Our One Word!

Over the last couple of months, Dr. Bein has joined Mrs. Yarbrough's 3rd-grade class for a series of lessons and discussions. Students were asked to find their "one word" and talk about it with their classmates. The following video gives you a little peek into what they discovered.

OMS Summer Office Hours 2016

The office will be open during the following hours June 8th through June 16th and will reopen on August 1st.

Monday - Thursday  8 am - 4 pm
Friday  8 am - noon

Registration paperwork will be accepted at the district office, Dunton Administrative Center, 1200 S. Dunton Ave., June 17 through July 29. Please call ahead to confirm district office hours: 847.758.4900.

Last Day of School Important Information

We have lots of fun things planned for the last day of school (Tuesday, June 7th) including our 5th grade breakfast, all school bingo, and yearbook signing. The last day will be a full day of school. A couple of years ago, we started a new last day of school tradition at OMS, our all school send off for 5th grade students. At the conclusion of the last day, students in grades K-4 create a human tunnel for our 5th grade students pass through on their final walk out of the building. We invite the entire OMS community to join us at the end of the tunnel to wish the 5th grade students well as they head off to middle school. As with many other events, we have worked hard to create plans that prevent construction from getting in the way of our day-to-day functioning. We are excited to announce that we have a plan for this year's tunnel, but it will require your help.

We are going to close our parking lot for pick up on the last day of school to allow the human tunnel to be formed in this area. No cars will be allowed in the OMS lot at the end of the last day of school. Parents wanting to pick up their child(ren) on this day will need to park in the church parking lot, walk to the OMS parking lot, and pick up their child after the 5th grade send-off.

Thank you for your help in making this a great last day for our 5th grade students!

5th Grade Send-off

At the end of our last day of school, we will send off our 5th grade students in style with a human tunnel. This has become a tradition at OMS, and we're hoping parents can join us! At approximately 3:35 pm we will dismiss our 5th grade students through a human tunnel of kindergarten through 4th-grade students. The tunnel will be set up in our parking/play lot so please be advised that there will be no pickup line on the last day of school. All parents will need to park in the church parking lot and walk over to OMS to meet up with their child(ren).

In the map below, you will see the route of the tunnel, along with an area for parents to watch, and grade level reunification areas. If you would like to watch the tunnel, please gather in the northwest corner of the lot. Once the 5th grade students have exited the tunnel, we will dismiss all other students to their reunification areas where you may meet your child. Please join us to wish our 5th-grade students well as they head off to South and Thomas!

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The Olive Twig June 3, 2016

Thank You 5th Grade Committee Thank you Rachael Hooker, Shannon Kersemeier and all of their team for organizing an amazing day at Camp Edwards yesterday. It was a special time for the 5th graders, their teachers and chaperones. Thank You Field Day Volunteers Thank you Stacy Riggs, Deb Pusateri and all the volunteers who are at this moment making a memorable Field Day for our student population. Thank you also to Thomas Principal Brian Kaye for allowing us to utilize their field. It is sure to be a fun day!! Just Move It Challenge - Race Director Needed The Just Move It Challenge is a 5K & 1Mile Run/Walk for all ages, that raises money for  the ABC/25 Foundation. The Foundation supports a variety of grants and programs that benefit District 25 schools. The Race Director (or 2 Co-Directors) perform the following: Manage Budget and timeline Direct team of school representatives in creating and coordinating marketing communications Work with leadership team to secure sponsorship funding Develop race day plans with vendors Organize race day logistics with JMI team, volunteers, vendors, and sponsors Sound interesting? Contact Doris or Laura for more information abc25president@gmail.com   Join the PTA! Did you forget to join the PTA? Don't worry, its not too late! Membership not only gets you this weekly newsletter, access to Directory Spot (our online directory which includes the OMS calendar), a paper directory and most importantly helps support all of the programs your children participate in throughout the school year. Click here to join. School Supplies 2016/2017 It is that time of year to order your school supplies for the 2016-17 school year. We have made some changes this year. School supply kits will be in the classroom by the first day of school. There will be no parent pick up this year. Please click here for the attached flier with instructions how to order your supplies and prices. Please review and make sure you are ordering the correct grade for your child. If you have any questions, you can contact Kerri Grabowski. PTA Volunteer Form - 2016/2017 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!   ABC/25 Membership Drive ABC/25 Foundation's Membership Drive for 2016-17 is now underway! Be sure to sign up to join ABC/25 Foundation when you register your child online for school next year. With a minimum $40 donation, your family can join ABC/25 and help Olive earn a $2500 grant which is given when 25% of Olive families join. ABC/25 Foundation is the fundraising partner of D25, raising money to support innovation, creativity, and excellence in our children's classrooms. Please contact Amy Woolsey with any questions. Upcoming Events.. 6/7 - Last Day of School 6/7 - Report Cards Issued 6/7 - 5th Grade Breakfast Important Links OMS CALENDAR DISTRICT 25 E-FLYERS TWIG SUBMISSION FORM OMS BLOGSPOT CONTACT THE PTA CONNECT WITH US Friend us on Facebook OMS PTA Website Forward to a Friend  friend on Facebook | read our blog | forward to a friend | OMS blogspot

