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Friday, May 12, 2017

TWIG 05.12.17

Olive-Mary Stitt PTA - Every child. One voice.
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The Olive Twig

May 12, 2017

Portillo's Night for OMS - Thursday, May 18th

Hungry for an Italian Beef, Hot Dog or Milkshake!?

Join us to wrap up the year at Portillo's on Thursday, May 18th from 5:00pm-8:00pm. Portillo's is located at 806 W. Dundee in Arlington Heights.

Please show them this flyer or state that you are with OMS and a portion of sales will be given back to the OMS PTA. Offer is valid for Dine-In and Drive-Through orders! Please contact Liz McDonnell with any questions.
 

Plant Sale Pick Up - Friday, May 1912:30-4:00

The PTA plant sale pick up will be next Friday, May 19th at the Hickory Meadows Pavilion at the corner of Douglas and Marion. The pick up will be from 12:30-4:00 pm.

If your child is in CAP and you need a later pick up, please contact Kim Lindberg or Lonnie Sommer as soon as possible to make arrangements.

Volunteers are still needed to unload the truck, sort the flowers and assist with pick up. If you are available to help out at any time during the day, please email Kim Lindberg kimreeselindberg@hotmail.com or Lonnie Sommer lonniesommer@gmail.com. We greatly appreciate it!


FIELD DAY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - June 2nd

Primary: 9:00-11:45
Intermediate: 12:00-3:15
Lunch Help: Primary kids 12:15-12:45
Lunch Help: Intermediate 11:30-12:00

We need your help to pull off the best day of the year! Field Day is fun day filled with all kinds of activities Mrs. Pusateri thinks up for the kids. Open the Sign up Genius below and pick a time and activity. We have 52 volunteer spots available and they usually fill up fast. Please indicate if you are available on the rain date, June 5th, as well. Thank you! Contact Stacy Riggs with any additional questions.

Field Day Sign Up Genius


True Value Grow Your Garden Fundraiser

True Value is partnering with us the weekend of May 19th - 21st to help us and your garden grow! The PTA will receive $2 for every $10 spent on plants for your garden. When checking out, just mention you are with the Olive Mary Stitt PTA. It's that simple! See the flyer for more details.


PTA MEMBERSHIP - 2017/2018 School Year

Thanks everyone for supporting the PTA this past year. We encourage you to sign up for next year's PTA membership when you complete your online school registration. There will be an option to purchase an Individual or Family membership. We welcome alumni families that want to continue to support our programs. Please email us if you have questions or missed signing up during registration olivepta@gmail.com. Please do not register off our website as the link is still for membership for this school year.  Thank you!

Benefits include:
  • Access to Directory Spot App (online school directory and calendar)
  • Support to Olive PTA programs: Activity Nights, Art Awareness, Author Visits, Bike Rodeo, Bingo Night, Birthday Books, Camp Fit, Character Counts, Chess Club, Earth Fair, Ecology Club, First Aid for Little People,  Meet and Greet, Robert Crown Health Talks, Reflections, Teacher Appreciation Week, 5th Grade Recognition and much more
  • Membership to IL PTA with discounts to many national retailers
  • Opportunities to volunteer and meet new people


School Supplies - 2017/2018

It is that time of year to place your online order for 2017/2018 school year. Online orders due by June 11, 2017School supply kits will be in placed in your child's classroom by the first day of school if you choose to order. You are also welcome to purchase supplies on your own.

Please click here for the attached flier with instructions how to order your supplies and prices. Please review and make sure you are ordering the correct grade for your child. Note: school supplies are notebooks, pencils, etc. requested by each grade. This is not the same as the annual school fee paid during registration.

If you have any questions, you can contact Kerri Grabovski or Nilima Nanisetty

School Supply List
 

PTA Volunteer Form - 2017/2018

Would you like to get involved and help out on a committee, volunteer as a room rep or work in the LMC next year? Please use this form to volunteer your time. We truly appreciate all of you! Email olivepta@gmail.com if you have any further questions.

PTA Volunteer Form 2017/2018


Thank you Corner

We would like to extend a big thank you to all of the volunteers who made our Staff Appreciation week so special. Thank you also to Erica Williams and Mary Hoffman for chairing this committee. Their planning and organization were well appreciated! The staff was able to enjoy iced coffee and iced tea with biscotti on Monday; a breakfast spread on Tuesday; create your own snack jars on Wednesday; a yummy dessert bar on Thursday and a catered luncheon on Friday to finish off the week.  Click here to see some photos from the week's celebration.

Thank you also to Brenda Larson & Angie Frye for organizing our Volunteer Appreciation reception last night. It was a fun night and a nice tribute to the amazing Olive volunteers.

Upcoming Events..


5/12 - Camp Fit, 3:35-4:45pm
5/16 - 5th Grade Music Concert, 7pm
5/18 - Portillo's Fundraiser, 5-8pm
5/19 - 5th Grade, How Life Begins
5/19 - Plant Sale Pickup, 12:30-4pm
5/19 - Camp Fit, 3:35-4:45pm
5/19 - 5/21 - True Value Fundraiser
 


Important Links


OMS CALENDAR

DISTRICT 25 E-FLYERS

TWIG SUBMISSION FORM

OMS BLOGSPOT


CONTACT THE PTA

JOIN THE PTA



 

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