The Cardinal Courier
Oakland Elementary
“Engaging all students through leadership and high expectations!”
Volume 5, Issue 10
www.warrencountyschools.org/oakland
Dates to Remember:
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11/22: Mingle and Jingle, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm,
@ Oakland Elementary
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11/26-28: No School! Happy Thanksgiving!
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12/11: OES Christmas Program, 6:00 pm,
gymnasium
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12/18: OES Christmas Lunch (see letter to
RSVP)
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12/19: Primary Christmas parties
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12/22-1/2: Christmas/Winter Break, NO
SCHOOL!
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12/25: Merry Christmas!
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1/01: Happy New Year
Principal’s Message
I want to thank our school and
community for a fantastic Veteran’s
Day recognition ceremony held at
our school on November 11, 2014.
It was an honor to have special
guests who have given service to our
great country present to hear
celebrations, stories, and songs. In
addition to our special veterans who
attended, a list of veterans not in
November 24, 2014
attendance was read to honor and
memorialize. Our special veteran
guests included Thomas Brannon,
Robert Ghee, Larry Gregory, David
Lokey, Brad Lyons, Roger Minyard,
and Jim Russell. We also appreciate
guest speaker Debbie Richey for her
heartfelt tribute to the servicemen of
our country, AND riding her Harley
Davidson into the gym in honor of
them.
A HUGE thanks to FR
Coordinator Leslie Carr and our
student leaders who organized and
lead the ceremony, and our cafeteria
leaders for making a special
breakfast. This is undoubtedly one
of the best events I have ever seen at
Oakland Elementary!
It was also great to see our
families gather for our Thanksgiving
luncheon this past Wednesday.
These lunches are such a great time
for our community and school to
shine! I am especially proud of our
cafeteria leaders for the wonderful
meal that was prepared.
In the spirit of thanks, I know
everyone is eagerly anticipating the
Thanksgiving break coming up next
Wednesday. Happy Thanksgiving
to ALL of the Oakland Family! If
you are traveling, please be safe as
you go about. I am thankful for
each and every one of our kiddos,
families, and staff!
Help Needed for OES Student
Relay for Life Team
Dear Families,
The Relay for Life Team needs some
particular items donated. We are
working on making ornaments for the
Mingle and Jingle event later in
November. We would appreciate ANY
donations that anyone would like to
give. Please share this with your
friends, businesses, and acquaintances.
You may know someone that is crafty
and would be willing to donate items as
well. The following is a list that would
be very helpful if we could acquire. We
would of course take any other craft
oriented items that you may have that
are not on the list. Here is what we are
needing:
 Beads of any sort
 Puffy paint/glitter or regular
and/or craft paints any colors
 Branches or sticks fallen from trees
in your yard
 Hot glue sticks
 old jeans (they can have holes in
them or can be shorts)
 Twine
 jars any size with lids preferably
 Felt (any colors or sizes)
 Ribbon (any style, colors or widths)
 Old ornaments (especially any that
are ball like shaped)
 Any scrap material (we need all
sizes including very small sizes as
well)
 Athletic crew socks that are white
(can have holes in the toes, etc.)
 buttons (all sizes colors and
shapes)
 If you can not donate items, you
can always donate a small amount
of money to our team so we can
buy some items needed.
We really want to continue to do this
with students because we see this as
valuable learning experience for
them. Hopefully students will learn the
value of hard work and to help others in
need. We would appreciate any help or
donations. We thank everyone in
advance.
- Mrs. Kim Lilla
OES Principal and FRYSC
Coordinator Visit OBC Senior
Group
Principal Mike Johnson and FR
Coordinator Leslie Carr had the
awesome privilege to speak to the
Oakland Baptist Church Seniors
group Friday, November 21. In
conjunction with our Volunteer
Program, Oakland would like to see
these senior adults become active
participants in the Oakland
Elementary family, such as foster
grandparents, Reading with the
Retired, or simply to have lunch with
a special student.
During this meeting Mrs. Carr
and Mr. Johnson spoke of the value
of relationships with grandparents,
how they could serve the needs of
our school through volunteering, and
the reward one finds when spending
time with children.
Oakland Elementary realizes
the importance of mature role models
and their impact in building positive
relationships with needing and
deserving children. Thank you so
much Mrs. Gracie Hunt for arranging
this special meeting, and a wonderful
lunch.
