Looking for Christmas Decorations

There is going to be a dance at school in February and the decorating committee is looking for old Christmas lights that people might want to donate to use. Please contact any FOA member or ask Julie Evans at the front desk.

Check this out!

Check it out a  contest for a new teachers lounge... fill it out & share it with parents.


http://schoolloungemakeover.com/

Logo Gear Swap

We are aware that some of our families may need different sizes for their logo gear. We would like to get you the right sizes so you and your children can wear your new hoodies and polos as soon as possible. If your logo gear needs to be exchanged for a different size please bring it to the school unwashed and unmarked on

Friday, December 2 from 8:00-12:00

During this time we will be coordinating a swap in an effort to get everyone properly sized logo gear.

Thank you for your patience as we work to make sure everyone gets what they need from this first order.

If you cannot bring us your exchange on or before Friday please contact us at boneillfoa@oasisacademyfallon.us so we can make arrangements to get your items and needed sizes.

Logo gear is here!

 Parents our logo gear has arrived!!! We will be on the
south side of the school parking lot for pick up for two
days only.

 

Monday 11/28 7:45-8:15 and 3:45-4:15
Tuesday 11/29 7:45-8:15 and 3:45-4:15

Any logo gear not picked up during one of these times
will be sent home with your child on Wednesday 11/
30.

This is not your only chance to get school logo wear
information about our next order will be coming out
very soon. Thank you for your orders and if you
have any questions you can contact Bree O’Neill at
boneillfoa@oasisacademy.us

We have postponed pictures until Spring

We have postponed pictures until Spring.  Due to several conflicts, not the least of which timing, we would not have pictures back before Christmas.  So Oasis Academy pictures will be done in the spring.   We will post all of the details including the specific day and date, costs, and schedules for taking the pictures on or before our next parent meeting.   That meeting will be Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 6pm in the lunchroom.    Through no one's fault and in an effort to accommodate as many schedules as possible we think this would be the best solution.   Please know that  we are very happy to be working with Lissa Overlie and Susan Robertson to get quality pictures for your students.  Thank you for your understanding.  If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me directly and I will do my best to answer. 

Samantha Gomes,
FOA President 
sgomesfoa@oasisacademyfallon.us

What an HONOR

Congratulations are in order to all 12 Oasis students that tried out and made the Honor Choir. We are so proud of you!

SORRY for the CONFUSION!

The Mount Rose Ski Program is NOW, I repeat NOW, accepting applications. Please refer to the prior post on how to register your child.

Let's have some fun in the snow!

Attention

FOA is not going to have a parent meeting the month of December, so the next meeting will be in January after we get back to school.

Happy Holidays!

Pizza coupons are here!

No more sending in loose change and three $1.00 bills on Thursday.

In an effort to save time for our teachers who have been collecting the money each Thursday and the volunteers who have spent numerous hours counting and recounting... we are asking families to purchase coupon books for pizza. They are available at school - just stop by and see Mrs. Evans or send in a check (made out to FOA) with your child if you feel he/she can get the coupons home without losing them. The books are $15.00 for 5 coupons.

Then, on Thursday you can send in just one coupon, the kids will turn them in first thing in the morning to their teachers. It is important that we get these in at the start of school, to avoid running out of pizza as we call in our tally before 8:30 in the morning.

If you absolutely cannot get the coupons this month we will still be accepting cash through Dec. 15th, but I encourage everyone to switch over to the coupons as soon as possible. Thanks for your cooperation.

Attention: All Wanting to Participate in the Ski Program

Mt. Rose is NOT accepting signups for the Local Youth Programs. You CAN register your student either by going to the Mt. Rose website http://www.mtrose.com/lessons-rentals/youth-programs or by calling (775) 849-0704 ext.220

Space is limited, so register as early as possible to ensure a spot(s) and we will see you on the slopes!

Food Drive

WE HAVE ONE WEEK TO COLLECT FOR OUR SCHOOL FOOD DRIVE!!!

We are starting the competition NOW for the K-2 community service Thanksgiving food drive... here's how it is going to work:

Each class is going to keep their own cans and non-perishables and continue collecting them until Thursday, November 17th. That afternoon, we will count how many items each class has. Whichever class has the most items will win 'the BIGGEST GIVER' award and will have their picture taken and posted in our school with the honorary title.

Parents if you would like to involve your co-workers and neighbors please feel free to promote this to others in our community.

Thank you for helping us have a successful service project.

Family Night At Oasis Academy

Come Join us on Thursday November 10
6:00PM - 8:00 PM

We have a great line up of Known Guest Readers, shopping at our book fair and lots of yummy goodies.

They will be able to take debit, credit cards, checks, and of course cash.

Hope to see you and your Family!


If you cant make it or see something we don't have in stock.... we have a book fair online going on now!

http://www.scolastic.com/schoolbookfairs/2997860

Online book fair closes November14th.

