Great Oaks Elementary
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Great Oaks Elementary School will promote academic excellence in a caring environment.
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It is Time for the Annual Feed the Bay Food Drive! October 6th - 10th, 2025
Every year, Feed the Bay does a food drive. The food collected during this drive will go right back to students who need it.Items being collected at the buildings this year:
- Lottie, MacDonald, & Macone - Fruit Pouches
- Great Oaks & Ashley - Easy Mac and Cheese
- ABHS, Lighthouse, & Naldrett - Chef Boyardee
- Middle School North & South - Individual Cups or Boxes
Christmas for Anchor Bay
Join partnering churches and organizations in collecting items for a community event called Christmas For Anchor Bay. This event is by invitation only and will be held on December 6 for families in need from the Anchor Bay School District. The event will offer fun activities for kids and families, shopping for gifts, games,books, and winter gear, pictures with Santa, breakfast or lunch, take home food, and more. Please join us in collecting items to make this unique event a success.
Anchor Bay will be collecting:
- Anchor Bay Early Childhood Center: Hats, mittens,gloves and scarves
- Ashley - Books (Preschool - 5th Grade)
- Great Oaks: Games
- Lighthouse: Books (6-12th grade)Lottie: Socks
- Maconce: SocksNaldrett: Games
- Middle School North: Middle School Age Gifts
- Middle School South: Middle School Age Gifts
- Anchor Bay High School: High School Age Gifts
- MacDonald Early Childhood Center: Hats, Scarves,Mittens and Gloves
New Link to View Lunch Menus
Here is the new link to view this year's lunch menus! https://myschoolmenus.com/organizations/3324
2025 Education Excellence Award
The Anchor Bay Science Special has been recognized with a 2025 Education Excellence Award, a prestigious honor given to only 10 programs statewide by the SET SEG Foundation in partnership with the Michigan Association of School Boards. This award highlights innovative programs that make a significant impact on student learning.
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Great Oaks Elementary
School Times:
Full Day: 9:00 AM - 3:51 PM
1/2 Day: 9:00 AM - 12:26 PM


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Lunch Menus/Food Service Information
PTO
The Great Oaks PTO has a website for PTO events, signups, etc. The school code is V3TPU7. Please click on the link below.
School Age Childcare

Pay For It
To pay using Pay-for-it:
- Log on to https://www.payforit.net/
- Register for an account (You can get step by step instructions here: https://www.payforit.net/Images/SigningUp.pdf)
- Add students to your account. You will need their Power Schools ID (you can get this from your school office.
- Click on the Fees Tab to pay your students assigned or optional fees.
To Make a payment on Pay-for-It:
- Log in and got to the "Fees" tab
- Click on "Make Fee Payment"
- Under Optional Fees - Click on the green "+".