OB Weekly News 11-14

November
15- NO SCHOOL- Prof. Development Day for Teachers
20- Walk in the Park (during PE)

21- Last Day for Thursday After-School Classes
22- Quarterly Newsletter goes home
22- OB Dine Out Night @ Pei Wei
22-24 Barnes & Noble Book Fair @ Ladue Crossing
26- Giving Assembly, 9:30a.m.
27-29 NO SCHOOL- Thanksgiving Break
Announcements:
Check out the OBPTO sponsored Gift Card Program!
Just go to www.ShopWithScrip.com and click on “Create Account” in the green family sign up box to get started. For full details see the flyer that was sent through Peachjar last week, or stop by the office for a copy. Orders are due Monday, Nov. 18. Questions? Contact Dana Sandweiss at (314)991-6888 or danasandweiss@gmail.com.
Important Note re: Late Starts!
The school Late Start times have changed! Elementary Schools will begin at 10:10a.m. and the BASK Late Start start time has changed to 8:15a.m. Bus schedules will run one hour and fifteen minutes late. These estimated times are published on the district’s website and can be seen by clicking the “Bus Information” icon.
Chess club
Parents, just a reminder that Chess Club will continue to meet on Tuesdays & Wednesdays until December 18. However, there will not be Chess Club the week of Thanksgiving.
Thank you-
Thank you to Terra Barnes and Louisa Douglass for organizing our first 2 dine-outs. Please look out for information about our next Dine Out at Pei Wei on November 22!

Peace Museum
The Peace Museum is returning to Old Bonhomme and the PTO needs YOU to volunteer! The Peace Museum will be at OB on Wednesday, December 4. We would like to have 15 parent volunteers for the morning session(8:45-11:30)and 15 parent volunteers for the afternoon session(12:30-3:30). To volunteer contact Lori Humphrey at lhumphrey@ladueschools.net. There will also be a special family time from 6:30-7:30p.m. that evening. Other questions? Contact Becky Marbarger at beckymarbarger@sbcglobal.net OB's Got Character!
We are excited to announce that OB's
November SOAR Recognition Event will be
professional storytelling by Mr. Schlamb! For 15
SOAR tickets, students will have the opportunity to
attend this fun event taking place Monday,
November 25. There will be a K-2 storytelling
session and a grades 3-4 storytelling session.
Shop with Scrip!
PEACHJAR
Parents, please be sure to check out our new flyer distribution system called Peachjar on the OB website. You should be receiving emails from them directly notifying you when a new flyer is available to view, or just visit: http://www.peachjar.com/index.php?a=28&b=138&region=93188 to see what you have been missing!
Giving Assembly-
This year’s Giving Assembly will be held on Tuesday, November 26 at 9:30a.m. Parents are welcome to attend. We are accepting donations of canned goods, books and school supplies, gently used clothing, baby supplies, and toys through Monday, November 25. Adult volunteers are needed Monday at 8:45a.m. to assist with sorting and boxing the donations, and also at 1p.m. on Monday afternoon to assemble the display. Please contact Michelle Hawkins with questions (993-5090 or hawkins.shell@gmail.com). This is an OBPTO sponsored activity.

OB Weekly News 11-8

November
12- Last day for Tues. After-School Classes
13- Last day for Stay & Bake Class
13- OBPTO Exec. Mtg. 9a.m.
13- Diversity Committee Mtg. 5:30p.m.
15- NO SCHOOL- Prof. Development Day for Teachers 
20- Walk in the Park (during PE)
21- Last Day for Thursday After-School Classes 
22- Quarterly Newsletter goes home
22-24 Barnes & Noble Book Fair @ Ladue Crossing
Announcements:
Giving Assembly-
It’s collection time! This year’s Giving Assembly will be held on Tuesday, November 26 at 9:30a.m. Your donations will be delivered to local charities serving the Greater St. Louis Area--the Family Shelter of the Salvation Army, KidSmart, Crisis Nursery, and Trinity Food Pantry. Please send your donations of canned goods, books and school supplies, gently used clothing, baby supplies, and toys to school with your children November 18-25. Adult volunteers are needed those mornings from 8:45-9:30a.m. to assist with sorting and boxing the donations. Please contact Michelle Hawkins with questions (993-5090 or hawkins.shell@gmail.com). This is an OBPTO sponsored activity.
OB Book Study
It’s not too late to join the book study on RULES by Cynthia Lord. You can subscribe to the blog and get up-to-date information by clicking here http:// bit.ly/OBbookblog. We will post fun and quick activities that are designed to be completed during a family meal. Be looking for more information in the next OB News. Our goal is to wrap up the book study by December 13.

November SOAR Event-
We are excited to announce that OB's
November SOAR Recognition Event will be professional storytelling by Mr. Schlamb! For 15 SOAR tickets, students will have the opportunity to attend this fun event taking place at the end of November (specific date and times to be announced soon). Have you had the opportunity to check out the items listed on this month's Eagle's Nest? If not, stop by and check them out, or ask your child about them!Let's continue to SOAR!
OB Wall of Honor
Veteran's Day is Monday, November 11 and we want to honor the veterans in your life. Please complete the attached star and return to school by Thursday, November 14. The stars will be displayed on our OB Wall of Honor.
Teacher of the year-
On Sunday, Mrs. Humphrey will be one of 103 teachers from the St. Louis metropolitan area honored at the Emerson Excellence in Teaching Awards Ceremony. As the District's 2013 Teacher of the Year, she will be representing our wonderful teaching staff. Congratulations, Mrs. Humphrey!
OB's Got Character!
November's Character Word of the Month at OB is Generosity. Generosity is a willingness to give, to share of one’s time and/or resources, without an expectation that the gift or act will be returned. Consider being generous with your time and resources this month by volunteering at/ donating items to OB's Giving Assembly! Any amount of time/resources donated are equally appreciated! 

