Oakhurst Weekly

Community Circle is a monthly gathering to celebrate our amazing community with dances, songs, shout outs, and more! Each month, a different grade level or department plans community circle, which is hosted by students. Wear green!

Read more about where to park, what to expect, and how to set expectations with your child for when they see you (or don't see you) in the crowd in the Community Circle section of our OAK Family Handbook. Community Circle is a monthly gathering to celebrate our amazing community with dances, songs, shout outs, and more! Each month, a different grade level or department plans community circle, which is hosted by students. Wear green!

From September 2-4, all 1st-grade students will be taking the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT). Unlike traditional achievement tests, which measure how well a student has learned the curriculum, the CogAT assesses a child’s ability to reason abstractly and recognize patterns and relationships in the world around them. Teachers can use CogAT scores to better understand a child’s pattern of cognitive strengths and weaknesses. Our school district also uses CogAT scores to screen for cognitively gifted students.

Thanks to Little Shop of Stories, Angela DiTerlizzi (The Curious Why, The Magical Yet, The Marvelous Now) is visiting Oakhurst on Wednesday, October 21st to share A Very Scary Book with all grade levels. Orders for autographed copies of A Very Scary Book and A Very Cranky Book are due September 29th. No late orders will be accepted.

Order forms are coming home in your child's communication folder, but online forms and payment are much preferred.

Camp MAGIK (Mainly About Grief In Kids) serves children who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling or close caregiver within the past three to four years. Camp MAGIK will provide an opportunity for children and teens to meet, talk, and process their grief with professional grief counselors. Time will also be spent on play and fun as a way to help the children heal from the experience of death in the family. Activities may include archery, canoeing, a ropes course, nature hikes, treasure hunts, campfires, storytelling, and a talent show. Each camp will be divided into two groups, one for ages 6 - 11, and one for ages 12 - 18. More information about the camps can be found at the Camp MAGIK website.

Students will not be allowed to use personal electronic devices during school, such as cell phones and smart watches, starting this school year. Devices brought to school must be kept in backpacks.

Read this week's CSD Weekly for district-wide news and information.

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