SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER: Chris Fahnoe, D25 Director of Technology.
Please join us at Olive in the LMC. Mr. Fahnoe will be discussing the changes that are taking place both at school and at home from increased digital experiences and interactions. Time will be spent addressing how the district structures digital citizenship training with a renewed emphasis of better understanding the student and their unique experience as they grow up in a digital landscape. Finally, there will be discussion about existing issues and ways that we can support students as they grow in this digital world.
OMS Enrollment Survey 2017-2018 Deadline Today
Reminder - Today is the deadline to complete the OMS Enrollment Survey. Please see the note below from the principals.
We need your help! Believe it or not, we are already beginning to plan for next year. Please help us by completing the following survey by
Friday, January 27, 2017. This brief survey asks if your children will attend OMS next year, whether you will have any children new to OMS next year, and whether you know of any friend or neighbor's children that will be new to OMS next year. The survey should only take approximately 5-10 minutes to complete. It is very important that EVERY family responds to this survey so we are able to project our staffing and sections for next year. Thank you, in advance, for your cooperation!
Olive-Mary Stitt Enrollment Survey 2017-2018
Everybody Counts Program - Volunteers Needed
We need your help - Here is a chance to volunteer in your child's classroom for a wonderful cause!! "Everybody Counts" is a disability awareness program for all grades. Each grade level curriculum teaches about a different disability: vision, hearing, motor and cognitive impairments as well as learning disabilities. Classroom presentations will be scheduled
February 6th - 10th. We need 2-3 volunteers per class to present the programs to the students. If you are interested in volunteering, please use this
SignUp Genius link to sign up. More information is available on the PTA website. Contact
Helen Boba or
Sophie Gryfakis with any questions.
Ecology Club - Co-Chairs Needed
Are your children in the Ecology Club? Do you like to share the importance of the 3 "R's" (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) with your kids? Please consider volunteering to co-chair this amazing club for next school year. Our current co-chairs are gearing up to prepare for the Earth Fair in April. This would be a great time to step in and shadow them in order to make a smooth transition next school year.
CLICK HERE for our Programs page on our website and read all about the Ecology Club. Please contact
Judi Schuch or
Zhaneta Roura with any questions. Or
CLICK HERE to email the OMS PTA if you are interested in taking on this important position in our PTA.
PTA Reflections Reception - Tuesday, January 31
You are invited by the Arlington Heights PTA Council to attend the
PTA Reflections Reception. All of the Arlington Heights School District 25 Reflections participants will be honored. We would also like to extend Congratulations to CARSON PHILLIPS whose piece is still in the contest, and has moved on to state! The reception is at Ivy Hill School on January, 31 at
7pm.
Wine Tasting Event - Tickets on Sale Feb 1
Tickets are available starting
February 1 for the OMS Wine Tasting Event at Vintages Wine Shop on
Friday, March 10, from
6:00pm – 8:00pm!
Please
CLICK HERE for the order form to purchase tickets ($20 per person). Please return your order form to OMS. Space is limited and tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
This is a special private event just for the OMS community, so grab your OMS friends and parents from your class to come out for a fun evening (planned and sponsored by the PTA).
Please note, all funds raised will help support the OMS PTA and all of the programs the PTA sponsors, such as Art Awareness, Activity Nights, Bingo Night, Cultural Arts events and many more. Thank you for your support! Contact
Liz McDonnell or
Jo Voelker with any questions.
Coins for Clean Water!
Character Counts will be collecting coins all month long to benefit Charity Waters, where 100% of your money brings clean water to people in need. Please talk with your kids about clean water issues this month & encourage them to contribute what they can!
Spring Box Top Challenge
Just a reminder...Keep clipping those BoxTops! Our spring challenge is almost here! We will be collecting the week of Monday, February 20th - Friday, February 24th.
2nd and 3rd Grade Activity Night Coming Soon!
On Friday, February 17, the PTA will be holding its annual Activity Night for 2nd and 3rd graders. BMX Bike Rider Matt Wilhelm will be performing in the Commons and sharing his anti-bullying message with our 2nd and 3rd grade students. The show will run from 7-8pm and doors will open at 6:45. Please join us for this fun, free event!
PTA Needs You!
The OMS PTA Nominating Committee needs your suggestions to help us fill the vacancies in the 2017/2018 Executive Committee. The open positions are Co-President, 1st Vice President, Co-2nd Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. These terms are all 2 years long.
Please click here for a description of these positions. Feel free to nominate yourself if you are interested or submit the name of a friend.
Click here for the Nominating Form. Thank you for your help with this important task. Please contact
Angie Frye with any questions.
Technology Fair - Saturday, March 4
Deadline Extended- AHML/AHPTA/AHSD Technology Fair InformationDistrict 25 and Arlington Heights Council of PTAs will join with Arlington Heights Memorial Library for a Technology Fair on
Saturday, March 4th, 2017. Students can either demonstrate how they use technology to the Arlington Heights community or volunteer to assist AHML staff during the event. . Projects to be presented will be selected by AHML to ensure appropriate space and topic.
PLEASE COMPLETE THIS REGISTRATION FORM BY SUNDAY JANUARY 29th, 2017.
https://goo.gl/forms/3iQlNt1xUcojHQAJ2
Selected presenters will be notified by
February 6th, 2017.
Questions? Please email:
ahptacouncilprograms@gmail.com
