April 11, 2024

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Hello Ogden Families!

Reminder - Pizza Fun Night at Flying High is tomorrow, April 12th. This is both a great fundraiser for the school and a great way to keep the kids happy having fun with their friends. You can enroll up until the start of the event, see below for more details.

It is that time of year again! The Spring Sign Up Genius for 2024-25 PTC parent volunteer positions will launch Monday, April 15th at 7am.

Don't miss this opportunity to get involved in the Ogden community. Preview all available positions HERE today, and be prepared to "Sign Up" at 7am, on Monday, April 15th. You are invited to sign up for multiple positions. In the event that your preferred position is filled, please contact Marissa Claxon or Jenna Tassoni.

There are endless ways to share your time & skills to make our Ogden community shine!

Leah Burkiewicz & Sarah Barus

Ogden PTC Presidents

Important Dates

4/12: Flying High Fundraiser
4/18: Spring Open House
4/24: OPEN Movie Discussion
4/24 & 4/25: Drama Club play
4/26: No School- Institute Day
5/11: D102 Race to the Finish
5/17: MobileEd Planetarium Assembly
5/18: Ogden Open Golf Event

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Thank You to Our 2023/24 Annual Sponsors!

Gold Sponsors

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We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals to engage fully. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact Rebecca Ramana.

PSCC/Let's Make It Rain and Create Some Change!!!

Let's make it rain and create some change!! The PSCC will be collecting monetary donations that will be used to create on-the-go laundry packages for BEDS Plus.

Beginning Monday, April 8th, every classroom will have a collection jar in their classroom and students can donate certain coins/bills on designated days. The schedule is as follows:

Friday, April 12, Dimes
Monday, April 15, Quarters
Wednesday, April 17, Paper Bills
Thursday, April 18, (during spring open house) Open to ANY and ALL monetary donations
Friday, April 19, Celebrate the total!!!

Updates on totals will be shared via email, along with reminders about the event.

If you are interested in finding other ways you and your family can support BEDS Plus, please click HERE.

Questions? Contact Melissa Seidelmann.

Spring Open House

Spring Open House & Ice Cream Social

The school will be open from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 18 for Ogden's Spring Open House & Ice Cream Social.

Parents and their children are invited to tour classrooms, stroll through the Art Enrichment Student Art Show and visit the Anderson's Bookstore Book Fair!

Classrooms are open from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Stay to enjoy some ice cream compliments of Andy's Frozen Custard and to shop the book fair which will open until 8:30!

Student Art Show

During the Open House, be sure to stop by the first-floor MPR for the wonderful STUDENT ART SHOW! Stroll through a gallery of student artwork all created during Art Enrichment, a long-running Ogden program where parent volunteers visit classrooms to discuss an artist with students and then engage in an art project in the style of the artist. We are so proud of the students and all they have accomplished this year during Art Enrichment.

Book Fair Update (Extended Shopping Hour!) & Volunteers Needed

During the Open House on Thursday, April 18, we are so excited to bring back Ogden's second in-person Anderson's Bookstore Book Fair of the 2023-24 school year from 5:30-8:30 p.m. in the Ogden gym.

Yep, you read that right... We will stay open past the end of the open house (which closes at 7 p.m.) to leave time for some after-hours shopping!

We need your help to make it a success.

To volunteer for set- up/tear down and to help run the fair, please click HERE.

Questions? Contact Erin Klunk or Samantha Sordyl.

Click Here to Volunteer for the Book Fair

Ogden Running Club 2024

Get your kids up and running with the Ogden Running Club!

Encourage your child to develop healthy habits and have fun at the same time.

The Running Club will meet, weather permitting, on Wednesdays through May 8th, from 2:30 to 3:15 PM on the blacktop.

Register your student at the link below for each week they will be attending. Parent volunteers are welcome and needed to keep this club safe and fun.

Parent volunteers are needed and welcome to keep this club safe and fun.

New this year: we will be offering Ogden Running Club T-shirts for purchase via Cheddar Up. To purchase a T-shirt, click HERE.

Questions? Please contact Monica Pawasarat.

To Register/ Volunteer Click Here

OPEN Event: American Fiction Movie Discussion

Please join the OPEN Committee for our next discussion centered on the movie American Fiction, an Oscar-award winning satirical film that offers a thought-provoking exploration of race, representation and artistic complexity.

