July 25, 2022
Dear Oakcrest Parents:
We are eagerly looking forward to beginning the new academic year with you and your daughter this fall. While there are still many days of summer vacation before us, we wanted to take a few moments to provide you with some important information for the upcoming school year.
Schedule Changes
There are two important scheduling updates that we would like to share with you. This academic year we are introducing a weekly faculty meeting period at the beginning of the day on Wednesdays. Regular, in-school work time allows faculty to collaborate with each other, do ongoing professional development, and promotes the overall excellence of our faculty. To accommodate this period, we will follow this schedule on Wednesdays:
Wednesday schedule (45 minute classes)
7:30-8:30 Faculty Meeting period
8:35-8:45 Homeroom
8:50-9:35 First Period
9:40-10:15 Enrichment
10:20-11:05 Second Period
11:10-11:55 Third Period
12:00-12:45 Fourth Period
12:50-1:20 Lunch
1:25-2:10 Fifth Period
2:15-3:00 Sixth Period
The school building will open at 7:15 am on Wednesdays and the morning bus schedules will continue to run as scheduled. Students are welcome on campus on Wednesday morning for a supervised study period before classes begin (7:30-8:30 am) or may arrive later for homeroom beginning at 8:35 am. Faculty will not be available to work independently with students, but this will provide some flexibility for students to either come in later at 8:30 am or have a study period on Wednesday morning. The Wednesday schedule will begin on Wednesday, September 14. A listing of our schedules can be found here and on the Parent Resource Board on OakcrestConnect.
The second schedule change affects the school calendar. By adding the regular faculty work period to the week, we have added two school days to the academic calendar: January 3 and March 31. These changes have been reflected in the public calendar available online.
Course Enrollment
Earlier this year, students requested their courses for the 2022-2023 academic year. After placement decisions and scheduling, course enrollments are now available on OakcrestConnect. With their course enrollments, students can make sure that they have the appropriate supplies before school begins in September. As a reminder, all students will receive their textbooks and workbooks the first week of school.
To view, download, and print the list of courses in which your daughter is enrolled for the upcoming year, please follow these instructions.
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Log in to OakcrestConnect
- Click on the “Progress” tab
- Look for the “Files” box (in the right column)
- Click on the “Course Enrollments” link
- A pdf download will appear titled “2022-2023 Course Enrollment” with your daughter’s classes
A printed class schedule will be given to your daughter on the first day of school:
- Tuesday, September 6 (Grades 6-8)
- Wednesday, September 7 (Grades 9-12)
Also, please save the dates for the following orientations:
- New and Returning Parent Orientation (Grades 7, 8 , 10, 11, and 12) on Thursday, September 1, 6:30 - 9:00 pm
- New and Returning Parent and Student Orientation (Grades 6 and 9) on Friday, September 2, 8:30 am - 12:00 pm.
All the resources for getting ready for 2022-2023 can be found here. Our staff is also available to answer any questions.
We look forward to seeing you and your daughters back on campus in September and kicking off Oakcrest School’s 47th academic year!
