OAKLAND MILLS HIGH SCHOOL
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Homecoming 2019
October 4th
Game: OMHS vs. Long Reach
4:00 p.m., Junior Varsity
7:00 p.m., Varsity
HOMECOMING DANCE VOLUNTEERS for
October 5th (7:00 to 10:00 p.m.)
Parents/Guardians are needed for the coat check and concession stand at the Homecoming Dance. Please use the sign up genius link to sign up. Contact Ms. Katie Florida with any questions via email at katherine_florida@hcpss.org.
HOMECOMING PRE-GAME FESTIVAL
Friday, October 4th 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
OMHS Back Parking Lot
Would your community group or organization like to host a table game or giveaway at the Homecoming Pre-Game Festival? Contact Ms. Katie Florida (katherine_florida@hcpss.org) to participate.
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OMHS Food Pantry: Donations Needed!
Drop off at The Other Barn
The OMHS community food pantry will open its doors again soon and is need of food donations. Bring your non-perishable food donations to The Other Barn during regular business hours, and we will make sure they get to the high school. For more information, click
HERE.
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Junior Achievement Rising Women
Program dates: October 23 to January 22
Click
HERE for more information.
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Mes de la Hispanidad
(Celebration of Hispanic Heritage)
October 11th, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
OMHS Cafeteria
Todos están invitados. (
EVERYONE is invited.)
Estimados padres Hispanos: Necesitamos su colaboración trayendo comidas típicas para compartir, vestimentas típicas, o si tocan instrumentos tradicionales, por favor, contáctense con Monica Pino-Thompson
443-917-8847, Michael Bonilla
410-349-6532, o Raúl Sánchez of the Escorpiones Latinos on
410-660-7033.
To all Hispanic parents: help is needed to make the celebration a success. If you can bring food from your country to share, traditional clothing, or you are able to play folkloric musical instruments, please contact Monica Pino-Thompson on 443-917-8847, Michael Bonilla on 410-349-6532, or Raúl Sanchez of the Escorpiones Latinos on 410-660-7033.
Sponsored by the OMHS PTSA,
OMHS Hispanic Committee, the Escorpiones Latinos, and the Latino parents of OMHS
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OMHS Annual Craft Fair
November 2nd, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
OMHS
Free admission. For more information or if you would like to be a vendor, visit the craft fair
website.
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Come out and cheer for our Scorps!
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OAKLAND MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL
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North Bay 6th Grade Outdoor Education Overnight Field Trip
October 15th through 17th
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PTSA Meeting Presentation:
"E-cigarettes: Learn about the facts and health impacts of vaping and dabbing"
October 21st, 6:30 p.m.
Presentation and regular PTSA meeting.
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Fall Portraits
October 22nd
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Hispanic Families College Readiness
October 22nd, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Presented in Spanish
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Supply Donations Needed!
Want to donate supplies? OMMS is asking for monthly donations as well as art donations. Click
HERE to see the wish list.
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STEVENS FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Congratulations to Stevens Forest PTA on being recognized with a National PTA School Excellence Award for 2019 - 2021.
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SFES PTA Hot Dog Stand at the Oakland Mills Fall Festival
October 5th, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Volunteers needed!
The SFES
PTA will be selling hot dogs to support its Books for Bobcats program
, which gives one free book to each SFES student during the Spring Book Fair. If you would like to volunteer, sign up
HERE
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Discipline and Communication Parent Workshop
October 17th & 24th, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
at SFES
SFES and TSES are partnering with the Howard County Office of Children and Families to bring this 2-part family
event. Participants will learn how to create a positive behavior
and prevent misbehavior, discover how to teach self-control and
problem solving skills and develop appropriate rules and
consequences.
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SFES PTA Trunk or Treat
October 25, 6:00 p.m.
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SFES Halloween Parade
October 31st
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TALBOTT SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Congratulations to Talbott Springs PTA on being recognized with a National PTA School Excellence Award for 2019 - 2021.
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Discipline and Communication Parent Workshop
October 17th and 24th, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
at SFES
See SFES box above or more details.
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Trot for Talbott
October 19th, 8:30 to 11:00 a.m.
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TSES PTA Trunk or Treat
October 25th, 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
(set up at 5:30 p.m.)
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TSES Parade of Words
October 31st, 1:45 p.m.
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THUNDER HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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THES Walk to School Day
October 4th
Join children and adults around the world to celebrate the benefits of bicycling and walking. Please remember to keep safety in mind. All students need to wear helmets when biking and must lock their bikes once they get to school. Administration is requesting that as a community we stay vigilant to ensure all our walkers and bikers arrive safely. Please provide supervision throughout the neighborhood to ensure the safety of our students.
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THES Halloween Disco
October 25th
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HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
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No school on October 9th & 18th
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School Volunteer Training
According to HCPSS Board Policy, all parent volunteers/chaperones must complete the following training and submit the certificate to their child's school's front office before they will be allowed to volunteer. If parents have children at multiple schools, separate certificates must be obtained and submitted to all of their children's schools.
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School Meals
Click
HERE to access the school system's food and nutrition website. Find out how to
apply for free and reduced meals, access MySchoolBucks to pay for your child's meals, and see what's on the menu.
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Update your Family File!
All HCPSS families must update their Family File every year. Click
HERE
for info.
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Board of Education Meetings
- October 17th, 4:00 & 7:00 p.m. – Regular Meeting and Attendance Area Adjustment Work Session (during evening session)
- October 28th, 6:30 p.m. – Attendance Area Adjustment Work Session
- October 30th , 6:30 p.m. – Attendance Area Adjustment Work Session
All meetings are held in the Boardroom of the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike, Ellicott City.
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FREE BIKES 4 KIDZ - Bike Donation Event
this Saturday
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Bike Donation Drive
October 5th, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Bring new or gently used bikes to any
Howard County Fire Station.
To apply for a bike for a child (ages preschool to high school), click
HERE
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TSES PTA Night at Chick-fil-A
October 2nd, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
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SFES Family Restaurant Night at Jason's Deli
October 16th, 4:00 to 9:00 p.m.
8874 McGaw Rd, Columbia
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OMMS Night at Pizzaman
October 17th, 4:00 to 10:00 p.m.
Oakland Mills Village Center
Present this
flyer
with your purchase at PizzaMan Restaurant, and OMMS PTSA will receive 15% of proceeds.
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THES Restaurant Night at Uno's Pizzeria & Grill
October 17th
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OAKLAND MILLS EDUCATION COMMITTEE
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Next meeting: Due to a scheduling conflict the OMCA Education Committee will not meet on October 22. New date to be determined.
The Oakland Mills Community Association's Education Committee supports and advocates for all Oakland Mills schools and county-wide on a variety of issues. All interested individuals are welcome to join the conversation!
For more information contact Oakland Mills Board of Directors Chair and Education Committee Chair, Jonathan Edelson at
jledelson.omca@gmail.com
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Be sure to check out the volunteer opportunities at each individual school in the school boxes above!
A-OK Mentoring
Make a difference! Help enhance the academic and social development of identified Howard County elementary school students in schools near you through a consistent, supportive relationship with a child. Volunteers must be available weekday, daytime hours to meet one-on-one with an assigned student during the school day or with students in small groups in afterschool programs. Website:
www.aokmentor.org
Volunteer Training
According to HCPSS Board Policy, all volunteers must complete a Confidentiality Training Course about protecting the privacy of our students, staff, and schools. View the Volunteer Certification Course
here
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