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More than 35 personal care baskets were donated to the Mountain View Retirement Home. Thank you to all the Oak Grove families for your amazing generosity!

  Contents  

OG News & Updates 

Lost and Found

Multicultural Fair

Spirit Night - Moe's

Math Superstars

10 Cents At A Time

Mad Scientists

Literary Review

Class Pictures

HMS Tours

Our Advertisers 

lost_foundLost and Found Clean Out!
Check the Lost and Found area for any personal items as all Lost and Found will be donated next week on February 1st.
spiritSpirit Night at Moe's Southwest Grill
This Weds., February 1st
Feed the MOEment and support Oak Grove Elementary at Moe's Spirit Night this coming Wednesday, February 1st.  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.
boxtopMake a Difference
10 Cents at a Time...

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With Box Tops for Education

Earn cash for OGE every time you shop by clipping Box Tops for Education from hundreds of products.  OGE earns hundreds of dollars each year... 10 cents at a time.  Submit Box Tops throughout the year in the Box Tops receptacle in the OGE lobby.

 

Questions? Contact michelhudson@hotmail.com

picturesClass 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.

hmsHMS Tours for Parents of Rising 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. 

Henderson Middle School PTSA logo
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. 

Advertising Opportunities

Advertise your small business in our newsletter!

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for more information.

Quick Links

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School website 

 

Oak Grove Foundation

 

Dekalb County School System

 

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Car Safety Reminder
Avoid a ticket. Obey all parking signs and traffic laws when visiting Oak Grove Elementary.

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January 28, 2012
OG Oak Grove News & Updates

> Sagamore Hills Math Tournament Results for Oak Grove Students

Fifth Grade Combined Individual Events
1st        Patrick Song    Oak Grove

Third Grade Concepts & Computation
4th        Rachel Doran    Oak Grove
4th        Rachel Lee        Oak Grove
4th        Cody Nelson    Oak Grove
9th        Sai Tummala    Oak Grove
10th        Saitheja Pucha    Oak Grove

Fourth Grade Concepts & Computation
5th        Laura Pencea    Oak Grove
7th        Erren Basaran    Oak Grove

Fifth Grade Concepts & Computation
1st        Patrick Song    Oak Grove

Third Grade Problem Solving
4th        Saitheja Pucha        Oak Grove
6th        Cody Nelson        Oak Grove
9th        Sai Tummala        Oak Grove

Fourth Grade Problem Solving
3rd        Jenny Zha            Oak Grove
10th        Laura Pencea        Oak Grove

Fifth Grade Problem Solving
1st        Patrick Song        Oak Grove
8th        Zoie Weiss            Oak Grove

> Thank you to the PTA and all volunteers for your assistance with providing a wonderful Kindergarten Round-Up. We had over 50 families attend!
scienceCalling 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, neuroscience, nutritional science, paleontology, physics, psychology 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 night.  Please plan on attending!

Also, we are recruiting for volunteers!  If you are interested, please contact Heather Kelly at heatherkell@gmail.com
fairMulticultural Fair
Our third annual Multicultural Fair has been scheduled for Saturday, April 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. We will have international booths, food tasting from the different cultures in our school as well as crafts, dancing, theatre, a multicultural art show and art sale and the 3rd grade music program. We look forward to seeing you all there.

MEETING: There will be a meeting in the cafeteria on Thursday, February 9, at 8:00 a.m. for anyone interested in helping with the fair. This is one of our largest PTA events of the year. Please consider joining our committee. Any questions or comments may be directed to Shari Rao at sharmilarao@bellsouth.net
superstarsMath Superstars Session 5 is Available
The next deadline is February 9th.  There are seven sessions of Math Superstars this year and students must complete at least 5 sessions in order to be eligible for end of year recognition.  Grades 3, 4, and 5 will have their recognition as part of the end of year honors programs.  There will be a separate program for students in the lower grades.
 
Thank you parents for making sure all papers are turned in on time for our volunteer graders.  Please double-check that your child's name and homeroom are on the worksheet.  Click here to visit the website and print a worksheet:  https://sites.google.com/site/oakgrovematheagles/.
literary_reviewLiterary Guild Review
Congratulations!!
At the Literary Review that was held last week, these students were recognized for finishing a level of Literary Guild.

Emma H. - Alpha
Iris T. - Alpha
Claire H. - Alpha
Jared C. - Alpha
Rachel L. - Alpha
Caleb G. - Alpha
Megan W. - Alpha
Xavier K. - Alpha
Jerod S.- Gamma

 Students recognized for finishing a leve of Literary Guild

In May, there will be another opportunity to recognize students who have finished a level of Literary Guild.  For more information about Literary Guild, please visit the Oak Grove PTA Clubs and Committees website or click this link: http://www.oakgrovepta.org/clubscommittees.html
 
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Remember that Oak Tree submissions are due by 12 Noon on Wednesday at theoaktreenewsletter@gmail.com in order to be in the next Friday's newsletter.
 
Sincerely,

Amy Busch
Oak Grove Elementary PTA

Emergency Contact Information
If you are ever in need of reaching Oak Grove Administration after school hours in the event of an emergency or family crisis, please contact PTA co-Presidents Liliana Finch at 404-634-0646 and/or Stephanie Schneider 404-679-0772. Dr. Neely will then contact you directly for assistance. 
 
In addition, Dr. Neely checks her email via iPhone notifications. Email her at laura_s_neely@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us
Emergency and/or crisis situations will be responded to immediately.