The Dragon Dispatch
Week of October 12-16, 2026
Dear Oakdale Families,
Reminders:
- Spirit Wear Store Is Live! Show your Dragon pride! Our Spirit Wear Store is now open. Visit the store and grab your favorite Oakdale gear. https://www.oakdalespiritshop.com/
- Technology Fee: Rock Hill Schools is committed to providing students with the best learning experience possible. The annual technology fee is $20 and provides your child with access to instructional technology and materials. Families can pay at the school or online for a $1 credit card fee. Please make sure this fee is paid as soon as possible.
- October 14 Harper Gault Road is closing that grants access to Oakdale Road. Please prepare your routes to and from our school accordingly.
ODES Admin Team
Invite a Veteran. Submit a Hero. Help Us Honor Their Service.
We are excited to honor the brave men and women who have served our country during our upcoming Veterans Day Program! We invite each Oakdale family to help us make this celebration special by inviting a veteran to attend our program and breakfast as our honored guest.
We are also creating Oakdale’s Wall of Honor to recognize the veterans who are part of our Dragon Family. If you have a family member, friend, or loved one who has served or is currently serving in the United States Armed Forces, please submit their information so we can proudly recognize them.
Wall of Honor Form:
Dr. Ellen Ochoa
Dr. Ochoa flew aboard the space shuttle Discovery and became the first Latina to go to space in 1993. Her inspirational journey includes a 30-year career with NASA and serving as Johnson Space Center’s first Hispanic director.
Reserve The Dragon Stone for one magical week (Saturday–Friday) and let your creativity shine! A $25 reservation fee is required and payment is due at the time of sign-up. Reservations without payment will be released so another dragon keeper can claim the stone. The reservation is rain or shine and is nonrefundable.
Money can be sent via PayPal to "Oakdale PTO". PayPal is the requested payment method as it limits cash interactions with the school. If you would like to reserve the stone and cannot pay via PayPal please reach out to the PTO at oakdalepto1@gmail.com.
Hey, Mathematicians! This week, it’s time to become a Measurement Master!
Find 5 objects around your home and predict which ones will be longer or shorter. Then, grab a ruler, measuring tape, paper clips, blocks, or another measuring tool to measure and compare your objects. Which was the longest? Which was the shortest?
Math Vocabulary Word: Length- the measurement of how long something is from one end to the other.
Start measuring and see what you discover..math is EVERYWHERE!
Principal's Email: Jasmyne Spain, jspain@rhmail.org
Assistant Principal's Email: Terrance Wilson, tkwilson@rhmail.org
Family Outreach Associate: Sharada Abraham (803) 981-1076 sabraham@rhmail.org
Website: https://odes.rock-hill.k12.sc.us/
School Address: 1129 Oakdale Road Rock Hill, SC 29730
Phone: (803) 981-1585
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