OB Weekly News 11-1

November
2- Daylight Savings, FALL BACK

6- Last day for Wed. After-School Classes
6- OB Dine Out Night @ Fallon’s, 5-9p.m.
7- Picture Retake Day
8- 1st Gr. Trip to Art Museum, 9:45-11:45a.m. 
12- Last day for Tues. After-School Classes 
13- Last day for Stay & Bake Class
13- OBPTO Exec. Mtg. 9a.m.
13- Diversity Committee Mtg. 5:30p.m.
Announcements:
Giving Assembly-
This year’s Giving Assembly will be held on Tuesday, November 26 at 9:30a.m. This is an opportunity for Old Bonhomme Families to donate canned goods, books and school supplies, gently used clothing, baby supplies, and toys. Your donations will be delivered to local charities serving the Greater St. Louis Area--the Family Shelter of the Salvation Army, KidSmart, Crisis Nursery, and Trinity Food Pantry. Especially needed donations this year include canned fruits and meats, school supplies, children’s new underwear and socks, diapers of all sizes, pullups, and gently used play clothes. Please send your donations to school November 18-25. Adult volunteers are needed those mornings from 8:45-9:30a.m. to assist with sorting and boxing the donations. Volunteer signup sheets and more information will come home in backpacks today. Please contact Michelle Hawkins with questions (993-5090 or hawkins.shell@gmail.com). This is an OBPTO sponsored activity.

Candy Donations-
After Halloween, do you still have Halloween candy around your house?
Are you thinking that you have had enough, but don't want it to go to waste?
Are you aware that there are children that don't get to go trick-or-treating and would love a few treats?
We have a solution!
Bring any unopened candy to Miss Boudinet's room (room 208) by Tuesday, November 5. All candy will be boxed up and taken to the local Ronald McDonald House for other children and families in our community to enjoy.
Please do not buy any candy for this activity. Save that money to buy real food for our Thanksgiving drive!
Start our community giving today!
Picture Retake Day-
Mark your calendar! Picture Retake Day is coming on Thursday, November 7. Remember to send the original picture package back to school with your child. If they were absent on picture day, extra order forms are available in the office.
OB Dine Out Night-
Please join the OBPTO for dinner at Fallon's in Olivette on Wednesday, November 6, from 5-9p.m. A portion of the proceeds from the evening will return to OBPTO to support activities for YOUR child! Don’t forget to bring the flyer that was sent home in your child’s Friday Folder. Extra Copies will be available in the office.

CHANGE OF DATE:

Please be sure to update your calendars, as there has been a change of date for OB's Peace Museum. The Peace Museum will be coming to our school all day on Wednesday, December 4, and will be open for a special evening family session from6:30 -7:30 pm. also on Wednesday, December 4. More detailed information will be communicated later in November. It's family time you won't want to miss! Questions? Please contact Lori Humphrey at lhumphrey@ladueschools.net
Lice
Lice is a topic no one wants to experience or talk about, but as with other modern day realities we need to know the facts!
“Head lice are often a fact of life for school‐aged children. While inconvenient, head lice cause no medical harm and can be effectively treated. It is probably impossible to prevent all head lice infestations. Young children come into head-to-head contact with each other frequently.”
These words from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the notes that follow will perhaps help us all keep instances of lice in perspective for our students. Please note the footnotes (blue underlined numbers) and other links to the full text and references for more information.
A revised clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), “Head Lice,” published in the August print issue of Pediatrics (published online July 26), clarifies and updates protocols for diagnosis and treatment, and provides guidance for the management of children with head lice in the school setting.
Head lice are not a health hazard or a sign of poor hygiene and, in contrast to body lice, are not responsible for the spread of any disease. No healthy child should be excluded from or miss school because of head lice, and no-nit policies for return to school should be abandoned. Informed school nurses can help with diagnosis and suggestions about treatment. Because head lice are usually transmitted by head‐to‐head contact, parents should carefully check a child’s head before and after attending a sleepover or camp where children share sleeping quarters.

Transmission in most cases occurs by direct contact with the head of an infested individual. 16 Indirect spread through contact with personal belongings of an infested individual (combs, brushes, hats) is much less likely but may occur rarely. 17 Lice found on combs are likely to be injured or dead, 18 and a healthy louse is not likely to leave a healthy head unless there is a heavy infestation. 19 This is further illustrated by 2 studies from Australia. In 1 study, examination of carpets on 118 classroom floors found no lice despite more than 14000 live lice found on the heads of 466 children using these classrooms. 20 In a second study, live lice were found on only 4% of pillowcases used by infested volunteers. 21 Thus, the major focus of control activities should be to reduce the number of lice on the head and to lessen the risks of head-to-head contact.
Screening for nits alone is not an accurate way of predicting which children are or will become infested, and screening for live lice has not been proven to have a significant effect on the incidence of head lice in a school community over time. 2^,12^,24
A child should not be restricted from school attendance because of lice, because head lice have low contagion within classrooms. 86
Although lice is unpleasant and frustrating, our students react to verbal and non-verbal messages and form opinions based on those reactions so it is important we remain calm and matter-of-fact. We all want to support the emotional and physical health of our students and how we handle these episodes with children build their skills in coping with all kinds of unwanted and frustrating situations. Contact Mrs. Kirchgessner or Nurse Comens with any questions.
AAP-Offers-Updated-Guidance-on-Treating-Head-Lice
Pediatrics.aappublications.org