Husky Weekly
The Husky Weekly: Oct. 13th - Oct. 19th, 2024
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Principal's Message
At Oakwood Elementary School, we are Respectful 🤝, Responsible 👍, and Safe 👷
Welcome back from break! We hope you were able to spend time with your children and relax. As we start quarter 2, it is always good to remind ourselves and students of expectations to be successful.
🔵Oakwood is grounded in our three core values: Respectful 🤝, Responsible 👍, and Safe 👷
Ask your student to give you examples of what it means to be respectful, responsible, and safe.
🔵Get your school items and set out your clothes the night before school to ensure your morning is smooth.
🔵Be sure to eat a healthy breakfast.
🔵Get to school on time.
☕👪 The Parent Café continues on Monday, October 14th @ 8:30am in Room 15
- Parents may attend FOR FREE
- Classes for developing parent leadership skills and support at home
- Please be sure to check in with the office and have a valid photo ID
🔴Red Ribbon Week October 28-November 1st
- Information will be provided soon regarding a Spirit Week with fun dress up days
- Individual classrooms will participate in a door contest
- Students will sign a pledge
🦷SMILE Programs Coming Back to Oakwood Friday, November 1st!
Smile Programs is a mobile dentist program established to address chronic issues in children dental care by offering in-school dental care, bringing the care to the need at NO COST TO our school or Oakwood families. Take advantage of this great opportunity for your child to receive in school dental care by enrolling here . Paper applications will also be coming home this week. Return them to school as soon as possible.
Attention Oakwood Families! We need your help!
Many students are being dropped off at the east gate 15-20 minutes before gates open at 7:30. Students are not allowed on campus until 7:30. Please help us keep our students safe by not sending them to school and/or dropping them off before this time. Staff are not available for supervision until 7:30. We thank you advance for your understanding.
Halloween Walk Thru
🎃Oakwood Halloween Walk Thru Thursday, October 24th, 4:30-6:00
- Join us for a fun, family event
- Wear your Halloween costume
- Bring a bag or other item for trick-or-treating
- Visit our Book Fair that evening
- Store bought candy donations are being accepted to support this event. Please send to school with your student or drop off in the office anytime before the 24th. Thank you!
Spelling Bee
We are excited to announce that your child’s/children’s school is having a spelling bee for students grades 4th through 6th. The Spelling Bee is a wonderful opportunity for students to showcase their spelling skills and compete in a friendly and encouraging environment. Participants will be tested on their ability to spell a variety of words; the event will include several rounds. The competition aims to foster a love of language and promote academic excellence. The site spelling bees will take place between October 14th and October 23rd. The winner of each school site will go on to the district wide spelling bee (Stockton 11/7 and Lodi 11/8). We encourage you to click on the link below for rules and practice lists.
PTA News!
Our bi-yearly PTA Scholastic Book Fair will be held Tuesday, October 22nd-25th. Our PTA Board is currently looking for parents to volunteer in the Book Fair throughout the week. If you are available to lend a helping hand, please email PTA Board President Jeneal Westbrook at OakwoodPTA@outlook.com
Thank you in advance for your support!
Identification
Parent Cafe Training Tomorrow!
Please check in at the office and bring your ID! 8:30-10:30.
Show your School and House Spirit!
Wear your Oakwood Spirit T-shirts on Wednesdays and House T-shirts on Fridays.
Oakwood is 64% Confirmed! Help Us Get to 100%
We are excited to announce that this year, families are able to verify their child's elementary school teacher and secondary school class schedule through our online data confirmation process. As of July 19, 2024, parents who have completed the online data confirmation will be able to access this information. We encourage all parents to complete the online data confirmation process by following the instructions in the flyer below.
This important step will allow you to update your child's emergency contact info while also helping to support our school site with additional funding!
Please click on the link below:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ch7rdnbDBLdedv81w-qk7FouJ3UVhtOP/view?usp=sharing