All NJHS members who are eligible to go Toys for Tots shopping on Tuesday, Dec. 11th must return the TFT-Permission Slip by Wednesday, Dec. 5th. To be eligible, members must have paid their $20 dues, made a Toys for Tots poster in October, and turned in a minimum of 3 community service hours last week.
If you have any questions about your eligibility to go shopping, please see Ms. Grimes ASAP.
Below is the link to the Toys for Tots community letter that can be used to show your family, friends, and neighbors that OMMS is getting ready to kick-off the Toys for Tots fundraiser.
The NJHS met for the 2nd time today. We met to discuss volunteer opportunities and Toys for Tots posters. Please read the following blog post very carefully. Important Toys for Tots information is near the bottom of the post.
Volunteer Opportunities:
OMES Fall Fun Fest–Saturday, Oct. 20th from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Volunteers are needed to help with the dunking booth, hair art, nail art, crafts, football targe, basketball hoops, food service, and clean up. Interested NJHS members should sign the volunteer sheet hanging on Ms. Grimes’s door (room D-5) by Friday, Oct. 12th. Students may volunteer to work any number of hours. Just be sure to indicate the time frame you will be volunteering on the sign up sheet. For more information about the OMES Fall Fun Fest you may visit www.omespto.blogspot.com .
OMI Baseball Field Improvement Project–Please be a part of a great project for the Oak Mountain area! We are looking for a little bit of your time to help us “put a shine” on the OMI baseball facility so that our children can continue to enjoy the fields for many years to come. The facility is in need of a little attention and we are turning to several organizations in the Oak Mountain community to help us make light work with many hands. We plan to meet next Tuesday (10/2) from 5-8 and Saturday (10/13) from 8-noon. If you have a student looking for service hours please feel free to sign them up. Please go to the following site and pick a project that meets your available schedule and meets your skill level: http://www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/96349305204
Thanks for your support!
OMYBS
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE: Boo at the Zoo–Members will have to contact The Birmingham Zoo for more information.NO SEW FLEECE BLANKETS–More information coming in November.
Additionally, all NJHS members must make a Toys for Tots poster by Friday, Oct. 26th. Members who do not make a poster and turn it in on time will not be allowed to go Toys for Tots shopping in December. In order to go shopping, members must complete a minimum of 3 service hours by the first of December, make a poster AND turn it in on time, and pay your dues. Failure to complete these obligations will result in you NOT shopping with us in December.
All members should print the Toys for Tots Poster Information. This sheet must be completed and returned along with the poster on Friday, Oct. 26th.
Finally, here is the link to the Individual Community Service Hours sheet.
All NJHS members and parents must read the 2012-2013 Membership Letter. The bottom portion of the letter must be returned along with $20 dues (or $26 if you are ordering a Toys for Tots long-sleeve t-shirt) by Wednesday, September 26th. If you need to wait until after the first of October to send membership dues, please e-mail me at agrimes@shelbyed.k12.al.us. I must receive the membership letter and dues or an e-mail on or before Sept. 26th in order for you to be an active member. Any form and payment not received by Wednesday, Sept. 26th, will result in membership becoming inactive. Inactive members may not participate in club activities. Inactive members may re-apply for active membership in January. This means that if you bring me your dues on Sept. 27th, I will NOT accept them. You will be considered inactive. PLEASE do not miss deadlines. We simply do not have time to send personal reminders when there are over 100 NJHS members.
If you have already completed community service hours, you may record them on the Individual Community Service Hours sheet. This form must be signed by a group leader or a parent. You may bring them to Ms. Grimes or Mrs. Gingras when you have an opportunity. Remember, you must complete a minimum of 3 hours in order to go Toys for Tots shopping in December. Summer service hours do count.
Let me know if you have any questions. If you leave a comment on the blog, I will most likely e-mail the response back to your e-mail address.
We’re looking forward to another great year with the NJHS. Please check back from time to time for information and updates, and be sure to listen to the daily announcements for information as well.
NJHS members: I tried to post the 2012-2013 Membership Letter this afternoon, but it would not upload to the blog. I will try again tomorrow to attach the letter. If it doesn’t work tomorrow, I will print a copy for each of you. Please check back tomorrow afternoon for the current membership letter. Thanks!—Ms. Grimes
Today we discussed how students could make their summer hours count towards their Toys for Tots goal. I think there may have been a little confusion. Students may turn in community service hours at any time to be counted towards their overall total hours of service for the year. We give awards in the spring for total hours of service. However, this year students are required to complete 3 hours of sponsor approved service in order to go shopping for Toys for Tots. Many of our members have volunteered at the OMIS Back to School Splash, the OMES Fall Fun Fest, the Birmingham Zoo, the Shelby County Humane Society, the Sozo blanket project, and the Sozo jewelry sale. If you completed any one of these activities, or if I have corresponded with a parent about another activity, you do NOT have to complete the “Making Hours Count for TFT” summary we discussed at the meeting today. If, however, you do not have time to participate in any activities this fall, and you would like for your summer hours to count towards your 3 hour Toys for Tots goal, you may complete the Making Hours Count for TFT. This needs to be turned in to Ms. Grimes by Monday, Nov. 14th. You can print the form, complete it, and return it to me; or, you can complete the form on the computer and e-mail it to me at agrimes@shelbyed.k12.al.us . I hope that clears up any confusion there may have been after this morning’s meeting.
