Please note:More information about each activity will be coming home in your child’s homework folder within the next days.

MONDAY

• Running Club – FREE – grades K to 5
  Mondays 8:15am – 8:45am | Sep 11th – Oct 6th, 2017
  6 meetups. We would love for parents to join us. You dont need to be a runner. Contact Mr. Murphy at murphyj@district65.net for more information.

 

• Mad Science – NASA-Academy of Future Space Explorers | grades 1 to 5
  Mondays 3:35pm – 4:35pm | Sep 11th – Oct 30th, 2017
  Costs $104 / 8 classes – contact K.C. at madscini@sbcglobal.net if you have any questions. 20 openings. Financial assistance, payment plan & scholarship available. Register at: www.register.madscience.org/northillinois/afterschool-register.aspx
  Find out more here:MadScience-OaktonRegfrom-Fall2017

 

• Soccer Club – FREE – grades K to 1 (grades 2nd & 3rd will come back in Spring)
  Mondays 3:45am – 4:45am | Sep 25th – Oct 30th, 2017 |15 openings per grade. We need at least 4 volunteers to run this club. No soccer experience necessary. Contact Mr. Kanchwala at Kanchwalan@district65.net for more information.

 

TUESDAY

• TAEKWON-DO Martial Art Club – grades K to 5
  Tuesdays 8am – 8:55am | Sept 12 – Dec 19, 2017.Cost: $195 / 15 classes | Contact: Anne Mason at 847-568-0912 or email amason@connellysacademy.com | Register: www.connellysacademy.com Find more information here: Taekwon-Do Fall_2017

 

• Oakton Chorus – FREE – grades 2 to 5
  Tuesdays Time: TBD either before or after school | end of Sept/ beginning of Oct |Please contact Mrs. Blacconeri at blacconerim@district65.net for more information
  

 

• Frisbee Club – FREE – grades K to 2
  Tuesdays, 3:35pm – 4:35pm | Sept 5th – Oct 24th | 12 spots available
  8 meet-ups | Contact: Lou Lapat at louislapat@gmail.com – Parent volunteers greatly appreciated
  Find the sign-up form & more information here: Frisbee Club Form – Fall2017

 

• D.I.M.E Dance Class – grades K to 5
  Tuesdays, 3:35pm – 4:45pm | Sept 5th – Nov 17th
  Cost: $80 / 10 classes | Contact: Marcus Brown at dimeverything@gmail.com | www.dimeverything.com
  

 

• Co-Ed Flag Football – grades 4 & 5
  After school – most likely on Tuesdays & Wednesdays.
  Questions? Please contact Mr. Murphy at murphyj@district65.net for 5th grade and Mr. Daniels at danielsg@district65.net for 4th grade.

 

WEDNESDAY

• Chess Club – FREE – grades K to 5
  Wednesdays: 8am – 8:50am | Start: Mid October 2017
  Please contact Mike Grossman at mgrossman@gmail.com for more information

 

THURSDAY

• Mudlark Theater – Creative Improv Class – grades 1 to 5
  Thursdays: 3:35 to 4:45 | Sept 28th – Dec 14th |Cost: $132 / 11 classes (scholarships available – no child is turned away for inability to pay)Contact: Darcy Coussens at education@mudlarktheater.org
  Register at: www.mudlarktheater.org/classes-at-schoolsFind more information here: Mudlark_Oakton F2017

 

• Oakton Sewing Club – grades 2 to 5
  Thursday 3:35 to 4:45 | Sept 28th – Nov 16th |Cost: $96 / 8 classes (incl. materials) minimum enrollment: 5 | Contact: Courtney Lyons at courtneylyonsbrown@gmail.com
  Find the registration form here:OaktonSewingClub-registrationFALL2017
  Find more information here:OaktonSewingClub-informationFALL2017

 

FRIDAY

• Sticky Fingers – Children’s Cooking Class for grades K to 5
  Fridays: 3:45pm – 4:45pm | Sept 15th – Nov 13th, 2017 |Cost: $144 / 8 classes (minimum enrollment 8 / maximum enrollment 12) Families can also request a partial scholarship or a payment plan. Register at stickyfingerscooking.com and request financial assistance by emailing directly to our local coordinator Lucy Warenski at lucy@stickyfingerscooking.com.
  Find more information in English here: StickyFingers_English_Fall-2017
  Find more information in Spanish here: StickyFingers_Español_Fall.2017

A message from Oakton PTA President Alicia Aiken

Back to School is just around the corner and we wanted to get you back in the habit of checking your Oakton PTA website for updates!

For families new to Oakton, welcome to the PTA website! Once a week, well send out this update of school and community events to keep you informed. You can also check for dates and events at Oakton PTAs Facebook page and in the school’s weekly newsletter, the Oakton Bugle.

Well be relying heavily on the Facebook events calendar so be sure to like Oakton PTA on Facebook so you can stay informed. If youre not on Facebook, well be sure to offer other methods to stay on top of events like this website Bugle!

Classroom assignments were emailed last week. You may have noticed some familiar names in new grades and stay tuned for a complete list of teacher moves & newly hired folks.

• Kindergarten families you’ve probably already heard from your students teacher to schedule a meeting for you and your student to meet your new teacher before school starts.
• Families new to Oakton with 1st to 5th-grade students if youd like to be connected with a family in your students grade and/or magnet program to help you get to know our Oakton community, send an email to oaktonpta.president@gmail.com and well get you connected. Just tell us your students grade and if youd like to be connected with a family specifically in a magnet program (ACC or TWI).

You can get ready for the school year by joining the PTA right now at oaktonschoolpta.org/pta-membership.