Oakdale Public School

📣Calling all 6th, 7th & 8th graders 📣 Don't forget about our summer book club on Wednesday (6/23) from 11:30 am until 1:00 pm in the Fine Arts lobby. We will be discussing the book The Witching Wind by Natalie Lloyd. Please RSVP to Mrs. Jones as soon as possible. We hope to see you there!

Reminder! School supply orders for the 2025–26 school year are due by June 24! Take the stress out of back-to-school prep — order through PTC and you’re all set! All the details are on the flyer! Don’t miss it! www.educationalproducts.com/shoppacks Enter school ID OAK090

📚✏️ Reminder! School supply orders for the 2025–26 school year are due by June 24! 🗓️🛍️ School Code Oak090 Take the stress out of back-to-school prep — order through PTC and you’re all set! 🙌🎒 📄 All the details are on the flier! Don’t miss it! #SchoolSupplies #OrderNow #PTC #BackToSchoolMadeEasy #NoStressPrep #DeadlineReminder #ProudtobeARocket

It was a WILD time with Mrs. Williams and her OSF student auction winners at Summer Zoo Day! 🦁🦓☀️ Lots of laughs, animal adventures, and memories made — what a way to kick off summer fun! Thanks to OSF and our amazing parents for making this special day possible! #ZooDayFun #OSFKidsAuction #WildAboutLearning #SummerAdventures #ProudToBeARocket 🚀 #ThankYouOSF

Oakdale tennis girls' team is wrapping up the season with a record-setting finish! 🚀🔥 They showed up strong and held their own against some tough competition — including many high school freshmen! Shoutout to Campbell for medaling with a 3rd place finish! 🥉 The team placed 9th overall — and there was only one other middle school to finish ahead of us! So proud of their grit and determination! #TennisState #ProudToBeARocket #FinishStrong #RecordSettingSeason #OakdaleTennis

Faculty and staff wrapped up the school year with a sweet send-off at our last day staff luncheon! 🍋☀️ A huge thank you to Oakdale Baptist Church and Brett Willis for hosting us in their beautiful space. Special shoutout to Malisa Raddatz and Cary McClellan — the food was absolutely exceptional! With everything decorated in bright, citrusy vibes, it was all about “Work easy squeezy, lemon PEEZY into summer readiness!” What a refreshing way to celebrate an amazing year with our incredible staff and teachers! #EasySqueezyIntoSummer #GratefulHearts #ProudToBeARocket 🚀 #LastDayLuncheon

🚨🏆 Big News from the U15 Rowing Championship🏆🚨 The Oakdale Rockets absolutely crushed it this weekend— taking home both 1st AND 2nd place! 🚣‍♀️🚣‍♂️🔥 With so many strong teams in the mix, it’s phenomenal that both our boats stood on top of the podium. 💪👏 Proud is an understatement. Let’s go, Rockets! 🚀💙💛 #ProudtoBeaRocket #RowingChampions #RocketsOnTop #ProudTeam #NextLevelRowing

Our kindergarteners had a GLOW-tastic time this week during Glow Days! ✨🖍️ They reviewed all their skills in the brightest way — using highlighters, neon paper, glow-in-the-dark stickers, and even glow balloons! 🎈⚡🟡 Huge thanks to OSF for making this special day possible through the Kindergarten Special Days Grant! #GlowDays #KindergartenFun #LearningThatShines #ThankYouOSF #ProudToBeARocket 🚀

Our 6th graders wrapped up the year with a fun and adventurous scavenger hunt based on Where the Red Fern Grows! 📚🕵️‍♂️🌿 It was the perfect combo of reading, movement, and sunshine — a great way to end the school year! #WhereTheRedFernGrows #ScavengerHuntFun #EndOfYearActivities #ReadingInAction #ProudToBeARocket 🚀 #6thGradeAdventures

Shout out to our amazing PTC, Carlos Rodriguez, and Spark for the sweet last day of school treats! 🍦🎉 We appreciate all the effort, love, and support you’ve shown our students and staff all year long. Thank you for helping us finish the year strong! #LastDayOfSchool #ThankYouPTC #CommunitySupport #RocketStrong 🚀 #SweetSendOff #OakdaleLove

Fifth grade Rockets successfully landed "eggstranauts" in their final epic Egg Drop STEM challenge! They are ready for GO (to 6th grade). Thank you, Green Country Electric & Supply, for the scissor lift use! #proudtobearocket #STEAM #oakdalerockets

Huge congratulations to our 5th-8th grade students who read 11 Sequoyah books and earned a sweet reward—an unforgettable trip to Pop’s on Route 66! Thanks to the generous support of OSF and the money raised through book fair, the Middle School Library was able to treat these students to lunch and a pop of their choice. Way to go, Rocket Readers—you’re popping with potential!

