The OCE Beacon
July 18 - 22, 2022
August 15 - 19, 2022
Calendar
August 16: Open House for Track 4
August 18: School Spirit Day - Polka Dot Day
August 19: No School, Teacher Workday
August 24: School Picture Day, tracks 1 & 3
September 2: Early Release Day - dismissal at 1:45 p.m.
September 6-16: Fall Book Fair
Join the Journalism Club & Write for the OCE Wave!
The Journalism Club is open to fourth and fifth graders who have a passion for writing. We will learn about news writing, research and photography, and produce newspapers throughout the year.
We will meet on the first and third Tuesday of the month at 8 a.m. in the OCE media center.
Click here to join!
**Deadline to register is August 31**
New Family Social
Welcome to OCE, new families!
We'd love to invite all of our new families for an informal morning/evening chat! We will have a few seasoned families around, and then all our wonderful new ones. It's going to be a time to ask whatever you'd like, all the nitty-gritty you can't ask a teacher or the front office.
New families can learn about track out camps we've heard of/tried; what clipper cash is; what is the fun run; what's clopening; where to park when all-school wide events...whatever you'd like!
To sign up for either our morning (Sept. 21) OR evening (Sept. 29) event, click here!
Link your Shopper Rewards to OCE
Did you know that you can raise money for our school when you select OCE as your shopper rewards beneficiary at a variety of area stores?
Lowes Foods, Harris Teeter, Publix, Office Depot/Office Max, and Amazon Smile all offer rewards for Olive Chapel.
Visit the link here on the OCE PTA website to learn how to connect your accounts for each store. It takes a few seconds, is no cost to you, and is easy money for our school throughout the year. Encourage your family members to link their accounts, too, if they shop at any of these retailers.
If you've signed up in the past, please take the time to re-link your rewards cards.
This must be done each August for the new school year to ensure that you continue supporting our school with your purchases!
Stock the Staff Lounge!
The PTA Staff Appreciation Committee would like to shower our staff with snacks and goodies in the staff lounge weekly. They work hard, and having a little surprise can bring a lot of happiness to their day! Sign up here!
IDEAS: Please stick to individually wrapped items. Feel free to be creative!
- trail mix
- candy/gum
- small apples/oranges
- small packs of crackers, cookies, chips, popcorn, etc.
Please help spoil them by signing up for one (or more) weeks!
Please drop off items to the front office by Tuesday morning of each week. The fabulous ladies in the front office will get it to it's final destination!
It's Time to Go, Play and SAVE!
It's time for our first fundraiser of the year! As in years past, we will be selling GoPlaySave books!
What's in it for you? Hundreds (and we mean HUNDREDS) of valuable coupons from places you visit regularly. Don't believe us? Click here to get a sneak peek of this year's book!
What's in it for us? A 50% profit from every single book we sell!
Click here to learn more... or even better, to buy a book!
Parent Meeting for Fifth Grade D.C. Field Trip
Keep an eye out for an email from your student's teacher!
The meetings are:
Tuesday, August 30, at 8 a.m.
Wednesday, August 31, at 6 p.m.
August Birthdays
Shveta Malhotra - 2
Chu Yee - 2
Melissa Malamutt - 4
Julie Moon - 6
Soha Nasrallah - 10
Abbey Greene - 11
Tania Knapp - 20
Camille Riedinger - 23
Khadidja Delhoum - 24
Annie Calloway - 26
Nikki Parker - 26
Misty Christensen - 31
Join the PTA
Another exciting school year is underway at Olive Chapel Elementary! If you are new to OCE, we welcome you warmly to our wonderful school community.
An integral part of our OCE community is our PTA and we invite you all to join us! OCE’s PTA is a partnership between parents, teachers, and our community with a goal of enhancing your student’s educational success.
Let's Get Social!
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OCE Vision
The Olive Chapel Elementary community will create a collaborative environment that ignites a passion for learning in all children so that they reach their full potential.