September 28, 2016

Please be proactive to help ensure the safety of our children walking or riding bicycles to school. Be reminded that our school zone is a “No Phone Zone.” Wait to text, read texts or talk until it is safe. Please respect our Crossing Guards. They have the legal authority to direct traffic. We ask for your patience while waiting in car lines to drop-off and pick-up your children. We will work very diligently to expedite arrival and dismissal in a timely fashion, but safety of the children will always come first. Please respect our teachers on duty; they are there to help. Our number one goal is to assist your children while keeping them safe.Thank you for continuing to make our campus a model for safety and support in the District. 

Make up pictures are scheduled for 

Thursday, October 6th.

Order forms are available in the front office.

The character trait for 

October is COURAGE. 

Please wear silver on 

Wednesday, October 5th. 

September 21, 2016

PTA Membership

Thank you to all our parents, grandparents, family members, faculty and community members who have joined the OKE PTA!  Every year it is our goal to have one voice for each child enrolled at OKE.  So far we have 100% staff membership, and we are looking for 40 more  members to join our commYOUnity!  We have had 100% pta membership EVERY YEAR since we opened our doors 13 years ago.  Your membership does NOT mean you must volunteer, though we have a place for you if you choose.  Please download the membership form from OKEPTA.org, send it in with your kiddo, and join our commYOUnity.

2016-2017 OKE PTA President
We would like to introduce our new PTA president, Kim Beidle.  Kim currently has three children attending OKE and one at OTHS.  We are excited about her leadership and what it will bring to our school this year.  Thank you Kim for you dedication to Kilpatrick Elementary.

KISD Dyslexia Parent Night

November 29th, at the ESC

6:00-8:00 p.m.

Destination Imagination Parent Information Meeting

Monday, October 3rd

8:30-9:30 a.m. in the OLA
For information  on team formation you can visit the Destination Imagination website at: www.idodi.org, to register your team in Texas visit: www.texasdi.org. To register your team for the Gulf Coast tournament visit www.gulfcoastdi.com.

September 14, 2016

Library Volunteer Meeting

Friday, September 16, 2016 9:15 a.m.

If you signed up to be a library volunteer or if you are interested in volunteering in the library, please join us for a short meeting this Friday. 

The library has a great need for volunteers. Your commitment of one hour a week on a regular basis is all that we ask. The duties would include, but are not limited to, helping students locate and choose books, checking books in and out to students, shelving books, and keeping the library organized.

Library volunteers allow Kilpatrick to keep the library open for circulation all day long.  With library volunteers we are able to offer more activities such as book clubs, author visits and award programs.. 

We hope to see you Friday, September 16, 2016 at 9:15 a.m.

 ATTENTION:

All Families Participating in International Night

International Night Meeting 

                         Date: Friday, September 23, 2016

                         Time: 11:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.

                         Where: OLA

We will go over the "Do's /Don'ts" for the International Night and answer questions. This will be a great opportunity to meet other families from the same countries. We are excited to meet you there!

ATTENTION DADS AND FATHER FIGURES

You are invited to take part in our Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads Of Great Students) program. Please join us for our annual "Dads and Kids" Pizza Night event. There will be free pizza, drinks, and fun. Dads, grandfathers, uncles, step dads, and adult brothers, this is your chance to have a night out alone with your student in a fun atmosphere. 

                               When: September 22nd

                               Time:  6:30-8:00 p.m.

                               Where: OKE Gym

Register as a Watch D.O.G.S. participant at the following link:

http://goo.gl/forms/3yraK634xW 

September 7, 2016

    Celebrate Freedom Week and Constitution Day will be held the week of September 12-16, 2016. 

PTA Membership

Thank you to all our parents, grandparents, family members, faculty and community members who have joined the OKE PTA!  Every year it is our goal to have one voice for each child enrolled at OKE.  So far we have 90% membership, and we are looking for more to join our commYOUnity!  We have had 100% membership EVERY YEAR since OKE opened it's doors 13 years ago.  Your membership does NOT mean you must volunteer, though we have a place for you if you choose.  Please download the membership form from OKEPTA.org, send it in with your kiddo, and join our commYOUnity.

August 31, 2016

Individual Picture Day

Thursday, September 8th is picture day. Please send in your picture orders on or before that day. No late orders will be accepted. Students without picture orders will receive a picture proof with an option to purchase pictures at that time.

