Recycling Avenue will have a table at Earth Fair and will be accepting small electronics for recycling. Bring your family’s old electronics to dispose of them in an eco-friendly way.

Electronic collection:
● desktop computers
● computer servers
● mp3 players
● digital & video camera
● LCD flat monitors
● printers
● game consoles
● cell phones/house phones
● GPS system
● wires computer parts
● laptops/notebooks
● radar detectors
● routers & modems

Please help us celebrate our Out Of This World OMS staff during Staff Appreciation Week April 30th – May 4th. We plan to honor them with special treats throughout the week, but we can’t make it happen without help from all of you! Please consider signing up to volunteer your time or make a needed donation by clicking the sign up links below. We appreciate your help in making this a special week! Please contact Erica Williams or Mary Hoffman with any questions.

Volunteers sign up

Donation sign up

Please join us in showing the OMS staff that we think they are “Out Of This World”. All systems are go for Staff Appreciation Week and we are getting ready to launch. We have optional daily activities planned that we think the students will have fun with. Let’s celebrate the shining stars that they are!

Monday: Star Student – Write a “Hoot” for a staff member!
Tuesday: Starry Night – Pajama Day!
Wednesday: Lucky Star – Bring a staff member a special treat of Starburst, Eclipse Gum or Orbit Gum!
Thursday: Star Light Star Bright – Write or bring a poem for staff member!
Friday: Rock Star – Have fun dressing like a Rock Star!

Camp Fit is back with new activities to keep your child active and healthy. Camp Fit will be offered Wednesdays starting May 2nd & ending May 23rd (rain date May 30th) from 3:35-4:30 at OMS. Our goal is to teach the kids how to have fun while being active with their friends.

WE CAN NOT MAKE THIS PROGRAM WORK WITHOUT VOLUNTEERS. PLEASE CONSIDER HELPING US OUT.

Parents with younger siblings – feel free to bring them along to join in the fun. Sign up today, space is limited.

All families who have not ordered yearbooks were emailed via DirectorySpot before spring break. Orders must be submitted by April 24th to guarantee delivery for the last day of school.

Every yearbook includes 2 optional custom pages that are due by April 24th. TreeRing has a great video with detailed instructions on how to customize your yearbook.

Contact Kate Halley or Jeannie Glasstetter with any questions.

Thank you to all who submitted names for our PTA Executive Committee search!
We are excited about the candidates we have found! All of the nominees come into their position with a wonderful skill set. They bring leadership, knowledge, creativity and the love of Olive to the PTA Executive Board Team.

The Board Nominations are:

For President: Mrs. Megan Puzen
For Co-President: Mrs. Sarah Galla
For 1 st Vice President: Mrs. Mary Beth Canty
For 2 nd Vice President: Mrs. Becky Hany
For 2 nd Vice President: Mrs. Stacey Esposito
For 3 rd Vice President: Mr. Jonathan Patrick
For Treasurer: Mrs. Sarah Van Huis
For Secretary: Mrs. Liz Gabianelli

The nominees will be sworn into their position at the May 9th PTA meeting. Please come to the meeting to congratulate them and find out all the great things the PTA is doing for Olive!

Do you want to get more involved at OMS? We have a few open committee chair positions to help you get started!

We are looking for co-chairs for Chess Club,, and new this year, Social Media Chair and Social Chair. We’d love for someone to start shadowing existing chairs ASAP so throw your hat in the ring! Click here for position details.

Reply to olivepta@gmail.com with any questions or to apply.

The Owl Way would like to thank all the OMS families and staff that participated in our Garbaldi’s Eat-to-Benefit on 3/12. Today, Garbaldi’s cut a big check for Pencils of Promise, a non-profit that builds schools and increases educational opportunities in developing countries.

By joining forces with Garbaldi’s, we raised enough money to educate eight children for a year!

Together we are making a difference by helping to increase global literacy rates.

Parents of 4th Grade Girls:

Wednesday, April 11th, 2018: The fourth grade girls will have the opportunity to attend the “Linda” program presented by the Robert Crown Health Education Center. This program has been developed to acquaint the girls with the physical development and personal hygiene associated with growing up. The program will be presented in the Commons at Olive-Mary Stitt School at 7:00 p.m. It will end by 8:30 p.m.

Every girl attending must be accompanied by a parent or an adult chaperone. A permission slip was sent home March 20th and must be returned to the office by Friday, April 6th.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Sarah Klancnik.

Linda Permission Slip 2017-18

Each year, PTA collects suggestions from the parent, teacher and school administration on how to spend any excess funds. Although we try to budget accordingly, this year we have had very successful PTA fundraisers and anticipate we will have extra money to spend. The actual amount of excess funds available will not be known until the end of June, and any chosen suggestions will be incorporated into the 2018-2019 PTA Budget.

Click here to submit your suggestions through our online form. Please submit your requests by April 18th.

When possible, links to websites, quotes, etc., should provide the exact amount your suggestion costs and where we would purchase it. An Excess Funds committee led by the PTA treasurer will evaluate the suggestions and vote on which ones to move forward, which will be presented at the PTA meeting on May 9th. If you have any questions, please contact olivetreasurer@gmail.com.

Thank you for your support!

