Creative Olive students in grades 2-5 are invited to come to our first Art Club meeting. Art Club will meet the last Tuesday of each month from 3:35–4:45 pm. Each meeting will be an independent exploration of a wide variety of art experiences. Parent volunteers are welcome (no art experience required).
Sign up here. Space is limited.
Halloween Parties
It’s that time of year to start getting ready for the OMS Halloween Classroom Parties.
The room reps are hard at work planning a great party for the kids. Look for the sign up genius link your room reps will be emailing to make your classroom party a success!
If you have not volunteered at school yet this year, please stop in the office to have your licence scanned. Once again, we will have a Halloween volunteer list that the office will use to print out the badges. If you are not on the office list, you will not be able to enter the building or classroom party.
Have a SPOOKtacular Party!!!
*Please note, a permission slip is required for your child to participate in the Halloween festivities at Olive-Mary Stitt. Here is a link provided by the school administration to the necessary permission slip need for each child. Due by Wednesday, October 24, 2018.
What? – There are seven different categories: visual arts, photography, literature, dance choreography, film, music and special artist (for students meeting ADA definition of disability). In addition, children can enter into the Theme Search contest to select next years theme for Reflections .
When? – Submissions are due in to Olive by October 26th, 2018.
Where? – The Olive front office.
Who? – All students from Pre-K through 12th grade may enter as many pieces as they would like.
Contact Kim Hemminger or Leena Joshi with questions.
Entry rules and official entry form for the Reflections Contests
Entry Form for the Theme Search Contest
Rules for each category:
Our annual Box Top challenge will take place from October 22nd – 26th. Box Tops can be found on items you use everyday from Ziploc bags to boxes of Kleenex and everything in between! Each one is worth 10 cents and they add up quickly! Any money that we collect goes right back to our school! If every child at Olive collected just 2 Box Tops per month for the whole school year, that would add up to over $1200!!
Just for clipping a label off of something that you were going to buy for your house anyway!
It’s that easy! Oh and the 2 classrooms (K-2 & 3-5) that collect the most will get to vote on a class prize with their teacher! Sooooo….let’s get clipping! Clipping Box Tops is cool! Let’s earn $ for our school! boxtopsforeducation.com
The Owl Way – “Warm the Nest” Coat Drive begins Monday, October 15 and ends Thursday, November 15.
Please begin to collect child/adult coats & winter gear for our October to November “Warm the Nest” service project. New or clean gently used items such as coats, snow-pants, boots, scarves, mittens, gloves, and hats will be accepted.
Beginning October 15, items can be placed in the large box marked “The Owl Way – Coat Drive” located in the commons. Let’s show how much OMS cares about those in need in our community! Please email Lianne Paterson or Amanda Noascono with any questions.
The PTA’s Activity Nights are scheduled for 11/8 (Kindergarten and 1st Grade), 1/10 (4th and 5th grades) and 3/7 (2nd & 3rd grades). These events are free and will be held in the OMS Commons. The shows will be from 6:30-7:30. Unfortunately, due to size limitations, siblings in other grades are not permitted so please plan accordingly. Students should be accompanied by a parent or guardian. More information regarding each show will be shared as we get closer to each event – please mark your calendars for now!
The Just Jump fundraiser was a huge success last year! The OMS PTA is happy to announce that this fundraiser will be the week of October 22nd! This fundraiser will engage all of the OMS students and their families. Students will be participating in JUST JUMP activities in their P.E. class during the week of October 22-26. To support the meaningful activities the PTA sponsors each year, we are asking family members to sponsor their children with a monetary donation. All OMS students will have the opportunity to participate in JUST JUMP and sponsorship is optional. Every OMS student will be coming home today with a JUST JUMP bag which includes the following:
Please review the information and contact us with any questions: Becky Hany or Stacey Esposito. Thank you for your support to make this another successful fundraiser for the OMS students!
