We had a wonderful turnout for our Earth Day / Book Fair on Wednesday night. Some of the many exciting events included face painting, trash to treasure creations, recycled games, and recycled experiments. It was great seeing so many families enjoying this PTA sponsored event! Thank you so much to the many parent and teacher volunteers who made this event a success.
We had a wonderful end to the week with the OMS 50th Birthday Assembly and Open House. During the all school assembly, the students were able to meet the past four principals of Olive, and hear about their favorite memories of being a principal in this wonderful community.
Linda Burkhard, Rebecca FitzPatrick, Marybeth Anderson, and Mary Stitt,
In addition, we revealed the name of our new mascot, as voted on by the students, with 51% choosing the winning name - "Oliver!"
We also shared an OMS Tour video created by some of our fourth grade students. Check out the link to this video, now located on the Olive website!
In addition, we shared the all school photo taken during our rainbow spirit day by one of our wonderful PTA parents, Mrs. Michelle Strahan Quafisheh. This picture turned out great, and we are excited to be selling copies in this week's Twig!
The day concluded with an all community open house. The Olive staff had a great time visiting with past students and families. In addition, many past staff members stopped by to check out the wonderful ways Olive has changed or stayed the same! We cannot thank all of you enough, especially our PTA, for your support during this week of festivities!
Thank you so much to our wonderful PTA for helping us celebrate Olive's 50th Birthday with an ice cream treat on Thursday. Our students were so appreciative of this special treat and said it was the best ice cream they ever had!
Insanity has struck and we know one thing for sure....our students and staff are crazy about OMS! Check out these crazy hairdo's, socks, and owl wear!!!!!
Congratulations
to the Olive Community for an awesome showing at the Just Move It!
Challenge this past Saturday! Those snowflakes were no match for the Owls!
The following information was shared with our Superintendent:
Dr. Jerome,
On
behalf of PTA Council and ABC/25 Foundation I want to sincerely thank
you and all District 25 staff on their support of the Just Move it!
Challenge. Despite the snow, the wind, and the cold, student and staff
participation levels were great!
I
am excited and proud to report that 1020 people registered for the
event, of which 500 were students and 107 were teachers and staff. We
had an additional 25 staff members volunteer during the event.
Our
student participation awards go to Olive and South where student
participation was 23.3% and 3.5% respectively. Our teacher participation
award will go to Olive with 51% of staff either participating or
volunteering at the event. Teacher participation was a close race as
Dryden had 44%, and Ivy Hill had 37% participation.
On
behalf of the JMI team, I want to extend our gratitude for everyone’s
dedication and service during the Just Move it! Challenge. Please
forward this note to your staff.
At the end of April you will be receiving in the mail a letter which will include your snap code for the online registration of your child/ren for the 2013-14 school year. Online registration begins at midnight on May 1st with a preferred deadline for completion of online registration on June 1st. The online registration process will take you step by step through all elements of the registration process including:
Residency Forms (that will need to be downloaded and brought into the OMS office along with the three documents for verifying residency)
Updating your child's emergency form
Fees will now be accepted online including:
School Fees
Transportation Fees
PTA membership
ABC 25 membership
*If you choose to pay in person, forms must be downloaded, printed, completed, and brought into the OMS office with payment.
If you are aware of any first graders who will be new to Olive (who did not attend kindergarten at Olive) please encourage them to contact us ASAP for registration so that we can best plan for the upcoming school year.
In case you missed it, our 2nd grade students did a fantastic job at their concert on Wednesday night. It was a wonderful tribute to our school and country!
Mrs. FitzPatrick and Mrs. Perri will be hosting the fourth
in a series of
informal coffee meetings for parents, this Friday, April12thth, from
9:15 am to 10:15 am. The topic of this meeting will be Common Core State Standards with Dr. Dale Truding, Assistant Superintendent, Department of Student Learning. There will also be an opportunity for a Q & A session with the principals and Dr. Truding. We hope you can join us for the final coffee of the year.
The week of April 15-19 we will be celebrating the 50th Birthday of Olive-Mary Stitt. Some of our celebrations will include an all school assembly for our students where they will get to meet all of the past Olive Principals, the unveiling of the Olive Mascot name (voted on by the students), the premier of two student created videos, special spirit wear each day, the unveiling of the design for the new Olive sign, and ice-cream treat at lunch. The culminating event will be an Open House for all of the Olive Community, including parents and alumni, on Friday April 19th from 3:35-4:15. Please be sure to check out the flyer in this week's Twig, and mark your calendars for this week of special celebrations!
Don't miss this great summer class taught by our very own Mr. DeMarco!
Sculpture Spectacular
Grades: 4-6
Session 2: 10:30-11:55
$5 addition fee
Let’s face it: sculpture is awesome!This class focuses on producing high quality sculptural work. We’ll
make a ton of objects out of a variety of materials like earthenware
clay, air dry clay, paper mache, wood, and more. Wear clothing you don’t
mind getting dirty or a smock!
