OMS Senior Walk

OMS families, we need your help to spread the word to our former students that are HS seniors this year...

Hey, all you former Olive Owls, we'd love to have you back at the nest on Thursday, May 24th. Wear your cap and gown to walk the halls of Olive while younger students and staff cheer you on!

Allergy Awareness Week - May 14-19th

May 14-19, 2018 is Allergy Awareness week! For the third year in a row, District 25 will participate in events during Allergy Awareness Week to raise awareness of those who have allergies within our school community. Last year, we participated in the #tealtakeover and encouraged both staff and students to wear teal to show their support. We are again offering families have the opportunity to purchase Allergy Awareness Week t-shirts as a part of the celebration. The shirts feature a design by one of our very own staff members and match the shirts worn by district staff. 

Shirts must be paid for at the time of order (credit cards only this year) and will be available for pick up at the District Administration Building at 1200 South Dunton the week prior. Please note that we will not be able to exchange shirts or add to the order once it has been placed. All orders are due by April 24, 2018.

Please visit https://sd25.revtrak.net/   and have click on the Allergy Awareness Week tile to order!

Are you ready to Run? Or Walk? Or Volunteer?

Race Day is almost here! 

We are looking forward to this fun event, please join us in support of all District 25 students either by running, walking or volunteering!

Volunteer sign up: This event cannot happen without the support of all our volunteers, please consider helping with this fun event.  All volunteers will be entered in a drawing for gift cards from local merchants including Bloom Salon, Honey Butter Cafe, Chicago Swim School, Bottle and Bottega and Inspyre Studios.  You can sign up here:

Volunteer Sign Up Here!

Click here to register to run or walk!

All registration, volunteering, and event details can be found at http://www.jmichallenge.org.

When: Saturday, April 21, 2018

Where: South Middle School

7:30 – 10 AM Health and Fitness Expo

8:00 AM 5K Run/Walk Start

9:00 AM 1 Mile Run/Walk Start

The school with the most participation gets to showcase the JMI trophy for the next year! Participation includes runners, walkers AND volunteers!

Contact your school representative, Bridget Stannis, at jmichallenge@gmail.com with questions or suggestions.

*All proceeds go to the Scholarship and Grant Fund, benefiting the education of School District 25 students through the ABC/25 Foundation Grant selection.

TWIG 04.13.18

The Olive Twig April 13, 2018

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE  Two of Olive's favorite spring events are Thursday, April 18 and we hope they bring the warm weather with them! Both the annual Book Fair and Earth Fair are always a fun time for the whole family, read details for both under Things To Know. We look forward to seeing you there! TRENDING AT OMS THIS WEEK Earth Fair 2018, April 18 - save the date. Book Fair 2018, April 18 - save the date! Staff Appreciation Week is April 30 - May 4 - save the date. Staff Appreciation Week - volunteers and donations needed. Spring Cleaning? - consider donating to the Owl Way Shoe Drive HURRY! LAST CALL! Excess Funds Suggestions? - submit your ideas. Hurry! Spring into Action - sign up to volunteer at the April 18 Earth Fair. Last Call for Yearbook Orders and Custom Pages, April 24 - details here. THINGS TO KNOW Get Reimbursed Today - we need your receipts! Nominees for PTA Executive Board - see the proposed slate. Check Spam Folders for Directory Spot Emails - details here. PTA Volunteer Hours - Go to the online form to log your hours. SHOUT OUTS We'd like to thank Sarah Klancik for chairing our very important Linda/Michael Talks. We've learned that Olive is unique in offering these programs in the evening to our 4th and 5th graders and we appreciate dedicated volunteers making sure this program continues each year. UPCOMING EVENTS  4/17 - Superintendent Open Door @2PM  4/18 - Earth Fair @6:30PM  4/18 - Book Fair @6:30PM  4/26 - School Board Meeting @7:30PM

AHPD Rockin With the Cops 2018

More information can be found at the link below:

www.vah.com

Dismissal - Parking in Intersection

We need your help!  Many families are parking on Olive Street in front of the Student Drop Off sign which allows individuals to stay in their cars and wait for their children.  While we appreciate that parking is limited and traffic is often crazy, parking before the sign shown below is a hazard as the vehicle is located in the 3 way stop intersection.  Please help us to keep everyone safe by only parking past the sign below.  Thank you.

Just Move It

The Just Move It! Challenge planning team wants to ensure that all students can participate in the 5k or 1 mile run/walk on Saturday, April 21, 2018.  If your family is experiencing financial difficulties, the race fee is waived for the student(s).  Any interested families can contact our race director at jmichallenge@gmail.com for a code to waive the fee on the registration page.  We are looking forward to seeing lots of students at this great community event!  Early registration, to guarantee receiving a t-shirt, ends on Friday, April 6, 2018.

