Message from the Principal 12.12.18

The Winter Wonderland hosted by the PTO was so much fun. A huge thank you to the PTO for organizing and another big thank you to all of the volunteers who helped set-up, supervise stations, and clean up. We could not have these events without your support.

Reminder: All Giving Tree gifts should be returned to the school by this Friday, December 14^th. Items should be wrapped with the tag attached. Thank you.

Funny Friday Joke: What do you call a greedy elf? Elf-ish.

PTO News

Oakdale Spiritwear clothing can still be ordered online throughout the year at www.oakdalespiritwear.com. There are several ink print designs and glitter designs with Oakdale logos.

Please remember to save and submit your BoxTops throughout the school year. Thank you.

Message from the Principal 12.05.18

We had a wonderful time celebrating positive behavior at our first Town Meeting of the year: Celebrate Oakdale 1^st Trimester PBIS Award Ceremony.

Students who exhibited positive behavior throughout the entire first trimester entered a raffle for the following prizes...check out our winners below. Also, take a peek at our PBIS section to see who received a "Pawsitive" Office Referral in the first trimester.

Special Activity for Your Class: Elijah in Mrs. Rohde's Class

Morning Announcement Helper for a Week: Griffin in Mrs. Spurgas' Class

Pizza with the Principal: Landon in Mrs. Hamm's Class

Music Assistant for a half-day: Cameron in Mrs. Spurgas' Class

Art Assistant for a half-day: Ciena in Mrs. Teuner's Class

Office Assistant for a half-day: D'Mitri in Mrs. Severino's Class

Amazon Gift Card/Shopping with the Principal: David in Ms. Brigandi's Class

Gift Certificate to the School Store: Hannah in Mrs. Miceli's Class

Oakdale School Prize Pack: Brayden in Mrs. Mellow's Class

A Ride to School in a Montville Police Car with Officer Aleshire: Haleigh in Mrs. Spurgas' Class

Reminder: All Giving Tree gifts should be returned to the school by December 14^th. Items should wrapped with the tag attached. Thank you.

Funny Friday Joke: Why was it so hot at the football game? Because all the fans left!

PTO News

Upcoming PTO event: Winter Wonderland, December 5^th, from 6-7pm. Chorus to perform at 6:30. Volunteers are needed for setup at 4:30 and also to help the children at the craft stations. Please email the PTO at mailto:Oakdalectpto@gmail.com if you can help.

Oakdale Spiritwear clothing can still be ordered online throughout the year at www.oakdalespiritwear.com. It would be a great Christmas gift. There are several ink print designs and glitter designs with Oakdale logos.

PBIS New and Recognition

Congratulations to the following students for being added to our "Pawsitive" Wall of Fame for the 1st Trimester: Ava-Christina Bouchey, John Belardo, Melinda Siismets, Makayla Shea, Teagan Caviness, Cole Chiasson, Nathan Simon, Anna Bubucis, Eric Richmond, Karissa Hochdorfer, Zach Thomas, Toby Kingman, Liam Riley, Adelyn Browning.

Message from the Principal 11.28.18

Check out this great website recommended by our reading consultant, Mrs. Acosta:

Reading is Fundamental www.rif.org

From their homepage:

Reading Is Fundamental is committed to a literate America by inspiring a passion for reading among all children, providing quality content to make an impact and engaging communities in the solution to give every child the fundamentals for success. As the nation's largest children's literacy non-profit, Reading Is Fundamental maximizes every contribution to ensure all children have the ability to read and succeed.

Reminder: All Giving Tree gifts should be returned to the school by December 14th. Items should wrapped with the tag attached.

Funny Friday Joke: What smells the best at Thanksgiving? Your nose!

PTO News

Attention: The November PTO meeting has been cancelled, the next meeting will be in January.

Reminder that fundraiser pastries will be delivered & available for pick up this Thursday, November 29, between 3:20-4:20 in the cafeteria.

Upcoming PTO event: Winter Wonderland, December 5th, from 6 - 7 p.m. Chorus to perform at 6:30. Volunteers are needed for setup at 4:30 and also to help the children at the craft stations. Please email the PTO at mailto:OakdaleCTPTO@gmail.com if you can help.

Oakdale Spiritwear clothing can still be ordered online throughout the year at www.oakdalespiritwear.com. It would be a great Christmas gift. There are several ink print designs and glitter designs with Oakdale logos.

Message from the Principal 11.14.18

• As the cold weather approaches and we enter the cold/flu season it is important to understand the policy regarding illness. A student with a fever of 100 degrees or greater is to remain at home until he/she has been 24 hours FREE of fever. Temperature must be within normal limits without the use of medication.
• Also, please take a moment to review the attached policy regarding authorization of medication to students in school. It is important to note, that in addition to prescribed medications, many over the counter medications are included in the medication policy.

Our Oakdale School Giving Tree

If you would like your child(ren) to be part of the Giving Tree, please send or email a wish list to our secretary, Allie Forte, at aforte@montvilleschools.org. All names/lists are kept confidential. Do not hesitate to call Allie at (860) 859-1800 if you have any questions. Please submit your lists to Allie by November 15^th (or as soon as possible).

Thank you to everyone for donating over 900 "Essential Winter Clothing Items" for our United Way collection and over 1,000 non-perishable food items for our Montville Social Services collection.

Funny Friday Joke: What did the turkey say to the computer? Google, Google, Google.

PTO News

Scholastic Book Fair Volunteers needed. Please sign up: https://volunteer.scholastic.com/#/experience/login/lPaC7wrkohttps://volunteer.scholastic.com/#/experience/login/lPaC7wrko

Oakdale Spiritwear clothing can still be ordered online throughout the year at www.oakdalespiritwear.com. There are several ink print designs and glitter designs with Oakdale logos.

Message from the Principal 11.07.18

Our Oakdale School Giving Tree

Once again we will have our Oakdale School Giving Tree set up in the main lobby. This is another way we, as a community, can give back to our Oakdale families. The tree will have mittens on it with the age, gender, and gift wish of an Oakdale student.

If you would like your child(ren) to be part of the Giving Tree, please send or email a wish list to our secretary, Allie Forte, at aforte@montvilleschools.org. All names/lists are kept confidential. Do not hesitate to call Allie at (860) 859-1800 if you have any questions. Please submit your lists to Allie by November 15^th (or as soon as possible).

If you take a mitten, please return the wrapped gift with the mitten attached to the office by Friday, December 14th. Thank you.

Funny Friday Joke: Why did Dracula take cough medicine? To stop his coffin!

PTO News

Scholastic Book Fair Volunteers needed. Please sign up: https://volunteer.scholastic.com/#/experience/login/lPaC7wrkohttps://volunteer.scholastic.com/#/experience/login/lPaC7wrko

Oakdale Spiritwear clothing can still be ordered online throughout the year at www.oakdalespiritwear.com. There are several ink print designs and glitter designs with Oakdale logos.

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