7th grade artists used texture and form to create clay tiles.
1st grade learned how to conduct their own 1 minute timed fluency reads today! They are working on pushing themselves towards more fluent reading! Their faces when they see their progress is priceless!
Here is the 6th grade class having a competitive basketball game with one of the new, recently purchased recess basketball.
Mr. Meyer’s 5th grade science class has been studying the sun and other stars. Today we made our own planispheres in class.
If you registered for Little Dancers, here is your practice schedule reminder for the week!!
*Preschool-6th grade practice Wednesday and Thursday mornings 7:15-7:45.
*7th-8th grades practice Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings 7:00-7:45.
Performances December 10th!
Mr. Meyer’s 5th grade science class has been studying the sun and other stars. Today we made our own planispheres in class.
The SHOP class is at it again! Click on the link below to find out how to bid on this year's hand crafted shed!
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1574109142934867&id=100010073898296
Bids are due December 10th!
6th graders studied the whitetail deer and then created tempera paintings.
These second graders just passed their subtraction facts on XtraMath! Great work!
1st grade made the ornaments to decorate the tree for the Main Street bank! Today we walked down to deliver them. Thanks for the fun tour and treat!
1st grade made the ornaments to decorate the tree for the Main Street bank! Today we walked down to deliver them. Thanks for the fun tour and treat!
Good morning! Please click on the link for the most recent OC newsletter! There are important dates so please read through each area thoroughly. Happy holidays!
https://www.smore.com/mrndp
OC is going to start spotlighting our seniors as they move into the final semester of their senior year. This week's senior spotlight is Ellen Magnusson. Take a look!
OC is hiring for the after school program!
1st grade was summoned by Tom Turkey for a special mission today! First, complete a persuasive writing piece convincing people to eat something else on Thanksgiving. Next, disguise their turkey so they don’t become dinner!
This smart second grader passed addition Xtra Math! Keep up the hard work!!
Art 3 students completed pen drawings using only words to create a range of values (light & dark).
Mr. Meyer’s 6th grade science class used poker chips to represent water, sunlight, and nutrients to show how trees compete for resources in an ecosystem
Mr. Meyer’s 5th grade science class did a demonstration to show balanced and unbalanced forces.
Look who passed her addition facts in XtraMath!!
Keep up the good work!
Here is the link to our volleyball championship gear. All orders are done online. Orders are due on Monday. Thanks and GO KNIGHTS!
https://occhamps21.itemorder.com/shop/sale/?saleCode=CFAPQ
Art 1 charcoal drawings with a focus on contrast.
Seventh graders learned about printmaking and created their own collagraphs.
State Wrestling Tickets Group Order is due to the office by Monday, November 29th. Please make checks out to Matt Nelson. Please see this link for a form and additional details: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fMQPQAigV2KyNfx-gcQh8E3czkDexxvh/view?usp=sharing
Basketball shirts are now available! To place an order, fill out a form and return to either office by Wednesday November 24th. Link to form: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gxU4yuv6UNmHHsN87Dw-OYKnZCP_K0-u/view?usp=sharing
OC 1st grader, Axel Wood, has mastered xtra math addition. Now on to subtraction! Keep working hard!!
Wrestling Sweatshirts now available. Orders are due in the office by Tuesday, Nov. 23rd. See link for an order form:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18aUp5oUeqB1ooEz6IkfozhCP0hovLYrG/view?usp=sharing
Setting academic and personal goals helps motivate, energize, and focus students, and it is a valuable skill that will benefit learners throughout their lives.
☝️Pick it
🗺Map it
🏃Do it
☺️ Own it
🥳️Celebrate it
Congratulations to Tammy Schinck for her nomination as Nebraska Paraeducator of the year! We are lucky to have such an amazing person working with our students every day!
Help us honor our veterans by attending our program today at 10:00 a.m. in the elementary gym. The program will also be available via Striv. https://striv.tv/channel/oakland-craig/
We are grateful for our JH students as they helped to clean up leaves and debris around O-C Elementary! Many hands make light work!
O-C students are loving the UNL Pep Rally and Husker game!
I am constantly amazed by the creativity and quality of these anatomically correct skeletons built by Animal Science students! Can you guess the animal???
The 6th grade science class was learning about animal adaptations, natural selection, and variation using materials that blend into their surroundings.
Calling all Oakland Craig little dancers… We are going to extend our deadline. Please have your little dancers registrations turned into the office by the end of the day Tuesday! Thank you!
The 2021 Nebraska State Volleyball Championship Trophy took a tour around OCE today! Check out a few of our 6th grade young women with our state champs! #FutureKnights #GreatDaytobeanOCKnight #CultureWins
Reminder…. Registrations for Little dancers dance clinic are due tomorrow Monday, November 8 by 4:00 PM in the high school or elementary offices. Extra copies are available in the office!
OC is hiring! Applications can be found at this link or in the elementary/secondary offices. https://www.ocknights.org/article/485676?org=oakland-craig
3rd graders learned about and created their own flint corn with mixed-media.
If students are interested in riding the OCHS Student Bus to Friday's semifinal game, please have them check their O-C student email accounts. Go Knights!
Thank you to Memories for providing our state bound volleyball girls with a smoothie for their send off! Extra kudos to SRO Dunn for helping deliver them to our kids! Go Knights!
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Board of Education of the School District of Oakland-Craig, in the County of Burt, in the State of Nebraska, a/k/a School District No. 014, has been scheduled on November 8, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. This meeting will be held at the Oakland-Craig Elementary Building at Oakland, NE, in the Board meeting room, which meeting will be open to the public. Public access to the Board meeting is also available by clicking on the link posted on the district’s website at https://striv.tv/channel/oakland-craig/.
The agenda is available for public inspection at the office of the Superintendent or on the district’s website at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B5epgyF4XIc2X1pvUEZOU2Z2c3M.
Due to the generosity of Oakland Lumber and Logan Valley Construction, our Knights are learning how to build and sell a shed through one of our Industrial Tech classes. We are grateful for their dedication to helping our students grow one skill at a time!
FFA Fruit and More is back and better than ever! Ensure that you don’t miss out by filling out the form below to sign up for an FFA member to contact you.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1oe1BWDWPlscFgsDfupuvNFx1D7MMEF4PSS1Lp1c02No/viewform?ts=6182ded2&edit_requested=true
We want to pack the house at state volleyball! If you are a 7-12 student wanting to ride the fan bus, please read your student email or stop in the office to see Mrs. Burton or Mr. Selk. Go Knights!
Heading to State VB on Thursday? Plan a few extra minutes for travel through Winslow as the railroad tracks are having panels replaced. The Department of Transportation has very little information and aren't sure if that area will be fully closed and a detour route will be provided or if they will close one lane with flaggers. The best they could tell us is that we may need to give ourselves enough time to take the back road into Hooper. If we receive any additional information we will be sure to send it out. Go Knights!
November Newsletter: https://www.smore.com/764fb
State Volleyball T-shirt orders are due Monday at 8:30 a.m. Forms can be turned in to the office. You can also get order forms @ Andy's or Oakland Express. No late orders accepted. Go Knights! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vf45sHkQ4obmrqINXW7vb5w6BvVmzWwd/view?usp=sharing
It’s looking like a home game here at Wood River! Grateful for the community pride and support of our student athletes and coaches! Go Knights!
Time is running out! Order your OC I ❤️Public Schools shirt now! https://ilovepublicschoolsshirts.com/products/779237
Happy Halloween from 1st grade!
5th grade has been working hard on writing a two voice poem. We had many great performances today!
This mixed-media piece was created by Art 4 student Milo Unwin.
This mixed-media piece was created by Art 4 student Milo Unwin.
Second graders blended construction paper crayons to create fall pumpkins.
Little Dancers!!! Sign up sheets will be coming home Monday with your student… Little dancers will be in December this year, with performances on December 10th!
We are so close to reaching our required shirt order! Help us hit our goal of selling 8 more shirts to reach our minimum and put a few extra $$ in our activities accounts. Get your OC orange I ❤️Public Schools shirts now! BTW, they are super comfy shirts! Orders will close on Monday. https://ilovepublicschoolsshirts.com/products?s%5Bf%5D%5Bc%5D%5B%5D=%2FLimited+Edition
Healthy Halloween Habits for Families!
Day 1 of National FFA Convention is just about wrapped up. Students spent the day getting inspired to lead and serve their communities, coming up with ideas for our FFA chapter, and of course, getting free stuff! 😆 now it’s time to dance! #OCFFA
VB District Final brackets have been finalized. Oakland-Craig will play Bayard at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 30 at Wood River High School. Winner of this game will qualify for the state tournament next week. We hope to see everyone there to cheer on our lady Knights. Go Knights!
You know you need to fill your closet with some OC orange! Order your OC I ❤️Public Schools shirts now. The final deadline is November 1!
https://ilovepublicschoolsshirts.com/products?s%5Bf%5D%5Bc%5D%5B%5D=%2FLimited+Edition
When you get your math work done a few minutes early.. you get to play a making 10 card game! Good job seeing those combinations of 10 1st grade!
These second graders passed their addition XtraMath! Yea!
When you get your math work done a few minutes early.. you get to play a making 10 card game! Good job seeing those combinations of 10 1st grade!
Please join us for the Veterans Day program on November 11, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. in the Elementary Gym.
We have extended the deadline to November 1 for OC I ❤️Public Schools shirts. Proceeds not only go back to OC but also to promoting the public school system. Get yours now! https://ilovepublicschoolsshirts.com/products?s%5Bf%5D%5Bc%5D%5B%5D=%2FLimited+Edition
We have extended the deadline to November 1 for OC I ❤️Public Schools shirts. Proceeds not only go back to OC but also to promoting the public school system. Get yours now! https://ilovepublicschoolsshirts.com/products?s%5Bf%5D%5Bc%5D%5B%5D=%2FLimited+Edition
Football State Playoff Shirts are available for order! Orders are due by Monday at 8:30 a.m. to the high school or elementary offices. No late orders will be accepted. Forms are available in the high school office before school, or you can fill out the Google Form and bring your exact payment in an envelope.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15goCTIK3I-XOVUgkAXAJ0eVvEXN0amuYY0HcPlhwWRc/edit
Go Knights!!!
Last chance to order your OC I ❤️Public Schools shirts. We need to sell at least 30 more shirts in order to get them printed! Help us reach our goals! https://ilovepublicschoolsshirts.com/products?s%5Bf%5D%5Bc%5D%5B%5D=%2FLimited+Edition
OC is hiring! Please refer anyone you think may be interested to Jess Bland at jessbland@ocknights.org or 402-685-5661.
Last chance to order your OC I ❤️Public Schools shirts. We need to sell at least 30 more shirts in order to get them printed! Help us reach our goals! https://ilovepublicschoolsshirts.com/products?s%5Bf%5D%5Bc%5D%5B%5D=%2FLimited+Edition
OC Foundation and FFA had a blast feeding our farmers today! Thank you to the Oakland Locker for donating the meat!
