Reflections is a National PTA program which welcomes all grades and abilities to explore and be involved in the arts. Annually, thousands of students will reflect on a common theme and create original works of art in the categories of dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography and visual arts. Here at Olive-Mary Stitt, … Continue reading Reflections Art Contest

Calling all 3rd to 5th grade students! You are invited to join the OMS Ecology Club! Did you know that the planet is 71% water? Did you know that people are 60% water? This year, the Ecology Club will be exploring all things water.Students will join us in discussing the water cycle, watersheds, water pollution, … Continue reading Ecology Club 2019-2020: What a Water-ful World!!

Olive students in grades K-5 who are interested in chess are invited to join the Chess Club. All levels are welcome — from beginner to experienced player. (We’ll teach you the rules!) Chess Club will meet throughout the school year. Each meeting is an independent lesson; Attend as many as you can. Look for the … Continue reading Chess Club Starting Soon, Your Move!

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More Information Here. Volunteer Coordinator: Create an online form for all PTA volunteer opportunities (currently using Google Forms). Using the online sign up results, create a spreadsheet of volunteers for each committee. Email volunteers for any additional help requested by the Principal or as needed by the PTA Collect and total volunteer hours, if needed. … Continue reading Volunteer Coordinator Position Is Open!

We are seeking additional families to help welcome our newest Olive families to the nest! If you are interested, please reach out to Jen Hicks at bellabrina821@aol.com

Who's Got Spirit? OLIVE has spirit! Our OMS school spirit wear sale is here!! We have a variety of shirts, shorts and sweatshirts that your children will love to wear. If you have any questions please email Stacey Esposito or Bridget Stannis. Shopping Link: https://www.headsupapparel.com/collections/olive-mary-stitt-2019 Shop Here

Order your 2019-20 yearbooks by September 30th and save 15%! To order, go to Treering.com. Add a yearbook to your cart for each student and the 15% discount will be applied automatically at checkout. Watch for flyers to come home via backpack mail with more information! Order Yearbook Here

Join us for this month's Art Club project!! We will be making Sun Art! Grades 2-5 are encouraged to sign up. We are only able to take the first 20 children who sign up. Click here to learn more and see the project.

Show your SPIRIT and Middle School PRIDE!! Order your spirit wear for your future 6th grader! South has free shipping on all orders until September 29th. Please order Thomas spirit wear by September 13th. See attached flyers to order. All orders will be sent to the middle school and then distributed to Olive. Please make … Continue reading Calling All 5th Grade Parents!

If you were unable to secure a ticket there is still hope! Follow the attached link and join the wait list. We will certainly have parents that are unable to attend, and will do our best at redistributing tickets. Thanks so much for your continued support of the OMS PTA. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/8th-annual-oms-house-hop-tickets-69680699849?fbclid=IwAR2-tNLeZbUQHyIJq40dsg2tiVhOtB3VcI99hLvLWerECinMLRTvCiNNbnQPassword: olive

Who's Got Spirit? OLIVE has spirit! Our OMS school spirit wear sale begins next week. We have a variety of shirts, shorts, and sweatshirts that your children will love to wear. We will post the link next week in the TWIG!

Mark your calendars and don’t forget to bring your smile! Student pictures will be taken on Friday, September 20th. Order forms came home this week. Online orders are available with the order code: 41850ZA (from a desktop) from the Inter-State Studio website - https://inter-state.com/. Please note: Yearbooks are not included with picture packages and will … Continue reading Picture Day is Friday, September 20th, 2019

Reflections, a National PTA competition will be accepting submissions through October 15! Keep a look out for Facebook posts on how your child can submit in the following areas: Photography, Film, Dance Choreography, Literature, Music Composition and, of course, Visual Arts. This years' theme: From Within. More to follow soon, but start your (kids') creative … Continue reading Reflections is Coming!

Attention ALL 3rd, 4th and 5th graders! The 2019 Bike Rodeo will be Thursday, September 26th after school until 4:45 p.m. The rain date will be Thursday, October 3rd. Each year at Olive, we require that all 3rd, 4th and 5th graders who would like to ride their bike to school (and have not participated … Continue reading 2019 OMS Bike Rodeo

Looking to get involved in your child's classroom? Then becoming a Room Representative is for you! If interested, please fill out the Volunteer Interest Form, indicating your preference for Room Rep and send in by 9/2/2019.

