Oakdale Middle School

🌿🦋 Oakdale Outdoors Club is Back! 🦋🌿 Our first meeting of the year was a huge success with over 50 participants! 🙌 Mrs. Rihn and our Rockets worked hard caring for the school garden 🌱🌸 and monitoring the monarch butterfly migration. 🦋✨ Monarch caterpillars have already been spotted in our garden! 👀🐛 #OakdaleOutdoors #ProudToBeARocket #FutureScientists #GardenGoals #MonarchMigration #OutdoorLearning #HandsOnScience #RocketsInNature 🚀

Save the Date!
🎉 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!

🎉✨ Save the Date! ✨🎉

Our Fall Pep Assembly is happening on Tuesday, September 30, as we get ready for Homecoming! 🏈💙❤️🤍

Join us for a fun-filled Spirit Week 2025 leading up to the big event:

Friday, Sept. 26 – Favorite College Gear Day 🎓
Monday, Sept. 29 – Hat Day 🎩🧢
Tuesday, Sept. 30 – Wear Your Colors! 🤍 Elementary = White | ❤️ Intermediate = Red | 💙 Middle School = Blue
🚀 Go Rockets!

Let’s show our spirit all week long and come together to celebrate at the Pep Assembly! 🎶🎉

🎉 🍔 Thank You, Oakdale PTC! 🍔🎉 Our Back-to-School Bash was a HUGE success thanks to you! 🙌 From games & food, to the dunk tank (thank you, teachers 💦), face painting 🎨, and of course the epic pie in the face 🥧😂 — it was a night to remember. A special shoutout to Mrs. Willhoite for being such a trooper! 💙🚀 #ProudToBeaRocket #BackToSchoolBash #RocketFamily #WayToGoPTC #OakdaleRockets #CommunityStrong

Rocket Run Packets coming home tomorrow!
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/

🎉📚 Oakdale Back-to-School Bash & Book Fair Open TONIGHT! 📚🎉

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! 🌟
#OakdaleRockets #BackToSchoolBash #BookFairFun #RocketReaders #OakdaleCommunity

🔍📜 ROANOKE: A History Mystery! 📜🔍 Today, our 5th graders traveled back in time with Mrs. Clark, who brought the mystery of the Roanoke settlers to life. What happened? Where did they go? Have they been found? 🤔✨ Her love of storytelling captivated our Rockets and sparked curiosity about one of history’s greatest unsolved mysteries. ❤️📚 #ProudToBeaRocket #HistoryMystery #LoveOfLearning #FutureHistorians #CuriousMinds #OakdaleRockets #LearningIsFun

🌟💙 8th Grade Leadership in Action! 💙🌟 Our 8th grade Leadership class is helping PTC to organize the Food Drive donations and class contest. 🥫📦 Dr. Charlton and our students are working hard to serve others in our community and make a difference! 🙌✨ There’s still time to donate through Friday! If you drop items at the front office, please label them with your child’s teacher’s name to count toward the contest. 🏆🍎 #WayToGoRockets #ProudToBeaRocket #LeadershipInAction #RocketsGiveBack #CommunityStrong

✈️ Aviation Club Interest Meeting!
Got a 5th–8th grader who loves planes, drones, or all things STEM?
Join Ms. Risenhoover for a parent information meeting to learn more on Sept 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM in Room 403. Students have an information meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 10th (8am for 8th grade and 11:50 for 5th-7th).

Bring your curiosity—let’s get this club off the ground! 🚀
#AviationClub #STEM #OakdaleRockets

🚀📚 Oakdale Rockets Love Reading! 📚🚀 Our 1st–4th graders had the amazing opportunity to hear from Aaron Reynolds, author of Creepy Carrots and many other favorites! 🥕📖 Our Rockets were captivated by his passion, humor, and energy as he shared his love for books and storytelling. 🌟✨ A HUGE thank you to Best of Books for partnering with Mrs. Scott to bring this unforgettable experience to our school! 🙌💙 #ProudtobeaRocket #ReadersAreLeaders #OakdaleRockets #CreepyCarrots #BestofBooks #AuthorVisit

Today is the last day to get those orders in! The Spirit Store will be closing at midnight.

https://oakdaleptc.square.site/s/order

Orders will be sent home with your youngest Oakdale student the week of 9/22.

For questions or information, please email oakdaleptc@gmail.com.

The Oakdale PTC appreciates all of your support! All proceeds from the Spirit Store fund PTC events for teacher and student appreciation throughout the year.

🚨 PSA from the Lost & Found 🚨 We haven’t even made it through our first full week of school, and the lost & found is already overflowing! 🧥🥤🎒 👉 Please LABEL EVERYTHING — jackets, lunchboxes, water bottles, backpacks, even shoes! A name makes it so much easier to get items back to their owner. ✨ Let’s keep the lost & found empty and those belongings where they belong! 💙🚀

Mark your calendars! It’s Chick-fil-A Spirit Night on Tuesday, September 9, 2025!
Plan to grab dinner from 5:30 - 7:30 at the I-35 & 15th St. location.
All proceeds benefit Oakdale PTC. Be sure to mention Oakdale when you order!

Please make plans to attend the annual PTC Back to School Bash on Thursday, September 11th, from 5:30 - 7:30 pm.

Come join fellow Oakdale families and staff for a night of food trucks, inflatables, a dunk tank, face painting, and pie-in-the-face fun!

Volunteers are needed to make this event run smoothly. If you can lend a hand, please sign up here: Back to School Bash Volunteer Signup

Please note that parental supervision is required at this event.

Oakdale resumes school tomorrow! 9.2.25

Good news! The Oakdale Spirit Store is open again for reorders! Grab the fun styles you saw on Information Night now.

https://oakdaleptc.square.site/s/order

Orders will be sent home with your youngest Oakdale student the week of 9/22.

Don’t forget to follow @oakdaleptc on Instagram for future drops!

All proceeds from the Spirit Store fund PTC events for teacher and student appreciation throughout the year.

Fall Break Camp Opportunity with EMHS.

We had an awesome first day back! It was so great to have students back in the building. The new cafeteria looked amazing. 🤩 #proudtobearocket

⏰✨ It’s Almost Time! ✨⏰ Information Night kicks off at 4 PM today! 🎉 🚗 Please be mindful of parking and enter through the Fine Arts building (there is a covered entry). 📋 Reminder: A–K & Pre-K AM→ 4:00–5:00 PM L–Z & Pre-K PM→ 5:00–6:00 PM We can’t wait to see you soon and get this year started right! 📚💙