Science Club is back with two sessions, meeting on Tuesdays or Wednesdays, October 3 through November 15. 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: Super Soil Sleuths (three weeks)
Without healthy soil we cannot grow successful crops or beautiful gardens. Interested students will collect soil samples from various locations around OMS in September, recording the plants and animals found in each location. Then we’ll all spend three weeks in the lab to measure moisture, pH, nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus levels with chemical tests, examine physical structure with microscopes, determine the soils’ composition, and explore porosity, retention, and permeability of various soil types.
Session 2: Towers and Bridges (three weeks on Tuesdays, four weeks on Wednesdays)
Can you design and build the bridge with the largest load to weight ratio? Can you build and design the tallest tower that can withstand wind and earthquakes?
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.
ABC/25 at Arlington Ale House 9/20
ABC/25 invites parents and community members to an adult only info session at Arlington Ale House (3rd floor of the Metropolis) on Wednesday, September 20th 7-8PM. Come learn how your membership benefits the schools and students and become involved in our rebrand! This is a free to the community event - not a fundraiser. RSVP here: https://forms.gle/6NTsr9zwr29a8MGS9
OMS Yearbook - On Sale Now!
Click the image to enlarge for more details. You can also find information on the PTA Twig. Look for the button below.
Superintendent Search
The search for the District’s next Superintendent is under way and our Board of Education needs your help. The following are opportunities for you, our parents/guardians, to give your feedback to be considered in the selection process of the District's next Superintendent.
Online Survey
This survey will be available from September 11 - October 2. The link to the survey will be emailed to you, and it will be available on the Superintendent Search Page on our website (www.sd25.org/SuptSearch).Elementary Parent Focus Group
September 13, 2023 | 6:15pm - 7:15pm
Ivy Hill Elementary School
If you are not able to attend the focus group, you are invited to attend the community-wide focus groups linked here. For all things Superintendent Search, visit www.sd25.org/SuptSearch.
Olive-Mary Stitt Elementary
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