Dear Parents and Students,

I've organized a Personal Care Drive for Oakdale Elementary School. We will be collecting personal care items from Feb. 24-Mar. 6 for The United Way. You may send donations to school with your child. We will also have boxes in the main office, labeled by grade level, with specific items listed, where you may leave donations.

United Way's Mission: To change our community by helping people in need through responsible use of donations.

United Way of Southeastern Connecticut is a locally-based non-profit organization. Chances are many of your friends and neighbors have received assistance or support services from a United Way funded partner program. Your donation is invested in 75 local health and human service programs and initiatives that work together to provide a safety net of services that create real, lasting change in New London County.

In order to ensure a variety of items are collected, we have assigned specific items to each grade level:

I appreciate your generosity and help in making this Personal Care Drive a success!

Sincerely,

Cami Spurgas, 5th grader - Oakdale Elementary School

The class with the highest number of donations will receive a prize!

If you have any questions, please contact: Erin Spurgas, espurgas@montvilleschools.org or Amanda Hergott, ahergott@montvilleschools.org

Message from the Principal 02.12.2020

These are the same messages from last week, but we wanted to share again:

The Office of the Superintendent is announcing registration requirements for children entering kindergarten on August 25, 2020. Forms for registration, physical examination, and health forms are available at any one of the three elementary schools during the school day (8:45-3:00, M-F). Parents are requested to pick up these forms the week of February 10, 2020, and return them to the school no later than March 9, 2020. See the attached flyer for more information.

Help spread the word: Our second Story Hour will be held at Oakdale School Friday, February 14th, at 10:00 a.m., for children entering kindergarten at Oakdale School in the Fall of 2020. Call the school at (860) 859-1800 to RSVP. This would be the perfect time to pick up your kindergarten registration paperwork.

Valentine's Day is just around the corner. Many classes will celebrate by handing out Valentine's Day cards to their classmates. If your child will be participating, please send in cards without candy attached. Thank you in advance for your cooperation with this.

Kind Quote/Thought of the Week: "Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you." Princess Diana

Funny Friday Joke: Come back next week for a Funny Friday Joke!

PTO News

Family Dance: You're invited! On Friday, February 28, we will be hosting a Family Dance with popcorn, ice cream sundaes, a photo booth, and a DJ! Please return your RSVP with your students by February 21st.

PTO Meeting: Please join us on February 25, 2020 for our next meeting at 6 pm in the Oakdale Elementary Cafeteria. Come find out if your child's teacher will win a $20 Gift Card for classroom supplies! Earn 1 entree into the raffle for your child's teacher just by attending. Congratulations to last month's winner, Mrs. Genny Christensen.

Yearbooks: Yearbooks are available for ordering at //www.treering.com/validate. Enter the school passcode 1013790155143146 to order. If you have photos from school events we would love for you to share them with us for the yearbook. Use this email - yearbook.oakdale@gmail.com - all year long to share your pics with the yearbook staff.

Box Tops: Please submit clipped box tops by Friday February 21st!

Download the free Box Tops app to simply scan your receipts and automatically apply any Box Tops to our school fund. Clipped Box Tops are still being collected as well! Please send them in with your child throughout the year. View a full list of products at:https://www.boxtops4education.com/-/media/GMI/boxt...

Message from the Principal 02.05.2020

We are looking for donations of loose, clean Legos (not sets) to use during indoor recess. Please contact the office if you can help. Thank you!

The Office of the Superintendent is announcing registration requirements for children entering kindergarten on August 25, 2020. Forms for registration, physical examination, and health forms are available at any one of the three elementary schools during the school day (8:45-3:00, M-F). Parents are requested to pick up these forms the week of February 10, 2020, and return them to the school no later than March 9, 2020. See the attached flyer for more information.

Help spread the word: Our second Story Hour will be held at Oakdale School Friday, February 14th, at 10:00 a.m., for children entering kindergarten at Oakdale School in the Fall of 2020. Call the school at (860) 859-1800 to RSVP. This would be the perfect time to pick up your kindergarten registration paperwork.

