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General Mills Box Tops for
Education
Clip Box Tops from your favorite products!!
Look for the 10¢ Box Tops coupon on
hundreds of your favorite products.
You can find Box Tops on brands
such as Cheerios®, Betty Crocker®,
Pillsbury®, Ziploc®, Kleenex®, Hefty® and
more! Send the Box Tops Coupons, Bonus
Box Tops or Box Tops Bonus Certificates
you’ve collected to school. Turn them into your
classroom’s
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Campbell's Labels for Education
The Labels for Education program is a great
way to get FREE merchandise for our school
and it’s even better this year. Campbell’s has
made it easier for our school to reach our
collection goals with over 150 products now
worth 5 points! Also, the new collection
process makes it even easier to redeem
merchandise. Participating in the program is
easy — simply save proofs of purchase from
participating Campbell products and send
them to our school.
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Cream o' Weber "Give Em' Five"
All we have to do to participate is:
BUY CREAM o’ WEBER
SAVE THE CAPS
BRING THEM TO SCHOOL
This program helps our school raise money
for the things we need….from text books to
science supplies to art products.
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Tyson’s Project A+
All we have to do to participate is clip and save
the entire Project A+™ label from participating
Tyson products. Each label we collect is
worth 24¢ for our school.
Turn them into your classroom’s
Collection Box!!
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Teacher Appreciation
We have many opportunities throughout the
year for you to show your appreciation to our
teachers and school staff. We provide track
transition assistance for teachers, "In-Flight"
Beverage and Snack service for
parent-teacher conference nights, and
pamper the staff during Teacher Appreciation
Week.
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Ronald McDonald House
Charities~Pop Tab
Collection Program
Our school has a robust program for
collecting tabs from aluminum cans -
including those from soda, vegetable, soup,
and pet food cans…donations benefit our
local Ronald McDonald House!
As the tabs are collected...we submit them to
RMHC...where in turn they partner with local
recycling companies for redemption. The
monies collected benefit families in need who
have children in the hospital with serious
illnesses.
This is a great way for our school to give back
to the community in a very charitable way!!
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Breakfast with Books
Breakfast with Books can be a huge success.
Parents, students, and staff come out to the
school a few mornings during the year to read
with the children who participate during these
mornings. Th groups read together while
enjoying books and some yummy treats
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Red Ribbon Week
Oakcrest PTA plans multiple events during
Red Ribbon Week to promote tobacco and
drug prevention education. The classroom
instruction, assemblies and guest speakers
instruct students on how to make healthy
decisions. These activities build knowledge
as well as social skills and youth
development assets. Becoming a "Bully Free"
and "Drug Free" school is our emphasis
during this week. Fun awareness activities
include posters, essay contests, and school
decorations.
The "red ribbon" has come to symbolize a
commitment to a healthy, drug-free lifestyle.
Raising children in a drug-free community is
everybody's responsibility
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Green Ribbon Week
Oakcrest students participate in Green Ribbon
Safety Awareness Week by displaying green
ribbons around the school and grounds
during a week in September. They are
displayed to remind students to be safe in all
their activities, here at school and elsewhere.
Students are asked to promise to:
1. Buckle up in vehicles.
2. Wear a helmet while riding a bike or scooter.
3. Walk on sidewalks, use crosswalks, and
always walk with a friend.
4. Stop, look and listen before crossing the
street, especially in the school parking lot.
5. Have a home emergency plan.
6. Respect others, report bullies, and always
do the right thing.
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Melody Music Program
Oakcrest students learn and participate in an
on-going musical talent group. The basis of
this program teaches our children melody and
harmony, timing, tempo, dynamics, following a
chorister, listening for musical cues within
accompaniment, and origination of the songs
they sing. The group begins in the Fall and
practices weekly...preparing for Winter and
Spring Concerts.
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Cultural Night
The PTA's annual Cultural and Heritage Night
event is a FREE event that showcases the
ethnic and cultural diversity of our school! This
night allows you to learn about new cultures,
sample delicious food and watch great
performances starring Oakcrest students.
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Vision/Hearing Screenings
Vision screening and hearing clinics are held
regularly at the school. All Oakcrest students
are tested once during the school year.
Parents are notified of testing irregularities or
deficiencies that appear from these
screenings.
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Wal-Mart Plastic Bag Recycling
The Wal-Mart Kids Recycling Challenge is a
fun and educational program that teaches our
school students about the importance of
recycling while earning money for their school.
We earn $5.00 for every 60-gallon collection
bag we fill with plastic shopping and grocery
bags and bring to our local Wal-Mart stores for
recycling credit. This credit is turned into cash
for our school.
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Kindergarten Orientation
The PTA works closely with Kindergarten
teachers in preparing and providing
orientation packets to new Kindergarten
students and their parents...and providing a
tour of the school to new students while their
parents meet the teachers.
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Book Fair
The Book Fair takes place both in the Fall and
the Spring during SEP conference time. It
requires volunteers to set up, decorate,
cashier, take down, and float around to help
people with finding and purchasing books.
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Field Day
Field Day takes place in the spring very close
to the end of the school year. It requires
volunteers to work outside with or without your
child's class. It lasts for several days while
rotating grades and class through. All the
games and activities are scheduled, so the
helpers can be judges, score keepers, help
set up, and help take down. This is a fun,
energetic, and wonderful way to help support
your school and to help support you
child/children. Perfect for DADS!!
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Internet Safety Week
Communication is an effective tool for parents
and guardians when helping their children
avoid the dangers that exist on the Internet.
NetSmartz provides on- and offline learning
activities for parents to facilitate discussions
with their children and teens about Internet
safety.
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Reflections Program
The Reflections Program is an annual arts
recognition and achievement program run
through the National PTA. The goal is to
encourage participation by every student in the
art areas of literature, visual arts, photography,
dance choreography, film/video production &
musical composition. The winners from each
division at Oakcrest will have the opportunity to
have their entries forwarded to the Region
Level, and maybe even the State, with the
possibility of competing on a National Level.
Last year's theme was “I Can Make a
Difference by... ”.
The 2008-2009 Theme is "WOW........"
The program begins in the Fall with the
awards ceremony being the first of the year.
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