TWIG 04.06.18

The Olive Twig April 6, 2018

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE  Welcome back! Our next PTA meeting is Tuesday, April 10 at 7 pm in the LMC. Superintendent Dr. Lori Bein will speak to us about school safety. Please feel free to send any questions you have on the topic to olivepta@gmail.com. TRENDING AT OMS THIS WEEK Next PTA Meeting, April 10 - guest speaker details here. 4th Grade Girls Linda Talk, April 11 - click for more information. Spring into Action - sign up to volunteer at the April 18 Earth Fair. Attention 1st-5th Graders - sign up for spring Camp Fit! Excess Funds Suggestions? - submit your ideas. Spring Cleaning? - consider donating to the Owl Way Shoe Drive HURRY! LAST CALL! Just Move It! Challenge - volunteer and registration information. Last Call for Yearbook Orders and Custom Pages, April 24 - details here. THINGS TO KNOW Earth Fair 2018, April 18 - save the date. Book Fair 2018, April 18 - save the date! Get Reimbursed Today - we need your receipts! Nominees for PTA Executive Board - see the proposed slate. Check Spam Folders for Directory Spot Emails - details here. PTA Volunteer Hours - Go to the online form to log your hours. UPCOMING EVENTS  4/10 - PTA Meeting @7PM  4/11 - Linda Talk @7PM  4/12 - School Board Meeting @7:30PM  4/17 - Superintendent Open Door @2PM  4/18 - Earth Fair @6:30PM  4/18 - Book Fair @6:30PM

P/T Conferences and Spring Break

Thank you to all of the families that participated in parent/teacher conferences.  We value this time to talk with you about your child's progress.  We can't believe that is is almost April and the end of the school year is creeping up on us.  Once we return from Spring Break, teachers and students will be busy as we shift into high gear.  We hope you take time to relax this week and that your children return to us excited and ready to get back to learning!

Have fun, be safe, stay healthy, and we will see you on Tuesday, April 3rd.

Just Move It - Get your FREE t-shirt

Run, Walk, or Volunteer!  JUST MOVE IT!
Guaranteed race day t-shirt if registered by 4/6/18!!

Click here to register to run or walk! 

All registration, volunteering, and event details can be found at http://www.jmichallenge.org.

When: Saturday, April 21, 2018

Where: South Middle School

7:30 – 10 AM Health and Fitness Expo

8:00 AM 5K Run/Walk Start

9:00 AM 1 Mile Run/Walk Start

The school with the most participation gets to showcase the JMI trophy for the next year! Participation includes runners, walkers AND volunteers!

Contact your school representative, Bridget Stannis (bridgetstannis@gmail.com) with questions or suggestions.

*All proceeds go to the Scholarship and Grant Fund, benefiting the education of School District 25 students through the ABC/25 Foundation Grant selection.

Kindness Challenge

Student Council is continuing to encourage kindness here at Olive by announcing The Active Acts of Kindness Challenge. Through the entire month of April, Olive students are encouraged to complete daily kindness challenges. Students who complete 20 or more activities will be entered into a special drawing. A handout went home with OMS students this week. You can find more information here. Student Council hopes you will kindly choose to participate!

Art Update

Here's Mr. DeMarco's 2nd Trimester art room update! 

https://oliveart.weebly.com/blog/archives/03-2018

TWIG 03.23.18

The Olive Twig March 23, 2018

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE  Spring Break in upon us! Safe travels to those leaving town and we hope for warmer days ahead for those staying here. Wherever you are, have a wonderful break! See you back at school on Tuesday, April 3. TRENDING AT OMS THIS WEEK Next PTA Meeting, April 10 - guest speaker details here. 4th Grade Girls Linda Talk, April 11 - click for more information. Nominees for PTA Executive Board - see the proposed slate. Spring into Action - sign up to volunteer at the April 18 Earth Fair. Excess Funds Suggestions? - submit your ideas. Spring Cleaning? - consider donating to the Owl Way Shoe Drive THINGS TO KNOW Just Move It! Challenge - volunteer and registration information. Earth Fair 2018, April 18 - save the date. Book Fair 2018, April 18 - save the date! Eat-to-Benefit Results - see how we did at Garibaldi's. Get Reimbursed Today - we need your receipts! Make a difference in the PTA! Become a Committee Chair! - available positions here. Check Spam Folders for Directory Spot Emails - details here. PTA Volunteer Hours - Go to the online form to log your hours. SHOUT OUTS Check mate! Chess Club wrapped up another successful year at Olive last week. The club's mission is to promote the game and make it accessible to the student body by encouraging newcomers unfamiliar with the game as well as welcoming back our seasoned chess players. Many thanks to Jennifer Faley and Stephanie Jennrich for co-chairing this PTA committee. UPCOMING EVENTS  3/23 - No school, Parent Teacher Conferences  3/26-4/2 - No school, Spring Break  4/5 - Ecology Club Meeting @3:45PM  4/5 - Parent Education Series: Understanding the IEP Process @7:00PM

Placement 18-19 Parent Feedback

At OMS, the student placement process for the upcoming school year is taken very seriously. Each spring, our teachers engage in a collaborative process to create healthy learning groups. We work together to ensure balance in a wide variety of areas including: heterogeneously grouped students or students of varying abilities, students with special needs or concerns, social/behavior patterns of students, gender, the number of students assigned per room, learning styles of the students, peer relations, classroom structure, and the instructional styles of the receiving teacher. We ask that you trust our teaching staff in this process. 

