Do you enjoy event planning?  Interested in helping give back to our community? The Arlington Heights District 25 Council of PTA is looking for people to help plan their big fundraising event next year.  The money raised helps fund college scholarships to high school seniors who attended District 25 schools. Please email  ahptacouncil@gmail.com for more information.

The delegates of the Illinois PTA 2017 Convention unanimously passed two environment resolutions. They are taking action on climate change concerns and hydraulic fracturing / oil and gas industry drilling concerns  Click here to learn more from the Illinois PTA website.

Thanks everyone for supporting the PTA this past year. We encourage you to sign up for next year's PTA membership when you complete your online school registration. There will be an option to purchase an Individual or Family membership. We welcome alumni families that want to continue to support our programs. Please email us if … Continue reading PTA Membership – 2017/2018 School Year

We are looking for several people to help direct the kids into an alternate entrance in the morning of the last day of school, Friday, June 9th from 8:45-9:05.  The 5th grade breakfast will be going on in the commons and the kids will be entering through an alternate entrance.  They will still be lining up in … Continue reading Help Needed – Last Day of School

True Value is partnering with us the weekend of May 19th - 21st to help us and your garden grow! The PTA will receive $2 for every $10 spent on plants for your garden. When checking out, just mention you are with the Olive Mary Stitt PTA. It's that simple! See the flyer for more details.

Primary: 9:00-11:45 Intermediate: 12:00-3:15 Lunch Help: Primary 12:15-12:45 Lunch Help: Intermediate 11:30-12:00 We need your help to pull off the best day of the year! Field Day is fun day filled with all kinds of activities Mrs. Pusateri thinks up for the kids. Open the Sign up Genius and pick a time and activity. We … Continue reading FIELD DAY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – June 2nd

Hungry for an Italian Beef, Hot Dog or Milkshake!? Join us to wrap up the year at Portillo's on Thursday, May 18th from 5:00pm-8:00pm. Portillo's is located at 806 W. Dundee in Arlington Heights. Please show them this flyer or state that you are with OMS and a portion of sales will be given back … Continue reading Portillo’s Night for OMS – Thursday, May 18th

Students will be coming home with a brown bag for our annual OMS Character Counts Food Drive. Donations can be brought to classrooms Monday, May 8th through Friday, May 12th. This food drive project helps students understand the ‘Character Counts’ pillars of Caring and Citizenship. Working together, we raise awareness about the issue of hunger … Continue reading Hunger Doesn’t Take a Summer Vacation

May is a busy month but we have to stop...to plant a tree! Join us on Monday for a tree planting lesson with the Village of Arlington Heights Forestry Division. We also plan to "herb it up" and host our end-of-the-year award ceremony for all of our active members. Hope you can attend!

On Arbor Day, Keep America Beautiful featured Olive-Mary Stitt and its Plastic Film Drive initiated by the Ecology Club last fall. In the weeks leading up to America Recycles Day, OMS students collected bagel bags, dry cleaning bags, plastic shopping bags, packing pillows and shrink wrap from paper towels, water bottles and tissue packs. All … Continue reading OMS Recognized by Keep America Beautiful, DC

Would you like to get involved and help out on a committee, volunteer as a room rep or work in the LMC next year? Please use this form to volunteer your time. We truly appreciate all of you!

It is that time of year to place your online order for 2017/2018 school year. Online orders due by June 11, 2017. School supply kits will be in placed in your child's classroom by the first day of school. Please click here for the attached flier with instructions how to order your supplies and prices. Please review … Continue reading School Supplies 2017/2018

Arlington Heights Council of PTAs Scholarship Award 2017

You volunteers are what makes Olive such an amazing school! We would like to invite you to a dessert reception in your honor. If you have served as a committee chair, room representative, or volunteered in any way, please join us. We would also like to thank our 5th grade parents and invite them to … Continue reading Volunteer Recognition – May 11th 6:30 pm

Character Counts & the Ecology Club would like to thank all the Olive families and staff that donated to the shoe drive. The 5th grade Service Learning Club demonstrated fantastic teamwork as they sorted, counted and bagged shoes. Updated total: 872 shoes were donated! A Hoot goes out to Katie Murray who donated her time … Continue reading Thanks for Sharing your Soles

First Aid for Little People is a program for our first and second graders coordinated by the PTA. We are still in need of volunteers for certain time slots. We appreciate your help. Please see the sign up genius link.

Please help us celebrate our star studded cast of OMS teachers and staff during Staff Appreciation Week May 1st- 5th. We plan to honor them with special treats throughout the week but can't make it happen without help from their biggest fans, all of you! Please consider signing up to volunteer your time or make … Continue reading Staff Appreciation Week – Volunteers and Donations Needed

Please be sure to order your OMS Yearbooks by April 25th. Go to TreeRing.com and enter school passcode 1014636724843184. The cost is $13.00 per book. Each yearbook comes with 2 complementary custom pages. You and your children can personalize by uploading pictures to create a lasting memory of the 2016/2017 school year. Customization must be … Continue reading 4 Days and Counting!

Help us roll out the red carpet to honor the stars of OMS during Staff Appreciation Week. We have a star worthy line-up of optional activities that we hope the students will have fun with. Monday: VIP - Tell a staff member what makes them "shine" Tuesday: Behind the Scenes - Wear your teachers favorite … Continue reading Staff Appreciation Week – May 1st – 5th

First Aid For Little People is a program for our first and second graders that is coordinated by the PTA. To make this program a success we need parent volunteers to help out! There will be various time slots that you can choose to sign up for.

Please be sure to order your OMS Yearbooks by April 25th. Go to TreeRing.com and enter school passcode 1014636724843184. The cost is $13.00 per book. Each yearbook comes with 2 complementary custom pages. You and your children can personalize by uploading pictures to create a lasting memory of 2016/2017 school year. Customization must be done … Continue reading 11 Days and Counting!

District 25's annual 5th Grade Track Meet will be held at South Middle School's Track on Wednesday, May 10th starting at 4:15 pm. Students can sign up to participate in 2 of the following events: 50 yd, 100 yd, 200 yd, or mile run, plus an optional four-man relay team. With the exception of the … Continue reading District 25 5th Grade Track Meet – Wednesday, May 10th 4:15 – 6:00pm

Please be sure to order your OMS Yearbooks by April 25, 2017. Go to TreeRing.com and enter school passcode 1014636724843184. The cost is $13.00 per book. Remember to purchase a Yearbook for EACH of your children. Kids love to sign each others Yearbooks at the end of the school year. This will be your only … Continue reading 18 Days and Counting!

Join us for a PTA fundraiser the Annual Anderson's Book Fair! Students will have a chance to preview the book selection during the school day. Stop by in the evening to add to your library. There will also be a selection of books to purchase for your child's classroom. Books Rock!

This April Character Counts and the Ecology Club are partnering together for a CARING & GREEN cause. Recycle your clean, gently used shoes and help transform a life. Shoes help to prevent disease, help with transportation to work, school or to collect water. Sneakers, sandals, flip-flops, boots, rain boots, crocs, cleats....we take them all! Shoes … Continue reading Share Your Soles – Shoe Drive

Our Earth Fair is approaching and you have a special role! Beginning today, we need you to collect clean, dry, non-breakable recyclable materials for our ever-so-popular Trash To Treasure Table at the Earth Fair on Wednesday, April 19th. Gather cool stuff, like paper towel rolls, soap containers, plastics, yogurt containers, delivery boxes, drink containers. We … Continue reading Special Assignment for Second Grade Families!