📚✨ Lauren Tarshis Author Event! ✨📚
📅 October 22 | 6:00 PM
📍 Fine Arts Auditorium We’re so excited to partner with local bookstore Best of Books to welcome Lauren Tarshis, author of the beloved I Survived... series, for a special evening presentation! 🙌 🎟️ Tickets are required and can be purchased through the Best of Books website.
Each ticket includes:
Admission for 1 child + 1 adult
📖 An autographed copy of her brand-new book, I Survived the Dust Bowl, 1935
💲 Tickets are $15, but Oakdale families can save $5 by entering the code SURVIVE at checkout.
Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to meet one of the most inspiring authors in children’s literature! ✍️🚀 #ISurvived #LaurenTarshis #BookLovers #ReadingRocks #OakdaleReads #AuthorEvent #FamilyFun #MeetTheAuthor #BookWorms #LiteracyMatters
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REMINDER for THIS WEEK
🎉 Family Game Math Night for PreK–6th Graders
📅 Thursday, October 2
✨ Presented by UCO Early Childhood and Elementary Education students
Join us for door prizes, hands-on activities, and lots of fun for all!
Our Rockets are undefeated and head into conference play as the #1 seed! 🎉👏
Huge shoutout to Coach DuRegger and Coach Zavarce for leading the team to an amazing start. 💪🔥
#GoRockets #Undefeated #ConferencePlay #RocketPride #1Seed
Check out our monthly menu here 👉 Cafeteria Page: https://www.oakdale.org/documents/cafeteria/monthly-menu/519481
📅 Prefer a quick glance? See the weekly version here 👉 Weekly Dining Menu: https://www.oakdale.org/dining
#ProudtobeaRocket 🚀 #SchoolLunch #CafeteriaMenu
Please email srisenhoover@oakdale.org, or scan the QR code to complete the sign up form if your student is interested!
Get everything turned in online or send it back to school in your Rocket Run packet today.
Free Student Shirts:
Every student will receive a FREE Rocket Run shirt on race day to wear with their classmates.
Shirt Orders for Family + Friends:
Parents, grandparents, neighbors, siblings — grab a shirt and match your kid, your neighbor, or even your neighbor’s kid as you cheer them on.
Let’s line the streets in Oakdale neon and make this the most colorful Rocket Run yet.
8th Grade Families – Banner Orders:
Order a personalized banner to celebrate your 8th grade runner.
Use the notes section at checkout to share what you’d like written on the sign.
These keepsakes will hang proudly on the fence during the run — a perfect way to honor your graduate.
Family + Sponsorship Donations:
Families: This is your chance to have your family name printed on the back of the Rocket Run shirt — a lasting way to show your support.
Businesses: Become a Rocket Run sponsor. Your business name will be seen by the entire Oakdale community while helping fund teacher, staff, and coach grants.
Every dollar raised goes directly into the Oakdale School Foundation Grant Fund, making a huge difference for all of our kids.
Important Deadline:
Everything is due by September 22nd to be included on the back of this year’s shirts.
Save the Date:
Friday, October 24th
Let’s make this the best Rocket Run yet.
Learn more and place your orders here:
www.osfoakdale.org/2025rocketrun
🎉 Family Math Game Night for PreK–6th Graders
📅 Thursday, October 2
✨ Presented by UCO Early Childhood and Elementary Education students
Join us for door prizes, hands-on activities, and lots of fun for all!
Do you have a 5th–8th grade student who loves planes, drones, and all things STEM?
Scan this QR code to fill out the form and help us choose the best day for Aviation Club meetings.
Parents are also invited to join Ms. Risenhoover for an information meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 3:30 PM in Room 403 (directly across from the middle school library) to learn more.
Get ready for our annual Rocket Run on October 24th!
Tomorrow, your youngest Oakdale student will bring home a Rocket Run Packet with all the details about the event. The packet also includes opportunities for family and corporate sponsorships. Please check your student’s backpack and review the information carefully.
Your participation makes a huge difference and helps us continue providing the very best experiences for our students.
Thank you for supporting our Rockets!
https://www.osfoakdale.org/
Join us for our Fall book fair late-night fun! You can enter the school through the double doors by the garden area between the Kindergarten pod and the gym. The book fair is in the Fine Arts.
🚫 Just a reminder: No food or drink inside the school building during the event.
We can’t wait to see you there! 🌟
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