OC Foundation and FFA had a blast feeding our farmers today! Thank you to the Oakland Locker for donating the meat!
OC Foundation and FFA had a blast feeding our farmers today! Thank you to the Oakland Locker for donating the meat!
State Land Judging here we go!!!#OCFFA
Trick-or-Treat on Main Street with the Oakland Chamber!
Here is one section of Mr. Meyer‘s 5th grade science class doing an activity to represent how energy travels through a food web.
Goodies with "Grand" event today, Tuesday October 19th 9am-11am. Please use the library's exterior entrance via the north parking lot. Balloons, chalk, and Student Leadership Team members will be marking the way. Come join your special student for a personal shopping spree!
Second graders applied their knowledge of radial balance, color, and shape to create fall leaf paintings.
O-C State Cross Country shirts orders are due tomorrow, Monday, October 17th by 10:00 a.m. Please print off the form and bring to school in the morning, OR fill out the attached Google form and bring money in the morning. Shirts will be ready by Wednesday afternoon!
https://forms.gle/cx1seBy5FyhZivze7
Parent Teacher Conferences will be held for all 7-12 OCHS students on Monday, October 18th and Thursday, October 21st from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Due to the high school scheduled football and volleyball games, Mr. Anderson and Mr. Lundquist will not be available on Monday evening. All other teachers are scheduled to be present Monday, and all teachers are scheduled to be present on Thursday evening. Please contact Mrs. Burton in the office with any questions.
Here are just a few of the amazing portraits from quarter 1.
DATE CHANGE - Due to an unforeseen conflict within our community, we are moving Feed Our Farmers to Thursday, October 21. We are excited to feed the farmers that work so hard year round to put food on our tables!
Pre-order your exclusive OC "I Love Public Schools" t-shirt today and help us raise money for our student activity accounts. Order now until Oct. 25. iloveps.org/shop #ilovepublicschools
7th grade artists focused on shape, value, and texture when they created these oil pastel sunflowers.
On Monday, OC 4th-6th graders had the opportunity to participate in “Cookies & Canvas”. They explored mixed-media painting and created an autumn pumpkin.
K-3 completed our activity for our first Golden Sower, "Dandy". We planted seeds like our main character Sweetie!
If you see Caleb, Luke, Trevor or Shea, be sure to congratulate them on qualifying for FFA State Land Judging in Bertrand next Wednesday!
Thanks to Brooke Peterson for teaching a monthly arts and crafts club with the after school students.
OC Artists had a blast creating today at Midland University’s Art & Design Day. Students learned new skills in illustration, encaustic painting, mosaic glass, and mixed-media.
Share the Love - Oakland-Craig Style! You’ve asked about
the "I Love Public Schools" t-shirts and now we’ve created our own version of the shirt. Pre-order your exclusive Oakland-Craig shirts now through October 25.Up to 20% of the proceeds will go towards OC student activities.
Line the highway today at 4:30 p.m. to send Kara Selken off to State Golf, OC style! Good luck Kara! Go Knights!
Show your support for Kara Selken as she heads to State Golf tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. Line the highway and cheer her on as she heads out of town. Good luck Kara! Go Knights!
Our 1st grade friend Axel brought us each our own pumpkin to decorate! We enjoyed being creative and then we read to our new pumpkin friends! Thank Wood family for your pumpkin surprise!
We hosted our first after school Olympics. Students competed in a relay race in teams of 5. They had to complete a wheelbarrow race, bean bag toss, jump rope, and potato sack race. We ended the day with tug of war.
Mr. Meyer’s sixth grade class at the fire prevention and safety demonstration by the Oakland fire department. Thank you for your service!
The 5th grade science class did an activity involving a chemical reaction with baking soda and blackberries that allowed for an invisible word(s) to become visible.
Here are members of the sixth grade science class looking through microscopes at cells of an onion skin.
NOTICE OF MEETING
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Board of Education of the School District of Oakland-Craig, in the County of Burt, in the State of Nebraska, a/k/a School District No. 014, has been scheduled on October 11, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. This meeting will be held at the Oakland-Craig Elementary Building at Oakland, NE, in the Board meeting room, and will be open to the public. Public access to the Board meeting is also available by clicking on the link posted on the district’s website at https://striv.tv/channel/oakland-craig/.
The agenda is available for public inspection at the office of the Superintendent or on the district’s website at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B5epgyF4XIc2X1pvUEZOU2Z2c3M.
A big thank you to the Oakland Fire Department for visiting O-C Elementary during Fire Prevention week. We learned how to stay safe during a fire and had so much fun.
1st grade presented their final Magnificent Thing project to Kindergarten. They brought their “A” game… they knew exactly what to say, spoke in clear teacher voices, and even addressed questions from the audience! I am so proud of these inventors!
The OC Foundation and FFA are partnering to provide a meal to our farmers on Monday, October 18. You can sign a farmer in our area up by emailing jessbland@ocknights.org or calling 402-685-5661.
O-C FFA Land Judging! Here’s to you who marked Land Class II ! #OCFFA
Don’t forget to sign up 4th-6th graders!
Great day for district golf!
Mrs. Hagedorn's second graders are busy practicing their math strategies!
Mrs. Hagedorn's second graders are busy practicing their math strategies!
The after school program loved our day at Harvest Moon!
THANK YOU ROGER JOHNSON for your commitment to agriculture, youth , and our community! The JH Ag class had a wonderful time, and learned a lot about feeding and caring for cattle.
Due to the amount of rain we received, we will be requiring all children to sit in the bleachers at the football game this evening. We will not allow any playing in the grass or mud areas as we do not want to tear up our grounds. Our expectation will be that all children are seated in the bleachers and anyone under 12 should have parent/adult supervision. Questions can be directed to Jess Bland at jessbland@ocknights.org or 402-685-5661. Thank you and Go Knights!!
October Newsletter: https://www.smore.com/ft9pu
FFA District Dairy Judging… Let’s GOOOOOOO! #OCFFA
This smart second grader passed addition Xtra Math! Way to go!
Oakland-Craig has job openings!
FFA District Dairy Judging… Let’s GOOOOOOO! #OCFFA
FFA District Dairy Judging… Let’s GOOOOOOO! #OCFFA
Dance T-shirts have arrived! They will be handed out tomorrow at school.. if you ordered a youth uniform they are not in yet, but will get them to you as soon as they arrive! Thanks for supporting your OC Dance Team!
The OC Board of Education would like to express their appreciation to all those that volunteered their time and efforts in replacing the planks at the football field. This work would not have been possible without so many dedicated volunteers. Thank you!
Second Graders enjoyed the high school's reptile presentation.
The 6th grade science class is doing an activity with popsicle sticks to show the transfer between potential and kinetic energy.
3rd Grade Treehouses
It’s happening! We have created, tested and revised! Some of the problems we solved were: organizing classroom materials, calming sensory station, signs to get to our first grade classroom, reminders not to run or be loud in the hallways. Next up… writing about the process!
In 5th grade science we are learning about properties of matter so we made our own slime.
In 5th grade science we are learning about properties of matter so we made our own slime.
Recently the 6th grade went to Summit Lake for their annual sixth grade conservation day. We learned about soil samples, the water cycle, forestry, area animals, and plant life.
Some of the best looks at JVFB happen at the concession stand!!
Thanks to Andrew and Emma from Burt County Emergency Management and Oakland Fire and Rescue for teaching us basic fire safety and how to use a fire extinguisher.
The fifth grade science class was able to see Mrs. Nelson’s freshman class do their presentations on reptiles.
We are using the On the Nature Trail book to teach students in our outdoor education series. Students learned about insects then went outside to make a big hotel. This allows insects to have a winter vacation spot.😀
The day has finally arrived! After a week of brainstorming classroom problems we could solve, making a plan, and gathering materials… we get to begin creating our Magnificent Things to help solve some classroom problems! Stay tuned this week to see what 1st grade creates!
6th grade students in Mrs. Charling’s class collaborated in reading to answer text-dependent questions. Students were engaged and motivated. We are very proud of these students!
Another day at the park! The kids are loving the new sand volleyball court.
Here is a group of OC 6th graders waiting for the passing of the international space station
Mr. Meyer’s final astronomy viewing is happening tonight. With the moon being so bright, I was able to catch the moonlight entering one of my student’s eyes. Very bright!
Some of the elementary students were an audience for the freshman reptile presentations.
Today…finally today…we got a class picture of the amazing group of kids I get to spend my days with! Here’s to a magical year!
OC has job openings! Please consider applying.
Tonight’s rosters
We love our Anytime Fitness Friday’s. Paige Peterson brings her energy and enthusiasm each month to lead fun activities with the after school students.
We will be doing a reorder for volleyball shirts if anyone missed out the first time. Orders must be given to Coach Rennerfeldt by Friday. Go Knights!
How many 5th grades can you squish on a couch to read?
The Play Production team is fundraising and selling Holiday Greenery! Please visit www.sherwoodfundraiser.com/ocdrama or visit with a One-Act member to make a purchase! Orders are due November 1st. Checks can be made out to OC Schools. Thanks for your support and go Knights!
Mr. Meyer’s 6th grade science class learning about the engineering design process by creating a structure that would hold multiple books.
Hey Knights…Don’t forget to join the dance team again!
5R had a great week showing their school spirit! Go Knights!
📞It’s a great day for good calls! These kiddos got a phone call home for the amazing things they’re doing.🧡
Due to high temperatures forecasted for Saturday, the OCHS Homecoming Dance has been moved to the air conditioned Oakland Vet's Building. This event will still be open to the public from 8-9 for pictures, with doors closed for students and approved dates only from 9-12.
Reminder… Dance team Tshirt and youth uniform orders are due tomorrow (Friday)!
Please join us during halftime of Friday's Homecoming game as we honor our veterans and servicemen and women in a special ceremony. K-8 students from both teams will be welcome on the track after the dance team performance to assist in this celebration. At the conclusion of the event, they will be asked to return to the outside of the fence.
We look forward to seeing you tomorrow night!
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Board of Education of the School District of Oakland-Craig, in the County of Burt, in the State of Nebraska, a/k/a School District No. 014, has been scheduled on September 13, 2021 immediately following the Budget Hearing and the Hearing to Set the 2021-2022 Tax Levy which are scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. This meeting will be held at the Oakland-Craig Elementary Building at Oakland, NE, in the Board meeting room. The Budget Hearing, Tax Levy Hearing, and regular Board of Education Meeting will be open to the public. Public access to the Board meeting is also available by clicking on the link posted on the district’s website at https://striv.tv/channel/oakland-craig/.
The agenda is available for public inspection at the office of the Superintendent or on the district’s website at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B5epgyF4XIc2X1pvUEZOU2Z2c3M.
Kindergarten kids dressing for “The Decades” for Homecoming week.
