The Beacon
Olive Chapel Elementary PTA News & Information
~ October 14 - October 18, 2019 ~
Special Volunteer Alert
Please consider helping out at one or both of these events. Thank you!
CALENDAR
October 14 - 28 - Boosterthon
October 17 - PTA Meeting, 11:00 a.m.
October 17 - Spirit Night at Moe's
October 18 - Track 3 Boosterthon Fun Run
October 18 - Movie Night
October 21 - NO SCHOOL - Teacher Workday
October 22 - Spirit Day - World Series Day
October 28 - Tracks 1, 2, & 4 Boosterthon Fun Run
November 6 - Walk to School Wednesday
November 6 - Family Marathon, Tracks 1 & 2
November 11 - NO SCHOOL - Veteran's Day
November 13 - Family Marathon, Tracks 3 & 4
November 14 - PTA Meeting, 11:00 a.m.
Celebrating Our Captain
Congratulations again, Dr. Steidinger!
National School Lunch Week
National School Lunch Week is coming October 14 - 18. Our cafeteria manager, Ms. Welch, has been working hard to provide healthy lunches to all kids and invites students who don't usually purchase school lunch to give it a try next week.
There are lots of healthy and yummy options, including vegetarian lunches! Bon appetit!
Did You Know?
But we understand how sometimes replenishing the lunch balance might get forgotten and we are happy to help to ensure no child goes hungry during the day. If your child takes advantage of the PTA fund, we do ask that you send in repayment money so that another child will be able to use it in the future should their account also run low.
Box Tops National Collection Deadline
Box Tops National Collection Deadline is October 24th
We're off to a great start with our 2019-2020 Box Tops collections. Thank you OCE families for scanning the new digital clips - the online clips are adding up! Our first national collection deadline is October 24th. Make sure to send in all traditional clips labeled with your child's teacher before this date. Also, make sure you scan any digital clips and "give credit" to your child's teacher to make these submission count.
A NEW Box Tops Collection Reward System
Any class that submits 150 or more Box Tops (either showing them digitally or actual clips), will be entered to win a popcorn party for their class. The class that shows the most overall Box Tops submitted will win a $50 gift card for classroom supplies or other fun use at the teacher's discretion.
Submit Box Tops by October 24th to ensure your Box Tops count toward these class prizes!
Teacher Workday Help
Check the sign up here and drop donated items to the office by October 15th.
Thank you for your continued support!
Campus Beautification Day
On Saturday, October 12th, we will meet at school to plant 50 azaleas donated by WRAL gardens! We will make our school courtyard beautiful and welcoming. We will also clean up the front of the school by trimming trees and bushes. We need a lot of volunteers to make this happen.
So grab your shovels and gloves and let's make our school even better. If you are available to come and help us out please sign up by clicking here.
The whole family can help!
Please email Ms. Ferreira at mferreira@wcpss.net if you have any questions.
Boosterthon Volunteers Needed
We are looking for parent volunteers to help our runners stay hydrated on the big Fun Run days! (October 18th for Track 3 and October 28th for Tracks 1, 2, 4). So far, we have no one signed up for the Tracks 1, 2, & 4 run.
If you can help for an hour during the Fun Run, please sign-up here (details included).
OCE Movie Night Volunteers Needed
Movie Night is finally here! But we need some volunteers to set-up and help sell concessions. Please consider signing up here for a quick shift before or during the movie.
Doors open at 5:30, so come to set up your blanket, grab some concessions (please bring cash), and enjoy some pre-movie entertainment provided by Bach to Rock.
The Incredibles will begin at 6:30 p.m. and is presented free of charge. Special thanks to Bowman Theater for donating the screen and technical set-up.
It's not too late to add your child's photo to the pre-movie slide show. The date for photo sponsorships has been extended to October 15th. Send your photos and payment ($20 cash or checks made out to OCE PTA, marked as "Movie Night") to your child's teacher or email photos to christinerooney1030@gmail.com.
READvolution is Back!
For the third consecutive year, WCPSS will partner with the Carolina Hurricanes to bring READvolution to all of our elementary schools. This year, the READvolution challenge runs from Monday, September 30th to Friday, November 22nd.
The challenge features both individual and school-wide goals. Students who achieve the goal of reading 20 minutes per day throughout the time frame (for a total of 800 minutes) will receive TWO complimentary ticket vouchers to a Hurricanes home game. Schools who report students reading at least 2,020 books will be entered into a drawing to attend a "Cool School Field Trip" at the PNC Arena to participate in fun activities, and hear from Hurricanes players in February 2020.
To participate, students need to log into their WakeID Portal at wakeid.wcpss.net. Once logged in, students should click on the READvolution icon to log books read and time spent reading.
If you experience issues logging into your READvolution account, please email OCE's READvolution coordinator Casey Lanier at cdlanier@wcpss.net.
Happy Reading and Go Canes!
Socktober
The Student Council would like to remind you to send in your UNUSED sock donations this month! Socks are one of the least donated items to homeless shelters, and one of the most needed.
There is a collection box outside the front office. Socks of any size are needed. Thank you for your generosity and help!
Holiday Gift Giving Program
Holiday Surprise is a gift-giving program coordinated to assist families with gifts for their children during the holiday season.
Please read carefully, the sponsor sign-up section has changed.
If you are interested in being a sponsor for Holiday Surprise by purchasing a variety of gifts for a student in need, a Sign-Up Genius link with be available and posted in the Olive Chapel Beacon, on the Olive Chapel Website, and on Twitter beginning November 1st through November 26th or until all students receive a sponsor.
If you are interested in having your child receive gifts, please access the Holiday Surprise flyer by using the link in this article (below).
If you have any questions, please contact Alice Geiss at ageiss@wcpss.net or 919-387-4440 x24381; and/or Christine Martin Byers at amartin-byers@wcpss.net or919-387-4440 x24382.
Thank you,
Alice Geiss & Christine Martin Byers
OCE School Counselors
Lego Club
LEGO club is a staff led, BEFORE-school club for Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade students only.
LEGO Club will take place on Thursday mornings from 8:00 am to 8:45 am in the library. PLEASE REGISTER EACH CHILD INDIVIDUALLY.
REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE NOV. 8TH.
If you have any questions please email Mrs. Brittany Cabaleiro (2nd grade Track 1) at bcabaleiro@wcpss.net.
No Fuss Fundraiser
You can continue to donate to the No Fuss Fundraiser!
Click here to donate with a credit card anytime this year. A link is also included at the bottom of this newsletter.
PLEASE NOTE, you will still be contacted about our other fundraisers, it will be your choice to participate.
100% of your donation goes to the OCE PTA.
CREW BIRTHDAYS - OCTOBER
10/13 - Kimberly Hesen
10/18 - Jennifer Cowell
10/19 - Elaine Austin
10/19 - Ruthann Kelly
THANK YOU TO OUR 2019-20 PLATINUM LEVEL SPONSORS:
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