 School Picture Retakes Angie Whitaker and Joe Carson will be at Oak Grove to take your child's picture retakes on Wednesday, November 9th. Mark the date on your calendar so your child will be ready to smile! Please contact Kristen Logan at kristenvlogan@yahoo.com should you have any questions. |
2nd Annual OGE Food Drive
Please continue to bring in your items for the Food Drive benefiting the Atlanta Community Food Bank. Items can be placed in containers located in the front lobby.
Check out the cafeteria this week and watch our "Chain of
Goodness" grow! |
School Council Meeting The next School Council meeting will be Thursday, November 10th at 8:00AM in the media center conference room. The public is welcome to attend. |
Spirit Night at Moes' Southwest Grill
This Wednesday at Loehmann's Plaza location (2484 Briarcliff Rd.)
Feed the MOEment and support Oak Grove Elementary at Moe's Spirit Night this coming
Wednesday, November 9th
. Present the Moe's spirit night flyer (inside your child's Communicator) to Moe's and Moe's will donate 10% of your sales to Oak Grove Elementary!
Questions? Contact michelhudson@hotmail.com. |
Walking Wednesday: New Lights for Path We had 176 walkers this past Wednesday. Way to go Oak Grove!
We have just one more Walking Wednesday remaining this semester so use your best efforts to get out and walk or bike next Wednesday.
There are new lights along the path between North Akin Dr. and the school so take advantage of that enhancement.
We will be handing out some great incentives so please join your neighbors and walk or bike to school! Remember to be safe and be seen! |
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Advertising Opportunities
Advertise your small business in our newsletter!
E-mail Amy Busch by clicking here
for more information. |
Car Safety Reminder
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Avoid a ticket. Obey all parking signs and traffic laws when visiting Oak Grove Elementary.
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Reflections Art Winners Announcement (Part 1 of 2)
We were so happy with the entries from all participants in Reflections Art contest this year. How exciting! The first and second place winners from each grade will be on their way to the county level this week, bearing the OAK GROVE Banner! Thank you to parent Kathy Malloy for bringing forth our entries. (watch for Part 2 of 2 next week)
Visual Arts:
Grade Winning Artists
Pre K: Sydney L. (1st & 2nd), Sophia O.
K: Samantha S., Katelyn H., Leonardo S.
1st: Bradley T., Eileen C., Jacob B.
2nd: Shrita R., Devon B., Jamie K., Honorable Mention: Griffin H.
3rd: Hayes F., Cody N., Ibaad S.,
Honorable Mention: Catie H., Sutton N.
4th: Sophie L., Ella G., Sophie L., Honorable Mention: Vivian H.
5th: Evelyn. L, Victoria H., Jasmine M.,
Honorable Mention: Summer M., Sairah H.
Literary Arts (Writing):
Grade Winning Artists
2nd: Shrita R., Krista K. Annie W.
3rd: Cody N., Rachel L., Aleyandra S.
4th: no 4th grade entries
5th: Neel T., Nick S., Sabbat S., Honorable Mention: Khirin. W. |
To the Book Fair and Beyond!
Open During Thanksgiving School Lunches!!
Book Fair Nov. 14-18
Mon.- Thurs: 7:30am-3:30pm
Family Night Tues. Only: 5:00pm-7:30pm
Friday: 7:30am - 9:00am |
Farm to School Day for November The October Farm to School Day was a great success - thanks to students, staff, and parents! More than 500 students were recognized for either eating the Granny Smith Apples served through the lunch program or bringing and eating apples in their lunch from home. Students were spotted actually carrying unfinished apples with them at the end of the lunch period instead of throwing them away - way to go Oak Grove students! To keep building on this success, the Nutrition and Wellness Committee will promote this month's DeKalb Farm to School Day on Thursday, November 10th, and the item will be locally grown Sweet Potatoes. During morning announcements, the committee will have interesting facts and will be present in the cafeteria encouraging students to try sweet potatoes. If your student has a lunch account already set up, please encourage them to try the sweet potatoes on this day. If your child brings lunch from home, you can pack sweet potatoes on this day for him or her to eat or send 75 cents with them to purchase as an a la carte item.  Pictures of last month's event are being posted on the bulletin board in the main hallway outside of Mrs. Neely's office. Additional pictures will be taken and can be viewed on the Clubs & Committees section of the PTA website. If you have additional questions or would like to volunteer to help with the monthly event please contact Margaret West at mrh0@cdc.gov.
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Fall Work Day The Building & Grounds committee will be having our fall work day on Saturday, November 12th, from 9am to noon. Our plan is to work on general "clean up" of the grounds in the front of the school and along Oak Grove Rd. PLUS a clean up of the nature trail and the blacktop basketball/play court. We'll have hot coffee, water and doughnuts as an incentive!!
 If you are planning to come, we could use the following equipment/help:
- Weed eaters
- Edgers
- Pruning shears
- Leaf/yard blowers
- Rakes
Thanks in advance for volunteering to make our school look great!