KISD Celebrates "Police Appreciation Week"

          

August 29th- September 4th


Read, Deed, Run Program 

4th & 5th grade students interested in joining Read, Deed, Run will need to have their forms and $50.00 fee turned in to Amy Dufrene by next Thursday, September 8th. 

PTA Membership

Thank you to all our parents, grandparents, family members, faculty and community members who have joined the OKE PTA!  Every year it is our goal to have one voice for each child enrolled at OKE.  So far we have 80% membership, and we are looking for more to join our commYOUnity!  We have had 100% membership EVERY YEAR since OKE opened it's doors 13 years ago.  Your membership does NOT mean you must volunteer, though we have a place for you if you choose.  Please download the membership form from OKEPTA.org, send it in with your kiddo, and join our commYOUnity.

International Night

Koalas Around the World 

Friday, October 14^th at 6:00-9:00 pm in the gym

OKE is committed to promoting multicultural awareness and a greater understanding of diversity and inclusion among our students as one of our community’s strengths.  By working together, we can make our school and community a better place to live.  We would like for all the students, neighbors, businesses and families to feel welcome and a part of our school.

Please join us and enjoy a trip around the world and learn about interesting cultures, facts, places, languages, and traditions of the many countries represented at our school.

  

Grandparents’ Day in the Outback

Monday, September 12th is Grandparents’ Day at OKE. Look for RSVP forms inviting our grandparents to lunch.  Forms will be coming home soon.

Student Run Bookstore Coming Soon

We are looking forward to our first Student Run Bookstore on Friday,  September 9th.  

All books are $3.00 each (cash only, please). We hope to see you at the bookstore! 

Gifted and Talented

(GT) Screening Information

Grade 5—Information about the Junior High Gifted and Talented program will be sent home with all 5^th grade students on Wednesday, September 14. Secondary Parent Checklists are due Thursday, September 29. No late checklists will be accepted. Screening takes place throughout the fall semester, and final placement decisions are sent home via USPS mail by the end of January, 2017.

Kindergarten—Information about the Elementary Gifted and Talented (GT) Challenge program will be sent home with all Kinder students on Wednesday, September 21. Kinder Parent Checklists are due Tuesday, October 11. No late checklists will be accepted. Screening takes place throughout the fall and early spring semesters, and final placement decision are sent home via USPS mail by the end of February.

Grades 1-4—Information about the Elementary Gifted and Talented (GT) Challenge program will be sent home with all 1^st-4^th grade students at the end of November. 

Lunch visitors will be welcome  

on campus  beginning

 Tuesday, September 6th!

     Spirit Sticks® Are Back

The PTA is proud to once again be offering Spirit Sticks®.  They attach to our exclusive OKE koala key ring or any other key ring and are a fun way to decorate your backpack and show your school spirit!  

Spirit Sticks® will be for sale at the School Store for $2 each, so keep an eye out for all the fun styles that will be available during the year.  

In addition to the School Store, the PTA is offering parents a subscription service where they will be able to order a set of 10 Spirit Sticks® for the low price of $15.00.  Special themed Spirit Sticks® will be distributed at the beginning of each month (October to May) along with a grade level Spirit Stick® in September and a bonus birthday Spirit Stick® in your child’s birth month (or half birthday for summer birthdays).  Individual monthly Spirit Sticks may also be ordered for $2.00 each and OKE Koala rings will be available for $4.00 each.

To order, please complete the form sent home last week and return to the PTA with payment by September 14, 2016. Additional copies of the form can be found at http://okepta.org/Spirit%20Sticks%20order%20form.pdf 

Pedestrian Safety

Parents please help us keep our children safe. Be a good role model. Set a good example by putting your phone, headphones and devices down when walking. Make sure you are using the crosswalks at all times.

Please review the tips below with your child.

Top Tips

· Teach kids at an early age to look left, right and left again before crossing the street. Then remind them to continue looking until safely across.

· Teach kids to put phones, headphones and devices down when crossing the street. It is particularly important to reinforce this message with teenagers.

· It’s always best to walk on sidewalks or paths and cross at street corners, using traffic signals and crosswalks. If there are no sidewalks, walk facing traffic as far to the left as possible.

Student Arrival at OKE

 Please be reminded that morning student drop off time begins at 8:00 a.m. Starting at 8:00 a.m. each day, teachers are on duty in posted locations all around the school. Students should not arrive to school prior to 8:00 a.m. without parental supervision. Please be reminded that children should not be on the playground before school begins. There is no adult supervision at this time of the day and could present a dangerous situation. Thank you for your assistance in keeping  our students safe.