Oriole Beach Elementary School

🚨VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!🚨
It’s time for our annual PTO membership drive! 
Our PTO plays a significant role in supporting our school and we want you to join!
As a fun challenge, the class with the highest participation will earn a POPSICLE PARTY!
To join, visit www.obepto.com and sign up today!
If you have questions, reach out to our PTO at oriolebeachelementarypto@gmail.com
Be sure to follow OBE's PTO on Facebook for ways you can get involved at OBE this school year!
https://www.facebook.com/oriolebeachelpto
#obeisthebestplacetobe

Please join us on Tuesday, September 9th at 9:00 am in the OBE library. All volunteers will need to attend and learn about school's code of conduct, policies, and procedures addressed by Administration and Guidance. PTO leadership will be there to present volunteer opportunities and current committee chair needs. Light breakfast spread will be provided. If you have questions, please e-mail: oriolebeachelementarypto@gmail.com

Friendly Reminder- there will be no school on September 1st, 2025. We will be observing Labor Day. Our school office will also be closed this day.

Order forms for class t-shirts are going home and are due on or before August 29th.
You may purchase shirts using MySchoolBucks, cash, or check.
Link below-
https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/prdembd?ref=ZZHW3OJWSY0456G_ZZ5WN63ZH0WOGGG

Join us at Community Life Church on August 28th from 6-8pm for Playing it Safe: Exposing Dangers in our Digital World. This is a parent only event. RSVP is encouraged, but not required.

The Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) and STAR Assessments are progress monitoring tests administered three times per year to track your student’s progress in learning the Benchmarks of Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) Standards throughout this school year. The purpose of this letter is to inform you that your student will participate in the first administration (PM1) of the Grade K-5 Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST/STAR) ELA Reading and Mathematics assessments on:

STAR (FAST) Assessments:
Second Grade: Aug. 21st – 22nd (STAR Reading and Math Assessments)
First Grade: Aug. 26th – 27th (STAR Reading/STAR Early Literacy and Math Assessments)
Kindergarten: Sometime between Aug. 20th – Sept. 30th. Your student’s teacher will communicate their testing dates with you.

Progress Learning – 5th Science:
Fifth Grade: Aug. 28th

FAST Assessments:
Third Grade: Sept. 4th (ELA) – 5th (Math)
Fourth Grade: Sept. 8th (ELA) – 9th (Math)
Fifth Grade: Sept. 10th (ELA) & 11th (Math)

Your student’s results from PM1 are for informational purposes only, and you will be provided with information about how to access the results after testing is completed.

Open House Information!

Tuesday, September 16th:
Kindergarten, 4th, and 5th
6:00 pm - 6:45 pm

Thursday, September 18th:
1st, 2nd, 3rd Grade
6:00 pm - 6:45 pm

My Ride K-12 will be the new bus tracking app for 2025-2026! 📲 Once you create an account and link your student, routes with stops and times are now updated and available for most families as of August 6. If you have questions or concerns pertaining to transportation, please enter a Transportation 411 request below. Our transportation staff is monitoring this and will follow up with you. 🔗https://www.santarosaschools.org/o/srcds/page/transportation-411

Plan ahead for your child’s lunch at OBE! 🥗 🥪
👉Breakfast/Lunch menus available each month on this app.
👉Add lunch money conveniently online through MySchoolBucks! Receive notifications when lunch balances get low. MySchoolBucks is available on your SRCSD app!
👉Apply for free/reduced lunch applications (last year’s applications will expire on September 19th, 2025.)

Student Accident Insurance Information for the 2025-2026 School Year. See flyer for additional details.

Meet the Teacher Dates & Times!
AUGUST 7, 2025
5th grade- 9:00am-9:45am
4th grade & 2nd grade- 10:15am- 11:00am
3rd grade & 1 s t grade- 11:30am-12:15pm
Kindergarten- 1:00pm-1:45pm
N ew to OBE Q&A 1:45pm-2:15pm

See attached flyer for details.

OBE School Supply Lists for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year! ✏️ ✂️ 📚

Website link 🔗 https://www.santarosaschools.org/page/25-26-back-to-school-page

School Advisory Council Dates for 2025-2026 School Year. Please see attached flyer for days and times.

Summer Reading Check-Outs! Please see attached flyer for dates and times that our OBE library will be open and available for check-outs!

School's out, but summer meals are in! Please see attached image for details regarding free breakfast and lunch locations around Santa Rosa County.

Communications Update for the 2025-2026: APP TO DOWNLOAD...see flyer for info! For the 25-26 school year, we will be using a district app for alerts, rooms 2-way communication with teachers, and website resources. We encourage you to download the SRCDS app for all communication needs. This will be your "one stop shop" for all things SRCDS! All custodial contact information from FOCUS will be synced as we transition to our new platform. Important Items to Note: Calls will come from your child's school or the district number (850-983-5150). Texts will come from 9099. Emails will come from your child's principal (school message) or PIO@santarosa.k12.fl.us (district message). We encourage families to remain opted in for notifications as this includes crisis communication, school closures, or other emergency alerts. If you need to change/update your contact information or notification preferences, this is done in the FOCUS Parent Portal. Our data from FOCUS syncs each night with our communication app.

School Supply Lists info for the 2025-2026 School Year!

Don't forget about your mental health over the summer! SRCSD is proud to offer several resources for you and your child. See flyer for details.