Veterans Day Program

If you have a mother, father, or sister/brother who is deployed, can you please send a photo of that person to school for a Veteran's Day program we are having on Thursday?

Thank you so much and Happy Veterans Day!

Box Tops for Education

The next deadline for count is December 7th.

Please turn in your box tops in as early as possible. They take a considerable amount of time to count.

Remember every dime counts!

Back by Popular Demand

Safeway cards are finally back! The Scrip Store at school is now fully stocked with $25 and $100 Safeway gift cards. Drop in anytime during school hours to buy some today. These sell out fast so get there early for the best selection.

Also check out the other gift cards we currently have: Louie's Ace Hardware, Starbucks, Wal*Mart, Subway, Old Navy, Macy's, iTunes and more.

Remember, Oasis Academy earns money every time you buy Scrip gift cards :)

Thank you for supporting Oasis Academy through our Scrip program. Go Bighorns!

Enrichment news

The dates for this enrichment Friday session are as follows:

Nov 4 and 18,
Dec. 2, 9, and 16.

There will be NO enrichment on Nov. 11th due to the veterans holiday and NO enrichment on Nov. 25th due to Thanksgiving. There will be NO enrichment on Dec. 23 or 30.

Our new session will start in January...details to come as the time gets closer. Watch for more details about the ski program at Mt. Rose...

FOA Parents Meeting

Tomorrow night, Wednesday, Nov. 2nd is our monthly parent meeting.  We will meet at school in the lunchroom at 6 pm. 

On the agenda
Book Fair,
Yearbook,
Enrichment Fridays.. the new session starts on the 4th,
Scrip store,
No fuss fundraising,
Introducing our information coordinator. 

Hope to see you all there!

Fast Food Scrip

Great news - Taco Bell is now participating in Nevada for the scrip program.

That means the list has increased to include:
Burger King
KFC
Subway
Jack in the Box
Dominos
Pizza Hut
Papa Murphy's
Wendys (Fernley)
Taco Bell

All are $10 cards except KFC is $5.

We currently stock Subway & Papa Murphy's in the Scrip Store at school but will stock others if there's demand for them.

Remember that every dollar counts and using these cards instead of other payment methods at lunch will greatly help the children at Oasis Academy!

SPEEDY SCRIP

 

Families can order ScripNow! eCards for more than 30 available brands, and they can print their scrip right from home. There is the option to pay for the ScripNow! orders by check, and the coordinator can release your order. Or, streamline the process by having families enroll in PrestoPay™, the secure electronic payment method offered by Great Lakes Scrip Center.

When a family uses PrestoPay to purchase a virtual product, the order will process automatically. That means you will receive your scrip product without having to lift a finger! When you don't have to distribute physical gift cards and families don't have to wait to get the scrip they need, everyone wins. Using ScripNow! and PrestoPay is an easy method for scrip success!

SCRIP DATES

Scrip orders are due:

Monday, Nov. 7 and 28
               Dec. 12 and 19.
Paper orders and orders paid by check are due by 4pm.
Presto Pay orders are due by midnight.

We had to move them around a bit due to Thanksgiving and Christmas

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SAY CHEESE!

Save the DATE, Friday December 2 for school pictures! 

We are very lucky to have Susan Robertson and Lissa Overlie taking our school pictures this year. 

More information to follow soon, but mark your calendars!!

Enrichment - SKI PROGRAM

We are excited to announce that Oasis Academy has signed up with Mt. Rose for their Local Youth Program. Mt. Rose-Ski Tahoe is offering ski and snowboard development programs for elementary age children, in a controlled learning environment. Students learn from the same instructor throughout the lesson block. We are schedule for Fridays at 10:00 AM. Details about how ...to register will be available in November. Here are some of the details we know right now (these are right from the Mt. Rose website and may be subject to change):

Session 1 (Rosebuds, Rippers)-
Starts the week of Jan. 9th and ends the week of Feb. 13th.

**Rosebuds
(ages 4-10)
$200 (includes rental equipment* and lift ticket, snowboarding open to ages 7-10)
Rosebuds AM – 10:00 to 12:00

Rippers
(ages 10-12)
$115 ($165 with rental equipment*)
Rippers AM – 10:00 to 11:30

The cost also includes a lift ticket for each day of lessons.
The school will NOT be providing transportation but their may be opportunities to carpool.
This would make a GREAT Christmas gift (just saying you can't start planning to soon).
Last but not least. Mt. Rose will only be offering their season passes for a couple of more weeks. If this is something you are interested in you may want to order yourself a season pass. No reason you can't ski/snowboard while the kiddos are in lessons and then you can always ski/snowboard together the rest of the day.

LOGOWEAR - This just in!