Oakdale students crushed the Kids Heart Challenge — raising an incredible $7,002 for a great cause! ❤️‍🔥 Coach Lowe made a deal… any student who raised $100 or more got to SLIME him — and they delivered! Buckets of slime + big smiles = unforgettable fun! Way to go, Rockets! Proud of your big hearts and generous spirit! 🚀 #KidsHeartChallenge #SlimeTime #HeartHealthy #RocketStrong #ProudToBeARocket #CoachLoweGotSlimed

Check(mate) this out! ♟️ Fifth grade teacher Mrs. Tipton wraps up the school year with a classic tradition — teaching her students how to play chess! 🧠✨ The kids spent the week learning the rules, challenging each other, and even creating tournament brackets to compete. Strategy, focus, and fun all in one! #ChessInTheClassroom #EndOfYearTraditions #ThinkingSkills #FifthGradeFun #ProudToBeARocket 🚀 #CheckmateChampions

Pre-K Graduation Day was filled with pride, joy, and the sweetest memories! 🎓 Our littlest Rockets kicked off the celebration with salutes, the school creed, the Pre-K creed, and a heartwarming performance of Big, Big Dreams — followed by the Kindergarten Here We Come poem. Each student had their special moment, shaking hands with Mrs. Foster and Dr. Johnson and receiving a rose from Mrs. Booker. The slideshow had everyone smiling (and tearing up just a little)! The seed has been planted… now watch it grow. These amazing Rockets are ready to soar into Kindergarten! 🚀 Mrs. Parish is so proud of how far they’ve come and all they’ve accomplished this year. #PreKGraduation #KindergartenHereWeCome #BigBigDreams #LittleRocketsBigHearts #ProudToBeARocket 🚀 #OakdaleMoments

6th grade rocked their Earth Science Choice Board Projects! 🌍✨ Students explored topics in creative and hands-on ways — and they had a blast doing it! It was such a hit, Mrs. Harrison is already planning to do more next year! Great job, Rockets! 🚀 #EarthScienceFun #StudentChoice #HandsOnLearning #ProudToBeARocket

Mr. Burns got to take the day off on Monday since there was a new intermediate principal for the day! Ramsey greeted students at carpool, said the morning announcements, worked the scanner in the cafeteria, conducted teacher observations, and received a Sonic drink and a Crumbl cookie. Thank you, OSF, for creating opportunities like this for our staff and students! #ProudToBeARocket

Kindergarten fun thanks to the OSF Online Auction! 🎉 Last month, our lucky winners spent special time with their teachers — Mrs. Marsh & Mrs. Evans' students became “Teachers for the Day” 🍎, while Mrs. Hall & Mrs. Hare's kiddos enjoyed a sweet trip to Braum’s and playtime at the park! 🍦🛝 Memories were made and smiles were everywhere! ❤️ Huge thanks to OSF and our amazing parents for making these special experiences possible! #OSFKidsAuction #KindergartenMemories #TeacherForTheDay #Braumstreats #ProudToBeARocket 🚀**

The rain couldn’t stop our kindergarten cowboys and cowgirls from showing off their rodeo spirit! 🤠 Despite the weather on April 25th, the annual Kindergarten Rodeo was a rootin’-tootin’ success — moved indoors but full of fun! Students rotated through exciting events like the sack race, hay hauling, egg race, horseshoes, flag race, and barrel race! Yeehaw for making memories, rain or shine! 🌧️🐎 #KindergartenRodeo #RainOrShineFun #LittleCowboysAndCowgirls #ProudToBeARocket 🚀 #YeehawAtOakdale

Senior Rockets Walk Thursday, May 8 2:30, walk at 2:45 Kim Lanier Fine Arts Reception to follow