TWIG 03.10.17

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The Olive Twig March 10, 2017

Wine Tasting Event Tonightat 6:00pm Anyone who has purchased tickets for the Wine Tasting Event should have received an email with your tickets attached. Please don't forget to print them out and bring them with you to Vintages - they will be used as raffle tickets for a few raffle prizes! See you tonight at 6:00pm. If you have any questions, please contact Liz McDonnell. School Board Candidate Forum Saturday, March 11 Local elections are coming up on April 4. The elections will include positions on School District 25's Board of Education, as well as District 214's Board of Education and Village of Arlington Heights trustees. 4 positions are open on the D25 Board and 7 candidates are running to fill those positions. 4 of the 7 are current board members whose term is expiring, and the other 3 are candidates running for the first time. CANDIDATE FORUM: Saturday, March 11 from 9:30-11amat the Arlington Heights Village Hall. A Village Trustee forum will follow at 11am. This particular forum is sponsored by the League of Women Voters and the A.H. Council of PTAs. Please CLICK HERE for more information. Local elections impact us far more than federal elections, and these forums are great opportunities to become informed on the candidates that will directly affect policy in our school district, our local high school district, and our town of Arlington Heights. Please contact Christina Perez if you have any questions. Stop cooking & hop on over to Garibaldi's - Monday, March 13th Eat at Garibaldis between 11am & 2pm or 4-8pm on Monday, March 13. CLICK HERE for details. The money we raise will help Pencils of Promise build schools to help the 250 million kids living on the planet who can't read. Let's show these kids that we believe they have the right to go to school just like we do. Grab your friends & eat at Garibaldi's today! Please contact Character Counts co-chairs  Rachael Hooker or Christine Gilbert if you have any questions. Ecology Club Lands New Co-Chairs We are thrilled to announce Regan Sonnabend and Megan Hill as the new 2017-18 Co-chairs of the Ecology Club. Pam Phillips plans to be a strong helper as well! Thank you PTA parents for finding the time in your schedules and the devotion in your heart to keep this meaningful club alive at OMS. PTA Meeting: Save The Date - Tuesday, April 11, 7:00 We are excited to welcome back guest speaker, Mary Moore, our very special OMS Social Worker.  She will be discussing "Tips for Raising a Confident Child."  Please mark your calendars.  Everyone is welcome!   Flower, Plant and Vegetable Sale: March 3 - March 20 Are you dreaming of sunshine and warm weather? Then now is the time to start planning your flower beds and gardens! The annual PTA plant sale is taking orders beginning Friday, March 3rd through Monday, March 20th. Plants will, once again, be custom grown for each order by Tom's Farm Market in Huntley, IL. This year we will have a wide variety of flowers and plants, as well as an assortment of vegetables to start your garden. Click here for the order form, and click here for a beautiful picture guide of the plants we will be offering and ideas to get you started! Please contact Kim Lindberg or Lonnie Sommer with any further questions or concerns.   47 Days and Counting! Please be sure to order your OMS Yearbooks by April 25, 2017. Go to TreeRing.com and enter school passcode 1014636724843184. The cost is $13.00 per book. Remember to purchase a Yearbook for EACH of your children. Kids love to sign each others Yearbooks at the end of the school year. This will be your only opportunity to purchase Yearbooks as we will not have extra copies printed. You are able to customize two pages this year so order early to give you time to download photos. Any questions, please contact Erika Eng or Megan Hill.   2017/2018 "NEW" Committee Chair Openings Do you want to get more involved in the PTA?  We have several opportunities for next year.  It's never to soon to sign up and shadow the current committee chairs this year.  If you are interested in chairing any of the following committees, please email olivepta@gmail.com.  