Hello Oak Chan Families,
What a great time we all had at the Oak Chan annual Crab Feed.Thank you to everyone who helped with this super FUNdraising event!!
Thank you to our families who have successfully registered for the 2015 - 201616 school year! Forthose who have not yet completed the online process, please do AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, following the links fromPower Schoolto InfoSnap. If you need assistance, please refer to these Registration Instructions.
As we head into spring and warmer weather, please remember to send your students to school in appropriate clothing (closed toe shoes, mid thigh shorts, etc). If you aren’t sure, please refer to the school dress code policy on page 5 of the Parent/StudentHandbook.
Congratulations to our 2014/15 Oak Chan Employees of the Year, Certificated Employee – Nancy Preto, and our Classified Employee – Berta Edmiston! They will be honored at a district award ceremony in May.
Dates to Remember:
3/20Crazy Hair Day
3/23Book Fair week
3/26Open House
3/30 – 4/6Spring Break
Ms. Liebert
*****PTO NEWS********
2015 CRAB FEED & AUCTION
Thank you so much to all who attended the Crab Feed last Friday.It was such an amazing event for Oak Chan!Thank you to all of our sponsors, volunteers and attendees for making is a HUGELY successful fundraiser for our school. The largest thank you goes to the Crab Feed chairperson, Cherie Miller, for putting in so much time and effort to make this event so great!She put together a wonderful group, the Crab Feed committee who all worked together to make the event a success. THANK YOU TO ALL!!!
BOOK FAIR
March 23rd–March 27th; Room D
The Spring Scholastic Book Fair is fast approaching and you are all invited to come join us ‘Under the Sea’ as we share in this celebration of literacy!
Our Spring Book Fair will run fromMarch 23rdthrough March 27thinRoom D (PTO Lounge). We will be open during the hours of9:00 am–3:00 pm. You are welcome to drop-in during any of those hours to shop. In addition, we will be open during Oak Chan’s annualOpen HouseonThursday, March 26thfrom5:30 pm–7:00 pm. Also, your child’s teacher is scheduled to bring their class in to visit the Book Fair during the week. Please look in next week’s Wednesday folder for more information about the classroom visits and our online Book Fair.
If you are interested in volunteering to help with the Book Fair, please contact Veronica Voldseth r sign-up using the following link:
BOX TOPS
Our Oak Chan box top coordinator, Tracy Fiori,is currently collecting box tops that can earn your student Book Bucks to use at this year’s book fair. For every 25 box tops turned in your child will receive one Book Buck that they can use towards their book fair purchase. Please turn in all box tops in clear plastic baggies labeled with the following:
• Child’s name
• Teacher's name and room number
• Number of box tops
The deadline for turning in box tops for Book Bucks for this Spring's Book Fair is Thursday, March 19th. Please turn in all box tops to the Oak Chan office. Book Bucks will be delivered to your child’s classroom by Monday, March 23rd,so they can be used at the Book Fair!
YEARBOOK ORDERDEADLINE
March 27th, 2015
Go to our Oak Chan Main Pagefor more information on how to order this year’s amazing yearbook.Don’t wait until it’s too late, order today!
TILENIGHT
Monday, April 13th; Located on the Stage from2 pm–7 pm
Bring your sense of creativity and we'll provide the rest. $15 first tile ($10 each additional tile). After firing, tiles will be displayed behind the multipurpose room or may be taken home. Great idea for commemorating completion of kindergarten or last year at Oak Chan. Pre-order sheets will come home in Wednesday folders and will be available in Office, Wednesday, March 18th.
TEACHER APPRECIATIONWEEK
April 19th–April 24th
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Teacher Appreciation Week (TAW) is fast approaching and weare looking for volunteers. The celebration will beginSunday, April 19thwith classroom door decorating and run throughFriday, April 24th.This year we'll have a SPRING theme, andhope our wonderful teachers and staff will feel special and rejuvenated as we recognize their hard work and passion for helping our children bloom!
Weare looking forvolunteers for the following classes/staff: (NOTE: You may choose to sign-up with other families andwork as a team!)
Lobese
Kamber
Doe
Morgan
Heth
Livingston/Yi
J. Fisher
Wolking
Winters
Mr. Jay
Mr. Doug
Speech
Library
Office
Student Care
Ifyou are interested in learning more about becoming a TAWvolunteer, please contact Phyllis Dinse . Thank youfor your support and enthusiasm! This is a fun way to be creative, have fun and get involved at Oak Chan! We love our teachers and staff at Oak Chan and want to show them how much they are appreciated! TAW Coordinators:Phyllis Dinse, Veronica Voldseth and Archana Minnal
FOURTH GRADE FAMILIES
Our grade will need someone to be Lead Coordinator of Fundraising for the 5th grade, Nature Bridge field trip to Marin Headlands. This position would be a parent working as a school liaisonwith the 4th/5th teachers, the Principal and other volunteers via phone, e-mail and meetings. Knowledge of Excel is desired as the coordinator would also be responsible for keeping the record for each student's fundraising balance. Ideally other volunteers will sign up to lead the various events, and coordinate with the majority of volunteers and students. Committee volunteers will decide upon events and implementation based on parent interest.All proposed fundraising plans are required to be reviewed and approved by Ms. Liebert beforeany fundraiser begins.
If you are interested in being the Lead Coordinator please contact Taryn Rhodes, this year's coordinator at:. If you would like to be on the fundraising committee please reply with your name and phone number . Your information will be forwarded to whomever volunteers as the Lead Coordinator.
2015-2016AFTER-SCHOOL CLASSCOORDINATOR WANTED
The current volunteer is looking to train someone committed to ensuring that opportunities such as, Play-Well Engineering, Firefly Art and Chess Club will continue to be available for our students. Want to know more? Please contact Nikki Williams .