Students will earn prizes for logging reading minutes during literacy week, March 1st-5th. To participate, simply use the online form to record your minutes every day: https://forms.gle/TVBkJM6MG5HasreC9
Go to https://olindapta.org/read-a-thon-3/ for more info. Questions? Contact Ellie: olindaPTAasep@gmail.com
School Newspaper Submissions Wanted!
Ms. Smith’s 6th grade class is putting together a electronic newspaper and is looking for submissions from our Olinda student body. It could be a story, an opinion piece, any new illustrations or photos of your students and the way they are spending their time during distance learning. Please send submissions to: tsmith@wccusd.net
ART with Ms. Lori on Wellness Fridays
Ms. Lori’s art classes are ongoing on wellness Fridays. In case you missed the last few classes, go ahead and take a look at the YouTube videos she graciously made for us:
ART lesson 2 : Sticker mandala
ART lesson 3 : Nature mandal a https://youtu.be/UPLJZt1INco
ART lesson 4: Water Color 1: https://youtu.be/uBBUc2sHrFg
ART lesson 5: Watercolor lesson 2: resist method
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2020-21 School Year Orientation
There will be an Orientation video to view with information from Ms. Randhawa and the Olinda Staff that will tentatively be release on Wednesday, August 12th. We will post the link once it is available.
Ongoing Activities
Volunteer Fingerprinting for WCCUSD
Volunteer for WCCUSD it’s necessary to get fingerprinted and to obtain a volunteer badge. If you already have a badge you do not need to go through this process again.
See details and locations here
https://forms.gle/2kz5CJ4Uc2tm42sq8
Become A member
Ongoing for the 2020-21 school year
This Fall, we had parents buy a PTA membership before 10/23 to win their class a Wendy’s Kids Meal and Frosty Drive-Thru Party! Congratulations to Ms. Hockman’s 3rd grade class for having the most members! You can still become a member! Click here to join today.
Box Tops for Education
No more clipping! Simply download the Box Tops app and scan your grocery receipt within 14 days of purchase to earn money for our school. Look for the Box Tops logo when shopping, or view the list of participating products at www.boxtops4education.com
Amazon Smile
Amazon will donate a portion of all elligible purchases when you shop on smile.amazon.com. There’s no difference for you — your order history, wish lists, and prime membership are all still available, as well as Amazon’s full catalog of products. Select “Olinda PTA” as your recipient charity when you first visit the site, and then remember to always start your shopping on smile.amazon.com.
WHAT IS THE PLEDGE DRIVE?
With virtually no overhead costs and very few volunteer hours, the Pledge Drive is our biggest impact fundraiser of the year. Olinda’s rich tradition of educational excellence stems from the programs and enrichment opportunities made possible by our supportive parent community. Your donation to our Pledge Drive is a pledge to provide for our children’s continued educational success. Thank you!
