August
27- K-2 Curriculum Night, (Parents Only)
6:30-7:30p.m.
September
2- NO SCHOOL- Labor Day
3- 3-5 Curriculum Night, (Parents Only)
6:30-7:30p.m.
Announcements:
•Parent Portal
Request Form- Request Forms to sign up for the Parent
Portal in Infinite Campus will be going home with K-2 students this Friday, and
3rd-4th grade students next Friday. Parents should complete this form and bring
it to the office on Curriculum Night (you may want to come 10-15 minutes early
so you are not late for your classroom teachers presentation). You will also
need to provide your photo ID to be given a log-in code. Please note if you have already signed up for Parent Portal for an older sibling you should already have access to your elementary student as well.
• OB's Got Character!- We hope your family SOARed to great heights this summer!
If you took part in any of the SOARing Into Summer activities on the June/July
Calendar sent home at the end of the school year last year, we'd love to hear
about it! Please email any photos, work samples and/or feedback to Lori
Humphrey atlhumphrey@ladueschools.net. August's Character Word of the Month at OB is ATTITUDE.
"Attitude is a little thing that can make a BIG difference" -
Winston Churchill
• Tips for Parents with Tech Savvy Kids- It is our job to protect our children from the dangers that
exist, and help them develop healthy tech habits, and become responsible
digital citizens. Not sure how? Take a moment to read an article written by
Mrs. Brown, our Technology Integration Coach, with tips for parents in keeping
up with the digital generation. http://msedtechie.blogspot.com/2013/08/your-tech-savvy-kid-tips-for-parents.html
• Entertainment Book- Your Entertainment
books will be coming home today in your child's backpack. We hope you take the
time to look at all the great deals in the Entertainment book. If you
would like to purchase the book, simply return a check for $30 made out to
OBPTO in the envelope provided. Additional books can be purchased by
completing the order form on the envelope and enclosing money or they can be
purchased online. Finally, if you are not interested, please return the
book in the provided bag to your child's classroom teacher. The sale ends
Friday September 6th. Sell 5 books and receive a free book. For
questions contact sherriconnors@me.com Thanks for your support!
Sponsored by OBPTO
• STL World
Food Day- Join St. Louis World Food
Day & its honorary chair, Doug Pitt, Goodwill Ambassador to Tanzania as St.
Louis unites to package 200,000 meals in a single day for local and
international hunger relief. For more information visit: www.stlwfd.org or
call (314) 786-2785.
•BOXTOPS- Back to school time is a
time for lots of BONUS boxtops! Here is a link for a site that offers
bonus boxtops on your online order too!http://earnmoreformyschool.com/
•THANK YOU- Thank you to Sharon de la
Paz and Patty Hsieh for coordinating the school supply pack order and delivery.
Thank you to Katie Tipton and Jill Settler for organizing three fun
Kindergarten Round Ups this summer!
•Kindergarten Social- Due to the apple picking
field trip, we are moving our Kindergarten Social back to the original date of
Tuesday, September 24 from 6:30-7:30p.m.
• Spirit Wear- Order forms for Spirit
Wear are in your child's Friday folder. The deadline to return forms to office
is FRIDAY, AUGUST 30. Orders can also be placed online via the link
below. Any questions contact Spirit Wear Chairman Stephanie Kinney at gaksmk@mac.com
•
Bowling for Bonhomme-
The PTO’s annual adult fundraiser is fast approaching on 10/19/13. This year’s event will be a casual night of
bowling, food, and fun right here in Olivette. There is sure to be something to
please everyone from the most serious bowler to those who just want to hang out
and support the PTO! We hope we can once again rely on parents to come out and
assist in our fundraising efforts. To ensure the continued success of this
event, we need your help. Your room parent will
be contacting you about the basket raffle. Each grade level will be assigned a
theme and families can send in donations to fit their assigned theme (K-
Crafts, 1-Family Night, 2-Parent’s Night Out, 3-Spa, 4 Sports). No item is too
big or small. Once all the items are collected and assembled, the results are
fabulous baskets that are raffled off the night of the event. This is a perfect
example of how we can all do something small that has big results for our kids!
Parent donated parties are another favorite fundraiser among OB families. Parents donate their time and talent to throw
themed parties (past examples have been luaus, tapas parties, wine tastings,
cooking demonstrations, and spa days). Other parents purchase tickets to the
event, with all of the profit going directly to benefit our children and their
education! If you are interested in
throwing a party or wish to be linked with other hosts, contact Betsy
Kerner at betsykerner@hotmail.com, Amy Fischer at amysfischer123@gmail.com, or Jodi Blucher at blucher6@me.com. Thank you for your support. A formal invitation to Bowling for Bonhomme
will follow shortly. Bowling for Bonhomme is Sponsored by the OBPTO
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