Thank you to those that made our House Hop a successful fundraiser this year! We appreciate the more than 150 people that attended! Thank you to Melissa Tuescher for helping get things started and recruiting hosts. Thank you Tiffany Brown for coordination help and Prabhath and Nilima Nannisetty for passing out invitations. Very special thank you to Jen Ortman for all the printing needs including name tags and invitations. Most of all thank you to our amazing hosts: David and Jessica Nienhueser, Laura and Brian Polese, Sarah and Trideep Das, Chris and Rachael Hooker, Satish and Yeulanda Degala, Jeff and Chavon Thune, Jon and Andrea Patrick, Brian and Megan Carlson, Mike and Kristin Johnson, Dan and Kate Glynn, Chris Jones and Mary Beth Canty, Bryan and Melanie Varrato, Michael and Sheraleen Thompson, Nate and Alicia Sather, Sankrant and Dimple Reddy, Mike and Karyn Paciorek, Mel and Becky Kleist, Bob and Carrie Donovan, Steve and Erin Sencion, Will and Jen Ortman, and Bill and Angie Frye.
With themes of Oktoberfest, Havana Nights, Red Carpet, Casino, 1/2 Way to St. Patrick’s Day and College Party, everyone was sure to have a great time!
If you are interested in hosting next year please reach out to Megan Kerpec at megan.kerpec@yahoo.com to get on the list. Thanks!
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 from 3:35 – 4:35 pm on the following dates (Tuesdays): October 23rd, November 13th, December 4th, January 8th & 29th, February 19th, and March 12th. Each meeting is an independent lesson; attend as many as you can. Parent volunteers are welcome during our meetings (no Chess experience required).
Sign up here. Space is limited.
In previous years, all PTA members received paper PTA Membership cards. This year you will be receiving an email from “Olive PTA Dues” with a subject line of “Receipt of Parent/Guardian Dues” which will contain a link that will allow you to print off your PTA membership card. Expect the email in the upcoming weeks!
Are your kids creative? We have about 4 weeks left to submit your Reflections art piece!
Whether you are a painter, photographer, writer, singer, musician, or dancer you can participate in this contest. All Olive kids are eligible to enter. The submission is easy, just create your masterpiece, print out the submission form, and submit it through the Olive front office. This year’s theme is Heroes Around Me.
Let’s see how many submissions we can get into Olive! Pieces will move on to District, Region, State, and Nation. All participants will receive recognition and be invited to a celebration in the spring!
Any questions… please ask!
Contact Kim Hemminger or Leena Joshi with questions.
In an effort to give everyone a voice, Olive PTA is rolling out the ‘Parent Voices‘ form in which you can send over comments, questions, ideas or suggestions. These can be suggestions for speaker topics at meetings, comments on what you like or how to improve. This is even an opportunity to suggest a discussion on an issue that you feel might be of interest to the community. You can leave your contact information or submit anonymously. This is you school community, and we want to help make it the best it can be, so let us hear from you!
Last call for Spirit Wear! There are samples in the commons on display. Please use this link: https://www.headsupapparel.com and enter in Olive to check out all of this year’s styles and order online. Sale ends on Friday, Sept 28th. If you have any questions, please contact Becky Hany or Stacey Esposito
As conferences approach, the PTA sponsors a special dinner to show our teachers how much we appreciate them. This years conference dinner theme is Campout of the Mighty Owl!
Help us create a fun and memorable dinner that will include sliders, mac and cheese, chili and baked potatoes. We need donations of food, drinks, paper products and decorations. We also need help setting up for and cleaning up after this important event!
Please sign up as you are able. This is a special event teachers really look forward to and we can’t do it without your help! If you have any questions, contact Sarah Wade or Diane Burda for more details.
Sign up here!
Calling all Amazon.com shoppers! Please consider supporting the PTA and start shopping at https://smile.amazon.com/ and .5% of your purchases will be contributed to the Olive-Mary Stitt PTA. Smile.Amazon.com offers the same selection and same prices as Amazon.com, so there is no cost to you, and a charitable donation to the PTA is made! AmazonPrime benefits apply. Click here to learn more: “About AmazonSmile“.
To sign up, it is simple! Log on to Smile.Amazon.com, select “Illinois Congress of Parents and Teachers Olive-Mary Stitt PTA Inc” under charitable organization, and you are set.
Thank you for your support!
Calling all 3rd to 5th grade students: You are invited to join the OMS Ecology Club! We are an active, fun group that meets once a month. Our first meeting will be October 12. Please complete the permission slip to sign up: https://goo.gl/forms/MeCLjTwgawdgfEMl1. Questions: Contact Regan Sonnabend or Megan Hill.