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Field Day Volunteers Still Needed!

Help!!  

Field Day needs 5 lunch room supervisors for each shift.  You can volunteer for one shift or stay the entire time.  You pick! 

11:25-12:00 (grades 3-5)

12:15-12:45 (grades 1-2)

11:25-12:50 (the entire shift)

We still have 9 activity positions to fill for the Primary Shift, 9:15-11:30.

And 5 activity positions for the Intermediate shift, 12:15-3:15

Grades 1-2 volunteer sign up:  http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f44aaab2aa7f85-field2

Grades 3-5 volunteer sign up:   http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f44aaab2aa7f85-field1

Please consider signing up for an activity and a lunch shift.  Since parents will NOT be eating with the kids this year, this is your chance to see Johnny's lunchtime routine :)   Thank you, thank you, thank you!  

If you have any questions, contact Stacy Riggs:  stacy_riggs@wowway.com or 847-217-5377

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The Olive Twig May 26, 2016

Join the PTA! Please make sure you register for school next year and don't forget to join the PTA!  Membership not only gets you this fantastic information packed newsletter delivered to your email weekly, but also access to Directory Spot (our online directory which includes the OMS calendar), a paper directory and most importantly helps support all of the programs your children participate in throughout the school year. Field Day Volunteers Needed We are so excited for the 2016 OMS Field Day on Friday June 3rd!  We have a fun-filled day planned with exciting activities and can't wait to share the day with our students and parent volunteers! We cannot plan this awesome day without the help of our lovely volunteers!  We need 18 parent volunteers for the morning shift (grades 1st and 2nd) and 24 parent volunteers for the afternoon shift (grades 3rd-5th).  Shifts are 9:15-11:30, 12:15-3:15respectively, and we also need 3 volunteers for the lunch supervision shift from11:25-12:50.  If you'd like to volunteer, please see the links below.  This year you can choose your station - if you are new to Field Day and do not understand the stations indicated- just sign up!  We will explain it to you when you get here. - 1st and 2nd grades, 9:15-11:30 - 3rd-5th grades, 12:15-3:15 and lunch shift (covers 1st-5th grades) 11:25-12:50 School Supplies 2016/2017 It is that time of year to order your school supplies for the 2016-17 school year. We have made some changes this year. School supply kits will be in the classroom by the first day of school. There will be no parent pick up this year. Please click here for the attached flier with instructions how to order your supplies and prices. Please review and make sure you are ordering the correct grade for your child. If you have any questions, you can contact Kerri Grabowski. PTA Volunteer Form - 2016/2017 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! Kindergarten Screening - Sign Up to Help We need a few volunteers to help greet new families and take pictures on June 1st. Please click here for the Sign Up Genius. ABC/25 Volunteer Opportunities We Need YOU! Join the ABC/25 Foundation Board and IMPACT the District 25 learning environment! The ABC/25 Foundation is a volunteer organization that since its inception has raised and contributed more than $1 million in teacher and school grants for District 25. There are still various openings for the 2016-2017 school year. ABC/25 Foundation Board – Co-President (1), Vice President of Fundraising  and Secretary Just Move it! Challenge – Co-Race Director (1) For detailed job descriptions visit www.abc25.org  Questions? Contact Doris or Laura for more information abc25president@gmail.com   ABC/25 Membership Drive ABC/25 Foundation's Membership Drive for 2016-17 is now underway! Be sure to sign up to join ABC/25 Foundation when you register your child online for school next year. With a minimum $40 donation, your family can join ABC/25 and help Olive earn a $2500 grant which is given when 25% of Olive families join. ABC/25 Foundation is the fundraising partner of D25, raising money to support innovation, creativity, and excellence in our children's classrooms. Please contact Amy Woolsey with any questions.   Upcoming Events.. 5/27 - No School 5/30 - No School - Memorial Day 6/2 - 5th Grade Field Trip 6/3 - Field Day 6/3 - Kindergarten Picnic 6/7 - Last Day of School!   Important Links OMS CALENDAR DISTRICT 25 E-FLYERS TWIG SUBMISSION FORM OMS BLOGSPOT CONTACT THE PTA   CONNECT WITH US Friend us on Facebook OMS PTA Website Forward to a Friend  friend on Facebook | read our blog | forward to a friend | OMS blogspot