The 6th grade has an awesome night for astronomy viewing tonight!
Thank you Burt County Emergency Management for taking time to come and teach us about safety. 1st grade had so much fun, especially telling our moms “your car is not a boat”! 😊
Second Graders were outside on a scavenger hunt, looking for different States of Matter.
What a great way to start Homecoming Week! “Run WILD in the WEST like our Cross Country team!”
Pop-it’s can be learning tools! In 1st grade today we worked on our short a words by popping the sounds, then wrote the letters to match the sounds!
Color mixing and teamwork in 4th grade art
Students used the engineering design process in this stick raft challenge. They worked in teams to construct a raft that could float, hold weighted objects and survive a waterfall.
O-C FFA Dairy Team finishes in the top half in state competition! The team also enjoyed the State Fair sites, including Trivia Tractor Trivia and Made It Myself snow cones (from Tekamah)! Great job preparing and representing our school so well! #OCFFA
🤩🎉It’s Good Call Friday! These amazing kiddos got a phone call home to share the awesome things they are doing at school! 👏
Back by popular demand! The OC dance team is selling youth uniforms as well as a new T-shirt design! Order forms will be coming home with elementary kids, junior high and high school students pick yours up in the HS office!
1st grade is studying how habits of character, such as Initiative, collaboration and perseverance, help us do work! They had to collaborate with their squad to complete a challenge.
Kindergarteners are exploring lots of new toys and becoming play experts as they work together exchanging ideas.
Party Like It's KNIGHTeen Seventy!! Homecoming 2021! September 7-10!
Thank you Rosa at the Oakland Library for having the after school students each week. This week K-3 did story time and the older students did a dictionary challenge.
What are your plans for Friday nights this fall? Our football team has plans:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lIYvrfq7uOStEUwLk_Xu4kph2EsGyFou/view?usp=sharing
Elementary teachers collaborating through Design Challenges at their staff meeting! ⚙️🧠🤔
Mrs. Lafleur's English class doing some book tastings in the library. Tasting what books they might enjoy this year. Thanks for visiting!
It’s picture day at Oakland-Craig!
Second graders learned about owls and then designed their own.
The after school students ended the week with a FUN day at the park.
In 1st grade we Work HARD and then we Play HARD! When your work is finished for the week, you get Fun Friday time!
What a fun and busy first two weeks of preschool! We have been working hard and learning all the new things of being in school! We ended our second week of preschool with a glow stick dance party!
Mr. Meyer’s 6th grade class using a balloon filled with water to demonstrate the insulating ability of water.
Mr. Meyer’s fifth grade science class was using an Alka-Seltzer tablet reaction with water inside of a film canister to demonstrate the ability for gas to expand in a container.
The kindergarteners have been learning to work as a team together, and how to have meaningful conversations together during play. They are rocking it!
OC is looking for a paraprofessional and custodial staff. Inquiries can be made to Jess Bland at jessbland@ocknights.org or 402-685-5661.
Please be sure that your elementary student joins the Oakland-Craig Dance Team at home football games this fall! Read details attached to the picture.
Please be sure that your elementary student joins the Oakland-Craig Dance Team at home football games this fall! Read details attached to the picture.
We are thankful for Ms. Rayburn for teaching charm school each week. The kids learn valuable life skills while doing hands on activities.
Orders for the OC store are due this Thursday, August 26. Don't miss your opportunity to get new O-C gear!
O-C Families,
A staff member is on duty at the highway cross walk by 7:45 am each morning. If your children use the cross walk before 7:45 am, PLEASE remind them to wait until it is safe to cross.
Cross Country Shirts and Sweatshirts are now available for a limited time only!!!!!
Orders due Friday August 27th!
Forms are available in the office or download one:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TZXdLI0iNZLPuL0GTX69BJyPR3qA81l7/view?usp=sharing
Second graders have been enjoying their first days of school!
Second graders have been enjoying their first days of school!
O-C Elementary Families,
An email with important information for the week was just sent out to all elementary families (Preschool-6th grade). If you did not receive it, please email Ms. Lutz at alutz@ocknights.org. Thanks!
Our little master gardeners are hard at work. These kids took veggies home to share with their families.
The kindergarteners were working together to have fun. They are GREAT at working together!
Our little master gardeners are hard at work. These kids took veggies home to share with their families.
Need a new Knights sweatshirt? Check out the options at the OC store!
1st grade worked collaboratively with their SQUADS to problem solve in math!
Here is Mr. Meyer’s 6th grade class learning about the three way thermal energy can transfer: conduction, convection, and radiation.
Come out and support the Knights tomorrow evening. Cross Country starts at 5:00 p.m. at the Oakland Park and the football scrimmage will begin at 6:00 p.m. Food will be served starting at 5:00 p.m. Following the football scrimmage, we will hold our Skybox Auction in front of the grandstand. Patrons are encouraged to donate non-carbonated sports drinks (Powerade, Gatorade). Boxes will be placed near the entrances for collection. Volleyball takes the court on Monday, August 23 at 7:00 p.m. vs. Cedar Bluffs (varsity only). Passes will not be accepted on Monday as it is a fundraiser for the Nebraska Hall of Fame. We hope to see you there! Go Knights!
Notice is hereby given that the Board of Education of the School District of Oakland-Craig, in the County of Burt, in the State of Nebraska, a/k/a School District No. 014, will hold a special School Board Meeting at 6:00 p.m. on the Tuesday, August 24, 2021. This meeting will be held at the Oakland-Craig Elementary Building at Oakland, NE, in the Board meeting room, which meeting will be open to the public. Public access to the Board meeting is also available by clicking on the link posted on the district’s website at https://striv.tv/channel/oakland-craig/.
The purpose of this meeting is a budget work meeting. The agenda is available for public inspection at the office of the Superintendent or on the district’s website at https://www.ocknights.org/.
These k/1st graders are loving their second day of the after school program.
Remember to check out the clothing store to get your new O-C gear!
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Board of Education of the School District of Oakland-Craig, in the County of Burt, in the State of Nebraska, a/k/a School District No. 014, has been scheduled on August 16, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. This meeting will be held at the Oakland-Craig Elementary Building at Oakland, NE, in the Board meeting room, which meeting will be open to the public. Public access to the Board meeting is also available by clicking on the link posted on the district’s website at https://striv.tv/channel/oakland-craig/.
The agenda is available for public inspection at the office of the Superintendent or on the district’s website at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B5epgyF4XIc2X1pvUEZOU2Z2c3M.
We are excited to welcome back our Knights! It is going to be a great school year!
We’re back!! Excited to be in 5th grade!!
The 1st graders got their First Day Jitters out today with Jitter Juice!
We have some ultra-fun forms to sign.
To speed up the process for those of you that have already familiarized yourselves with the handbooks, here are some of the signature sheets.
The sheets requiring signature are here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r34D3ndV7IJN4tACUrUKpTIjY7TPR0eC/view?usp=sharing
The optional signature forms are here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K3sQIYlMwDrU3OUOFHmIlO8ZO8_xaUD_/view?usp=sharing
Parents, drop off just got a little easier and safer this year at OCHS! Buses will now deliver students at O-C Elementary in the morning. That leaves Davis St. open as our official drop off spot. Thanks for your help to keep our students safe and avoid accidents on the highway!
The OC Store is Open! Orders are due August 26. https://stadiumsportinggoods.itemorder.com/sale
Passcode: OCAPPAREL21
Oakland-Craig staff are back for the 2021-2022 school year! It’s going to be a great year!
The Bright Knights after school program is hoping to increase enrollment to serve 30 MORE students this year. They need to attend a minimum of 30 days during the school year, which is about 1 day a week. Please consider signing up your kids! Visit our table at the open house.
The Elkhorn Logan Valley Health Department is offering walk-in vaccination clinics in both West Point and Tekamah. Please see the images for more information.
Kindergarten families: Please remember to have your paperwork turned into the office with Robin before our first day of school. Thanks!
Today’s B2S tip discusses helpful ways you can partner with your child’s teacher!
Positive connections between parents and teachers have been shown to improve children’s academic achievement, social competencies and emotional well-being. When parents and teachers work as partners, children do better in school and at home.📚✏️
https://childmind.org/article/tips-for-partnering-with-teachers-in-the-new-school-year/?fbclid=IwAR3QLLYleVlvP3J6omH7nftHS8IwEPSgcweOXCEygc8xAKbnwdJBz3XqoGk
A new school year can bring out anxiety for some children. You can help ease your child’s worries by following a few easy tips! If you need help with back to school anxiety don’t hesitate to reach out to us! We’re here to support you!
https://childmind.org/article/back-school-anxiety/?fbclid=IwAR05_6C2lMM2O8sGc0jFKO-Xmgy7exUfZarhpMzNY0rmhLrbxR9CYFF3cLA
✂️Elementary Open House is one week from today!!! We can't wait to see you next Tuesday from 4:00pm - 6:00pm. 🖍
📧If you did not receive an email with Back to School information, please email Ms. Lutz at autz@ocknights.org or call the office at (402) 685-5631.📞
Lunch time can be pretty busy around here! Helping your child practice opening tricky food/drink items before school starts back up will help ease some of the time they have to spend waiting on an adult to help. 🍔🥪🍕🥛
Today’s helpful information is regarding the importance of reading with your child! What have you been reading this summer? 📚📚
https://www.all4kids.org/news/blog/the-importance-of-reading-to-your-children/?fbclid=IwAR344B-Pta-aUZMDQyDmvkti0NtY4Vbs4mifXzJ5H18DCFK46Ut-F2JSlsk
O-C Elementary families,
An email with information for the upcoming school year was sent out this evening. If you did not receive this email, please send an email to Ms. Lutz (alutz@ocknights.org) with your email address and we will get your information updated in PowerSchool.
Enjoy your evening!
Thank you to all that support OCHS through the Box Tops for Education! Wondering how to participate? Watch this short video: https://youtu.be/Hh94b2BvFK4
Oakland-Craig is hiring!
☀️Good morning, O-C families! Look over this Health & Safety checklist as your family prepares for Back to School. 🥗🥪💤
O-C volleyball finished 4th place at NE Top Ten. Looking forward to the upcoming season!🏐🧡
🎉Two weeks until the first day of school! Are you ready? Check out this Back to School checklist for information that will help make the back to school routine run smoothly for both you and your child! We can’t wait to see you!
Thank you to everyone who has supported OC volleyball at our Kona Ice fundraisers. We are having a great time at NE Top 10. We are headed to the gold bracket tomorrow finishing third out of nine teams in our pool today!
Don’t forget to get your Kona Ice tonight and support the OC volleyball team. The truck will be in the elementary parking lot from 5:30-8:30.
Kona Ice is coming back! Come cool yourself off from the heatwave on Thursday and help support the volleyball team! Your donations will help the team’s travel expenses to Kearney as they compete at the Top 10 Volleyball Camp next week!
