The Beacon
Olive Chapel Elementary PTA News & Information
~ June 17 - June 21, 2019 ~
CALENDAR
June 17 - Track 2, 3, 4 EOG Testing Begins (schedule here)
June 23 - Rising Kindergarten Play Date (see below)
June 27 - Track 2 & 3 5th Grade Sail Up Ceremony, 10:30 a.m.
June 27 - Track 4 5th Grade Sail Up Ceremony, 1:30 p.m.*
June 28 - LAST DAY OF 2018-19 SCHOOL YEAR!
July 1 - 8 - NO SCHOOL
July 3 - Meet the Teacher (details below)
July 9 - WELCOME TO THE 2019-20 SCHOOL YEAR!
* Note time change from previous Beacon. The Track 4 Sail Up Ceremony will be at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 27th.
Wait A Second - What is Clopening?
CLOPENING is the term used to describe the week between school years when teachers and staff close out one school year and plan for the opening of the new school year. This year, Clopening is July 1 - 8.
EOG Hall/Cottage Monitors - NEXT WEEK
Testing starts Monday!! Can you help as a monitor?
NO TRAINING NEEDED!
YOUR CHILD DOES NOT NEED TO BE TESTING IN ORDER TO BE A MONITOR!
If you are interested in volunteering, please click the sign up here for more information.
Please contact Ms. Johnson at ajohnson12@wcpss.net with any questions.
Thank you!
Rising Kindergarteners Play Date!
We are so excited to meet all the new kindergarten families! Please spread the word to any new OCE families you know and join us for this fun get to know each other event.
What: Play Date for ALL rising Kindergarteners & Family
Where: Kelly Road Playground ( Behind OCE )
When: Sunday June 23rd from 3:30-5:00pm
Meet the Teacher
Meet the Teacher for all Tracks in Grades 1st-5th will be held on Wednesday, July 3rd.
Times: 2-3pm (Last Names A-L) 3:30-4:30pm (Last Names M-Z)
Current student class assignments will be sent home in their report cards. New students to Olive Chapel will have class assignments mailed to them.
Kindergarten Meet the Teacher 2019-2020
Track 1, 2, and 3 will be held on Monday, July 15th.
The first FULL week of school for Kindergarten students on Tracks 1, 2, and 3 will be on Tuesday, July 16th.
Times:
Track 1: 12:00-12:45pm
Track 2: 1:00-1:45pm
Track 3: 2:00-2:45pm
Track 4 Meet the Teacher will be held on Friday, August 2nd.
The first FULL week of school for Kindergarten students on Track 4 will be on Monday, August 5th.
Time:
Track 4: 2:00-2:45pm
2019-2020 Transportation Needs
Click here for more information.
Food 4 Kids
The Food 4 Kids program still needs your support. There are several ways to help:
- Provide a cash donation for the group to purchase needed items. Click here to donate.
- Send in food items to the collection bin outside the office. Needed items include Canned Meats (Tuna, Chicken), Beans (canned or dried), Rice (small bags), Soup or Ramen Noodles, Mac & Cheese, and individually bagged snacks (Goldfish, Pretzels, Raisins).
- Send in Publix Gift Cards
Again, the Food 4 Kids program provides back packs of food each Friday for OCE students in need to help them through the weekend.
Thank you for continuing to support our OCE community.
CREW BIRTHDAYS
6/19 - Katherine Bechard
6/22 - Brian Hermanson
6/30 - Carolyn Brockway
7/5 - Katy Trainor
7/11 - Kelly O'Hare
7/15 - Erin May
7/16 - Cynthia Seder
SAFETY PATROL
Track 3 - June 17 - June 28
THANK YOU TO OUR 2018-19 PLATINUM LEVEL SPONSORS:
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Olive Chapel Elementary PTA
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