Valentine's Day is just around the corner. Many classes will celebrate by handing out Valentine's Day cards to their classmates. If your child will be participating, please send in cards without candy attached. Thank you in advance for your cooperation with this.

Kind Quote/Thought of the Week: "Kindness is more than deeds. It is an attitude, an expression, a look, a touch. It is anything that lifts another person." - Plato

Funny Friday Joke: What did Godzilla eat for dinner? The restaurant!

PTO News

PTO Meeting: Please join us on February 25, 2020 for our next meeting at 6 pm in the Oakdale Elementary Cafeteria. Come find out if your child's teacher will win a $20 Gift Card for classroom supplies! Earn 1 entree into the raffle for your child's teacher just by attending.

Yearbooks: Yearbooks are available for ordering at //www.treering.com/validate. Enter the school passcode 1013790155143146 to order.

If you have photos from school events we would love for you to share them with us for the yearbook. Use this email - yearbook.oakdale@gmail.com - all year long to share your pics with the yearbook staff.

Box Tops: Clip No More! Download the free Box Tops app to simply scan your receipts and automatically apply any Box Tops to our school fund. Clipped Box Tops are still being collected as well! Please send them in with your child throughout the year. View a full list of products at: https://www.boxtops4education.com/-/media/GMI/boxtopsforyoureducation/CRC-Downloads/July-Site-Launch/BTFE_PartProducts_QR.ashx?la=en&hash=43F2AFC67E2640A3CEC1407F6413E991

Spirit Wear: School spirit wear is on sale throughout the year and would make a great gift this holiday season! Customize your own gear online at https://oakdalespiritwear.com/?fbclid=IwAR2703TKdV...

Oakdale staff and students raised $300 for Sports Day in support of the Miracle League Field!

Message from the Principal 01.29.2020

REMINDER: Tomorrow, 1/30/2020, and Friday, 1/31/2020, are both half-days for students. Students will be dismissed at 12:25. Please send a note to school with your child if his/her dismissal will be changed from the normal routine.

Sports Day Fundraiser: On Friday, 1/31/2020, Oakdale School will join schools across Southeastern CT for a Sports Day. Students and staff are encouraged to donate at least a $1 and wear their sports jersey, shirt, or hat to school. All donations will be given to The Miracle League of Southeastern CT to build a sports field for children with disabilities. There was a great article in Monday's publication of The Day newpaper about Sports Day across the area.

Please see the attachment regarding the Read to Ride program, which begins soon. You will also receive this information from your child's classroom too.

Help spread the word: Our second Story Hour will be held at Oakdale School Friday, February 14^th, at 10:00 a.m., for children entering kindergarten at Oakdale School in the Fall of 2020. Call the school at (860) 859-1800 to RSVP. See the attached flyer for all the details.

Kind Quote/Thought of the Week: "Kindness is seeing the best in others when they cannot see it in themselves." - RAKtivist

Funny Friday Joke: How should one address an alligator in a vest? In-vest-i-gator!

PTO News

Square 1 Art: Square 1 Art is due January 31st! All students are welcome to submit their artwork and receive an entire sheet of stickers with their masterpiece. Parents can also order other gifts displaying their student's artwork.

Smencils: Students are welcome to purchase smencils for their friends for $1 each. These will be delivered with a valentine from your child. Please send in orders by January 31st.

PTO Meeting: Please join us on January 28, 2020, for our next meeting at 6 pm in the Oakdale Elementary Cafeteria. Come find out if your child's teacher will win a $20 Gift Card for classroom supplies! Earn 1 entree into the raffle for your child's teacher just by attending.

Yearbooks: Yearbooks are available for ordering at www.treering.com/validate. Enter the school passcode 1013790155143146 to order.

If you have photos from school events we would love for you to share them with us for the yearbook. Use this email - yearbook.oakdale@gmail.com - all year long to share your pics with the yearbook staff.

