Carnival Time!

GET READY FOR SOME FUN!

The Oak Mesa Luau is beginning to take shape, but we need your help to make it a success. The first meeting is going to take place this Thursday, February 2 at 2:15pm in the MPR. Alison and Eilean will be providing a sneak peak into what is being planning this year.

We would like all parents who are interested in helping this year to attend.

There are positions available on the following committees:

Decorations

Games

Crafts

Prizes

Marketing

If you work or have a commitment that day and can't attend but would like to help, please let Eilean Plumley or Alison Keung know. We can put your talents to good use.

Honorary Service Awards

The Honorary Service Award is a PTA sponsored award to recognize individuals that have shown continued outstanding service to children and youth in this school or community. We are currently seeking nominations for 2012. Click here or contact Christa Crowell for more information.

Yeabook deadline? NOW

...But we have several months left of school.  Why do I need to worry about this now?  The yearbook deadline is the beginning of March.  This is because the editors need time to review all of the pages and submit the yearbook to the printer.  The printer then needs time to print and bind the books and send them back to the yearbook staff who sorts and labels all of the books to get them ready for delivery to our Oak Mesa students who ordered yearbooks.  We need your pictures now because the yearbook staff needs to complete the pages in time for the March submission.  Yearbook pages for earlier events such as field trips, the Kindergarten Thanksgiving feast , the band / chorus performances and more are being completed now.  If you wait to turn in your pictures after these pages are completed, they will not be included in the yearbook.  You can turn in your pictures by placing printed copies, a CD/DVD, or flash drive in the PTA drawer in the front office in a labeled envelope.  You can also email pictures to oakmesayearbook@yahoo.com.

Once the March deadline passes, you can no longer order a yearbook.  If you have not already placed an order for an Oak Mesa Yearbook and would like to, please complete the order form below and return to your child's teacher with payment as soon as possible.

  You can click here for a PDF version.

Unexpected Check

Wow!  You can imagine the treasurer's surprise when there was an unexpected check in the drawer from Cost Plus Mattress.  With the check was a note: I give back 5% to the school of customer's choice.  If you have any questions, please call.  Along with it was a spreadsheet for the 3rd quarter of the year.  Looks like someone in our community made a purchase that paid off for Oak Mesa!  Thank you Cost Plus Mattress.  We appreciate you giving back to our community.

Oak Mesa Elementary PTA also takes advantage of other free community programs - such as Jamba Juice and eScrip.  Any other local businesses give back that we should know about?

Sometimes it doesn't pay to save up

I am one of those types of people who loves to see progress.  It is sometimes hard to find motivation to do something if we aren't seeing immediate results.  One such case would be Box Tops 4 Education.  I love to hoard hundreds of box tops and then turn them all in at once.  However, this may not be such a great idea.  I just dumped a huge box of the little pieces of cardboard only to discover they have an expiration date.  Ask any Box Tops Coordinator and they will tell you that Box Tops 4 Education take these expiration dates seriously and will not waive any expired tops.  So, when you are cleaning out those kitchen drawers, don't just shove the box tops to the back.  Simply put them in a zip lock baggie and send to school in your child's backpack.  We need all the $ we can get, one box top (10 cents) at a time.

Fun Fact: Last school year Oak Mesa families submitted $286.94 in Box Tops.