Happy New Year!
Saturday Scholars: The Saturday Scholars class flyer and course catalog are here! Participants choose 1 mini-course to attend for all 5 weeks and should come prepared for some great fun in a fast moving, hands-on, non-repetitive, but challenging learning experience. Students may choose classes from Lego Robotics, Video Game Design, Magic Tree House Adventures, Improv Theater, Chess, Journalism, Cartooning, Architectural Design, Dance, One Stroke Painting, Japanese, Chinese, Sign Language, Science Magic, and the list goes on! Registration is January 28, 2012 from 9:00am-10:30am in the Acadia Middle School (Snow date: February 5th) Classes are on Saturdays: March 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31, 2012 -- 10:00am to 12:00 noon (Snow date: April 1st)
Shen Inventors: Encourage your kids to show off their creativity and problem solving skill! You can find information on Shen Inventors in this information packet. Return the sign-up sheet by February 2nd in order to get a t-shirt. The event is on February 11th at the Clifton Park Center. You may optionally also enter the same invention into the Inventor Convention - use this entry form to do so.
ASEP: The After School Enrichment Program will run for five consecutive weeks starting January 10th, 2012.
Moving Up Day: We are still looking for chair people for Moving Up Day (this is usually a 4th grade parent), Scholarship and a Co-Chair to work with Pam Kelly on Shen All In. If anyone is interested, please contact anyone on the PTA board for more information.
School Banking: School banking has started. We are happy to have CapCom as our School bank this year. School banking will take place every Friday morning from 8:45-9:15 in the front lobby at Okte. If you have not signed up to participate in banking you still can - it is never too late to start help teach our children the value of saving. You can pick up a banking packet in the main office at Okte.
Join the PTA: The Okte PTA has a lot of exciting things planned for you and your children this year. As a PTA member you have input into important decisions like how PTA money is spent, which activities are sponsored, and planning for the future. Only PTA members have a “voice” to vote on budgetary issues at PTA meetings. Since your PTA membership card is valid for one year, every year you must renew your membership. Membership is only $5 per person, and you get a free student directory, a Perks card for extra benefits at PTA events throughout the year. See the membership form for more information on joining the PTA.
Register your Price Chopper card: Sign up with the “Tools for Schools” program and OKTE earns points towards free playground and classroom equipment.
PLEASE NOTE: Shoppers must re-enroll their Price Chopper Advantage card to participate in the 2011-2012 program!
Every time you shop, points are automatically credited. Anyone can sign up and designate OKTE as their school of choice. So get your neighbors, friends, parents, and grandparents< registered for great free stuff for our kids! Go to www.pricechopper.com and click on the Tools for Schools icon at the bottom of the page.
Mailing List: The Okte PTA now has a new mailing list (powered by Google Groups). You can join by entering your email address below (any email address is fine - it does not have to be a gmail email address.)
|
| Subscribe to the Okte PTA mailing list |
You'll receive a confirmation email - you must click on the acceptance link in this email to complete your registration process. Note, you do not need to visit the group's page - this is an "announcements only" mailing list and all postings to the mailing list will be delivered to your email address. Also, you should not respond to mailing list messages - instead send any questions or issues to okte.pta@gmail.com. This mailing list will be used for sending out the monthly newsletters, reminders, and announcements. We thank you for supporting our green initiative to reduce the amount of paper sent home!
Note to School: Is your child late to school? Absent? Going home early? Being picked up? Here is a note you can print out and easily fill in to provide this information to the school (and the Okte office staff encourage you to use this standard format.) If you can't print it, then you can purchase a pad of these notes for $1.50 in the main office.