Aug
19
Feb
22
PTA Weekly Blast
In This Week’s Update….
- Read Across America Art Contest – LAST CALL! Due to OPS by 3PM today! Design an award that will be given to three picture books in the OPS library! See below for more info and for a template students should use.
- Memory Book Cover Art Contest – Our 3rd annual! This year’s theme is ‘We Will Soar on Together”. Submissions due to OPS by next Monday, March 1, see below for more details.
- OPS Explores – Use the free Scavr App and sign up here to participate. Visit local spots that are safe, open and free. Earn points as a family for each location you visit. The families with the most points will win a very unique prize!
- Submit Photos to the Memory Book – First Day, Fall Fest, Virtual Learning, Science Workshops, OPS Explores trips… Load your photos here.
- Volunteer Opportunity – We are organizing a family event for the Spring, OPS Around the World. We are looking for volunteers who are interested in sharing their culture (or a culture they are interested in) with other OPS families. If interested, please fill out this form.
- OPS Student Helpers – We have several RHDS students signed up and ready to work with OPS students either virtually or in person. After completing the Student Helper Request Form here, OPS parents will be contacted quickly with potential RDHS candidates.
- #TeamNoah – An OPS student was involved in an accident last week and has a long road ahead of him. Our community never disappoints and many have asked how they can help. Please see below for ways you can support Noah and his family.
Read Across America Art Contest
LAST CALL! Submissions are due to OPS by 3PM Today! OPS will host the OPS Picture Book Awards during Read Across America Week, which is the first week of March.
There are five nominees (books). Students will get to decide which books will win an award. They will be presented with the five books at school and vote on three categories:
- Best Message
- Best Illustration
- Best Overall Book
Since this is new, we need help from the kids to design the awards. They can use the template below to create their designs. The winning awards will be made into a sticker which will be placed on the winning books in the OPS library.
Submissions are due to OPS TODAY! Good Luck!
Download the PDF template here:
Memory Book Cover Art Contest
OPS Explores
Learn more about Oradell and its surrounding areas by visiting local spots that are safe, open and free. Earn points as a family for each location you visit (check in using the app). The families with the most points will win a very unique prize!
So… what’s the prize?! Our Administrative team is clearly full of good sports. They let us slime them back in November and now they are going to take a pie in the face. The winning families will each get three pies to use for Ms. Bozios, Mr. Hagopian and/or Ms. Hawley. These three will literally do ANYTHING to put a smile on students’ faces!
So, grab your family and your phone and check out the local spots listed! The contest started February 4 and will go until April 1. More locations will be added as we go. Have fun!
To sign up:
- Step 1: Download the free Scavr App
- Step 2: Sign up for OPS Explores here
- Step 3: Check out the different ‘challenges’/locations in the app
Here are the current standings:
- First Place – Wacks (3,500 points)
- Second Place (tie) – Benyamine Family & Robots Rock (2,400 points)
- Third Place – French Fries (1,500 points)
- Fourth Place – The Lookout Leibos (1,400 points)
- Fifth Place – The Cape Cod Whales (800 points)
There is still plenty of time! The competition goes until April 1.
If you know of a spot that you think other OPS families will enjoy, please email President@OradellPTA.org
Submit Photos to the Memory Book
First Day, Fall Fest, Virtual Learning, Science Workshops, OPS Explores trips… load your photos here!
Step 1: Visit Link.EntourageYearbooks.com
Step 2: For ‘School’, select ‘303 – Oradell Public School dk (2021) – Oradell, NJ’
Step 3: Click ‘Photos’
Step 4: Login or Register
Step 5: Use drop down menu to select photo category
Step 6: In the box below the drop down menu, select photos you would like to load (photos can be loaded from your computer or device, they must be on your hard drive to load them – if only on the cloud, etc, that will result in an error message).
Volunteer Opportunity: OPS Around the World
Our Student Programming Committee normally organizes assemblies or other such events for the students of OPS. When they volunteered, they were looking forward to adding excitement to the students’ school year. Due to the restrictions currently in place, they needed to get creative!
