Oxmoor Valley Elementary School
"Moving from Good to Great"
December Newsletter 2019
ALABAMA LITERACY ACT
Parents this is VERY Important! Please, read!
Have you heard about the new Alabama Literacy Act?
The Alabama Literacy Act, passed last spring and was effective Sept. 1, 2019.
This new Alabama law requires third-graders read on grade level starting with the 2021-22 school year. If they don't, they'll be retained in 3rd grade. Please click on the link if you want access to the entire law and what it entails. http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019RS/PrintFiles/HB388-enr.pdf
UPDATES:
-Parents, please read nightly with your child!
-The Stride Academy Contest is still going on. Students with the most participation in each grade level are awarded monthly.
-Attendance Matters! Please, make sure that your child is at school and on-time every day.
-Students in grades K-5 will begin utilizing iReady, a new Math intervention program in January.
Important Dates
-Dec. 19th - Jan. 3rd- Midyear Holidays for Students
-Jan. 7th -STAR quarterly reading assessments will begin
-Jan. 9th-Report Cards go home
ACAP Practice Testing Site for grades 2nd-5th
Great Things are Happening at Oxmoor Valley Elementary School
The STEAM Day was a success!
Thank you to the following businesses and groups that served as presenters for STEAM day.
Alabama STEM Challenge
Camp Fire
UAB Cord
JCIB Middle School
Ed Farm
Birmingham Storm Water Management
Keep Birmingham Beautiful
UAB Biology Department
The Links, Inc.
T-Mobile
Southern Museum of Flight
Ramsay High School
Cindy Stollenwerch
Community Writes at Oxmoor Valley
Congratulations to our "Be a Champion Reader" Winner
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Assistant Principal: Mrs. Maggie Todd
Email: mlove@bham.k12.al.us
Website: https://www.bhamcityschools.org/oxmoor
Location: Oxmoor Valley Elementary, Sydney Drive, Birmingham, AL, USA
Phone: (205)-231-1200
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oxmoorvalley/