 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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HMS Tours for Parents of Risin 6th Graders
Feb.2nd, 8th, and 14th
Henderson PTSA will be conducting tours of the campus for parents of rising 6th graders on February 2nd, 8th and 14th.
Feb. 2nd is an evening tour beginning at 6:30 pm.
Feb. 8th and 14th are morning tours beginning at 10 a.m. Tours will be followed by a Q&A session with principal, Terese Allen. |
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. |
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. |
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Advertising Opportunities
Advertise your small business in our newsletter!
E-mail Amy Busch by clicking here
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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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> A wonderful time was had by all Oak Grove students participating in the Sagamore Hills Math Tournament on Saturday, January 21st. The 4th/5th grade team took first place in the team ciphering event! Look for a mid-week update from Dr. Neely later this week that will list all participants and honors earned. Mr. Nick Kuefler coached the third graders while Dr. Laura Neely coached the fourth and fifth graders.
> The fourth graders participated in their first ever Colonial Day at Oak Grove. Planning was successfully completed by fourth grade Social Studies teacher Moneke Fields in partnership with parent Kendall Xides. The entire day was funded by the Oak Grove Foundation for a BIG IDEAS grant! The students had a fun and engaging day of hands-on learning. Thank you to the teachers, parents, and the Foundation for helping make the day a success! (Check out @oakgroveelem on Twitter for pictures of the events.)
>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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Oak Grove Donations for Residents of
Mountain View Personal Care Home
Oak Grove is excited to donate personal care baskets to each residents of Mountain View Personal Care Home located on Kensington Road near the Kensington Marta station. Mountain View Care Home is one of Dekalb's oldest social service institutions. It was founded in 1882 by the county to care for those individuals in need. The care home has since been re-establised to provide housing for elderly residents. Their oldest
living resident, Lenona Wingfield, will be turning 100 on January 21.
Each class at Oak Grove has adopted one of the 35 residents at the
personal care home facility. Each resident will receive a personalized
basket to enjoy. Please remember to send in your child's items. The
baskets will be delivered on Friday, January 27. |
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 |
Kindergarten & 1st Grade Roundup
Calling all parents of Kindergartners or 1st Graders who are new to Oak Grove Elementary! There will be a "Round-up" on January 27th at 8:30 a.m. Your rising Kindergarten or 1st Grade child is welcome to come!
The program will include a presentation and Q & A with the school administration, Kindergarten teacher, PTA and the Oak Grove Foundation. Your rising Kindergarten or 1st grade child will participate in a special classroom and library activity.
There will also be school tours offered on Feruary 8th and February 15th (8:00 a.m.). These tours are for adults only.
Click here to view or print the flyer.
*** Pass the word on to your friends and neighbors
in the Oak Grove area***
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Calling All Mad Scientists!
And Those Not So Mad!
Join us for the first annual PTA Science Night, Tuesday February, 7th from 6:00-8:00 p.m. We will be hosting numerous experts on a range of different subjects including apiculture, astronomy, biology, botany, chemistry, ecology, entomology, geology, nutritional science, paleontology, physics, and zoology. Do you know what all these disciplines are? Come and find out!
There will also be a brief PTA meeting at the beginning of the meeting. Please plan on attending!
Also, we are recruiting for volunteers! If you are interested, please contact Heather Kelly at heatherkell@gmail.com
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Eat for Your Heart!
Healthy Heroes Session 2 two is going on right now 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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Oak Grove Students WIN Big at County Finals in Reflections Art Contest
We are so excited to announce that Oak Grove have several Reflections entrants who will go forward to State Finals, representing DeKalb county in 2011-2012. Fingers crossed that entrants will go forward as National Finalists. Great job!
Literature - 5th Grade - Neel T.
Dance Choreography - 1st Grade - Eileen C.
3rd Grade - Hadley N.
5th Grade - Roni W.
Film - 5th Grade - Jacob A.
Photography - 2nd Grade - Molly M.
Visual Arts - Pre K - Sydney L.
3rd Grade - Cody N.
5th Grade - Evelyn L. |
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