They are organizing a family event for the Spring called OPS Around the World. We are looking for volunteers who are interested in sharing their culture (or a culture they are interested in) with OPS families. This could include a dance, sport, game, art, history, holidays, etc. Tents will be set up around the OPS grounds, one tent for each country/culture that has volunteers. As we get closer to the event, which is anticipated to happen in May (if all goes according to plan), families can sign up to travel ‘Around the World’ at OPS.
We are excited to put this event together and we are grateful for all who are interested in volunteering. We are only able to put this event together with your help! If interested in learning more, please fill out this form. Thank you!
OPS Student Helpers
OPS Student Helpers pairs interested RDHS students with OPS families looking for help with their child/children. Our team has already made many successful matches. Please reach out if you could use some help!
This help is available either virtually or in person; OPS and RDHS families should decide which works best for them.
OPS families can complete this Student Helper Request Form if interested in participating. The team will work to pair you with your high school helper upon receipt of your form so you can get started right away.
The PTA will:
- Pair up potential High School Helpers with an interested OPS family based on the information collected
- Provide contact information for potential High School Helper matches to the OPS family
At that point, the PTA will step back and families can contact the matches directly to make sure there is a fit, set their schedule, coordinate services needed, etc. The PTA is simply facilitating the recruitment and pairing of interested parties. Please note that there is an hourly fee related to this service, this fee is to be discussed and agreed upon by the two parties involved. No portion of this fee is going to the PTA, as this is not a fundraiser.
Thank you to Michelle del Corral for setting up and organizing this program.
#TeamNoah
An OPS student was involved in an accident last week and has a long road ahead of him. Our community never disappoints and many have asked how they can help. Here are ways you can support him and his family, all set up by incredible members of our community:
#TeamNoah lawn signs are now available! Please help us support the Rybak family by purchasing a $12 sign. Email Jane Kiernan at jane.kiernan94@gmail.com
Meal Train
GoFundMe
#TeamNoah Apparel
Our thoughts and well wishes continue to be with Noah and his family.
Kelly Castro
President, Oradell PTA
Aug
10
Join the PTA for the 2020-2021 School Year!
Please take a moment and join the PTA for the 2020-2021 school year.
We are delighted to invite every parent, teacher, and neighbor to join the PTA, as we work to make Oradell Public School the best it can be for our students, our most precious resource.
With your PTA membership, you have access to:
• weekly email blasts from the Oradell PTA President
• the OPS Student Directory
• your official PTA membership card
May
26
Volunteers are needed
Looking for Volunteer Opportunities in the upcoming 2020-2021 school year!
Take a look at all of the exciting committees that need your help next year!
The Oradell PTA counts on volunteers to make our programs a success. If you’d like to deliver pizza or ice cream to your child’s class, help out at an after school book club, assist at the Holiday Boutique, Book Fair or Plant Sale, or volunteer in some other way, the Oradell PTA has something for you. If you can volunteer a little or a lot, we need your help.
Please use the link below to submit your volunteer interests for next year!
May
11
Available Committee Chair Positions for 2020-2021!
The Oradell PTA takes great pride in its tremendous parent
volunteer support.
The PTA has a variety of committees that support OPS by providing academic enrichment, fundraising and much more. Below is the list of available committee chair positions for the 2020-2021 school year.
List of available committee chair positions for the 2020-2021 school year are highlighted in the link below:
Brief description of every PTA committee can be found in the link below:
For more information about any of the committees or to volunteer please contact:
president@oradellpta.org or
firstvp@oradellpta.org
We look forward to hearing from you!
Family mentoring – welcome new families!
Welcome to OPS!
The PTA mentoring program is here to help you through your first year at OPS.
We can assign you a mentor to answer questions relating to Kindergarten, PTA related topics or general OPS information.
If you would like a mentor, or just have a general question, please contact our family mentoring committee at mentoring@oradellpta.org
