This weeks "Cultural Spotlight" was Raul De Melo in Mrs. Mayo's class. Raul explained some traditional Brazilian foods, festivals, the Amazon rainforest, speaking Portuguese as a native language, tourist destinations, and what the Brazilian flag means. #joyfullearningcommunity



Who doesn't love reading to a super cool lion??

Thank you to all our OE Veterans, students, and families for participating in our Veteran's Day Assemblies. We love you! #joyfullearningcommunity



Manha is our Cultural Spotlight from Bengali.She shared with us how to say “hello” in Bengali, “Assalamualaikum”, the Bengali alphabet which has 44 letters & traditional foods her family eats. We also learned the meaning of the colors in the flag & much more.🇧🇩Mrs. Illingsworth

Ignite the inventor, creator, engineer within you! Project-based learning with Mrs. Wilson #joyfullearningcommunity

Mrs. Miller from OE did an amazing job sharing what she has learned over many years teaching. Thank you!

At OE we learn about countries our students moved to the US from. Diversity makes us strong!

At OE we learn about countries our students came from. Diversity makes us strong!

Good Afternoon,
This is a reminder that all Windsor Public Schools will be closed for students, tomorrow, November 7th, because of Election Day.
All staff will report to work for Teacher PD.
WPS Communications
Mr. Lockhart has been a regular visitor to our school & earlier in the year he promised the kids he would include a special visit dressed in his 🧑🚒clothing. Later in the day we heard a presentation from 👩🚒 Laurie ' got to explore & climb on a real fire truck. #OEhappenings




Shout out to the Windsor Fire Department! Our students/staff loved having you visit OE last week! #
joyfullearningcommunity



Shout out to Mrs. Allen for October's Golden Paw Award! Mrs. Allen goes above and beyond to help the children in her classroom. She is patient, kind, and always approaches any obstacle with grace. Thank you for all that you do at OE! #joyfullearningcommunity

Thank you to all those who participated in our Trunk or Treat! Special shout-out to our wonderful PTO, Windsor Police and Fire Department!




Mrs. Adamski's class had the most "chicken eggs" for following our PAWS expectations in the caf! As promised, Mrs. Thompson came down for the chicken dance celebration! #joyfullearningcommunity

Our Cultural Spotlight is from Puerto Rico. Xander shared about a traditional pig roast (lechón), how his family celebrates Three Kings Day, and traditional clothing worn in Puerto Rico. We were so excited to learn about Puerto Rico🇵🇷 #joyfullearningcommunity
Mrs. Illingsworth

Thank you to all the Fathers who showed up to our WATCH D.O.G.S. kick off event! We look forward to seeing all the Dads in the halls at OE this year. Thank you, thank you, thank you!




We have been learning about the sun, moon, stars and light/shadows and constellations in first grade. We traced the shadow of a shape outside at various times of day to see how the sun appears to move. We learned how to play "shadow tag" outside too!
-Mrs. Miller




