Dear Oak Avenue families,
Join us for our beloved annual Walkathon! It’s a wonderful tradition combining school spirit, community building, and student-driven fundraising organized by the Oak PTA and parent volunteers. Over 100 students are already registered!
Event Details:
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Date & Time: Saturday, October 17th | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
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Location: Oak School Campus
Get Registered: The first class to hit 100% registration wins a donut party!
- Visit our Walkathon Platform, click Participant Center, and add an Individual Registration to your cart for each child.
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Personalize your Cougar’s Page with photos or a goal, then share the Link to family, friends, and neighbors to collect pledges!
Help Fundraise: As our only student-led fundraiser, the PTA suggests donation is $200 per child. Donate any amount that works for your family; extra support is greatly appreciated to cover gaps and fund all PTA programs.
T-Shirt info: Students will receive their Walkathon t-shirts on Thursday, October 15th before the event.
I can’t wait to see everyone wearing their Walkathon t-shirts and walking together on October 17th!
Nikita
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October is the Month of Responsibility through Character Strong. Responsibility is about more than simply completing a task or following a rule—it is about recognizing that our choices, words, and actions have an impact on the people and community around us.
Like an oak tree, a strong community grows from strong roots. At Oak, those roots are the everyday choices we make—taking ownership, following through, caring for one another, and stepping up when something needs to be done.
Responsibility can look different at every age. It might mean taking care of classroom materials, being honest when we make a mistake, including someone who may be feeling left out, standing up for someone who needs support, or following through on something we have said we will do.
And just as every branch of an oak tree grows a little differently, we don't all have to be the same. Our differences make Oak stronger. Being responsible members of our community means treating others with kindness, respect, and understanding—even when we may think, learn, or act differently.
Most importantly, we want our students to understand that every word we say and every action we take matters. Each of us helps shape the kind of community Oak becomes.
We are excited to notice and celebrate the many ways our students grow strong roots, stand tall, and help our Oak community thrive throughout the month!
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Wed, Oct 7 - Walk or Wheel to School!
Wed, Oct 7 - PTA Association Mtng - Multi; 8:45-10:30am
Thur, Oct 8 - 5th Grade Authors' Fair - Rms 21/22; 10:45-11:45am
Thur, Oct 8 - Minimum Day - 12:15pm Dismissal
Fri, Oct 9 - Staff Development - No School!
Sat, Oct 17 - Walk-A-Thon - Oak Field 9am-12:30pm
Thur, Oct 22 - Author Visit: Devin Elle Kurtz - Multi 12:50-1:45pm
Fri, Oct 30 - Spooktacular! - Multi; 2:30-4:30pm
Sun, Nov 1 - Daylight Saving Time Ends - Set clocks back one hour.
Wed, Nov 4 - Picture Retake Day!
Wed, Nov 4 - PTA Association Mtng - 8:45-10:30am - Rm 16
Wed, Nov 4 - 4th Grade Walk Through CA - Multi
Wed, Nov 11 - Veterans Day - No School!
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LASD 2026-27 District Calendar https://files.smartsites.parentsquare.com/9655/2026-27_adopted_district_calendar_revised.pdf
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Oak Website oakschool.org/
- Breakfast/Lunch Menus https://www.lasdschools.org/133329_3
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Join the Los Altos Educational Foundation (LAEF) board members, principals, and parents from every school, and LASD leadership for a night of texting and calling to raise funds for specialized teachers, essential programs, and materials to benefit every TK-8th grade student this school year.
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In conjunction with the Santa Clara County Fire Department, Oak's PTA is sponsoring a 90-minute CPR training event for Oak parents and community (ages 13 and above). This event will be held at Oak on Thursday, Nov 5 from 3:30-5pm in the Multi.
Please use this link to sign up:
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- Link to Order Form
- Book orders due Oct 19 at 11:45pm.
- Order form may be reopened after the visit. However, books ordered after the original due date will not be personalized or signed.
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By Mrs. Forrest
Karma, our reading buddy dog, visited the library again on Thursday. He enjoyed the company of many of our students. Karma also enjoyed the books that students read to him, see below!
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We started a new mystery picture in the library! To encourage reading, I have the kids add stickers for books read to reveal a mystery picture at the end of the school year. For K-1st, any book read by the student or to the student qualifies for a sticker to put on our picture. For 2nd and 3rd, the student needs to read a 100+ page book. For 4th-6th, students need to read a 250+ page book. This is just another way to encourage more reading.
