Oakwood ISD

Don’t forgot we will be serving Breakfast and Lunch tomorrow! Pickup or delivery. Tuesday March 24, 2020 Breakfast- Cereal, Muffin, Juice, Milk Lunch- Turkey & Cheese Roll, Vegetables, Fruit, Milk

Attention all 6th graders through 11th graders! If you are interested in showing a lamb next year for Oakwood FFA here is your chance to win a free show lamb through an essay contest! If you have any questions please contact Mr. Brown tbrown@oakwoodisd.net.

Attention all students: To ensure that you receive full credit on the Learning Packets, you must complete and return all parts assigned. You may lose credit if you do not complete and return your Learning Packets. The packets that were picked up today will be due on April 6, 2020. Call 903-545-2600 if you have any questions or concerns.

A BrainPop account has been created and it has a generic login for use by any person within the district. Brain Pop and BrainPop Jr. have lessons for most content areas. It is available for the next couple of weeks. Enjoy!! Username: oakwoodelem2020 Password: bpop20

OAKWOOD ATHLETICS (MARCH 23-27) From Coach Tritz Monday: 100 jumping jacks 25 crunches 20 tri-cep dips 15 squats 20 lunges (each leg) 25 Russian twists 20 standing calf raises 5 push-ups 30 sec. plank 10 lunge split jumps Running: 2x60 second runs, 3x30 second runs (rest 2 min between each) Tuesday: 60 jumping jacks 25 vertical leg crunches 20 sit-ups 15 tri-cep dips 20 squats 10 side lunges 15 leg lifts 50 bicycles 15 wall push-ups 25 Russian twists Running: 4x45 second runs (rest 2 min between each) Wednesday: 90 jumping jacks 20 tri-cep dips 10 sit-ups 30 bird-dogs 30 sec. plank 30 squats 40 crunches 10 oblique crunches 20 standing calf raises Running: 6x30 second runs (rest 2 min between each) Thursday: 100 jumping jacks 25 vertical leg crunches 20 squats 20 wall push-ups 50 Russian Twists 15 sec. Side plank (right and left) 10 lunge split jumps 5 jump squats 40 high knees Running: 20 minute continuous jog Friday: 60 jumping jacks 40 crunches 10 sit-ups 10 tri-cep dips 20 side lunges (each side) 15 incline push-ups 10 oblique crunches 30 tail kicks 5 jump squats 15 push-up jacks Running: 4x60 second runs (rest 5 min between each) All of these exercises can be done anywhere. If you don't know what an exercise looks like, google it or call one of the coaches. Don't use the time away as an excuse, use it to become better! Let’s Go!!! PFND!!!

Parents: Tomorrow we will have breakfast and lunch for pickup and/or delivery! Monday March 23, 2020 Breakfast- Cereal, Pancake on Stick, Juice, Milk Lunch- Tornados, Vegetables, Apple Sauce, Milk

Attention Parents: Tomorrow (Monday, March 23) we will be conducting our instructional packet pickups from 7:30am to 9:00am at the cafeteria. In order to meet the social distancing restrictions put into place, we ask all parents to pull up in front of the cafeteria and stay in your vehicle and we will bring your materials to you. If you have any questions or need assistance, please feel free to call the school. Thank you!

Congratulations to Graci Kelley on being our Oakwood FFA high salesman in meat and fruit sales this past year! Oakwood FFA is blessed to have you!

UIL ACTIVITIES UPDATE!!!

Parents can pickup current Learning Packets on Monday, March 23, 2020 from the cafeteria between the times of 7:30 a. m. until 9:00 a. m. Please remember to return the completed Learning Packets from last week. If you have any questions please send an email to jostlund@oakwoodisd.net or call 903-545-2600.

Parents and Students: We know that this is a stressful time for everyone with all of the questions and uncertainty. I want to assure you that I am here for you during this time. If you need me for anything, my services are still available during the school closure. Please call, email, or complete the Google form below and I would be happy to work with you. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdoVZGPIsXOVBJO5lPM_xtTYvDqDMaspqdolWz06xRJRRDTLA/viewform?usp=sf_link

All Jr./High school students please remember to check your school emails at least twice a day as that is one way that your teachers will be contacting you.

Thank you to all of the parents and students that came and picked up their school work today! If you did not stop by, we will have the materials in the administration office. Don't forget that breakfast and lunch will be served all week!

UIL Update on contests, practices, workouts, and rehearsals. #staysafe #pfnd

Parents can come by the Oakwood ISD cafeteria on Tuesday to pick up the instructional materials that the teachers have prepared. Pickup will be in from 7:30 am until 9:00 am. If you need help picking up the material, please email Jennifer Ostlund (jostlund@oakwoodisd.net).

TEA Waives STAAR Testing Requirements On Monday, March 16, Gov. Greg Abbott announced that he has waived the STAAR testing requirements for the 2019-20 school year.

Panther Parents: Our first priority is to provide a safe, and healthy learning environment for our students. Due to our temporary shutdown, we must provide an alternative way for our students to learn. Teachers are preparing Learning Packets that can be picked up by parents on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 from 7:30 am- 9:00 am. These packets can be picked up from the cafeteria and returned on Monday, March 23, 2020. Thank you for your help and cooperation.

Oakwood ISD Food Services will be providing free breakfast and lunch during the school closing. Breakfast will be available from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and lunch will be available from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm to all Oakwood ISD students March 16th through March 20th. Meals will be packaged "to go" and will be available at the cafeteria. Please share this information to make sure that any student that needs a school meal receives one. If transportation is an issue, we are making a very limited delivery available. Please email Oakwood Secretary Jennifer Ostlund (jostlund@oakwoodisd.net) with your name, address, the student’s name and grade. We appreciate your patience and support as we try to take care of all of our kids.

Oakwood ISD will shut down all baseball, tennis, golf, and track practices until at least March 23. At that time we will resume back to school and will proceed with the normal practice schedule like any other school week. We will continue to abide by the UIL's decision, and will get communication about making up the games we will miss during this time out to you as soon as we get further word and a chance to meet about scheduling. Thank you for your understanding and please feel free to contact me if you have any further questions or concerns in regards to Oakwood athletics.

School Closing Alert! Out an abundance of caution due to the Covid-19 virus outbreak, Oakwood ISD will remain closed next week. Presently, classes are scheduled to resume on Monday, March 23. Please see the Oakwood ISD website for additional information.