OC is hiring!
The floor is finished! The gym will remain closed until Wednesday to assure everything dries appropriately. We hope to have the wall mats up in the coming weeks!
Only one step left before the finished product!
Progress! Starting to come together!
The work has begun!
Oakland-Craig Public School is hiring!! Application: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N-ZzCBuwNIlexCYXwEN4JeGlcxkJvqhI/view
Work will soon begin on the OC gym floor. While we are excited about the work that is being done, we are sad to see this artwork go. Thank you to Dee Johnson for the artwork she shared on our gym floor! Dee, we are grateful for all the hard work you put into this piece!
Mr. Rexroad and some students made this table and bench for my family. They are so talented!
He also made this sign for the 4-H kitchen!
Attached you will find information on Jr./Sr. High registration and schedule checks.
NOTICE OF MEETING
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Board of Education of the School District of Oakland-Craig, in the County of Burt, in the State of Nebraska, a/k/a School District No. 014, has been scheduled on July 12, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. This meeting will be held at the Oakland-Craig Elementary Building at Oakland, NE, in the Board meeting room, which meeting will be open to the public. Public access to the Board meeting is also available by clicking on the link posted on the district’s website at https://striv.tv/channel/oakland-craig/.
The agenda is available for public inspection at the office of the Superintendent or on the district’s website at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B5epgyF4XIc2X1pvUEZOU2Z2c3M.
Come out to support the OC Dance Team and get a clean car too!😊
Oakland-Craig Public School is hiring!!
Application: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N-ZzCBuwNIlexCYXwEN4JeGlcxkJvqhI/view
Come and enjoy some Kona Ice and help the volleyball team raise money!
Come and enjoy some Kona Ice and help the volleyball team raise money!
JV volleyball went 12-0 today at Wayne State volleyball camp! Keep up the hard work Knights!
Our 4th-6th graders spent the week designing and constructing human race cars out of cardboard. We ended the day racing them and gave awards for best design, fastest, best team effort, and best use of materials. They had so much fun!
Today we visited the Burt County museum and pollinator garden in Tekamah.
Oakland-Craig Public Schools has a 8 X 36 foot rock climbing wall for sale. The wall comes in 4 X 8 foot sections and mounts to the wall with 2 bolts at the top and 2 at the bottom. The wall comes with a padded cover that lays on the floor when in use. The wall is in great shape and we are taking offers. The purchaser will be responsible for picking up the wall in a timely fashion from the school.
Please contact superintendent Jess Bland at 402-685-5661 or jessbland@ocknights.org for questions and offers.
We made solar ovens out of pizza boxes, put them in the sun and added s’mores. Two hours later we enjoyed our favorite campfire snack.
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Board of Education of the School District of Oakland-Craig, in the County of Burt, in the State of Nebraska, a/k/a School District No. 014, has been scheduled on June 14, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. This meeting will be held at the Oakland-Craig Elementary Building at Oakland, NE, in the Board meeting room, which meeting will be open to the public. Public access to the Board meeting is also available by clicking on the link posted on the district’s website at https://striv.tv/channel/oakland-craig/.
The agenda is available for public inspection at the office of the Superintendent or on the district’s website at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B5epgyF4XIc2X1pvUEZOU2Z2c3M.
Summer school students are hard at work building raised beds and planting our school garden. We always end the day with running through the sprinkler.
Oakland-Craig Youth Pole Vault Camp and Open Pit Sessions
Camps: June 14th and 21st
Open Pit Dates: June 9, 11, 15, 16, 18, 22, 23, 25, 29, 30
Time: 6:45 until 8:30
More details: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1utgzk8TpjDz7sTnH4efQC1eeG525p0Cu/view?usp=sharing
Many thanks to those that helped at our summer school day camp at Summit Lake last week.
Tyler and Jordan from NE Game and Parks, Jordan and Mary from UNL Extension, Ed Olson, Ed Pearson, and Robin Burton.
Thank you Oakland Golf Club for hosting our summer school students today at our golf camp. A huge shout out to Andrew and the 3 high school students that helped!
Knight Fans, please consider lining the Hwy @6:55am Friday, May 21 from the school to the roundabout.
Let's send these state qualifiers off in style!
Potter graduates!! I/We had the best year! Love these kids so much! Have a great summer and I’ll see you as 6th graders!
Congratulations to our 5th grade Poppy Poster Contest winners! First place goes to Joycin Lechtenberg, second place Keryn Uhing, and third place Hilary Ray. The 5th grade posters will be on display at Oakland businesses with winning posters on display at the Veterans Dinner held at the VFW after Memorial Day Service in Oakland.
Please see the second semester finals schedule:
Wednesday
1st Period- 8:10-9:10 a.m.
2nd Period- 9:15-10:15 a.m.
3rd Period- 10:20-11:20 a.m.
4th Period- 11:25 a.m.-12:25 p.m.
LUNCH 12:25-1:00 p.m.
5th Period- 1:00-2:00 p.m.
5A JH Quad
5B JH Choir or Study Hall, (Choir meets in HS Choir Room)
6th Period- 2:05-3:05 p.m.
Check Out/ Teacher Office Hours For Students- 3:05-4:00 p.m.
Thursday
7th Period- 8:10-9:10 a.m.
8th Period- 9:15-10:15 a.m.
Check Out/Teacher Office Hours for Students- 10:15-10:45 a.m.
The preschoolers enjoyed doing a few track and field events at school today! We participated in running events, throwing, shoe kick, obstacle course and long jump!
The OCHS Junior High Dance will be this Thursday, May 20th from 7:00-9:00 p.m. in the high school gym! Admission is $5, and all 7th and 8th grade students are welcome to attend. There are no elementary or high school students allowed.
The second graders want to congratulate Brynn on her graduation! Thanks for being an awesome TA for us this year!
Congratulations to the following O-C Knights on qualifying for the Nebraska State Track Meet:
Boys
4x800--Gavin Enstrom, Coulter Thiele, Aiden Jorgensen, Grady Gatewood
4x400--Gavin Enstrom, Coulter Thiele, Aiden Jorgensen, Jack Pille
800--Coulter Thiele
110 HH--Brayden Selk
300 IH--Jack Pille
Pole Vault--Trey Deemer
Shot Put--JT Brands
Triple Jump--LJ McNeill
Girls
4x800--Chaney Nelson, Charli Webster, Laryn Johnson, Syd Guzinski
4x400--Chaney Nelson, Charli Webster, Ashten Rennerfeldt, Maycie Johnson
300 LH--Ashten Rennerfeldt
800--Chaney Nelson and Laryn Johnson
1600--Chaney Nelson
Shot Put--Shea Johnson
#burkebound
As a result of the updated guidelines issued yesterday by the CDC, the wearing of face coverings will be optional at tomorrow’s commencement for those who have been fully vaccinated. Face coverings will continue to be required by students and staff during school for the remainder of the year.
Due to the current weather forecast for the remainder of the morning, we are going to postpone our Elementary Track and Field Day to Monday, May 17 beginning at 12:30 p.m. Students will eat lunch here at school on Monday and then will head to the track. While there is still a chance of rain on Monday, the weather looks to be a little better on Monday than it is today. If you were planning to provide a lunch for your child today, please send that and they will eat that for lunch today at school. If your child signed up for a school lunch we will provide them one. We apologize for any inconvenience but want to make this experience positive for our students, staff, and community. We hope for better weather Monday and look forward to seeing you then.
We will be postponing our Elementary Track and Field Day to Monday, May 17. Please see the attached note for more information.
1st grade escaped the room in time to save the sea turtle eggs! They solved riddles, math problems and scrambled words in order to break out! Our reward was… popsicles and beach music!
First grade using team work and collaboration on an escape room “escape the sinking ship.”
When crayon art was on the schedule, they had no idea it was going to be this much fun.
For their choice day, the 4th and 5th graders chose slime!
Tonight! Tonight! Come see the 5th grade wax museum! Students are waiting to tell you all about the people in history that they have been researching. Tuesday, May 11, 5:00-6:00 in the long elementary hallway! They’re amazing!
And a Yes Day scavenger hunt for Candy!
Bus ride….to the… Park? Yes!!
Yes Day movie in our fort? Of course!
Ice Cream and donuts for breakfast? YES 1st grade!
Yes 1st grade, you can build a giant classroom fort!
It’s the day we have been waiting for…. Surprise 1st grade “Yes Day”!!! Stay tuned for updates throughout the day!
Today was a great day for weeding our school garden.
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Board of Education of the School District of Oakland-Craig, in the County of Burt, in the State of Nebraska, a/k/a School District No. 014, has been scheduled on May 10, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. This meeting will be held at the Oakland-Craig Elementary Building at Oakland, NE, in the Board meeting room, which meeting will be open to the public. Public access to the Board meeting is also available by clicking on the link posted on the district’s website at https://striv.tv/channel/oakland-craig/.
The agenda is available for public inspection at the office of the Superintendent or on the district’s website at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B5epgyF4XIc2X1pvUEZOU2Z2c3M.
Oakland-Craig High School will be hiring a full-time paraprofessional for the 2021-2022 school year. If interested, please contact the Superintendent's Office at (402) 685-5661 for an application.
Senior art will be on exhibit Tuesday, May 11th, before and after the Honors Convocation at 7 p.m.
The second graders had a blast on their field trip!
Elementary students have been busy finishing up their ceramic projects.
Congrats to our O-C FFA Chapter on a job well done for continuing to strengthen our student body!
The second graders are learning about shapes!
Eighth graders are busy getting their hands dirty this week. Their tiki masks are really coming together!
It was a beautiful evening for a trash pick-up! Thank you OC National Honor Society for volunteering your time!
It was a beautiful evening for a trash pick-up! Thank you OC National Honor Society for volunteering your time!
8th Grade Tessellation Art
This week in cooking club we made banana smoothies.
Mr. Meyer’s 6th grade was challenged by Leigh Elementary to do a Kindness Challenge. The kindness secret agents have been up to some good this week!
1st grade is solving the long standing great debate... How to eat an Oreo?! We then wrote step by step directions to teach how we do it. Are you a dipper, twister or eat it whole?
OCKD dance clinic reminder!
We celebrated National Kindergarten Day today! The kids enjoyed doughnuts for a special morning treat, we “Dressed to Impress”, and even had a special floral delivery! Kindergarten life is the BEST life!
Interested in having a seamless way to view all of your O-C Knights activities? Please click on the following link to watch a short how-to video on how to do so: http://somup.com/crfYnOFlzW
Congratulations to our OC artists who brought home 58 ribbons from the EHC Art Show held last Wednesday in West Point. Well done excelling in a wide range of art media and showcasing your originality. A digital art show of the pieces will be shared soon.
