The Olive Branch 12.1.23

Principal Message

Food & Nutrition Services ~ Seasonal Menus

Science Club - Winter Sessions - SPACE STILL AVAILABLE!

Important Dates

It's officially December! We have many fun activities to look forward to these next few weeks including Student Council Spirit Days (see below), Principal Storytime, and Winter Break! The students really enjoyed the snow this week, and we are looking forward to more snow-ventures this season. Stay warm!

The Food & Nutrition Services Department is continually working to provide our students with lunch menu items that they enjoy, while providing a variety of nutritious options for our students. To achieve this, the department will be having seasonal menus this school year. All elementary and middle schools will have a Fall (8/17-11/17), Winter (11/27-2/14), Spring (2/20-5/31) Menu. Many of our favorite menu items will stay on the menu, however, this allows us to add some new products to our menus!

Our elementary and middle school students taste-tested a variety of new menu items this fall, and we have selected several of those items to be placed on the winter menu. We had quite a few items our students enjoyed, so some of the student-approved items will also be placed on the spring menu.

Updated menus will be posted on our website as well as on our app. Nutritional information can also be found on our website. We look forward to continuing to serve our students delicious and healthy lunch options.

Science Club is back with three sessions, meeting on Tuesdays or Wednesdays, January 16

through March 6. We’re offering hands-on science adventures for students in grades two

through five; first grade students may participate if an older sibling is enrolled in Science Club

AND an adult can volunteer to help every day that the first grade student attends.

We meet from 3:35 until 4:45 PM in the LMC.

Session 1: Bubbles and More (three weeks)

How fast do bubbles and bearings move in tubes of oil? What weird and wonderful shapes

appear when Zometool frameworks are dipped in bubble solution?

Session 2: Triple E: Electrons, Electricity, and Electromagnetic Waves (three weeks on

Tuesdays or Wednesdays)

Electricity is not merely a flow of electrons in a wire; it is also a flow of photons in an

electromagnetic wave. How to photo cells produce electricity? How do the electrons in an

element’s atomic structure relate to its electrical properties? Find out through experiments

and games.

Session 3: Magnets and Magnetism (two weeks on Tuesdays or Wednesdays)

We’ll explore the properties of magnets and magnetism on the first week, then wrap up

winter Science Club with the fast-paced “Magnet Challenge”.

Want to join in the fun? Then complete and return the registration form as soon as possible.

Sessions can fill up very quickly. The number of students per session is dependent on the

number of adult volunteers.

To ensure that we’re able to provide a safe and enjoyable activity at least two adults will be

present each day. Any days that do not have at least one adult volunteer will be cancelled.

Please consider signing up to help on one or more days as your schedule allows.

Questions? Please contact Cynthia House at chouse@sd25.org.

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP

Monday 12/18: Winter Headwear (winter hats, earmuffs, holiday hats, etc.)

Tuesday 12/19: Joyful Arts Day - in class fun! (make snowflakes, paper chains, winter crafts, etc.)

Wednesday 12/20: Festive Dress Up Day (dress as your favorite holiday/winter character, wear a sweater or shirt, etc.)

Thursday 12/21: Special Gift Day! (Teacher directed - extra recess, tech time, short movie, etc.)

Friday 12/22: Cozy Pajama Day!

12.6.23 - 5th Grade Band Concert - OMS commons

12.22.23 - Storytime with the Principals - All School PJ Day!

Link to D25 Year at a Glance 23-24 Calendar

Questions? Please reach out to your OMS teacher or your administrative team.

OMS Staff Directory

Ms. Erin Davis, Principal edavis@sd25.org

Mrs. Julia Pemberton, Assistant Principal jpemberton@sd25.org

Website: https://www.sd25.org/Olive
Location: 303 East Olive Street, Arlington Heights, IL, USA
Phone: 847.398.4282
Twitter: @ahsd25Olive