Please look at it carefully, there are only 2 items that are uniform approved. Your child can turn their order form into their classroom teacher. You will need to print and fill out the last page to turn in with your check made out to FOA.


... We will have another order in the future, but this time, we have a quick turn around because of the French Toast sweaters being on back order.

MONEY is DUE NOV. 7th.

What a fun way to show your school spirit!

Book Fair

November 2

Please link to the following website for the book fair.

http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/oasisacademyfallon
This is the book fair homepage.  It has all the information as far as dates, times, and places.  It also has information about our online book fair.

http://www.scholastic.com/schoolbookfairs/2997860

This is the online book fair link.  Anyone can go on here and order books during the time frame set up which is 11/2/11-11/14/11.  This page will not be available until 11/2/11.  Once available anyone can order thru our book fair online and we will receive the same benefits as we do with the in school book fair.

Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our school "green"!

Scrip, scrip. scrip

Are you planning on sending holiday photo cards or other photo gifts this year? If so, please consider this awesome Shutterfly offer available through our fundraising Scrip program at www.shopwithscrip.com!

Shutterfly 5% Bonus Offer

Shutterfly® is pleased to be offering a 5% bonus contribution from Saturday, November 5, 2011, through Friday, December 2, 2011. That means you can purchase the $2...5 Shutterfly Gift Certificate and ScripNow! with a 14% contribution instead of the normal 9% contribution, during that time period only. (That's a $3.50 contribution to Oasis Academy for every $25 Shutterfly gift certificate or ScripNow! purchased through our Scrip program.)


Remember, you pay face value for Scrip gift cards, you get to spend the full face value of the gift card and Oasis Academy receives a percent of that amount from Great Lakes Scrip Center (because they buy in bulk at less than face value.)

If your family's Scrip account is set up with Presto Pay you can order a Shutterfly ScripNow! certificate at any time and receive it almost instantly. If you are not set up with Presto Pay you can order a Shutterfly gift certificate now and it will arrive with our next Scrip order on Nov. 10th.

Check out all the ScripNow! merchants at www.shopwithscrip.com . You can always order ScripNow! whenever you like...you do not have to wait for our regularly scheduled scrip orders.

Thank you for supporting Oasis Academy through our Scrip program.

New Scrip Store

Quantity in stock - Merchant - $$ Amount on card

2- Ace Hardware - $25
2 - Amazon.com - $25
2 - Cabela's - $25
2 - Old Navy/Gap/Banana Republic - $25
2 - iTunes - $15
3 - Lowe’s - $100
2 - Macy's - $25
10 - Papa Murphy's Pizza - $10
5 - Starbucks - $10
10 - Subway - $10
4 - Target - $25
8 - Walmart/Sam's Club - $25
10 - Walmart/Sam's Club - $100

Please purchase Scrip cards from Julie at the front desk.
Thanks for your support.

Boxtops for Education

Enter the contests, it is really easy

Log on to http://www.BTFE.com/, do a simple registration, and you can enter these contests frequently, you can get coupons for boxtops products, earn E-Boxtops and bonus E-Boxtops automatically when you shop online at a number of common websites (plus get special deals like free shipping), and take surveys or watch videos to get bonus boxtops, which change every month. You can watch 5 Ford videos (ads), let them run in the background (less than 2 minutes each), and get 25 boxtops electronically credited to Oasis Academy's account. Let's say 50 families and 10 staff ran these videos in the background for 10 minutes while they are doing something else this week, our school would almost effortlessly earn $150.00 by Friday. That was just one way to get the bonus boxtops. Looks like there are a number of easy ways to get money here. Those dimes really do add up

UPDATE - Enrichment - Guitar Lessons

The class has now been opened to 4th through 8th grade children.

Younger students may need a smaller guitar (3/4 size) for their smaller hands and the teacher can provide it, if needed. Also, Premier pawn is ordering some guitar tuners to keep in stock for students, and Carpenter's Music will discount guitars and accessories for any students. The teacher can bring anything from Reno to Fallon if the students are unable to make the trip.

Enrichment - Guitar lessons

Here is the information for the guitar classes:

Classes will be on Fridays from 8 to 4, beginning November 4th thru December 2nd.

Individual instruction will be on Guitar techniques, repertoire and music theory.  Classes will be for 6th thru 8th graders.  Cost is $15 for each half hour lesson.  The total for the 5 class session is $75 and $5 for materials.  I provide handouts for each student and work assignments after each class.  I will provide a guitar for each class but I recommend each student purchase a guitar in order to do the homework.

The classes will be taught be Terry James Webb.  He studied music in Junior High and High School in Reno and played french horn in the school bands.  He also studied piano and guitar with private lessons.  He has played professionally in various Folk, Country and Rock bands in the Reno area for many years.  He has been repairing stringed instruments for schools, music stores and private parties for over 25 years.  He also teaches guitar classes at Carpenter's Music Academy in Reno.  Please contact us for more information.