Kiley Arlt: Distinction (Blue)- Sculpture (Other)
Ashley Bicking: Honorable (Red)- Photography
Carter Bousquet: Honorable (Red)- Sculpture (Other); Distinction (Blue)- Graphite; Honorable (Red)- Charcoal; Honorable (Red)- Watercolor; Honorable Mention (White)- Markers; Distinction (Blue)- Sculpture (Clay)
Carmine Carson: Honorable Mention (White)- Pastels/Chalk; Distinction (Blue)- Pottery (Hand Built)
Hannah Deemer: Honorable Mention (White)- Ink
Yadhira Gonzalez: Honorable Mention (White)- Collage
Sydney Guzinski: Honorable (Red)- Sculpture (Other); Distinction (Blue)- Acrylics; Honorable (Red)- Charcoal; Distinction (Blue)- Tempera; Honorable (Red)- Acrylics; Honorable Mention (White)- Collage; Honorable Mention (White)- Acrylics; Honorable Mention (White)- Pastels/Chalk
Karah Johnson: Honorable (Red)- Colored Pencil; Honorable (Red)- Acrylics; Honorable (Red)- Mixed Media; Honorable Mention (White)- Watercolor; Honorable Mention (White)- Pottery (Hand Built)
Laryn Johnson: Honorable Mention (White)- Pastels/Chalk
Maycie Johnson: Honorable Mention (White)- Pastels/Chalk; Honorable (Red)- Markers; Honorable (Red)- Pottery (Hand Built)
Josh Monson: Honorable Mention (White)- Watercolor; Honorable (Red)- Mixed Media
Chaney Nelson: Honorable (Red)- Graphite; Honorable (Red)- Charcoal; Honorable (Red)- Mixed Media; High Distinction (Purple)- Sculpture (Clay)
Sadie Nelson: High Distinction (Purple) - Sculpture (Other); Distinction (Blue)- Watercolor
Johnna Peterson: Honorable Mention (White)- Sculpture (Other)
Kara Peterson: Distinction (Blue)- Watercolor
Ashten Rennerfeldt: Honorable Mention (White)- Sculpture (Other); Honorable (Red)- Pastels/Chalk; Honorable (Red)- Mixed Media; Distinction (Blue)- Acrylics; Honorable Mention (White)- Mixed Media
Rebekah Sechler: Honorable Mention (White)- Sculpture (Other); Distinction (Blue)- Collage
Milo Unwin: Distinction (Blue)- Pastels/Chalk; Distinction (Blue)- Acrylics; Honorable Mention (White)- Collage; Honorable (Red)- Ink
Jayda Van Deusen: Honorable (Red)- Mixed Media; Honorable Mention (White)- Sculpture (Other)
Charli Webster: Distinction (Blue)- Watercolor; Honorable Mention (White)- Ink; Honorable (Red)- Pastels/Chalk; Distinction (Blue)- Collage; Honorable (Red)- Acrylics; Honorable (Red)- Acrylics
Congratulations to Mia Linder, Elliot Johnson, & Ellen Magnusson for being honored Pinnacle Bank Outstanding Leaders!
OCHS Houses celebrated Senior Signing Day! Each senior in attendance introduced themselves and shared their college and career plans for the near future. In the daily words of Mrs. Burton, "It’s a great day to be an O-C Knight!"
Reminder... Little Dancers starts Tuesday!
These students are participating in the tallest tower challenge. It must hold a 14 oz can for 60 seconds.
OCHS Houses celebrated Senior Signing Day! Each senior in attendance introduced themselves and shared their college and career plans for the near future. In the daily words of Mrs. Burton, "It’s a great day to be an O-C Knight!"
Thanks to some amazing donors, 1st grade has received some “forever books” this past year. Today we are taking home “The Good Egg”. We are so lucky to live in such a generous and supportive community filled with a bunch of ‘Good Eggs’!
These students are practicing how to push on their skateboard in skate club.
Fifth grade has been learning all about Jackie Robinson this quarter so today we celebrated Number 42 on National Jackie Robinson Day!
1st grade is practicing for our Music concert tomorrow night! Come see us Friday at 7:00pm😊
Mrs. Jacobsen's third grade class had a generous gift to each student of "Josh The Baby Otter" books. Thank you to our donor, and to the JCMF Children's Charities for sharing this great book on water safety. We can't thank you enough!
Thank you to our students who applied for National Honor Society this year. It was a competitive group of applicants and we are proud of all of your accomplishments! Congrats to our new NHS members: Sydney Guzinski, Caleb Sechler, Brayden Selk, Shea Johnson, Carter Bousquet, Johnna Peterson, Tavis Uhing, Laryn Johnson, Chaney Nelson, Luke Richards, and LJ McNeill.
Kindergarten and 1st graders are spending their April learning how to play T ball. We started with catching and throwing a tennis ball.
Oakland-Craig Elementary is excited to welcome Mrs. Natalie Guenther to our staff for the 2021-2022 school year. https://5il.co/rf4k
We are grateful for Paige Peterson from Anytime Fitness. She spent part of her Friday afternoon playing games with our students.
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Board of Education of the School District of Oakland-Craig, in the County of Burt, in the State of Nebraska, a/k/a School District No. 014, has been scheduled on April 12, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. This meeting will be held at the Oakland-Craig Elementary Building at Oakland, NE, in the Board meeting room, which meeting will be open to the public. Public access to the Board meeting is also available by clicking on the link posted on the district’s website at https://striv.tv/channel/oakland-craig/.
The agenda is available for public inspection at the office of the Superintendent or on the district’s website at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B5epgyF4XIc2X1pvUEZOU2Z2c3M.
Customized Basketballs and Backpacks for sale! Orders are due April 13th , at noon!
Order form is available in the offices or here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17UI18EV4T_k7W3DdVcgQRVtPs4zxzP7N/view?usp=sharing
Public viewing for the EHC Art Show is from 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 14.
Mixed Media Dream Catchers by 8th grade
The After school students made self portraits.
Fun times in Kindergarten decorating eggs!
Mrs. Jacobsen’s third grade class had fun using shaving cream and food coloring to dye eggs. Thank you parents for buying and boiling the eggs! We appreciate you!
Greatest Day Of The Year!!! #OCFFA
1st grade sure loves when Mrs. Bousquet comes and reads!!
FYI: Yearbook prices go up tomorrow!!!!!
Reminder... Little Dancers registrations due tomorrow, March 31st! We can’t wait and hope you join us! Questions? Please contact Jill Anderson or Kristin Johnson.
This week in cooking club we learned about hydroponics. We then picked lettuce and used it to make veggie pillows.
O-C TeamMates is selling Eileen's Cookie dough! The following board members can take your order! The following people can take your order: Annie Magnusson, Wendi Anderson, Tami Brands, Michelle Burton, Jess Bland, Shannon Harney, Matt Johnson, and Jeff Smith.
First grade is learning about what kind of beak is best for crushing seeds, scooping up fish, and digging for worms this week.
Math is way more fun when glue is involved!! Learning about shapes and their attributes.
Calling all OC dancers! Dance team will host our OCKD Dance Clinic (formerly known as Little Dancers) in April. Girls PreK-7th are invited to attend! Sign up sheets with more info will come home today in Tuesday folders. Direct any questions to Kristin Johnson or Jill Anderson.
Need a hand? Hire an OCFFA member! Auction starts Monday at 6:30 PM in the elementary gym. Snacks will be provided. 😋 Contact Mrs. Penke with questions (402-260-0334).
Thank you the many that made a special memory for our O-C juniors and seniors as they celebrated Prom on Saturday night! We are grateful for you all!
The Bright Knights after school program is seeking donations of used youth baseball and softball gloves. They can be dropped off at the elementary office.
Third graders studied Russian folk art and created nesting dolls.
After school students made Leprechaun traps in celebration of St. Paddy’s day.
Genetic engineers sighted at O-C! Bio technology students successfully transformed bacteria to glow thanks to their new jellyfish gene!
Check out what Oakland-Craig has to offer! #UKnighted #KnightPride https://drive.google.com/file/d/10j2754dK_M-817sEFxj1z9R2o6hmvTaG/view
8th grade ceramic tiki masks
Good morning! Our phones are down this morning. Please email rsmith@ocknights.org or cdenton@ocknights.org if you need anything.
Oakland-Craig HS Blood Drive Tuesday, March 16th 8:30am – 1:30pm Bloodmobile. To schedule an appointment, call 800.287.4903 or visit our website at www.lifeservebloodcenter.org.
We celebrated Pi Day in 5/6 by inviting the Seniors to enjoy pie, solving puzzles, graphing, drawing, and seeing how many digits of Pi we could memorize. Josie Peterson memorized 101 digits of Pi and Jalie Meyer recited 71...now that’s “irrational” 😂!! Proud of all my students!
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Board of Education of the School District of Oakland-Craig, in the County of Burt, in the State of Nebraska, a/k/a School District No. 014, has been scheduled on March 15, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. This meeting will be held at the Oakland-Craig Elementary Building at Oakland, NE, in the Board meeting room, which meeting will be open to the public. Public access to the Board meeting is also available by clicking on the link posted on the district’s website at https://striv.tv/channel/oakland-craig/.
The agenda is available for public inspection at the office of the Superintendent or on the district’s website at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B5epgyF4XIc2X1pvUEZOU2Z2c3M.
Mrs. Hagedorn's class created models of different types of water forms found on Earth using Moon Sand.
This is a friendly reminder of upcoming O-C calendar dates:
March 12: No School due to Winter Break
April 1,2,5: No School due to Spring Break
April 23: No School due to District Music
Thanks for your support!
Have a Great Day!
O-C Schools
Mrs. Hagedorn's second grade class worked on making a model of a flower today.
The Kinders sang Happy Birthday to Miss Robin and created a list of presents that they would buy her! Miss Robin is very special to the Kindergarten class!
Congratulations to Grant Seagren for qualifying for the Class C Nebraska State Speech Contest! O-C is proud of you!
First grade began making collages out of paper like illustrator Christian Robinson.
Working on collaboration and measurement in first grade.
When it’s 72 degrees you practice Phonics OUTSIDE!!
Teamwork with friends to measure our classroom objects!
Second graders are learning about maps!
Second graders celebrated "Reading Across America" !
Wacky Wednesday found the 5th and 6th grade students participating in a Dr. Seuss scale drawing activity and math class in the hall!
O-C FFA could get used to these new Covid regulations at contests...as long as the weather is always like this! 🌞😎 Results to come early next week!
First grade bird watchers with their binoculars!
OC JH/SH Pops Concert Tuesday, Mar 9th at 7pm. Elem Gym. Free will offering.
After school students pair up to do their next Robotics challenge.
Kindergarten is learning how to produce High Quality Work! Here are some examples! They all are doing a great job! Keep up the great High Quality Work Kinders!
5th graders drew from observation and created their favorite pop. Inspiration came from studying the art movement Pop Art and the Artist Andy Warhol. Art is everywhere you look!
6th graders used their creative skills and made a lotus flower while learning about Ancient India.
