OOMS Daily News
Students, teachers, and parents can now watch the Orange Middle School daily news on Schooltube. The Orange News Crew, a group of OOMS 8th grade students, produce this daily news show. The students interview, tape, edit, and produce the daily live news for Orange Middle School. Link to our Channel at Schooltube: http://www.schooltube.com/user/OOMS
Instruments Needed
This time of year many students are starting to learn a new band or orchestra instrument. Unfortunately, some families cannot afford to buy or even rent an instrument for their child. If you would be willing to donate an instrument, please contact Jennifer Cabral Hever at jennifer_cabral_hever@olentangy.k12.oh.us or call 740 657-5300 ext. 3326.
Entertainment Book Sale Begins Thursday, September 2
Your child will be bring home their Entertainment Book sale kit this Thursday, September 2. The sale ends on Thursday, September 16. In order to receive their Washington, D.C. credit, your child must turn in their orders and money by this date.
The price for the Columbus book has increased to $25.00 this year. There are some bonus discount cards in the front of the book to offset the cost, and your child will now earn $6.25 per book toward their 8th grade Washington, D.C. trip.
If your child sells at least (1) book, keep the book sent home in the kit and use it to fill one of their orders. If you do not want your child to sell any books, please tell them before Thursday not to take the kit from their Advisory teacher. The teacher will return the kit to the PTO. If you have any questions, contact Korinne Gilliam at RoKo4@msn.com
Scrip Program
You can earn money for your child’s Washington, D.C. trip by purchasing Scrip orders through the PTO. Your child will earn 2% of what you spend, and this will also earn money for the PTO. The PTO purchases Scrip gift certificates at a discount from participating merchants such as Kroger, Giant Eagle, Kohl’s, Cameron Mitchell Restaurants, and many other restaurants and retail stores. The gift certificates are purchased by you at face value and spent at face value. Our profit comes directly from the merchant, not you!!! Scrip is a nationwide provider of gift certificates. View a full list of the participating companies at www.shopwithscrip.com. If you have gift certificates that you want to purchase for out-of-state friends or family, just add a note to your Scrip form identifying the name of the company and the denomination.
Scrip order forms are available in the school office or on the PTO Web site at orangems.olentangypto.org/ Select the Fundraising link on the left side of the home page. There is a box in the office for your order forms and payment. Orders turned in by noon on Fridays will be ready the following Friday. You or your child may pick up the order in the office.
If you have any questions, please contact Amy Christie, Scrip Coordinator, at achristi@insight.rr.com or 740-549-4921.
Traffic Concerns
Thank you to all of our parents for your patience and understanding as the Orange Road project may have changed your traffic pattern for morning drop off and afternoon pick up. Due to this traffic pattern change residents in the McCammon Chase, Cross Creek, Abbey Knoll, and Woodstone subdivisions have seen an increase in the number of vehicles that utilize these roads. Please be aware of the high concentration of students who live in these areas and walk alongside of the road to get to and from their bus stops. Thank you for your cooperation and continued concern for the safety of our children.
PTO News
Kroger and Meijer Rewards – If you shop at Kroger or Meijer and are not registered in their store rewards programs (or have your rewards going to another organization or school) you are missing out on a great opportunity to earn money for the PTO and for your middle school child’s Washington, D.C. Fifty percent the reward money you earn is credited to your student’s D.C. account; the other 50% goes to the PTO.
To sign up for either of these programs, refer to the instructions on the PTO website, orangems.olentangypto.org , Our Kroger # is 81339 and our Meijer # is 136993. If you were previously enrolled in the Kroger rewards program and have not re-enrolled since April 1, you are no longer earning rewards. Kroger requires you to re-enroll each April to earn rewards for the following award period of May 1 – April 30.
If you have family or friends whose awards you want to go to your middle school child’s account (or if your last name is not the same as your child’s), please send the full name of the reward participant & your child’s name to Debbie Dieker at debbiejane@insight.rr.com
For questions about store rewards, contact Debbie Dieker at the email address listed above or 614-823-5680.
Welcome Desk – We are looking for volunteers greet and direct our guests as they come into the school. There are three shifts a day, and we still have many openings. Please consider volunteering your time for one of our shifts. We truly appreciate any time you can give – once a week, every other week, even once a month. If you are interested in working at the Welcome Desk, please contact Donna VanFleet at dbrvanfleet@ameritech.net We are looking to fill the following shifts:
Mondays – 8:30-10:30; 10:30-12:30 (Every other week); 12:30-2:30 (Every other week)
Tuesdays – 8:30-10:30 (1x per mth); 12:30-2:30 (Weeks 1,2 and 3)
Wednesdays – 12:30 – 2:30
Thursdays – 8:30-10:30; 10:30-12:30; 12:30-2:30 (2nd wk of mth)
Fridays – 8:30-10:30; 12:30-2:30
