OAS PTA NEWSLETTER
Sunday, November 1, 2020
THANK YOU!
Drive-in Raffle Winners:
- Tina Mehta - Witch Baby basket
- Maria Claudia Pace - Gift cards ($25 to Kilkenny & $10 to Vanilla Bean)
Many thanks to Courtney Byrne for running the Woodloch Resort raffle and...
WAY TO GO GEIS FAMILY! Congrats on winning a 2 night family getaway!
Halloween Yearbook Photos
Elementary School (Grades 3-5) pictures to oasyearbook345@gmail.com
Middle School (Grades 6-8) pictures to seaman@cranfordschools.org
OAS PICTURE DAY RETAKES - NOVEMBER 4
OAS Picture Day Retakes will be Wednesday November 4th starting at 1:30pm outside weather permitting. Should it be too cold to be outside, photos will be taken in the front entrance of the school building. (The Studio will set up for pictures outside the 3rd grade entrance which is to the left of the parking lot)
Requests to have your child/children retake their photo MUST have been emailed to nicoleorange@yahoo.com by Saturday, October 31st (include first and last name, grade, homeroom teacher, student ID if known and if the student is virtual or hybrid). NEXT please select a time on the sign up genius. The picture day committee will cross match the emailed requests with the sign ups. ONLY students whose families have requested a retake will be allowed to be photographed November 4th. Current picture day photos may be viewed and ordered online at cassidaystudios.com.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090c4bada72aa46-oaspicture1
oas spirit wear
upcoming events
November 3: School Closed / Election Day
November 5-6: School Closed / NJ Teachers Convention
November 16 - 29: Book Fair
November 26-27: School closed / Thanksgiving
PTA VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
RESTAURANT GIVE BACK CHAIR: We are looking for a chairperson to coordinate with a local restaurant a particular day where if you dine/take out a percentage of the sales are given back to OAS.
If you are interested in helping out please contact Liz Rivera & Lorian Morales (elizabeth.m.rivera@gmail.com) (LorianMorales@gmail.com)
cranford parent academy news
Did you miss the Breaking the Cycle presentation on October 27th? No worries, here is the link for you to view the program.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl4R2HW91Bw
Our next presentation is in a few weeks, please read below for more information and don’t forget to RSVP to receive the link. We look forward to seeing everyone there.
NOVEMBER: Parenting in the New, Not So Normal
Thursday, November 19, 2020 @ 7:00 pm
Parent virtual presentation grades K-12
This presentation is based on coping with COVID, however the topics discussed will translate into all aspects of parenting. John will offer tips and strategies in understanding the impacts of COVID and quarantine on our mental health, how to handle homeschooling and families with different social distancing rules than yours, how to put your oxygen mask on first before helping your children, how to establish a reasonable structure in the household while still maintaining the relationships within the family. Q & A to follow.
Presenter: John Mopper, MA, LPC, Co-Owner and Therapist at Blueprint Mental Health
RSVP HERE and receive the meeting link.
HELPING HANDS
Do You Know of a Family in the OAS Community Dealing with an Emergency or Crisis?
Email Mary Frese (mnmfeb05@hotmail.com) to learn more and please put "Helping Hands" in the subject line.
pta membership
See the PDF below for instructions on how to become a member today!