Dreaming of sunshine and warmer weather? Why not start planning your flowers and gardens for spring and summer? The plant sale will feature flowers, herbs, and vegetables custom grown for you by Tom's Farm Market in Huntley, IL. Tom's grows plants for many local independent garden centers. Enjoy nursery quality plants at a great price while supporting Olive's PTA! Orders will be accepted March 1 - 15th.
See the order form as well as the reference guide with pictures of the types of plants we are offering. Included with the attachment is information about current gardening trends and some inspiration to get you started! Flowers will be available for pick up Friday May 20th from 2:30-4:00 pm. Please contact Kim Lindberg or Lonnie Sommer with any further questions or concerns.
Thomas Middle School Spring Spirit Wear Sale
Attention all 5th grade parents! Thomas Middle School is having their spring spirit wear sale. All orders can be placed online. Please click here for the flyer and information. The sale will run March 1st-15th. All orders will be delivered to your child's classroom at Olive. Please note "Olive" in the school section when you place your order.
Register For the Just Move It Challenge!!
Pre-registration is going on NOW through Thursday, March 31st for the Just Move It Challenge on April 16.! Everyone registered prior to March 31st will receive a race day t-shirt. This year's t-shirt/poster design winner is Olive's own Audrey Zagorski. Click here for more information on the competition. Please also note that entry fees will go up after March 31st.
We also NEED Volunteers! Over 75 volunteers are needed to make the Just Move It! Challenge race day a success! Street Marshall volunteers are need for both the 5K and 1 Mile races. This is a great way to cheer on family and friends while they run or walk! You can help and still be a part of the fun!
Please click here to view the flier for more details and visit www.jmichallenge.org to register to RUN, WALK OR VOLUNTEER!
There is a participation award given to the school with the most registered participants! Olive Mary-Stitt has won it the last couple years and we want to keep the streak going!
Join AmazonSmile - .5% of qualified purchases to OMS PTA
If you already use Amazon.com consider doing your shopping at smile.Amazon.com instead. This website lets Amazon customers enjoy the same selection of products, low prices, and convenient shopping features as Amazon.com while contributing .5% of qualified purchases to our PTA!
The first time you enter the site, you will need to add our organization as the charity you want your contribution to go toward. Our PTA is listed as:
Illinois Congress of Parents and Teachers Olive-Mary Stitt PTA Inc
Once entered, every time you shop at smile.Amazon.com, .5% of your qualified purchases will be added to our PTA account. It's that simple! Questions? Please contact Jo Voelker
Teachnology Fair
The Teachnology Fair is coming up on March 9th from 7-9pm at Thomas. We have students from all 9 schools participating. Click here for the flyer and more information. Please plan on attending. We would like to see a great turn out for all the kids who are participating.
In addition, we are in need of parent and student volunteers for the event. Students can earn service hours for volunteering at this event. Sign Up Now!
Volunteer Opportunities
Do you want to get more involved in the PTA but don't know how? Maybe you want to be on a committee, but aren't exactly sure what they are about. We can help! Each week we will highlight a different committee in need of volunteers in order to give you a deeper understanding of the position and the time commitment it requires. This week we are focusing the "Everybody Counts" program.
“Everybody Counts” is a disability awareness program that usually occurs the first week in February. The goal is to teach understanding; to help everyone know the person behind the disability and to create a climate in which we all feel at ease with differences in each other.
The grade level topics include: Kindergarten – overview of vision, hearing and motor impairments 1st – vision impairment 2nd – hearing impairment 3rd – cognitive impairment 4th – motor impairment 5th – learning disabilities.
The Committee Chairs work with the classroom teachers to schedule presentations, coordinate the volunteers needed to present the program to the students and schedule a night for volunteers to come and review the materials. Classroom presentations run approx. 45 minutes and all materials are provided. We are currently looking for 2 Co-Chairs for this inspiring committee. All of the materials were recently updated, nothing needs to be recreated. Please consider if this is a position for you and contact Angie Frye or Lisa Roudabush with questions or your commitment.
Other open Committee Chair positions are: Hospitality Chair, Volunteer Coordinator, Cultural Arts Co-Chair, and Reflections Co-Chairs. Our ABC25 foundation is also looking for a co-president and a vice president. Click here to view the descriptions of each of these committees on our PTA website. Thank you!
The Nominating Committee Needs Your Help
The Olive PTA Nominating Committee is currently looking for volunteers to fill positions on our PTA Executive Committee. The open positions are: Co-President, 2nd Co-Vice President (Ways and Means) and 3rd Vice President (Legislation). Please use this form or the box in the office to submit your nominations. Thanks for your help!!
Upcoming Events..
3/1 - Plant Sale Begins 3/2 - 5th grade Band Concert 7:00pm 3/9 - Teachnology Fair (Thomas) 7:00pm 3/11 - Report Cards Issued 3/14 - Steak and Shake Fundraiser
