Cultural Night
Check out all the different programs the PTA
Supports, Sponsors, and Brings to Oakcrest!!
Here's what really
makes the PTA....
PTA
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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!!
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
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!!
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!!
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.
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.