Paw Print Newsletter

This week, we’re celebrating healthy habits and kind hearts! Our Health Habits Week theme, “Life Is a Puzzle, Solve It Drug Free,” encourages students to become Healthy MVPs: Move and stay active, Value healthy eating and sleep, and Practice healthy habits every day.

Our Bullying Prevention Spirit Week, October 26–30, is another opportunity to celebrate kindness, respect, and friendship! Please check the daily themes below. For Friday’s costumes, remember: no masks, swords, fake knives, face paint, fake teeth, or inflatables.

Congratulations to our October Students of the Month for setting a wonderful example by showing their PAWS! We’re proud of the kindness, responsibility, and respect our students demonstrate each day.

As you review this week’s Paw Print, please note the upcoming music programs, school illness guidelines, and school bond referendum information. Fall picture orders are due Saturday, October 31, and our 4th and 5th grade Patriotic Music Program is November 3 at 2:00 and 6:00.

Thank you for partnering with us to help our Cougar Cubs stay healthy, feel connected, and grow!

Warmly,
Heather Bowling
Principal

🎃💜 Bullying Prevention Spirit Week is Coming! 💜🎃

Join us October 26th–30th as we celebrate kindness, respect, friendship, and school spirit with a fun-filled Spirit Week!

🧦 Monday – Crazy Sock Day
👯 Tuesday – Twin Day
🌟 Wednesday – Neon Day
👩🏽‍⚕️👨🏽‍🚒 Thursday – Career Day
🎃 Friday – Wear Your Costume

⚠️ Friday Costume Reminder: For the safety of all students, please NO masks, swords, fake knives, face paint, fake teeth, or inflatables.

We can’t wait to see our students show their creativity and school spirit! Together, we can stand against bullying and continue building a school where kindness, respect, and friendship shine!

#BullyingPrevention #SpiritWeek #ChooseKindness #BeKind

On November 3, 2026, Person County voters will decide on a $107 million school bond referendum for proposed school construction and renovation projects.

The proposal includes building a new middle school to serve students in grades 6–8 and adapting the existing middle school facilities for elementary school use.

We encourage our families and community members to review the attached fact sheet to learn more about the proposed projects, the planning process, potential tax implications, and what the referendum would mean for Person County Schools.

🐾🌟 PAWS-itively Proud of Our October Students of the Month! 🌟🐾

Congratulations to our amazing October Students of the Month Chloe Glenn, Charlotte Villines, Lazey Cooley, Dezmond Shine, Kami Hill, Chase Oakley, Cole Courson, Danika Satterfield and Sutton Jakola!🎉 These Little Acorns were selected to represent their classrooms because they did an outstanding job showing their PAWS all month long:

🧡 Practice Kindness

🐾 Act Safely

🧡 Work Responsibly

🐾 Show Respect

We are SO proud of the character, leadership, and positive example these Cougar Cubs show each day! 🌳🐾

To celebrate, each student received a special certificate, an Oak Lane cup filled with Cougar Paw goodness, AND some bonus outdoor free time with our guidance teacher, Mrs. Davis! ☀️🎉

Keep showing those PAWS, Little Acorns! 🌱💚 We can’t wait to see who will be recognized next month!

Here is the final attendance update for the week of 10/19:

Hurdle- 94%

Wynn- 98%

Jenkins-9 5%

Clayton- 100%

Mora- 99%

Parrott- 99%

Tayloe- 96%

Poindexter- 100%

Kendrick- 98%

Bunnell- 97%

Whitfield- 100%

We love seeing parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and other family members join their students for lunch! 💚

A few helpful reminders when visiting for lunch:

• Please bring exact change or be prepared to have any remaining change added to your student’s account. Adult lunch items are priced individually: entrées are $1.75, fruits and vegetables are $0.75 each, and milk is $0.60. Bottled water is also available for $0.50 or $1.00, depending on the size.
• Commercial food labels and packaging are not allowed in our cafeteria. If you plan to bring fast food or restaurant food, please transfer it to an unbranded bag, container, or baggie before entering the school.

Thank you for helping us keep lunchtime running smoothly. We love having our Oak Lane families visit!

At Oak Lane, our Positive Behavior Intervention & Support Motto is "Show us your Cougar PAWS!"

The letters in PAWS serves as a reminder to students of our behavior expectations throughout our building: classroom, hallways, restroom, cafeteria, playground, gym, etc.

P = Practice Kindness

A = Act Safely

W = Work Responsibly

S = Show Respect

Please see the pictures below for additional information about our school-wide expectations in each of these areas.