We would like to challenge this
group to spread the word of our
volunteer program out in their
community to help us bring every
available senior adult we can to
spend time with our children. Please
contact Leslie Carr at 270-563-9886,
or by email at
lesliecarr2@warren.kyschools.us .
Labels and Box Tops for
Education
Please remember to send in your Box
Tops and Labels for Education. These
are two different programs in which our
school may earn resources. Participating
products for each program can be found
at the website links below.
Our school has raised over $200 through
this program. Visit our school website
for collection sheets to paste your
collected box tops on, and return to
school.
Boxtops:
http://www.boxtops4education.com/products/p
articipating-products
Labels:
http://www.labelsforeducation.com/EarnPoints/Participating-Products
Mingle & Jingle
Craft Fair a Success
 Silver Spoon Homeroom Winner… Mrs.
Wimsatt
 Weekly Attendance Homeroom
The OES Family Resource Center would like
to thanks everyone who was able to “mingle
and jingle” at our craft fair this past
Saturday, November 22. There were
outstanding varieties of decorations, scents,
food, clothing, and too much more to
mention. We appreciate ALL vendors who
took the time to share their wares and
talents. A big thanks to Santa Claus for
making a special appearance during his
busy time of year! Fantastic job
coordinating this event Mrs. Carr!!!
BIRTHDAY WISHES!!
A Very Happy Birthday To The
Following People …….
11/21…….
11/22…….
11/24…….
11/25…….
11/27…….
Charlotte Catalan
Jacob Ortiz
Ms. Samantha Fisher
Arian Bennett
Ms. Molly Grimes
Tyler Jones
Nicole Turton
11/28 ……. Nathaniel Carter
11/29 ……. Tre’Cassidy Stewart
12/01 ……. Julian Breeding
Congratulations to…..
 Golden Boot Homeroom Winner…. Mrs.
Winners…Mrs. Ghee and Mrs. Wimsatt
 First quarter honor roll students:
6th grade: Shayna Alvey, Justice Bluett,
Makayla Cason, C.J. Cohron, Cameron
Grimes, Jaleah Halcomb, Jillian Harrell,
Kiersten Harrod, Dylan Jolet, Emley
Lane, Makel Lattimore, Mickey Martin,
Jessica Miller, Wyatt Parker, Riya Patel,
Laura Sherman, Jocelyn Stark, Ma’khya
Taylor, Adrijana Trstenjak
5th Grade: Shelby Cockrill, Andrea
Dubree, Chloe Grayson, Natalie Harrell,
Emma Irvin, Emma McMinn, Clara
Nesbitt, Kyli Nunn, Johnny Pedigo,
Sophia Penrose, Mason Richardson,
Laila Sells, Niki Turton, Aldina
Vranjkovina, Kaley Wiggins, Brooklyn
Wilkins, Tamia Yarbrough
4th Grade: Keegan Allen, Demetrius
Barnett, Cole Baxter, Kaden Brooks, Carli
Dragoo, Gabby Embry, Isaiah Ghee,
Melanah Glisson, Mateo Juric, Aair’ana
Longstreet, Katelyn Lutz, Austin Miller,
Wyatt Nesbitt, Riley O’Dell, Jaquelin
Ortiz, Carol Ann Raby, Cali Spears,
Cheyenne Stark, Caynnon Stringer, and
Jackson VanMeter
10TH ANNUAL TOY AND COAT DRIVE
Parrigan
Please assist the Family Resource Agency
bless needy families in our community this
Christmas Season.
Please feel free to drop off canned food,
toys, and coats at our Bowling Green
location. Coast will be cleaned by Cash
Express.
Donations will be accepted until December
15. Restrictions do apply.
Cash Express
129 31-W Bypass
Bowling Green, KY 42101
Lunch Menu for the week of 11/24
Monday: Chicken Rings, Gold Sauce/BBQ Sauce,
Mashed Potatoes, Carrot Sticks, Baby Lima
Beans, Applesauce, Freshly Baked Roll, Low Fat
Milk
Tuesday: Beefy Bake, Super Veggie Salad, Navy
Beans, Brussels Sprouts, Honey-Lime Fruit Toss,
French Bread, Low Fat Milk
Wednesday: No School!
Thursday: No School! Happy Thanksgiving!
Friday: No School!
Sandwich of the Week: Tuna Salad / Ultragrain
Bread
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