Students in Mrs. Giles’ first grade class had an enjoyable learning experience painting November trees during art. We appreciate the way Mrs. Wangsgard, our BTS art specialist, incorporates the core curriculum into art. For this activity, she demonstrated how various math shapes could be integrated into their paintings. Science concepts were ...
Gettyready Activities
Today is the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address. Classes have spent several weeks preparing for this landmark day by utilizing activities on the Gettyready website, participating in skits, game shows, poems, and memorization. Mrs. Frandsen’s 6th grade class staged a game show where panelists asked ...
Creativity at Oakwood
Today was the award ceremony for reflections. Look at all that creativity. Thanks the PTA for the wonderful program. We are happy to announce our 2013-14 Reflections winners for our theme: Believe, Dream, Inspire. We are so proud of all of your entries. The Excellence winners are: For Visual Arts: McKenzie Gustafson Ava Harvey Maggie ...
Graduating Class of 2026!
We a pleased and proud to welcome the Kindergarteners of Oakwood to the graduating class of 2026. Thank you to Superintendent Martin Bates for providing the t-shirts that identifies your kindergartener as a member of a very special group- the graduating class of 2026. It is never too early to set goals and have conversations about the importance ...
Halloween Art
The students of Oakwood Elementary were very busy this past month creating Halloween decorations. The hallways were filled with pumpkins, monsters, and spiders. The haunted houses were so scary, even a ghost might be frightened to enter. Not only were these decorations creative, but the students displayed their language art skills through fun ...
Halloween Parade
Oakwood Elementary celebrated Halloween with their annual Halloween Parade. Students came dressed in their favorite costumes to participate in the fun festivities of the day. The day began with a spectacular parent performance by the Owl Chorale where students performed a variety of Halloween songs and dances. After the parade, each individual ...
Representative Carol Spackman Moss visits Oakwood
It was our privilege to have a special guest at our school assembly on Friday, November 8. Representative Carol Spackman Moss, a former educator at Olympus High, came to watch the performance of the Utah Opera - a presentation sponsored and paid for by the Utah State Legislature. Representative Moss was extremely impressed with ...
Electrical Haunted Houses
As part of the Fifth Grades's science unit on electricity, students study circuits. Using creativity and higher level thinking skills, each student built a haunted house that actually lit up to showcase their understanding of parallel circuits. ...
New Recycling Program
Oakwood is now collecting used cellphones, smart phones, ipads, ipods, digital cameras, inkjet cartridges and gold, silver, or platinum jewelry. Just drop your used or broken electronics and jewelry by the front office. All items will be data cleared and responsibly recycled. ...
Classroom Grants
We have several teachers that are doing grants through Donorschoose.org. Thanks for taking the time to see if you can support these classrooms. Mrs. Giles, Mrs. Baggett, Mrs. Wray, Mrs. Wasson ...
