No School Tomorrow April 3, 2015
4th Grade girls invited: Wednesday April 8, 2015: The fourth grade girls will have the opportunity to attend the “Linda” program presented by the Robert Crown Health Education Center. The program will be presented in the Commons at Olive-Mary Stitt School from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Every girl attending must be accompanied by a parent or an adult chaperone. A permission slip was sent home March 30 and must be returned to the office by Tuesday April 7. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Renee Lubbe. Click here for post on website.
Author Visits: Attention 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders: Blue Balliet, author of the award winning book Chasing Vermeer, is coming to visit on April 7th! 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.
Mary Stitt's 90th Birthday Celebration!!! - Please be our guest and join us to celebrate Mary Stitt's 90th birthday at Orbit Roller Rink on 4/9. Click here for more information.
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. If you would like a table at the Earth Fair, want to volunteer at the Earth Fair or simply have questions, you may contact Judi Schuch or Zhaneta Roura. 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.
Arlington Heights Voter Information: Please click here for more details on the upcoming April 7th election (candidate information and early voting procedures).
Shoparoo: Easy Ongoing Fundraiser - We are excited to be partnering with a truly hassle-free fundraiser called Shoparoo! Turn pictures of your everyday shopping receipts into cash donations and sweepstakes entries for our school with a free app. The more users we have, the better we will do. Please check it out at www.shoparoo.com. Click here for more information.
Nominating Committee Report: Please click here for the nominating committee report for the 2015-2016 school year. This slate will be voted on at the May 13th meeting.
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.
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
Click on the appropriate date to view this week's events.
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
