At a Glance…
- PTA Meeting– Our next PTA Meeting will be on Feb 1 at 7:30.
- Science Workshops – We are excited to bring back the popular STEM Workshops! See below for more info and signup links.
- Let’s Recycle OPS – We will be collecting all brands of empty writing instruments, Glue sticks, Empty watercolor dispensers and paint sets. See below for more info!
- Call for Local Vendors – Looking to sell Valentine’s Day treats? The PTA wants to support your business! Email SecondVP@OradellPTA.org and see below for more info!
- Lost and Found – Check out the photos below to see if your family has something sitting in the lost and found!
- Mets Game – May 15 @ 1pm; $30/ticket, click here to order. Each ticket sold will serve as a raffle ticket to throw out the first pitch!
- OPS Headbands and Scarves – For sale here, follow directions on form to purchase. More info and pictures below.
- High School Helpers – See below for more info, sign up here to be paired with a RDHS helper.
- CD Collection Drive – Odyssey of the Mind is collecting new or gently used CD- R’s. See below for more info!
- Local Business – Kona Ice is offering 15% off of all events booked in March, see below for more details!
STEM Workshops
We are excited to launch the Science Workshops again this year!
The workshops are being conducted over Zoom.
Kits will be delivered to the participants at school a few days in advance, the committee will send out an email with all the details including the details for the experiments.
The Science Committee is also looking for parent volunteers to help with the workshops. It will be a two hour commitment, one hour for prep at a time of your convenience before the workshop and one hour during the workshop. Contact firstvp@oradellpta.org if interested.
You can sign up here:
Kindergarten – 1st Grade – Wed, Feb 9th 4:00 – 5:00 pm – 40 Spots Available
2nd – 3rd Grade – Wed, Feb 16th 4:00 – 5:00 pm – 40 Spots Available
4th, 5th and 6th Grade – Thurs March 10th 4:00 – 5:00 pm and Wed, March 16th timing 4:00 – 5:00 pm.
Let’s Recycle OPS!
We will be collecting all brands of empty writing instruments, Glue sticks, Empty watercolor dispensers and paint sets From Monday January 24th through April 1st 2022. Bins will be placed in at the Front door of the school and at various locations in school for easy drop off!
Lets fill those Bins !! We are paid back per pound of material shipped and we get to donate the proceeds to a Charity listed with Terra Cycle. Contact FirstVP@OradellPTA.org with any questions.
Call for Local Vendors
Email SecondVP@OradellPTA.org for more information about this event. The purpose of this event is not to serve as a fundraiser, but solely to support local businesses. It is free of charge for vendors to participate.
Lost & Found
If you see an item that belongs to your family, take note of the number in the picture. There are numbered bins under the table in the school lobby. Look in the bin to find your item.
Most water bottles and lunch boxes are in milk crate number one.
Please try to keep items in their their assigned bins to make it easier for people who come after you. Also, keep in mind that even though items were originally placed in the correct bin, someone might have moved them when searching for their own items.
You can view the slideshow here.
Items will be available for a limited time only. Unclaimed items will be donated.
Thank you to Rachel Kugelmass Levin for reaching out with this idea and for making it happen!
Mets Game : Tickets for Sale
SOMEONE FROM OUR GROUP WILL THROW OUT THE FIRST PITCH!
THE SIXTH GRADERS WILL SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM ON HOME PLATE AT THE START OF THE GAME!
SURE TO BE A MEMORABLE DAY FOR OUR COMMUNITY!
We sold over 500 tickets, so someone from our group will throw the first pitch. Each ticket purchased will serve as a raffle ticket to win this experience. More details on this will be sent to all who purchased as we get closer.
Since we sold over 280 tickets, Mr. Butcher is going to prepare interested Sixth Graders to sing the National Anthem at the game on May 15! Thank you Mr. Butcher and thank you to everyone who purchased tickets!!
Meet the Mets, Greet the Mets!
Please note, if you ordered tickets for the May 1 game, you can fill out this form to transfer your ticket purchase to the May 15 game and do NOT need to order tickets through the order form again.
Come root for the home team on May 15, 2022 @ 1PM at Citi Field! Sit with ALL of your OPS friends to watch the Mets take on the Seattle Mariners 
Oradell PTA VP and HUGE Mets Fan, Lauren Driscoll worked an incredible deal with the Mets. She said she wants to make sure everyone has an even better time at the Mets Game than they did at the Yankee Game. Here is what she was able to get us:
Tickets are $30/each and include the following:
– Seat in section 140 – 142 (The Big Apple Reserve)
– $7 food credit (enough for a hot dog and a drink)
– A David Wright Jersey
– Sixth Graders will get to sing the National Anthem
– Someone from our group will throw out the first pitch
– A picture on the field with our group
– We will be on the Jumbotron
– Scoreboard Message to our group
– $5 Donation to the PTA
– Other Field Events, dependent on COVID restrictions – we will keep you posted!
Questions? Contact Kelly Castro at President@OradellPTA.org or Lauren Driscoll at SecondVP@OradellPTA.org
OPS Headbands and Scarves
Add some OPS flair to your winter apparel:
* Headband = $15 each
* Scarf = $35 each
To purchase, please complete this form.
Submit payment via:
(1) Venmo: @Kim-Kyasky
(2) Check: payable to Oradell PTA and dropped off at 734 Neill Ct
Please indicate your name and merchandise in Venmo notes or on the envelope (if paying by check).
Apparel will be distributed upon confirmation of payment.
High School Helpers
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 and RDHS Senior Becca Walker for setting up and organizing this program.
CD Collection Drive
Ms. Schaum is looking for for New or Gently Used CD- R’s( Recordable CDS) for Odyssey of the Mind project. Please consider donating them!
These can be dropped off at the OPS front vestibule. No Movie or Music CD’s please!
We need about 800 CD- R’s for the project so every CD counts!
Local Business
Kona Ice is offering 15% off of all events booked in March. Contact Erick and Kristin at paramus@kona-ice.com.
President, Oradell PTA