Library lessons this week included books about apples, book care, mooncakes, and Indigenous people. In the upper grades, I also did more book talks for books that I read over the summer and some compare/contrast discussions.
You can still sign your students up for Birthday Book Club via the Oak Classroom Parent website: oak.classroomparent.com. Look for the tiny store icon along the top bar.
Students can also still turn in their summer reading sheets to me in the library. I already have quite a stack! The deadline is September 30th.
How to visit the Oak School’s Library Catalog via Destiny Discover:
Choose California, type in Los Altos School District, and Oak Avenue Elementary School in Los Altos. There are multiple Oak Avenue Schools, so make sure you pick the one in Los Altos. This puts you directly into the Oak Library Catalog, which shows all the books the Oak Library owns. Click Go! You can browse the collection by topic, genre, grade level, etc. You can search for a specific book title or author. You don’t need to log in to do any of these searches. However if you do want to put a book on hold or read one of our ebooks, you will need to log in.
To log in, click on the login button at the top right. Enter this year’s google username and password that you use to log in to your school google account and submit. Search for the book you are looking for and put it on hold. Mrs. Forrest will pull the book for you and have it waiting for you in the library during the school year. No summer holds available.
Student Access to Santa Clara County Library
All LASD students (unless parents opted out), have a student account through the Santa Clara County Library District, aka, the Los Altos Public Library. This student account offers access to eBooks, research resources, homework help, and much more.
You will be asked to provide an Account Number and PIN. The Account Number is S + Student ID + LASD (no spaces in between). The student ID is a unique 5 digit number provided by LASD. It is the same number as your student’s Powerschool number and is embedded in their school email address. The number is provided when you receive district communications specific to your student. The PIN is the student’s birth month and day (again no spaces). If the birth month or day is only one number, add a zero in front of it.
For example:
Account Number: S12345LASD
PIN: 0114 (for January 14th)
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There are also resource links on the Oak School website under Programs/Library.
Please contact Mrs. Forrest at cforrest@lasdschools.org if you have specific requests, have any questions, or have difficulty accessing your account.
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LASD families now have the option to make online payments directly through the PowerSchool Parent Portal.
Families can use PowerSchool to conveniently pay student-related fees and charges, including field trips, lost or damaged materials, and other school-related expenses.
When selecting the payment option in PowerSchool, you will be directed to eFunds, the district’s third-party payment provider. Families will need to create an eFunds account before making their first payment. Once your account is set up, payments can be made by credit card or ACH/bank transfer. A small processing fee will apply. Families who prefer to pay by check may continue to do so directly through the Oak office.
Please note: Donations to PTA and LAEF should not be made through PowerSchool.
Accessing Online Payments
To access payments, log in to your PowerSchool Parent Portal using the email address you used when registering your child with LASD. If you have forgotten your password, select “Forgot Password” on the login screen.
Instructions for using the eFunds online payment system are also available to help families get started. You can find instructions on how to use the eFunds online payment system here. We know how busy family life can be, and we hope this new option makes handling school-related payments a little easier. As always, if you have questions or need assistance, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the Oak office. We’re happy to help!
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Office is open from 8am to 4pm daily
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To Report an Absence, fill out this form: https://forms.gle/H5nat9fm7D6FWDw76
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PowerSchool access: send an email request to powerschoolsupport@lasdschools.org
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Volunteering in the Classroom or Chaperoning a Field Trip, fill out this form: https://www.lasdschools.org/volunteer
- Independent Study Plans
- Each student may utilize a maximum of 15 ISP days per school year
- Please notify the office of the dates of absence as soon as possible. Note: We request a two-week notice so teachers can prepare materials
- All Independent Study Plans are subject to principal approval
- Work MUST be completed during the absence and returned to school on the student's first day back in class
- For each day of absence, students are expected to complete 180 minutes of work
- Parent to initiate the ISP. Please use this link: https://app.informedk12.com/link_campaigns/short-term-independent-study-master-agreement-2026-2027-tk-6?token=GWgejLnCAQetQyjE5to4ft7M
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It is Oak School’s mission to ensure high levels of learning for all students. Every day we respectfully collaborate to develop confident, resilient, joyful learners who care about the Oak School community and become responsible citizens.
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