Reminders for the 2nd Week of School

For the remainder of the school year, students will walk to their classrooms independently. Plan a spot with your child to say goodbye each morning. If you come in the front door, the corner of the white picket fence is a great spot. If you come up the back path, the edge of William's Pavilion is another good choice. We have patrols waiting inside the front doors to escort our youngest children to their classrooms. 

It is important for student safety that all children wear closed toe shoes every day. All children go to PE three times per week and spend at least 15 minutes on the playground for recess.  In addition, remember that spaghetti straps and halter tops are not to be worn to school. Girls should consider wearing shorts under dresses so that undergarments are not shown during playtime, PE, recess, and carpet time.

For all of our walkers who bring a dog on your morning trek, please adhere to the following:

-Please do not leave dogs unattended or tied to the fence or railing.

-Please do not bring your dog past the white picket fence at the front entrance or past William's pavilion at the back entrance. We have children who are very afraid and also allergic to dogs.

-Please do not bring your dog inside the building.

Thank you for a great opening week. We are off to a great start!  

Literary Guild Organizing Meeting

Wednesday, August 17, 8:00am

Annual Ice Cream Social and PTA Meeting

Friday, August 19, 6:00PM

Thank you from PE/Health Department

Thank you to all our wonderful parents who generously donated much needed supplies to our PE/Health Department! 

Wish Lists for Non-homeroom Teachers

Non-homeroom teachers don't get a chance to share their wish lists for supplies by talking to parents at Open House.  This year we thought we'd share their wish lists through the newsletter to see if you can help!  

Free Dinner!  Free Dessert!

Once again, Uncle Maddio's Pizza Joint and Menchie's Frozen Yogurt are partnering with Oak Grove Elementary for Spirit Nights to be held on the third Wednesday of each month.  The first one will be on September 21st. [Located in Toco Hills Shopping Center].

 
Questions about spirit nights?

Contact michelhudson@hotmail.com

OAK GROVE CREATIVE DRAMA CLUB for the active and imaginative child who loves the land of make-believe is still accepting a few K-3rd grade students for the Wednesday 2:45-3:40 fall session.  Classes meet for 12 weeks, on-site at Oak Grove.  Have fun, stimulate the imagination, build confidence, presentation and sequencing skills and learn all about acting, theater and performance.  We are a process oriented program and teach kids about creativity, characters, costumes, story-telling, mythology, puppetry, theater games, fairy tales and improvisation.  Learn to use your voice and body expressively.  Register on-line at www.dramachildren.com or call Doris Seiden, Director, for information (678)557-1456.

Please Note: Thursday session for 1st-5th graders is now full!

OAK GROVE KEYBOARD/PIANO CLUB still has limited openings for the 12-week fall session for kids who want to learn how to play the electric piano keyboard.  Please note: Tuesday, 2:45 class for K and 1st graders is now full!  Still registering K and 1st graders for Thursday 4:15 class as well as 2nd-5th graders for Tuesday 3:45 and Thursday 5:15.  Register on-line at www.familykeyboard.com or call Doris Seiden, Director, for information at 678-557-1456.  Have fun learning to play the piano in our Suzuki-style program which includes ear training, musical notation, percussion, singing, rhythm and movement games, keyboard improvisation and an end-of-session recital.

www.campdragon.net  e-mail: contactus@campdragon.net 

A Program for 3rd-5th Grade Girls

Registration opens Monday, 8/15

Girls on the Run is a non-profit organization designed to educate and prepare girls for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living. The program consists of training for a 5K race while incorporating character building, self esteem enhancing activities and a focus on healthy living. The Girls on the Run program takes place over 12 weeks and consists of several chapters across the country.

Visit www.girlsontherunatlanta.org for more information.

Registration Information for our local chapter:

• Briarcliff Woods Chapter (Briarcliff Woods Beach Club, 1830 Morris Landers Road, Atlanta, GA 30345)
• Meetings - Tuesdays from 4-5:30pm & Sundays from 4-5:30pm (program begins Sept. 6th and concludes with a 5K race on Nov. 13th)
• Program fee: $170 (Scholarships are available)
• Maximum of 15 participants per chapter
• Registration opens August 15th at 9 am at www.girlsontherunatlanta.org (Register at 9:00 am on 8/15 as space is limited. Choose Briarcliff Woods as your chapter. Registration closes on 9/11.)