The Beacon
Olive Chapel Elementary PTA News & Information
~ January 21 - 25, 2019 ~
CALENDAR
January 21 - Holiday: NO SCHOOL
January 25 - Spirit Day: Favorite Team Day
February 5 - Track 2 & 4 Club Pictures
February 6 - Walk to School Wednesday
February 11 - 15 - Staff Appreciation Week Tracks 2 & 4 (more details to come)
February 13 - PTA Meeting, 1:00 p.m., Conference Center
February 15 - Early Release Day
February 16 - Silent Auction & Gala
February 18 - 22 - Staff Appreciation Week Tracks 1 & 3 (more details to come)
February 22 - Spirit Day: OCE Spirit Wear Day
February 26 - Track 1 & 3 Club Pictures
March 6 - Walk to School Wednesday
March 8 - Spirit Day: Dr. Seuss Day (dress like a favorite Dr. Seuss character)
March 8 - EARLY RELEASE DAY
March 14 - PTA Meeting, 1:00 p.m.
March 25 - April 5 - Spring Book Fair
March 28 - Grandparents Breakfast Tracks 2 & 4 (rescheduled from fall)
OCE Curriculum Nights
Based on feedback from the parent survey, OCE is bringing a series of Family Academy curriculum night presentations to parents. Mark your calendars for two upcoming presentations at OCE:
- February 20, 2019, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. – Building Socio-Emotional Skills in Your Elementary School Child. In this workshop parents will learn how to attend to the socio-emotional development of their child while also setting appropriate limits and following through on consequences.
- March 13, 2019 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. – Reading is Fundamental! (K-5) Reading is fundamental to function in today’s society and in developing a good self-image. One of the most effective approaches to help a child develop literacy skills is having a home environment that encourages reading in daily life. Parents will learn how to support the development of their child’s literacy at home.
Track Change Forms
ALL HANDS ON DECK
Front Office Needs: Clothing
Did you know that our front office will lend your child a pair of pants or a sweatshirt or whatever they might need after an art room or muddy playground accident at school? No one wants to spend the rest of the day sitting in muddy pants while trying to concentrate on parallelograms! YUCK!
Thank you for your continued generosity and support!
Carnival Committee Interest Meeting
Interested in helping out with Carnival this year? Please come to the Interest Meeting at 1:00 p.m. on January 30th at OCE (Room TBD). If you can't make the meeting and would still like to help or have any questions, please email Kelly (kellymac826@gmail.com) and Christine (christinerooney1030@gmail.com).
Save the Date: This year's carnival will be on Friday, May 10th.
TREASURE CHEST
Silent Auction and Gala Ticket Sales NOW OPEN!
Got your tickets for the auction yet? Don't wait! Tickets are on sale now!!
Get them here - the event sold out last year!!
Have you checked out some of the items that will be available to bid on this year? Braces, trips, activities, and the coveted Golden Car Pool Cone - never wait in line again! Fifth grade parents won't want to miss the opportunity to bid on 4 front row seats at their child's track out ceremony! You can't put a price on that! You can browse all the items here - but check back often. We're adding new items all the time!
WHEN: Saturday, February 16th, 6:00 - 10:00 p.m.
WHERE: MacGregor Downs Country Club
WHAT: Music, dinner, dancing, dessert, silent auction, 50/50 raffle, and the live auction.
WHY: To support OCE and help us purchase new laptops for our teachers.
Have an item or experience to donate: check out the wish list here then contact oce.pta@gmail.com for more information.
Amazon Smile Magazine Special Offer
Through January 31, 2019, AmazonSmile will donate 15% of the purchase price of new print magazine subscriptions. This is 30 times the usual donation!
Some subscriptions start as low as $5 and there are magazines to help you meet any of your New Year's resolutions:
- Exercise: Choose from magazines like Men's Health, Women's Health, Runner, Health, and more.
- Eat healthier: Eating Well, Food Network Magazine, and even specialty mags like Gluten Free & More
- Travel: Our State, Conde Naste Traveler, and Travel
- Save money: Consumer Reports and Money
- Pick up a new hobby: Golf Magazine plus tons for knitters, woodworkers, crafters and more!
- Relax: There's nothing like a stack of InStyle, People, Cosmo, Vogue, and O to accompany your evening by the fire.
Click here for more details and to order your subscriptions now! Don't forget to link your Amazon Smile account to the OCE PTA. Details can be found here.
Box Tops
Clip and send in your box tops in a bag with your child's teacher's name on it (so we can count them for the class prize) or print out the sheet attached below and paste them on. Box Tops can be returned to your teacher's or to the Box Tops Mail Box in the school lobby.
CREW NEWS
Food 4 Kids Donations Needed
Food 4 Kids is ready for your donations. Donations can be dropped in the marked bins in the front office or in the classroom. This is an ongoing drive.
Here is a list of needed items:
Breakfast Items:
Instant Oatmeal and/or Grits
Individual Size Box Cereal
Lunch Items:
Boxes of Macaroni & Cheese, 2 Cans of Soup/Stew
Cans of Meat (Tuna, Chicken, etc.)
Jar of Peanut Butter or Nut Butter & 1 Plastic Jar of Jelly/Jam
Snack:
Small Bags of Pretzels and/or Goldfish
Granola and/or Cereal Bars
Fruit Option:
Can of Fruit, in juice not syrup
Pack of Individual Applesauce
100% Fruit Snacks or Fruit Strips
Vegetable:
Cans of Vegetables (Green Beans, Peas, Carrots, Corn)
OCE Kids Corps Food 4 Kids program provides a weekend supply of nutritious food for children when school lunch and breakfast are unavailable over the weekend. All food is nonperishable and provided to children FREE of charge. It is our hope these resources will support the health, behavior and achievement of every student that participates.
For more information or questions, please contact parent coordinator Whitney Ludlow at whitneyludlow@gmail.com.
TGA Golf & Tennis
Registration starts on January 1st. The first class will be on Thursday, February 21st.
CREW BIRTHDAYS
1/27 - Rebecca Joyner
1/29 - Regina Norman
1/30 - Anne Sheehan
1/31 - Cynthia Coward
2/7 - Irene Miller
2/17 - Christing Martin-Byers
2/18 - Alice Geiss
2/18 - Melissa Guy
2/22 - Chelsea Holmes
2/25 - Michelle Fink
SAFETY PATROL
Track 2 - January 21 - February 8
Track 1 - February 11 - March 1
Track 4 - March 4 - March 22
THANK YOU TO OUR 2018-19 PLATINUM LEVEL SPONSORS:
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