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.
Clubs
Chess Club Starting Soon!
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!
Chess Club Starts October 20th
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: October 20th, November 10th, December 8th, January 12th, February 2nd … Continue reading Chess Club Starts October 20th
Ecology Club details coming soon.
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 in early October. Stay tuned for the exact date! Permission slip required (forthcoming). Submit your student's completed permission form before the first meeting … Continue reading Ecology Club details coming soon.
THANK YOU – Commit to Clean Up Volunteers
COMMIT TO CLEAN UP - over 40 OMS families committed to clean up 5 different parks across Arlington Heights. This drive was organized through the Ecology Club at the Earth Fair in conjunction with the AH Park District. Be proud OMS families. You Care!
Earth Fair Volunteer Sign Up
The students in the Ecology Club need a hand with the Earth Fair. Please join us on Wed. April 22 to celebrate our community and our environment. Sign up to volunteer right now! http://www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0E4CAEA62FAAFC1-omsearth
Cub Scout Recruiting Night
Would you and your son like to get outdoors, make some new friends and participate in organized games and activities? No matter what grade your son is in, he is welcome to join Cub Scout Pack 169! We have 50 years of history at OMS as a Cub Scout Pack. We have a fun summer … Continue reading Cub Scout Recruiting Night
Earth Day Fair Science Club Challenge
Create a glider using materials retrieved from your recycling bin. Bring your plane to the Earth Day Fair on April 22 where it will be evaluated for craftsmanship, creativity, and accuracy of flight. For ideas on how to design and build your glider, check out the Science Club website at http://www.scienceclubatoms.weebly.com and the Glider Challenge flyer.
OMS Cub Scout Pack 169
On February 13, OMS Cub Scout Pack 169 celebrated our annual Blue and Gold Dinner. At this event we said goodbye to eight fifth grade boys who have crossed over from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts. This is a milestone achievement for these scouts as it culminates five years of scouting activity at OMS. The … Continue reading OMS Cub Scout Pack 169
Chess Club
Chess Club will resume at the end of January. Chess Club is for all levels — from beginner to experienced player (we'll teach you the rules!). It is not necessary for students to come to all meetings since each meeting has an independent lesson. Chess Club meetings will be held from 3:35 - 4:35 PM in the … Continue reading Chess Club
Ecology Club Special Holiday Announcement
The Ecology Club Members would like to extend warm holiday wishes to the entire Olive Family! If you are looking forward to spending some quality time crafting or gift wrapping, don't forget that our wonderful EcOWLogists, in partnership with Terracycle, are collecting empty glue sticks and bottles as well as empty tape dispensers and cores … Continue reading Ecology Club Special Holiday Announcement
Fill the Nest Food Drive Video
PTA and Service Learning Club come together to help the community! Character Counts - Fill the Nest Food Drive video made by Service Learning Club.
Science Club
Science Club returns in January and February with new activities for Olive first through fifth grade students to enjoy. Please follow the link to topic descriptions and permission form, which must be returned to the OMS office no later than Friday, December 19. Visit our website at scienceclubatoms.weebly.com to see what we did last year and … Continue reading Science Club
Take the Carton Challenge and win $250
Pledge to recycle more food and beverage cartons, and enter the Carton Council's raffle for a chance to win $250 in gift cards at grocery stores in Chicago Metro. Learn more at cartonliveson.org. The contest ends on November 26th! All of your favorite food and beverage cartons can live on, long after their contents are gone. This includes … Continue reading Take the Carton Challenge and win $250
Planter Boxes
The Ecology Club has beautified the planters near the school playground at Belmont. Take a wintery look. The front planters will be completed once the weather accommodates!
Tree of Life
Last week, your Ecology Club spoke to the OMS students during lunch about the importance of recycling at school and at home. They showed the students how to prepare a totally waste-free lunch using a lunch box, cloth napkin, canteen and reusable containers. Finally, they dedicated a Tree of Life to celebrate America Recycles Day on November … Continue reading Tree of Life
Club Pictures for Yearbook November 6th
All club pictures for this year's yearbook will be Thursday, November 6th at 8:30 am in the Commons. Clubs that will be photographed that day include: Camp Fit, Yearbook Club, Music For Youth, Band, Service Learning Club, Morning Announcements, Ecology Club, Science Club, Chess Club, and Student Council. In addition, Yearbook Club's November meetings will … Continue reading Club Pictures for Yearbook November 6th
Have You Seen The Flower Boxes?
HAVE YOU SEEN THE FLOWER BOXES near the playground? Ecology Club strikes again....and this time....with the generous support of The Home Depot at Randhurst mall. The members of the Ecology Club painted the flower boxes a fresh shade of green. Two days later over Columbus Day weekend, they added soil, 18 perennial plants and topped it off … Continue reading Have You Seen The Flower Boxes?
Junior Great Books
We are beginning to plan for our Junior Great Books session that begins in January. 3rd, 4th and 5th graders will read various folktales from different cultures as well as classic and modern fiction stories. The Junior Great Books Program is designed for all reading abilities. Please email Julie Siegel and Christa Svienty if you … Continue reading Junior Great Books
Chess Club
The PTA will be sponsoring Chess Club this year for students to play chess and learn more about the game. All interested Olive students from grades K-5 are invited to join. Chess Club is for all levels — from beginner to experienced player (we'll teach you the rules!). It is not necessary for students to … Continue reading Chess Club
Ecology Club
Do you care about our environment, are you passionate about reusing, reducing and recycling, are you eager to make a difference? If you answered YES to any of these, then you are welcome to become an EcOWLogist and join the Ecology Club here at Olive! Fill out the ECOLOGY CLUB permission slip and bring it to … Continue reading Ecology Club
Recycling Day THIS Saturday!
The OMS Ecology Club wants you to know about a community Recycling Day THIS Saturday, September 13th at Recreation Park from 9 to Noon. Please see the Recycle Day flyer. They will be collecting many different types of items for recycling and repurposing. Clean out your garage, your basement or that corner closet and put … Continue reading Recycling Day THIS Saturday!
Yearbook Club
Yearbook Club is looking for all interested 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students for this years club. Our informational meeting will be held in the LMC on Friday, September 12th during lunch recess. Permission slips will be handed out then and are also available for download here: Yearbook Permission Slip. Space is limited to 24 students … Continue reading Yearbook Club
OMS Science Club
Registration Deadline: Friday, September 19Science Club is back with all new activities for Olive students to enjoy, including orienteering, problem solving with measuring tools, and electricity. Science Club meets after school and students must return the Fall 2014 Sessions Sign Up Sheet to participate. See the Science Club Fall 2014 announcement for more details about the Science Club and … Continue reading OMS Science Club
Camp Fit Registration
Welcome to Camp Fit! Camp Fit is a 4 week program for OMS students in grades 1-5. Kids meet on Thursdays for 4 weeks in September and October from 3:45-4:45 PM. We will meet on 9/11, 9/18, 9/25 & 10/2. See the Registration Form for more information and to register your child for Camp Fit.