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🐾 Oakwood Families — Important Reminders!

We can hardly believe we are already wrapping up our first quarter! Thank you for helping make it such a wonderful and successful start to the school year. We are so grateful for our amazing Oakwood families and the partnership you provide each day. ❤️

📚 Parent-Teacher Conferences

Parent-Teacher Conferences begin this week! We look forward to connecting with you to celebrate your child's progress, discuss their growth, and work together to support their continued success.

⏰ Minimum Days

Please mark your calendars:

Tuesday, September 22 – Friday, September 25
➡️ All students are dismissed on minimum days.

PM TK & PM Kindergarten:

➡️ Monday, September 21 – Friday, September 25 are all minimum days.

Please plan accordingly for student dismissal and transportation.

💻 Still Need to Complete Data Confirmation?

If you have not yet completed your child's Aeries Data Confirmation, we are here to help!

During Parent-Teacher Conferences, our library will be open with laptops available for families who need to complete their Data Confirmation. Staff will also be available to help you through the process.

🍬 Oakwood Trick or Treat — Candy Collection Begins!

We are officially starting our candy collection for our Oakwood Trick or Treat event on Thursday, October 29! 🎃👻

As you bring in candy donations, please remember to write your student's House name on the bag or attach a sticky note with their House name. We will be tracking donations as part of a friendly House competition!

🍂 Fall Break

Our Fall Break begins:

Monday, September 28 – Friday, October 9

There will be no school during Fall Break.

🏫 School resumes Monday, October 12.

Thank you, Oakwood families, for a wonderful and successful first quarter! Your partnership, support, and encouragement make such a difference for our students and our school community. We are so proud of our Huskies and all they have accomplished—and we can't wait to see what Quarter 2 brings!

Have a wonderful Fall Break, Oakwood! 🐾

Believe in yourself. Believe in each other. Believe in our community. Believe in our students.

Principal Sotelo

🍬 Candy Drive & Trick or Treat House Competition! 🏠

Get ready for our Trick or Treat event on Wednesday, October 29th from 4:00–5:30 p.m.! 🎃

We are asking families to help us stock up on candy for this fun Oakwood tradition. When your child brings in a candy donation, please make sure they write their House name on the candy bag or attach a sticky note with their House name.

🏆 It’s a House Competition! 🏆
Every candy donation will count toward your child’s House, so be sure to label those bags! Let’s see which House can collect the most candy and show the most House spirit! 🍭

Thank you for helping us make Trick or Treat a fun and memorable event for our students while building our Oakwood House spirit! 💙

If you were unable to attend our Science Camp parent meeting last Thursday please come to the Oakwood office to pick up the paperwork that must be filled out by Monday, November 2nd. You can also reach out to your child's 5th grade teacher for more information.

Thank you to all of our families that continue to complete their Aeries Confirmation. Our goal is 100%! Please stop by the office if you need support getting this completed. Mr. Hector or Miss Nancy would be happy to support you!

We are asking all Oakwood families to please complete your Aeries Online Data Confirmation as soon as possible. This important process helps us make sure we have accurate contact information so we can communicate with you quickly in the event of an emergency, while also ensuring that your student’s school records are up to date.

Your participation also directly impacts funding for our schools. Accurate enrollment and data confirmation help Lodi Unified School District receive approximately $2,000 per student in funding that supports our schools, classrooms, programs, and students.

Thank you for taking a few minutes to complete your data confirmation. Every student counts, every family matters, and your participation makes a difference!

Beginning July 1, 2026, California Senate Bill 848 requires school volunteers who meet the definition of a volunteer under the law to complete annual Mandated Reporter and Child Abuse Prevention training before or upon beginning volunteer service.

This training helps ensure that adults working with our students understand their responsibility to recognize, prevent, and report suspected child abuse and to maintain appropriate boundaries with students.

If you are interested in volunteering at Oakwood this year, please see the information below. We appreciate our parent volunteers and the important role you play in supporting our students and school community!

HOW TO TAKE THE TRAINING

1. Click here or go to Mandated Reporter training
2. Sign up with: a. A Username b. Your First and Last Name c. Your Email
3. Take this course: a. Mandated Reporter: Child Abuse and Neglect

4. Give the certificate to the office.

You cannot volunteer without this certificate.

If you missed our Annual Title 1 Parent meeting held at the Ice Cream Social you can access the information below. Please reach out to Mrs. Sotelo if you have questions and/or would like more information.

For the safety of all students, families, and staff, please use the designated crosswalks at all times when crossing the street. Morning traffic is especially busy, and crossing in the middle of traffic is unsafe. Please also remember that only PM Kindergarten and PM Transitional Kindergarten (TK) students may be picked up in the staff parking lot on Woodcreek Way. All other students should be picked up at the East Gate on Stonewood. Thank you for helping us keep our students safe during arrival and dismissal.

Please take time to read through the student handbook with your child.

Parent Club is still working on finalizing their non-profit status. Once they do, they will start back up with meetings and event planning. If you have any ideas or want to be part of Parent Club, please email oakwoodparentclub@gmail.com.

President - Ally Burch

Vice President - Jennifer Gomez

Treasurer - Megan Arquines

Secretary - Jamila Walker

If you are on Instagram feel free to follow us. We will also use this platform to share updates and information to families up to date.

At Oakwood Elementary School, we are Respectful 🤝, Responsible 👍, and Safe 👷