10/09/26 Week Ahead

Posted Date: 10/10/26 (07:19 PM)

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Week Ahead

Oak Ridge School

October 9, 2026

This Week on the Ridge

Image of David Gable, conductor of the Cape Symphony Youth Orchestra, working with Ben Healy's violin class

Another epic week here at Oak Ridge! We had a successful Walk, Ride, Roll to School Day, along with Fire Safety Assemblies for Grades 3 and 6—thank you to Andrew Mandel from the Sandwich Fire Department for joining us! And a big congratulations to our Curators’ Club on their gallery opening. The submissions were excellent, and club members did a fantastic job organizing and displaying the work. Bravo!

David Gable, conductor of the Cape Symphony Youth Orchestra, came in today to work with Mr. Healy's violin class. He stayed for three hours working with students on bow grips, posture, and violin technique. Today, we had a successful lockdown drill. This was in partnership with the Sandwich Police Department and our District Safety Committee. We are proud of our students.

We celebrated several different students who received "Positive Office Referrals" this week (see below). Positive Office Referrals are sent in by teachers to recognize and acknowledge the great ways that students are making a difference in our Oak Ridge Community! We look forward to seeing students on Tuesday, October 13!

Students Making Positive Phone Calls Home

Reminders & Updates

Bus Evacuation

We will have Bus Evacuation on Thursday, October 15 upon arrival to school. This is one of our annual safety drills.

PTA News

Image of Knight at Fun Run "The Fun Run is back! Our biggest (and hopefully only!!) fundraiser of the year!

Fun Run Update!

Registered? Great! Now it's time to share!
Each registered student has their own FundHub fundraising page. Share your student's link with family, friends, neighbors, and anyone who would like to support Sandwich Elementary students.
Still need to register. Here's the link and the school code is: 66d85e767e2e9
Next Up: The two classes that collectively raise the most donations by percentage this week will be awarded lunch outside with a popsicle party!
Don't forget: There are fun incentives happening throughout the month, so tell your student to keep an ear on those morning announcements!
Fun Run Dates
Forestdale — October 23rd
Oak Ridge — October 30th
Fun Run 101: Get all the details you need here!
Every donation helps us get closer to our $95,000 goal and helps fund field trips, performances, author visits, special programs, classroom extras, and more.
Want to ask more questions or get involved?
Join us at the next PTA meeting on 10/13 at the Oak Ridge Library or on Zoom (the zoom link is on our website). We're starting at 6pm.

Marigold of the Week

Carol Archambeault, Grade 6 Teacher

Mrs. Archambeault's nomination for this recognition from her colleague reads:

"Carol has established a safe, caring classroom in her new area of expertise: Social Studies! Students who have been hesitant to participate and read aloud in class have a newfound confidence in her classroom, and it is truly heartwarming to see their amazing effort and courage to be more engaged in sixth grade!"