Oakland Orbit - Family Edition
9.2.22
Dear Oakland Families,
Please see below for informational items for the next couple of weeks. Thank you to all that came out for our Back to School Picnic hosted by the Boosters! There was such a good turn out and we hope that all enjoyed the family time together with a little side of magic!
Don't forget, there is NO SCHOOL on Monday, September 5th. Have a wonderful long weekend!
Sincerely,
Rebecca Adams - Principal
Lindsay Burns - Assistant Principal
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Save the Date!
All performances are at Oakland UNLESS otherwise listed
November 3rd: 5th Grade Music Concert 7pm
December 1st: 4th Grade Music Concert 7pm
January 19th: Band Concert (@ AUGS) 7pm
January 25th: Beginning Orchestra Concert 6:30 pm
January 26th: Intermediate and 4/5 Orchestra (@ AUGS) 6:30 pm
February 9th: 3rd Grade Music Concert 7pm
March 9th: 2nd Grade Music Concert 7pm
March 16th: 1st Grade Music Concert 6:30 pm
April 13th: Kindergarten Music Concert 6:30 pm
April 18th: D34 and D117 Band, Orchestra, and Choir Concert (@ Lakes) TBD
April 20th: Band Concert (@ AUGS) 7pm
May 3rd: Beginning Orchestra Concert (@ Hillcrest) 6:30pm
May 18th: Intermediate and 4/5 Orchestra (@ AUGS) 6:30 pm
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School Safety Drills
9/7 Inclement Weather / Storm Shelter in Place Drill
9/9 Bus Evacuation Drill
9/9 Lockdown Walkthrough Drill with Law Enforcement
9/9 Fire Drill with Fire Department
Family Safety Night
On the evening of Monday, October 3rd, Antioch CCSD 34 will be hosting a Safety Night for families. Please hold the date. Additional information regarding time, location, and topics to be presented will be coming soon.
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Curriculum Nights
Please do not bring your children with you.
Be sure to also sign up for your student/family conference time in November.
Each evening will have 2 sessions that will be identical to one another. This allows for families with more than one child to attend different classes if needed. The sessions will be as follows:
6:00 - 6:30
6:30 - 7:00
Kindergarten - Second Grade
Monday, September 12th
6:00 - 7:00 pm
Third - Fifth Grade
Thursday, September 15th
6:00 - 7:00 pm
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No School - Monday, September 5th, 2022
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News from PE
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Veteran's Day
Oakland will once again recognize members of our Oakland Family (that means you and your family!) that have proudly served our country. We will be doing this in two ways:
1. We will have a slide show with the names, pictures, and military branch served in that will run continuously through our Veteran's Day Assembly.
2. We will invite our veteran's that are local to attend our assembly in person, to stand up and be recognized. Our assembly will take place on Friday, November 11th at 9:30 am.
We need your help to honor our Veterans!
1. If you have members of your family that have served, please fill out THIS FORM and submit their name, branch, photo, and relation to an Oakland student or staff member. If you have more than one, you can fill out the form multiple times.
2. If you have a Veteran that will be able to attend our assembly, please RSVP them HERE. Please note, due to size of the assembly, only one additional person will be able to attend the assembly with the Veteran.
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Reading with your child
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Supplies Needed
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Boosters Information
The Booster BASH! Featuring Magic Dave and pizza by Ron & Pats Pizza Shack was a hit!
Thank you to all the families that came out to kick off the school year and have some fun. It was so great to get together and see our community bond!
Also, we are so grateful for the volunteers and monetary donors that helped make it happen. We couldn’t do these fun events without you!
Our first meeting on Tuesday, August 30th was a success! Thank you to everyone that joined us.
If you missed it, you can find the agenda and featured topics HERE.
The next public meeting is Tuesday, September 27th at 6:00pm in the Oakland library or via Zoom.
If you can’t make it to meetings but still want to volunteer your time, please sign up on our website by clicking HERE.
The Booster Booyah has been rescheduled and will now be on Thursday, October 13th at Anastasia’s in Antioch.
This is an *adult only* event and is NOT affiliated with Oakland Elementary School.
Learn more about this event on our website and RSVP HERE.
We are looking for volunteers to help us gather donations from local businesses (gift cards, gift baskets, certificates for services, etc.).
We need to collect items for school year events with a current focus on September staff appreciation and door prizes for the Booster Booyah.
- If you would like to volunteer to help, please sign up on our website by clicking HERE.
- If you are a business interested in donating items, please email us at oaklandeagleboosters@gmail.com.
- If you want to give a monetary donation, please click HERE.
The Spiritwear sale will END on September 7th!
If you haven't ordered yet, do it now before prices go up! You can find our spiritwear store HERE.
Thanks again for all the support! We couldn’t do it without you!
Link to Booster's Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/538219846679972/?ref=share
Link to Boosters website:
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Picture Day is on the way!
For ordering pictures, please use this link:
https://edclarkschoolphoto.hhimagehost.com/V2/Home/LoginConsumer?EK=200294
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Food Service
2022-23 school year Lunch Prices: Student: $2.95 Milk Only: $0.35 Reduced: $0.40
As a reminder: STUDENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO DRINK SODA/POP AT SCHOOL. Please DO NOT send your child with carbonated beverages in their lunches.
September Lunch Menu
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Upcoming Dates
9/5 No School
9/9 School Drills
9/12 K-2 Curriculum Night 6-7 pm
9/15 Picture Day!
9/15 3-5 Curriculum Night 6-7pm
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News from the Nurse
All grades: please pack an extra set of clothes in your students' backpacks.
Kindergarten parents: kindergarten state eye exams are due October 15th, if not submitted already.
Kindergarten and 2nd grade parents: state dental forms are due by May 15th, but please submit as soon as they are able, if you haven't already done so.
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District Level Updates
Human Resources
Technology
Self-Service Application
The Technology Department is adding an application to all iPads for the roll out this new school year. The application is called Self-service and allows students to control what is on the home screen of the iPads. This application allows students and staff the ability to install or reinstall apps to the iPad using an established menu of approved apps. The iPads will start with limited applications installed on them but there will be many applications in the self-service library to choose to add if needed. Staff and students will be able to delete apps from the home screen and iPad, but self-service allows the program to be reinstalled easily. More instructions on this application will be discussed with students once school resumes.
iPad Refresh
All K-8 students have been given iPads now that school has started. This iPad will have a district approved case installed on each one that cannot be removed due to the warranty on the iPads. Each student will also be given a new Apple cord and Apple charging brick. These items need to be kept for the entire year and returned with the iPad at the end of each school year or there will be a replacement fee assessed for these items. Stickers and/or labels should not be placed on the iPad or bricks. If there is an issue and an item is not working, please contact your building administrator to get a different one as soon as possible. Please help with the expectation of having the iPad charged once the student comes to school. It is very important that the student has a charged iPad so that class time and instruction isn’t lost to accomplish this task.
Student Services
Family Safety Night
On the evening of Monday, October 3rd, Antioch CCSD 34 will be hosting a Safety Night for families. Please hold the date. Additional information regarding time, location, and topics to be presented will be coming soon.
Business Office
A friendly reminder regarding student transportation
Students should arrive at their designated bus stop 5 minutes prior to their scheduled pickup time.
Please contact the Transportation Department directly at 847-838-8388 for any busing questions.