Please CLICK HERE for our PTA Procedure Guide which lists all of the executive committee and standing committee responsibilities. Yearbook Chair or Co-Chairs  Cultural Arts Co-Chair Attention 5th Grade Parents - Slide Show Photos Needed Help celebrate and memorialize the 5th grade class' time at OMS by submitting photos to be included in the end-of-year slide show. We're looking for fun photos representing school activities and events through the years — class parties, programs, PTA events, first/last day of school, etc. Group shots are great to get as many kids as possible included. (Please no photos from birthday parties, vacations, etc.) Send your photos in .jpeg format to oms5thgrade@gmail.com by March 31. Please contact Carrie Loch with any questions. ABC/25 Foundation In-School Raffle Support the ABC/25 Foundation and have some fun participating in this year's in-school raffle! Your child will be bringing home a list of the fantastic activities that our very own OMS teachers and staff have offered as raffle items, along with a page of tickets. Raffle tickets are $1/per ticket and all proceeds go to the ABC/25 Foundation. If you would like more raffle tickets, please print them from the OMS blog or click here. Raffle tickets are due Friday, March 17th. The raffle winners will be announced on Thursday, March 23rd at the end of the school day. Thomas Middle School Spirit Wear Sale Attention all 5th grade parents! Thomas Middle School is having their spring spirit wear sale. All orders can be placed online at www.HeadsUpApparel.com. Click here for the flyer and information. The sale will run March 3 - 19. All orders will be delivered to your child's classroom at Olive. Please note "Olive" in the school section when you place your order. BOOKS ROCK! BOOK FAIR - April 19 Save the date for the Book Fair on Wednesday, April 19 at 6:30pm. With our new larger common area, we have room for more books! We need volunteers for set-up, the Book Fair and tear-down. Please let us know if you can volunteer your time for one of our PTA's largest fund raiser. Contact Katie Starzyk if interested in volunteering. OMS PTA Bylaws Please click here to find a copy of the updated bylaws for Olive-Mary Stitt PTA. We will be voting on the updated bylaws at our general meeting on April 11th. Please contact Deborah Oiler, PTA First Vice President, with any questions or concerns.  Thank you! The ABC/25 Foundation Needs YOU! The Foundation Board has openings for the 2017-2018 school year: President (or 2 Co-Presidents) and Vice President. To learn more contact abc25president@gmail.com.   2017/2018 Executive Committee Slate Posted Please take a moment and click here to read the proposed slate of the 2017/2018 executive committee. We will be voting on this at the next PTA general meeting April 11th. We hope you can attend. ABC/25 Foundation Supports Our School! Congratulations to the following Olive teachers who were awarded Foundation Teacher Grants: Marsha Magnino- Apps for Education Cynthia House- Microscopes for Science Club Shannon Watanuki- Fun and Games and Learning,too!, The Domino Effect, Ozobots- Colorful Coding Bots for All Learners Shannon Watanuki and Julie Nelson- Individual Engineering Toolboxes Brenda Stevens- Let's Create Nancy Brown- Large Screen Display Monitors for the LMC Lab Meribeth Seisser- Bee a Learner in Our Hive Alinda Wilhelm, Rebecca FitzPatrick- Enhancing Student Learning with an Active Learning Space Teachers have been recognized with candy filled light bulbs to remind our District 25 Community that "bright ideas" pursued can impact the learning in our classrooms. Teachers will also be recognized at the March 16th School Board meeting. The Membership Incentive Grant of $2,500 our school received in the fall will fund two picnic tables on the new patio. Your Support of ABC/25 Foundation fundraisers such as the Just Move it! Challenge, Membership Drive, and Yankee Candle have made these grants possible. Thank you. Upcoming Events.. 3/10 - Wine Tasting Fundraiser, 6-8pm 3/13 - Eat at Garibaldi's for Character Counts 3/16 - 2nd Grade Music Concert, 7pm 3/20 - Plant Sale Ends 3/24 - No School, Conferences 3/27 - 3/31 - Spring Break   Important Links OMS CALENDAR DISTRICT 25 E-FLYERS TWIG SUBMISSION FORM OMS BLOGSPOT CONTACT THE PTA JOIN THE PTA   CONNECT WITH US Friend us on Facebook OMS PTA Website Forward to a Friend  friend on Facebook | read our blog | forward to a friend | OMS blogspot

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ABC 25 Raffle

Once again, OMS teachers and staff are generously donating their time to offer some fun activities as part of our efforts to raise money for the ABC/25 Foundation! The foundation works with all district schools to provide grants for cutting-edge teaching tools for our students. 

