OLHMS Update 4/29/24

Did you know that our entire school will be participating in Service Day?

Check our this Special Newsletter to explore our OLHMS Service Day 2024!

Service Day at OLHMS is an incredible opportunity for each of our scholars to participate in projects geared to highlighting and living our mission here in D123! This is an annual event allowing each grade level to progress in their service experiences.

Did you know that parent/ family pick up and drop off takes place in the back of our building on Oak Center Drive?

Do not drop off or pick up students in the main parking lot on 99th St. during arrival and dismissal. It is imperative that we maintain a safe environment for our students at all times. Recently, a driver was arrested for reckless driving as they endangered students and staff during dismissal. As the weather continues to improve, please set up meeting spots for pick up and/ or drop off. Typically, we are clear of buses and traffic within 10 minutes of arrival and dismissal.

We are in the process of recruiting professionals to join us this year!

Are you interested in sharing your career with our scholars?

Do you have any family members or friends who are passionate about their careers?

How about any OLHMS alumni who are now successful professionals and would want to come back to their old stomping grounds?

The basic information is above - if you have any questions or recommendations, please reach out to Vanessa Follmar (vfollmar@d123.org ), Mary Kate Farnan (mfarnan@d123.org), or Colleen Hoeksema (choeksema@d123.org ).

Thanks in advance!

Mustang Families,

We enjoyed a beautiful finish to last week with the D123 Art Show on Thursday evening and our OLHMS annual Service Day on Friday! If you haven't spoken with our scholar about their experience, please ask about their day! We have begun our 5th grade transitions. Last week, Dr. McNichols visited each 5th grade classroom and this week all 5th graders are touring and learning more about their future school! We will be hosting the OLHMS PTSA Parent Night and Open Gym this Thursday, may 2nd from 6:00-7:30 pm!

Next week is Teacher Appreciation Week! Help celebrate our amazing and passionate Mustang staff by sending emails, notes and calls of gratitude!!

D123 Returning Student Registration Now Open in Skyward! Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 is committed to always ensuring a successful launch to our upcoming school year for every student who learns here.

As a district, we are setting an ambitious and crucial goal: to complete 100% of our returning student registrations by Friday, May 17, 2024.

Incoming 6th Grade Information: If you have a current 5th grade student, please check out this special newsletter with lots of information as our transitions to OLHMS are underway!

Springing into April: If you didn't get the change, check out this special edition newsletter with highlights of some talented individuals!

IAR Assessments: Our scholars demonstrated fantastic concentration and engagement with each of the IAR assessments! We look forward to improved results and we know our scholars enjoyed the raffles!

Main Parking Lot, Circle Drive and 99th Street: Students should NOT be dropped off in the morning or picked up during dismissal via the main parking lot while buses are present. Family drop off and pick up is done on Oak Center Dr. If family members are helping out, please let them know to use the rear of the building for drop off or pick up. As the weather continue to cooperate, please designate a pick up and drop off area or place for our scholars to meet you and avoid the congestion!

During drop off and dismissal, please do not pass cars in the circle drive without staff support. Please do not have students run across 99th street or Oak Center Dr. to be picked up without adult supervision. We want to make sure all of our students and families are kept safe. Please be patient and courteous! The rear doors (Oak Center Dr./ Circle Drive) will close at 8:35am and the rear doors will be closed at 3:30pm.

Our Community: Please be respectful of our neighbors around our school during arrival and dismissal. It is also important to remind our scholars about staying off community members property while waiting for a bus or walking home.

D123 4WARD: We have begun a new effort to engage our alumni!! From the classroom to the stage, the athletic field to the culinary club, and everywhere in between, we want to know what our graduates have been up to in "tomorrow's world."

Whether these alumni excelled in high school, found opportunities in college, or started a successful career, the stories, adventures, and triumphs shared will inspire us, current students, and future leaders. This program is an opportunity to celebrate these achievements together and keep the D123 community spirit alive long after middle school graduation.

Families of alumni and D123 graduates themselves are invited to fill out this form to submit for possible inclusion in our alumni spotlight E-Newsletter, "D123 4-WARD." The newsletter will be produced and sent semiannually in December and May. Participants will be notified if their story will be included in the publication.

D123 Summer Programming is now available!! Check out the full brochure for options!

Graduation Expectations

Our 8th grade scholars and parents have been given the information in this updated Parent Letter. These expectations have been discussed with scholars and families throughout the beginning of the year and sent home on multiple occasions. The end of year events for the Class of 2024 are detailed in this letter. Class of 2024 families make sure to send back the permission forms! Graduation this year is scheduled for June 4th at 7:00pm.

Graduation were due payments on April 5th! If you have questions or need to make this payment please contact the main office.

SELECT 123 Scholars will be announced the week of May 13th!!

Join us at the next PTSA meeting on Tuesday, May 7th at 6pm!

PTSA -This message is for the current 6th-grade class. The 24/25 school year 7th grade supply kit forms that were handed out last week are incorrect. We will be sending out the correct kit form this week.

The 5th-grade Open Gym for our incoming 6th graders will be Thursday, May 2nd. Volunteers are needed to supervise. If you are interested, please reply back to this email.

Let's show our amazing OLHMS staff how much they are appreciated by giving them the best Staff Appreciation Week ever. Please consider signing up on the SignUp Genius: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10C0848AFA82EA6FAC25-48927467-staff

The 8th Grade Graduation Lawn Sign orders will be available for pick up on May 9th from 4-6 pm at OLHMS.

Information regarding the 8th-grade dance has been sent home with your students! The Glow Night dance will be on May 31st.

Please support our school with Box Tops. If you receive a paper receipt, a quick scan with the Box Tops app will identify participating products and automatically credit the school's earnings online. Download the app and make every shopping trip count including purchases made online. Digital receipts are accepted as well. Use this referral code NXVB5P83 when you sign up and you’ll get 25 Bonus Box Tops when you scan your first receipt now through 05/31/2024, while supplies last. Use this link to download the Box Tops app: https://btfe.smart.link/c2jjdifkw?referral_code=NXVB5P83

Thank you for your time and support!

Contact us at: olhmsd123ptsa@gmail.com

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5/2/24: OLHMS PTSA 5th Grade Parent Night

5/4/25: IGSMA State Competition

5/6/24: Helen Whalen Scholarship

5/7/24: PTSA Meeting

5/9/24: International Cultural Celebration

5/10/24: OLHMS Spring Band Concert

5/17/24: Career Fair at OLHMS

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