Pre-K through 4th grade Meet the Teacher will be held Thursday, August 15th from 4:30-6:00. Meet the Teacher is a come and go event for students to meet their teacher and see their classroom. Nurse Leslie will be onsite to receive prescription medication to be given at school. Parents of car riders and parent walk-up students will need to pick up car window signs and walk-up cards to present at dismissal.
My name is Tylee Peterson. I will be teaching 3rd grade at Oakland
Heights Elementary. I am beyond excited to begin my journey here. I recently graduated from the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. I have a Bachelor's degree in education in grades K-6. Not only am I new to teaching, but I am new to the Russellville area as well! I cannot wait to get to know my students and watch them grow along with me as we take on this year together. I am confident that we will be learning a lot from one another.
In my free time I enjoy spending time with friends, playing with my dog Timber, doing arts and crafts, and babysitting. I have recently taken on a new hobby, playing softball.
I know this school year will be full of excitement and new beginnings!
Officer John Harris of the Russellville Police Department will be the School Resource Officer for Oakland Heights Elementary this school year.
Officer Harris has a total of 21 years as a law enforcement officer. He currently holds the Senior law enforcement certification from CLEST. Previously, Officer Harris served RSD as the SRO at RIS/RMS.
Officer Harris is married to Jennifer and together they have two sons, one daughter in law, and their grandchild, Jesse Ryan.
Hello! My name is Jessica Martinez, and I am so excited to begin my first year teaching kindergarten at Oakland Heights Elementary! I recently earned my Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and a minor in Teaching English as a Second Language from Arkansas Tech University. RSD has always held a special place in my heart. I previously worked at Sequoyah Elementary as a clerk typist for two years in 2019 and spent last year at Dwight Elementary as a teacher resident in kindergarten. I’m so happy and excited to be a part of Oakland Heights Elementary. I look forward to a fantastic year full of learning with our students!
I’m married to my wonderful husband, Cristian. In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my family, church family, and friends. I also love reading, spending time outdoors, and enjoying a good iced matcha with almond milk from Midtown!
Apply before the 1st Day of School for a chance to win a $100 gift card!
📄 Free and reduced meals applications for the 2024-2025 school year are now open!
📌 All meals applications completed before July 1st, 2024 will expire in September 2024.
📣 Thanks to ACT 656, all students with approved 2024-2025 Free and Reduced applications
will receive FREE meals for the 2024- 2025 School Year!
➡️ Apply online here: https://buff.ly/3RQZkO7
➡️ Or download the application from the RSD website here: https://buff.ly/3zpdLTn
Contact the RSD Child Nutrition Office at 479-498-8836 for more information.
#OneRSD ❤️
My name is Kelci Cogan, and I am so excited to be teaching elementary music at Oakland Heights this year! We are going to have tons of fun this year learning and making music! I cannot wait to get to know each of my students and their families.
I am starting my 8th year of teaching and graduated with my music education degree from Arkansas Tech University in 2017. I am originally from Springdale Arkansas where I graduated from Har-Ber High School in 2011.
I currently live in Clarksville with my husband, Keaton and my two children, Oliver(7) and Presley(5). My husband and I just recently celebrated our 10 year anniversary in July.
I love reading, listening to music, playing pickleball, coffee and just enjoying time with my friends and family.
I love the ways I have been warmly welcomed and greeted here at Oakland, and I cannot wait to get this year started!
📣 Returning student registration is now open for the 2024 - 2025 school year!
💌 Emails are sent to the primary guardian on file at RSD. Be watching your email for a SNAPcode link to register. Please be patient, as emails are sent out gradually. If the SNAPcode link is not working, please contact your child's school.
➡️ All back-to-school information can be found here: https://www.rsdk12.net/page/back-to-school
#OneRSD♥️🌪️🖤
We have finished up the first two days of Kamp Kindergarten with our first group of upcoming Oakland Heights Elementary AllStar Kindergarteners! Students had so much fun getting to learn about school with some fun make and take activities! They listened to stories and learned about science/ stem boxes with our amazing science teacher, Mrs. McGahee. We had a blast on the playground too! We can’t wait to meet group 2 of our kindergarteners the next two days!
It's officially back to school time! 🏫
Find all the information you need for back to school, including Meet the Teacher dates and Open House information on the Back to School Information page on the RSD website!
➡️ https://buff.ly/4d4Wcqe
#OneRSD ♥️🌪️🖤
Hello! My name is Abigail Ramirez. I am new to the Russellville School District. I previously taught for two years at Ozark, but I am happy to now be a part of the Oakland Allstars!
I am very proud of my Hispanic heritage, and I’m very happy to be in a place where it is celebrated! I am currently pursuing my Master’s Degree and will be finishing this winter. I am very excited to be furthering my career in education and to be a kindergarten teacher this fall!
Kindergarten Camp is next week! We are so excited to meet our new Oakland All-Stars!
Our 4th graders painted stones to leave in the garden. We will remember them and miss them as they move on to Russellville Intermediate School!
Our fabulous music teacher, Mrs. Bell, is retiring. She has taught for 30 years with 22 years at OHE. She has impacted thousands of students in our district. Mrs. Bell is an amazing teacher and is treasured by our staff and students. We will miss her fun loving personality and great sense of humor! Thank you, Mrs. Bell for teaching, inspiring, and loving our students. You are loved and will be missed!
Our Lost and Found is full. Please have students collect lost items this week. Remaining items will be donated. Thank you!!
Mrs. Morphis had her students design t-shirts for the class. She chose Jade Madden's design! Special thanks to Janet Chandler for purchasing shirts for the class. Our teachers ordered them too!
Our 4th grade students presented their biography research projects in their Wax Museum! Students in all grade levels toured the museum and learned about contributions of famous people.
#EducateEquipEpower
We had our last SHINE assembly of the school year! The Cyclone Band and Dance Team performed for our students! Students earned stars for showing integrity, our Capturing Kids Hearts word of the month. Students also received awards for showing character traits from our profile of an OHE student! #OHEistheplacetobe #AchievingExcellenceTogether
Congratulations to the OHE May Student of the Month, Lillian Protheroe! Lillian always has a positive attitude even when things are challenging for her. She shows respect to all of her peers and adults. She is encouraging to her classmates when they are struggling with something. Lillian is very reliable, and we can count her to make great choices and help when needed! She does a wonderful job at being an OHE All-Star on a daily basis!
Kindergarten students are learning how to represent teen numbers with 10 rods and ones. Ms. Dunn's class has been working hard to understand that teen numbers are made up of a group of 10 and some more ones. #EducateEquipEmpower
Please click the link below for the May 2024 edition of The All-Star Family Newsletter.
https://secure.smore.com/n/4wr9nq
