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The Oak Tree Newsletter
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   Contents  

School Council Election  

Help With Grant Request 

Order School Supplies 

Art Competition 

Lit Guild Summer Testing Dates 

Final Clean Out - Lost & Found 

Garden News 

Our Advertisers 

suppliesSchool Supply Orders

Don't forget to place your online order for school supply packs for the 2012-2013 school year. Go to www.epipacks.com and enter school ID: OAK107. The deadline is June 24th.

 

 We are only taking pre-orders this year.  Packets will not be available for sale at Registration in August.

lost_foundFINAL Clean Out of Lost and Found

Time to claim your lost personal items is running out!
The lost and found will be completely cleaned out on Thursday morning, May 24th... following the honors program, 9AM.

    Everything will GO!

gardenOG Garden News

FREE SEEDS are still availible in the box attached to the garden sign. They will be replenished periodically so check back if you don't find any.
 

Adopt The Gardens For A Week This Summer and take home fresh produce for you family. Last summer, one student filled a concrete table in the courtyard with grapes, beans, cucumbers, squash, potatoes and tomatoes. Click here for info.

Advertising Opportunities

Advertise your small business in our newsletter!

E-mail Amy Busch by clicking here 

for more information.

Quick Links

PTA website

 

School website 

 

Oak Grove Foundation

 

Dekalb County School System

 

Newsletter Archive

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

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May 18 2012
grantSchool Council Election Results 
Congratulations to Stacy Keadey. She has been elected to serve on the Oak Grove School Council for 2012-2014.
grantVolunteer Needed to Help With Grant Request
The Oak Grove Foundation is looking for a volunteer to assist the school media specialist with a grant request to the Foundation to expand the multimedia capability and student training for the Morning Announcements.  We are looking for someone with Audio Visual/Production experience.  Please email Suzanne Bridgers at sbridgers@dataoceans.com if you are interested.
comicYoung Lungs at Work Art Competition
honorable mention 2012 Clean Air Campaign 
Congratulations to Payten S., a student at Oak Grove!!  Payten's comic strip "Keep it Green- Air Clean" won honorable mention in the 2012 Clean Air Campaign's Young Lungs at Work Art Competition.  She was presented Thursday at OGE with a certificate and prize (art supplies).
litguildsummerLiterary Guild Summer Testing

The summer testing dates for Literary Guild will be June 20th and July 18th (both Wednesdays) from 10 a.m.-12 Noon in the library.

 

advertisersOur Advertisers:

ad for Sprig Restaurant 

www.petbuddyGA.com

PetBuddy ad in color 

www.LeafmoreClub.com 

ad for Leafmore Club (pool/tennis) 

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.