Wednesday, April 24

7:30 to 9:00 p.m.

Milk Money

75 La Grange Road

American Fiction is available for streaming on MGM+, YouTube TV, Sling TV, Prime Video, Philo and Apple TV. This event is open to adults only. Snacks will be provided and beverages will be available for purchase.

Please RSVP HERE.

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals to engage fully. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact Rebecca Ramana.

Pizza FUNdraiser at Flying High

Back by popular demand! Please join us on Friday, April 12th from 7-10pm for an all Ogden Pizza FUNdraiser at Flying High gym!

The cost is $18/child for registration prior to April 10th, $22/child thereafter (walk-ins are welcome!)

See the flyer for more information and register in advance HERE.

Ogden Open

Registration & Sponsorship

Fore...There are only (2) hole sponsorships, (2) foursomes, and (26) non-golfer tickets available for the Ogden Open (May 18th)! Reminder, 100% of all proceeds for this event will benefit the ambitions of our Playground Renovation Steering Committee.

Click HERE and register today, or purchase your non-golfer ticket to enjoy the post-round party.

Thank you to our current hole sponsors:

Elik Homes & Remodeling - Contest Holes #2, #5, #9
Peterson & Associates Insurance Agency, Inc.
A Available Moving Co.
Brookfield Oral Surgery
Katie Mac, Realtor I Designer
Indian Princesses - Pawnee Tribe
Ogden Families of Drexel Ave.
400 Block of N Edgewood (Curry, Furey, Kovacs, Mahrt, Robinson, Wanek Families)

Thank you to our Premier Sponsors for their generous support of the 2024 Ogden Open:

Environment Mechanical Services, Golf Cart Sponsor
Barb Keller, D102 Retiree & Ogden Grandmother, Reception Sponsor
Boston Beer Company, Beverage Sponsor.

To learn more, contact event chairs Loren Carpenter or Colleen Furey with any questions.

5th/6th Grade Drama Club News

Today we will practice with our regular Thursday practice group in the Music Room at 3:15 p.m.

Next Tuesday, April 16, we will run a full dress rehearsal with all actors in the Music Room. Practice might go past 4:30 p.m.

Also, Show Week is right around the corner!

Daytime show for students is Wed, April 24.
Nighttime show for parents and the public is Thurs, April 25, 6:30 p.m. in the Ogden gym.

To help out the week of the show, please consider signing up HERE.

Questions? Contact Samantha Sordyl or Nichole Veihman.

District 102's Annual Race to the Finish 5K and

1 mile Fun Run/Walk

Don’t miss out on all the fun! Join us at the 9th Annual Run for District 102 Race to the Finish, taking place on Saturday, May 11 at 8AM at Cossitt Avenue School!

Register before Friday, April 19th to be entered in our raffle! Raffle prizes have been donated by several of our sponsors including Blackberry Market, Fair Game, Yoga By Degrees, and Shred415.

Guaranteed t-shirts and sizes if registered before Friday, April 19th (limited supply and sizes available after this date). Discounts for family registrations of 4 or more (FAMILY102), as well as staff discounts! If your child wishes to participate in both the 1-mile fun run and 5K, we have a discount code for that too!

For more event information and to see our sponsors like us on Facebook!

Order Your Ogden Yearbook

Yearbooks are $17.50 and sales go through May 31. Purchase your yearbook at the link below.

If you are unsure if you ordered a yearbook, search your email for a confirmation from "Jostens <donotreplyorderconfirmation1@jostens.com>" with the subject "Jostens Order Confirmation" followed by the order number.

Order Here

Ogden Fun Lunches

We are excited to have two Ogden fun lunches per month!

See the updated schedule below. And click here to view the updated flyer.

Schedule:

4/11 - Buona -Pasta Menu

4/25 - Billy Bricks

5/9 - Culver's

5/30 - California Pizza Kitchen

Registration is up and running - ready to accept meal choice orders. Remember, your order must be placed one week before the lunch date.

If you still need to create an account to order, click HERE - School password: oas424

Questions? Contact Dawn Gormely or Kelly Marco.

For Your Information...

This year, the OPEN Committee is selecting five books per month from notable book awards to donate to our school’s Library Resource Center (LRC) in collaboration with our school librarians. Below are the April selections, which you can also read about by clicking HERE.