OAKS with Oakdale Title 1

10/05/2025

Parents, Families, and Caregivers,
Does your child ever shrug their shoulders or give you a “deer in the headlights” look when you ask about what they just read?
If so, you’re not alone—and you’re not without tools.

Helping with Reading at Home from the Indiana Dyslexia Toolkit is packed with strategies to skilled reading with comprehension. We’ve been sharing some of them one at a time so you can try them without feeling overwhelmed.

This week’s spotlight routine, Partner Summarizing (p. 9), is a simple routine that helps children pause, think, and explain what they’ve just read in their own words. It’s a powerful way to build comprehension and stop that “I don’t get it” feeling.

Why it matters: Skilled readers notice when they lose meaning and have tools to get back on track. Partner Summarizing gives kids a way to do just that.

Watch a short demonstration here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SR1wq_4ypE
Explore the full guide here: http://drive.google.com/file/d/1-leL56tISG9xivnb9ltV2psA3DmnLsvt/view

Please share this with another parent—you never know who might need this boost today.

10/03/2025

OES FAMILIES- What an incredible turnout tonight! Thank you for being a part of it! Let’s see those Annual Title 1 Family Night Photos! 💛🤩🖤

Huge thank you to our pilots Justin Amos and friends who volunteered their time to give our kids an incredible experience! ✈️

Check our event out on Channel 14 News! 🎥

08/16/2025

12 more days to complete your Summer Challenge Activities! We already have 40+ kids who have returned their folders! Keep them coming! So proud of our students for taking the time to complete their activities! Way to go Oakdale! 💛🖤

Special thank you to our OPT for sponsoring our inflatables! Don’t forget to follow the Oakdale OPT page and join our amazing OPT!

07/08/2025

📣Mark your calendars‼️
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03/02/2025

Come see us for Oakdale's Barnyard Bash THIS Thursday from 5:30-7! There will be a lot of activities to enjoy & there are even going to be LIVE animals. We are so excited to spend the evening with our OES family having fun & reinforcing our educational skills. We have partnered for this event with Sprout Academy Preschool, Warrick County 4H Ambassadors, Dave Schnur and Dale Downey, The Williams Family, The Campbell Family, and The Miller Family. Special thank you to all of our partners!

**We encourage you to dress as a farmer, or your favorite barnyard animal!**

We hope to see you there!

02/20/2025

‼️Save the Date‼️Spring Carnival is quickly approaching.

01/12/2025

Girls Basketball Try Outs will be Monday & Tuesday this week until 4pm! Come with your concussion forms, permission slips and ready to work hard! Go Oaks! 🖤🌳💛

10/09/2024

OES Fall Family Festival 🍁

We are blown away with the turnout that we had this evening. So thankful for the help from all of the staff at OES for pitching in to make this happen, to our OPT for supporting our event, to Lakeview Orchards for the partnership on the pumpkins & to The Saltzman’s for pumpkin pickup and delivery.

2 and a half months of planning & it was all worth it to see the interactions, smiles, laughing, dancing, reading, painting, investigating and snacking! 🧡🎃🤎

Thank you for joining us!

10/08/2024

Tonight is the night! Grab your families & get ready for some fall fun at our Fall Family Festival from 5:30-7! Cloud dough making, pumpkin investigations, arts & crafts with Mrs. Anderson, fall music party with DJ Mr. K, fall book reading with Mrs. Volz, family photo backdrop & some yummy fall snacks! You don’t want to miss out!

*You may complete the events in any order!*

We are so excited to spend the evening with you! 🧡🤎🎃🤎🧡

09/30/2024

09/30/2024

It's BHS Homecoming this week! Tomorrow is PJ day!