AOA Update & Calendar 10-28-2011

October 28, 2011

A Message From Our Head of School

As he mentioned in his last message, Chuck Roman is on his annual trip to China. He will return on November 8th.

Please direct any administrative questions to Theresa Frisbie, Laura Walsh, or Bob Ahrens.

the Phoenix News

The AOA monthly newsletter, the Phoenix News, has been distributed. Look for it:

by clicking HERE for the outer pages and HERE for the inside pages
by accessing the secured section of the AOA website at www.andrewsosborne.org
in Lower School bookbags today
in the mail to domestic parents

In This Issue

A Message From Our Head of School

All AOA: the Phoenix News

All AOA: Parent Annual Giving Phonathon

All AOA: Mobile Alerts

All AOA: Father & Son Sports Spectacular

All AOA: Halloween Festivities

All AOA: Next Week's Calendar

Quick Links

www.aoaparents.org

www.andrewsosborne.org

Questions About AOA Update

Contact Ellen Beers

Marketing Assistant
Internal Communications and Website Coordinator

ebeers@andrewsosborne.org

Michelle Rowley

Director of Marketing & Communications

mrowley@andrewsosborne.org

Parent Annual Giving Phonathon

Calling all parents! We need you.

Want to get together with fellow parents, have some food, drinks and fun, all while supporting AOA?

Parent volunteers are needed Sunday, November 6th, from 12:30-5 p.m. and/or Monday, November 7th, from 5-9 p.m. for the parent's annual giving phonathon. We appreciate any help you can offer; a partial shift is ok. Your support in calling fellow parents is key to making the parent's annual giving campaign a success, a vital component to AOA's financial health.

We promise a fun, low pressure, low stress phonathon! For more information or to volunteer, please contact our Director of Development, Sue Leahey, at 440-942-3600 ext. 235 or at sleahey@andrewosborne.org.

Mobile Alerts

AOA has secured a new product that will allow us to send mobile text alerts for various activities, events, school closures, etc. All of the parent cell phone numbers that were supplied to us have been preloaded and tested via the AOA School Closing Alert system. If you provided a cell phone number on your enrollment forms, you should have received a text alert yesterday.

Those who have provided a cell phone number will receive a text alert when the school is closed due to inclement weather. Those who choose to opt out may do so. Those parents who have not provided a cell phone number may go to the web address listed below to sign up for the service.

School Closing Alerts URL Sign Up Page

http://trumpia.com/onlineSignup/AOAcommunications/AOAAlerts

We will also have several other mobile alert groupings. One is for announcements and reminders about school events such as parent conferences, concerts, activities, etc. You must sign up separately to receive these alerts. We respect "communication overload" and do not want our constituents to feel they are receiving too many text messages. They may opt into the service below.

School Events Alerts URL Sign Up Page
http://trumpia.com/onlineSignup/AOAcommunications/Events

We will also have a Boarding Student Information mobile alert. This will be for boarding students only and will be used by our Residential Life staff to notify students of activities and events.

Boarder Information Sign Up Page
http://trumpia.com/onlineSignup/AOAcommunications/Boarders

We are really excited to be able to offer this new communication tool to our Faculty, Staff, Students and Parents. We hope you find it useful. Please direct any questions to Michelle Rowley at mrowley@andrewsosborne.org or at 440-942-3600 ext. 120.

Father & Son Sports Spectacular: registration extended!

The registration deadline for the Father & Son Sports Spectacular has been extended to Wednesday, November 2nd.

The event is on Friday November 4th. It is a great night out, with movies, dinner, magic, swimming and catching some passes with Cleveland Browns quarterback Seneca Wallace. Don't miss this opportunity for a little male bonding. To register, click HERE, or go to www.andrewsosborne.org and then to "News and Events" or to the "Calendar" page in the AOAPA section.

Halloween Festivities

A fun time was had by all of our Spooktacular students, faculty, staff and even parents at today's Halloween festivities. Below are several fun photos of the day's events. Check out our community page on the AOA website next week for additional photos of class parties and the Middle and Upper School costume contest.

Have a safe and fun Halloween Weekend.

Next Week's Calendar

Monday - 31

MS/US Assembly - auditorium - 9:40 - 10:05 a.m.

LS Student Council Meeting - small dining room - 11:15 a.m.

Multicultural Dance Workshop (K-4th Grade) - LS Music Room - 3:00 - 4:15 p.m.

Mock Trial Rehearsals - Mr. Druhot's Classroom/Lee 203 - 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Beauty/Beast Rehearsals (Entire Cast/Crew) - auditorium - 3:30 - 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday - 1

LS Community Story Time (Ages 2-5) - Thomas J. Osborne Library - 9:00 a.m.

MS/US Advisory - 9:40 - 10:05 a.m.

MS/US Science Dept. Meeting - Lee 208 - 3:20 p.m.

Beauty/Beast Rehearsals (Entire Cast/Crew) - auditorium - 3:30 - 6:00 p.m.

Cheerleading Practice - community room - 3:45 - 4:45 p.m.

Wednesday - 2

MS Meeting/US Flextime - 9:40 - 10:05 a.m.

Kenyon College Visit - Ms. Sylstra's office - 11:50 a.m.

Beta Ladies Meeting- Phoenix Guest House - 1:00 p.m.

LS Faculty Division Meeting - 3:15 p.m.

LS After School Swim (2nd - 5th Grade) - K&D Pool - 3:15 p.m.

LS Yoga for Kids (2nd - 5th Grade) - LS Music room - 3:15 - 4:15 p.m.

Beauty/Beast Rehearsals (Entire Cast) - auditorium - 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Fall Sports Awards - 6:30 p.m.

Thursday - 3

MS/US Club "B" Meetings - 9:40 - 10:05 a.m.

Alfred University College Visit - Ms. Sylstra's office - 10:00 a.m.

Administrator/Director Meeting - small dining room - 1:00 p.m.

Mock Trial Rehearsals - Mr. Druhot's classroom/Lee 203 - 3:15 - 4:45 p.m.

Cheerleading Practice - community room - 3:45 p.m.

Beauty/Beast Rehearsals (Entire Cast/Crew) - auditorium - 5:30 - 9:00 p.m.

Friday - 4

MS/US Assembly - auditorium - 9:40 - 10:045 a.m.

Multicultural Dance Workshop (5th Grade +) - community room - 4:00 - 5:15 p.m.

Beauty/Beast Rehearsals (Entire Cast/Crew) - auditorium - 5:30 - 9:00 p.m.

AOAPA Father/Son Event "Sports Spectacular" - K&D Corporate Center - 6:00 p.m.

Saturday - 5

SAT Testing

Equestrian Mini-Clinic - Eq. Ctr.

US/Fain Field Trip - Otani Japanese Restaurant - 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Sunday - 6

Annual Giving Phone-a-Thon - Phoenix Guest House - 12:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Beauty/Beast Rehearsals (Entire Cast/Crew) - auditorium - 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.