Letter from the PTA President
Welcome to December! I hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving break and are hunkered down to finish the year strong. We do have a few things coming up between now and our Winter Break. Next week, the Student Council and PTA are teaming up for a Coat and Toy Drive. Details are below and we certainly appreciate all of your donations!
We will also have our Winter PTA General Membership Meeting this Monday night, December 4th, at 6:30 p.m. Our meeting will be followed by the Oakview Chorus’ Holiday Concert so please plan to attend to support our students!
And, lastly, it wouldn’t be December without presents. Our Elf Shelf Committee has been working diligently to make this Elf Shelf our best one yet so please be on the lookout for details coming home with your student and be sure to return the money on your child’s shopping day! For those new to Oakview, our Elf Shelf is a shopping experience whereby students pre-select 2 presents and then come to pay for them and pick them up the week of December 11. The presents will be wrapped so remember “No peeking!” We hope that you will enjoy using what your children have picked up over the holidays and certainly thank you for your support of this fun event!
So many of you have asked about the playground and I promise you that we are still working diligently on the details for bricks, design, etc. Stay tuned for details on how to pay for your pledged bricks in the very near future!
Serving With You,
Jennifer Burns
#ONLYatOAKVIEW where we “Work Hard, Play Hard”
Email: president@oakviewpta.com
PTA’s Jingle Bell Drop Joining with Student Council’s Coat Drive December 4 - 8
As many of you know, during December, we take toy donations to make Christmas for many much brighter! This year, we will continue to take up toys that will be donated to Toys for Tots; but, we are also joining with the Oakview Student Council to support their Coat Drive.
Along with new toys, we will be collecting new or gently-used coats for males and females of all sizes, from babies to adults. All donations will go to local homeless shelters in Greenville County. Student Council members will be working in both morning car lines to collect donations the week of December 4-8! Thank you so much for your generosity!
Elf Shelf - December 12 - 15
ELF SHELF celebrates the gift of giving during the holiday season and provides students with an opportunity to purchase affordable, pre-wrapped gifts for loved ones. Students will be bringing information home Dec. 4th; please make note of your child’s shopping day and return the money to their teacher on that day. Teachers are not able to hold onto the money, so please send it in on their actual shopping day.
**Please Note: Dec 15th is an “extra shopping day” where students who have leftover money can go back to the store to buy additional items**
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us at elfshelf@oakviewpta.com. Thank you!
Email: elfshelf@oakviewpta.com
Box Tops Results
The box tops have been sorted, counted and submitted! Congratulations to the winners of the 2017 Fall Boxtops Collection contest. The following classes collected the most Box Tops:
- Ms. Bramer (5th grade) with 609 box tops
- Ms. Garosi (3rd grade) with 605 box tops
- Ms. Teeple (4th grade) with 585 box tops
Each class will celebrate with fun prizes and special treats; 1st place receives a bag of sports balls for recess, 2nd place gets a special VIP trip to the student store and 3rd place gets extra recess time!
The Fall Collection period brought in over 11,800 Box Tops. As a result, Oakview will receive a check for around $1,100.
Also, we would like to say a huge thank you to those who gave their time helping clip, count, and bag all those Box Tops. We couldn’t do it without each of you - thank you for supporting this vital program!
-Tracy Smallidge & Angela Halpin, Coordinators
Email: boxtops@oakviewpta.com