To enter the drawing, please place tickets and money in an envelope marked Olive Owl Drawing and send it to school with your child by Friday, March 17th. You may send in cash or checks made payable to Scholarship & Grant Fund. Winners will be announced at the end of the school day on Thursday, March 23rd. You may print out additional tickets and enter as many as you like! Please cut all of the tickets before turning them into the school. Teachers will have all students fill out one free ticket at school, to ensure that every student has a chance to win.

CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL OF THE RAFFLE OPTIONS!

CLICK HERE TO PRINT OFF MORE TICKETS!

TWIG 03.03.17

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The Olive Twig March 3, 2017

Flower, Plant and Vegetable Sale: March 3 - March 20 Are you dreaming of sunshine and warm weather? Then now is the time to start planning your flower beds and gardens! The annual PTA plant sale is taking orders beginning Friday, March 3rd through Monday, March 20th. Plants will, once again, be custom grown for each order by Tom's Farm Market in Huntley, IL. This year we will have a wide variety of flowers and plants, as well as an assortment of vegetables to start your garden. Click herefor the order form, and click here for a beautiful picture guide of the plants we will be offering and ideas to get you started! Please contact Kim Lindberg or Lonnie Sommerwith any further questions or concerns. BOOKS ROCK! BOOK FAIR - April 19 Save the date for the Book Fair on Wednesday, April 19 at 6:30pm. With our new larger common area, we have room for more books! We need volunteers for set-up, the Book Fair and tear-down. Please let us know if you can volunteer your time for one of our PTA's largest fund raiser. Contact Katie Starzyk if interested in volunteering. 54 Days and Counting! Please be sure to order your OMS Yearbooks by April 25, 2017. Go to TreeRing.com and enter school passcode 1014636724843184. The cost is $13.00 per book. Remember to purchase a Yearbook for EACH of your children. Kids love to sign each others Yearbooks at the end of the school year. This will be your only opportunity to purchase Yearbooks as we will not have extra copies printed. You are able to customize two pages this year so order early to give you time to download photos. Any questions, please contact Erika Eng or Megan Hill. Tickets Still Available - ORDER TODAY - Wine Tasting Event Tickets are ON SALE for the OMS Wine Tasting Event at Vintages Wine Shop on Friday, March 10, from 6:00pm – 8:00pm! 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 (OMS PTA fundraiser). Please CLICK HERE for the order form to purchase tickets ($20 per person). Please return your order form and check to OMS. Space is limited and tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. Contact Liz McDonnell or Jo Voelker with any questions. Spring Box Top Challenge Results The Box Tops have been collected, clipped and counted....Olive-Mary Stitt collected just over 4,263 Box Tops!!! That's $426 for our school! That combined with our October Challenge means that from just buying groceries, we as a school community have earned almost $1200 for Olive. Amazing job everyone! The winning homerooms are Mrs. Netzel 2-4 and Ms. Pietrzak 3-3. Please continue clipping and saving, and even recruit your family and friends to clip too. Our next challenge isn't till October so there is plenty of time to stockpile all those Box Tops. They are found on a ton of products that you normally buy at the grocery store. Go to www.boxtops4education.com to see them all. Also, a great big thank you to Gina Groberski for chairing this PTA committee and all of the clipping and counting volunteers. Everyone did an AMAZING job this year! We truly appreciate all of your time and effort with this beneficial fundraiser. Thank you, thank you, thank you! 2017/2018 Executive Committee Slate Posted Please take a moment and click here to read the proposed slate of the 2017/2017 executive committee. We will be voting on this at the next PTA general meeting April 11th. We hope you can attend. Attention 5th Grade Parents - Slide Show Photos Needed Help celebrate and memorialize the 5th grade class' time at OMS by submitting photos to be included in the end-of-year slide show. We're looking for fun photos representing school activities and events through the years — class parties, programs, PTA events, first/last day of school, etc. Group shots are great to get as many kids as possible included. (Please no photos from birthday parties, vacations, etc.) Send your photos in .jpeg format to oms5thgrade@gmail.com by March 31. Please contact Carrie Loch with any questions. 