Events
POLAR BEAR DANCE
The Polar Bear Dance will be held on Friday, February 1st from 7-9pm, in the Great Room. This is a PTA sponsored event, all Oak Ridge students are welcome with adult supervision by their parent or guardian required. Sorry, no younger or older (non-Oak Ridge students) siblings permitted. Please note that we have a DJ and it is loud and dark with disco style lighting. Children may dress fancy or casual, however they are comfortable. We will collect canned goods and financial donations for Forgotten Harvest. **Adults must supervise the child(ren) in their care. No one is allowed to wander/run in the halls or go to any other rooms. This is not a drop off event!** MATH & SCIENCE WEEK Math and Science Night is Thursday, February 7th from 5:30-7:30 PM. There will be experiment stations and math games set up in the Great Room and gym. This fun and educational event is for all Oak Ridge families (siblings are welcome). Students must be accompanied by a parent. Last names A-M are encouraged to attend from 5:30-6:30 and last names starting with N-Z from 6:30-7:30. More information about Math and Science Week will be sent home on Feb. 1. Please contact Christopher Bibbs or Julie Aichler for questions. Let's have some fun celebrating math & science in clothes:
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Walk to School Day
Tuesday, October 2nd will be this year's annual Walk to School Day. Please join your fellow students and parents to save the environment, get some exercise and have some fun! Meet at Walgreen's parking lot at 7:45 AM (Rochester and 12 Mile) to walk to school north on Rochester Road. Children must be accompanied by an adult. The RO Fire Department and mascots from the Detroit Lions, Pistons and Tigers will be joining us. Cinnamon bagels and cider will be served to those who participate once we get to school.
Tuesday, October 2nd will be this year's annual Walk to School Day. Please join your fellow students and parents to save the environment, get some exercise and have some fun! Meet at Walgreen's parking lot at 7:45 AM (Rochester and 12 Mile) to walk to school north on Rochester Road. Children must be accompanied by an adult. The RO Fire Department and mascots from the Detroit Lions, Pistons and Tigers will be joining us. Cinnamon bagels and cider will be served to those who participate once we get to school.
Fun Run
October 9th! See full details under the Fundraising Fun Run tab.
October 9th! See full details under the Fundraising Fun Run tab.
Bagels with a Guest
The annual Bagels with A Guest event will be Friday, October, 19th at 7:50 AM at Oak Ridge. Dads, uncles, grandpas or any other special guest are invited to join their Oak Ridge student for a bagel and juice or coffee before school.
The annual Bagels with A Guest event will be Friday, October, 19th at 7:50 AM at Oak Ridge. Dads, uncles, grandpas or any other special guest are invited to join their Oak Ridge student for a bagel and juice or coffee before school.

Halloween Costume Donations and Sales
Closet full of costumes that no longer fit or your won't wear? Donate them for the Oak Ridge Halloween Costume sale. Donations accepted through October 18th in the box outside of the office. Any size costumes, masks and accessories welcome! It's an awesome way to recycle and raise a few dollars for the PTA. Then, on Friday, October 19th, be sure to come to school for a great deal on gently used costumes. Contact Tracey Straith with any questions.
Closet full of costumes that no longer fit or your won't wear? Donate them for the Oak Ridge Halloween Costume sale. Donations accepted through October 18th in the box outside of the office. Any size costumes, masks and accessories welcome! It's an awesome way to recycle and raise a few dollars for the PTA. Then, on Friday, October 19th, be sure to come to school for a great deal on gently used costumes. Contact Tracey Straith with any questions.

Holiday Shop, Book Fair, and Bake Sale
Our annual sale will be in the Great Room on Friday, December 7th starting at 3:45. We will have a bake sale run by the Student Senate by the Media Center. The Scholastic Book Fair will also be held this night.
Please invite family and friends to shop, we will have many returning vendors and a few new ones this year in addition to our own Pixie Shop items for sale.
If your child would like to shop with an Elf Helper we will have Middle School & High School students available. Envelopes/Shopping lists will be sent home, please make sure to bring or return to PTA mailbox if not using. Most vendors accept cash & checks, a few will have credit/debit card readers but cash is required if your child will shop with an Elf helper. The Scholastic Book Fair accepts cash, check, credit and debit cards.
Our annual sale will be in the Great Room on Friday, December 7th starting at 3:45. We will have a bake sale run by the Student Senate by the Media Center. The Scholastic Book Fair will also be held this night.
Please invite family and friends to shop, we will have many returning vendors and a few new ones this year in addition to our own Pixie Shop items for sale.
If your child would like to shop with an Elf Helper we will have Middle School & High School students available. Envelopes/Shopping lists will be sent home, please make sure to bring or return to PTA mailbox if not using. Most vendors accept cash & checks, a few will have credit/debit card readers but cash is required if your child will shop with an Elf helper. The Scholastic Book Fair accepts cash, check, credit and debit cards.
MATH & SCIENCE WEEK
Math and Science Night is Thursday, February 7th from 5:30-7:30 PM. There will be experiment stations and math games set up in the Great Room and gym. This fun and educational event is for all Oak Ridge families (siblings are welcome). Students must be accompanied by a parent.
Last names A-M are encouraged to attend from 5:30-6:30 and last names starting with N-Z from 6:30-7:30. More information about Math and Science Week will be sent home on Feb. 1. Please contact Christopher Bibbs or Julie Aichler for questions.
Let's have some fun celebrating math & science in clothes:
Math and Science Night is Thursday, February 7th from 5:30-7:30 PM. There will be experiment stations and math games set up in the Great Room and gym. This fun and educational event is for all Oak Ridge families (siblings are welcome). Students must be accompanied by a parent.
Last names A-M are encouraged to attend from 5:30-6:30 and last names starting with N-Z from 6:30-7:30. More information about Math and Science Week will be sent home on Feb. 1. Please contact Christopher Bibbs or Julie Aichler for questions.
Let's have some fun celebrating math & science in clothes:
- MONDAY: Wear clothes with numbers. Example: A hockey, soccer, football, or basketball jersey.
- TUESDAY: Wear clothes that display a animal(s). Example: A shirt with a bat, bird, kitten, lion, bear, raven, eagle, tiger, dog, etc.
- WEDNESDAY: Wear clothes that display geometric shapes. Example: circles, triangles, squares, spheres, a shirt with a soccer ball, plaid shirts.
- THURSDAY: Wear clothes showing something found in nature (or the colors blue or green).
- FRIDAY: Wear clothes that display symmetrical patterns or anything as long as it’s symmetrical. Example: A plain turtleneck or a solid button shirt.