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Carlsbad, CA  92009
 
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PTA Programs

Sharon Ereso, Co-VP Programs  
760-436-8690 home
760-612-4400 cell

Maureen Lucewicz, Co-VP Programs 
760-944-1376 home
619-850-2320 cell

($) denotes a PTA fundraiser

 

Program

Type

Description

Chairperson

Aloha Party ($)

Event-specific/Jun

OPE’s annual end of year family celebration

CHAIRPERSON(S) NEEDED

Arts Attack

Classroom

OPE”s parent-run Arts program that teaches important art techniques and history once a month to each classroom

Fran Goldstein & Elizabeth Valley

Bike Rodeo - NEW

Event-specific/Aug

OPE’s annual Bike Rodeo and Safety Clinic open to all grades (and parents, too.)

Robin Small

Book Fair ($)

Event-specific/Sept

OPE’s annual Fall Book Fair to promote reading and to help raise important funds for PTA

Teresa Price & Mindi Frankel

Box Tops for Education ($)

Year round

OPE families clip box tops off a variety of different grocery items which are turned into school.  PTA redeems these box tops to earn valuable dollars for OPE

Mona Zalud

Character Counts

Year round

OPE’s program to promote positive character development with our kids

Trish DeWitt

 

Community Read-In

Event-specific/Oct

OPE’s annual community event to promote reading and community awareness.

Sharon Ereso & Maureen Lucewicz

Dad’s Club

Year Round

OPE’s Dads Club organizes several fun parent/kid events throughout the year

Mike Reed & Bob Bell

Destination Imagination

Year Round

OPE’s Destination Imagination program offers an unconventional team learning experience where student teams solve mind-bending challenges in a competitive tournament environment

Krickett Pringle & Sara MacGregor

Fall Social

Event-specific/Sept

OPE’s annual Back to School family celebration

Brett Long & Vicky Nye

First Lego League - NEW

Event-specific Spring/Fall

First Lego League is an international program that helps kids, ages 9-14, discover science and technology while building self-confidence, knowledge and life skills.  Teams work to solve real life challenges using LEGO MINDSTORMS® technology

Fran Goldstein & Kay Anderson

Fred Becker Parent Seminars - NEW

Event-specific/various dates

Free parent seminars on various parenting topics will be held throughout the year – one seminar at OPE, others at neighboring schools

Brett Long & Vicky Nye

Garden Club

Year round

OPE’s parent volunteer group that maintains and beautifies our OPE gardens

Dana Reed

Go Green Sale ($)

Event-specific/Sept & Apr

OPE’s Go Green Sale offers environmentally-friendly product to families while raising funds for PTA

Stacy Trickey & Brett Long

Grandparents’ Day

Event-specific/May

OPE’s annual celebration of grandparents!  Classroom visits, musical performance and reception for all OPE grandparents

Susan Duffy

Jump for Heart

Event-specific/Jan

OPE’s annual jump rope event to promote health and support American Heart Association

Linda Nordstrom & Robin Amory

Junior Achievement

Classroom

National program designed to teach fundamental economic skills and ideas to kids in all grade levels

Linda Nordstom
CO-CHAIR NEEDED 

Kids Korps - Community Service

Year round

OPE’s program to promote student involvement in community service and charitable donation drives

Carrie Winters

Math 24

Year round

OPE’s kids lunchtime math activity to promote important math facts and skills

Sara Harrison

OPE Family Directory

Event-specific/Aug

OPE Family Directory published to all PTA members

Sabrina Oordt

OPE Reads

Classroom

OPE’s annual reading program designed to promote reading in a fun, motivating atmosphere

Cynthia Soloman

President’s Physical Fitness Testing – NEW

Event-specific/Apr-May

OPE’s first annual effort for all kids to participate in the President’s Physical Fitness Challenge

Stacy Trickey

Red Ribbon Week

 

Event-specific/Oct

OPE’s annual health and drug awareness week

Jane Bell & Chris Pfeiffer

Reflections

Event-specific

National PTA program to promote arts recognition and achievement with students

Karen Huffman

Room Parent

Classroom

OPE’s parent volunteer group that supports and coordinates classroom activities and events with teachers

Cheryl Knebel

Running Club – NEW

Year round

OPE’s new Running Club kicks off this Winter and aims to promote physical fitness and exercise with kids in a fun atmosphere (mornings before school)

Holly Rippey

Sally Foster Gift Wrap Sale ($)

Event-specific/Nov

OPE’s annual gift wrap sale to raise funds for PTA – ONLINE ONLY THIS YEAR!

Stephanie Neill

School Supply Pack Sale ($)

Event-specific/ June

OPE’s annual sale of school supplies to raise important funds for PTA

CHAIRPERSON(S) NEEDED

Science Attack (K-3) – NEW

Classroom

OPE’s new parent-run Science program for grades K-3 in our new Science Garden.  (Grades 4-6 receive formal science instruction from our Science consultant, Thomas Baugh)

Dana Reed

Science Nights

Event-specific/various

OPE’s monthly Science Night (one grade per month) to promote science in a hands-on learning environment

Jacquelyn Loudis

Spirit Jog-a-thon ($) - NEW

Event-specific/Nov

OPE’s new physical fitness event to build school spirit and raise important funds for PTA

Brett Long & Vicky Nye

Spirit Shirts ($)

Year Round

OPE’s annual school spirit t-shirts on sale to all families

Marti Eisenberg

Strawberry Sales ($)

Event-specific/Apr-Jun

OPE’s annual Spring sale of fresh, local strawberries to raise important PTA funds

Lynn King & Deniece DesJardins

Sweetheart Dance

Event-specific/Feb

OPE’s annual family Valentine’s Day celebration

Sara Vance

Token Store (K-2)

Year round

Monthly store where all  K-2 students can redeem tokens (earned for good citizenship and behavior at school) for goodies

Annie Files

Variety Show

Event-specific/Feb

OPE’s annual student talent show

Kathy Lundstedt

Yearbook

Year round

OPE’s annual record of students showcasing all school and classroom events for the school year

Kathryn Caruthers