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Oak Grove Primary School Newsletter

Lines from Landers

Spring is always an exciting time at school! As the world begins to burst out of its winter hibernation our students also seem to bloom! Kindergarteners begin to look suspiciously like first graders and our campus is filled with the laughter of outdoor play and learning.
Two of our most memorable student events will be occurring in the months to come. On April 16 we will hold our annual Arts Festival. This is an exciting day of performances and art experiences for our students. Then on May 7 we will have Pow Wow Day, our traditional field day. Students will spend their morning outside competing in a variety of class and individual events. We may not get television coverage, but the student excitement rivals any Olympic event! We encourage parents to join us for these fun times of memory making in the Grove.
Thanks to everyone who supported our PTO’s fundraiser. We are very fortunate to have such a dedicated group that gives time to help us provide the many extras our students need and enjoy. The Fun Run was once again a great success. The children had a great time running their laps in the multi-purpose building this year.
As we enter the home stretch of this school year we hope that you will find time to come and join us on the journey. Thanks for sharing your children with us. We consider it our privilege to share in their lives and help prepare them for successful futures.

100 Year Old Substitutes Visit OGP

By: Stephanie Corley
The Oak Grove Primary celebrated 100 days of school Friday, January 22 with family projects and dressing up.
The students made trail mix in the classroom by counting one hundred items of food provided by the parents. They also wrote about what they would do with $100. Many students would buy lots of candy, while others would buy lots of toys.
The students had a special project where they gathered one hundred items from home. Cali Greene, a Kindergarten student, brought one hundred spare keys shaped like a lock and key, from her dad’s store.
Some of the teachers got involved by dressing up like a hundred years old. They were considered as substitutes for the day.
The students learned how to count to hundred using different techniques the entire week.

Fall Festival

The Oak Grove Primary held its 2nd annual Fall Festival raising approximately $9,000 that goes toward art infused supplies in each classroom. The Oak Grove community came together in helping support the Fall Festival by donating their time, supplies, booths, and entertainment. The Festival held 25 + booths with community partners sponsoring 10 of those. The profits were increased with the donations of local businesses. The local businesses that donated include ASAP Ambulance Service, Action Party Rentals, Advantage Pharmacy, Alumni House, Amanda Hammons Photography, ARC, Banana Peel, Brett Farve, Chik-Fil-A, Citizen’s Bank, Clair Brewer Monogramming, Commercial Stationary Company, Corner Market, Courtney Lawrence Original Print, Cracker Barrel, Dance Dynamics, Day Spa, Dogwoods, Domino’s Pizza, Eden Medical Spa, Elements Spa, Hattiesburg Coca-Cola, Kohl’s Department Store, Lucky Day Foundation Scholars, Lucille Parker, Magnolia Graphics, McDonald’s, Melissa Sims Monogramming,
Mississippi Power Company, M&M Learning Factory, Monogram Hut, Newell Paper Company, Oak Grove Fire Department, OGHS Dance Team, OGHS Cheerleaders, Olympic Warrior Gymnastics, Planet Gymnastics, Puckett Rentals, Sara Lee, Sonic, Sport Clips, The Basket Case, The Brown Bag Band, The Grand Theatre, The University of Southern Mississippi, Seymor, The UPS Store, and YMCA.
“Everyone pulled together; teachers, office staff, administrators, custodians, families, county board members, community service students, community leaders, principals, husbands, the superintendent who sacrificially participated in the dunking booth along with Officer Peggy Brewer and Coaches, Wade Wilkes and Sam Thomas,” said Special Education Teacher Cindy Walley. “The Volunteer Fire Department came to fill the dunking booth while students watched and learned. It was truly a community effort.”
The silent auction consisted of over 20 community supporters that donated items such as monogrammed bags, hand woven baskets, monogrammed baby clothes, jewelry, original art work, and
more. It was held in the Multipurpose Building Foyer. The Multipurpose Building also held shows introducing the Oak Grove High School Dance Team and Olympic Warrior Gymnastics. Money was also raised in Kohl’s critter adoption with 1000 stuffed animals and books. The critter adoption, the silent auction, and the Sweet Shop raised the most money of the night.

Artists in the Heart of the Grove
By: Stephanie Corley


The past month Oak Grove Primary in Hattiesburg was visited by two artists teaching students science, math, and reading through art.
Kay Thomas, Arts Smart Visual Artist/Consultant from Texarcana Regional Arts and Humanities Counsel, visited OGP and taught students how to use scrap construction paper and their imagination to make a puppet monster from the book “Where The Wild
Things Are.” “Everywhere I go in Mississippi I see the best educational environment,” said Thomas while visiting OGP.
Thomas has traveled to several states doing action research of what makes a successful partnership between classroom teachers and artists in residence.


A local artist, Kym Garraway, also visited OGP and taught students science through visual arts. The students painted a picture of what happens during the rain. Students created mixed media art to show the water cycle. Garraway taught them how to make flowers, rainbows, ponds and rivers, wildlife, clouds, and the rain. The students were
able to use their imagination of what they would see in the rain.







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