Box Tops: Clip No More! Download the free Box Tops app to simply scan your receipts and automatically apply any Box Tops to our school fund. Clipped Box Tops are still being collected as well! Please send them in with your child throughout the year. View a full list of products at: https://www.boxtops4education.com/-/media/GMI/boxtopsforyoureducation/CRC-Downloads/July-Site-Launch/BTFE_PartProducts_QR.ashx?la=en&hash=43F2AFC67E2640A3CEC1407F6413E991

Spirit Wear: School spirit wear is on sale throughout the year and would make a great gift this holiday season! Customize your own gear online at https://oakdalespiritwear.com/?fbclid=IwAR2703TKdV...

Dear Parents,

READ TO RIDE, INC. is a non-profit organization designed to reward children who participate in our reading incentive program. Students in Kindergarten-3RD grade who participate in the Read to Ride program will have the chance to win a bicycle and helmet. Students in 4-5th grade will have the chance to win a $100 Gift Certificate to Dick's Sporting Goods for their participation in this program. The program is designed not only to exercise the mind through reading, but also the body through exercise. Our mission is to inspire children to create good reading habits and to be physically active.

What does this mean for your child? When your children submit their weekly reading log, they will receive one chance to be entered into the May drawing for a free bicycle and helmet for Kindergarten - 3rd grade students, and a $100 Gift Certificate to Dick's Sporting Goods for 4-5th grade students. There will be a drawing held for Kindergarten through fifth grade students in May, in which there will be one girl and one boy winner from each grade level.

Please encourage your child to read at home for the set minimum weekly minutes based on their grade level. This should be above and beyond what is expected of your child for homework at school.

Kindergarten = 30 minutes Grade 1 = 40 minutes Grade 2 = 60 minutes Grades 3 & 4 = 80 minutes (1 hour 20 min.) Grade 5 = 120 minutes (2 hours)

The program will begin on Monday, February 3rd, and will end on Thursday, April 9th. Thank you for encouraging your children to participate in the Read to Ride program.

Sincerely,

THE READ TO RIDE BOARD MEMBERS

Message from the Principal 01.22.2020

We are experiencing a high volume of absences due to illness. Students with fevers of 100° or greater or who have vomiting should remain at home until he/she has been 24 hours FREE of fever and 24 hours FREE of vomiting. Temperature must remain within normal limits without the use of medication. Also, if a student coughs constantly and disruptively, he/she should be at home until the cough is controlled.

Save the Date: Jan. 28 at 5:00 – Budget Forum at Oakdale Elementary School

Kind Quote/Thought of the Week: "Kindness is a gift everyone can afford to give." - Unknown

Funny Friday Joke: Why did the man throw the clock up into the sky? To see time fly!

PTO News

PTO Meeting: Please join us on January 28, 2020, for our next meeting at 6 pm in the Oakdale Elementary Cafeteria. Come find out if your child's teacher will win a $20 Gift Card for classroom supplies! Earn 1 entree into the raffle for your child's teacher just by attending.

Square 1 Art: Our Square 1 Art Fundraiser was sent out last week. Students can submit their own artwork to be printed on a variety of products.

Yearbooks: Yearbooks are available for ordering at www.treering.com/validate. Enter the school passcode 1013790155143146 to order.

If you have photos from school events we would love for you to share them with us for the yearbook. Use this email - yearbook.oakdale@gmail.com - all year long to share your pics with the yearbook staff.

Box Tops: Clip No More! Download the free Box Tops app to simply scan your receipts and automatically apply any Box Tops to our school fund. Clipped Box Tops are still being collected as well! Please send them in with your child throughout the year. View a full list of products at: https://www.boxtops4education.com/-/media/GMI/boxtopsforyoureducation/CRC-Downloads/July-Site-Launch/BTFE_PartProducts_QR.ashx?la=en&hash=43F2AFC67E2640A3CEC1407F6413E991

Spirit Wear: School spirit wear is on sale throughout the year and would make a great gift this holiday season! Customize your own gear online at https://oakdalespiritwear.com/?fbclid=IwAR2703TKdV...

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Oakdale Elementary School's Yearbook 2019-2020

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