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 sign up in the coming weeks. Contact Jonathan Patrick or Wayne Brown for more information or questions.
Preorder your 2018-19 yearbooks by September 30th and save 15%! Download the Treering app or go to Treering.com. Your username and password are the same as previous years. Add a yearbook to your cart for each student. The 15% discount will be applied automatically at checkout.
Directory Spot is the online school directory for Olive. It is available to all PTA members.
Who’s got Spirit? Olive has Spirit! Our OMS school spirit wear sale is here!
Please use this link: https://www.headsupapparel.com/collections/Olive-Mary-Stitt-2018 to check out all of this year’s styles and order online.
Sale ends on Friday, Sept 28. If you have any questions, please contact Becky Hany or Stacey Esposito.
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 to learn more about all of the exciting opportunities your kids will have over the coming school year, please join us. Many committees will have tables set up with information to help you learn about their programs.
Mark your calendars and don’t forget to bring your smile! Student pictures will be taken on Friday, September 21st. Please be on the lookout, order forms will come home next week. If you are interested in ordering online, please visit https://inter-state.com/ our OMS online order code is: 31032TB
Please note: Yearbooks are not included with picture packages and will be ordered separately later in the school year.
Please contact Nina Shamoon with any questions.
Do you have a 5th grader headed to TMS next year? Would they like a piece of spirit wear for a holiday present? TMS Spirit Wear is currently for sale, ordered are due September 7th. Use this link to see the fall TMS Spirit Wear.
Camp Fit is back this Fall and we are excited to bring back all the fun field games, running track and yoga in the courtyard. Camp Fit will be offered to 1st-5th graders on TUESDAYS starting September 11-September 25th (rain date October 2) immediately after school until 4:30 pm. Sign up today, Don’t delay- Space is limited.
Also, we need parent volunteers to help make this program a success. Please consider helping us out on Camp Fit days.
THANK YOU!
Hello OMS Families,
This year we are using a new vendor for our school pictures. Inter State Studios offer high quality products at reasonable prices. You can learn more about them here at https://inter-state.com.
More information coming soon!
Back to School Bash is Friday, September 7th at 6:30 pm. Fingers crossed for better weather to dance, dine & celebrate the first few weeks of school!
Grill Chasers & Riobamba Latin Cafe Food Trucks will be on hand & the ice cream man!
Do you want to be involved at OMS? Then consider volunteering in the Library Media Center (LMC). It’s a fun way to get involved and doesn’t require too much of your time. Our wonderful volunteers have kicked off an amazing start to the year but we have a few slots remaining.
The available slots are as follows:
Tuesday – 9:00AM-10:30AM
Wednesday – 9:00AM-10:30AM
Thursday – 9:00AM-10:30AM
Friday – 9:00AM-10:30AM or 10:30AM-12:10PM
If you have a 3rd grader, there’s even a possibility that your shift would match your child’s class!
Please note: the current commitment would be for every other week.
If you are interested, please contact Nina Shamoon
The preliminary 2018/2019 PTA Budget is posted in the Commons at school. We will be voting on it at the September 26th PTA meeting.
All PTA events will be posted on the Olive school calendar. We recommend that you subscribe to it from your home computer or cell phone. We will make changes and updates on this calendar as club dates and events are confirmed and let you know when any changes have been made. Please click here for a link to the calendar. It can also be found on the home page of the Olive PTA website.
Special thanks to Deborah Oiler (last year’s Calendar Chair and 1st VP) and Mary Beth Canty (our new Calendar Chair and 1st VP) for setting this up.
We are currently placing Room Rep volunteers with classes and will be notifying parents of their placement via email by mid next week. Please click here to see the list of classrooms that still have open Room Rep positions. We would love to get these open spots filled!
Thanks to the many parents that volunteered to be Room Reps for your children’s classes for this school year.
Interested parties for classrooms in need should email PTA Room Rep Co-Chairs Colleen Bremer and Erin Wiggs by the end of the day Saturday.
In order to volunteer as a Room Rep, you will need to be a PTA member. Room Reps plan and attend the class parties (Halloween & Valentine’s Day) and provide communications to the parents regarding PTA events throughout the year. Don’t miss this wonderful chance to spend time in your child’s classroom!
