10/21/24 OG NEWS

This week, we recognize Red Ribbon Week® 2024 – this year’s theme is: Life Is A Movie, Film Drug Free. At school, students will engage in activities that promote a drug-free and healthy lifestyle. Please partner with us and discuss this message at home, at the dinner table, at family outings, and with friends and extended family. Ask your child to show you the ribbon he/she received from school. Want a fun way to start or continue the conversation about drugs with your children and have a chance to win an iPad? National Family Partnership is sponsoring a photo contest. This contest is free and simple, and you could win an iPad and $1,000 for our school!! Log onto www.redribbon.org and find out more!

Veterans and current service members in our Oak Grove community are invited to attend our annual Veterans Day celebration with their families on the morning of Monday, November 11. This event is open to veterans, service members, and their families. We are excited to share that we will live-stream the event for all Oak Grove families to enjoy. The ceremony will begin promptly at 9:00 am in the Patt Gym. Check-in will start at 8:40 am. Please park in the upper or lower parking lot and have an ID available for check-in through the main entrance (door 1). The ceremony will be followed by refreshments and an opportunity to explore the Historical Artifact Museum, organized by the eighth-grade students. If you are planning to attend, please RSVP using this link.

As we transition from fall to winter weather, we would like to remind you to ensure that your children are dressed appropriately for outdoor recess in the mornings and throughout the day. Please send them with items such as sweatshirts, jackets, gloves, hats, long pants, and long sleeves to help them stay warm during outdoor activities.

As a reminder, we hold outdoor recess unless there is a safety concern due to precipitation like ice or rain, or if the temperature, including windchill, falls below 10 degrees. Thank you for your attention to this as we continue to prioritize our students' health and well-being during the colder months. If you have any questions please contact Ryan Murray at murray@ogschool.org

Halloween Costume Party from 6:00 - 8:00 pm for 6th, 7th, and 8th

Every year the universal screener SAEBRS (Social, Academic, and Emotional Behavior Risk Screener) is administered. Students in grades 3-8 participate in this screener by answering questions related to Social, Academic, and Emotional behavior. The data gathered from those surveys, along with information from staff members and parents, help to identify students in need of social-emotional interventions. The surveys will be completed this week.

10/22/24 - BoE Meetings; Committee of the Whole 6:00 pm & Regular Meeting 6:45 pm (JH Cafe)

10/25/24 - Halloween Costume Party from 6:00 - 8:00 pm for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders presented by student council

10/31/24 - Halloween Parade starts at 8:45 am (2024 Halloween Details)

11/5/24 - No School (Not an attendance day)

Games of the Week

10/21/24 through 10/25/25 - No Games Scheduled

Athletics
Looking for information about upcoming games or events? Please check the Oak Grove Athletics Calendar or contact our Athletic Director, Dave Karolewicz, at karolewicz@ogschool.org.

Band
Please see the Oak Grove band website for the most updated information.

All Oak Grove students are invited to design artwork for the National Blue Ribbon Assembly Program.

Submission Guidelines:

• Theme: National Blue Ribbon/Excellence in Education

• Format: Digital artwork or hand-drawn designs on plain white paper:

• minimum size of 5x7 (artwork will be digitized and resized for the program)

• Deadline: October 31, 2024

Selected designs will be featured in the program and recognized at our awards ceremony! For questions, reach out to Jennifer McBride mcbride@ogschool.org . Please turn your designs to Mrs McBride or your homeroom teacher.

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