Upcoming events
April
4/5 - Deadline to order Field Day Shirts 4/5 - 7am Field Day Volunteer Sign-up 4/7 - Harlem Wizards Game - buy tickets or volunteer! 4/8 - 4/9 - Wizards of Words Author Visits 4/14 - Spiritwear Orders Due 4/13 - 4/20 - School Closed // Spring Break May
5/3 - Multicultural Night 5/4 - Spring planting at Ross Farm 5/4 - QUEST Service Project OSS Garage Sale 5/24 - School Closed (Staff In-service Day) 5/27 - School Closed - Memorial Day Please note that all dates are subject to change
Current Lunch Menu
Important links
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District Calendar Page click here Oak Street Elementary School Website click here OSS Parent & Teacher Handbook click here A to Z Directory Login click here Thanks to Our PTO Sponsors!
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PTO Information & Happenings
2024 Field Day - T-Shirts and Volunteer Sign-Ups!
Field Day Volunteer Sign-Ups Timing:
Now is your only guaranteed opportunity to get an official 2024 T-Shirt for the kiddos (and volunteers too). Orders are due Friday 4/5, so get your order in today. Click here to learn more about OSS Field Day, and to order your shirts! Any questions? Email OSSFieldDay@gmail.com Harlem Wizards Game & Fundraiser!
The Harlem Wizards are coming to Ridge High School on April 7 to take on the OSS teachers and parents - ticket proceeds benefit the OSS Student Activities Fund and are on sale now! The game is guaranteed to be a good time!* Interested in playing against the Wizards or volunteering to help make this event a success? Click HERE to volunteer. Volunteers do not need a paid ticket to the event (and most of the volunteer spots to not require any athletic ability!). We also need cheerleaders! Click here to sign your student up to cheer, and/or be an adult helper for the cheerleaders! Contact Cathy Stawarz at CStawarz@bernardsboe.com with questions. Spirit Wear Store Now Open!
The Spirit Wear Store is open! Click here for the flyer with QR code or here to go directly to the store. Order deadline is Sunday, April 14. Giving Garden Days at The Ross Farm
Students are invited to the Boudinot Giving Garden to help plant beans on Saturday, May 4th. This opportunity is limited to 10 children per session with a parent to accompany them. All ages are welcome! Please sign up here for each child in your family that wants to participate. Contact Nicole Pavlin at npavlinger@gmail.com with any questions. Multicultural Night - May 3!
Save the date for OSS's first Multi-Cultural Night on May 3rd! Click here for the flyer! Wizards of Words
Award-winning children’s book authors Audrey Vernick and Sayantani DasGupta will be visiting OSS April 8-9! For more details, please see the Wizards of Words flyer here. School Library Month
April is School Library Month! Please help support Oak Street School’s library by donating a new book! Click here for the flyer and QR code or here for the Amazon list. Discovering Spanish with Miss Sackie
Is your K-3 child looking to explore the Spanish language with arts and crafts, games, books, and songs? Then, this after school program is just for you! Course begins April 25! Check out the flyer and click here to register. 5th Grade QUEST Service Projects
Please watch this video to hear about a student sponsored service project raising money for St. Judes. We will be hosting a garage sale on the Oak Street parking lot on the morning of May 11. Click here to sign up. Please contact Mr. Persily if you have questions. Box Tops Have Never Been Easier!
Box Tops for Education is a super easy way to raise money for OSS - no scissors needed! Just download the app and use it to take a pic of your grocery receipt and it will automatically find the items that qualify. You instantly get to see how much you've contributed to the school and the overall amount earned. Use this link to download the app and start scanning those grocery receipts! Reach out to Bonnie Brennan-Grippo (bbrenn@hotmail.com) with any questions. Open Positions
The PTO is looking to fill the following positions - email osspto@gmail.com for more info! Chair Positions:
*Obviously, we can't GUARANTEE you will have fun. But who doesn't want to see your school principal play basketball against 6-foot 8-inch tall basketball players?!?
Get Involved
Volunteer Training - To volunteer in the classroom, parents must complete the 23-24 Annual OSS Volunteer Responsibility Agreement.
Beautification Committee - Some staff members and teachers at OSS have started a Beautification Committee to make improvements in the school building. They may need volunteers throughout the year for different projects at school. If you're interested in being involved, please contact our PTO liaison to the committee, Nicole Pavlin at npavlinger@gmail.com. Welcome New OSS Families!
If you are new to the OSS Community please email osspto@gmail.com so we can welcome you and add you to our school AtoZ Directory.
Oak Street School participates in the Box Tops program and there are a few ways you can help us earn money! The easiest way is by downloading the Box Tops app. From there you can register and connect with Oak Street School and start scanning your grocery receipts! Program Info Here
If you have any clipped Box Tops that have not expired, you can send them into school with your child or drop them off directly to Alisa Larner.
Please email Alisa with questions and thank you for supporting this program! |