02/20/2024 Oak Grove News

Dear Oak Grove Families,

I’m hopeful that you have noticed some things changing at Oak Grove School District! We have made new efforts to enhance our communications and connections with you.

From the updated look and feel of this Weekly News to our social media pages, this is just the beginning. We’ve always appreciated your partnership with us, and we want to make it easier for you to feel informed and connected with what is happening in our school and district.

Coming soon: a postcard in your mailbox about the upcoming School Board strategic plan process, followed by our new and improved newsletter. These will be shared with all residents in our community. We all play a role in supporting the students and staff in our district, and we are looking forward to sharing important information in a more timely manner.

Thank you for your continued partnership in your child’s education. We look forward to connecting and communicating with you more this year! Please feel free to share your feedback with us as we look to improve.

Sincerely,

Allison

As a reminder the next Supt. Chat is this Friday, Feb. 23, from 8:30-10:00 am in the Professional Development room. Please click here to RSVP if you plan to attend.

Early Release (1:00 pm) on February 22nd.

Parent/Teacher Conferences will take place on Thursday, March 7. Video conferences are available from 1:00 - 4:00 pm, and in-person conferences are available from 4:00 - 8:00 pm. The window to schedule conferences is from 2/21 at 8:30 am until 3/6 at noon. Conferences are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. Login information was emailed to all families this morning. If you did not receive login information to access “Meet The Teacher” this morning, please get in touch with Dave Huber at huber@ogschool.org ASAP.

The Multicultural Fair will be on Saturday, April 20 from 3:30 - 6:30 pm. It is an opportunity to learn about the many countries and cultures represented at Oak Grove School. All family members and ages are welcome to attend and participate in this event. We are looking for families to host a booth and share their customs with the Oak Grove community. If you are interested in hosting a booth that represents a country, please complete this form by Friday, March 22.

2/20/2024 - Board of Education Meeting; Committee of the Whole 6:30 - 7:15 & Regular Meeting 7:15 - TBD (JH Cafe)
2/22/2024 - Early Release 1:00 pm

2/23/2024 - Supt. Chat in the PD Room 8:30 - 10:00 am
2/24/2024 - OGSEF Gala at Independence Grove 6:00 pm
2/28/2024 - Report cards sent home

Games of the Week

2/20/2024 - Boys Volleyball at Milburn 4:30 pm

2/24/2024 - IESA Wrestling Class A Regionals - Wrestling Matches Start at 9:00 am.

2/24/2024 - 7th and 8th Grade Boys Volleyball Quad - 1:30 pm at Libertyville High School

Additional events can be found on the athletics and band calendars.

Oak Grove School is hosting the Noetic Math Contest in early April, and it is free to participate. The contest is for 5th - 8th graders and will take place during the school day on laptops. More information can be found HERE

Students who are interested in participating should let their math teacher know. All students must be registered by March 20. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Phillips at phillips@ogschool.org

Newsies Jr. is just over a week away and the class of 2024 has been working hard preparing a wonderful show for our community. Use this link to order your tickets through the Seat Yourself website.

*Please note that Grades 5-8 will be attending the in-school performance on Thursday with their classes. All other grade levels will get a short sneak peek of the show.

While the kids are busy fine-tuning their performances, we are working to plan a super fun cast & crew party. All Cast & Crew are welcome and encouraged to come.

Saturday, March 2 from 6:00 - 8:30 pm

Oak Grove Jr. High Cafeteria and Gym

There will be a DJ and dancing. Snacks, dinner, and dessert will be served. Please go to Revtrak, here, to pay the $15 party fee. Details about all the food being served are in the Virtual Backpack. Please email Christine Merrild, cmerrild@msn.com, or Krista Sorensen, krista.sorensen4@gmail.com if you have any questions or if you want to help out.

• If you have a child who will be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2024, and is planning to attend kindergarten in the fall, pre-registration is open. Please access the form to pre-register your child.
• Kindergarten New Family Night is on April 25 from 6:15 - 7:00 pm in the Jr. High Cafeteria.
• This event will also be live-streamed.

February begins our Growth Mindset unit. Someone with a growth mindset views intelligence, abilities, and talents as learnable and capable of improvement through effort. On the other hand, someone with a fixed mindset views those same traits as inherently stable and unchangeable over time. This month students will participate in activities, games and lessons that focus on growth mindset.

Please click HERE to view the flyers in our virtual backpack. Flyers are updated weekly, so please check back often so you won't miss any of the events going on in our community.