January brings a sense of new beginnings and growth. With our strategic plan in place let our collective focus be on our care, challenge, connection, and celebrations. Oak Grove staff and students have been actively engaged in our care through updates to our positive behavior plan, monthly student incentives for behavior, and our implementation of the Oak Grove school store. Students have done a fantastic job earning positive dojo points with over 64,000 points earned the first half of the school year. Our students have stepped up to the challenge by consistently growing in their academics from Fall to Winter. Our connections have increased with social emotional learning and our OG little buddies/ big buddies monthly activities. We will continue to celebrate student academic, behavioral, athletic, and extra curricular achievements as our school year continues. It's a great day to be an Eagle!

Be A Friend- Be A Leader- Be An Eagle

January 7th -School Resumes

January 17th- 11:50 Dismissal : SIP Day

January 20th - No School / MLK Jr. Day

3rd graders researched Holidays Around the World and had classroom presentations on what they learned.

We have been very busy in art class this year. We have painted, sculpted and created many different projects. Students have worked hard to create a variety of artwork pieces.

5th, 6th and 7th graders have been working on finding out about different artists. They are researching an artist and creating a painting in the style of their chosen artist. Kindergarten through 4th grade, have painted, sculpted and drawn. 3rd graders created flowers from clay and 4th graders created dragon eyes from clay and candy shoe art pictures, which seemed to be popular. 2nd grade learned about collages and created a collage of their own. 3rd grade learned about perspective and have worked on pictures showing perspective, horizon line and vanishing point. Kindergarten and 1st grade have listened to stories and created artwork based on the books we have read. 7th graders created dragons from clay and 8th graders sculpted different creatures from clay.

On Fridays we have combined both A and B classes for Jr. high and have worked on a combined Art and Tech Projects. We worked on sculptures finishing them up in November. We will have both hanging artwork as well as sculpture and 3 dimensional projects displayed at Alpha Park Library beginning in January. Stop in the library to see our local talent during the month of January.

I also want to extend a thank you to the people who have donated canvas and sketchbooks for the students who were not able to bring them in. Thank you again. It has been a great help as students have been able to work on and complete projects they might not have been able to.