We have officially been out of the classrooms for one week. We already miss the students and the staff filling the halls with learning. We hope you are enjoying your break and have had a chance to appreciate a bit of R and R. We want to know what you have been up to though. Share on our post for Fun Friday one thing you have done in the past week to celebrate the start of your summer vacation. We want to know, big or small, the fun. We can't wait to see! Happy Fun Friday!
On Wednesday last week we had our last Tiger Ticket Drawing for the 24-25 school year. We awarded each student a tiger bracelet that had not won a weekly prize during the year. We know all Oak Street students have shown their tiger traits and have had tickets in the drawing box, but their tickets were not drawn. This is a fun way to wrap up the year and to celebrate everyone winning a prize at least once. Many special thanks to PTO for funding our behavior incentive program and for keeping the staff supplied with tickets. Thank you to Ms. Mandi and Ms. Jennifer in the office for dropping everything on Fridays and Tiger Trait Tuedays to help draw names and to record the winners. We appreciate all the teachers and staff for noticing when tiger traits are used and for reinforcing these behaviors with tickets. Next year we are going to add to our weekly prizes and draw 6 names each week. 1 per grade and then 1 bonus students that could be in any grade. We are excited for this fun addition. Have an amazing Summer!
Thank you so much to our OAK Street PTO for allowing every student to enjoy a sno-cone today at Mrs. Cole's Tropical Snow.
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month and we want to take a moment to recognize and celebrate the invaluable contributions of our Speech-Language Pathologists. We have two of the very best; Mrs. Mullen and Mrs. Howe.
SLPs play a vital role in helping individuals find their voice—literally and figuratively. Through their expertise, compassion, and tireless dedication, they empower students and individuals to communicate more confidently and effectively. Whether supporting language development, assisting with speech challenges, or fostering communication strategies, our SLPs make a lasting impact every single day.
We are incredibly grateful for the passion and professionalism you bring to your work. Your efforts often go beyond words—and the lives you touch speak volumes.
Thank you for everything you do to support communication, connection, and growth in our communities.
We had some friends arrive in style today thanks to the Oak Street Family Fun night raffle.
Check out the end of year dates!
Our amazing PTO planted each staff member a flower in a terra cotta pot and left them in the courtyard for everyone to choose from. THANK YOU for making us feel so loved and appreciated!!!!
The last "official" weekly tiger ticket drawings were this week. There were a couple students not pictured, but we tried to get the majority. A big thank you to all our students for using their tiger traits, but also a thank you to staff. They are constantly scanning and watching for students that are role models and using their traits. It is pretty cool to see so many tickets in the drawing box each week! These cuties won such yummy smelling crayons, and they will be so fun to use.
We will have one last drawing next week during the talent show, so be prepared for some happy student pictures!
There is still time to Pre-Register for Goddard Youth Summer Basketball Camp! They will be accepting pre-registrations all the way until the first day of camp Monday May 19th. They also will be accepting walk-ups the first day of camp. Use the link below or the QR code on the flyer to access the registration form.
2025 Goddard Community Summer BBall Camp Registration Form
Please direct any questions to mjames@goddardusd.com. We are so excited to have your student join us for some basketball fun in just a few short weeks. Thank you!
First grade had a special visit from Officer Tim Wescott and K-9 Officer Mantra from Wichita Police Department today. Officer Wescott taught them about Mantra’s talents in being able to detect explosive devices and how that helps protect people. He also talked about his job as a police officer. Thank you Officer Wescott and Mantra!! 💙🚔🐾
BIG shout out to our Oak Street PTO for providing so many wonderful treats this week.
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OAK Street has been recognized as a 2024-25 PLTW Distinguished Launch School
Tomorrow is Tiger Trait Tuesday. Show us your tiger stripes. Wear your Oak Street shirt, along with your animal print to celebrate your tiger pride!!
We were on the "hunt" for the best Tiger Ticket Drawing winners, and I think we found them! This group now owns a fun game called Found It! They can have their own Scavenger Hunt indoors! Thanks for using those learned Tiger Traits to earn a prize. Congratulations!
Our Girls on the Run session is coming to an end for the year. Part of the program has the girls do a community service project to show how small acts can have a big impact. Yesterday, the girls did projects around the school during their practice and decided to do 2 activities at Oak: sweep and clean up the rocks/sand around the playground and help teachers with projects.
Check out all the end of year dates!
Eisenhower/ Goddard Summer Tennis Academy
Ms. Burr's class got to release their butterflies today!! Not only did they release but they had a visitor from the Kstate extension office who came to teach them about to butterfly life cycle. The perfect end to their butterfly experience 🦋🧡
Have you heard of Bop it? Well these Tiger Ticket Winners have and they love it! Congratulations to you all for winning your own Bop it this week! We are so excited to hear what your highest score is.