2nd Graders continue their plant research during reading. Today included drawing types of plants and learning their different parts.
O-C is excited to welcome MacKenzie Charling to the elementary teaching staff! While unsure what grade level she will be teaching, Mrs. Charling is excited to join our O-C family and we are fortunate to have her! Welcome Mrs. Charling!
Elementary Newsletter: https://www.smore.com/xj8ny
We are excited for our O-C Speech Expo Night this Tuesday from 6:30-8:00 p.m. in the high school building. Our team cannot wait to share their performances with you! Free will donation at the door.
Good food at great people at the FFA Pancake Feed today. A HUGE thank you to Memories Cafe for making a memorable experience for our students and community!
FFA Community Day!
Special thanks to CVA for lunch, Coop 101 and GooseChase fun! Shout out to all of our wonderful local businesses! #OCFFA
FFA Community Day!
Special thanks to CVA for lunch, Coop 101 and GooseChase fun! Shout out to all of our wonderful local businesses! #OCFFA
Highlights from Ag Literacy day! #OCFFA
The after school students (and staff😀) are enjoying the snow while it lasts.
Mrs. Jacobsen’s third grade class has been busy writing informational paragraphs about frogs, we have written our first draft, and today had our peers critique to write our final draft. They have been working hard to gather information and write their informational paragraphs.
Mrs. Jacobsen’s third grade class has been busy writing informational paragraphs about frogs, we have written our first draft, and today had our peers critique to write our final draft. They have been working hard to gather information and write their informational paragraphs.
The afternoon preschool class sure enjoyed the warmer weather! We worked together to create one giant snowman! ⛄️
Tuesday is Ag Literacy Day at O-C! You have a chance to keep learning about agriculture by downloading the GooseChase app and searching "Oakland FFA Week." CVA is offering prizes to people with the highest points!
Wednesday is Blue & Gold Day so plan your outfit accordingly!
1st grade has been studying physical characteristics of birds. After conducting research through multiple texts, we thought we’d perform our own experiment by using models of different bird beaks!
Students are exploring their own interests and talents when doing choice STEAM activities.
OCHS is geared up for FFA week! Start by downloading the GooseChase app for the CVA scavenger hunt. You can also wear your ag-related hat to school or purchase one from Mrs. Penke just $2!
Mrs. Hagedorn's second graders are finding out if there is more land or water on Earth.
Mrs. Hagedorn's second grade class enjoyed celebrating Valentine's Day !
Mrs. Hagedorn's second grade class enjoyed celebrating Valentine's Day !
Art 2 & 3 acrylic paintings
Due to the forecasted Wind Chill Warning with dangerously cold temperatures and the potential for an electric grid rolling blackout, Oakland-Craig Schools will be closed tomorrow (Tuesday, February 16th) with all morning activities cancelled.
Due to the forecasted Wind Chill Warning with dangerously cold temperatures all day tomorrow and into Tuesday, Oakland-Craig Schools will be closed tomorrow (Monday, February 15th with all activities cancelled.
Due to weather conditions, the winter dance will conclude at 11:00 p.m. tonight. The freshman class will still take down decorations after the dance. Doors will open at 8:00 p.m. for pictures, and class pictures will begin at 8:30 p.m. The dance entrance fee is $5. We are looking forward to enjoying the night with our Knights!
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Board of Education of the School District of Oakland-Craig, in the County of Burt, in the State of Nebraska, a/k/a School District No. 014, has been scheduled on February 15, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. This meeting will be held at the Oakland-Craig Elementary Building at Oakland, NE, in the Board meeting room, which meeting will be open to the public. Public access to the Board meeting is also available by clicking on the link posted on the district’s website at https://striv.tv/channel/oakland-craig/.
The agenda is available for public inspection at the office of the Superintendent or on the district’s website at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B5epgyF4XIc2X1pvUEZOU2Z2c3M.
Second grade cardinal collages
Students in the after school program made a marble run out of only paper and tape.
Good luck to our Knights that are competing in the Burt County Spelling Bee today!
February 8 or 11 Parent/Teacher Conferences - 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Please plan to attend one of the two sessions offered for your student’s grade level.
8th Grade (Going to be freshmen) parent/student registration meeting 6:00-7:00 p.m.
10th Grade (Going to be juniors) parent/student registration meeting from 7:30-8:30 p.m.
ALL MEETINGS WILL BE IN THE ELEMENTARY BAND ROOM
Congratulations to the 2021 Stanton Honor Band and Choir participants! These musicians rehearsed all day and performed a 4 pm concert. Well done!
Here are some beautiful 7th grade art pieces that combined collage and collagraph prints.
Way to go Josh and Mike on a successful Ag Demonstration on Agritourism & Education (AKA “Boom, Butter Cow”)! 😆
EHC BB PostponementTournament information:
Midland University is set to host the GIRLS SEMI-FINALS Friday starting at 1:30 (NBC vs WPB) and the second game (BRLD vs OC) will start 20 minutes after the conclusion of the first game. The gym will be cleared at the conclusion of the second game to clean and to take admission for the boys semi-final. The boys semi-final will start at 6:00 p.m with NBC vs HLHF followed by the BRLD vs OC game that will start 20 minutes after the first game. Please remember the 500 capacity limit at Midland and you will need to have your ticket for admission into the games.
Due to very slick road conditions and visibility issues, Oakland-Craig Schools will be closed today, Thursday, February 4th. Conditions will be evaluated again this afternoon.
Due to adverse weather conditions, Oakland-Craig Schools will have a 2-hour late start today (Thursday, February 4th) with no AM PK and busses running accordingly.
Online Book Fair begins today. Help us promote literacy and support our library! 25% of sales stays in the district now through February 16.
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/oaklandcraig
After weeks of research, planning, drafting and editing we are CELEBRATING the completion of our 3 verse Narrative poems! Way to go 1st grade!
The Sophomore Class is selling Eileen's Cookies now until Friday, February 5! 3" cookie is $3, 4" cookie is $5, and the 6" cookie is $6. Print out the order form and return to either office. Cookies will be delivered on Thursday, 2/11. Click here: tinyurl.com/7t4xzctd
National Wear Red Day is Friday, February 5. Join the Oakland-Craig NHS and wear red to show your support and raise awareness for heart disease and stroke.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6BVOYEEHew&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=GeraldBrand
Elementary Newsletter - February : https://www.smore.com/u9pgx
Come and watch the O-C Competition Dance Team as they perform their two state competition routines for the Midland Dance Judges today at 1:00 p.m. in the New Gym!
Kindergarten Round Up 2021. We had a fun morning listening to a story and creating an art project.
Oakland-Craig Junior-Senior High School is currently accepting applications for a part-time special education paraprofessional. Please contact Superintendent Mr. Jeff Smith with any questions related to the position.
Oakland-Craig schools will be closed today. Please avoid the school grounds to allow our snow clearing crews to operate rapidly.
Due to the continuing Winter Storm Warning into tomorrow morning, Oakland-Craig Schools will have a two-hour late start with no morning PK and busses running accordingly. There is a strong possibility that we may not be able to have school at all tomorrow so please be prepared for updates in the morning.
Due to the impending Winter Storm Warning calling for heavy snow in Burt County, Oakland-Craig Schools will be closed today, (Monday, January 25th) with all school activities and practices cancelled.
All early morning practices and meetings held prior to the start of school for O-C Schools are cancelled for tomorrow morning (Monday, January 25). Please stay tuned for more possible weather cancellations early in the morning.
Kindergarten was busy counting and painting to 100. We are 100 days smarter! Happy 100th day of school!!
Thanks to Caleb and Truman for broadcasting today’s OC Invite on https://striv.tv/channel/oakland-craig/
Celebrating 100 days of school with STEAM building challenges!
Mrs. Hagedorn's class celebrated the 100th day of school!
Celebrating 100th Day with 100 second challenges in 5/6 grade.
Third Grade had a blast building 3D creations with 100 marshmallows for the 100th day of school!
Happy 100th Day of school from 1st grade! 100 cup towers, 100 piece LEGO creations were just a couple of our celebration today!
Mr. Rexroad's Industrial Technology students are eager to begin rebuilding this V-8 engine!
OC art students were inspired by the art movement Pop Art. Pop Art included imagery from popular and mass culture, such as comic books, advertising, and mundane mass-produced objects.
OC art students were inspired by the art movement Pop Art. Pop Art included imagery from popular and mass culture, such as comic books, advertising, and mundane mass-produced objects.
First grade playing sight word tic tac toe
We found a friend on the playground! Is anyone missing a dog? Contact 402-685-5631.
OC is hiring in our after school program! Contact Jess Bland for application materials and for any questions you may have.
OC is hiring an elementary special education paraprofessional! Contact Jeff Smith for application materials and with any questions you may have.
Due to the current and forecasted blizzard warning in effect for Burt County, Oakland-Craig Public Schools will be closed tomorrow (January 15th) with all school activities cancelled.
Due to concerns about Covid-19, the boys and girls JV/Varsity basketball games with BRLD scheduled for Friday, January 15th have been postponed to Thursday, January 28th. The JH game scheduled for the 28th has been moved to a 4:00pm start in Lyons.
First grade is working on tens and ones this week.
Saturday's Games!
YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/kcnikbbn
LISTEN
95.3 FM, http://KBBN.com, and the free KBBN app!
All games will be streamed to watch. The last two games will also be broadcast on the radio.
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Board of Education of the School District of Oakland-Craig, in the County of Burt, in the State of Nebraska, a/k/a School District No. 014, has been scheduled on January 11, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. This meeting will be held at the Oakland-Craig Elementary Building at Oakland, NE, in the Board meeting room, which meeting will be open to the public. Public access to the Board meeting is also available by clicking on the link posted on the district’s website at https://striv.tv/channel/oakland-craig/.
The agenda is available for public inspection at the office of the Superintendent or on the district’s website at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B5epgyF4XIc2X1pvUEZOU2Z2c3M.
Kindergarten is learning about weather around the world. Today we packed a suitcase for the weather in Canada.
1st grade is getting back into the swing of things this week! Working collaboratively sorting pictures into categories and working on expanded form in math!
There will be no morning junior high weights tomorrow, Thursday, January 7th. Both junior and senior morning weights will take place on Friday, January 8th.
These students are loving slime time!
The elementary Christmas concert has to be taken down soon due to licensing. Watch it before Monday the 11th or you'll have to have your kids sing it to you solo!!!!
Oakland-Craig Public Schools is hiring!
A special thanks to @PaxtonSchools, @BradySchools, @THTigers2, @LyonsDecatur for joining the OC Elementary teachers in an English Language Arts Professional Learning Community this morning! #collaboration #ilovepublicschools #OpenUpELA
Due to inclement weather, all O-C school activities and youth practices have been cancelled or postponed for the day. Stay safe!
Due to weather conditions, O-C youth practices are cancelled for the remainder of the day.
