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Immigration Resources for Families

A Family Resource Toolkit is available to Oakland families in English and Spanish. It contains information and resources about rights, current DPS policies, training, mental health support, DPS resources, community resources and more. The toolkit is a comprehensive guide designed to assist families in creating personalized action plans in case of deportation or prolonged absence…. Continue Reading

4th Grade Movie Night!

Tonight is our annual 4th Grade Movie Night! Come check out what these artists have been working hard on – dress in your red carpet best and enjoy the show! Showtime is 4pm in the Oakland Auditorium🎥🍿… Continue Reading

Scholastic Book Fair is Here!

It’s Scholastic Book Fair time! Come beat the heat and enjoy our Book Fair Luau from May 15th-23rd! Every purchase benefits our school. Set up an eWallet and shop online, too! OPEN after school on Monday and Friday from 2:45 –… Continue Reading

Continuation and Last Day of School Schedules

Continuation for ECE and Kindergarten May 30th ECE 4 9am-10am Kindergarten 10:30am – 11:30am 5th Grade Continuation May 29th  9am Last day of School June 3rd Half Day Early Dismissal 11:20 am No Discovery Link Program… Continue Reading

Field Day 2025 – May 23rd!

Schedule 3rd – 5th grade & Ms. Vasquez: 9:30 – 11AMECE – 2nd grade & MIA: 12:30 – 2:15PM Please wear and/or bring: closed, toed shoes, hat, and sunglasses, water bottle, sunscreen. Prepared to get wet!… Continue Reading

Early Bird Registration

Save time during the 2025-26 registration – update your family’s information online! Two windows are open: May 5 – 23rd or July 28 – late August. ENG_OnlineRegistration2025-26Download Flyer Registration SpaDownloadContinue Reading

2025 Spring 4th and 5th Oakland Soccer Team Schedule

All Games are played on Saturdays at Soccer City Aurora (15960 E Colfax Ave Aurora CO 80011) Date TimeFieldOpponent4/19/259:15am#4Montview4/26/2510:00am#2SCA5/3/258:00am#4Altura5/3/2512:15pm#1Samuels5/10/2510:30am#4Henderson5/17/2511:15am#2GVE… Continue Reading

Oakland Eagles Meet with Medtronic! 

On April 11th, Medtronic, a global leader in medical technology, recently visited Oakland Elementary School to meet with the 5th-grade students. Learn more about the visit with this article from DPS Career and College Success! Oakland ES Newsletter updateDownloadContinue Reading

No School Friday 4/18

Reminder, there will be no school on Friday, April 18th!… Continue Reading

Defining Black Excellence at Oakland!

Join us tomorrow for the first of five bi-weekly sessions from 5:00 – 6:30pm with facilitator LaQuetta S. Walker. Location: Oakland Library… Continue Reading

ECE Registration Day

We’re excited to host an ECE Registration Day on Tuesday, April 8th! A representative will be on-site to assist families with enrolling their student for the 2025-26 school year. When? April 8th from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m in the Oakland office…. Continue Reading

No School Tomorrow (3/20)

There will be NO class for Oakland students tomorrow, Thursday, March 20, per the direction of DPS Superintendent Dr. Alex Marrero. Read his letter to families and staff here, This operational closure is a result of teacher/staff participation in the Colorado Education Association’s No More Education Cuts statewide Day of Action. … Continue Reading

Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS)

Learn more about CMAS State Summative Assessments here…. Continue Reading

Basketball Schedule

2/19/25 at 5:45PMvs. Isabella Bird@ Isabella Bird2/26/25 at 4:30PMvs. Isabella Bird@ Isabella Bird3/5/25 at 5:45PMvs. Westerly Creek @ Swigert Court 23/12/25 at 4:30PMvs Lena Archuleta @ Lena Archuleta3/19/25 at 4:30PMvs. Swigert @ Swigert Court 14/2/25 at 5:45PMvs. Stedman @ Swigert Court 2 Locations: Isabella Bird Elementary 2701 N Lima St,… Continue Reading

MLE DAC on February 19th

Please join DPS for the Multilingual Education Districtwide Advisory Committee (MLE DAC) meeting.The meeting will be virtual via Zoom.  Link to join the Zoom meeting: https://go.face.dpsk12.org/e/742223/j-87224219301/56tkvj/1226237562/h/jNKxCxAyplkisnztLYSqeaYoNtWXKGS55dujJd9ZtrA Pre-register here! This month we will have information on School Parent Advisory Committees (PACs), MLE Programming,… Continue Reading

Valentine’s Day Celebration 2/13

Dear Oakland Families, We are excited to invite you to celebrate Valentine’s Day with us on Thursday, February 13th, at the end of the school day in your child’s classroom! To ensure a comfortable and enjoyable experience for everyone, we kindly request that only one adult per child attend,… Continue Reading

Black Student Success Event: March 6th, 2025

Join us as we dive into the Black Excellence Resolution and discuss the new Black Student Success initiative. This is a wonderful opportunity for everyone—whether you’re a parent, teacher, or community member—to come together and brainstorm ways we can strengthen our family and school partnerships to create better learning experiences for our students. … Continue Reading

Join Your Student for Breakfast!

All families are welcome to walk their students to class and join them for breakfast from 7:35 am – 7:50 am. During the announcements inviting families to leave the classroom for instruction to begin, please exit the building promptly as instructed…. Continue Reading

Important Information

Update Students’ Emergency Contacts:  Families can now update students’ emergency contact information as needed throughout the school year and provide alternative contacts if no parent or guardian is available. To make these updates, families will use this step-by-step guide (also available in Spanish) to add,… Continue Reading

Gifted and Talented Program 2/4

Please join Kate Hutson, Gifted and Talented Itinerant, to learn about the Gifted and Talented program within DPS. She will share information about gifted characteristics, universal screening and talent pool. When? February 4th at 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. in the library at Oakland…. Continue Reading