Oakhurst Elementary
October 29, 2020
From the Principal
Hello Oakhurst families,
Last night’s storm was rather scary. I hope you are well and safe. Thanks for the patience you’ve shown today as many of our teachers/staff were without power. I know many of you were without it as well. As you probably saw already, CSD will be closed for in-person classes again tomorrow since power has not been completely restored in our community. In fact, our school is still without power. Virtual learning will continue with live sessions if the teacher has internet access at home. If you’re teacher is not online, be on the look out for an email with details regarding instruction or posted asynchronous work in Google Classroom.
We hope everyone enjoyed this week’s Spirit Week. Our Student SEL committee is committed to engaging all students at high levels as we continue to engage in virtual learning. Thank you for supporting our efforts.
Have a great weekend!
Principal Sanders
Oakhurst's Flybrary
In the Halloween mood? Reserve your spooky (and sweet) favorites for Flybrary pick up on Wednesday 11:00-12:00. Click here for more details on how to check out books from the media center.
Virtual Community Circle
WE NEED YOUR HELP! Oakhurst would like to continue student participation in our Virtual Community Circles. We would love to see you happy faces and hear your thought-provoking questions for Ms. Sanders!
If your child would like to participate, please record your child saying the Pledge of Allegiance (in English or Spanish) and drop the recording in the folder below. Please record your child in landscape view.
If your child has a question for Ms. Sanders, please add it to the form below.
All recordings and questions will be used in upcoming Community Circles. If you don't see your recording or hear your question next Community Circle ... keep watching!
Also, we know that we have some musical families and would love your contributions to Community Circle! If you would like to record our school song, “Nothing More” or “Together in Our Hearts” for use during Community Circle, you can drop them in the folder below.
From the PTA
NEXT MEETING - OAKHURST DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE
DEI committee is off to a great start! Join us on Wednesday, November 4 @7PM as we plan for additional events and discuss other initiatives. Click here for information on how to attend the meeting.
Anti Racism Resources for Adults
Psychologists and authors of Something Happened In Our Town, Ann Hazzard and Marietta Collins, provided us with a list of resources after the discussion on October 21. Click here for the list.
Fall Community from the Oakhurst PTA
Now that the weather is finally starting to cool, calling on all our Oakhurst Owl families to participate in some virtual, safe, community fun! Click here for more information.
Parent’s Trivia Night In!
Virtual Trivia Parents Night In! Mark your calendars to represent your child’s class at our first Virtual Imperial Trivia night, Tuesday, November 11th at 7:00 PM. Sign up here and be sure to head over to The Imperial to pick up some take out and ½ priced bottles of wine beforehand. A suggested donation of $10 to the PTA to join in the fun: https://paypal.me/OakhurstPTA?locale.x=en_US
From City Schools of Decatur
Teacher Workday Reminder!
Reminder: Monday, November 2nd is a teacher workday and students will not have school.
Meals: There will be no CSD meal delivery on Friday, October 30 but there will be meal deliveries on November 2.
Wellness Wednesday
While students completed their synchronous SEE Learning unit last Wednesday, October 28, Wellness Wednesday will continue through January. There will be no live classes going forward for SEE Learning but students are invited to participate in asynchronous offerings from the Wellness Wednesday website, https://www.csdecatur.net/wellnesswednesday. Individual schools may offer additional options.
Meal Service to Continue:
The CSD Meal Service will continue for the foreseeable future until we hear otherwise. If you would like to sign up for the Meal service please visit our Nutrition department's webpage where you can order meals for the next week. "TakeOutSpots." Meals can be picked up at our TakeOutSpots at Decatur High School, F.AVE, and Talley Street from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
If you choose to have your meals delivered to a local bus stop, we suggest signing up for "Predictable Ryde" through the CSD Transportation Department. Link to website here: Predictable Ryde Bus Tracker App Registration. The app is free, its purpose is to provide notifications as the school bus approaches your stop for meal delivery. For the steps on how to set up your app, please visit
From Transportation: Bus registration
In anticipation of the eventual opening of in-person school, Transportation will be sending emails in November with your assigned route information and how to register for your child to ride the bus. If you intend for your student to ride the CSD bus to or from school at any time this year, please complete the registration form sent in the email from CSD's Transportation department this November. This will serve as your official CSD bus registration as well as the "Predictable Ryde" registration, once registered you will then need to set up the app which will allow you to track your child's bus.
If you have any questions, please contact the Director of Transportation, Lowanda Bowman at lbowman@csdecatur.net.
Thank you.
CSD is looking for Pod Facilitators!
We are looking to hire Pod Facilitators to support our students through Virtual Learning. Spread the word! Click here https://www.applitrack.com/csdecatur/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Substitute to apply!
CSD Special Ed November Virtual Meetings:
Assistive Technology and How it works!
Hosted by: Yael Cohen and Frank DeFilippo
November 5, 2020
6:00pm - 7:00pm
RSVP to Cheryl Grant cgrant@csdecatur.net
Yael Cohen, Occupational Therapist and Frank DeFilippo, Special Education Coordinator will present assistive technology tools to support students in CSD.
Understanding Evaluation and Eligibility
Presented by Vickie Wingard
November 19, 2020
6:00pm - 7:00pm
RSVP to Cheryl Grant cgrant@csdecatur.net
experience in conducting psychological evaluations and in leading special education eligibility teams in the decision-making process. She also works closely with the Multi-Tiered System of
Support (MTSS) Teams at her assigned schools and is an important resource for identifying research-based interventions and progress-monitoring tools in order to document students’
Response to Intervention (RtI), which is a requirement for special education consideration.
From DEF
In non-pandemic years, we would be gearing up for our big fall party, Supper & Sips. Since we can't gather together in support of Decatur's kids to enjoy some delicious local food, drinks and fun games, we're launching our "Just Another Thursday Night at Home." While you won't enjoy the party and camaraderie of the Supper this year, you can still have that great feeling of fellowship by supporting our families with a gift to DEF. To participate: put on your jammies, pour yourself a beverage, get cozy on the sofa and click here
Do you have some positive support to give to a Decatur student? DEF is still seeking some adult male volunteer mentors for their AIM Scholars Mentoring Program. AIM mentors are paired with 3rd grade students and “meet” regularly throughout the year. In just 2-4 hours per month, mentors help connect their mentees with educational and enrichment activities so they can find their passions and develop life skills. For more information, please visit decatureducationfoundation.org/mentoring
From Farm to School
Thank you to all who dined out with the local restaurants in support of the Decatur Farm to Table first Fall Take Out night! We appreciate your support!F
About us
Email: suhawkins@csdecatur.net
Website: https://www.oakhurst.csdecatur.net
Location: 175 Mead Road, Decatur, GA, USA
Phone: 404 -370-4470
Twitter: @OakhurstOwls