And remember enrichment classes are OPEN to the public so please tell anyone interested to contact us..

Pizza

We will be switching to coupons for "Pizza Thursdays".  We will need help assembling the coupon books.  Please e-mail Sammi @ sgomesfoa@oasisacademyfallon.us if you would be interested in helping out.  This would be a great opportunity to reach your volunteer hours goal!

After school news

AIM After School Program is available for homework tutoring and a safe place for your child to be!  Call 428-2223  Applications are available at the office.

Pizza for Playground aka Pizza Thursdays

**NOTE: I have had a couple of questions so I thought I'd clarify that the $3 buys UP TO 3 slices of pizza. It is not $3 per slice. Exact change is required. Thank you!**

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Thank you for your patience while we got this program up and running and special thanks to Chrissy Gonzales and Safeway for all of their help! Here are the details:

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When: Every Thursday starting 9/22/11

Time: Regular lunch time for your child's grade

What: Choice of cheese, pepperoni or sausage pizza from Safeway (max of 3 slices)

Cost: $3 to be paid to your child's teacher by your child at the start of the day on Thursday. Please provide exact change for now until you are otherwise notified. We will be ordering pizza based on the count we receive Thursday morning.  Checks made out to FOA are okay.

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Drinks will not be provided at this time; however, we hope to offer milk for an additional fee soon. Plates and napkins will be provided. Please send additional snacks/fruit/veggies if you desire.

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This money is going towards a playground fund! Thank you for your support of this program. Please email volunteer@oasisacademyfallon.us  if you are able to help serve on a regular or substitute basis or if you have any questions/concerns.

Thank you,

Carrie Mingay

The Friends of Oasis Academy, Inc.

Enrichment Friday - Part 2

As promised, here are the details for the art class.

Art
We are excited to be offering art enrichment for the following Fridays. Please take a look at the details below and if you are interested please contact Jessica Rowe @ jsscrw@yahoo.com to sign up. Jessica is familiar with our students as she is teaching art every day at school, however these projects are too involved to tackle during a normal school day, so she has created these special opportunities.

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September 30th: Dye Lab: Art Magic You Can Wear
We will be exploring sun-reactive dyes and discharge techniques using stamps and stencils. All parts of the projects will be discussed and demonstrated, and you will be provided with an information packet to help you replicate what you have practiced in class. The science behind the "dye magic" will also be revealed. This is a fun and energetic class that would be perfect for parents and children to enjoy together! 
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Time Period: Two hours total with one hour of instruction and demonstrations (broken up) followed by studio time to work on projects. We will break for a snack period during the class, but no food will be allowed in the dye area.
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All materials will be provided for you.
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Fee: $ 15 for class plus $ 5 materials fee.
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Requirements: Enrollment of at least 10 people necessary for class to proceed. Children under 10 need to be accompanied by an adult. Bring a non-messy snack. Wear old clothes - we will get messy!
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October 14th: Dye Labs Part 2: T-Shirt Rehab

Have a couple of T-shirts that are in serious need of a little bit of awesome? Parents out there, do you have a stash of baby’s onesies that are just a little past their prime? This is the lab for you! We will be exploring dip dyes, dye discharge, and printing techniques that will get that old shirt out of your closet and back into daily rotation. This fun and energetic class is great for parents and children to enjoy together. As with the last class, you will be provided with an information packet to help you replicate what you practiced in the class.
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Time Period: Two hours total with one hour of instruction and demonstrations (broken up) followed by studio time to work on projects. We will break for a snack period during the class, but no food will be allowed in the dye area.
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Bring a couple of shirts to work with. Some projects work better with light colored shirts, others are better suited for darker colored shirts. Shirts without logos or patterns are best for printing projects. All other materials will be provided for you.
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Fee: $ 15 for class plus $ 5 materials fee.
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Requirements: Enrollment of at least 10 people necessary for class to proceed. Children under 10 need to be accompanied by an adult. Bring a non-messy snack. Wear old clothes - we will get messy!

Enrichment Friday

Classes start this Friday, September 16th!  If you missed the first round of sign ups, here are some more details.

Spanish

Teacher:  Vanessa Burch-Urquhart
Email:  vburchurq@yahoo.com

Location:  Oasis Academy
Dates:  Fridays, starting 9/16 through 10/21
Times:  8-8:50 AM, 9-9:50 AM and 10-10:50 AM
Cost:  $40 per session/ $35 per session if multiple children from the same family are enrolled

Please email Vanessa to find out which group your child will fall in to.  Currently, there are 10 students in each class with room for 5 more students per class.  Please contact Vanessa if you are interested. 

