We’ve had a lot of things going on this past week…...
CHARACTER COUNTS - Thank you Rachael Hooker & Christine Gilbert for saluting our military parents and grandparents by honoring them last Friday on morning announcements. What a thrill for the kids who got to show off their family members.
ECOLOGY CLUB - Look at what our kids did!Click here to see the beautiful planters that our Ecology Club helped put together. Thank you Zhaneta Roura & Judi Schuch for making this program so successful!
NEW FAMILY MENTORING - We had about (15) new families come out to mix and mingle with existing OMS families. Thank you Sophie Gryfakis & Brenda Larson for putting this fun event together!
CULTURAL ARTS - Did your kids tell you about Honest Abe? Our Cultural Arts ladies organized this special performance on Tuesday morning. Ask your kids what they learned about Abraham Lincoln. Thank you Becky Hany & Christine Wellner for bringing this performing group to OMS!
ABC/25 Yankee Candle Fundraiser
Yankee Candle Fundraiser is back!! All orders are online with free shipping on all orders over $100+. Orders will be directly shipped to your home. For deliveries before Thanksgiving orders need to be completed by October 21st and December orders need to be completed byNovember 18th. Yankee Candle fundraiser will run untilJanuary 10, 2017. Visit the www.abc25.org and click the Yankee Candle icon and follow the prompts to signup as a seller. Proceeds benefit ABC/25 Foundation Teacher Grants. Membership Drive is also still going on! Help your school Earn $2,500 - Make a donation and become a member of ABC/25 Foundation today! If you have questions, contact Megan Puzen or Liz Gabianelli.
Chess Club Starts October 28th
Olive students in grades K-5 who are interested in chess are invited to join the Chess Club. All levels are welcome — from beginner to experienced player (we’ll teach you the rules!). Chess Club will meet from 3:35 – 4:35 pm on the following dates: October 28th, November 11th,December 9th, January 13th & 27th, February 17th, andMarch 17th. Each meeting is an independent lesson; attend as many as you can. Parent volunteers are welcome during our meetings (no Chess experience required). Please CLICK HERE to sign your child up. Contact Stephanie Jennrich or Jennifer Faley with any questions.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! FAMILY BINGO NIGHT!
The PTA sponsored FAMILY BINGO NIGHT is coming upFriday, November 11th from 7:00-8:30pm. This event is a fun-filled night for our Olive families. The kids can sit with their friends and families can get to know each other. Kids can win various prizes and EVERY Olive student will take home at least one prize. Admission is FREE! Please have each child bring a non-perishable food item as a donation to share with those in need in our community. Any questions? Please contact Kris Persons 312-961-0943 or Amy Barnard 312-543-8463.
Festive Fall Flowers For You!
Your Ecology Club members took time to beautify your OMS Campus on Friday. Click here to take a look at the pots in front of the school and the green planters near the Belmont cul-de-sac. Thanks EC kids for splashing our environment with beautiful fall colors. Special thanks and appreciation goes to The Home Depot at Randhurst Mall for donating all of the live flowers and green plants. We love our Home Depot!
Progressive Dinner - Sign Up Due Friday
Do you have your babysitter lined up? This years Progressive Dinner will be held Saturday October 15th from 7-11pm. It is a fun parent night out and a great way to meet other OMS parents. We have wonderful families that volunteer to open up their homes for a night of fun! The cost for the event is $35 per person includes food and drinks. This is a PTA sponsored event so come out and support the OMS PTA.
To join the event, please CLICK HERE for the registration form and drop off in the front office at the school. Deadline is October 7th!
This year, Olive-Mary Stitt is using TreeRing to make our yearbooks. We made the switch to TreeRing for two reasons:
Custom Pages: Every student gets a one-of-a-kind printed copy of the yearbook, containing two free pages that they can customize with personal photos.
Buy a Book, Plant a Tree: TreeRing plants a tree in our school’s name whenever someone from our school purchases a yearbook. (And here’s a bonus: They print on recycled paper).
Our book this year will be forty-two pages, including the two free custom pages, printed fully in color. The cost is $13.00 . Orders placed by October 31 receive a 10% discount. Please CLICK HERE for flyer.
In order to buy your book and start your custom pages, visit www.treering.com and create an account. You’ll want to have our school passcode handy. That number is 1014636724843184.
We’re looking forward to a year full of great memories—and capturing them in the yearbook!
P.S. If you run into any trouble at all while setting up your TreeRing account, they have a great support team. Please contact them at support@treering.com.
Reflections Program - What is Your Story?
Does your child love art? This year’s National Reflection program theme is, "What Is Your Story?" OMS students in K-5 are encouraged to tell their story through dance, a short film, a poem or story, an original song, a photo or visual work of art.
Students can create as many projects as they like, in as many arts categories as they like. From the local PTA, projects advance through a judging system through council, district, region, state and national levels of the program.
