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Trunk or Treat is this weekend! We hope to see you all there on Sunday from 3:00 pm - 4:30pm. Thank you to all who volunteered to decorate a trunk as well as all of the families that sent in candy. We hope everyone has a blast at this always popular event!

Our Halloween parade and parties will be celebrated on Thursday, October 31st. Students may wear their costumes to school provided they can safely ride the bus and participate in all classroom learning activities. If you prefer, your child can bring their costume to school and change before the parade. Please note that costume weapons are not permitted.

Kindergarten - 5th grade will parade in the front of the school at 10:00 am. Parents can view our parade from the parking lot.

In the event of inclement weather, the indoor parade times are as follows:

Kindergarten - 2nd grade - 10:00 am (Parents permitted in the school at 9:55am)

3rd Grade - 5th grade- 2:30 pm (Parents permitted in the school at 2:25pm)

If we need to move the parade indoors, you will be notified the day before via a Real Time notification.

If you are participating in our Veterans Day Wall of Honor, please send completed frames to school by November 2nd.

Check out the flyers in this newsletter for information on the Turkey Brook Flag design contest and World Kindness Day. Lead by our Kindness Ambassador team, we are partnering with Mt. Olive Kiwanis Club's Caring With Bears program, raising funds to provide our local police and fire departments with comfort bears.

Enjoy your weekend! Hope to see you all at our Halloween parade.

Warmly,

Ms. Curry

October 27th: Trunk or Treat 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

October 28th: BOE Meeting

October 31st: Halloween Parade

November 4th - 6th: Early dismissal at 1:00 pm for Parent Teacher Conferences

November 4th- MOHS Open Hour Tour @ 6:30pm

November 6th: PJ Day

November 7th & 8th: Teacher's Convention - School Closed

November 11th: Veterans Day: Wear Red, White, and Blue

November 11th: BOE Meeting

November 13th: World Kindness Day / Teddy Bear Day

November 18th: Sandshore Spirit Day and SHSP Book Fair Family Night 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

November 18th - November 22nd: SHSP Book Fair

November 19th: SHSP Meeting @ 7:00pm

November 25th - BOE Meeting

November 27th - 30th - Schools Closed for Thanksgiving Break

SEPAG (Special Education Parent Advisory Group ) meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month. Please email mtolivesepag@gmail.com for more information.

ALL BOE meetings will commence at 6:30 pm at the BOE Office unless otherwise noted.

Join our Kindness Ambassadors as they partner with the Mt. Olive Kiwanis Club to purchase comfort bears for our local police and fire department through the Caring With Bears program. See the flyer below for more information.

Nominations are now open for the 2024- 2024 Educator and Educational Support Professional of the year. Please consider nominating one of our outstanding SS educators. The nomination form will close on November 8th.

Mrs. Melissa Roman supports our students in grades K, 2 and 4.

Mrs. Christina Velazquez supports our students in grades 1, 3 and 5.

Throughout the year we will be recognizing students who display the core SEL competencies of self control, self awareness, safety, teamwork, leadership, and empathy. We will recognize our first student recipients in our next newsletter.

It is that sweet time of the year! Apple picking, cider donuts and confused bees! Bee and wash nests are mature when fall arrives which means more bees and wasps are sent out in search of food for themselves and their queen. So you're seeing these insects more frequently simply because there are more of them and they're on the move. Bees continue to forage for nectar and pollen as long as temperatures are above 55 degrees. They're looking for carbohydrates and sweets, which are their primary energy source! They get a little confused in this changing weather so careful! Here is more information on what to do if you are stung by a bee or wasp.

KidsHealth.Org: Bee Stings

If you have any questions for our school nurse, Mrs. Suzanne Herbst you can email her at suzanne.herbst@motsd.org or call her at x3485. Additionally you can text her on her MO phone at 862-419-2776.

Cell Phone and Smart Watch Policy

Please consider joining the SHSP and volunteering throughout the year to support the wonderful programming and events that the SHSP plans and runs for all of the Sandshore students.

To complete a free and reduced lunch application, please visit https://www.motsd.org/student-life/food-services-information.

Parents can also complete an application online using PaySchools

Attention Parents!

Our student information system from Realtime Inc. allows parents and guardians online access to their child's information. You can check on grades, attendance, discipline, communicate directly with a teacher and other information.

HOW TO USE REALTIME!

Please click on the link above for instructions on how to log in to REALTIME

* If you have forgotten your REALTIME login information please contact Mrs. Robinson in the Main Office*

Mt. Olive schools are partnering with Right at School to provide child care options for our community.

Click here to view the RIGHT AT SCHOOL website.

Regular Schedule:

8:50-3:50

Parent drop off is at 8:50 and pick up is 3:45.

Delayed Opening Schedule:

10:50-3:50

Bus pick up times are two hours later than normal.

Parent drop off is at 10:50.

Early Dismissal Schedule:

8:50-1:00

Please sign up for Twitter and follow the district @MountOliveTSD

Dr. Bangia - @SuptMOTSD

Mrs. McDermond - @AsstSuptMOTSD

MOHS – @PrincipalMOHS

MOMS – @mtolivemiddle

CMS – @CMSmtolive

Mountain View – @MtView07836

Tinc Road – @tincroadschool

Ms. Jennifer Curry, Principal

email: jennifer.curry@motsd.org

Mrs. Elena Reyes, Vice Principal

email: elena.reyes@motsd.org

Website: https://www.motsd.org/ss/
Location: 498 Sand Shore Road, Budd Lake, NJ, USA
Phone: 973.691.4003
X: @MOSandshore