods that foster student character, safety, academic excellence and individual citizenship.

BEACH DAY at Otisville! Last Friday was perfect beach weather, and tied in perfectly with Otisville Elementary's Beach Day! Take a peek! Students had a great time without having to deal with high temperatures! It's going to be an extremely hot day today, Minisink Valley! Please stay cool and hydrate!

Kara Welsh’s Otisville third and fourth-grade art students took advantage of the recent sunny weather to go outdoors to create these beautiful cyanotypes prints! What a unique lesson! A cyanotype, also known as a sun print, is a photographic printing process that produces a distinctive blue image. It's a fun and accessible art project for kids because it uses the sun's light and doesn't require a darkroom or film. Students place objects on special light-sensitive paper, expose it to sunlight, and then rinse it in water to reveal the image!

Otisville Elementary has saluted Security Officer Calvin Bailey, who is retiring at the end of this school year. Fun facts: Mr. Bailey became a student at the former the Minisink School in 1958 when he started fourth-grade, and graduated from Minisink in 1967. Students will miss his calm and caring demeanor and his commitment to student and staff safety! The beautiful piece of art presented to Mr. Bailey was created by Curtis Hossann, Otisville's night custodian.

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MORE WEATHER CHALLENGES? Not a problem! Otisville hosted Part 2 of its annual Field Day festivities today, June 18. with staff and volunteers seamlessly pivoting to bring Field Day indoors! And, our youngest students had a wonderful time! Take a peek; and again... a huge --huge--huge THANK YOU to everyone involved for making the day a great one! We appreciate all of you! See more photos on the district's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MinisinkValleyCSD

Otisville hosted its annual Field Day today, June 17. and despite Mother Nature's lack of cooperation, the day was a hit and a fun filled one for all! Staff and volunteers seamlessly pivoted and brought Field Day indoors! Take a peek; and a huge --huge--huge THANK YOU to everyone involved for making the day a great one! We appreciate all of you! See more photos on the district's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MinisinkValleyCSD

The Otisville Fifth-Grade Celebration Dance was certainly Oscar-worthy! Take a peek at the evening's fun....and glamour! Thank you to Otisville PTO and all the volunteers who played an important role in its success! See more photos on the district's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MinisinkValleyCSD

Otisville fifth-graders recently had a fun, wet and very important field trip to the High School’s natatorium for a Water Safety Day! Physical Education teachers Tom Uhrig and Stephanie Giufre and third-grade teacher Holly Pason led the activities with help from high school lifeguards. Students learned how to fit a lifejacket correctly, demonstrate and understand a huddle and H.E.L.P (Heat Escape Lesson Position). They learned about changing body positions in the water if they needed go; and what to do if someone is drowning or having difficulty in the water. Ask them about this! There was also time for water fun, too, as everyone got to play shallow water games called “Popsicle,” “Mr. Wolf/Mr. Shark,” “Sharks and Minnows” and “Kickboard Relay.” Thank you to all involved for making this trip fun and important!

Tomorrow, June 14, is Flag Day! Today, Otisville Elementary held an all-school outdoor assembly to talk about the importance of this day, to be reminded of a few facts about the U.S. flag and to sing a few songs. It's a great civics lesson! Don't our little students look adorable with their specially made "flag hats?" Fifth-grader Leah Galligan spoke about Flag Day, and provided history on how the day is celebrated in various places. Third-grader Zephyr Welsh shared fun facts about the flag. Selected fifth-grade flutists played "Yankee Doodle Dandy," led Band Teacher Maria Fenfert: Elizabeth Claus Adelyn Carroll Mickayla Brink Natalia Sierra Amelia McCarey Zahra Mechkour Ailani Fermin-Gonzalez Paislee Dragone Alayna Reynolds Iliana Rivera Sofia Raigoza And, Chorus Teacher Skyler Klein led the entire school in singing: "You're a Grand Old Flag," "America the Beautiful" and "The Star Spangled Banner." Flag Day, celebrated annually on June 14, is a national observance that commemorates the adoption of the American flag by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777. It's a day to honor and show respect for the U.S. flag and what it represents.

BRAVO! BRAVO! Kudos to the 21 singers and musicians who performed at last evening's Otisville Elementary Band/Chorus Recital! (And to teachers Syler Klein and Maria Fenfert who prepared them their performances!) It was a wonderful evening! The plan was to have an outdoor recital, but the gathering was brought indoors when dark clouds arrived. Everyone quickly pivoted and student performances continued as planned! Thank you to everyone for their flexibility!

CONGRATULATIONS to the Otisville and Intermediate School Girls on the Run (GOTR) teams, who competed with grit at this past weekend's 5K Race at LEGOLAND New York! We know they had a wonderful time and represented the district with distinction! Thank you to everyone at both schools who made our students' GOTR experiences so memorable!