If you have any questions, please contact
Mark Richardson at mark.richardson85@gmail.com.
- Mark Richardson and Gust Xides (Co-Chairs, Building and Grounds Committee) |
New Link to Math Superstars Worksheets Check out the new link that will take you directly to Session 2 worksheets!
All 4th and 5th graders participating in Math Superstars in Session 2 will receive a Maddio's coupon. Students should submit all completed worksheets to the Math Superstars Folder in their homerooms. The due date is November 10th.
Congratulations to Mrs. Welch's Kindergarten class! They are the winners of our traveling trophy for the homeroom with the greatest participation rate. For more information about Oak Grove's Math Superstars Program, visit the PTA website under the Clubs & Committees section. |
Used Sneakers for GreenSneakers.org Safe Routes to School is partnering with Girls on the Run, Briarcliff Woods Beach Club chapter, to collect used sneakers for the non-profit organization GreenSneakers (see GreenSneakers.org for more information about this charity).
If you have old sneakers of any size, you may donate them and they will become REUSED as affordable footwear for people in need around
the world, raise funds for GreenSneakers and help support jobs in third world countries. There is a collection bin in the front area of the school for you to drop-off your old sneakers. Please ensure each pair is tied together and placed in a plastic grocery bag. Thanks in advance for your participation! Please make any donations by Thursday, Nov. 10th. |
Thanksgiving Luncheon Schedule
Wednesday, Nov. 16th Thursday, Nov. 17th
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10:45 |
Hnat | |
10:45 |
Dukes-Dugan | |
10:52 |
Spears | |
10:52 |
Walker | |
10:59 |
Pullman | |
10:59 |
Welch | |
11:06 |
Arcidiacono | |
11:06 |
Vannoy | |
11:13 |
Hinton | |
11:13 |
Bolsen | |
11:20 |
Mahfoud | |
11:20 |
Kaufman | |
11:27 |
Clausen | |
11:27 |
Shafer | |
11:34 |
Plucker | |
11:34 |
Boykins | |
11:41 |
Kuefler | |
11:41 |
Albright | |
11:48 |
Lee | |
11:48 |
Impersine | |
11:55 |
McClintock | |
11:55 |
Reeves | |
12:02 |
Manganello | |
12:02 |
Fields | |
12:09 |
Hopkins (Gray) | |
12:09 |
Koepke | |
12:16 |
Kennedy | |
12:16 |
Hawkins | |
12:23 |
McCarthy | |
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12:30 |
Doss | |
12:30 | |
Sack lunch for grades not featured on that day:
On Wednesday, Kindergarten will pick up lunches between 10:20-10:30.Second grade lunches will be delivered to the classroom. Fourth grade will come through after 12:30 to pick up sack lunches. On Thursday, First grade will pick up sack lunches between 10:20-10:30. Third grade lunches will be delivered to the classroom. |
Taylor Organics and CSA Program Taylor Organics has been Oak Grove Elementary's Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program since last May. Members really enjoy Neil Taylor's superior produce. We even get some homemade organic jellies, jams, and ciders. Our kids experience new foods! Every week is an exciting adventure with what you are going to cook for your family. Neil also provides recipes on his blog and members share recipes too. We invite you to join this wonderful community program.
When: Tuesday evenings (year round). Pick up time will change when weather gets cooler.
Where: SPRIG Restaurant in the Oak Grove Village, 2860 LaVista Road, Decatur, GA 30033
Who: Any families living in our general neighborhood who want to enjoy fresh organic veggies, fruits, and more from a local farm. All local schools and communities are welcome to participate.
How: Go to http://taylorganic.blogspot.com to sign up.
Questions: Call Taylor Organics at 770-981-0827
Don't forget to mention that you are joining the OAK GROVE CSA.
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... Oak Grove sent Charles A., Brandon R., Isabella R., and Ella H. (pictured in the header) to the DeKalb Honor Chorus? They perform on Saturday, 11.5 at 3:00pm at Avondale Baptist Church as part of a fifth grade chorus made of DeKalb County students.
... 4th & 5th grade art is on display at the Atlanta Humane Society this weekend?
... Several Oak Grove teachers attended the Georgia Educational Technology Conference this week. Stay tuned for the implementation of new and innovative lessons integrating technology at Oak Grove!
... The first graders will put on a musical informance at Oak Grove on Thursday, 11.10 at 6:30pm. They are sure to impress under the direction of our own Marcia Card!
... The fifth graders and their teachers and parents provided the leadership to put on the Fall Festival on Friday 11/4. It was an extremely well attended event and fun was had by all! Thank you to the teacher and parent team and the Oak Grove Class of 2012!
... The Oak Grove Foundation Annual Campaign is under way. Consider a gift to the foundation to help Oak Grove realize it's vision to be a place of
LEARNING WITHOUT LIMITS!
Sincerely, Dr. Neely, Principal Oak Grove Elementary |
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Click here to visit the Pet Buddy website.
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To contact Nature Cleaning Services by email click here.
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Sincerely,
Amy Busch
Oak Grove Elementary PTA |
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