OCTOBER
10 FIELD DAY!
12 Passport Night Planning Mtg. 7 p.m.
13 Picture Retake Day
OBPTO Board Mtg. 9 a.m.
14 End of First Quarter
Early Dismissal, 1:15 p.m.
18 3rd Gr. Performance, 7 p.m.
19 Walk in the Park (during PE)
Dine Out Night, Noodles & Co. 5-9 p.m.
20 Kdg. Field Trip- Thies Farm, 9-1:30 p.m.
25 P/T Conferences, 4-8 p.m.
27 P/T Conferences, 1:30-7 p.m.
Early Dismissal, 1:15 p.m.
28 NO SCHOOL, Conference Compensation day
29 Trunk or Treat @ OB, 3-4:30 p.m.
Announcements:
CELEBRATE THE USA at FIELD DAY
On Monday, Oct. 10 from 1:15-3:30p.m. (rain date Monday, Oct. 17) If you signed up to help, please pick up your instructions in the gym on Monday at 8:45 a.m. or 12:30 p.m. Be sure your child is prepared for the weather, wears running shoes, brings a water bottle with his/her name on it, and wears RED, WHITE, and BLUE!
OB Trunk or Treat!
Saturday, October 29, from 3-4:30 p.m., All OB Elementary students & families are invited to wear their Halloween costumes and enjoy going from trunk to trunk collecting treats! This event is free and will include light refreshments. If you would like to join the fun by decorating your vehicle trunk and handing out treats, please register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ob-elementary-trunk-or-treat-registration-27939481742?ref=estw, Prizes will be given to the best decorated trunks! Limited space available, so register today!
12 Passport Night Planning Mtg. 7 p.m.
13 Picture Retake Day
OBPTO Board Mtg. 9 a.m.
14 End of First Quarter
Early Dismissal, 1:15 p.m.
18 3rd Gr. Performance, 7 p.m.
19 Walk in the Park (during PE)
Dine Out Night, Noodles & Co. 5-9 p.m.
20 Kdg. Field Trip- Thies Farm, 9-1:30 p.m.
25 P/T Conferences, 4-8 p.m.
27 P/T Conferences, 1:30-7 p.m.
Early Dismissal, 1:15 p.m.
28 NO SCHOOL, Conference Compensation day
29 Trunk or Treat @ OB, 3-4:30 p.m.
Announcements:
CELEBRATE THE USA at FIELD DAY
On Monday, Oct. 10 from 1:15-3:30p.m. (rain date Monday, Oct. 17) If you signed up to help, please pick up your instructions in the gym on Monday at 8:45 a.m. or 12:30 p.m. Be sure your child is prepared for the weather, wears running shoes, brings a water bottle with his/her name on it, and wears RED, WHITE, and BLUE!
OB Trunk or Treat!
Saturday, October 29, from 3-4:30 p.m., All OB Elementary students & families are invited to wear their Halloween costumes and enjoy going from trunk to trunk collecting treats! This event is free and will include light refreshments. If you would like to join the fun by decorating your vehicle trunk and handing out treats, please register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ob-elementary-trunk-or-treat-registration-27939481742?ref=estw, Prizes will be given to the best decorated trunks! Limited space available, so register today!
PTO News
Bricks.... We are looking for bricks of any size, shape, or color to build a path in our Butterfly Garden. If you have any left over from a project that you'd like to donate, please contact Kate Hellmann at ktpichon@yahoo.com. Thank you to the Settler and Becker families for already contributing.
Amazon Did you know all of your Amazon orders could help out our PTO? http://smile.amazon.com/ch/20-4310750
Use the link above and Amazon will give 0.5% of eligible purchases back to Old Bonhomme PTO!
Buzz books went home last Friday, 1 per household. Thank you to our Buzz Book Chair, Jessica Goldman, and her committee, Nicole Addison and Terri Penn, for getting it done as quickly as possible. Thank you to Mrs. Roth for assisting in judging the artwork for the book as well. Our fourth graders did such a good job, we had to find a way to include as many illustrations as possible!
Thank you to our First Grade Social Chair, Sandhya Vollala, and her team of volunteers: Kelechi Loynd, Suzette Weiss, Seema Dugar, and Monai Prabagaran, for making last week's First Grade Social a huge success!
The Dance-A-Thon was also a huge success, and it could not have been possible without your support. We were able to raise over $20,000 to spend on the needs and wants of our school. Thank you to our DAT chairs: Jamie Caccciabando, Jayme Fingerman, and Anne Leidenfrost, for making the fundraising event so much fun. Coach Prange and Coach Jander, for teaching our kids all of those dances, and all of the DAT volunteers for helping with Prize Patrol, setting up and tearing down Friday night, cheering on the kids during the day, baking for our bake sale, selling baked goods or spirit wear, monitoring the kids, the chalk work, and dancing as Obi. If you got some amazing pictures from the event that you'd like to share with the school, please send them to oldbonhommepto@gmail.com
Bricks.... We are looking for bricks of any size, shape, or color to build a path in our Butterfly Garden. If you have any left over from a project that you'd like to donate, please contact Kate Hellmann at ktpichon@yahoo.com. Thank you to the Settler and Becker families for already contributing.
Amazon Did you know all of your Amazon orders could help out our PTO? http://smile.amazon.com/ch/20-4310750
Use the link above and Amazon will give 0.5% of eligible purchases back to Old Bonhomme PTO!