Piano Lessons

Teacher:  Michelle Oldfield
Email:  Michelleoldfield@gmail.com

Location: Oasis Academy, Kindergarten classroom
Dates: Fridays, starting 9/16 through 10/21
Times:  One 30 minute private lesson each week, times vary
Cost: $60 per session plus $10 charge for a book.  Payment is due by the first lesson.
All spots are currently full; however, there is a waiting list.  Michelle will be teaching from the Faber and Faber Piano Adventure books. Parents can email with questions or to get on the waiting list.

Art

More details to come soon! 
We are very excited to offer these supplemental enrichment opportunities for our children.  Thank you to the teachers for offering their services.  Remember, you do not have to be an Oasis Academy student to attend. All students are welcome!
We look forward to a successful program with even more to be offered in the future!

**Please see new "Volunteer Policies" tab at the top for the same information.**

The Buzz Around Oasis Academy Is All About Our Volunteers!

Thank you all for the generous help and support over the summer. We are off to a great start and already well on our way to reaching this years goal of logging at least 7,000 volunteer hours. In an effort to streamline the volunteer process and make the time you spend working towards the goal as valuable as possible we are implementing a 3 tier volunteer system.

1. Classroom Volunteers

2. School wide Volunteers

3. Special Projects and Staff Request

1. Classroom Volunteers

We have found that the teachers know what they need and when they need it. Classroom volunteers will work directly with the teachers. Friends of Oasis (FOA) will no longer be directly responsible for scheduling or managing volunteer time in the individual classrooms. Please contact the teachers thru their email or speak with them directly. This type of volunteering would include: reading or math groups, P.E., drama, art, community service, music etc.

2. School Wide Volunteers

School wide volunteers are scheduled for specific on site “duties”, such as morning drop off duty, lunch duty, Pizza Thursdays etc. Many of you may have already committed to these assignments but we could always use more volunteers. A substitution list is available which allows for rescheduling or emergencies (see below).

3. Special Projects and Staff Requests

Special projects and staff requests may be long term or short term in nature but are normally “one time” special skill tasks. These assignments include school maintenance projects, recycling programs, grant writing, FOA committees, paperwork, and data entry. Every effort will be made to place volunteers in areas of interest and skill set.

All communication regarding volunteering at Oasis, with the exception of Classroom based volunteering, will be handled via a central email address “volunteer@oasisacademyfallon.us”. This is the email address that you are receiving this communication from so take a second right now and put it in your contacts.

We are asking that the Oasis staff and volunteers submit their requests and/or offers for volunteering to this email address. By centralizing the communication for volunteering it will allow us to provide a quick and accurate response to managing the volunteering at Oasis. Volunteers please include in your email:

1. Your contact information

· Name

· Phone Number

· Email, if different from the one used

2. Your availability

· Monday AM, Monday PM, Tuesday AM, Tuesday PM, Wednesday AM, Wednesday PM, Thursday AM, Thursday PM, Friday AM, Friday PM, After Hours, and/or Weekends.

3. Type of work or talents you are interested in sharing with Oasis

· Some examples are school repair and maintenance, IT support, uniforms, paperwork, teacher appreciation, and yearbook.

· For School Wide Volunteer activities please note the activity and time slot you would like to be scheduled to cover.

We realize that many of you have already committed to volunteering opportunities and we have not “lost” this information. All sign-up sheets have been incorporated into the new tracking system. If you have any questions about what you may have offered to help with please email “volunteer@oasisacademyfallon.us”.

All volunteers must comply with the volunteer code of ethics and have completed the necessary paper work for a background check. A copy of both of these documents can be found at the front desk on campus.

When you arrive at Oasis to volunteer:

1. Sign in at the front desk. This allows the staff of Oasis to know who is on the school grounds at all times.

2. Obtain an FOA Volunteer nametag. There will be an accordion file for storing nametags alphabetically. If you do not have a nametag please fill out a blank one.

3. Before you leave the school please return your nametag by storing it in the accordion file.

4. Log your hours in the volunteer “Log Book” located at the front desk.

5. Sign out.

Each family is responsible for tracking and summiting their volunteer hours. All hours are to be turned into the Log Book before the end of each quarter (10/14, 12/22, 3/16, & 5/15). Please feel free to update the Log Book monthly. This information is critical to our school as it is used for obtaining funding and grants as well as leading to the overall success of our students and school.

“Strong volunteers = Strong schools”.

If you cannot make your committed time (School Wide and Special Projects): If you have signed up for volunteer time it is your responsibility to find a replacement if you cannot be there.

· Same Day Emergencies: If you have a short notice emergency that will not let you meet your committed time please notify Julie Evans via email at jevans@oasisacademyfallon.us , copy us at “volunteer@oasisacademyfallon.us”) and call the school at 775-423-5437.

· General Rescheduling: If you are unable to find a substitute or replacement please contact us at “volunteer@oasisacademyfallon.us” 24 hours prior to your scheduled time so we can assist you.

