At our monthly get together, we celebrated Spring by making pinwheels ...
Music and Art Survey for Next Year
Odyssey House Valentines
Oakwood Elementary 5th & 6th graders sent words of encouragement and love to people in treatment at Odyssey House. Having a substance use addiction can lead people to feel ashamed and unloveable. So many people just need to hear that someone believes in them. Clients who are literally fighting for their lives, can feel completely left out, ...
Parent Seminar
Valentine’s Day
Crafts, games, activities, and food were all part of the Valentine festivities. We want to extend a big thank you to all our parent volunteers for making this day so memorable. ...
Author Assembly
Tyler Whitesides, author of the new Janitor books for children, talked to students about how to make ordinary things - EXTRAORDINARY! He began by playing "drums" he built from various sized garbage cans, tin cans, and plastic buckets. Crash cymbols were created from trash can and pot lids, which were played by student volunteers. Mr. ...
Reflections Winner
We are so proud of Brynn, one of our fourth grade students! She received the Award of Excellence at the Region 5 PTA Reflections contest this week. The theme was Believe, Dream , Inspire. She chose to take a picture of her little sister dressed in her ballet costume and putting on her mommy’s pointe shoes. She dreams of one day ...
Beware: Erupting Volcanoes
The basketball court was filled with volcanoes today as every student in Mrs. North's third grade class displayed and demonstrated eruptions. Students discovered when more baking soda was added, a greater eruption occurred. Creativity was utilized in the design and landscape of each model. The project was a great hands-on ...
Master Printmakers
Fourth grade students in Ms. Gardner’s class became printmakers this week. Each student practiced drawing a variety of birds and then selected their best sketch. Once the design was deeply imbedded in a foam plate, paint was rolled onto the piece then printed on art paper. In addition to the beautiful birds, notice the details - ...
Great Readers Qualify for Rock Star Lunch
Mrs. Phillips had a great time hosting the Rock Star Readers for the month of January. Every class chose a student, who read a minimum of 20 minutes per night, to attend the lunch. Participants had their pictures taken and placed on display in the lunchroom. After eating, students received a Ring Pop and a 40” inflatable guitar. Keep ...