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Hot Lunch Change for June 7th

On Tuesday, June 7th we are switching the lunch menu and serving Dominos Pizza. This will be the last day of lunch service for this school year and we want to send the students off with their favorite entree. Please call the food services office if you have any questions. 

CAP is HIRING!

Arlington Heights Park District is seeking active, energetic HS students, college students, and adults to work in the CAP Before & After school program.  CAP activity leaders will supervise, lead, play and have fun with children!  The CAP program is held within 10 elementary schools & 1 offsite community center in Arlington Heights.  CAP program runs the length of the school year (late August 2016 – early June 2017).  Days/Hours are Monday-Friday 6:45-9am and/or 3:15-6pm. Starting pay is $10/hour.   Apply online at www.ahpd.org or stop by AHPD to pick up a paper application. 

Mini-Maker Faire This Saturday!

Looking for something fun to do on Saturday?  Check out the Mini-Maker Faire in Palatine this Saturday, 5/21 from 10:00AM-3:00PM at Quest Academy.

Interested in Drone racing?  GoDroneX: Extreme Drone Sports will be there starting at 9 a.m. Don’t miss this amazing opportunity to explore your creativity!  

Click here for more information including schedules and to purchase ($3.00) tickets in advance.

Fill the Nest Human Chain

So, just how do the bags for our Fill the Nest collection get from the Commons to the truck? See below! Thanks to many student and parent volunteers, we donated many bags of food to the Wheeling Township Food Pantry.

Music to Our Ears

This morning OMS 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders were treated to a morning of music by the 5th-Grade OMS Band and a visit from TMS Jazz Band.  We enjoyed identifying all of the different types of instruments and tapping and clapping along to the beat!

Thomas Middle School Capannari's Night

The local rock band Nova – featuring Olive 4th grader Timmy B. on drums and his brother Nathan B. (former Olive Owl and current TMS student) on lead guitar – will be performing as part of the Thomas Middle School fundraiser at Capannari’s!  Nova’s performance will begin at 5:00 pm sharp on Monday, May 23, at the gazebo next to Capannari’s Ice Cream in Mt. Prospect. Come on out to have some fun with other Olive families and help raise money for Thomas!

