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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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