OAS PTA Newsletter

Sunday, March 26th, 2023

Thank you!

A HUGE thank you to Mindy Affronti and Kim Dispensa for chairing our Club Cranford fundraiser! Thank you also to all the volunteers who helped and everyone who donated to make the raffle an enormous success especailly:

Shannon Dellafortuna

Niblock Family

Nicole McCloskey

Andera Hidalgo

Pomptonain

OAS

Elementary STEAM Night (Grades 3-5)

Save the Date! Elementary STEAM night is Wednesday, May 3rd!


We welcome all our 3rd-5th graders to STEAM night May 3rd, where they will experience hands-on how exciting the world of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math can be! Kids will get to participate in different projects throughout the session. This is not a drop-off event.


There will be two session:

Session 1: 6:00-6:45

Session 2: 6:45-7:30


Students must be registered to attend STEAM night. Please use the Google form below to register your child.


We are looking for volunteers to help with the activities in both sessions. Please sign-up to volunteer using the link below.


If you have any questions about STEAM night, please direct them to our PTA chair, Jamie McCabe Dunn, at mccabedunn@gmail.com

Class of 2024 Golden Hour Social

Save the date! The 7th Grade Social will be held on Friday, April 28th!


When: Friday, April 28, 2023
Time: 7:00-8:30
Location: OAS


Please consider volunteering and/or donating for the 7th grade social, so we can make this a memorable evening for the kids. Please use the SignUp below to help volunteer your time or items. Registration form for students will be coming soon.


If you have any questions, please direct them to our 7th grade social chairs, Nicole Griffin (jngriffin822@gmail.com) and Megan Friedman (megsfriedman@gmail.com)

Elementary Yearbook Photos Needed! (Grades 3-5)

We still need your help to make the yearbook great!
Please send high-resolution/full-size photos of your OAS students and include your child’s name, teacher and event toOASyearbook2023@gmail.com. Please send each event in a separate email (multiple photos per event in one email is fine). Photo submissions for the yearbook are due March 31st. You have until April 30th to continue working on your student’s own personal pages.


Some ideas for photos are:

  • First day of school

  • Halloween

  • Class party/classroom photos

  • Sports with OAS students

  • Snow Days

  • Girl and Boy Scouts

  • Walking to School

  • Teacher Appreciation Signs

  • Bike Rodeo

  • Fall 5K

  • Concerts

  • Plays

  • Any school event

  • OAS spirit

  • Clubs

  • Playground

  • Art night

  • STEAM night

  • Skate Night

  • Elementary School Social

Elementary Yearbook Ordering Information (Grades 3-5)

5th Grade Parents: The OAS PTA has gifted each 5th grade student a copy of the yearbook! You are still able to design your 2 free custom pages and add any additional pages you would like to purchase. The custom pages are optional and you will still receive a yearbook without filling them out. To view your account, log into https://www.treering.com.

If you need to create an account go to:

https://www.treering.com/validate?PassCode=1014977906143535


If your student does not show as having a purchased book, please send me a note with your child’s name and teacher to OASyearbook2023@gmail.com so that we can make sure it’s taken care of.


3rd &4th Grade Parents: Please follow the above instructions to create an account on Treering.com. Details on how to order your child's yearbook are below.

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OAS 8TH GRADE SERVICE PROJECT

See flyer below for information on the Class of 2023 service project
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Upcoming PTA Events

Friday, 3/31: 8th Grade Pretzel sale after school

Friday, 4/28: 7th Grade Social: Golden Hour

Wednesday, 5/3: Elementary STEAM Night (NEW DATE!)