VOTE for OES! 10/4 - 10/8 News

Oskaloosa Elementary has responded to homecoming week and the upcoming conferences with great OSKY Pride!  Our students and staff are raising the bar in 2010, and we are very proud of them!  The students did an outstanding job at the football game last Friday, and we have tow more home football games @ home.  We have a big week coming up next week with conferences and no school on Friday.  Please make every effort you can to get to your students Parent Teacher Conference because the more we work as a team, the better educational experience your child will have.




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"Osky Pride Program"  Oskaloosa Elementary Grant

Parents, Friends, & Community,

Help our Elementary win the Power a Bright Future Grant!  Schools have a chance to win $50,000 or one of three $20,000 grants by popular vote.  Please go to the site below or our school Facebook page to click on the link, and cast your votes daily for Oskaloosa Elementary and our PBIS program. 

Voting runs October 5^th – November 1!

Please remember to vote daily to help our school

http://www.powerabrightfuture.com 

Click on Nominee Gallery and Type “Oskaloosa” in the search box

Thank you,

Oskaloosa Elementary

UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER:

Thursday, Oct. 14        Early Dismissal  12:15      Parent/Teacher Conferences, Book Fair

Friday, Oct. 15              No School                          Parent/Teacher Conferences, Book Fair

Wednesday, Oct. 20     Early Dismissal  1:15        Professional Development

Tuesday, Oct. 26           Pumpkins, Poetry and Photography-  5^th grade

Wednesday, Oct. 27     Picture Retakes

Friendly Reminders:

- Check your students' backpacks to ensure that things are being cleaned out and to you.

- Check the lost and found during conference week for your students' lost items.

- Report cards will be handed out at conferences 




"Runt of the Litter":
Wednnesday, October 13th, Bo Eason, a former NFL player, is coming to Oskaloosa Elementary to talk about the struggles he faced in order to become and NFL football player.

At nine years old, Bo Eason took a crayon and paper and made a plan. The plan was to play professional football in the NFL and become the best in the league at his position. His lifelong plan endured a few obstacles along the way. Coming out of high school, Bo was told he was too small to play and was passed over by every college in the country. He decided to try out for a small Division II college, but after two days of practice he was sent home. Instead of packing his bags, Bo decided to stay. He showed up at practice day after day, and with his desire and perseverance he eventually earned a spot on the team. Four years and seven knee surgeries later he was the first safety chosen in the 1984 NFL Draft. He went on to play five years for the Houston Oilers.

After retiring from football, Bo brought the same zeal to his career as a writer and performer. He appeared in television and movies before writing his one-man play, “Runt of the Litter,” in which he also stars. “Runt” is based on Eason’s own life and takes place within the last hour of accomplishing his 20-Year Plan. “Runt” opened in New York to rave reviews. The New York Times named it, “One of the most powerful plays in the last decade.”

Soon to be a major motion picture, Bo is adapting “Runt” for the big screen. Frank Darabont (“The Shawshank Redemption,” “The Green Mile”) is producing. After seeing a performance of “Runt,” Leonardo DiCaprio hired Bo to write a screenplay for his company based on the 1924 Olympic Rugby Team. Eason continues to perform “Runt of the Litter” for audiences across the country, traveling to college campuses, corporations, pro sports teams and inner-city schools.

http://www.boeason.com/

Thank you for your continued support of OES!

Respectfully,

Mr. Manning