Welcome Back Eagles!

Just a quick reminder about Back-to-School Night; please join us Thursday at 6:30 pm at the school.

We’d love to have you attend our meetings, where we discuss all the fun activities that we have planned, as well as the great things that are happening at OHMS. The meetings are the 1st Thursdays at 11:30 am in the conference room.

 Finally, this blog is a great place to get important information, not just about PTSA, but about the activities your student is involved in and how you can be involved as well. Become a follower of the blog, and you’ll automatically be notified whenever new information is posted.

Beth Kunz

PTSA President

Have A Great Summer!!!

We hope everyone has a great summer!    We look forward to having Beth Kunz as next years OHMS PTSA President.  She has many great things planned for our kids.  If you would like to help out email ohmsptsa@gmail.com and let her know and she will be happy to let you know what is still open and how you can help out.

Next year Reflections theme is:  The World Would Be A Better Place If ...

We look forward to next year.

Cherish Curtis
PTSA President

Oquirrh Hills Middle School PTSA

March 6, 2014

In attendance, Beth Kunz, Skinner, Cherish Curtis, Angie Chapman, Jill Nebeker, Lauren Woodcock, Stephanie Hansen, Janice Carlson, Kellene Adams

• Welcome - Cherish
• Thought -Cherish
• Reading and Approval of Minutes – No minutes sent yet for last month, we will do it next month.
  • Vote in Elections for next year
    • Beth Kunz – President
    • Amy Skinner – Treasurer
    • Karla Hendricks – Legislative VP
    • Cherish Curtis – Membership VP

All voted in favor

• Treasurer’s Report – Current balance is $15,653.13

• PTSA Report
  • PTSA kids day at the capitol – It was great! They will look at whether to go on PTA day or not for next year.
  • When to do canned food drive – Avenge Hunger, Lauren Woodcock will work to find a week to collect the food, PTA will pay for a donut party for winners of collecting.

• President’s Report
  • Legislative Session Update (www.utahpta.org) – still going, not a lot going on
  • 2^nd Bring your parent to school day – About 80 parents came
  • PTC – March 5-6 - Update
    • Dinners – did last night, will take care of tonight
    • Book Fair – tough time getting help for the Spring, Janice is needing to fill a lot of the positions herself. We need to look at maybe collecting emails at the beginning of the year and have the ability to connect individually if we are short on volunteers.
  • White Ribbon Week – Fight the New Drug – Anti Porn
    • March 19 – Parent Night – at 7:00 pm
    • March 20 – Kids (3^rd, 4^th, and 5^th period)
      • Ms. Woodcock will work with PTSA students to make posters & make handouts for White Ribbon Week, the students will see about making each day a special theme.
  • Memory Books – moving along
  • Utah Scholars link is up on the Volunteer link

• Principal’s Report
  • Financial Gift from PTA ($1,500) – Mr. Glen will think of what they want to spend it on.
  • Calendar Items

• New Business - Nothing

• Next Meeting: April 3, 2014 @ 11:30

OHMS PTA MEETING

Thurs., Feb. 6, 2014

I.                     Welcome

II.                  Thought

III.                Approval of Minutes – Jill made a motion to approve and Amy Skinner seconded the motion.  It was unanimous.

IV.                Treasurer’s Report –

V.                  PTSA Report

a.      Valentine’s Suckers – doubled the number ordered this year but have already sold 3 boxes this morning

b.      Day at the Capitol – Feb. 19^th

                                                              i.      A couple students are on probation for behavior.  They have a quarter to improve.  They will still be allowed to go to the capitol.

VI.                Eagle of the Quarter – went well

VII.              Harmon’s Day today

a.      Jill volunteered to help

b.      Mike will be competing in the bagging competition at 5:30 pm

VIII.            Parent’s Night for 7^th graders tonight

a.      Cherish and Beth will be there

IX.                Legislative Session – www.utahpta.org

X.                  Bring Your Parents to School Day – Feb. 21^st

a.      counseling center will do a 1 period mini class and would like suggestions – Utah Scholars  (we need 10 volunteers) or Fight the New Drug or general financial aid – might do this class during parent teacher conferences instead

XI.                Parent Teacher conference  March 5-6

a.      Student led conferences – sign up online and start in TA

b.      Dinners – Cherish and Beth will do

c.       Book Fair – Cherish will get volunteer spot set up

XII.              White Ribbon Week

a.      March 19^th – Parent Night – 7 pm at the school

b.      March 20^th – assemblies – 3^rd, 4^th, and 5^th periods

c.       Tracie Becknell will let feeder elementaries know about the parent night

d.      Jill will check on booths from related organizations and will also get links from them to put on our blog so we can get the helpful info out to everyone.