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The Olive Twig May 20, 2016

Thank you! Thank you Kim Lindberg and Lonnie Sommer for organizing such an amazing plant sale this year.  The plants arrived today and they are gorgeous!  And another big thank you to all of the volunteers who are receiving, sorting and loading the plants into your cars.  Happy Spring! ABC/25 Virtual STEM Fair ABC/25 Foundation and ComEd’s Hourly Pricing Program are hosting a Virtual STEM Fair for District 25 students. The Virtual STEM Fair challenges students to explore, examine and analyze scientific questions and have fun! There's also an opportunity to help raise money for ABC/25 teacher grants. Students can use existing projects they may have from Personalized Learning, the Science Olympiad, the Teachnology fair or any other science project they may have.    Students will submit videos on their projects online!  Cash prizes are awarded per age group(K-2, 3-5, 6-8) by a panel of ComEd and STEM industry professionals. Deadline to submit projects online is May 20,2016 Learn more and register at www.abc25.org Questions? email abc25president@gmail.com Co-Chairs Needed We are looking for 2 people to take over the Everybody Counts Committee  next year.  Please click here and scroll down to read more about the program.   Without new people to take it over, the program will need to be eliminated.  Please consider volunteering!  Contact Angie Frye or Lisa Roudabush with any questions. Donations for End of Year 5th Grade Celebrations There are some wonderful 5th grade traditions at OMS including the Camp Edwards field trip & the 5th Grade Breakfast. Every year we ask families to donate items for the breakfast. Please use the sign up genius link for details on how you can contribute. Thank you for helping make the end of year celebrations special for our 5th graders & their parents! School Supplies 2016/2017 It is that time of year to order your school supplies for the 2016-17 school year. We have made some changes this year. School supply kits will be in the classroom by the first day of school. There will be no parent pick up this year. Please click here for the attached flier with instructions how to order your supplies and prices. Please review and make sure you are ordering the correct grade for your child. If you have any questions, you can contact Kerri Grabowski. PTA Volunteer Form - 2016/2017 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! Kindergarten Screening - Sign Up to Help We need a few volunteers to help greet new families and take pictures on June 1st. Please click here for the Sign Up Genius. Coolest School Contest! Thomas Middle School is participating in Capannari's Coolest School Contest. Monday May 23 from 3:00-9:00. A % of sales will come back to benefit the TMS Library. Please click here for the Flyer. I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream! ABC/25 Volunteer Opportunities We Need YOU! Join the ABC/25 Foundation Board and IMPACT the District 25 learning environment! The ABC/25 Foundation is a volunteer organization that since its inception has raised and contributed more than $1 million in teacher and school grants for District 25. There are still various openings for the 2016-2017 school year. ABC/25 Foundation Board – Co-President (1), Vice President of Fundraising  and Secretary Just Move it! Challenge – Co-Race Director (1) For detailed job descriptions visit www.abc25.org  Questions? Contact Doris or Laura for more information abc25president@gmail.com   ABC/25 Membership Drive ABC/25 Foundation's Membership Drive for 2016-17 is now underway! Be sure to sign up to join ABC/25 Foundation when you register your child online for school next year. With a minimum $40 donation, your family can join ABC/25 and help Olive earn a $2500 grant which is given when 25% of Olive families join. ABC/25 Foundation is the fundraising partner of D25, raising money to support innovation, creativity, and excellence in our children's classrooms. Please contact Amy Woolsey with any questions.   Upcoming Events.. 5/27 - No School 5/30 - No School - Memorial Day 6/2 - 5th Grade Field Trip 6/3 - Field Day 6/3 - Kindergarten Picnic   Important Links OMS CALENDAR DISTRICT 25 E-FLYERS TWIG SUBMISSION FORM OMS BLOGSPOT CONTACT THE PTA   CONNECT WITH US Friend us on Facebook OMS PTA Website Forward to a Friend  friend on Facebook | read our blog | forward to a friend | OMS blogspot

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Picking up students at Our Saviour Lutheran Church

We received an email from Our Saviour's Lutheran Church asking us to remind parents that they have a specific traffic pattern that needs to be followed in their parking lot.  They are more than happy to have parents parking in their lot to pick up students knowing that our drop off and pick up is more congested this year; however, they ask that we follow the posted signs on their property.

The driveway located on Olive Street is an entrance only.  Parents have been using this as an exit which is causing concern as students are often walking across the driveway.  The high volume of traffic turning onto Olive Street from Arlington Heights Road in addition to parents trying to exit from that driveway is a safety hazard.

We ask that if you do use their space to pick up your child, please follow the posted traffic signs.  

Thank you for continuing to help us keep the safety of our students as a top priority.

2 Weeks Ahead of Schedule & Still Going Strong! - Construction Update 5.13.16

Our project has actually moved ahead of schedule. As you can see from the pictures below, carpeting and basketball hoops are already installed. We have had a chance to take a few teachers out onto the site. We are excited to announce that our 4th grade classes will occupy the new classrooms next year while every grade level will get to enjoy the new gym and enlarged commons. Exciting times at OMS!

Owl Drawing Birdhouses

Thanks to the ABC/25 Owl Drawing, Parker & Matt built birdhouses with Mr. Bob today. Thank goodness the weather is finally nice enough to hang them up!

   

Talking About Failure

The following is a great article about a study done by Stanford professor, Kyla Haimovitz, and Carol Dweck, author of Mindset: The New Psychology of Sucess. We read Mindset as a staff a couple of years ago. It's a great read for parenting!

