The Acorn
Oakview's Latest News, Events, Activities, & Opportunities
Fall is Here!
The temperatures don't feel it but fall is officially here. My wife and I adopted our daughter from China in 2005 and in Chinese, her birth name translates as "beautiful autumn." I always think of this when autumn arrives and how beautiful our children are to us. The first day of fall has passed and things are "falling" into place at Oakview with YOUR beautiful children. Routines are in place within the building and students and teachers are making positive connections each day. Thank you for all you have done from home to support students during the first month of school!
School safety
Based on national surveys, keeping children safe at school tops the list as a parent's number one priority in school. School Safety is a multi-tiered effort, with many moving pieces. As a parent, you may be aware of our Parent Friendly Safety Plan, found on the OES website, and our "Top 10 Tips" listed below. However, you might not be aware of some of the efforts taking place behind the scenes. School staff members go through extensive yearly training on safety guidelines. Select staff members are part of an internal team called the "Emergency Response Team", which would be activated in times of crisis. The school is also equipped with lifesaving medical equipment positioned throughout the building.
Students play an active role in maintaining a safe environment as well. Students are trained to respond to many types of drills throughout the year, including the following: Fire drills, Earthquake drills, Tornado drills, Lockdown drills, and Reverse Evacuation drills. Students are also taught basic safety tips for moving around the building and venturing outside. If you have a student in the EDP program, you can rest assured that the same safety standards apply. EDP workers and students practice the same drills and protocols throughout the school year.
Top 10 School Safety Tips for Parents
- Sign in at the front office and wear a nametag while on campus. Also, sign out in the office when you leave.
- When visiting campus, please stick with your stated business. An adult roaming the building causes alarm. An unannounced visit to your child's classroom causes disruption and is not permitted.
- Always complete school forms in their entirety and keep the front office and teacher updated with new phone numbers, home addresses, and email addresses.
- Report suspicious behavior to administration immediately, including a person who appears agitated, angry, or out of sorts.
- If hearing on the radio or television that there is an evacuation at Oakview Elementary, don't drive to the campus. Chances are your children will be on their way to an evacuation site at Brookwood Church.
- Always send a note to the teacher or call the office if there is a change in your child's afternoon transportation.
- Follow all traffic rules when driving to and from the school campus. Pay particular attention to directional signage and our NO CELL PHONE ZONE policy.
- Remember that the campus will be under the command of law enforcement or the fire department during certain types of emergencies. School officials will yield to their leadership.
- Know the school rules. Read the Oakview Student-Parent Handbook cover to cover. The handbook is located on the Oakview website.
- If on campus during an emergency, follow closely the directions given by faculty and staff. They have been trained to handle emergencies and will need your cooperation during a stressful time.
Thank you for continuing to help the OES school campus stay safe at all times!
For children,
Philip Reavis, Ph.D
Principal
Attention ALL Parents!
Deadline is Friday, October 5th! Thank you for your help!
School Visitor and Volunteer Guidelines
Please note that Greenville County Schools has implemented additional security checks for school volunteers. ALL volunteers must submit an online application to the district and receive clearance from the district before volunteering at any school or chaperoning any school field trip. You may find more information, as well as the application, here. Please allow up to 2 weeks for the approval process.
Oakview has amazing teachers!
Read Your Way to the Big Game contest!
Forms are due to your homeroom teacher by Friday, November 2nd!
Schools with at least 70% student participation will also be entered to win one of two $2000 school library grants. Five participating teachers will be randomly selected to win $500 for their classroom!.
Let's get to reading!
IXL Challenge Issued to 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders!
Oakview 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders have been issued a challenge! The Challenge? Complete the 10 math and 10 ELA skills listed on your Challenge sheet by getting to an 80 SmartScore in IXL. Each grade level has specific skills that relate directly to content taught in the first semester of school.
The Challenge sheet is due Friday, November 16th. Each student who returns the completed sheet will receive a prize. One lucky student from each grade level will be chosen at random for a $20 gift card!
Parent letters, including your student's login and password, have been sent home. If you are not sure of their login, please contact the teacher. Click the link here to access IXL!
First Graders visit the New York Science Museum
First grade students recently went on a virtual field trip with Mr. Anthony from the New York Hall of Science Museum. They explored what is needed to create shadows, made their own shadow puppets, and Mr. Anthony showed them how to create shadows with colors!
- Tuesday, September 25: Boosterthon fundraiser kickoff!
- Friday, September 28: Donuts with Dad for K5 and 1st Grades @ 7:15 a.m
- Friday, Setpember 28: 4K Half-day
Week of October 1
- Wednesday, October 3: PTA Board Meeting
- Thursday, October 4: Boosterthon Fun Run (K5-1 @ 8:20; 2-3 @ 9:25; 4-5 Color Run @ 1:00)
- Friday, October 5: Reading Tutor Training in the media center @ 9:00 a.m.
Oakview's Lunch Menu can be found here
Donuts with Dad for K5 and 1st Grades
Join us this Friday, September 28th, at 7:15 a.m!
Boosterthon Fun Run!
The Boosterthon Fun Run is a 9-day program that kicks off with a Pep Rally on Tuesday, September 25 where the children will hear about his year's theme, "Mind Spark Mystery Lab", and learn how to start collecting pledges. Parents, grandparents, neighbors, friends, and family can pledge a "per lap" amount or a "flat donation" (children usually run between 30 and 3 laps).
The actual Fun Run will take place on Thursday, October 4th when all of the students will complete their laps in a fun, supportive atmosphere cheered on by parents and teachers!
All families are invited to come out and cheer on your student at the Fun Run--thank you for your support!
8:20 - Kindergarten & 1st Grades
9:35 - 2nd & 3rd Grades
1:00 - 4th & 5th COLOR run
For more information, visit www.Boosterthon.com.
Publix Partners Update
Simply sign up for a Publix.com account (if you don't already have one), search for and select Oakview Elementary School PTA. Be sure that your phone number is entered into your account information. Directions can be found here.
When shopping at Publix, enter your phone number at checkout and they will then give back to Oakview.
Box Tops Announcements
Fall Box Tops Collection Drive
Please send in all clipped Box Tops by Monday, October 15th!
**Papermate Products Box Tops for Education Sweepstakes!
From now until October 24th, click on this link once a day to earn a chance for Oakview to get 50,000 bonus Box Tops and 5,000 Papermate pens.
**Earn the chance to double our school's fall earnings by clicking this link once a day until September 30th!
**Earn bonus box tops by downloading the Box Tops Bonus App through this link!
Important Reminders:
- Check the date--All Box Tops have an expiration date. We have to throw away any expired Box Tops, as well as any with the date cut off!
- Please make sure to cut off ALL excess packaging. Box Tops should be clipped right on the boxed line!
- Package and label the clipped Box Tops in a sealed baggie or envelope, clearly labeled with the teacher's name and grade. Box Tops are counted by classroom for contest prizes so this step is extra important!
100% PTA Membership
We appreciate all of you very much and all the students do too! They earned extra recess for meeting our school goal. In addition, students in the first classes in each grade level to reach 100% membership also earned a School Store shopping spree. The following classes won this prize:
- Roberts
- Ludwig
- Flynn
- Kelly
- Angelo
- Leonard
- Hoefel
- Godfrey
- Russell
- Agnew
Way to go Oakview!
Spirit Night @ Tropical Smoothie Cafe
2815 Woodruff Rd, Simpsonville, SC 29681
(next to Lowe's Foods)
Spirit Night @ McDonald's
Boostherthon Fun Run
Fun Run October 4th