 Committee Chairs Needed! We are still looking for Co-Chairs for 2 very important committees -- Track Club and Field Day. We can't run these committees without our wonderful parent volunteers! If you can help, please contact Liliana Finch (lilianarf@yahoo.com) or Heather Kelly (heatherkell@gmail.com). |
Nominate a Life Changer Do you know an educator who stands out from the rest?
National Life Group's annual K-12 LifeChanger of the Year program recognizes and rewards school district employees and educators who make a positive difference in the lives of students. The LifeChanger of the Year winners will be recognized as exemplifying excellence, positive influence and leadership. LifeChanger of the Year provides cash awards to the top 10 individual honorees and their schools.
Learn more and nominate an educator here!
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In an effort to minimize infection and provide the healthiest environment for your students, Nurse Jen is supplying the classrooms with Band-Aids and such in First Aid kits. We are hoping that by preparing the teacher for those minor scrapes, we will prevent "well" students from entering a possibly "sick" environment at the clinic.
The clinic is accepting recycled and clean pencil boxes, unused makeup pouches, or other small containers (with lids or zippers). These will be used to make First Aid kits for the classrooms. |
Reminder: L&F Cleanout Lost and Found Cleanout is Monday, October 14th at 8 a.m. All items will be donated. |
Charter School Referendum
For parents looking for more information about the upcoming Charter School Referendum on the Nov. 6th ballot, click here to read an article explaining some pros and cons of the amendment. |
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Advertising Opportunities
Advertise your small business in our newsletter!
E-mail Amy Busch by clicking here for more information.
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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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International Walk to School Day is This Wednesday
Way to go Oak Grove! We had 221 walkers this past Wednesday !! Don't forget that our first Classroom Challenge will be on International Walk to School Day on October 3rd. A separate flyer will come home in the Friday Communicator so be on the look-out that reminder. No incentives will be handed out that day but the class with the most walkers/bikers on Oct. 3rd will receive a prize. Walk and enjoy this gorgeous weather!
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Supplies Needed for Club Day
Ms. Ferris is running a club called Project Runway for Club Day, and she is in need of the following supplies to make this stylish club work:
Old clothes (shirts, shorts, pants, t-shirts, skirts, dresses), buttons, ribbon, fabric paint/markers, thread, yarn, sequins, and fabric scraps
Please send them to the office in a bag labeled "Ms. Ferris".
The Scrapbooking Club is on the way to having fun... and saving memories one page at a time. Ms. Price and Mrs. Brown need the following Scrapbooking items:
Paper- all sizes/colors, stickers, and embellishments.
Please send them to the office in a bag labeled "Ms. Price/Mrs. Brown".
Please send all supplies by Thursday October 4th. All donations will be greatly appreciated!
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Calling All Oak Grove Student Artists
The REFLECTIONS PTA art program will be accepting your entries in literature, visual art, dance choreography, video production, photography and music composition starting next Wednesday, October 3rd, through the Wednesday, October 10th, deadline. Express your creativity with this year's theme: "The Magic of a Moment!"
Visit the PTA website for detailed rules and entry forms, and look for the collection box on the table outside the school office. Don't wait - create your masterpiece today! |
Make Magic by Volunteering
The Family Dance Committee needs more volunteers please! If you would like to help make this year's family dance the
best ever, and have fun while doing it, please sign up at our SignUp Genius site. The committee meets, Monday, Oct. 1st at 7:15 p.m. We will send more information to all of our new volunteers.
If you don't have time for meetings, no worries, you can help with decorations! This year's theme is "One Magic Night". If you have any decorations that we can borrow for this magical and mysterious night, please e-mail selena.zeff@suntrust.com.
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Updates & Reminders from Dr. Neely
- The Oak Grove Foundation iPads (25) and syncing cart have arrived! Thank you to everyone who participated in the Spring Auction Fund-a-Need. iPads will be available for class checkout next week. In addition, the OGF funded three new sets of ActivExpressions voters. These handheld devices allow students to respond to instruction. Responses are posted on the ActivBoard and used to increase engagement and guide the teacher through the lesson.
- You may not know that Oak Grove runs its very own After-School Extended Day Program. Profits from this program can be used to purchase needed items for our school. We have just received 8 ActivBoards and 30 iPads. We will hopefully outfit 10 more classrooms with ActivBoards this year. The iPads will be used in a pilot program in 2nd grade classrooms. We are trying to determine the best methods for deployment of iPads and laptops as we look to provide more and more effective technology use in the daily curriculum.
- Benchmark testing is coming up for K-5 students in October. Students will take a short (not for a grade) assessment over the first 9 week unit of instruction in Math & Reading (K-5), Science & Social Studies (3-5). This information will help our school respond to any gaps in instruction as we plan the next 9 week unit. Benchmark testing is a DCSD initiative.
- Please check your child's communicator for information on ITBS & CogAT testing for 1st, 3rd, and 5th graders.
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Lakeside Dugout Club's Yardsale
The Lakeside Dugout Club is sponsoring a fundraising yard sale at Lakeside High School on Saturday, October 13th, from 9 a.m.- 2 p.m.
We are also seeking donated items for the sale. Please consider going through your closets, basements and garages and donating items to the yard sale. Items to donate include sporting goods, furniture, clothing, shoes, books, household items, tools, plants, DVDs, CDs, linens, appliances and just about anything else you can think of (or want to get rid of). This is a great chance to have your kids clean out their rooms!
* Please put all clothing on hangers (if you can)
* Donations are tax deductible (we will have a letter for you)
We need your donations as soon as you can get them together so we can have items sorted and priced. Contact Lyn Cosby if you have any donations (email address below).
Don't forget to mark the date to shop at the sale and thank you for supporting Lakeside Baseball!
Lyn Cosby (cosby1@mindspring.com) |
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