Welcome to Ox Ridge Elementary School

Ox Ridge is a K – 5 school serving approximately 490 students through a comprehensive approach towards educating “whole” children. Our tremendous faculty and staff actively cultivate the cognitive, physical, artistic, social, ethical and emotional development of students year round.

Teachers, administrators and support personnel collaborate to craft responsive, learner-centered classroom environments designed to advance student learning. Across our varied curricula students at Ox Ridge engage in:

•             Deep, critical thought about interesting ideas
•             Carefully supported risk taking
•             High levels of responsible, kind collaboration with peers and adults
•             Reflection on their strengths and areas for continuous improvement
•             Growth in their love of learning

Our keenly connected and dedicated Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) strengthens the school community in a variety of ways.  We encourage you to visit their website to learn about and potentially participate in this vibrant organization.

Ox Ridge values and strongly encourages family participation in the educational process. Please feel free to contact your child’s teacher or either of us if you have any questions or concerns throughout the school year!

Looking forward,

Luke Forshaw, Principal
Kristin Goldstein, Assistant Principal


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Weather-related Procedure Information

2012-13 District Calendar

 

 

Safe School Climate Plan

As required by Connecticut Public Act 11-232, “An Act Concerning the Strengthening of School Bullying Laws”, on December 13, 2011 the Darien Board of Education approved a Safe School Climate Plan. To view click here. This plan is a supplement to Board of Education Policy 5245, Bullying Prevention and Intervention. To view click here.

Web Prepayment system for school meals available now!

With LunchPrepay.com you never have to worry about lost lunch money again. LunchPrepay.com is a secure, easy and convenient way to apply funds directly to your student's account online. You can even check the account balance and keep an eye on what your student is buying! As an added convenience, parents can receive a Low Balance notification email alerting the parent that the student’s account will need another payment applied soon.

www.LunchPrepay.com has been designed to make it easy for you to know exactly what information you need to provide and to guide you through the process.

Membership Details:

  • $10 Membership fee (one-time only)
  • Deposit money with ease using your debit or credit card
  • Flexibility to deposit money into multiple student accounts with one payment
  • View Account Balances
  • View 90 day Meal History
  • Low Balance Notification via email

To learn more visit www.LunchPrepay.com to register, you simply need your student’s district student Id #. If you do not have this number you may obtain it from your student’s school.

Green Cleaning Programs in Schools (CT PUBLIC ACT 09-81)

The State of Connecticut is requiring that each local and regional board of education implement a green cleaning program for all school buildings and facilities in its district.

The Darien Public Schools is committed to the implementation of this law by providing the staff and the parents and guardians of each child enrolled in each school with a written statement of the school district’s green cleaning program as well as making it available on its web site annually.

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Dr. Falcone PTO visit December 8, 2010 (WMV format)

*** ATTENTION TEACHERS ***

Useful links to child friendly Internet search engines and resources are listed below.

TekMom - Search Tools for Students
Yahooligans - Web Guide for Kids
Ask Jeeves for Kids

 

 
 
   

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