FEBRUARY 2019 - HSA NEWSLETTER
Your monthly guide to membership events and opportunities.
HAPPENING NOW!
Valentine's Day Teacher Gifts - Book donations
Send your teacher a sweet Valentine by purchasing a book for our library in their name!
Our librarian, Mrs. Wilkinson, created a wish list to keep our library up-to-date. You can purchase any of the books from our sponsors at The Penguin Bookshop by either stopping in or shopping through their website. Click here: Penguin Bookshop - Osborne Wish List
The books will be shipped directly to the school. All you have to do is be sure to note your child's name, as well last the teacher recipient before check out. See attached flyer for additional details.
*The Penguin Bookshop will donate 10% of all Wish List sales to the Osborne Library for future purchases!
* CANCELED* Family Fun and Fitness Night - February 8
Osborne HSA and Mr. Noyes open the gym for family fun from 6-8pm!
Warm up with volleyball, basketball, rock wall, scooters, gym mats, and Wii dance party on the stage.
From 6:30-7:00pm you can move and groove with REFIT! This CardioDance program puts the fun in fitness. Join us for 30 mins of power-packed routines that are easy to catch on to and fun for the whole family. Come check out the REFIT community! Flyer attached below.
Writer's Workshop - Tuesdays after school in February
The HSA offers Writer’s Workshop as a fun place for students to try out creative writing with teachers in an environment free of many of the school day requirements and time constraints. Every type of creative storytelling welcome! Students can create a storyline for their own graphic novel, make a joke book with a friend, create a back story for an amazing character in a video game, or come up with any creative writing of their choice. Take advantage of this great opportunity to encourage the writer within!
*NEW THIS YEAR* Students will have the opportunity to write a story for the 2019 PBS KIDS Writer's Contest AND all creative works will be "published" by the HSA to be shared with friends and family. Also, families will be invited to attend a Publishing Party on March 12th! Flyer and permission slip attached below.
HSA MEET & GREET / VOLUNTEER FAIR -February 12
We heard you!
We understand that morning meetings are especially hard for working parents and care-givers so we are offering an informal evening 'meeting' at the Sewickley YMCA.
All Osborne families are welcome to attend and can expect a laid back setting to learn about the HSA. Information will be available on the budget, our only fundraiser and upcoming volunteer opportunities in a no-pressure environment.
AS AN ADDED BONUS to make getting your volunteer badge easier, there will be a limited number of slots available for FBI fingerprinting during this time! YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER.
**Contact Keira Fuener (keirafuener@gmail.com) for information on how to sign-up for fingerprinting during this time.
Childcare with Childwatch at the Y will be open to all.
HSA MEET & GREET / VOLUNTEER FAIR
Tuesday, Feb 12, 2019, 06:00 PM
Sewickley Valley YMCA, Blackburn Road, Sewickley, PA, USA
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
Valentine's Day Classroom Parties - February 14
Kindergarten parties will start at 12:30pm and end at 1:30pm.
Kindergarten parents can enter the building at 12:15pm.
Grades 1-5 parties start at 2:30pm and end at 3:30pm.
Grades 1-5 parents can enter the building at 2:15pm.
Students are encouraged to bring valentines to share with their classmates.
Please note: to ensure safety, District policy mandates that students are NOT permitted to attach any type of food or candy to their paper valentines. Edible valentine treats cannot be shared with classmates. Students may bring in or attach non-edible items such as pencils, erasers, notebooks, etc. to their valentines. We are all looking forward to fun parties!
See signups for parties below:
KINDERGARTEN
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e44ada82ea2fd0-20191
1ST GRADE
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e44ada82ea2fd0-20192
2ND GRADE
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e44ada82ea2fd0-20193
3RD GRADE
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e44ada82ea2fd0-20194
4TH GRADE
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e44ada82ea2fd0-20195
5TH GRADE
**VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED - ongoing**
Library Helpers https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e44ada82ea2fd0-osborne3
Lunchroom Helpers https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e44ada82ea2fd0-osborne4
2018-2019 YEARBOOK - ORDER NOW!
Regular $17 price if ordered by April 24th deadline.
For any new families to Osborne or any that are unfamiliar with our yearbook, here is a tidbit: we have used Treering for a few years and will be again this year. You will need to create your own login and can use the same login every year. The base yearbook is $17 and comes with 2 free custom pages, but there are additional options for: extra pages, more customized pages, hardback, etc. Information will be sent on how to complete the custom pages, but all families are responsible for placing the orders online by the April 24th deadline. Yearbooks are then delivered to the school and distributed.
IMPORTANT DATES
Tuesdays in February Writer's Workshop
Friday, February 8, 2019 Family Fun and Fitness Night
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 Art in Motion
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 HSA Meet & Greet / Volunteer Fair *6-7:30 pm at the YMCA
Wednesday, February 13, 2019 Incoming Kindergarten Parent Night
Thursday, February 14, 2019 Valentine's Day Class Parties
Friday, February 15, 2019 Steel Drum Band Assembly
Monday, February 18, 2019 No School (Staff In-Service Day)
Tuesday, February 19 - Friday February 22 - Kindergarten Round-Up
Thursday, February 28 - End of Second Term
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Osborne Elementary Home and School Association (HSA)
The mission of the HSA is to foster relationships between the school and our families, enhance the facilities and provide resources and opportunities for all of our students.
HSA Schoology Access Code: 79QGC-VH7H5
Email: osbornehsa@gmail.com
Website: www.osbornehsa.com
Location: 1414 Beaver Street, Sewickley, PA, United States
Phone: 412-749-4000
Facebook: facebook.com/OsborneElementaryHSA
Twitter: @osbornehsa