We have recently received reports of safety concerns regarding students being dropped off and picked up from school. Please pay extra attention to vehicles and children between 8:45 and 9:10 am and 3:35 and 3:55 pm.
Please make sure your child is entering/exiting the vehicle in our designated zone. Students should be entering and exiting vehicles from the sidewalk and into the passenger side of the vehicle only. Students SHOULD NOT be getting into or out of vehicles along the yellow marked curve.
There have also been reports of vehicles stopped and/or parked in public crosswalks. Cars that are trying to maneuver around these cars are unable to see adults and children that are trying to cross the street.
Also, students should NOT be picked up or dropped off directly in front of the building along Olive Street. Please pull forward past the stop sign, past the first closed driveway, and allow your child to exit the vehicle in the designated drop off zone.
With your support, we can continue to keep all of our students, staff, and OMS families safe.
Friday, May 5, 2017
Tweet, Tweet!
On Thursday, Grace and Kini along with friends, Lily and Sonja, enjoyed building their birdhouses with Mr. Bob and Mr. Justin. Grace and Kini were the winners of the ABC 25 drawing Build a Birdhouse with Mr. Bob and Mr. Justin!
LMC - Chat and Chew
Third graders in the LMC Chat and Chew program were excited to talk with author, Wendy Mass, through Skype at the book discussion this week. The students had a chance to ask her lots of questions about the life of an author. She told the students that she has fifth grade twins. Her daughter helps her edit the books as she writes them. Ms. Mass told the students that she is currently working on a new book for her Twice Upon a Time series. She explained that creating a book takes imagination and also time spent researching. Ms. Mass advised the students to be devoted readers if they hope to become authors some day.
Shoes, Shoes, Shoes
With the help of our Olive Owls and their families, we collected 286 pairs of shoes! On April 26th, the service learning club spent their lunch recess helping to sort and bag the shoes collected for delivery on May 1st to Share Your Soles warehouse in Chicago. Way to go Owls for giving a hoot about others!
Arbor Day
On Friday, April 28th the Village/Park District of Arlington Heights hosted an Arbor Day Celebration and Tree planting ceremony at Greens Park. Our Ecology Club members were invited to recite a poem and sing a song as part of the celebration. A big thank you to all of the Ecology Club students and their leaders Mrs. Schuch and Mrs. Roura for preparing the students for their performance. If you missed it please click on the links below.
TWIG 04.05.17
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Friday, April 28, 2017
New! Playground Buddy Benches
You may have noticed new red benches on our Main and West playgrounds. These benches have a very special purpose, they are called "Buddy Benches". "The buddy bench is a simple idea to eliminate loneliness and foster friendship on the playground." Mrs. FitzPatrick and Ms. Davis taught the students the meaning of the buddy bench during lunch. Please take a moment to watch the video below created by our own Olive Owls with the help of Mrs. Siesser and Mrs. Watanuki.
Poem In Your Pocket Day
The entire OMS population celebrated Poem In Your Pocket Day sponsored by the LMC on Thursday, April 27. Every student carried several copies of a favorite poem written by either a published poet or the student himself/herself. During designated trading times during the day, announcements were made to encourage students to share their poems. Grade level classes took the opportunity to meet with other classes to exchange and share their poems.
At lunch, students were entertained by Julie Jurgens, the children’s librarian at Arlington Heights Memorial Library. Ms. Jurgens recited some poetry and encouraged students to share theirs with a bigger audience as well. She invited students up to the stage to read aloud the poems in their pockets.
At lunch, students were entertained by Julie Jurgens, the children’s librarian at Arlington Heights Memorial Library. Ms. Jurgens recited some poetry and encouraged students to share theirs with a bigger audience as well. She invited students up to the stage to read aloud the poems in their pockets.
If you'd like to see more photos of the event, please follow this link to the LMC website.
Newspaper Needed
The Olive art room is seeking newspaper!
Thank you Mrs. Campagna & Mrs. Lettieri!
We cannot possibly thank our administrative professionals enough for all they do! If you have a moment, please let them know how much you appreciate them! Happy Administrative Professionals Day to the best in the world!
TWIG 04.28.17
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Friday, April 21, 2017
ROCKIN WITH THE COPS 2017
Applications are now being taken for the 2017 Rockin With the Cops, June 08, 2017 from 7-10 PM, at Pioneer Park, 500 S. Fernandez, AH. Applications can be obtained at www.vah.com and can only be turned in at the Arlington Heights Police Department main desk, 200 E. Sigwalt St., AH.
Assistant Principal for 1/2 Day
On Monday, April 17th, Mr. Andrew experienced what it is like to be an Assistant Principal. He started his day welcoming students exiting their vehicles in the loading zone. He then made an appearance on morning announcements reminding students to take their time and do their best on MAP testing this week. It was a busy morning, boxing up materials for UPS and calling UPS to pick them up. Later, it was off to read to our kindergarteners and have an extra special recess with his 4th-grade class. Before lunch recess, Mr. Andrew completed a field inspection and determined it was too soggy to open the far field. He also dropped some extra HOOT tickets off to Mrs. Grimm's class and caught a first grader exceeding expectations and awarded a HOOT ticket! During lunch, Mr. Andrew joined Ms. Davis in addressing the student council members and the letter they previously submitted with ideas for improving OMS. Finally, it was time to enjoy a working lunch with a few of his friends in Ms. Davis' office.
Principal for 1/2 Day, Mr. Conner
A message from our Principal for 1/2 Day, Mr. Martin:
my schedule:
drop-off line
announcements
get iPad and radio
Playing Pokemon Moon cards with my friends!
game recess in Miss Brown's class (thanks Miss Brown!)
Radioing into the office!
Facilities inspections - inspecting the elevator
Assist kindergarten (thanks Mrs. Klimas!)
My favorite 2nd-grade teacher in her PJ's
Read a story in Miss Musich's room (thanks miss Musich!)
write this blog post
recess
lunch with friends on the stage
end
thank you for making this a great pajama day!
And thank you Mrs. FitzPatrick!
TWIG 04.21.17
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