Oakton School PTA

School Events

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Incoming Kindergarten Events, summer 2019 | Eventos para las familias entrantes del kinder de Oakton, verano 2019

The following events are planned for incoming Oakton Kindergarten families during the Spring and Summer of 2019

Kindergarten Preview

Tuesday, June 4, 1:30 – 3 pm

You and your incoming Kindergartner are invited to attend the Oakton Kindergarten Kick-Off! Experience all four Kindergarten classrooms in action. Meet the teachers, take a trip to the Story Store, and visit art, music and drama classes. End the afternoon on the Kindergarten Playground with a light snack and an opportunity to mingle with fellow incoming families.  Please RSVP to oaktonkindergartenevents@outlook.com with your name, your student’s name, and how many  adults and children will be attending.  Please spread the word!

Informal Summer Playdates on the Oakton Playground

Saturday June 15, 10 am – 12 pm

Saturday July 20, 2 – 4 pm

Sunday August 11, 1 – 3 pm

These informal playdates give incoming students and families an opportunity to meet. Playdates are hosted by Oakton parents and students. Look for friendly faces wearing Oakton Cougar Wear near the play area on Barton Avenue!  Playdates are subject to cancellation in the event of inclement weather.

Kindergarten Ice Cream Social

Thursday August 22, 6 – 7:30 pm

Join the Oakton Kindergarten teachers and other incoming Kindergarten families on the Kindergarten playground for ice cream and playtime. Playground located in the interior courtyard on Austin street, west of the garden.

First Day of School Coffee

Monday, August 26, 9:15 – 10:00 am

Parents are invited to stay for coffee and donuts after drop-off the first day of school. The event is planned for the Kindergarten playground, weather permitting. In the event of inclement weather, the coffee will be moved indoors.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Email oaktonkindergartenevents@outlook.com with questions

Kindergarteners de escuela de Oakton

Los siguientes eventos están planeados para las familias entrantes del Kinder de Oakton. Marque sus calendarios.

Avance de kinder

Martes, 4 Junio 1:30 – 3:00 pm

¡Usted y su nuevo Kindergartner están invitados a asistir a la Kick-Off del Kindergarten de Oakton!

Experimente las cuatro aulas de Kindergarten en acción. Conozca a los maestros, haga un viaje a Story Store y visite clases de arte, música y teatro. Termine la tarde en el patio de recreo del jardín de infantes con una merienda y una oportunidad de conocer las otras familias entrantes. Por favor, envíe un email para RSVP a oaktonkindergartenevents@outlook.com con su nombre, el nombre de su estudiante y la cantidad de adultos y niños que asistirán.

Reunirnos para jugar durante el verano en el parque de Oakton

Sábado 15 de junio, 10 am a 12 pm

Sábado 20 de julio, 2 pm a 4 pm

Domingo 11 de agosto, 1 pm a 3 pm

Estos fechas para jugar tienen como objetivo dar a los estudiantes y familias entrantes la oportunidad de reunirse. Los padres de Oakton y los estudiantes organizan las citas. ¡Busque las caras amistosas con ropa de Oakton cerca del área del juego en la avenida Barton! Las fechas para jugar están sujetas a cancelación en caso de mal tiempo.

Fiesta con helado

Jueves, 22 de agosto, 6 pm -7:30 pm

Únase a los maestros de Kindergarten de Oakton y a otras familias entrantes del Kindergarten en el patio de recreo del Kindergarten para helados y tiempo de juego. Patio situado en el patio interior en la calle de Austin, al oeste del jardín.

Café del primer día de la escuela

Lunes 26 de agosto, 9:15 a 10:00 am

Los padres son invitados a quedarse para el café y donas después de la caída del primer día de la escuela. El evento está planeado para el patio de recreo del Kindergarten, si el tiempo lo permite. En el caso de inclemencias del tiempo, el café se moverá en interiores.

¡Nos vemos!

Envíe un correo electrónico a oaktonkindergartenevents@outlook.com con preguntas

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Kindergarten Playdates, Summer 2018

Incoming Oakton Kindergarten Families!

Mark your calendars for the following informal playdates on the Oakton Playground

Sunday, June 10 from 10am – noon
Saturday, July 21 from 10am – noon
Sunday, August 12 from 3pm – 5pm

These informal playdates are intended to give incoming students and families the opportunity to meet. Playdates are hosted by Oakton parents and students. Look for friendly faces wearing Oakton Cougar Wear near the play area on Barton Avenue. Playdates are subject to cancellation in the event of inclement weather.