We are looking for an OMS PTA volunteer to be a liaison to the middle schools, one for Thomas and one for South. Pretty easy gig - you would simply help connect the two communities, bringing any important info from the middle schools and sharing notes at each PTA meeting. Email olivepta@gmail.com if interested!

We have a few extra kindergarten t-shirts available for purchase. They are $8.00 and a size medium. If you are interested in purchasing one, please contact Kari Bradley at karimoser@yahoo.com.

Please join us for our first PTA General meeting. Everyone is welcome! We will be highlighting several of our 2018/2019 fundraisers and programs as well as voting on our budget. Before the meeting we will be having our PTA Fair. We are excited to showcase and promote our various clubs and committees.If you would like … Continue reading PTA Fair and Meeting, September 12, 6:45pm

There Are so Many Fun Events and Committees That You Can Help With. There are volunteer opportunities varying from a one-time events to ongoing activities. Any amount of help is appreciated to support teachers, sponsor enrichment activities, host fun family events and raise funds. If you fill out the form, you are not obligated. You … Continue reading Kids Are Back in School, Now Is the Time to Volunteer!

Unfortunately Camp Fit sign up is full and we can't accept any more children. Camp Fit is back with new activities to keep your child active and healthy. Camp Fit will be offered Wednesdays starting September 11th & ending September 25th (rain date October 2nd) from 3:35-4:30 at OMS. Our goal is to teach the … Continue reading Fall Camp Fit Sign Up

UPDATE 9/4/2019 - HOUSE HOP IS SOLD OUT! UPDATE 8/30/19 - House Hop 2019 Almost Full!!! 8th Annual Olive House Hop (formerly called progressive dinner.) This event is only for Parents and Guardians of Olive Mary Stitt Students. House Hop is a premier FUNdraising event for the Olive PTA! If you have not attended in … Continue reading House Hop 2019 Sign Up

Stop by the PTA table at curriculum night and out some samples of Olive's spirit wear! We have a variety of shirts, shorts and sweatshirts that your children would love to wear. We will begin to sell the items on Friday, September 13th. We will be posting more information soon on the TWIG.

Whether you have open days or limited hours, if you are interested in volunteering, we'd love to have you! Please fill out this form to indicate your interest. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdBeDACrHN-bQboAABThUYvo61gjm0KEVsaJqbF456OL2NpNA/viewform Any questions, please email olivepta@gmail.com.

Please keep a look out for the 2019/2020 online directory, Directory Spot, release in October. Please remember the Olive-Mary Stitt directory is for the private use of PTA members only, and it cannot be used for solicitation, commercial enterprises, personal agenda, public distribution, petitions, charitable or political causes. If you have any questions, please email … Continue reading Directory Spot Launch Coming Soon!

Join us 5-8 pm at Olive for the Back to School Bash! The event is outside, so in case of inclement weather, the rain date is the following day, Tuesday, August 20, same time, same place! Please join fellow OMS families for a night of fun, food and friends. Food trucks will be up and … Continue reading Back to School Bash

We need your help to keep Ecology Club running! A volunteer has stepped up to co-chair, but needs a partner for the 2019/2020 school year. Briefly stated, Ecology Club encompasses the following, which serves as a guideline and can be modified by Committee Chairs: Plan after school meetings for students (3rd, 4th and 5th graders) … Continue reading Ecology Club Needs a Co-Chair for 2019/2020!

Mark your calendars! AUGUST 19TH @5PM Food tucks, friends & Glowby the Bubbler is making his OMS debut! You won’t want to miss this monstrous bubble fun! (Rain-date August 20th)

It is June - which means we only have a few weeks left of the 2018-2019 PTA budget. Get your receipts in to Sarah Van Huis ASAP. If you can't get them in by the last day of school please let Sarah know right away. Thanks!

There are two vendor options for school supplies. Please see below for each vendor description and link: OPTION 1 - 1st Day School SuppliesOrder pre-packaged kits online with 1st Day School Supplies.ONLINE ORDER - https://1stdayschoolsupplies.com/kits.php?sid=34102DUE June 30th Use link above or search by zip code for Olive-Mary Stitt School School Supplies will be delivered directly … Continue reading Get Your School Supplies for 2019/2020!