
We just wanted to share a little Thanksgiving cheer! Our kindergarten students worked together to create books to tell the story of the first Thanksgiving!




Congratulations to our November Staff Member of the Month, Mrs. O’Brien!


Our students love art with Mrs. Arnold. Kindergarten classes made cardboard robots! They decorated their robots, and practiced using liquid glue and identifying a variety of shapes.
#AchievingExcellenceTogether





Thank you for buying tickets in advance for our Thanksgiving lunch! Please note the changes in our lunch schedule for this Thursday 11/17.
Kindergarten-10:45 am
2nd Grade-11:10 am
3rd Grade-11:40 am
Ms. Matilo’s/Eddy’s Room-11:45 am
1st Grade-12:05 pm
4th Grade-12:30 pm


Congratulations to our November Student of the Month, Raedon Olson!


Our second grade students are doing animal research. They have learned how to use both eBooks and library books as resources. They are taking notes and are preparing to write about their topics!





Oakland All Star Staff Highlight…Meet Jessica Robison


Our kindergarten teachers make learning math so much fun! Ms. Dunn’s class is working in math stations to practice concepts they are learning in class.
#EducateEquipEmpower





Oakland students and staff are grateful for many things. This beautiful tree is full of the many things we are thankful for this year!!


Mr. Jones’s students have been holding themselves accountable to their classroom social contract. They rated themselves and thought of ways to improve!
#CapturingKidsHearts
#ForwardRSD




LifeTouch picture retakes will take place on Tuesday, November 15. Please return the package of pictures you ordered if you would like your child’s picture taken again. New students will get their pictures made on this day as well.



Mrs. Morphis’ class has been working on “How to make a PB&J sandwich” writing pieces! Mrs. Morphis made sandwiches to show students how important it is to be explicit with their instructions and details when writing.
#EducateEquipEmpower



All Star Parent Newsletter
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Oakland All Star Staff Highlight…Meet Kristen Bradley


Our Family Mental Health Night was a success! Thank you to everyone who attended. Special thanks to Mrs. Connerly for planning this event.





We love having interns from Arkansas Tech in our classrooms to work with our students as they are learning to become teachers.
#EducateEquipEmpower



Our Thanksgiving lunch is Thursday, November 17th. Forms were sent home earlier this week. Please complete and return the form if you are joining us, so our cafeteria staff can plan ahead.


Ms. Sutterfield’s first grade class is learning about two syllable words during phonics. Students were each given a syllable and had to find the person that had another syllable that when put together with their syllable would make make a real word.
#AchievingExcellenceTogether





Oakland All Star Staff Highlight…Meet Mrs. Carter


Family Mental Health Night at OHE on November 3rd from 5:45-7:30. Lite dinner will be served and parents will listen to guest speaker about anxiety in children. School age kids will have projects to do with volunteers while parents listen to the speaker. We hope to see you there!!