The 9-12 Winter Dance scheduled for Jan. 16th has been postponed, with eventual cancellation likely. We will continue to monitor C-19 levels for our district and make a final decision at a later time.
Please contact Mrs. Burton with any questions regarding the Winter Dance.
Our older students used a bunch of recycled materials to design something with 10 items or less. Among the projects were a birdhouse, parachute, and raft.
Merry Christmas from Mrs. Hagedorn's second grade!!
https://youtu.be/Rc-GyVgvaeg
Merry Christmas from afternoon preschool 🎄
https://youtu.be/qkUTf-s_47E
Merry Christmas from morning preschool 🎄
Firsties worked on perseverance once again to build gingerbread houses. Perseverance is something one has to work at for your whole life with different tasks—just because one thing in life comes easy, it doesn’t mean it all does. Every situation is an opportunity to grow.
1st grade studied “The Gingerbread Man”, then we got to make gingerbread houses!
We just completed our last math test of 2020 and celebrated with a GoNoodle!! Way to go 1st grade!
Color has been a huge inspiration the past couple weeks for OC’s art department.
Color has been a huge inspiration the past couple weeks for OC’s art department.
Art 2 students created a mixed media painting that showed an architectural scene.
First grade is SO grateful for the Grinch dropping off some glue sticks last night so we can finish our parent gifts 🎁 yay!
Proud of these OC Ag Ed students for a wonderful presentation of the school test plot! We are blessed with such a supportive school board and community!
Proud of these OC Ag Ed students for a wonderful presentation of the school test plot! We are blessed with such a supportive school board and community!
Proud of these OC Ag Ed students for a wonderful presentation of the school test plot! We are blessed with such a supportive school board and community!
Proud of these OC Ag Ed students for a wonderful presentation of the school test plot! We are blessed with such a supportive school board and community!
Proud of these OC Ag Ed students for a wonderful presentation of the school test plot! We are blessed with such a supportive school board and community!
Proud of these OC Ag Ed students for a wonderful presentation of the school test plot! We are blessed with such a supportive school board and community!
The preschool class enjoyed some hot chocolate with marshmallows on this cold day! Counting down the days until Santa arrives!
4th, 5th, and 6th graders spent last week wrapping books for local daycare children. We thank them for their help getting almost 60 books wrapped to donate this week to children in our community.
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Board of Education of the School District of Oakland-Craig, in the County of Burt, in the State of Nebraska, a/k/a School District No. 014, has been scheduled on December 14, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. This meeting will be held at the Oakland-Craig Elementary Building at Oakland, NE, in the Board meeting room, which meeting will be open to the public. Public access to the Board meeting is also available by clicking on the link posted on the district’s website at https://striv.tv/channel/oakland-craig/.
The agenda is available for public inspection at the office of the Superintendent or on the district’s website at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B5epgyF4XIc2X1pvUEZOU2Z2c3M.
O-C students & staff-don’t forget to bring your donations for the local food banks this week.
These Bright Knights made homemade salt dough ornaments and decorated them.
6th graders just finished “Drawing like an Egyptian” in Social Studies
1st grade has been working on taking quality notes and discussing what is important information from a text. Today we got a chance to have a Science Talk about “Why does the moon seem to change shape?”, using our notes to help us discuss!
3rd graders working together to beat the next level on Code.org. Coding is a great sequencing and problem solving activity as well as teaching them how computers work. Students k-6 practice every quarter!
Santa Bags are available!
Due Monday, December 14th-$3 each
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PvSmdZQJiM6RyHHqysaHP5XV5B_0UORO/view?usp=sharing
Way to go Cora and Brooks for being our cool kids of the week!
The Burt County Museum in Tekamah is currently displaying O-C fourth grade’s Poinsettia Drawings. These masterpieces were created with Elmer’s glue and oil pastel.
Mrs. Hagedorn's second grade class has been learning about reversible and irreversible changes in Science. We conducted an experiment to see if we melted our crayons, could we reverse the process and get our same crayons back?
The Kindergarten class is counting down the days until Christmas. Each day the trim Santa’s beard and count how many more days are left.
Join us in our celebration of the holidays at OCS by dressing up!
Monday-Wear Your Favorite Holiday Tees!
Tuesday-Dress as a Candy Cane-Wear Your Red and White!
Friday-Flannel Friday
Go Knights!
These firsties each had a different question to collect data on and put it in tally and picture charts. Then they had to come up with a sentence about their data.
These firsties each had a different question to collect data on and put it in tally and picture charts. Then they had to come up with a sentence about their data.
We decided to play GaGa ball by added a creative twist. Instead of one ball there were three.
Tonight’s live stream program!
Updated junior and senior high lunch procedures have been emailed to all secondary students and staff members for next week. We encourage parents to contact Mrs. Burton with any questions.
1st grade is working on collecting, organizing, and interpreting data. Our latest class survey was “What is your favorite snack?”... survey says... Cookies!
These Bright Knights helped put up and decorate our tree.
First grade split words into syllables and identified the vowels...because we all need to know each syllable has a vowel.
The Elementary Student Leadership Team sees the importance of recycling and has raised funds to purchase a recycling center for the Elementary Commons. We encourage you to help us recycle paper, plastic, and cans when you are here for activities!
The Art 2 students created their own pastel landscapes. They layered and mixed the pastels to show complex colors, lines, and shapes.
The Art 2 students created their own pastel landscapes. They layered and mixed the pastels to show complex colors, lines, and shapes.
1st grade is working on mastery of reading and writing closed, 2-syllable words. So we actually cut apart our syllables today!
Wrestling Shirts are available!
Order forms are due in the office by Friday.
Full size image and order form are available:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ro13ujRFD0dw3BOKWLDr_PXEM47rttxn/view?usp=sharing
Interested in staying up with district events? Check out the O-C RSchool Today calendar at https://www.easthuskerconference.org/public/genie/648/school/7/
You can also download the easy-to-use app by visiting the page. Thank you, and GO KNIGHTS!
Basketball Shirts are available!
Orders are due to either office by 8:30 on Friday!
Full order form is available: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WBd3MTnPYkiN3dszL8uS310Lgt5Frdx7/view?usp=sharing
Mrs. Hagedorn's second graders have been creating a shelter to keep their animal safe. With the focus on strength, their structure had to hold at least 10 washers. Everybody did a great job!
For a limited time only, the One-Act performance of "The Most Dangerous Game" is available on the O-C STRIV channel in the On-Demand section. Please take the opportunity to watch this soon as we can only keep it posted a short time!
https://striv.tv/channel/oakland-craig/
Please Note the Holiday Music Concert Changes due to COVID:
Due to COVID restrictions on the number of people at indoor gatherings, the holiday music concerts in grades K-8 will be virtual this year. Both the K-8 and 9-12 concerts will be posted on the O-C STRIV page by December 18th.
9-12 students will have an in-person concert opportunity on December 4th at 7:00 p.m. in the Elementary Gym. Only those in the band or choir student's household will be eligible to attend per Nebraska Directive Health Measures.
Please contact a building administrator with any questions or details.
Have a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING
Superintendent Jeff Smith
Oakland-Craig Public Schools
Happy Thanksgiving from these cute little turkeys!
There will be no school for Oakland-Craig students on Thursday, November 26th, or Friday, November 27th. We wish all of our Knight Families a Happy Thanksgiving!
These wild turkeys want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!! 🦃
6th graders learning how to do a ‘jigsaw’ in ELA with the short stories “Medusa” and “Cronus”.
We are preparing to discuss The Social Dilemma tomorrow in our OCHS Houses. We would encourage parents to view the following site: https://www.thesocialdilemma.com/ and consider watching this and discuss with your child.
We wish you a happy Thanksgiving weekend!
3rd grade read "Thank you, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving" then discussed what we are thankful for in our lives. So much to be thankful for here at OC!
Last week the seventh graders built original clay monsters.
Quizlet test prep...division of whole #...Ready, Set, Go!
Mrs. Hagedorn's second grade class is creating their own imprints!
Essay writing in 5th grade
Our culinary experts here at OC outdid themselves! We are so grateful to have them here!
Second grade paleontologists worked hard today putting together the "fossils" from a saber-toothed tiger!
6th graders were inspired to create these drawings after learning about Abe Lincoln and the Civil War.
Congratulations to our cool kids of the week, Luke and Adele. Our cool kids get special privileges such as helping pass out snack and dismissing tables. They also get a cool poster with special messages saying how great they are! Way to go Luke and Adele!
NOTICE OF SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION Notice is hereby given that a special public meeting of the Board of Education of the School District of Oakland-Craig, in the County of Burt, in the State of Nebraska, a/k/a School District No. 014, has been scheduled on November 16, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. This meeting will be held at the Oakland-Craig Elementary Building at Oakland, NE, in the Board meeting room, which meeting will be open to the public. The agenda is available for public inspection at the office of the Superintendent or on the district's website at
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B5epgyF4XIc2X1pvUEZOU2Z2c3M
The special public meeting will be held for the purpose of interviewing candidates for the Superintendent position.
Secretary
Julie Ehlers
Go Big Orange!
Good Luck Knights! 🏈
O-C seventh graders were busy this week creating collagraph prints of plants.
This is a friendly reminder that there will be no school on Monday, November 16th in order to provide our teachers more preparation time and conduct interviews for our superintendent search.
Classes will resume as usual on Tuesday, November 17th.
Superintendent Jeff Smith
WARNING ⚠️ Tonight is the last chance to contact these hard working FFA members or Mrs. Penke to get some delicious fruit, meat, cheese, chocolate, candy and much more!!! Student order forms are due at 8 am Friday morning.
I’m so proud of the kids doing something new and performing their Two-Voice Poems today! We are learning and growing every day!
Fifth grade has been working hard on writing a two-voice poem. They all did a great job performing them today.
Due to a shortage in staffing, the Bright Knights After School Program will be closed from November 12-Thanksgiving. We will plan to resume programming on November 30. If we are still short staff at that time we will re-evaluate our options and communicate any changes with you.
Due to the ongoing Winter Weather Advisory/Ice Storm Warning along with the continuing threat of power outages and downed power lines/ tree limbs, O-C schools will be closed today (Tuesday, November 10th)
Due to the ongoing Ice Storm Warning and reports of power outages and downed power lines/ tree limbs, O-C schools will have a 2-hour late start today (Tuesday, November 10th) with no AM PK and busses running accordingly.
Due to the ongoing Ice Storm Warning and reports of power outages and downed power lines/ tree limbs, O-C schools will have a 2-hour late start today (Tuesday, November 10th) with no AM PK and busses running accordingly.
Lower elementary became architects by creating spiderwebs this week in STEAM. Using string and glue they created 3D creations to take home.
4th, 5th, and 6th designed and built candy catapults for their Halloween STEAM activity. The goal was a 6 foot launch, but our overall winner shot almost 46 feet. Congratulations to 4th grader Isaias Popoca!