XIII.            Career Day – March 11^th   (7^th graders will shadow a career and 8^th and 9^th graders will have different career classes here)

XIV.            Next Meeting – March 6, 2014 at 11:30

Minutes from January 2014 PTSA Meeting

Here are the minutes from our last Oquirrh Hills Middle School PTSA Meeting. We invite you to join us every month--the first Thursday at 11:30 a.m.

OHMS PTA Meeting

Thurs., Jan. 9, 2014

 

1.       Welcome

2.      Thought:  In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.  –Albert Einstein

3.      Minutes will be approved next meeting.

4.      Budget:  Reflections spent $470.01 and PTA Board gifts were $34.34.  No income in December.  The ending balance is $16,705.93.

5.      PTSA Report

a.      Valentine’s suckers have been ordered.  We’ll need change (lots of quarters to begin with)

b.      We’re going to help RHS PTA with Operation Valentines for the Soldiers.

c.       Day at the Capitol in February.  Lauren will order a bus.   There will be 15 students.  Susie and Lauren will coordinate a date.

6.      President’s Report

a.      Susie will let us know the next meeting about any legislative issues.

b.      EOQ dates Jan 21-23

c.       Region Reflections Awards Banquet – 4 students moved on to the next level – Erin Jessen, Kylie Hernandez, Natasha Lanni, Cynthia Lang.  The next assembly is January 27^th at Bingham.  This is the Council assembly.

d.      Parent Teacher conference March 5 & 6.  Shanna is going to do the dinners.  We will be doing book fair.  Cherish will get the volunteers using Volunteer Spot.  We got all our profits as Scholastic Dollars and donate to the library fund.  Sandy Doehler decides how to spend that money.  The counseling center is doing some Financial Aid classes.  They’d like us to help get out the word.  We can send it out on Happenings and Skyward.  This PTC will be a student-led conference.

e.      March 11^th is career day for 8^th and 9^th graders.  7^th is doing a job shadow day so they will be out of the building.    Letters are going out so parents can sign up if they are interested in being a presenter.  The work-base learning coordinators at RHS are also helping.

f.        We have a $1500 budget for the school gift.

g.      Bring Your Parents to School Day – Feb. 21^st or 28^th.

h.      Harmon’s Day – we need to decorate the checkstand next week.  The theme is “Olympics – Reach for the Top.”  It is 3-8 pm.   We need 3 each shift.  It is Feb. 6^th.  We need to advertise for this!!!!     Bagging competition is at 5:30 pm. 

i.        Board positions for next year – Amy will do treasurer again.  Stephanie will do EOQ again.  Amy Jessen will not have a middle schooler.  Susie will do something.   Janice will do book fair again.  Lisa will do yearbook and Beth will help her.  Marvelle and Jill will do teacher appreciation and Cherish will do something. 

j.        Feb. 6^th – Parent’s Night  for the incoming 7^th graders

7.      Principal’s Report – fire drill on next Thursday.    SNAP (School Neighborhood Access Plan)  deals with safe walking routes.   Cherish or Beth will sign off on the plan.

8.      White Ribbon Week – we need to make changes.  Jill will contact “Fight the New Drug” and South Hills and get back to us.

Welcome Back--From Cherish Curtis (OHMS PTSA president)

Welcome back--we hope everyone had a great holiday break.  We are looking forward to a great 2014 with our great Oquirrh Eagles!

We wanted to congratulate our Reflections winners, and thank everyone who participated!  We had some fabulous entries and a lot of really great work! The following are the winners from our school who went to Region:

Literature                               Photography

Tiffany Gallegos                      Erin Jessen
Stratton Butterfield                  Kyley Hernandez
Kyley Hernandez                     Mason Scott    
Marii Fullmer                           Nathan Christensen
                                               Peter White

Visual Arts                              Film    

Kailey Black                            Kyley Hernandez
David Rollo
Cynthia Wang                          Music
Jaclyn Parks                             Natasha Lonni
Danielle Mendenhall                Kyley Hernandez

Four of these students were recognized at region and are moving on to compete at the council level--Congratulations!