2017/2018 Yearbook Chair Needed Do you want to get more involved in the PTA? Our Yearbook Committee needs 1 or 2 people to take over this committee next year.   Please email olivepta@gmail.com if you are interested. Here is a description of the responsibilities: Work with TreeRing to produce the Yearbook Promote Yearbook purchases/special offers to parents several times throughout the year via Twig, email and Facebook Facilitate the collection of group photos (Science Club, Ecology Club, Service Learning Club, Chess Club, Morning Announcements, Band, Music for Youth, Student Council, and Camp Fit) Collect candid photos from PTA sponsored events to include in the Yearbook (Back to School Social, Halloween, Activity Nights, Valentine's Day, etc.) Get class pages to teachers for review (Names, Spelling) Make sure the Yearbook is complete and ready for printing by the scheduled date Distribute Yearbooks Thomas Middle School Spirit Wear Sale Attention all 5th grade parents! Thomas Middle School is having their spring spirit wear sale. All orders can be placed online at www.HeadsUpApparel.com. Click here for the flyer and information. The sale will run March 3 - 19. All orders will be delivered to your child's classroom at Olive. Please note "Olive" in the school section when you place your order. ABC/25 Foundation In-School Raffle Support the ABC/25 Foundation and have some fun participating in this year's in-school raffle! Your child will be bringing home a list of the fantastic activities that our very own OMS teachers and staff have offered as raffle items, along with a page of tickets. Raffle tickets are $1/per ticket and all proceeds go to the ABC/25 Foundation. If you would like more raffle tickets, please print them from the OMS blog or click here. Raffle tickets are due Friday, March 17th. The raffle winners will be announced on Thursday, March 23rd at the end of the school day. SD25 School Board & Local Elections - April 4 Local elections are coming up on April 4. The elections will include positions on School District 25's Board of Education, as well as District 214's Board of Education and Village of Arlington Heights trustees. 4 positions are open on the D25 Board and 7 candidates are running to fill those positions. 4 of the 7 are current board members whose term is expiring, and the other 3 are candidates running for the first time. CANDIDATE FORUM: Saturday, March 11 from 9:30-11amat the Arlington Heights Village Hall. A Village Trustee forum will follow at 11am. This particular forum is sponsored by the League of Women Voters and the A.H. Council of PTAs. Please CLICK HERE for more information. Local elections impact us far more than federal elections, and these forums are great opportunities to become informed on the candidates that will directly affect policy in our school district, our local high school district, and our town of Arlington Heights. Please contact Christina Perez if you have any questions. ABC/25 Foundation Supports Our School! Congratulations to the following Olive teachers who were awarded Foundation Teacher Grants: Marsha Magnino- Apps for Education Cynthia House- Microscopes for Science Club Shannon Watanuki- Fun and Games and Learning,too!, The Domino Effect, Ozobots- Colorful Coding Bots for All Learners Shannon Watanuki and Julie Nelson- Individual Engineering Toolboxes Brenda Stevens- Let's Create Nancy Brown- Large Screen Display Monitors for the LMC Lab Meribeth Seisser- Bee a Learner in Our Hive Alinda Wilhelm, Rebecca FitzPatrick- Enhancing Student Learning with an Active Learning Space Teachers have been recognized with candy filled light bulbs to remind our District 25 Community that "bright ideas" pursued can impact the learning in our classrooms. Teachers will also be recognized at the March 16th School Board meeting. The Membership Incentive Grant of $2,500 our school received in the fall will fund two picnic tables on the new patio. Your Support of ABC/25 Foundation fundraisers such as the Just Move it! Challenge, Membership Drive, and Yankee Candle have made these grants possible. Thank you.   The ABC/25 Foundation Needs YOU! The Foundation Board has openings for the 2017-2018 school year: President (or 2 Co-Presidents) and Vice President. To learn more contact abc25president@gmail.com. Upcoming Events.. 3/3 - Plant Sale Begins 3/9 - 5th Grade Band Concert, 7-8pm 3/10 - Wine Tasting Fundraiser, 6-8pm 3/16 - 2nd Grade Music Concert, 7pm   Important Links OMS CALENDAR DISTRICT 25 E-FLYERS TWIG SUBMISSION FORM OMS BLOGSPOT CONTACT THE PTA JOIN THE PTA   CONNECT WITH US Friend us on Facebook OMS PTA Website Forward to a Friend  friend on Facebook | read our blog | forward to a friend | OMS blogspot

