Elementary Morning Drop Off Procedures
We have noticed an increase in traffic during the morning drop off at the Elementary entrance.
Here are a few reminders to increase efficiency and promote safety:
Parents should not be getting out of their cars while in line to let students out. If you need to get out of the car, please park in a legally marked parking space and walk your child safely to the sidewalk.
If no cars are in front of you, please pull up to the front of the line before stopping to drop off your children.
Don’t let your children out of the car before the marked drop off area.
Have children exit on the right side of the car.
Remember that cell phone use is illegal on school grounds, whether driving or waiting in line.
We appreciate your patience, and thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Curriculum Corner
Hello Oak Grove Community,
In November, we hosted the AMC 8 math contest for Oak Grove students in sixth through eighth grade. This year, we had over forty students participate. Congratulations to all of the students who participated!
Sixth Grade Participants
Mustafa Ehsan
Husnain Haroon
Cameron Huang
Abishai Jaladi
Amal Khan
Kyle Li
Naomi Linde
Tarun Movva
Soren Sethi
William Sims
Marisa Tarica
Eric Vu
Vanessa Zhang
Seventh Grade Participants
Matthew Berner
Jessica Brown
Allison Chung
Nicholas Ingino
Nolan Johnson
Lakshmi Prajna Penmetsa
Eighth Grade Participants
Carson Agee
Ella Baffico
Eshan Baig
Tatum Blacker
William Clifford
Sydney Cooper
Sarah Dowden
Peter Fink
Isabel Furlong
Ethan Jun
Devashish Khatavkar
Reagan Kuypers
Harrison Lakes
Mia Mosconi
Nikhil Patel
Shrivatsa Patil
Willem Roelandts
Annika Singh
Ramanan Srirajan
Connor Stelter
Gabriel Teixeira
Luu Tran
Sara Ulrich
Reece Wiatrowski
Congratulations to our gold, silver, and bronze recipients, for their first, second, and third place scores at their grade level.
Sixth Grade
Eric Vu, Gold
Soren Sethi, Silver
Husnain Haroon, Abishai Jaladi, Kyle Li, & Vanessa Zhang, Bronze
Seventh Grade
Matthew Berner, Allison Chung, & Nicholas Ingino, Gold
Nolan Johnson, Silver
Lakshmi Prajna Penmetsa, Bronze
Eighth Grade
Nikhil Patel, Gold
Ramanan Srirajan, Silver
Eshan Baig, Bronze
Nikhil Patel received the first place score for Oak Grove School. Eric Vu also received the certificate of achievement, which is earned by students in grade 6 who score a 15 or more on the AMC 8.
TAG Program Information Night
Save the Date!
3rd and 5th Grade Parent Information Night: Talented And Gifted (TAG) Program
We invite parents who have students currently in third or fifth grade to join us on Tuesday, February 13th from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Oak Grove School to learn more about the TAG program and placement process. This presentation will take place in the Junior High gym.
*Please note, all students in third and fifth grade are reviewed for daily replacement TAG services, in ELA and math.
Placement in the TAG program in grades 4 and/or 5 does not guarantee placement into the program for grade 6. Click here for Oak Grove’s TAG Handbook.
Student Council
Get ready for Valentine's Day! Student Council will begin selling our very popular candy grams with delivery to 5th-8th graders on Monday, February 5th. These sell out fast, so come prepared. Each gram costs $1 and will be delivered to homerooms in time for Valentine's Day. Please remember that we do not deliver to K-4 grades, but you are welcome to buy them for your younger friends and siblings. Simply send them to yourself and pass them out after school! This year, our proceeds will benefit Lurie's Children's Hospital.
Oak Grove School Education Foundation
Grove Gala ‘18
We are less than a month away from the Grove Gala ’18! Be sure to secure your tickets soon – we sold out at our last event! Buy tickets and learn more at http://www.ogsef.org/gala-2018.html.
