 Calling All Oak Grove Volunteers
To show our appreciation for ALL that you do for us, you are invited to an appreciation breakfast on May 17, 2012 from 8-10 am on the stage. We love the help and support that you continue to give us as members of the Oak Grove family. We hope to see you there. Please RSVP by clicking here.
Looking forward to seeing you,
Oak Grove Faculty and Staff |
CRCT Wraps Up Next Week It is imperative that students attend school each day and arrive on time so they will not miss any sections of this important assessment.
Monday, April 30th
Science CRCT only
Tuesday, May 1st
Social Studies CRCT only
Cassandra Moore, EdS
Assistant Principal of Instruction |
Spirit Night at Moes' Southwest Grill
THIS Wednesday, May 2nd
Loehmann's Plaza location (2484 Briarcliff Rd.)
Feed the MOEment and support Oak Grove Elementary at the last Moe's Spirit Night for this academic year. 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 |
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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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There is a place for YOU at
Field Day - this Friday, May 4th
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Please Volunteer! We still need more volunteers to make this happen - one click to reach the sign up site --->
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Winning Updates!
This week, the DeKalb winners of the Georgia Young Authors Contest were announced! Congrats to 2nd grader Jamie K. from Mrs. Boykin's class and 3rd grader Grace C. from Mrs. McClintock's class for their winning entries at their grade levels. Oak Grove was the only elementary/middle school to have TWO winners from the same school!
On Saturday, superstar teachers Mr. Kuefler, Mrs. Hawkins, and Mrs. Kennedy escorted the 3rd, 4th, & 5th grade math teams to the Perimeter College Math Tournament. Check out these stellar results:
3rd grade individual awards went to Rachel L. for 4th place and Zakir A. for 2nd place. 5th grade individual awards went to Patrick S. for 2nd place. In the team event, 3rd grade placed 2nd and 4th grade placed 3rd. Team members are as follows:
3rd grade: Rachel L., Ellie F., Zakir A. & Luke K.
4th grade: Evren B., Thomas S., Jenny Z. & Ben H.
5th grade: Patrick S., Jerod S., Sabat S. & Vivian L.
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Spirit Week Comes to Oak Grove
Spirit Week is April 30th - May 4th so show your Super Eagle Spirit by
participating in the following activities:
Monday, April 30th- Wear Your Super Socks.
Tuesday, May 1st - Wear your clothes backwards for Alternate Universe Day.
Wednesday, May 2nd - Dress up as your favorite Super Hero- No face masks or weapons!
Thursday, May 3rd - Wear your OGE spirit wear to celebrate our SUPER SCHOOL.
Friday, May 4th - Today is the Day! Put your Field Day T-Shirt and get ready for a super Field Day adventure!
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Important Field Day Information
Concessions:
Please send a maximum of $5 (ones if possible) with your child for the concession stand, Relay for Life temporary tattoos, and Squirt a Teacher (to benefit Relay for Life). All concession items cost $1. Students can choose from frozen fruit bars, popcorn, and chocolate covered pretzels. Water and lemonade will be provided for all students at no charge.
Change of Clothes/Sunscreen:
Please provide your child with Sunscreen and a change of clothing. They may get wet on the playground or at Aquaman's Water Balloon Toss!
Volunteer Check-In:
Thank you for being our Super Heroes and Volunteering to make Field Day Super for our Students! Volunteer Check in is at 8:15 for morning shift and 11:15 afternoon shift.
Field Day Parking:
If LEGAL parking is not available at the school, use the Oak Grove United Methodist Church for overflow parking. Please park in the BACK LOT of the Church. Please do not park on the side lot nearest the street. Also, please respect our neighbors and comply with all "NO PARKING" signs in the surrounding neighborhoods. |
Walking Wednesday! Safe Routes to School
We had 218 walkers this Wednesday for our final Walking Wednesday of
the 2011-2012 school year! Way to go Oak Grove! Thanks to all of the
parents/guardians who walk each week (and a lot of you who walk every
day) and to those parents and kids who arrive early each Wednesday to
hand out incentives. Without parent volunteers there would be no Walking Wednesdays!
 We will start back in August and hope to have another great year of walking/biking!! Please continue to walk or bike the remainder of
the school year. It's a great way to start the day and the weather has been beautiful!
If you are interested in being on the Safe Routes to School Committee next year, please sign up in August. It's a lot of fun and very rewarding!
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Race to Nowhere...
The Lakeside High School PTSA is proud to be bringing the documentary, "Race to Nowhere" to the Lakeside Auditorium on Thursday, May 10th at 7 pm. This film is a thought provoking look at our education system today. "Race to Nowhere" is a call to mobilize families, educators, and policy makers to challenge current assumptions on how to best prepare the youth of America to become healthy, bright, contributing and leading citizens. It is an incredible film about the challenges kids today have where they are bombarded by academic standards, they are competing for educational opportunities and juggling runaway schedules. Young people are struggling to accommodate all the intense demands. It's a must-see for parents, students, educators and administrators.
Please join us on Thursday, May 10th at 7 pm. Admission is free but you can reserve your seat at http://www.racetonowhere.com/epostcard/5948.
We look forward to seeing you there.
If you have questions or concerns, contact Lori Cora at lhcora@comcast.net or Corinne Dunn atcordunn60@bellsouth.net |
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Sincerely,
Amy Busch
Oak Grove Elementary PTA |
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