The Beacon
Olive Chapel Elementary PTA News & Information
~ October 21 - October 25, 2019 ~
CALENDAR
October 14 - 28 - Boosterthon
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 23 - Unity Day - Wear Orange (details below)
October 24 - Box Tops Collection Deadline
October 28 - Tracks 1, 2, & 4 Boosterthon Fun Run
October 28 - 31 - Bring in Your Character Pumpkins (details below)
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.
Kindergarten Registration
Boosterthon
Make sure you register your students here and share with your friends and family to collect pledges. Our goal is to raise $39,000 for new technology purchases, including new Chromebooks for the classrooms.
**Track 3 - Get those pledges in TONIGHT before your Fun Run tomorrow!
**Tracks 1 & 2 have been issued the special Weekend Challenge! Any student that receives $2 per lap or $60 flat in NEW DONATIONS over the weekend will receive a BONUS PRIZE on top of all the other prizes they could earn! Make sure to place all donations and pledges on funrun.com!
We are also 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). Please sign-up here if you can help (details included).
Campus Beautification Thank You
A special thank you to Ms. Brockway, Kathryn Broaddus, Melissa Timm , Beth Wasserman, and Katie Paxton for the paint upgrades to the K-1 playground! There are more to come, so be on the lookout this fall for even more fun designs.
Check out a few pics of the new paintscapes and hardworking volunteers from Campus Beautification Day below.
Box Tops National Collection Deadline
Box Tops National Collection Deadline is October 24th
Reminder to send in all traditional clips labeled with your child's teacher's name and/or scan any digital clips. Don't forget to "give credit" to your child's teacher to make these submission count.
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!
KidsCorps Presents Unity Day
We alone can't change the narrative but if we UNITE we can!
#UnityDay2019 #STOMPoutBullying.
Art By Me
Attention all OCE Families: Do you struggle with finding the perfect holiday gift for your family members? Do you love having you child's artwork on display? If you answered yes to either question, Art By Me is the answer for you!
Each OCE student has created a one-of-a-kind masterpiece ready to be made into the product(s) of your choice. Magnets, tote bags, phone cases, the list goes on! Here's how it works: you will receive an order sheet in your child's backpack with a specific artwork ID number assigned to your child. Go to artbyme.com/shop to enter your code and view the products. Place your order. Receive your orders (with plenty of time before the holidays). Enjoy your child's artistic masterpiece for years to come!
Important Dates:
Parent Packs (Artwork IDs and ordering information sent home):
Track 1 - Week of October 22nd
Track 2 - Week of October 15th
Track 3 - Week of October 22nd
Track 4 - Week of October 22nd
Deadline to order (for pre-holiday delivery):
Track 1 - November 7th
Track 2 - October 29
Track 3 - November 7th
Trac 4 - November 7th
Orders sent home:
Track 1 - Week of November 25th
Track 2- Week of December 2nd
Track 3 - Week of November 25th
Track 4 - Week of November 25th
If you have any questions, please contact Carolyn Brockway at cbrockway@wcpss.net for more information!
Thank you for supporting the arts at OCE!
Book Character Pumpkin Patch
Join OCE's 1st Annual Book Character Pumpkin Patch from October 28th-31st in the Media Center!
- Pick a favorite book character.
- Decorate a real or fake pumpkin to look like that character.
- Fake pumpkins preferred (we can display them longer).
- Use acrylic paint, permanent markers, or glue to add details to your pumpkin.
- Pumpkins cannot be cut or carved.
- Drop-off your finished pumpkin at our Pumpkin Patch in the Media Center from 8:45am-9:15am from Oct. 28th-31st.
- Prizes will be awarded to the most creative pumpkins on the afternoon of October 31st!
READvolution is Back!
Are your kids tracking their reading for the Carolina Hurricanes READvolution challenge?
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. We have attached a how-to PDF here if you need help signing up.
The READvolution challenge runs from Monday, September 30th to Friday, November 22nd, so grab those media center books and snuggle up for some fall reading!
Questions? Please email OCE's READvolution coordinator Casey Lanier at cdlanier@wcpss.net.
Happy Reading and Go Canes!
REMINDERS
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.
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.
REGISTRATION CLOSES 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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