Honoring Veterans

Thanksgiving Lunch

Can Food Drive

Oakwood Elementary will be participating in a Community Service Project from November 6th to November 17th .

If you are able to assist, please send in the following food items with your student.

Peanut Butter
Canned meats (Vienna sausages, chicken, tuna, etc)
Canned vegetables
Canned fruits
Rice
Pasta Noodles and Pasta Sauce (no glass)

Items will be collected and redistributed specifically to our own students who receive food bags.

Back Pack Love, in conjunction with Christ Place Church provides nutritious meals and snacks for families over the weekends and extended breaks, free of charge.

Last year, Back Pack Love donated almost 9,000 food bags to students in Hall County, with Oakwood Elementary receiving almost 2,000 food bags.

On a weekly basis, Oakwood Elementary needs 95 food bags. Each bag contains nutritious staples like canned meat, vegetables, fruits, and grains.

If you are a family that receives a food bag, please do not feel obligated to donate food items. It is our goal to use the Oakwood community to continue to support our own.

If you are not currently receiving a food bag and need assistance, please contact the school at (770) 532-1656.

Important Dates

Upcoming Dates:

This Week: Swim Lessons for 1/2 of 3rd Grade
November 16th: Progress Reports Go Home
November 16th: Thanksgiving Meal for 1st/3rd/5th
November 17th: Thanksgiving Meal for K/2nd/4th
November 17th: 5th Grade Field Trip
November 20th-24th: NO SCHOOL
November 28th: 1st Grade Field Trip

Ride 360 App

Parents,

The Hall County School District Transportation Department is happy to inform you that the Ride 360 App is now ready for download. We greatly appreciate your patience and understanding, and once again, we apologize for the delay. Once downloaded, Ride 360 will enable you to have access to real time information on the travel status of your child's school bus.

Please click Ride 360 to access directions on how to download the app.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact transportation at 770-287-0942.

Padres,

El Departamento de Transporte del Distrito Escolar del Condado de Hall se complace en informarle que la aplicación Ride 360 ya está lista para descargar. Agradecemos enormemente su paciencia y comprensión y, una vez más, le pedimos disculpas por el retraso.

Una vez descargado, Ride 360 le permitirá tener acceso a información en tiempo real sobre el estado del viaje del autobús escolar de su hijo.

Haga clic en Ride 360 para acceder a instrucciones sobre cómo descargar la aplicación.

Si tiene alguna pregunta o inquietud, comuníquese con transporte al 770-287-0942.

From the Transportation Department:

HCSD has received several calls from parents here about the APP not working correctly or parents having issues with it. There are a few different reasons for this:

If the current address does not match what we have in Infinite Campus, it won’t work. The parents must correct their address with the school first.
If the students weren’t riding the bus prior to their attempt to use the APP, their stop doesn’t exist in our system. The parent must contact bushelp@hallco.org to be placed on a stop (bus).
Basically the APP is working as it should, but it can only be successful if the information in Infinite Campus/Traversa is correct.
Many of the calls have been because parents don’t know their students ID number. They must also know their date of birth for access.
There are many other reasons for problems but parents will need to email bushelp@hallco.org for us to repair them.

Morning Car Rider Student Safety

Students can be proactive and open their own car doors when between drop off spots 1-4. Students do not have to wait for a staff member to open their car door for them. This will assist with the flow of traffic.

As a reminder, please do not park and allow your child to walk across the parking lot by themselves.

November Parent Creativity Contest

To promote creativity in our parents as well as our kids, we have included a “Squiggle Drawing.”

Use the squiggle in a new drawing of your choice, adding details so the viewer can’t tell where the original squiggle was.

You can’t cover up the squiggle, as it must become part of your new picture.

A prize will be awarded to the parent with the most creative drawing.

Kids are welcome to participate too, because drawings will be featured on the morning news.

We will vote on the winning drawing on Thursday, November 30th.

Send in a copy of your drawing before the deadline.

Submissions can be sent to school with your student or you can snap a photo of your drawing and submit by clicking on this link.

Partners in Education

Do you own a business or work for a local company? Please consider becoming an Oakwood Elementary School Partner in Education by donating to our school. In exchange, we will promote your business and provide partnership opportunities throughout the year.

If interested, fill out this interest survey and a member of our Partners in Education team will be in touch with you soon. Let's partner today!