Search
what's ​trending at OGESTEM...
Thanks to Kennesaw National Battlefield for lending us the "Life of a Civil War Soldier" Traveling Trunk.  The contents are currently displayed in our Mini-Museum and then they will be removed for students to explore on our STEM Civil War Day.  Click on the photo below to learn more about our Mini-Museum. 

We have a new StoryWalk®!
To Change a Planet by Christina Sootornvat
Teachers: click on the photo below for the story toolkit

Thank you to the Atlanta Woman's Club for donating a collection of "The Nature Generation" books as well as our latest StoryWalk®. Volunteers from the Atlanta Woman's Club also helped install the StoryWalk®.

April is Citizen Science Month!
​Click on the calendar for CS opportunities 

It's time for MARSH Madness!  

Click the clover to sign-up!

Check out our latest student curated exhibit
in the​ Oak Grove Mini-Museum!

Peter S. with his rock collection.  Learn more about the MiniMuseum and why curating information is an important 21st century skill for our students. 

 ❤️ SUPPORT ALL THINGS STEM ❤️
(including this website)
​ AND DONATE TODAY!​ 

Check out the manatee cam
​at Blue Springs State Park!

Manatees gravitate towards the warm waters of Florida's springs, a behavior crucial for their survival. As they forage for seagrass, their primary food source, the colder weather necessitates seeking out sanctuaries like Blue Spring, where the water remains around 72 degrees Fahrenheit.

Click the Hour of Code button to explore activities!

Check out the latest StoryWalk® located on The Beat!

#OPTOUTSIDEoakgrove is Monday, December 2nd

Halloween Candy Geology!

FAT BEAR WEEK is October 2-8.  Visit our FatBear page for resources, videos and voting info. 

OPEN HOUSE is THURSDAY, August 1
​ 9:30am-12:30am

Baby bluebirds (Sialia sialis) in the Learning Garden waiting to find out what class they're in this year.

DO NOT VIEW THE ECLIPSE WITHOUT SOLAR GLASSES!  GLASSES WERE SENT HOME WITH STUDENTS AND ARE IN THEIR COMMUNICATORS. 

Join us for our annual St. Paddy's Day courtyard clean-up.  Click here to sign up. 

You must RSVP for the evening parade in order to participate.  Thank you for helping us plan accordingly!

Congratulations Oak Grove! Our STEM Certification has been extended through June 30, 2027.  This would not be possible without our teachers' dedication to implementing quality lessons that integrate all STEM disciplines.  

Our latest exhibit in the Mini-Museum ,"Play Well", features student lego creations in celebration of the Lego patent date-January 28. 

STEM skills put to use in the first annual Fourth Grade Cereal Domino Run
​benefiting the Toco Hills Alliance Food Pantry. 267 boxes of cereal were collected!
​Thank you to everyone who donated!

#OptOutsideOakGrove November 13-17

StoryWalk® is back!
Check out Leif and the Fall starting at the NW corner of the school in the fire lane.  The StoryWalk® is along The Beat - a 1/2 mile loop around the Oak Grove campus.  

Did you know every fourth grader can get free access to hundreds of parks, lands, and waters for an entire year? Click on the logo above to learn more!

Hot Wheels - A Collection by Kaeson and Aidan

The latest collection curated by students in the Mini-Museum. ​Learn more about student (and staff) curated collections being displayed in the OGE Mini-Museum.
Annular Eclipse on October 14, 2023
Our first citizen science project of the year! You can participate at home as well.  Learn more at gsepc.org

SHOW YOUR LOVE
by donating to the Oak Grove Foundation!

ATTENTION PARENTS & GRANDPARENTS

CALLING ALL ENGINEERS!
We need YOU in the classroom!

We need your support with our STEM program.  Please fill out our Parent Information Form so we can add you to our database and call on you when we need experts in the classroom.

Certified!



​
Science is magic that works.
-Kurt Vonnegut, Writer



​


​Food for thought: How to use a Paper Towel​


​
​Give Bees a Chance

This was a collaboration between fifth graders and Pre-K students focused on the Pre-K PBL question:
How can we help increase the bee population? 


​Engineering Design Process (EDP)

Get In Touch
www.oakgrovees.dekalb.k12.ga.us
https://oakgrovepta.membershiptoolkit.com/
https://www.oakgrovefoundation.org/
https://education.minecraft.net/world/70d862ff-f55a-409c-82d1-fc2c53b57bd6

​
Proudly powered by Weebly