 Maddio's & Menchie's Spirit Night
5:00-8:00pm, Wednesday, January 18th
Enjoy a night out of the kitchen while benefiting OGE! Enjoy Maddio's pizza for dinner then stroll next door for a yummy yogurt dessert at Menchie's. Maddio's and Menchie's will contribute 10% of your sales to OGE! Located at 3027 N. Druid Hills Rd. in the Toco Hills Shopping Center.
Our guest pizza maker will be Mr. Tait Anberg!
Spirit night at Maddio's and Menchie's is EVERY THIRD WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH. |
Healthy Spot Award
January will kick off the Healthy Spot Award in which teachers who encourage healthy eating and physical activity habits will be rewarded with a Whole Foods gift card. Parentswanting to send in nominations can e-mail Margaret West at mrh0@cdc.gov.
Keep your eyes and ears open and let us know who should be considered each month. |
Class Pictures
Angie Whitaker and Joe Carson will be at Oak Grove on January 31st to take class pictures. 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.
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Literary Guild Update
Attention Parents of 3rd, 4th and 5th graders:
This past Wednesday was the deadline for the Literary Review that will be held next week. Your student will receive an invitation to attend the Literary Review (light lunch and time to discuss books read) if a level was completed by that day. There will be another Literary Review in May, so keep reading. |
ELPC Meeting
Date Change
The Emory LaVista Parent Council annual legislative update meeting is a meeting with our state house and senate representatives. In order to provide more detailed information about current legislation we are moving the date of our
meeting to FEBRUARY 15TH. The location of the meeting, Briar Vista Elementary, will remain the same.
Look for more details in the near future. |
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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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> ITBS & CogAT scores for 1st, 3rd, and 5th graders have arrived. We are sorting and organzing them this week. They will come home in your child's communicator on Friday, Jan. 13th. We do not have any information yet on gifted identification.
>The Oak Grove Lego Robotics team won a first place award at the county meet in December. They competed at the Super-Regional event in Warner-Robbins on Saturday, Jan. 6th. The team, coached by Linda Stuhr and Dauray Impersine consisted of:
Joshua W.
Riley E.
Joshua K.
Evelyn L.
Vivian H.
Jenny Z.
Gabrielle K.
Matthew Q.
Brittany B.
Evren B.
A special thank you to the PTA for funding the traveling costs for our coaches! We are able to participate in activities such as this one because of generous parent support of the PTA and its events and fundraisers like Boosterthon!
>On Jan. 13th, Spanish class information and registration forms were sent in communicators. We will have Spanish classes on Wednesdays from 2:45 to 3:45 in February through May for K-1, 2-3, and 4-5 grade students. Space is limited so register today!
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| Honor's Day Program for 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grades
Oak Grove Elementary is excited to announce Honor's Day Programs for 3rd through 5th grades. We will be honoring students and their accomplishments in a variety of areas... academics, extra-curricular, fine arts, etc. The theme for our honors day programs will be "How are we smart?" versus a more common theme of "How smart are we?" We feel as though Honor's Day will highlight Learning Without Limits at Oak Grove Elementary!
Honor's Day will take place in school-wide programs for 3rd grade through 5th grade. They will be held at the end of the school year to celebrate student performance. The events will be held as follows. You will receive an invitation if your child is being recognized.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
5th grade, 8:30am
Thursday, May 24, 2012
4th grade, 8:30am
3rd grade, 9:30am
Students can earn honors in the following areas:
Principal's List: All A's and all S's in specials, conduct and work habits
Honor Roll: All B's or better and all S's in specials, conduct and work habits
Specials Award: Outstanding performance in Art, Music, Instrumental Music, and/or Physical Education
Most Improved Award: Reserved for students who have made big improvements in performance during the year
Perfect Attendance: Reserved for students who have been at school and on-time every day of the semester (religious leave does not count against perfect attendance). A special year-long Perfect Attendance Award can be earned.
Extra Effort: Given to students who have demonstrated effort at the "above and beyond" level in their academic work
Citizenship: Given to one student per homeroom for demonstrating outstanding citizenship
Subject Awards (Social Studies, Science, Math, Language Arts):
Given to one student per subject area per homeroom in 4th and 5th grades for top academic performance in subject areas.
