In This Week’s Update:

• Holiday Marketplace – We invite you to shop local with us this Sunday, 12/6 at 7PM (vendor list is below).  Snowflake decorations are available for $10, each snowflake comes with 10 free tricky tray tickets.  Use those tickets to try and win one or more of our 27 baskets, check them out below! Order snowflakes here until noon on Sunday 12/6.
• Holiday Boutique – We are keeping the tradition alive! This year students can shop from home here (password is FsVhs88).  Gong on now through Friday, 12/4. See below for more details.
• Spirit Wear Holiday FLASH SALE – Three days only, OPS spirit wear is available here until Wednesday, 12/2.  Last chance to get spirit wear in 2020, all orders will be delivered in December. Free shipping on orders over $75!
• Plant Sale Pickup – If you ordered plants or candles from our Plant sale, you can pick them up on Thursday, 12/3 from 3 – 4:30.  You will receive an email with further details in the coming days.
• Boonli Lunch Program – Orders for next Tues – Fri can be placed up until Sunday night (password to create an account is “OPS479”): Boonli
• 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.
• Giving Thanks Assembly – Thank you to our OPS administrators and teachers who were great sports, even while covered in green slime!  We had so much fun with this, thank you to the OPS community for donating food, which made all of this possible!  Check out the video here.
• Thank You Amazon – Thank you to Christine Morgner, who secured a donation of $2,500 to the PTA on behalf of Amazon!  We are so grateful for parents who take time out of their busy schedules to do amazing things like this for our PTA!

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.

A huge thank you to Michelle del Corral for setting up and organizing this program.

Giving Thanks Assembly

Thank you to our OPS administrators and teachers who were great sports, even while covered in green slime!  We had so much fun with this.  Thank you to the OPS community for donating food, which made all of this possible!

If you missed it (or you want to watch the fun again!), you can check out the video here.

Thank You Amazon!

Thank you to Christine Morgner, who secured a donation of $2,500 for the PTA on behalf of Amazon!

This is part of Amazon’s end-of-year efforts to support local, nonprofit organizations as we continue to navigate the difficulties of the COVID-19 pandemic. As an Amazon employee, Christine Morgner was given the opportunity to recommend us for funding.  We are grateful she took time out of her busy schedule to do so!

We will work hard to put these funds to good use, making sure they are used to benefit the students of OPS.  Thank you Christine!

We hope you had a very Happy Thanksgiving!

Thank you,

Kelly Castro
President, Oradell PTA