Greetings Oakman Families,

We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving surrounded by all your loved ones. We are thankful for our Oakman family and the time we spend together.

In the next few weeks before the holiday vacation, it is crucial that all students continue working towards their goals, read everyday and put forth their best effort during each school day. Reading daily has countless benefits and is a great habit to form. It should now be a regular part of every student’s daily routine and can be tailored to fit students’ needs and interests. Please reach out to any teacher if you need help with tips or resources.

Importance of daily reading

What’s Happening this Week at Oakman?

Monday: Back to School/  Dress Warm

Tuesday: Mathathon

Wednesday:  3rd grade field trip to Lansing

Thursday: Celebration Assembly

Friday: 4th grade math parent meeting

5th grade literacy parent meeting

Happy Thanksgiving Week!

This weekend, our Oakman Lions First LEGO League team competed in one of the state events for Later Elementary in Monroe County ISD. Our team showed resilience and true team spirit during the competition. We are so proud of our students and THANKFUL to all the parents who helped support the team. Kudos to our coaches Mrs. McMahon, Ms. Puente, and Ms. Mosed for guiding our student to problem solve and collaborate. Also special thanks to Susan Hicks, engineer, for helping and supporting the team through programming to complete the required missions, and to Ms. Logel for being on-site to support the team. WAY TO GO OAKMAN SCHOOL!

This week marks the importance of expressing gratitude and appreciation for others. It also means spending time with family and friends AND eating a lot of delicious foods. This Thanksgiving, enjoy your gatherings and take the time to reflect on being THANKFUL.

What’s Happening this Week at Oakman?

Monday: Welcome Back

Tuesday: 3rd literacy parent meeting at 2:30

Wednesday: No School

Thursday: No School : Happy Thanksgiving

Friday: No School

On Friday, Oakman’s PTA held an exciting event at Zap Zone! Students, parents and staff had a great time, played games and enjoyed pizza! Thank you to all who attended and supported our wonderful PTA.

Oakman students taking a break

Students with Mr. Abu-Rus and Ms. Hespen

Oakman students enjoying some pizza

Zain and Sakina

Ms. Hespen and Mrs. Hespen

On Saturday, our robotics team spent the day competing against other school teams. Our students presented their project, “Lunar Bio-Dome” and completed several missions. We are very proud of the hard work, time and dedication that the robotics team has put in. We also thank the robotics team teachers, parents and principal for their dedication and continued support throughout the process.

Robotics team and Mr. Abu-Rus

Oakman families and staff

Oakman families and staff

Robotics team completing a mission

Oakman Robotics team taking a well deserved break

Oakman Robotics team working on a mission

Good Morning,

This week we will continue to collect cans for Hype’s Food Drive. Thank you to those who have been donating food items. All students should be wearing a warm jacket to school everyday. Temperatures have been dropping and students will still have outdoor recess as long as the wind chill and temperature is over 20 degrees.

What’s Happening this Week?

Monday: Veterans Day

Tuesday: Parent Teacher Conferences: 4-7 PM

Wednesday: Mobile Dentists visit Oakman

Thursday: Parent Teacher Conferences: 4-7 PM

Friday:  PTA ZAP ZONE Event 5-8PM

Saturday: Robotics Competition

What a wonderful event we had this evening! Thank you to all the families who came out and enjoyed playing an educational game. Thank you also to our wonderful Oakman staff for guiding our students with the games and ensuring that everyone was enjoying their learning.

Greetings Oakman Families,

We had a very exciting yet productive week last week. Thank you to all our parents, students and teachers for your ongoing support. This week we are looking forward to Family Game Night, Election Day and Parent Teacher Conferences. We are also collecting food items for Hype’s Thanksgiving Can Drive.

What’s Happening This Week?

Monday: Family Game Night, Please join us in the cafeteria at 5:00pm and enjoy playing educational games with Oakman teachers. Last year,our families had a great time and many took a game home to play.

Tuesday: NO SCHOOL, Election Day. Be sure to vote!

Wednesday: 5th grade field trip

Thursday: Parent Teacher Conferences between 4-7pm.

Happy Friday!

Wishing you all a wonderful week!

On Friday, we had a parent meeting in the cafeteria. Our parents had a great time completing a STEM tower building challenge. We also covered several topics ranging from Title 1, Oakman’s SIP portfolio, and Eureka math. Thank you to ACCESS who also informed everyone on the importance of healthy nutrition.

Thank you to all who attended. We look forward to seeing everyone again next month.

Parents building the tallest building possible using one hand

Oakman parents proud of their tower

parent team working together

Parent discussion and planning before attempting to build a tower

Parents excitedly building their tower

Great turnout of parents in the cafeteria

Parents listening to presentation

Tomorrow, Friday 2nd:

– Half Day for all elementary students. Dismissal will be at 11:45am

– Parent Meeting at 9:30 am: please join us for a informational parent meeting in the cafeteria. We will be sharing information on budgeting, curriculum, student progress and ACCESS

– Oakman Shirt and Hat day

Enjoy more photos from our Trunk or Treat!

3rd graders posing with pumpkins

Mrs. Hespen’s students in costume

Students trick or treating

Mrs. Gartha’s 5th grade students posing in costume