· Classroom Volunteers: You will need to contact the specific teacher you have committed to help.

If you have family or friends that would like to be a volunteer please forward this information to them.

Thank you for your continued enthusiasm and support. We look forward to a strong and successful volunteer program.

Friends of Oasis Academy

"First Ever Order" Scrip Contest

Friends of Oasis Academy announces their newest Scrip contest! You can be the lucky winner of a $50 gift card!

Simply place your "First Ever Order" through our scrip program between August 15 and Sept. 26, 2011 for your chance to win a $50 gift card to the Scrip merchant of your choice!

If you pay for your "First Ever Order" with Presto Pay you will receive an additional chance to win.

Order on-line at www.shopwithscrip.com or fill out a paper order form (available on the Scrip bulletin board at school) and drop your order & payment in the drop box.

You do not have to have a child attending Oasis Academy to order Scrip. (So have your friends and relatives sign up too!)

See the Scrip bulletin board at school for complete details.

FOA Parent Meeting

When?  Thursday, September 8th
Time?  6 to 7:30 PM
Where?  Oasis Academy Lunch Room

Hello parents!

Thank you to all of our families for helping us get the school year off to a great start! The students and their families are embodying this year’s motto of “YOU COUNT!” in ways we couldn’t have even imagined.

Here are the details for our upcoming parent meeting. This is a Thursday night; however, we will have school the next day – Count Day – and it is very important to have 100% attendance. Thank you in advance for your support of this very important day for Oasis Academy.

We will be covering a variety of topics and forming committees for several different areas of interest including the following:

• Teacher/Staff Appreciation
• Yearbook
• Book Fair
• Room Parent
• Logo Gear
• Uniform Committee
• Pizza Thursday
• Box Tops/Campbell’s Soup Labels
• Recycling/Terracycle

We look forward to hearing your ideas! Please bring any questions/concerns you currently have and we’ll do our best to address them as well. If you are able, can you please email them ahead of time so we can make sure we have an answer for you? Thanks!

Thank you,

The Friends of Oasis Academy Board

Open House

Please join us this Wednesday, August 31st, for Oasis Academy's Open House.

Parents of enrolled students will attend from 6:00 to 6:45 PM and all community members are welcome to tour the new school from 6:45 to 7:30 PM.

Join us in the back left hand corner of the old Walmart building at 920 W. Williams, Suite 100.

See you Wednesday!

Summer Scrip Contest Winner!

FOA congratulates Joleen Bryant and family for winning the Summer Scrip Contest!  A $100 Scrip card will be heading their way soon.

Stay tuned for another contest once school starts.  Any suggestions?

Thanks to all families for the support, especially through the summer months.  Another $200 in rebates was earned for this order!

Corporate Donations

Do you work for a company that might interested into donating to FOA?  The donation is tax deductible as FOA is a non-profit.
If you work for or know someone who works for a company that would be willing to assist Oasis Academy as the school gears up to open, please contact Carrie at friendsofoasisacademy@gmail.com.

We now have a corporate letter that we can mail out if you provide a contact name and address.  We truly appreciate the support of the community!

Rebates Earned

Did you notice?  We are now over $2,000 in rebates earned from our Scrip program! 

$2,141

to be more precise.  We look forward to adding to that total even more - see the Scirp link above for more information.  Thank you for the support!!

Summer Scrip Contest!

As an extra incentive to give Scrip a try, we have come up with a Summer Scrip Contest!

For the next four orders (6/14, 6/28, 7/12, 7/26) for every $100 of Scrip ordered for any company, your family will be entered in to win a $100 Scrip card to your choice of one of the four companies that happen to offer a fantastic rebate to the school:

1. LL Bean - 17%
2. Lands' End - 16%
3. Cabela's - 11%
4. Old Navy - 14%

Please help support our school by doing the shopping/gifting/remodeling/dining/entertaining that you will be doing anyway!

Reminder:  The next order will go out this Tuesday 6/14/11 by 8am.  Please have your order and payment in by that time.  The order should be in by Thursday afternoon.  A member of FOA will be in touch to make delivery arrangements.

Contest ends at the completion of the 7/26/11 order.  Winner will be annouced by 7/29/11.

<---------  Please see the new poll that is up.  We'd appreciate your input!

French Toast Code

Thanks to Monica Johnson for sharing this 10% off code that also has free shipping!

French Toast Uniform website

Oasis Academy code:  QS5VDIU

Discount code:  QEKFFA

Expires June 12th.

No Fuss Fundraiser

Hopefully by now, most of you have heard about the "No Fuss Fundraiser" - this is our big fundraiser outside of Scrip for this year so we hope you will participate. For those who have seen the school, we have a lot of space to fill!