However, if you feel there is information that would not otherwise be considered in our student placement process, you will find an OPTIONAL form that you may fill out below. Please know that the placement process for all OMS students is extensive and considers many factors. Please do not name teachers on this form as we cannot honor specific requests. We appreciate your understanding and support.

This deadline for completing this form is Thursday, April 12, 2018.

Placement 18-19 Parent Feedback Form

TWIG 03.16.18

The Olive Twig March 16, 2018

TRENDING AT OMS THIS WEEK Next PTA Meeting, April 10 - guest speaker details here. Spring into Action - sign up to volunteer at the April 18 Earth Fair. Just Move It! Challenge - volunteer and registration information. Cultural Arts In-School Performance - read about a visit from Sheila the Great. OMS Parents Rocked The Decades and Trivia - thank you. Excess Funds Suggestions? - submit your ideas. Make a difference in the PTA! Become a Committee Chair! - available positions here. THINGS TO KNOW Earth Fair 2018, April 18 - save the date. Book Fair 2018, April 18 - save the date! WOW, What Success! - read all about the fun experience. Get Reimbursed Today - we need your receipts! Check Spam Folders for Directory Spot Emails - details here. PTA Volunteer Hours - Go to the online form to log your hours. HURRY! LAST CALL! Thomas Middle School Spirit Wear Sale - purchase online today. Attention 5th Grade Parents - photos needed for end-of-year slide show. SHOUT OUTS As detailed in the post above, our first ever Parent's Trivia Night was quite the success! The costumes were hilarious and the questions were brain busters. Thank you to our creative co-chairs, Jen Rich, Bridget Stannis and Daniella Wolff for bringing this event to life! We'll start studying for next year. span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"> UPCOMING EVENTS  3/16 - Chess Club @3:35PM  3/22 - No school, Parent Teacher Conferences  3/23 - No school, Parent Teacher Conferences  3/26-4/2 - No school, Spring Break

Hip-Hip Hooray - Sports Day

 

Student Council has planned a spirit day.  

Thursday, March 15th will be Sports Day at OMS! Please encourage your children to wear a favorite jersey, hat, team colors or any other sports apparel. Students may want to represent the local team they play on, a siblings high-school team, college team or national team!  All sporting equipment should remain at home.  We are looking forward to seeing a variety of teams represented!  

Friendly Math Competition

Looking for a way to motivate your children to fit in some Front Row math practice? Front Row is holding a March Madness competition where the winning school gets rewarded with a pizza party. This is a fun opportunity for OMS to jump into this competition and have our own mini-competition at Olive. The competition will start next week on Monday, March 12 and will be announced to students on the morning announcements. It will end Friday, April 6. 

The winning class each week will be the class who answers the most questions for the week both in school and at home. That class will be announced on Friday's morning announcements, will get bragging rights for the week, and will get to hang on to JT (the Front Row pig mascot) for the week!

Log in HERE!

Our Lost & Found Runneth Over!

Please check for items in our lost & found when you join us for parent-teacher conferences on March 22nd & 23rd. The items will be displayed in our commons. Any items not claimed by the 23rd will be donated to charity.

It’s Tournament Time!

Many of you may be counting the days and hours until the men’s and women’s NCAA college basketball tournaments begin next week. In the LMC, excitement is building for our 2018 Tournament of Books! Sixteen books are competing to be the student favorite in the primary bracket (grades K through 2), and sixteen books are competing to be the top choice in the intermediate bracket (grades 3 through 5). Students will decide which books move on to the next round by voting for their favorites either during their LMC lesson times or in their classrooms. Voting is done on computers or iPads from a link on the library website. Round one voting will take place next week. If students aren’t familiar with some of the books, they may be interested in checking out the books from the LMC. To learn more about the tournament, please visit the LMC website Tournament of Books page by following the link below. Students can download and print a copy of the brackets from this page.

https://olivemarystittlmc.weebly.com/tournament-of-books.html

It’s time for the Just Move It! Challenge 2018!

Run, Walk, or Volunteer!  JUST MOVE IT!

We need VOLUNTEERS to make this day successful, if you don’t want to run or walk please consider volunteering, it’s a fun day!

Volunteer sign up is ready at:

www.SignUpGenius.com/go/ 8050E4AADAB23A20-race5 

Click here to register to run or walk! Guaranteed race day t-shirt if registered by 4/6/18!!

All registration, volunteering, and event details can be found at http://www.jmichallenge.org.

When: Saturday April 21, 2018

Where: South Middle School

7:30 – 10 AM Health and Fitness Expo

8:00 AM 5K Run/Walk Start

9:00 AM 1 Mile Run/Walk Start

The school with the most participation gets to showcase the JMI trophy for the next year! Participation includes runners, walkers AND volunteers!

Contact your school representative, Bridget Stannis (bridgetstannis@gmail.com) with questions or suggestions.

*All proceeds go to the Scholarship and Grant Fund, benefiting the education of School District 25 students through the ABC/25 Foundation Grant selection.