SD25 5th Grade Track Meet: The track meet will be held at Matthew Ives Memorial Track at South Middle School On Thursday, May 14 at 4:15 - 6:00pm. All participants are guaranteed 2 events (50, 100 and 200 yard dash and mile run) plus an optional relay team. Permission slips are due back by Friday, May 8. Students are placed by ability in the dashes. Click here for information and permission slips
Calling all 4th grade inventors: Make an invention out of recyclable rubbish! Vase, candle holder, tool? You name it. Turn your invention in to Ms. Brown's classroom (131) on the day of the Earth Fair, 4/22, and have it on display at the fair! Be creative and be part of the action at OMS!
Attention 2nd Grade Families: Attention 2nd Grade families: You have been selected to help Mr. DeMarco with his Trash To Treasure station at the Earth Fair. Please bring in all of your clean, dry, non-breakable recyclable materials from now until April 22. Have your child place them in the 2nd grade pod. They will be used at the Earth Fair on April 22. Be good recyclers! Please help!
Author Visit Rescheduled: Attention 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders: Blue Balliet, author of the award winning book Chasing Vermeer, is coming to visit on April 23rd! There is a an opportunity to purchase an autographed copy of one of her books and a special challenge/opportunity from Mrs. Nelson and Mrs. Watanuki. Please use this form to order a copy of the book
South Middle School Visit: South Middle School is hosting incoming Olive 5th graders on April 14th from 9:20am-10:20a for a student visit.
Cub Scout Recruiting Night: OMS Cub Scout Pack 169 invites all boys currently in Kindergarten through 4th grade to our annual recruiting event! All visiting boys will be able to participate in Olympic-style games and see the fun we have. Come join us April 16 at 7:00PM in the Olive Commons! Please click here for the flyer. Click here for the website post.
Excess Funds: Do you have ideas about how we can spend our PTA excess funds? Please submit ideas to Michelle Thompson or there is a box in the office.
Just Move It Challenge: The annual Just Move It Challenge will be on Saturday, April 11 at South Middle School. Come RUN, WALK, DONATE OR HELP! Go to http://www.jmichallenge.org for event information and registration. OMS won the participation trophy last year... So far Olive is in the lead for students registered and staff registered, let's keep those registrations coming! Please click here for more information.
OMS Book Fair: Please join us on Wednesday, April 22 from 6:30-8:30 for the annual book Fair. There will be a great selection of books from Anderson's Book Fair Company. A portion of the sales will go towards future PTA programs. Your child will have an opportunity to preview the book fair and make wish lists during the school day. You will also be able to donate books to your child's classroom. In conjunction with Earth Day and the Earth Fair, please consider donating gently used books which will be given to Andrea's Angels.
Earth Fair: The Ecology Club is proud to present our annual big event - Earth Fair. On Wednesday, April 22 from 6:30-8:00 pm, grab your family and join us at OMS to learn about recycling, play fun games, recycle spirit wear, win prizes, visit with outside vendors and be part of the GREEN action here at OMS. Please drop your spirit wear donations in the office. Sign up here to volunteer!!! Don't miss this event!
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 www.scienceclubatoms.weebly.com.
Open Committee Chairs for next year (2015-2016) - We have several volunteer committee chair opportunities for next year with our PTA. It's our amazing volunteers who make our programs possible!! The openings are: Parent Patrol and additional co-chair for Roller Skating Night. Please contact Rebecca Linscott or Angie Frye if you are interested or would like more information.
April PTA Meeting: The next PTA meeting is April 13 at 10 am in the Olive Commons. Please join us and our special guest Dr. Lori Bein, who will be addressing the proposed Olive renovation, among other things. Click here for the full agenda.
April PTA Meeting: The next PTA meeting is April 13 at 10 am in the Olive Commons. Please join us and our special guest Dr. Lori Bein, who will be addressing the proposed Olive renovation, among other things. Click here for the full agenda.
OMS Calendar (calendar tab also on Directory Spot App and can be exported into your electronic calendars or printed): Click here for calendar.
District 25 E-Flyer: Here you will find information published weekly about community educational and recreational opportunities for children and families in our district. Click here for the E-Flyer
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Twig Submissions: If you would like to submit something for the Twig or website please use this form. All submissions must be filled out and sent by Thursday morning in order to appear in that week's Twig. The form also gives an option for an email blast and attaching a form. If you have an accompanying email blast please email olivepta@gmail.com. Email blasts must be a follow up to a post in a prior Twig. Any questions please contact olivepta@gmail.com