Gala Auction
We are looking forward to a great event and an exciting live and silent auction. A few of our recent auction donations include:
- An Evening of Murder, Mystery & Mayhem – Enjoy a private murder mystery party for 20 people
- A Taste of California in Grayslake – Host a private wine tasting for 20 people at Glunz Family Winery & Cellars
- Fore! – Take advantage of foursomes at some of our areas best courses
- It’s a Bird, it’s a Plane, it’s You – Take to the skies with a Tandem skydiving lesson
- Heavy Machine Operators Wanted! – Students in grades 6-8 may vie for a chance to drive the school's "Zamboni" around the Junior High
- Future Rock Stars – Enjoy a month of music lessons from School of Rock
If you have something you would like to donate to the Gala’s silent auction -- such as tickets, memorabilia, fun experiences, merchandise, and more -- please contact Shellie Fahy at shelliefahy@att.net. Thank you for your support!
The Oak Grove School Education Foundation
PTO News
Oak Grove Daddy Daughter Dance
Today is the last day to purchase tickets for the Daddy/Daughter dance held this Saturday, February 3rd from 6:30-9:00pm. There will be no tickets sold at the door. We still need more volunteers, especially for clean up. Please consider signing up to help. You can purchase tickets and sign up to help here: http://howardliz.wixsite.com/daddy-daughter-dance. Any questions contact Liz Howard: howard_liz@hotmail.com
Fannie May Candy Sales
The Oak Grove PTO Fannie May Candy fundraiser is going on again this year. Order forms are due no later than February 16th. Return the white and yellow copies of the order form with your payment made out to Oak Grove PTO. All orders will be shipped directly to your home the week of March 12th. Fannie May will be giving away FREE CANDY to those with the highest sales! Please contact Cristina Buelow at 224-430-3295 or Carlene Lichter at 847-816-3925 with any questions.
2nd/3rd Grade Social
2nd and 3rd Grade Social will be held Wednesday, February 14, as this is an early dismissal day from school at 1p.m. Please join us afterwards at the "Just For Fun Roller Rink" in Mundelein from 1:30p.m to 3:30p.m. There will be open skating, pizza and lemonade for your child to enjoy with their friends. Skate rental is included (regular or inline skates). This is a FREE Event, and sponsored by the Oak Grove PTO. You will receive an email soon with the link to register your 2-3 grader for the event!
If you have any questions or would like to volunteer, please contact Carrie Siebert at carisiebs@gmail.comMarla’s Brown Bag Lunch DEADLINE
Deadline to place orders for the first week of lunches for Session 2: (begins 2/5) is extended until 9am tomorrow, Tuesday 1/30. Session 2 will include new vendors: Meatheads, Fines (baked potatoes and more), McAllisters Deli, Dominos Pizza and Jimmy Johns. To order: Click on the "Spring 2018" Menu tab on your home page, scroll to February, and select the days you'd like to order for! NEW to the hot lunch program and still need to sign up? Go to: Marlaslunchordering.com Enter your school password: OGS1to create an account.
K/1st Social
The Kindergarten & 1st Grade Social was a great success with many kids not wanting it to end! The climbing wall and gaga ball were very popular as was the obstacle course and agility drills runs by former Bears player Antoineo Harris. Thank you very much to Randy Splitt and the wonderful staff of the Libertyville Sports Complex for hosting us and for planning awesome activities for the kids. Many thanks as well to the parent volunteers who manned stations and served snacks including Melissa Sallmann, Dana Huennekens, Bev Smith, Elizabeth O’Neill, Karin Palowski, Melissa Thoune, Beth Loggains and Jen Tippett.
4th/5th Social
Thank you to Ultimate Ninjas Libertyville for hosting a fun social for our 4th and 5th graders. Thank you to Sam Doughty for volunteering during the event. The kids had a great time!
Virtual Backpack
Oak Grove School Board of Education
Click HERE to view Board Agenda and Minutes
Email: boe@ogschool.org
Website: www.ogschool.org
Location: 1700 S. O'Plaine Rd. Green Oaks, IL 60048
Phone: 847.367.4120