Dear OC Community,
This is Superintendent Jeff Smith with a quick update.
Due to Burt County moving into the Red on the health dial, O-C schools will be taking additional precautionary measures. Starting on Monday, November 9th student lunch schedules will be rearranged to have elementary students eat in their classrooms and 7-12 students in a staggered schedule to have fewer students in the lunch room. Open lunch campus for students in grades 7-12 will be temporarily suspended until further notice. Students may bring their lunch or go home to eat with written permission. As a reminder, all students may eat a school breakfast and lunch at NO CHARGE for the entire school year.
A complete list of changes may be found on the school website or going to the provided links. The changes are temporary but will be in place at least to the Thanksgiving Break on November 25th. Conditions will be evaluated each week to determine the best course of action. We greatly appreciate your patience and understanding as we continue to navigate our way through the Covid Pandemic.
Jeff Smith
Please select the links below for details.
Elementary Information
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dBqU1OeK5kiGf_JNoZsI47mk2EigZMjG/view?usp=sharing
Lunch Permission Form
https://drive.google.com/file/d/122W4STpvNq5ynw1wjN374fyg8PiZ8e4O/view?usp=sharing
7-12 Information
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zQhaVs26CKhNHan7TazublueNVC9LJOg/view?usp=sharing
We practiced reading words that follow the “floss” rule by playing a game called “rotten bananas”.
We did a close read of a story called Summer Sun Risin’ where the boy lived on a farm. We learned how the sun moves through the sky throughout the day and the activities the boy did on the farm. We love directed drawings so we went with a farm this week! They did great!
The afternoon preschool enjoyed being artists! 🎨
They all created a masterpiece!
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Board of Education of the School District of Oakland-Craig, in the County of Burt, in the State of Nebraska, a/k/a School District No. 014, has been scheduled on November 9, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. This meeting will be held at the Oakland-Craig Elementary Building at Oakland, NE, in the Board meeting room, which meeting will be open to the public. Public access to the Board meeting is also available by clicking on the link posted on the district’s website at https://striv.tv/channel/oakland-craig/.
The agenda is available for public inspection at the office of the Superintendent or on the district’s website at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B5epgyF4XIc2X1pvUEZOU2Z2c3M.
We dropped to "red" on the health dial and have a few changes at the elementary to report. Please click the link to learn more! https://5il.co/ms2l
In these uncertain times, nothing makes me happier than this. Meet Herman the skate board cart. He is truly a blessing!
Dear O-C Community,
I want to provide a few updates and clarifications to the current health situation at O-C. Burt County has moved to Red on the health dial. The health department has changed their original recommendations to schools. Instead of closing school in level Red, the new recommendation is to keep schools open if at all possible. There are several reasons for this change. For example, school is a controlled environment with established rules and protocols for masking, social distancing, and symptom monitoring. O-C schools will continue to stay open as long as we can safely meet our staffing requirements and the health department recommends we stay open.
We will have a more detailed joint announcement from both the school and health department this afternoon.
Superintendent Jeff Smith
Oakland-Craig Public Schools
Students colored their masks using squirt bottles.
These after school students painted tin can pencil holders for Halloween.
O-C can be proud of our first time State Land Judging team! The whole team placed in the top half to earn 19th!
The Close Up Volleyball League will be cancelled for this Sunday, November 1st. We are thankful for the support of the many that have made this league successful this year.
Happy Halloween from second grade !
Happy Halloween from 1st grade!
Thank you to our local businesses for a fun afternoon of trick-or-treating!
Happy Halloween from 1st grade! Thank you to our local businesses for making our day complete😊
The OC Art Club collaborated with the Oakland Public Library and designed a Little Free Library in the style of Dr. Seuss. A Little Free Library is a “take a book, return a book” free book exchange. Anyone in the community may take a book or bring a book to share.
Tonight’s rosters:
After school students enjoyed playing putt putt golf in the hallways at school during the chilly first half of the week.
Burt County has moved to the Orange level on the most recent health dial. O-C Public Schools will operate in the orange for our COVID-19 protocols. To avoid exposure to outside sources during lunch, consideration is given to closing campus for lunch. If campus is closed during the lunch break, students would not be able to leave school grounds during lunch and all students would either bring food from home or eat at school.
As a reminder, both breakfast and lunch at school are FREE to ALL students for the entire school year.
The administration is going to wait another week to determine if a closed campus will be necessary and to give families time to make arrangements if they choose to have their child bring food from home.
We will make a decision based on the latest information by November 6th on how to best proceed for our students.
We made taco pizza for cooking club today.
Please note this important calendar change. Pending formal board approval, O-C schools will have a teacher work day on Monday, November 16th with all classes cancelled for the day. Classes will resume as normal on Monday, November 17th.
“The title of my art piece is ‘A Yankton Summer Night’. The elements that stick out the most are color, texture, and shape. Without the boats' imperfect shapes and the glossy shadows, the art wouldn't be as unique in my opinion. Color is shown in the boats, texture is shown by the oil pastel, and various shapes are seen as you glance at it.” - Senior Ashten Rennerfeldt
“The title of my art piece is ‘A Yankton Summer Night’. The elements that stick out the most are color, texture, and shape. Without the boats' imperfect shapes and the glossy shadows, the art wouldn't be as unique in my opinion. Color is shown in the boats, texture is shown by the oil pastel, and various shapes are seen as you glance at it.” - Senior Ashten Rennerfeldt
O-C students are ready for their day on WSC! @wscadmissions
Rosters!
Due to slick road conditions and the continuing Winter Weather Advisory into tomorrow morning, Oakland-Craig Schools will have a 2 hour late start tomorrow (Monday October 26th) with busses running accordingly.
The Close Up Volleyball League has been postponed due to weather concerns. The final week of the league is scheduled for Sunday, November 1st.
Thank you Edie and Makenna for creating such a cute door for the kiddos to come through!
First grade got to imagine they were opening their own pumpkin patch. They had to decide what activities and food they would like to offer and stick to their budget. Today they created their pumpkin patch map and brochure.
Volleyball subdistricts are out, OC will begin it's quest for the State VB Tourney at home, next Monday and Tuesday.
OC fans, we've got Thursday Night Football to close out the 2020 regular season! Tonight OC travels to David City to battle the Scouts. Good luck boys!
Also, masks are REQUIRED due to the status of Butler County.
The game will be on the DC Striv feed:
striv.tv/channel/david-city
“Since it’s my senior year, I wanted to create an art piece that really means something to me. My mom and I have always been really close and I don’t always have the words to explain my love and appreciation. Art is a great outlet for any and every emotion, and can even help you share an idea or claim.” - Senior Josh Monson
Oakland-Craig Elementary is looking for substitute paraprofessionals. If interested, please contact Jess Bland at jessbland@ocknights.org or 402-269-5248.
It’s typical to tie multiple shoes in a day, but this one was anything but typical and had me thinking this Kindergartener gets the trophy for their knot making skills!
Today 1st grade completed a Project Based Learning activity- Planning the Perfect Halloween Party! They completed a Brainstorming web, shopped on a $20 budget, designed a floor plan and created invitations! Good job using a variety of skills to be successful.
Tonight’s program
“On March 29, 2003, my uncle, Antonio Ayala Jr. , was deployed to Iraq to fight for his country. He had three children and a wife at the time. Our family was devastated that he had to leave us, but we had faith and hope he’d come home soon. I made the decision to make this my art project because this was moments before Antonio left for Iraq. He is holding his oldest son, Anthony, who was only three years old.” - Senior Jayda Van Deusen
State Football Shirts are available! There is a short order window!!!
Orders are due by noon on October 21st.
Form are available via the link listed below:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nvrhp4ODkmW4J8fbJPbXL6MMI9noOXY_/view?usp=sharing
O-C schools will allow use of the facilities on a limited basis during non-school hours and is dependent upon local health conditions. Masking and social distancing will be required when necessary. Walking and shooting baskets will be allowed if you bring your own equipment.
Conference VBall rosters for tonight
Art 2 students created self-portraits using only straight lines and geometric shapes.
Oakland-Craig High School Parent-Teacher Conferences are quickly approaching! We look forward to welcoming you to conferences hosted at Oakland-Craig Elementary from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Monday, October 19th and Wednesday, October 21st. The secondary teachers will be located in the gym.
We are looking forward to meeting with all parents about the academic growth of their students over the first quarter. We encourage you to bring your questions for teachers as they discuss your student’s individual experience, as well as the plan for their course moving into second quarter.
Please keep in mind that we will have the following teachers that will be gone due to O-C Knight coaching obligations on Monday night: Mr. Karl Lundquist and Mr. Joe Anderson. Both educators will be in session with us on Wednesday night.
We do require that all parents and guardians wear a mask while in the building and conferencing with our staff. Please bring a mask with you. Otherwise, they will be able to be purchased.
We can't wait to see you next week! Go Knights!
Mrs. Michelle Burton
Mrs. Hagedorn's second grade is enjoying their Fire Prevention activities from the Oakland Fire Department! Thank you!
What a supportive community we are blessed with! Brand new forever books bought with donations from people in our community! Thanks for helping us create the love of reading in some of our youngest Knights!
Congratulations to our O-C Girls Golf Team State Qualifiers! We will be lining up the highway at noon today from the school through South 77. Please remember to socially distance and cheer loud for our Lady Knights!
Congratulations to our state FFA qualifying land judging team! Way to go, Luke R., Caleb S., Johnna P., and Bailey H.! These students finished in the top 30 of over 500 competitors! Your school is proud of you!
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Board of Education of the School District of Oakland-Craig, in the County of Burt, in the State of Nebraska, a/k/a School District No. 014, has been scheduled on October 12, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. This meeting will be held at the Oakland-Craig Elementary Building at Oakland, NE, in the Board meeting room, which meeting will be open to the public. Public access to the Board meeting is also available by clicking on the link posted on the district’s website at https://striv.tv/channel/oakland-craig/.
The agenda is available for public inspection at the office of the Superintendent or on the district’s website at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B5epgyF4XIc2X1pvUEZOU2Z2c3M.
JH VBall rosters
Mrs. Jacobsen’s third grade class got to do some silent reading outside earlier this week. We are taking advantage of the beautiful weather!
Second graders got to go on a scavenger hunt, looking for the 3 states of matter.
OC student Ethan Johnson is proudly holding his painting inspired by Artist Vincent Van Gogh. Ethan used switches to power a drill and blow dryer to melt crayons and spin his canvas.
The Kinders were excited to get their very own pumpkin! Thank you to Ken & Justine Wood for donating the pumpkins. We are excited to decorate them!
Fourth graders learned about warm and cool colors and created fall foxes!
Second graders enjoyed decorating pumpkins!
Tonight’s VBall roster
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5R wants to thank Terry and all of our custodians for their hard work and dedication!! Happy Custodial Day!!
Art 3 students created expressive self-portraits with mixed media.