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Chess Club Updates Jan 2018

From Mike Grossman

A few items for this week:

  • Some help is still needed at the upcoming Oakton Chess Tournament. Please see available volunteer spots at the SignUpGenius page
  • Please contact Mike Grossman if your student is going to participate in the Oakton Chess Tournament. He need to finalize the list by Wednesday, January 24.
  • The Oakton Chess Club is still (always) accepting donations to help keep it afloat. You can submit your donations directly to Mike Grossman on Wednesday during Chess Club or leave them in the PTA mailbox in the front office. Please make checks out to “Oakton Chess Club.”
  • Attached are notes that Coach Shiva wanted to share with the kids – these are some of the points he’s been working on with the newer players in the group.
  • The Illinois State K-8 Chess Championship will be March 9-11 at the Hyatt Regency in Schaumburg. See the attached PDF with additional details from Maret Thorpe. Also see http://www.chessweekend.com/2018-illinois-k-8-championships/. Please contact Mike Grossman for more information – sounds like a great time.

Chess Notes Jan 2018

Illinois State K-8 Chess Championship

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Oakton Football Club

The 14716182_1282660705119925_5519966772576599079_n wrapped up its first successful season on Monday! Thanks to Oakton’s Wellness Team for making our team, which was so successful, it will return next spring. Stay tuned for updates!

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Oakton PTA Fundraising Raffle 2016

Our 2016 PTA fundraising raffle was a HUGE success!

Last Thursday at the end-of-the-year picnic, school board member and Oakton parent, Omar Brown, picked our two winners. A 2nd place prize of a $50 Target gift card was chosen first, and then the big moment…for the brand new Apple iPad! Both prize winners were very excited! We would like to recognize Sandra Brown, Oakton grandparent and Weichert Realtors broker, for donating the iPad & gift card. We are grateful for such generosity!

Thank you to all the families who worked so hard to sell raffle tickets – we exceeded our goal and raised $6,500! A big shout out to our #1 ticket sellers – the Bilski sisters – who sold just shy of 300 tickets. Amazing! Several families sold 100+ tickets as well! And congratulations to the 1st Grade – who had the most participants. We hope you enjoyed your pizza party!

We are so happy that the Oakton PTA will start off next year strong and ready to continue providing fun and enriching activities for our whole community – such as picnics, program scholarships, club support (chess, chorus, running club) field trips, author visits, teacher appreciation week, edible garden and assistance with service projects such as ESCCA and the eye glass fund. We have a community to be proud of! Congratulations, and warmest appreciation for everyone’s hard work and support! Go Team Oakton!

 

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Oakton PTA Edible Garden

 

A big THANK YOU to all the volunteers that joined us welcoming the Gardeneers and getting our Edible Garden ready for the season. The Gardeneers were on hand to help, as were a slew of parents, students, administrators, teachers, staff and community members. Evanston Community TV was conducting interviews. We are all excited to see what tasty treats our garden (now with newly installed art work throughout) will grow, and all that we can learn from it.

Many thanks to our local business sponsors for helping us to bring the Gardeneers to Oakton! If you or your business like to be a sponsor and have your name or logo displayed on our sponsor banner please email Alicia Aiken – Chair of Garden & Grounds Committee – at alicia.l.aiken at gmail dot com or give her a call at 224-520-2701

A BIG THANK YOU to our Master Gardener sponsor: CBRE Cares
and to the Lincolnwood Garden Club and Lando/Ribeiro family for your contributions that are helping us grow!

Thank you Tepic Landscaping for donating landscaping rocks for our caterpillar art!
Thank you Liza Mitchell for taking these awesome pictures and sharing them with us!

 

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Valli Produce Evanston Holiday Food Drive

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This holiday season, we are participating in the first annual Valli Produce Evanston Holiday Food Drive, in partnership with WLS-FM, for the chance to win $1000 for our school!

Help us win by stopping by Valli Produce Evanston, located at 1910 Dempster St., from Wednesday, December 9th through Sunday, January 3rd, to purchase and make a donation in our school’s designated shopping cart at the front of the store. All donations will be given to The Harvest Food Pantry in Evanston, which feeds up to 225 families each week. The school with the most donations will be given $1000 for the department of their choice from Valli Produce Evanston.

On Sunday, December 20th, WLS-FM’s Marti Jones will broadcast live from Valli Produce Evanston from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. to drive awareness. That same day, Valli will host a cookbook signing with Celebrity Chef Fabio Viviani from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.