Visual Arts                              Photography

Cynthia Wang                          Erin Jessen

Music Composition                 Film    

Natasha Lonni                         Kyley Hernandez

Music Honorable Mention
Kyley Hernandez

• Mark your calendars now for our next Bring Your Parents to School Day on February 21. Come join your student in class.  You can come for one class or the entire day.  We are a great time during our first Bring Your Parents Day to School Day last semester--we are looking forward to our second!
• If you would like to volunteer please check out the OHMS group page for opportunities.  Please click here: http://vols.pt/KDNH47 to sign up for OHMS Volunteers activities! 
• Check out this class at the Jordan Family Education Center:
• Safeguarding our Children and Teens:  A Seminar for Parents Addressing Bullying, Internet Safety, Substance Use and Abuse, and Suicide Prevention. During this class, parents will learn about Bullying; Internet Safety; Substance Use and Abuse; and Causes, Myths, and Symptoms of Suicide among Children and Adolescents.
• Sessions are offered on Wednesday evenings from 7:00 – 9:00 pm on the following dates:   January 21, 2014; February 25, 2014; March 25, 2014
• To register call Jordan Family Education Center at 801-565-7442

Thanks for all you do--we appreciate your support and help! Feel free to join us at our PTSA meetings, every first Thursday of the month at 11:30 a.m. in the board room at Oquirrh Hills. See you then!

Cherish Curtis

Dear Oquirrh Hills Parents,

I can’t believe how fast the time is going this year; we’re already done with one quarter and a couple of weeks into a new one!

I wanted to give you a quick PTSA update—we’ve been involved in several things so far this year.

·         We welcomed teachers back with a lunch, helped students feel welcome the first week of school, organized volunteers for several different activities, and provided dinner for teachers during Parent Teacher Conferences.

·         The Book Fair was a great success as well—thanks to the many volunteers who helped us set up, run, and take down the fair. It’s great to see kids looking through books and sharing their love for reading.

·         We just concluded our yearly Reflections—all projects were turned in the end of October. Reflections provides students with a unique opportunity to share their creative talents and skills, and we’re proud to be part of this inspiring PTA tradition.

·         We’re celebrating our first Eagle of the Quarter winners—it’s a pleasure to work with OHMS students, and we’re looking forward to honoring this year’s first Eagles!

·         We had some great support for Reality Town, a highlight for our 9^th graders. This is the event that takes the most volunteers (approximately 50!), and we thank all of you wonderful parents who helped out!

·         Thanks also to the many parents who volunteered to walk with students to Riverton High’s musical, “Hello, Dolly!” as well as those parents who are helping us with vision and hearing screening.

·         Our first Bring Your Parent to School Day was on November 15—a great opportunity for you to come with your student to school and attend any or all classes. As always, parents seemed to enjoy the opportunity to see what their students do every day.

We also invite you to attend our monthly PTSA meeting—it’s held the first Thursday of every month at 11:30 in the board room at the school. Our December meeting will be on December 5.

Thank you all for your support, especially those of you who have joined PTSA (it’s not too late to join either!) and those who volunteer to help out in so many ways.  We couldn’t do this without you!

Cherish Curtis

OHMS PTSA President

OHMS PTA Meeting

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Attendees:  Janice Carlsen, Susie Ruggles, Stephanie Hanson, Lauren Woodcock, Patty Hales, Lisa Zupancic, Marvelle Morgan, Amy Skinner, Cherish Curtis, Kellene Adams,  Beth Kunz, Carla Hendricks

Thought:  “It’s choices not chance that determines your destination.” 

Reading and Approval of Minutes:   Lisa motioned to approve and Patty seconded.

 Budget:  Amy motioned to approve and Stephanie seconded

Financial Report:   Collected $1,245 in dues and $1320.77 at the book fair.  Spent $589.77 on teacher dinners, $75.07 on supplies, and $1,089 on dues remittance.  Current balance is $14,575.69.   We have not paid for the book fair yet.  Amy would like to buy a change tray for counting change at the book fair.  It costs about $30 at Staples.  The board thought that was a justifiable expense.

President’s Report:  

·         Reflections Report:  We have collected everything.  There was about 50 entries.  They will go to Council tomorrow.

·         Eagle of the Quarter:  It went well.  They had to hold it in the teacher’s lounge so it was a bit crowded but okay.

·         Volunteers:  38 out of 50 for “Hello Dolly” and 7 out of 10 for vision screening.