Buzz books went home last Friday, 1 per household. Thank you to our Buzz Book Chair, Jessica Goldman, and her committee, Nicole Addison and Terri Penn, for getting it done as quickly as possible. Thank you to Mrs. Roth for assisting in judging the artwork for the book as well. Our fourth graders did such a good job, we had to find a way to include as many illustrations as possible!
Thank you to our First Grade Social Chair, Sandhya Vollala, and her team of volunteers: Kelechi Loynd, Suzette Weiss, Seema Dugar, and Monai Prabagaran, for making last week's First Grade Social a huge success!
The Dance-A-Thon was also a huge success, and it could not have been possible without your support. We were able to raise over $20,000 to spend on the needs and wants of our school. Thank you to our DAT chairs: Jamie Caccciabando, Jayme Fingerman, and Anne Leidenfrost, for making the fundraising event so much fun. Coach Prange and Coach Jander, for teaching our kids all of those dances, and all of the DAT volunteers for helping with Prize Patrol, setting up and tearing down Friday night, cheering on the kids during the day, baking for our bake sale, selling baked goods or spirit wear, monitoring the kids, the chalk work, and dancing as Obi. If you got some amazing pictures from the event that you'd like to share with the school, please send them to oldbonhommepto@gmail.com
Lead Test Results
Due to recent news and concerns about levels of lead in the drinking water at public schools in the area, the water in all buildings in the district were tested on Sept. 7 and 8, 2016. We just received the final full report and the conclusion states the following: "All sample results had detections of lead below the federal and state action level of 15 parts per billion (ppb). No further action is recommended at this time.” In fact, no faucet or water fountain tested higher than 2.9 ppb, and the vast majority were under 1.0 ppb.
LEF NEWS
ANNOUNCING A NEW FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENT,
THE HARLEM WIZARDS, ON NOV. 6!
Don't miss this first-ever community event of its kind, hosted by the Ladue Education Foundation (LEF) and the Ladue Horton Watkins High School (LHWHS) Boys’ Basketball Program. Join us for a fun afternoon of high-flying and interactive sports entertainment with the world famous Harlem Wizards basketball team as they take on our own home team of Ladue School District teachers, staff and students. You'll be treated to great basketball skills, teamwork, slick dribbling, alley- oops and crazy slams. Come find out why the Wizards were the chosen entertainment for over 400 communities last season alone!
Sunday, Nov. 6, at 2 p.m. at LHWHS Tickets are $15
(Reserved $20 and Courtside/VIP $30) BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE: http://www.harlemwizards.com/schedule-tickets/(also available at the door)
Wizards jerseys also available!
Proceeds will benefit the Ladue School District and the LHWHS Boys’ Basketball Program.
See www.harlemwizards.com to learn more about the Wizards, now in their 54th season.
For information on volunteering or sponsorship, please contact the Ladue Education Foundation at lef@ladueschools.net.
The Ladue School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, socioeconomic status, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other characteristic protected by law in its programs or activities. Inquiries related to the district’s employment practices may be directed to Ken Rossics, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources. Inquiries related to district student programs may be directed to Dr. Derrick Wallace, Director of Student Services. Both administrators can be reached at Ladue Schools Administrative Center, 9703 Conway Road, Saint Louis, MO 63124; 314-994-7080.
Due to recent news and concerns about levels of lead in the drinking water at public schools in the area, the water in all buildings in the district were tested on Sept. 7 and 8, 2016. We just received the final full report and the conclusion states the following: "All sample results had detections of lead below the federal and state action level of 15 parts per billion (ppb). No further action is recommended at this time.” In fact, no faucet or water fountain tested higher than 2.9 ppb, and the vast majority were under 1.0 ppb.
LEF NEWS
ANNOUNCING A NEW FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENT,
THE HARLEM WIZARDS, ON NOV. 6!
Don't miss this first-ever community event of its kind, hosted by the Ladue Education Foundation (LEF) and the Ladue Horton Watkins High School (LHWHS) Boys’ Basketball Program. Join us for a fun afternoon of high-flying and interactive sports entertainment with the world famous Harlem Wizards basketball team as they take on our own home team of Ladue School District teachers, staff and students. You'll be treated to great basketball skills, teamwork, slick dribbling, alley- oops and crazy slams. Come find out why the Wizards were the chosen entertainment for over 400 communities last season alone!
Sunday, Nov. 6, at 2 p.m. at LHWHS Tickets are $15
(Reserved $20 and Courtside/VIP $30) BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE: http://www.harlemwizards.com/schedule-tickets/(also available at the door)
Wizards jerseys also available!
Proceeds will benefit the Ladue School District and the LHWHS Boys’ Basketball Program.
See www.harlemwizards.com to learn more about the Wizards, now in their 54th season.
For information on volunteering or sponsorship, please contact the Ladue Education Foundation at lef@ladueschools.net.
The Ladue School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, socioeconomic status, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other characteristic protected by law in its programs or activities. Inquiries related to the district’s employment practices may be directed to Ken Rossics, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources. Inquiries related to district student programs may be directed to Dr. Derrick Wallace, Director of Student Services. Both administrators can be reached at Ladue Schools Administrative Center, 9703 Conway Road, Saint Louis, MO 63124; 314-994-7080.