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School Board Candidate Forum

Have you signed up yet?

The Just Move it! Challenge 5k and 1 Mile run/walk fundraiser will be held on April 22nd at South Middle School.  The planning team is currently looking for local businesses, organizations, and individuals to sponsor the event.  For suggestions or more information on being a sponsor, contact jmichallenge@gmail.com.

Early registration for the JMI Challenge is now open to all walkers and runners!  Please go to registration.  In order to guarantee that you receive a t-shirt for the race, you must register before April 7, 2017.

If anyone would like to volunteer to help with the race, please sign up here.

TWIG 02.24.17

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The Olive Twig February 24, 2017

Box Tops Collection Ends TODAY! It's February so you know what that means again.... It's time for the Spring Box Tops Education Class Challenge! The challenge will end today, Friday, February 24th. Each Box Top turned in means 10¢ for our school. I know that doesn't seem like a lot but they add up fast! During the Fall Challenge we earned over $700! Please send in all non-expired, trimmed box tops, with your child, to school during next week. There will be a bag in each room for collection. The top class in K-2 and 3-5 will get to choose a prize. Any questions - please contact Gina Groberski. Kindergarten & 1st Grade Activity Night - Thursday, March 2 On Thursday, March 2, the PTA will hold its annual Activity Night for Kindergarteners and First Graders. Geoff Akins will mesmerize our youngest Owls with his Bubble Wonders show. A few lucky kids will even get to be put inside a full-body bubble. The show will run from 7-8pmand doors will open at 6:45. Please join us for this fun, free event! Due to size restrictions, only OMS Kindergarten and 1st graders may come; no siblings are allowed. Each student should be accompanied by a parent or guardian. TICKETS ON SALE - ORDER TODAY - Wine Tasting Event Tickets are ON SALE for the OMS Wine Tasting Event at Vintages Wine Shop on Friday, March 10, from 6:00pm – 8:00pm! 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 (OMS PTA fundraiser). Please CLICK HERE for the order form to purchase tickets ($20 per person). Please return your order form and check to OMS. Space is limited and tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. Contact Liz McDonnell or Jo Voelker with any questions. Attention 5th Grade Parents - Slide Show Photos Needed Help celebrate and memorialize the 5th grade class' time at OMS by submitting photos to be included in the end-of-year slide show. We're looking for fun photos representing school activities and events through the years — class parties, programs, PTA events, first/last day of school, etc. Group shots are great to get as many kids as possible included. (Please no photos from birthday parties, vacations, etc.) Send your photos in .jpeg format to oms5thgrade@gmail.com by March 31. Please contact Carrie Loch with any questions. Recycle Your SPIRIT WEAR at the EARTH FAIR on April 19th from 6:30 - 8pm Looking for 1 person to be in charge of Recycling Spirit Wear at the Earth Fair. How? Connect with the PTA or admin at OMS, Thomas and South. Collect gently used, no longer needed OMS, Thomas and South spirit wear and then run a free Spirit Wear Swap Shop at the Earth Fair. Recycle the spirit! People can also bring unneeded or out grown spirit wear to the Earth Fair and cycle up to a larger size or to junior high for FREE. Contact Judi Schuch if you can lead this mission at the Earth Fair. 2017/2018 "NEW" Committee Chair Openings Do you want to get more involved in the PTA? We have several opportunities for next year. It's never to soon to sign up and shadow the current committee chairs this year. If you are interested in chairing any of the following committees, please email olivepta@gmail.com. Please CLICK HERE for our PTA Procedure Guide which lists all of the executive committee and standing committee responsibilities. Yearbook Chair or Co-Chairs (This position has changed a bit from the description in the Procedure Guide. Please email olivepta@gmail.com for more information.) Art Awareness Co-Chair Membership Chair SD25 School Board & Local Elections - April 4 Local elections are coming up on April 4. The elections will include positions on School District 25's Board of Education, as well as District 214's Board of Education and Village of Arlington Heights trustees. 