Oakwood Intermediate PTO
October 2017
A Message from Our Principal
Dear Parents & Guardians,
Fall is officially upon us and we could not be enjoying the beautiful weather more. Our students have settled into their routines and everyone seems to be doing very well. A lot of great things are happening at Oakwood and we are thrilled to have your students with us this year.
Our first six weeks ended last Friday and your students will be bringing home their first report cards for the year on Wednesday. Please be sure to ask for them when they arrive home on Wednesday Evening. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact their team and set up a parent conference. You can find the email addresses for our teachers here. As a reminder, parents can access their students’ grades at any time during the six weeks. This can be done through the Home Access Center or HAC. Click here for more information.
Game Day Parking at Oakwood has been a huge success as we have sold out each game this season. We hope that the Aggies continue to win so that we can take full advantage of our proximity to the stadium. All proceeds from GDP go directly to our PTO, and therefore, Oakwood Intermediate. Game Day Parking allows us the opportunity to forego any other fundraisers during the year, so please remind your friends and family to park at Oakwood on game day.
We are very excited about our Fall Festival that will be held on Tuesday, October 26 from 5:30 – 7:30. Our teachers are already preparing for this fantastic event and we really hope to see everyone there. We will have several new activities and the dunking booth will be back as well. This is also a perfect opportunity to attend our book fair.
Please make two notes on your calendar for next week. Monday, October 9, is a student holiday and Wednesday, October 11, will be picture day. Thank you again for the opportunity to work with your amazing children. We’re off to a great start and look forward to the month ahead.
Do you know the Volunteer Two Step?
1. Let us know what volunteer opportunities interest you. We'll email you when volunteer opportunities come up if you select to hear about them through this online google form
Having trouble accessing the form? Send us an email to owptocs@gmail.com and we'll send you the link or a pdf that you can print and send in to your child's teacher.
2. Please complete CSISD’s Online Volunteer Application to be approved before you are able to volunteer inside the school during school hours.
Go to csisd.org and look for “Volunteering” under the “Parent Info” tab.
OR follow this link here:
Help spread the word!
Share our new Facebook page with event details about each game. Let your friends know that they can check the event page for each game to see when our lot is full before they head our direction. The page is called "TAMU Game Day Parking at Oakwood" or follow the link:
https://www.facebook.com/TAMU-Game-Day-Parking-at-Oakwood-1283126595045230/
Mark your calendars...
Be on the lookout for volunteer details from these school groups. Parents and students are needed.
Oct 28 - Huskies
Nov 4 - 6th Math
Nov 11 - AVID
Join the effort!
Hat Days and helping others
To learn more about their needs, view this news clip .
Our next hat day will be on Friday, October 13th and will also be a Tiger Spirit/maroon day.
Toiletry donations always welcome!
Skip school on the 9th (a student holiday) and meet us at Altitude Trampoline Park!
Come out on Monday October 9 to Altitude Trampoline Park from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Jump for 2 hours for $15 and 20% of the proceeds goes to Oakwood Intermediate!
At the cashier tell them you are with Oakwood!! We can’t wait to see you!!!
What is Fall Fest?
Let's Get Ready for a Great Silent Auction!
Our silent auction will be held the night of Fall Fest when Oakwood is packed and we'll be sharing the auction opportunities in the week leading up to the festival to help spread the word. We'd love to add your items!
All donated items are needed by Monday, October 10th.
With remind & Facebook, parents can receive helpful reminders and interesting news where it is most convenient.
We share even more info for parents through Facebook for the school here and for the PTO here. It is encouraged that parents toggle on "Get Notifications" on the top of our pages. Otherwise, many posts will not be included in your news feed without being boosted with an ad buy. We'd rather spend our money on the kids:)
Check csisd.org/efolder on Fridays for helpful local info.
Upcoming Dates
Owl Team benefits from Game Day Parking
Saturday, Oct 7, 2017, 12:00 AM
Oakwood Intermediate School, Holik Street, College Station, TX, United States
Student Holiday
Monday, Oct 9, 2017, 08:00 AM
Oakwood Intermediate School, Holik Street, College Station, TX, United States
Join us for Oakwood Day at Altitude Trampoline Park!
Come out on Monday October 9 (a school holiday) to Altitude Trampoline Park from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Jump for 2 hours for $15 and 20% of the proceeds goes to Oakwood Intermediate!
At the cashier tell them you are with Oakwood!! We can’t wait to see you!!!
Monday, Oct 9, 2017, 03:00 PM
Altitude Trampoline Park - College Station, Longmire Drive, College Station, TX, United States
Picture Day
Wednesday, Oct 11, 2017, 08:00 AM
Oakwood Intermediate School, Holik Street, College Station, TX, United States
Hat Day-Tiger Spirit
Students bring $1 and participate in themed hat or other dress up days. This month will be a Tiger Spirit Day, so find your Tiger Pride and wear maroon.
Proceeds will be directed towards causes such as Oakwood's food pantry or, this month, to an adopted campus affected by Hurricane Harvey, Moore Elem.
Friday, Oct 13, 2017, 08:00 AM
Oakwood Intermediate School, Holik Street, College Station, TX, United States
PTO Meeting
Tuesday, Oct 17, 2017, 12:00 PM
Oakwood Intermediate School, Holik Street, College Station, TX, United States
Book Fair Coming Soon!
Shop the book fair from anywhere! Stay tuned for when the book fair will be open online. Books ship to the school for free shortly after book fair closes and proceeds still benefit our library budget.
Monday, Oct 23, 2017, 08:00 AM
Oakwood Intermediate School, Holik Street, College Station, TX, United States
Box Tops due for Contest
As you can, trimming box tops at home will save the school and volunteers time preparing our shipment. Thanks!
Monday, Oct 23, 2017, 09:00 PM
Oakwood Intermediate School, Holik Street, College Station, TX, United States
Fall Fest!
More details coming soon.
Thursday, Oct 26, 2017, 05:30 PM
Oakwood Intermediate School, Holik Street, College Station, TX, United States
Husky Team benefits from Game Day Parking
Saturday, Oct 28, 2017, 12:00 AM
Oakwood Intermediate School, Holik Street, College Station, TX, United States
5th Grade Field Trip to ArcAttack (OPAS)
Thursday, Nov 2, 2017, 08:45 AM
Texas A&M University, Bizzell Street, College Station, TX, United States
Have you enrolled in Kroger Community and Amazon Smile?
KROGER REWARDS
Sign up for Kroger Community rewards today! Earn money for Oakwood by grocery shopping! Our Oakwood organization number is 81548. Here is the link for anyone with a Kroger card to sign up:
AMAZON SMILE
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Bookmark smile.amazon.com and it will make it easy to remember to start there each shopping session.