Oakhurst Weekly

Congratulations to kindergarten student, Malcolm F. on being the Oakhurst winner for Decatur Education Foundation's mascot drawing contest! According to Malcolm's mom, he worked on several drafts to arrive at this masterpiece. We're proud of your perseverance and craftsmanship, Malcom. We're excited to see your art in the community. Congratulations! 🎉

To celebrate physical wellness, join the Decatur community on Saturday, March 14th at the Decatur Education Foundation’s Tour Decatur fun run.

Register today at Tour Decatur.

Wellness is an active process of making choices that lead to a healthy and fulfilling life. Every day, people make choices about how they spend their time, what they eat, and who they spend time with. These decisions create a healthy lifestyle.

This week as a family, walk and talk or have a conversation at dinner about the following:

Physical wellness refers to taking care of ourselves by getting physical activity, having good personal hygiene, making healthy food and drink choices, sleep, and being safe. What physical wellness habits does your family already have? Name a physical wellness habit your family would like to start or continue doing (i.e. walk to/from school, try a new vegetable each week, set a bedtime to get eight hours of sleep).

Contact Stacie Kenner with questions regarding iRUN at skenner@csdecatur.net.

Winter break is an excellent time to enjoy a slower pace and some fun adventures, but don't forget to read everyday! During this break, we're focusing on read alouds, so every student is receiving a personalized bookmark on which they can color a heart each time they read aloud or are read aloud to. These bookmarks are for students to keep and are not part of a contest or assignment.

Have fun and read, read, read!

Oakhurst families, please complete and submit this food insecurity request form if your student is experiencing food insecurity within the home and is in need of some supplemental weekend snacks.

The Decatur Education Foundation supplies Oakhurst with snack bags for any student in need. This request form will go directly to our school counselor, Ms. King, and she will send home a snack bag with your student every Friday. Please go through each week's snack bag to remove any snack you may not want your child to have due to allergy concerns, etc.

Take it Tuesday Food Distribution

Food distribution from 2-4 on Tuesdays at 5481 Memorial Dr., Suite J / Stone Mountain, GA

FINDHELPGA.ORG
Whether it’s financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, child care, job training, and other free or reduced-cost services specific to your area, essential resources can be found here.

FOODFINDER.US
FoodFinder’s website and app serve as food pantry locators that show you when and where to get free food assistance in your area. The interactive map shows food pantries nearby – every red pin you see is a food assistance program nearby. Tap on one to see when they give away food!

HOPEMAPGEORGIA.ORG
Managed by the GaDOE, this is a map of family support resources with an interactive map that allows you to see what is available, what they provide, hours of operation, etc.

Read the February 12, 2026, issue of CSD Weekly, the district-wide newsletter

Please take a moment this week to make your voice heard and participate in the Georgia Department of Education climate survey for your school! Your participation and feedback are greatly appreciated. The data collected will help determine the School Climate Star Ratings for the 2026-27 school year, which will enable schools to improve or build upon their successes.

Oakhurst Elementary School Family Survey

A yearbook dedication is the perfect way to say something special to your second grader as they prepare to graduate from Oakhurst. Each dedication will be approximately 1/10th of a page and will consist of a photo (that you provide) and up to 50 words or 260 characters. $20 each for SECOND-GRADE families ONLY.

Ways to pay:

- $20 via PayPal to oakhurstelementaryschoolpta@gmail.com (Write “second grade dedication” in the comment section.)

- Drop off a check at the front office made out to Oakhurst Elementary PTA with your child’s name and “2nd grade dedication” noted in the memo line.

DEADLINE FOR DEDICATIONS is THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH.

**Add button that says “ORDER DEDICATION HERE!” And link it to

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScr_1qtx3D0Xzyk9j15uzn_hfVYo2oPxihodqFtrSV9sYqAbQ/viewform

Purchase items directly from our Amazon Wish List and they’ll be shipped straight to the school! Click here!

If you wish to purchase supplies elsewhere, bags of chips, granola bars, pretzels and sparkling water are always appreciated and can be dropped off in the front office.

PTA has a new website this year! Keep up with all the Oakhurst PTA News Here!