·         Bring Your Parent to School Day:  November 15^th

·         PTA council meeting here November 21 at 11:45 in the Media Center.  PTSA kids to check people in and direct them to the Media Center.

·         White Ribbon Week – March 17-21 (Fight the New Drug)  Budget is $1200.    Combined budget of white and red ribbon weeks are $2000.   Get prices on assemblies and on a parent night and check on availability of doing a parent night.   Possibly invite parents from Riverton High and even from feeder elementary schools.

PTSA Report:

·         Cardigans have been chosen and they are $45 each.  They are ordered but are on backorder so hopefully by the week of Thanksgiving.  The PTSA kids will pay membership fee before picking up the cardigans.

·         Rivalry Week is November 18-22.  PTSA students are painting faces before school and at lunch.

Principal’s Report:

·         Calendar Items:

o       Rivalry Week – Nov. 18^th

o       Vision Screening – Nov. 20^th

o       NetSmartz Assembly – Nov. 21^st

o       Student of the Month – Nov. 25^th

o       Oquirrh Feast Kick Off Assembly – Dec. 1^st

Next Meeting:  December 5, 2013 @ 11:30

Upcoming Events You Can Participate In!

Bring Your Parents to School Day

Mark your calendars it will be November 15th!  You can come for 1 hour or the entire day. You choose which works for you.  Come with your student and they will show you the way!

Volunteers Needed

This year we are very excited to announce a new way to coordinate our parent volunteers. We are using Volunteer Spot. This will make it easier for everyone to volunteer. With this we hope to have everyone (dads, moms, grandparents) help out that can! To find all opportunities available now please click on this link: http://vols.pt/KDNH47 

We are so grateful for all the support so far this year!  Thank you!

Any questions email the PTSA President: Cherish Curtis at ohmsptsa@gmail.com

Minutes from September PTA Meeting

September 5, 2013
Attendees: Mike Glenn, Stephanie Hansen, Amy Jessen, Patty Hales, Jill Nebeker, Marvelle Morgan, Lauren Woodcock, Cherish Curtis, Amy Skinner, Beth Kunz, Carla Padilla, Janice Carlsen, Carla Hendricks, Suzie Ruggles
Thought – “It is our choices that show who we truly are more than our abilities.”
J.K. Rowling
Minutes – Amy motioned to approve, Jill seconded
Intro of new board members – Amy Skinner as treasurer and Beth Kunz as pres-elect
Budget – It will be posted and we will vote on it next month
Vote on new board members – Cherish made motion and Amy seconded. All were in favor.
Lunches for teachers – Blimpie sandwiches. 30 teachers joined PTA.
Back to School Night – Stephanie made a suggestion that next year we announce that the memory books are the PTA fundraiser.
Parent Teacher Conferences – Oct 2 and Oct 3 4-8pm on Weds & 4-7:30 on Thurs. Lunch will be at 3 pm.
PTSA Students – looking at cardigans and they want to bedazzle them. Have a skit and costumes for Welcome Week. Flyers for 7th grade interviewers. Doing the information session during TA on the 16th.
Reflections – Amy asked Lauren to tell teachers to encourage their students to participate . The due date is Oct. 28th. Posters will go up in the halls next week.
Book Fair – proceeds will go to Language Arts teachers so they can build their own classroom libraries. Janice proposed that we do Scholastic in the Fall and A+ in the Spring. Stephanie said they did that in the elementary and went back to always doing Scholastic. We have 1160 students. Patty will get the volunteers. Get info to Terry Price and it will get put on the OHMS Happenings.
PTA table at Parent Teacher conferences – hasn’t been very successful in the past. Maybe we will just send out the info in the OHMS Happenings with screen shots.
Bring Your Parents to School Day – Nov 15th. Cherish will send it out in the OHMS Happenings. Let Vickie in the lunchroom know. Have PTSA students manning the front door so the parents can sign in.
Helping Hands for Teachers – hand sanitizer for each teacher to offer volunteer help for teachers. We are requesting that they let us know what they need done and we will find the volunteers to do it.
Principal’s Report – OHMS t-shirts and hoodies
Oct 22nd – vision screening (need volunteers) 8-11:30am
Oct 24th – Reality Town
JATC is the same week
We discussed the school grade. OHMS has a B. Grading only takes into account the testing and does not consider progress made.

Meeting adjourned.