Please take a moment to see if you are able to contribute. A form is due from each family by JULY 1ST, even if you are unable to donate at this time. There are three ways to turn in your family's form:

• Drop it off up at the school on 6/14, 6/16, 6/21 or 6/23 from 11:30 to 12:30 PM
• Email it to friendsofoasisacademy@gmail.com
• Mail it to Friends of Oasis Academy, Inc. PO Box 6322, Fallon, NV 89407

The Friends of Oasis Academy, Inc. No Fuss Fundraiser
Donation Form

Many parents are tired of selling wrapping paper, cookie dough, magazines, etc. and would like to avoid pressure to stretch orders to reach a prize level. Direct contribution fundraisers allow 100% of the funds we receive to benefit our students. This method of fundraising is only successful if parents contribute generously and we hope you will!

We are asking each family to contribute to the No Fuss Fundraiser at a level with which they feel comfortable. Not making a donation will in no way affect your enrollment. This is a free public school but we would appreciate any help you can give us with our initial costs. Please make checks payable to Friends of Oasis Academy.

Because I don’t have the time or energy to rearrange my closets to store all that wrapping paper, we will donate

1 student chair ($30): ___________
Bookshelves ($35): ___________
Playground kit (balls, jump rope, etc.) ($30): ___________
Class set of whiteboards ($35) ___________
Chart paper ($50) ___________
Highlighter Tape ($50) ___________
Highlighters ($40) ___________
Post-it notes ($45) ___________
Markers ($25) ___________
Dry Erase Markers ($50) ___________
Class set of scissors ($50) ___________
Class set of Clocks ($40) ___________

My thighs insist that we give a donation rather than subjecting them to selling (and eating) cookie dough.

Small Bulletin Board ($52): ___________

Class set of cookie sheets ($80) ___________
Magnetic Letters ($60) ___________
Time for Kids Subscription ($90) ___________
National Geographic for Kids ($72) ___________
Colored Butcher Paper (per color)($60) ___________

On behalf of our friends and co-workers who don’t want to have to go into hiding to avoid our sales pitch, we’re donating

Big Bulletin Board ($125): ___________

Classroom of Bulletin Boards ($406): ___________
White Board ($100): ___________
Novel Sets of 8 ($120): ___________
4 student chairs ($120): ___________
Student Table ($110): ___________
Cabinets (36 in. long) ($140): ___________
Book Binder ($400) ___________
Easel ($400) ___________
Class set of Unifix cubes ($200) ___________
Back of Chair Storage ($120) ___________
Printers ($200) ___________

We do not want to risk burning our house down with another scented candle or ask our relatives to do it either. We’re donating.

Computer ($900): ___________

5 Student Tables ($550): ___________
A Classroom of Tables and Chairs ($1150): ___________
Outfit a Classroom ($3190): ___________
Elmo Projector System ($1500) ___________

In lieu of a one-time donation, I’d prefer to make a recurring monthly donation of $______________________. A board member from the Friends of Oasis Academy will be in contact with you to set this up automatically.

Your generosity is greatly appreciated!

June 7th Parent Meeting

Tour the school, Meet Your Child’s Teacher!

When: June 7th at 6:30 p.m.

Where: Meet Behind the Old Walmart (our future playground)

What: Tour the School, Meet Your Child's Teacher, Sign up for Volunteer Opportunities, Learn about the No Fuss Fundraiser (hopefully this is the only fundraiser we have to have).

Prior to June 7th you will get an email explaining what volunteer opportunities currently exist so you can start deciding what fits into your schedule. There will be opportunities to volunteer in the classrooms, after hours, and special school wide projects.

You will also get an electronic version of the No Fuss Fundraiser prior to June 7th. We will give you a printed version that night.

See you there!

**We are almost up to $1,500 earned in Scrip rebates - FREE money for the school! Thank you for your support!**

Enrollment Update - 4/27/11

From the OA Board Meeting last night:

April 27, 2011

Due to the fact that interest in the school has far exceeded initial expectations, the Oasis Academy Board of Directors is qualifying enrollment guidelines.

1. Preference will be give to siblings, but no more than ten (10) students in any one grade level will be bumped.

2. If you enroll siblings and decide to un-enroll one of your children on or before the first day of school any other child whose enrollment was the result of a bump, will also be un-enrolled; for example, if you enroll an eighth grader and a first grader and before, or on, the first day of school you un-enroll your eighth grader, your first grader will also be un-enrolled if they bumped another student.


Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.


*The Parks and Recreation receipt for camping has no connection to the school or the enrollment process

Rebates Earned

Thanks to your support we have earned almost

$1,000

for the school and we haven't even had enrollment yet. What a great sign of the supportive community that Oasis Academy will soon be a part of. Thank you!

If you have any questions on how to get started, please see the "Scrip" tab above or email friendsofoasisacademy@gmail.com.

