Oakwood Intermediate PTO
September 2017
A Message from Our Principal
Dear Parents & Guardians,
Aside from Hurricane Harvey, we couldn’t have scripted a better start to the year. It’s always fun getting to know our new Wildcats while at the same time seeing how much our returning students have grown over the summer. We’ve had a great week and our students seem to be really excited about the improvements made to the building over the summer.
At this very moment, we have 744 students enrolled at Oakwood Intermediate. Some of our students have been negatively impacted by Harvey and have not yet been able to make it to school this week. We hope to welcome them back soon. As the state continues to work through the damage created by Harvey, there is a possibility that we could receive some new students that have been displaced by the storm. We will certainly welcome them with open arms and do our best to help them get acclimated as quickly as possible.
We were fortunate in College Station to have very minimal damage from Harvey. Unfortunately, this was not the case for several schools in the areas most affected by the storm. Oakwood has adopted Moore Elementary from Cy Fair ISD. Moore Elementary was completely flooded and they are being relocated to another elementary within their district. Their library was a total loss and their teachers lost most everything. When we learn more on how we can help, we will have some spirit challenges to support Moore and their needs.
This Monday is Labor Day and CSISD will be honoring the holiday. We wish everyone a fantastic long weekend. As always, thank you for the opportunity to work with your amazing children.
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:)
How can you get involved at Oakwood?
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.
Sept 9 - 5th Science
Sept 16 - 6th Science
Sept. 30 - Art
Oct 7 - Owls
Oct 28 - Huskies
Nov 4 - 6th Math
Nov 11 - AVID
Join the effort!
Check CSISD.ORG/EFOLDER on Fridays for public information and announcements.
Hat Days and helping others
Our next hat day will be on Sept. 15th.
Help with this year's Fall Fest Silent Auction:
Upcoming Dates
Labor Day Holiday
Monday, Sep 4, 2017, 08:00 AM
Oakwood Intermediate School, Holik Street, College Station, TX, United States
5th Grade Science Dept. benefits from Game Day Parking
Saturday, Sep 9, 2017, 12:00 AM
Oakwood Intermediate School, Holik Street, College Station, TX, United States
Hat Day
Friday, Sep 15, 2017, 12:00 AM
Oakwood Intermediate School, Holik Street, College Station, TX, United States
6th Grade Science Dept. benefits from Game Day Parking
Saturday, Sep 16, 2017, 12:00 AM
Oakwood Intermediate School, Holik Street, College Station, TX, United States
PTO Meeting
Tuesday, Sep 19, 2017, 12:00 PM
Oakwood Intermediate School, Holik Street, College Station, TX, United States
Art Dept. benefits from Game Day Parking
Saturday, Sep 30, 2017, 12:00 AM
Oakwood Intermediate School, Holik Street, College Station, TX, United States
Mark your calendars: Fall Fest!
Thursday, Oct 26, 2017, 12:00 AM
Oakwood Intermediate School, Holik Street, College Station, TX, United States
Going for groceries? Grab $10 for Oakwood while you're there!
Shop at HEB SEP 6th thru SEP 19th. (as many times as you like!)
Buy any 15 box top products (many under $1) and a certificate for 100 bonus box tops should print with your receipt and coupons. Send in the certificate to the school and we'll send it in for $10! That can amount to being a 70% fundraiser for Oakwood! and on groceries! Win!
If you buy 10 products, you'll earn 60 bonus box tops which is worth $6. Certificate failed to print? The cashier can reprint if needed or please take your receipt to the business desk.
For details visit cashforyoureducation.com
Shop at Sam's Club now thru SEP 30th.
Earn $10 worth of box tops for just 3 items!
For every 3 Box Tops for Education (BTFE) products you purchase in a single transaction at Sam's Club on or after 7/31/17 and entered by you by scanning your receipt through the Box Tops Bonus App by 09/30/2017 or while supplies last, you can earn 100 Bonus BoxTops, for a BTFE eligible enrolled school.
(Shop up and scan up to four times!)