If you have any further questions about service hours or opportunities, feel free to e-mail me or stop by my room.
And don’t forget….Toys for Tots money collection begins Monday, Nov. 7th. We’re still looking for prize ideas. E-mail me or stop by my room if you have any ideas.
By the way, Toys for Tots posters look great this year!!! You guys did a really good job! Thank you!!!!
The next NJHS meeting is scheduled for THIS THURSDAY, NOV. 3rd. All members should plan to meet in room D-5 to discuss Toys for Tots and how to count your summer service hours towards shopping. We will also discuss one service opportunity for students who failed to turn in a Toys for Tots poster by the deadline. Students who did not turn in a poster will not be allowed to go shopping unless they participate in this service project.
Additionally, any student interested in “Trick or Treating” for Toys for Tots can print the Toys for Tots Community Letter to take with you tonight. Remember, checks should be made payable to OMMS, not Toys for Tots.
Today was the 2nd NJHS meeting. Members who did not make it to the meeting must see Ms. Grimes to sign up for community service opportunities and to sign the roster acknowledging that members will not be given individual reminders regarding upcoming event and deadlines. Members MUST listen to announcements, check the blog, and follow directions. Students who miss deadlines and/or do not follow instructions, will not be allowed to go Toys for Tots shopping.
Additionally, students received information about Toys for Tots posters. All members should print the poster form linked above, or see Ms. Grimes for a form. The posters along with the form are due to an advisor on Thursday, Oct. 27th. Only members who make a poster and turn it in by the deadline will be allowed to go shopping in December. Members must also complete a sponsor approved service project before December in order to go shopping. Examples of sponsor approved projects include: Boo at the Zoo, Hogwarts at the Zoo (or any other current volunteer opportunity at the Birmingham Zoo), Sozo Jewelry Sale, Sozo Blanket project, or the OMES Fall Fun Fest. If your child is participating this fall in some other organized charity event, and you would like for this event to count towards shopping hours, please e-mail Ms. Grimes at agrimes@shelbyed.k12.al.us for approval.
Service hours must be recorded and turned in promptly after a project is completed. Here is the Individual Community Service Hours sheet.
We covered a lot of information today regarding service opportunities and NJHS expectations. Members who did not attend the meeting must see Ms. Grimes.
Below are a few details regarding upcoming service opportunities.
OMES Fall Fun Fest–Oct. 29th from 9-4. Students may sign up to work various time slots. Students who work at least 3 hours will receive pizza and a drink while working the festival.
SOZO NO-SEW FLEECE BLANKETS–Members may sign up with a partner. Each student should purchase 2 yards of fleece (preferably in a complementary color to his/her partner). Students may stay after school on the following dates to make blankets: 10/24, 10/25, 10/27, 11/01, and 11/03. Please sign up in Ms. Grimes room if you are planning to stay one of those days. We should finish up around 4:30.
SOZO JEWELRY SALE–We will be selling necklaces and bracelets for Sozo Children International (www.sozochildren.org) during the last home football game on Thursday, Oct. 20th. I need 4-6 students to help from 5-6:30, and 4-6 students to help from 6:30 – 8.
BOO AT THE ZOO–See below.
The next NJHS meeting is scheduled for THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13th. ALL members are required to attend.
REMINDER–Any 8th grade NJHS member who has not paid the $20 membership dues must do so before the October meeting. Students who do not pay the membership dues will not be considered active members which means you will not be going Toys for Tots shopping.
Here is the NJHS membership letter–2011.
Here is the Individual Community Service Hours sheet.
SERVICE OPPORTUNITY–The Birmingham Zoo offers several volunteer opportunities. We will discuss these at the October meeting. However, they are in desperate need for volunteers at this weekend’s (Oct. 7, 8, 9) BOO AT THE ZOO. Volunteers must be at least 13 years old, and you must be able to work from 4:30 to 9:30. You may contact the zoo directly, or simply leave your name with me, and I will contact the zoo. Regardless, please let me know by Thursday, Oct. 6th if you are helping out this weekend. You might want to check out their flyer:
All NJHS members and parents must read the 2011-2012 Membership Letter. The bottom portion of the letter must be returned along with $20 dues (or $25 if you are ordering a Toys for Tots long-sleeve t-shirt) by Friday, August 26th. If you need to wait until after the first of September to send membership dues, please e-mail me at agrimes@shelbyed.k12.al.us .
Additionally, Oak Mountain Intermediate School needs volunteers for this weekend’s Back to School Splash. Volunteers are needed from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, August 27th. Please see Ms. Grimes by Wednesday if you are interested in volunteering. We mentioned at our first meeting that members would be required to participate in one of several “school service projects” in order to participate in the Toys for Tots shopping event in December. The Back to School Splash would serve as your school service project. Other conditions must also be met in order to go shopping, but we will discuss those things in future meetings.
And finally, here is the Individual Community Service Hours sheet.
Let me know if you have any questions. If you leave a comment on the blog, I will most likely e-mail the response back to your e-mail address.
