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It started out in January of 2016 as pains in her shins, pains that everyone, including her doctors, thought were “growing pains.” Then she started to get fevers. They would come and go. After a while, the doctors did blood work to check for scary things— like leukemia. The blood work was normal. The fevers […]

                I love all you kinder parents this year and the sense of community you are already creating. Everything is so new and so confusing. So different from preschool. But let’s be clear on this, as new and confused as you feel, one of you will be the

Marcia’s son Cole and his friend Elias- two proud, sweaty finishers of last year’s FunRun. (Picture used with permission of both families) Our Pep Rally kick-off for Fun Run is this Wednesday and our big Fun Run is October 5th. If you have not registered your student, please go to funrun.com and start collecting pledges!

Reflecting on Reflections: If you have a kid that loves to draw, or dance, or write, or make music, or take pictures, or make films—the Reflections Art Contest may be for them. If you have a child that doesn’t like to do any of that, but every once in a while, goes up in their

  Introducing our crossing guards for this year. Mr. Clennon Preston and Ms. Rita Culling. These are the first people we see at the school every morning and they are here to keep our children safe. They put their bodies between your child and a moving vehicle that’s in a hurry to get to work.

If you’ve walked around campus, you’ve probably noticed that we have a few new teachers this year. Without further adieu, may we present: Jessica Zacarias Hi! My name is Jessica Zacarias (Za-kah-ree-as) and this will be my 13th year teaching and my first year at Oak Forest. I am so excited to be working for

I love this school!  I have found myself saying that over and over again as I have been part of several orientations, school meetings and new student play dates these past few weeks.  The thing is- it’s so true!  My family is so blessed to be part of such an amazing school that our children

Welcome to the 2018-2019! As I experience my first beginning of the year at Oak Forest, I can tell you that the energy of our teachers and staff is palpable—we all are eager to meet new faces and greet our returning Bobcats! As a staff, we have been exploring ways to create a culture of