Registration Information

Please see the above link for information on registration. FOA will begin the membership drive once enrollment has been completed. We look forward to working with you to make Oasis Academy a success! **UPDATED WITH NEW INFO AT BOTTOM ON 4/7/11. Please read if someone other than the parent/guardian is turning in the application.

New Scrip Deadline!

Please note that the upcoming Scrip deadline has been moved to WEDNESDAY, March 30th.

Great Lakes Scrip Center will be undergoing maintenance the first week of April.

Thank you!

Informational Meeting

What? Informational Meeting about FOA and OA
When? Monday, April 4, 2011
Time? 11:00am - 12:00pm AND 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Where? Churchill County Fire Station

Come and hear the latest news about FOA and OA! Please bring your questions and concerns as representatives from both boards will be present. Similar information will be presented at both meetings. There are two different times to accomodate different schedules.

New information will be presented first for all attendees. Repeat information for new attendees will be addressed at the end of the meeting so others do not have to hear the same information again.

**Please do not park in front of fire truck doors/driveways!**

FYI: There will be another informational meeting scheduled for Monday, April 25, 2011. Same format, times, and place as above.

Enrollment is scheduled for Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 8am. Location to be announced.

Informational Meeting

What? Informational Meeting about FOA and OA
When? Monday, February 28, 2011
Time? 11am - 12pm AND 7pm - 8pm
Where? Fallon/Churchill County Fire Station

Come hear the latest news about FOA and OA! Please bring your questions and concerns as representatives from both boards will be present.  Similar information will be presented at both meetings.  There are two different times to accomodate different schedules.

 

**Please do not park in front of fire truck doors/driveways!**

Scrip!

We are very excited to continue The Friends of Oasis Academy’s (FOA) fundraiser – Scrip!  What is Scrip and why is it so great?

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Scrip is a popular fundraiser because families don’t have to sell anything.  Organization members produce revenue by making regular household purchases they would make anyway.  Groceries, clothing, toys, gifts, even gasoline can be purchased with scrip.  Each card purchased carries an associated “contribution” of 2-15% or more.
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That’s right!  You can purchase Scrip for the stores you make regular purchases at and it benefits Oasis Academy!  You do not pay any extra for scrip cards, you buy them at face value and get to spend the entire amount purchased.  The merchants then graciously send back a percentage of that card to the school.  Each merchant determines their own amount given back to the school.  For example, Old Navy gives back 14%, you buy their card for $100, you spend the $100 and Oasis Academy gets a rebate of $14.  It really is that simple  While we recognize purchasing and using Scrip will take some additional planning on your part, using Scrip not only benefits the school, it also might benefit your family’s budget.

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How do I sign up?

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Click here:  Shop with Scrip.  Find the green box for Family Signup.

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What is FOA’s enrollment code?

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The code is 4F6586ED28555. 
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How do I pay for Scrip?
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You can pay for your Scrip order by check, cash or using PrestoPay.  PrestoPay allows you to pay online via ACH debit to your checking account.  There is a $.15 charge to you per total order.  Visit the “my account” page at Shop with Scrip, and click on the PrestoPay link on the left navigation bar. You’ll find additional information and instructions for activating this convenient payment tool.

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When is FOA placing Scrip orders?

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FOA will be placing the orders every 2 weeks.  The dates are listed on the right side of the blog.  Please have your paper orders ready to go with payment made by 4 p.m. and Presto Pay orders are due by Midnight.  Orders and payments can be done online as well as by paper with payment dropped off at FOA's secure blue box up at the school.  Contact Coordinator Susan Richards at FOAScrip@gmail.com or call/text her at 775-427-6686.

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When will I receive my Scrip order?

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Orders will be in by Thursday afternoon of the same week and available for pickup at the time you pick up your children from school.  If you cannot make this pickup time, please call/text Susan Richards or email her at foascrip@gmail.com and she will be able to help you.

What is FOA?

The mission of The Friends of Oasis Academy, Inc. (FOA) is to provide promotion of, ongoing support of, and maintenance and financial support for Oasis Academy Charter School of Fallon, Nevada. In other words, we are the non-profit parent organization of Oasis Academy.

As the parent organization of Oasis Academy, fundraising will be one of our current objectives as the school year will start in August 2011.

Please click on the "Meet the Board" tab above to learn more about the current board members.

Our first fundraiser will involve a Scrip Program. A Scrip Program allows us to raise money by shopping with gift cards for everyday purchases like food, clothing, and entertainment. Each scrip gift card purchase earns a rebate for our non-profit organization. It's the powerful, "no-selling" fundraiser. While it will take some effort on our part to consciously purchase and remember to use the scrip cards, the benefits to the school are significant and we will be doing something we do anyway - grocery shopping, birthday shopping, etc.

Thank you for your support!

The Board of The Friends of Oasis Academy, Inc.
Samantha Gomes, Katy Loop and Carrie Mingay