Oakhurst PTA News
December 2022
D E C E M B E R 2 0 2 2 / J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 3
Hi Oakhurst families!
Stay connected, show your support and get involved with the PTA - have a wonderful holiday season, and thank you for your support!
STAY CONNECTED: UPCOMING EVENTS & CALENDAR
12/9 - MOVIE NIGHT
Registration has now closed for Movie Night! If you’ve already signed up, thank you so much for your support! Kids will enjoy activities, pizza and watching “Shaun the Sheep.” If you have any questions, please let us know via the email address below!
1/6, 1/20 & 2/3 - DEI BOOK CART
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee will again be offering an opportunity this year for parents to check out children's books celebrating diversity, equity, and inclusion and encouraging acceptance and empathy. Reading these books at home with your children can promote meaningful connections and create safe spaces for important conversations. Please join us from 8:00-8:20 a.m. during morning drop off for an opportunity to check out books for free. We will be right in front of the school. Upcoming book cart dates are 1/6, 1/20 & 2/3.
1/24 - PTA MEETING
Join us for our January PTA meeting on Tuesday, November 15th from 6:30pm-7:30pm in the Media Center (enter via the media center doors on the right side of the building)!
1/26 - S'MORES NIGHT
Save the date for our Winter S’mores night - more details coming soon!
1/28 - DECATUR LUNAR NEW YEAR FESTIVAL
Mark your calendar for the Decatur Lunar New Year Festival!
2/4 - MEAD ROAD MARDI GRAS PARADE
The Oakhurst Elementary krewe always has a blast! Lookout for participation details as the date gets closer.
2/6 - 2/10 - OAKHURST TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK
Mark your calendars for a special week to say “thank you, thank you, thank you” to our amazing teachers & staff!
AUCTION SAVE THE DATE: FRIDAY, MARCH 24th!
Thank you so much to our auction committee - we can’t wait for our biggest fundraiser of the year! Save the date for Friday, March 24th, for our annual Give-A-Hoot! Auction!
SHOW SUPPORT: HOW TO HELP
STEAM-A-THON IN JANUARY
We’re excited to bring you Steam-A-Thon in January! Lookout for more details coming soon.
MINTED HOLIDAY CARDS DISCOUNT CODE & MORE PASSIVE FUNDRAISING SUPPORT
Help the Oakhurst PTA while doing your holiday shopping and entertaining! Our partners will give a percentage of sales back to our school through charitable giving. Thank you for your support this season and all year long! Click here for more info!
Minted: Holiday Cards & Gifts
Order holiday cards & gifts from Minted using our promo code "FUNDRAISEOAKHURST” - You’ll get 20% OFF your order and 15% of every purchase made using our code will be donated back to our school at the end of the year!
AmazonSmile: Shopping
Select Oakhurst Elementary School as your preferred charity, shop using the AmazonSmile URL or turn on AmazonSmile on the phone app, and Amazon donates .5% of the value of your purchases to the PTA.
Kroger, Publix & BoxTops: Groceries & Entertaining
Connect your grocery shopping loyalty cards at Kroger and Publix to earn for the PTA; And download the BoxTops app to redeem anywhere, anytime within 14 days of purchase to earn cash for our school with products you already buy!
AUCTION DONATIONS & BUSINESS SPONSORS NEEDED
The Give a Hoot! Auction Committee is looking for donations and sponsors for the 2023 Give a Hoot! Auction. The Give a HOOT! Auction is the PTA's biggest fundraising event and all the proceeds go back into our school. The auction will be held Spring 2023 and is sure to be a heck of a lotta fun! We need your help in sourcing donated auction items for our live and silent auction as well as sponsorships in order to make our auction the best and most successful one yet.
Oakhurst Families showed up and showed out last year with their generosity. If you have a family vacation home, if you own your own business, restaurant or have a side hustle please consider a donation. Sponsorship is another great way to support this amazing event and with your sponsorship comes recognition and display of your business/logo/name at the event, on event swag such as tee shirts, in the yearbook as well as PTA newsletter and website and on the auction website. If you are interested in donating or becoming a sponsor please email: giveahootdonations@gmail.com.
Don’t forget to join the Oakhurst PTA Facebook Group, and please reach out to us at oakhurstelementaryschoolPTA@gmail.com with any questions.