Gifts and Goods Fundraiser – If you selected to have your Gifts and Goods items delivered to the school, they are now available for pick up. Orders will be outside your child’s classroom and MUST be picked up by Friday. Contact Lora Dominow at ldominow@yahoo.com with any questions.
Donate Candy for Troops – THIS week, the PTA Healthy Kids Committee will be collecting any extra, or unwanted Halloween candy for our soldiers stationed overseas. Simply drop candy in the collection boxes in the front school lobby no later than this Friday, November 4th.
Parent Education & PTA Meeting – The new date for our next PTA meeting is Tuesday, November 8th at 7:00pm. Immediately following the brief meeting, the PD PTA presents executive function skills specialist and coach Lisa Marsicano Lisa was recently featured on WGN News (https://youtu.be/HLQvFF8pefI) to highlight the importance of executive functioning skills. Lisa will discuss what it takes to help your child be a better listener, be better organized and help them improve their studying skills. Lisa’s practical advice, combined with proven strategies, will help you empower your child to improve their own executive functioning skills. Do you want ideas for how to avoid asking your kids to empty their lunch box every day? Or do you want ideas to help your student be more organized? Executive functioning skills span situations at home to situations at school. Please consider joining us for this 1 hour presentation in the PD gym. Babysitting will be provided. Please visit efscoach.com for a more detailed biography of Mrs. Marsicano.
Stage Stars (K-6th graders) – Your time to shine, it’s acting time! This 8 week class runs from 11/28/16-2/13/17. The class is held in the PD Gym on Mondays from 3-4pm. In Afterschool Stage Stars children will learn theater terms, play games, and act in short skits. During theater games, students will use their creativity to communicate and improvise. The carefully selected skits are based on folk tales that teach cooperation and positive moral values. Every student will have the opportunity to play at least one lead role per session. Also, Afterschool Stage Stars participants can earn prizes for identifying and explaining parts of a skit and goals of the characters. Each child will receive a participation award and parents are invited to attend the final performance on the last day of class! Click on the Stage Stars Flyer for more information and here to register.
Engineering (K-2nd graders) – During this 6-week session, starting Monday, November 28th, from 4-5pm, in the gym, students will explore a variety of brand new STEM related themes and topics! We will also be introducing brand new challenging model builds for all ages and skill levels. Using our proprietary project kits and model plans, each week the students will build a different moving model. Our one-of-a-kind models incorporate gears, axles, motors, battery packs and remote controls!! Each model build relates to the terms and concepts that the students discussed in that days lesson. Please join us as we learn, build, and play with LEGO® bricks!! Limited spots are available. Online registration is open and we are currently enrolling. Please visit www.bricks4kidz.com/oakb
Jr. Robotics (3rd- 6th graders) – This 6 week session starts Monday, November 28th, 4-5pm, in the gym. How would you like to turn your next LEGO® creation into a robot, programmed to do exactly what you tell it to do? Students will use our proprietary project kits and model plans to build exciting moving LEGO® creations. Our one-of-a-kind models incorporate gears, axles, motors, battery packs, & remote controls! The Bricks 4 Kidz® new Jr. Robotics program offers all the fun of building with LEGO® bricks, PLUS the challenge of computer programming! Using drag and drop icon based software, WeDo software provides an introduction into the world of computer –programming and robotics that will equip children to succeed in a technology-based marketplace. This fun, action packed program combines real-life skills with real-kid fun! Please visit www.bricks4kidz.com/oakb
Reading Games – Mark your calendars! Registration for the 2017 Reading Games will open at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 3rd. Spots are limited and will fill up quickly! This year’s book lists and more information about The Reading Games can be found on The Reading Games website at https://sites.google.com/si
Pumpkin Collection – Bring your pumpkins to DGN and DGS on November 5th for SCARE’S Pumpkin Composting Event. Click here for more information.
Trick-or-Treating for a Cause – Nineteen Pierce Downer students headed over to Lexington Healthcare and put huge smiles on seniors’ faces while they played bingo with the residents. See the attached picture for a sneak peak. Please look out for information about the November Service Opportunities you will be able to sign up for soon.
Save the Dates-
TOMORROW- Cubs Day
THURSDAY- Fun Lunch
11/8- PTA Meeting, 7pm in the Gym
11/10- No School- Teacher Inservice Day
11/11- No School- Veterans Day
11/14- Coffee with the Principal, 2:00pm
11/15- Spirit Day: Disney Day
11/15- Coffee with the Principal, 8:30am & 6:30pm
For more information on school or PTA activities please visit the school web site or PTA web site. For even more information on community events and activities please check out the District’s e-fliers page at District e-fliers.