The Earth Fair volunteer sign up form is live on Sign Up Genius now.

You do not have to be an Ecology Club member to assist with the Earth Fair. There will be exciting earth-conscious games and activities, outside vendors and giveaways. Click on this link and sign up today. Earth Fair is Wednesday, April 18th from 6:30-8:00 pm. Thanks in advance for you help. The kids are excited!

Contact Megan Hill or Regan Sonnabend with any questions.

Thank you to the nearly 140 parents who attended our Inaugural Olive Mary-Stitt Trivia Night! We truly appreciate you helping us bring this event to life and making it such a great success. Congratulations to Team Groupies for winning the Trivia Night Trophy. The Rock The Decades fashion for the evening was fantastic! Congratulations to Team 3’s Company, but 8 is Enough for winning Best Theme Table! Congratulations to all our Door Prize Winners!

Thank you to our wonderful volunteers and judges, our amazing emcee, and to all our Door Prize Donors. We could not have done it without all your hard work and generosity.

We hope everyone truly enjoyed a night of laughter, memories and brain busting trivia!

Jen Rich, Bridget Stannis, and Daniella Wolff
Trivia Night Co-Chairs

See the pictures!

On Tuesday March 13, students enjoyed a lively performance by ArtsPower National Touring Theatre: Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great, adapted from the novel by Judy Blume. This musical transported students along with ten year-old Sheila on her summer vacation in the country, where through meeting new friends and facing old fears (like spiders, dogs, swimming, and big sisters), she learned to be more honest with herself and others, finding confidence and self-acceptance.

Be sure to ask your kids how they enjoyed the show! The Cultural Arts Committee is pleased to coordinate music, drama, and dance performances each year, through your continued support of the PTA.

Thank you!

Register or volunteer for the Just Move It! Challenge on 4/21/18!

Help us win back the most school participation award, so our Owls can see the trophy back at OMS! Guaranteed race day t-shirt if registered by 4/6/18. See details in the attached: Volunteer and Registration Announcement

Send your questions to Bridget Stannis

Do you have receipts that the PTA should reimburse? Now is the time to hand them in! Requesting reimbursement is easy. Either:

* Put receipts and a check request in the Treasurer’s binder in the OMS office, or
* Scan and email the receipts and check request to olivetreasurer@gmail.com

Please mark your calendar for the next PTA meeting on Tuesday, April 10th at 7 pm in the LMC.

We will have a light PTA business review followed by guest speaker District 25 Superintendent Dr. Lori Bein. Dr. Bein’s talk with focus on a heavy and topical issue that most of us have top of mind: school safety.

If you have specific questions for Dr. Bein please email olivepta@gmail.com before Friday, April 6.

Attention all 5th grade parents! Thomas Middle School is having their spring spirit wear sale. All orders can be placed online at www.HeadsUpApparel.com. Click here for the flyer and information. The sale will run March 1 – 18. All orders will be delivered to your child’s classroom at Olive. Please note “Olive” in the school section when you place your order.

Thomas Spring Spiritwear Flyer 2018

Photos Needed for End-Of-Year Slide Show

Greetings 5th grade parents! Now that we have most of your baby pictures, it is time to begin sending in candid photos of your 5th grader throughout their years at OMS!

Please send any pictures you may have of your kids enjoying OMS activities (class parties, field trips, activity nights, etc) beginning from kindergarten until now.

If possible, we would greatly appreciate if you could please include the names of all OMS 5th graders pictured in the photos, as this will help us ensure that all of our 5th graders are well represented.

Please email all photos to oms5thgrade@gmail.com by March 16.

Thank you!

We invite you, your friends, and family, to support the 1st Annual World of Work program. Please join our Olive 5th graders in Arlington Heights.

The program provides 5th grade students the opportunity to sample work in the real world. It would be great for our students to interact with their neighbors, friends, and family during their first work experience.

When: Friday, March 2, 2018 from 9:45 a.m. to 11:15 p.m.

Here are our proud sponsors and supports:

A La Mode Collections
AH Memorial Library
Arlington Hts. Public Works
Beat Street (Toys & Gifts)
Berry Yo Yogurt
The Chicago Tribune
Egg Harbor
Faustos Italian Kitchen
Flaherty Jewelers
I Love This Print -Graphic Artist: Michelle Koclanis
House of Blonde
Metropolis Theater
Pure Salon
Smiles for Families & Kids
Springboard Brand
Sylvia’s Flowers
Thrown Elements Pottery
Walter E. Smithe Furniture
Woodcrafters DIY
Village Bank & Trust
Village Preschool
UPS Store

See flyer for participating merchant addresses.

Earth Fair is on Wednesday, April 18th from 6:30-8 pm in the OMS Commons. We are collecting clean bottle caps for this years art project. Also, we will need earth-conscience, fun-loving OMS students, parents and OMS alumni to assist with the many games and activities we have planned that night.

Watch for a Sign Up Genius to come out soon. We had hoped to have it ready today but we are still busy adding to it.

Finally, there will be many area vendors at the Earth Fair this year. If you have an environmentally-friendly or wellness lifestyle related business and would like to have a table at the event, please contact Megan Hill or Regan Sonnabend by March 9th.

Thank you.