Talking About Failure: What Parents Can Do to Motivate Kids in School

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Field Day The OMS Field Day is Friday June 3rd (rain day June 6th). This year field day will run a little differently due to the  ongoing construction. Please click here to volunteer and for more detailed information. Every child must fill our a permission slip to participate in field day. Please click here to download the permission slip, it is due on Monday May 16th. Thank you! We would like to extend a big thank you to all of the volunteers who made our Staff Appreciation week so special. Thank you also to Maureen Bowden and Maribeth Cyze for chairing this committee. Their planning and organization were well appreciated! Thank you also to Brenda Larson for organizing our Volunteer Appreciation reception last night. It was a fun night and a nice tribute to the amazing Olive volunteers. ABC/25 Virtual STEM Fair ABC/25 Foundation and ComEd’s Hourly Pricing Program are hosting a Virtual STEM Fair for District 25 students. The Virtual STEM Fair challenges students to explore, examine and analyze scientific questions and have fun! There's also an opportunity to help raise money for ABC/25 teacher grants. Students can use existing projects they may have from Personalized Learning, the Science Olympiad, the Teachnology fair or any other science project they may have.    Students will submit videos on their projects online!  Cash prizes are awarded per age group(K-2, 3-5, 6-8) by a panel of ComEd and STEM industry professionals. Deadline to submit projects online is May 20,2016 Learn more and register at www.abc25.org Questions? email abc25president@gmail.com Open Committee Chair Position We are looking for 1 or 2 people to take chair the Bike Rodeo in September.  It is a fun, 1 day event that's teaches 3rd graders bike safety and allows them to ride to school independently. Please contact olivepta@gmail.com if you are interested or if you have questions. Donations for End of Year 5th Grade Celebrations There are some wonderful 5th grade traditions at OMS including the Camp Edwards field trip & the 5th Grade Breakfast. Due to rising costs, we are asking for donations from those that are able to give more, to keep costs low for families. Thank you for helping make the end of year celebrations special for our 5th graders & their parents!  Please use the sign up genius link for details on how you can contribute. Thank you!   School Supplies 2016/2017 It is that time of year to order your school supplies for the 2016-17 school year. We have made some changes this year. School supply kits will be in the classroom by the first day of school. There will be no parent pick up this year. Please click here for the attached flier with instructions how to order your supplies and prices. Please review and make sure you are ordering the correct grade for your child. If you have any questions, you can contact Kerri Grabowski. PTA Volunteer Form - 2016/2017 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! Kindergarten Screening - Sign Up to Help We need a few volunteers to help greet new families and take pictures on June 1st. Please click here for the Sign Up Genius.   ABC/25 Volunteer Opportunities We Need YOU! Join the ABC/25 Foundation Board and IMPACT the District 25 learning environment! The ABC/25 Foundation is a volunteer organization that since its inception has raised and contributed more than $1 million in teacher and school grants for District 25. There are still various openings for the 2016-2017 school year. ABC/25 Foundation Board – Co-President (1), Vice President of Fundraising,  Secretary,  Directors at Large (2), School Co-Liaisons for Dryden (1),  South (2). Just Move it! Challenge – Co-Race Director (1) For detailed job descriptions visit www.abc25.org  Questions? Contact Doris or Laura for more information abc25president@gmail.com   ABC/25 Membership Drive ABC/25 Foundation's Membership Drive for 2016-17 is now underway! Be sure to sign up to join ABC/25 Foundation when you register your child online for school next year. With a minimum $40 donation, your family can join ABC/25 and help Olive earn a $2500 grant which is given when 25% of Olive families join. ABC/25 Foundation is the fundraising partner of D25, raising money to support innovation, creativity, and excellence in our children's classrooms. Please contact Amy Woolsey with any questions. Coolest School Contest! Thomas Middle School is participating in Capannari's Coolest School Contest. Monday May 23 from 3:00-9:00. A % of sales will come back to benefit the TMS Library. Please click here for the Flyer. I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream! PTA Volunteer Hours Due Attention all PTA volunteers! Please use this form to record any volunteer hours for last month or to date that you have not given us at a PTA meeting or in the school office log book. We will be including this post in the Twig at the beginning of every month. This form is also available on the PTA website under Resources. Thank you for all of your service!! Upcoming Events.. 5/18 - 5th Grade Band & TMS Jazz Band 9:15am 5/18 - 4th Grade Band Open House @TMS 4-7pm 5/20 - 5th Grade "How Life Begins" 5/20 - Plant Sale Pick-Up 5/27 - No School 5/30 - No School - Memorial Day   Important Links OMS CALENDAR DISTRICT 25 E-FLYERS TWIG SUBMISSION FORM OMS BLOGSPOT CONTACT THE PTA   CONNECT WITH US Friend us on Facebook OMS PTA Website Forward to a Friend  friend on Facebook | read our blog | forward to a friend | OMS blogspot

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