Knightly News

Spring will soon be upon us! We are looking forward to some warmer weather but are also prepared for the fluctuating weather we all love here in Nebraska. This year continues to fly by. The third quarter will come to a close on March 9. I'd encourage you to check your child's grades in PowerSchool now. If he/she is missing any assignments, there is still time to get those turned in. Waiting until the last day though may prove to be too late to improve those 3rd quarter grades.

We also have several activities and events taking place this month. First, our speech team will be competing at districts for a chance to qualify for state on March 5. In addition, our girls basketball team has qualified for the Nebraska State Basketball Tournament. They will play on Tuesday, March 8. The time has not yet been finalized but as soon as it is, we will send out a district call and text. Our fine arts program has also been working extremely hard to prepare for the musical, Annie. We have public performances scheduled for March 25 and March 26 at 7:00 p.m.

The community of Oakland is also working toward growing and offering more. We would like to invite you to a community planning meeting on March 1 at the Oakland Golf Club. We will offer a meal followed by a listening session. During this time we will break into small groups and discuss ideas for growing our community. All ideas are on the table and will be considered. A flyer is included at the bottom of the newsletter.

The Board of Education is analyzing the progress we've made on our strategic plan and is in need of your help. You should have received an email from Tori Pierce that included a link to a survey. We ask that everyone completes that survey prior to March 7 so that we can determine what progress we've made and what we still need to work on as a district. Your responses will allow us to better prioritize the direction of the district. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedules to complete this survey!

Oakland-Craig Public Schools is excited to announce that Mrs. MacKenzie Charling will be our principal beginning in the fall of 2022. Mrs. Charling currently teaches 6th grade here at OC and will make the transition to principal in August. Please take a minute to get to know Mrs. Charling by watching the video below.

The 2022-2023 school calendar has been approved. You will notice that this new calendar has additional full inservice days. We are planning to provide additional professional development for our staff and will do so on those full inservice days. The 2022-2023 schedule is included below.

We do not currently have any Covid cases in the school. We continue to monitor this and post our numbers to the website weekly.

Week 1: 3% ill, 0% Covid-Related Illness

Week 2: 3.7% ill, 0% Covid-Related Illness

Week 3: 1.6% ill, 0.4% Covid-Related Illness

Week 4: 1.4% ill, 0.2% Covid-Related Illness

Week 5: 1.9% ill, 0% Covid-Related Illness

Week 6: 1.2% ill; 0.2% Covid-Related Illness

Week 7: 3.4% ill; 0% Covid-Related Illness

Week 8: 2.7% ill; 0.2% Covid-Related Illness

Week 9: 1.9% ill; 0% Covid-Related Illness

Week 10: 2.1% ill; 0% Covid-Related Illness

Week 11: 2.6% ill; 0% Covid-Related Illness

Week 12: 2.1% ill; .26% Covid-Related Illness

Week 13: 2.4% ill; 0.8% Covid-Related Illness

Week 14: 3.5% ill; 0% Covid-Related Illness

Week 15: 1.6% ill; 0.5% Covid-Related Illness

Week 16: 1.3% ill, 1.6% Covid-Related Illness (Green)

Week 17: 8.2% ill, 2.5% Covid-Related Illness (Yellow) (Up to 4.5% Covid-Related Illness by End of Week - Orange)

Week 18: 1.4% ill; 2.9% Covid-Related Illness (Yellow)

Week 19: 2.1% ill; 1.06% Covid-Related Illness (Green)

Week 20: 2.9% ill; 3.6% Covid-Related Illness (Yellow)

Week 21: 2.1% ill; 6.1% Covid-Related Illness (Red)

Week 22: 3.4% ill; 6.0% Covid-Related Illness (Red)

Week 23: 1.7% ill; 3.6% Covid-Related Illness (Yellow)

Week 24: 3.2% ill; 0.8% Covid-Related Illness (Green)

Week 25: 6.6% ill; 0.5% Covid-Related Illness (Green)

Week 26: 3.5% ill; 0% Covid-Related Illness (Green)

Week 27: 2.9% ill; 0% Covid-Related Illness (Green)

Week 28: 1.6% ill; 0% Covid-Related Illness (Green)

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out via email, phone call, or schedule an in person meeting. Our goal is to keep students and staff safe and in school all year long.

Elementary Teacher (6th Grade)

Elementary Paraprofessional

Custodian

March 4 - No School

March 8 - State Basketball - School Schedule TBA

March 9 - End of 3rd Quarter

March 10 - No School

March 11 - No School

March 14 - Board of Education Meeting

March 15 - Family BINGO Night (6:00 p.m.)

Blood Drive

March 1 - Community Planning Meeting (6:00 p.m. - Oakland Golf Club)

March 6 - Swedish Heritage Center Meal (11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.)

March 26 - Community Paper Shredding Day

Jessica Bland

Superintendent

Email: jessbland@ocknights.org
Website: www.ocknights.org
Location: 309 N Davis Ave, Oakland, NE, USA
Phone: 402-685-5661