Newsletter - November 2022

 

Dear Oakwood Families,

      Conferences begin this week Thursday and then continue next week on Tuesday and Thursday. You should be all signed up and have received notification of when your meeting will be held.  Thank you for your patience and understanding as we worked to accomodate families that have multiple children as well as the rest of our school family.

    Conferences are a wonderful time to be updated on all the successes that your child(ren) have experienced already this year.  In addition you will be receiving information from assessments and data that teachers have been collecting.  Remember this is baseline data and is specifically used as a starting point for teachers to plan instruction.  In January and again at the end of the year this data will show your child(rens) growth.  Our goal is to have EVERY student make at least a year’s growth if not more.  

     I hope you enjoy your meetings and all the wonderful insights our teachers have about your child(ren).  

     At the end of this month Thanksgiving is celebrated!!  This is a time when we reflect on all that we have and the gratitude we feel.   Here at Oakwood, we are grateful for all of you and your children.  We have the BEST jobs ever and enjoy spending time with your child(ren), watching them learn and grow.

 

Wishing you all well,

Mrs. Susan Martin

Principal

 

Have you noticed your child(ren) missing a coat, sweatshirt, waterbottle, hats/mittens etc.?  Please have them check the lost and found area located across from the office.  We have accumulated quite a few items already this year.  Please label any outdoor gear (coats, hats, gloves, etc.)  with your child's name on the inside.  This way when something shows up in the lost and found area we can get it back to your child quickly.  

 

Mrs. Recker is looking for the following donations:

• Newspaper
• Toilet paper rolls
• Cereal boxes (empty)
• New Play-Doh (for Kindergarten)
• New glue sticks
• Pizza cardboard circles

Thank you!!

Please visit the Oakwood Art Facebook page:  Oakwood Elementary Art

The K-2 students just finished a Dance/Rhythms unit and will be starting a striking unit (badminton ish).  Grades 3-5 just finished a kickball unit with many variations of kickball, they will be starting a badminton unit. 

How Can I Support my Child(ren) at Home in Reading and in Math?

 

Three Tips for Reading at Home

1. Set a routine: Setting a routine for after school reading helps create structure and ensures they are practicing what they have learned in school.

2. Make a special reading spot: Designing a special reading spot is a great way to create a distraction free zone.

3. Be a great reading partner: Be patient and be encouraging. Take turns reading. Make it fun!

 

Our math curriculum Bridges has a website filled with daily math activities, collections of practice pages, family games, and online games. There is no login or registration required. Go to https://mathathome.mathlearningcenter.org/ to access these amazing resources!

 

 

Student Council News

Here is a list of our Student Council members for the 2022-23 School year:

Noah Deffibaugh, Aubryn Eddy, Ellary Veldman, Grant Geiger, Landon Gibbs, Mason Schuster, Ellen Bertram, Gus Ulrich, Carter Mirek, Charlie Mattice, Evalyn Henslin, Georgia Benesh, Rosalyn Nicholson Colbert, Blake Kalka, Amber Hullar, Nathan Kiffmeyer, Kenzie O’Connell, Landon Werner, Bradley Schuster, Greta Meissner, Nell Szilagyi, Brooklyn Schultz, Addysen Wallace, Mckenzie Hishmeh, Colton Schuster, Nolan Kiffmeyer, Bennett Johnston, Lily Kissinger, Colbie Willer, Olive Thede, Trent Kopplin, Vitasha Veit, Finley Beatty, Lily Campbell, Addisyn Verwiel, Jackson McMillan, Brynn Husman, Mya Doberstein, Ariyana Almanza, Natalie Backus, Graham Epprecht, Aasher Lor, Vanessa Maassen, Taylor Vanbeek, Mia Wade, Cooper Becktold, Declan Deppiess, Reese Wickham, Codie Ward, Eve Wade, Emily Ottow, Owen DeBard, Daisy Campbell, Tessa Nicholson-Colbert, Celena Weber, Mila Marcellis, AJ Blondheim, Liam Phillips.

On September 30th, forty student council members along with many parents marched in the Oshkosh West Homecoming Parade. It was a beautiful night and the students did a great job of representing our Oakwood School Family.. We even won first prize for the best entry from the schools that joined. We were rewarded $200 that will be used for future Oakwood School events! Here are a few pictures from that night. 

Our Walk to School Day was successful. Over 100 students participated and were greeted by staff members on our sidewalks in front of school and on our playground. All students at Oakwood were rewarded with a small prize for our event. It was so great to see so many families walking to school together. Here is a picture of our fun!

Many of our Student Council members and their families helped serve meals at Culvers to support our PTO fundraiser. Here are some of the pictures:

   

 

Shoe Drive

Our October project will be the start of many Kindness Activities we will be working on this school year. Tessa Whitcomb, a student at Oshkosh West, is holding a shoe drive for her Global Academy Project. She is collecting tennis shoes for her project for children in disadvantaged countries. Several student council members went into each classroom to explain the project during our Morning Meetings. The drive started on Monday the October 24th and will go until the end of November. We thank you for your generous support. 

 

 

Oakwood Herd Night

https://fevo.me/oakwood22

Join friends, family, and staff of Oakwood Elementary School for a fun night out with the Wisconsin Herd! All students will be invited to participate in the Jockey Spirit Tunnel and receive a FREE Herd T-Shirt! A portion of the ticket sales will be donated back to the PTO! Thank you to the PTO for organizing this family night event! All families that purchase tickets for Oakwood Night through this link will be automatically entered into a drawing for a chance to win free court-side tickets for your family to a game donated by Trevor Kroll.

Alex Antetokounmpo and the Herd take on Kostas Antetokounmpo and the Windy City Bulls!

207 level tickets = bleacher seats (no seat back)

208 level tickets = upper level seats (with seat back +arm rest)

100 level tickets = lower level seats (with seat back + arm rest)

Please contact Trevor Kroll at 920.744.0263 or tkroll@wisconsinherd.com with any questions or to secure your season ticket membership or group outing.

Oakwood will be invited to participate in the following exclusive Fan Experience Program provided by the Herd:

• Jockey High Five Tunnel – Kids can please meet in the front of section 106 @ 6:45pm, no sooner please! Herd staff will get them a free Herd t-shirt (must wear on-court), and kids will be escorted onto the court to line up and high five the players following the National Anthem.

• There are still limited tickets available for the game. This will be the Herd’s highest attended game since pre-covid, and the game is almost sold out!! If you have friends / family that are still looking to attend, attached is the link. https://fevo.me/oakwood22

The winner of the free courtside seats for a future game this season was Heather Hand! Please reach out to me and select a future game you’d like your courtside seats for. There will be two more Oakwood nights with the Herd this season! Stay tuned as more details will be shared by the PTO and school soon.

 

All Oakwood + Oshkosh Herd T-Shirt orders will be delivered to school early this week (the week of October 31st). All orders will be delivered to students to bring home. 

If you are unsure if you added your child's name and teacher to your order, please e-mail hello@kellybecktoldstyle.com with that information. This will help expedite the delivery process. 

Thank you for your support! We can't wait to see everyone wearing their shirts at Friday night's game!!