Extra-curricular Awards: These awards will be given for top performance and/or participation in our school clubs and competitions. Examples include Science Olympiad, Math Team, Academic Bowl, Lego-Robotics, Track Club, Math SuperStars, Reading Bowl, Spelling Bee, etc.
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There is Still Time to Sign Up for Career Day
The Counseling Department is so grateful for your efforts to assist with educating our children about careers. Thank you so much for volunteering your time to do this. Career Day will be held on Friday, February 3, 2012 from 8:00 am - 12:00 pm. As a guest speaker you will be asked to share your career, training, education requirements, and other pertinent aspects of your job to our students. You will rotate between three to four classes and will speak for approximately 25 minutes each. It is advised that you spend 15 minutes sharing your profession and 10 minutes for questions/answers. Props are welcomed and audio/visual equipment is available i.e. television, DVD Player, SmartBoards, and LCD (limited; please request these items upon receipt of this letter). Please complete and send me your Career Day form (click here to download) if you wish to volunteer. It is the mission of our Counseling Department and school to fully meet
the needs of every child by giving them every possible resource available for productive citizenship in the 21st century. To this end I thank you for your support to this educational experience and to Oak Grove School.
If you have any questions, please contact me at 678-874-7416.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Reeves, Ed.S
Professional School Counselor
Oak Grove School |
Eat for Your Heart!
Healthy Heroes Session 2 two begins Monday, January 16 and runs through Friday, January 27. Students will learn nutrition and lifestyle tips for how to have a healthy heart and complete fun worksheet activities to reinforce the concepts.
Session 2's prizes include free passes to Leapin' Lizards and Stone Summit, among others! Be sure to hand in worksheets to teachers by January 27th for a chance to win!
To access the worksheets go to: www.gmail.com
Log In: oakgrovehealthyheroes
Password: mind&body
Don't miss the newly designed cafeteria bulletin board featuring Oak Grove Healthy Heroes projects!
Please contact Cindy Schoell if you have any questions: drschoell@gmail.com
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Celebrate DeKalb's Farm-to-School Day
January 19th
A big thank you to students, staff, and parents that participated in the December Farm to School Day! Almost all students were recognized for eating the broccoli!
The Nutrition and Wellness Committee will promote this month's DeKalb Farm to School Day on Thursday, January 19th and the item will once again be locally grown broccoli (unfortunately, the zucchini originally advertised was unavailable). Committee members will be in the cafeteria encouraging kids to try broccoli. They will also provide interesting facts about the item during the morning announcements the week before. If your students buys lunch that day, please encourage them to try broccoli. If they bring lunch from home, you can pack broccoli or send 75 cents with them to purchase it as an a la carte item.
Pictures of the last two monthly events have been posted on the bulletin board in the main hallway outside of Mrs. Neely's office. Additional pictures are posted periodically 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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Oak Grove Hosts Next County Farm-to-School Meeting
On the evening of January 18th, Oak Grove Elementary will host the next DeKalb County Farm to School Meeting in the Cafeteria from 6:00-7:30pm. This will be the third countywide farm to school meeting since the group first organized last year. The meeting pulls together parent volunteers, school personnel, and other agency representatives from across the county that are interested in supporting and promoting Farm to School in DeKalb Schools. The agenda for this meeting includes:
1) Providing updates on the DeKalb County School District's Local Monthly Harvest Program
2)Information sharing on GA Organics Farm to School Mini-grants
3) Discussion of upcoming DeKalb School District Wellness Policy revisions
4) Sharing on ways to increase farm to school communication across the county.
Anyone currently involved or interested in getting involved in farm to school is welcome to attend. Drinks and light, local snacks provided. To RSVP, contact: Rosalie@eparchitects.com |
FREE Parent Training Session
Problem Behavior at Home:
Why it is happening and what you can do about it?
Presented by:
Jason Cavin, Director of Behavior Support and Consultation for the
Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University
and Emily Graybill, Faculty member in the Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University.
This free training is for parents who are dealing with challenging behaviors in the home. This session is open to school staff too.
Click here to see the flyer and more details about the presenters.
When: Thursday, January 19th
Where: East DeKalb Campus, Large Conference Room
5831 Memorial Drive, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
6:30- Meet and Greet
7:00-8:00 Session on Problem Behavior
8:00-8:30 Questions
(Parent Only Event - Childcare is not provided) |
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