4 positions are open on the D25 Board and 7 candidates are running to fill those positions. 4 of the 7 are current board members whose term is expiring, and the other 3 are candidates running for the first time. CANDIDATE FORUM: Saturday, March 11 from 9:30-11amat the Arlington Heights Village Hall. A Village Trustee forum will follow at 11am. This particular forum is sponsored by the League of Women Voters and the A.H. Council of PTAs. Please CLICK HERE for more information. Local elections impact us far more than federal elections, and these forums are great opportunities to become informed on the candidates that will directly affect policy in our school district, our local high school district, and our town of Arlington Heights. Please contact Christina Perez if you have any questions. ABC/25 Foundation Supports Our School! Congratulations to the following Olive teachers who were awarded Foundation Teacher Grants: Marsha Magnino- Apps for Education Cynthia House- Microscopes for Science Club Shannon Watanuki- Fun and Games and Learning,too!, The Domino Effect, Ozobots- Colorful Coding Bots for All Learners Shannon Watanuki and Julie Nelson- Individual Engineering Toolboxes Brenda Stevens- Let's Create Nancy Brown- Large Screen Display Monitors for the LMC Lab Meribeth Seisser- Bee a Learner in Our Hive Alinda Wilhelm, Rebecca FitzPatrick- Enhancing Student Learning with an Active Learning Space Teachers have been recognized with candy filled light bulbs to remind our District 25 Community that "bright ideas" pursued can impact the learning in our classrooms. Teachers will also be recognized at the March 16th School Board meeting. The Membership Incentive Grant of $2,500 our school received in the fall will fund two picnic tables on the new patio. Your Support of ABC/25 Foundation fundraisers such as the Just Move it! Challenge, Membership Drive, and Yankee Candle have made these grants possible. Thank you. The ABC/25 Foundation Needs YOU! The Foundation Board has openings for the 2017-2018 school year: President (or 2 Co-Presidents) and Vice President. To learn more contact abc25president@gmail.com. Upcoming Events.. 2/24 - Box Top Challenge Ends 3/2 - K/1st Grade Activity Night, 7-8pm 3/3 - Plant Sale Begins 3/9 - 5th Grade Band Concert, 7-8pm 3/10 - Wine Tasting Fundraiser, 6-8pm Important Links OMS CALENDAR DISTRICT 25 E-FLYERS TWIG SUBMISSION FORM OMS BLOGSPOT CONTACT THE PTA JOIN THE PTA CONNECT WITH US Friend us on Facebook OMS PTA Website Forward to a Friend  friend on Facebook | read our blog | forward to a friend | OMS blogspot

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Crazy Hair/Mismatch Day

Read Aloud Day

Across the school, in every nook and cranny, students and teachers celebrated World Read Aloud Day with guest readers, interactive read alouds, and other activities to celebrate the power of words and stories.

1st Grade Valentine's Music Performance

Oh, how sweet it is to hear our 1st graders sing!

Valentine's Day Parties

Thanks to our PTA and awesomely creative room reps. our students enjoyed many fun activities at our Valentine's Day parties!

100th Day 3rd Grade Engineering Challenge

Staying within their budget, 3rd-grade teams used the design process (Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Test & Improve, Share) to create 100-inch structures. So many different ideas!