ORS 5th Grade students participated in a realistic voting experience today by voting for their Character Council officers!! Thank You to 5th Grade teacher Mrs. Marquess for creating this opportunity!! Go Gators! @downey_unified

ORS Principals for the day!! Very proud of our Gator Students!! @downey_unified

ORS families and staff enjoyed Elf on The Shelf story night by Mrs. Jasich!! Thank You PTA for providing all our students with a goody bag to enjoy during the story time! We had over 150 families and staff join our special zoom story night!! @downey_unified

Save the date for our ORS Open House and PTA In-N-Out Night! Monday, May 9, 2022 5:30-6:30 Classrooms Open 5:00-7:00 In N Out truck is serving food!

ORS is an Apple Distinguished School!

We are looking forward to a great school year! Please mark your calendars for the orientation dates!

We loved welcoming all of our students and families today! It was a great day to be a GATOR! Old River Elementary DowneyUnified Downey Teacher

We are here for you! Downey Teacher DowneyUnified Old River Elementary

Special thank you to Footlocker in Downey for gifting Ms. Atlas and room 11 with a basket filled with school supplies!!!

Join us as we celebrate kindness next week!

It’s Kindness Week at ORS!

This Parent Online Series comes highly recommended! We encourage our families to sign up!

We had so much fun sharing our love of the arts at the ORS PTA Winter Jam! Congratulations to all of our artists for a job well done! Thank you to PTA and all of our awesome families for the support!

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We loved having the Autry Museum on campus this week! Every classroom was able to explore the histories and cultures of the American West through inquiry and discovery! Downey Teacher Katrina Kleinpeter

We sent 130 students off to Science Camp this week for an awesome adventure! Snow, exploration, and bonding! Way to go gators! DowneyUnified Downey Teacher

Save the Date ☕ Tue, 2/20 at 6 pm - Join Dr. Garcia for a delicious cup of coffee and conversation at Sussman Middle School! Everyone is invited and we hope to see you there. ☕

ORS 5th graders diving into real-world challenges inspired by our ELA text on wolves and wildfires. Using Little Bits to innovate solutions and sharing our learning through podcasting for both animal conservation and climate issues #littlebits #innovativeEducation

🌟 Dr. Garcia visited ORS classrooms today and saw incredible creativity, innovation, and collaboration! From STEM to art our students are inspiring! 🚀 Thank you, Dr. Garcia, for supporting our future leaders! #ORS #Innovation #Collaboration 🌟🎨👩🏽‍🔬🧑🏾‍🔬

ORS Open House! Tuesday, March 26 Food 5:00-7:00 Book Fair 5:00-7:00 Classrooms Open 5:30-6:30