PTA

The PTA is made up of dedicated parent volunteers and works to enhance and support the community of Ottawa Jewish Community School.  Participation in the PTA is inclusive, open, and encouraged! The PTA has several committees and initiatives throughout the year, including but not limited to:

B’nai Mitzvah Committee

• Sharing information with applicable parties
• Payment to partners
• B’nai mitzvah Calendar
• Fundraising committee

Uniforms

• Used uniform sale
• Tracking uniform web sales
• Managing website inventory
• Selling kippahs and headbands

Hot Lunch Program

• Hot dog day  – placing orders at Loblaws for hot dogs & buns
• Managing online lunch ordering (with support from IT)
• Planning lunch calendar
• Chanukah donut sale

Holiday and Events Committee

• Back to school BBQ
• Lice Squad
• Jewish holidays,
• Introduction to the PTA with muffins coffee

Teacher Appreciation Committee

• Gift cards for faculty
• Chanukah appreciation lunch
• Teacher appreciation gifts during teacher appreciation week

Social Committee

• Paint night
• Sushi and Sake night
• Wine and scotch tasting evening

And we are always searching for new and ways to help better the OJCS way!

Fundraising and budgeting for OJCS PTA projects is achieved through:

• Selling OJCS swag (kippahs, headbands)
• Hot lunch programs (hot dog lunch is a fundraiser)
• Selling used OJCS uniforms
• OJCS Book Fair
• Grandparents/Special Friends Day:
  • Each year we invite grandparents and special friends (ie. Aunts, uncles, cousins and family friends) to visit our students in their OJCS classrooms do to do activities together, meet other grandparents and friends, talk with faculty, watch performance and see first-hand the wonderful things happening in our school.
• Selling Products: Cookie Dough, etc.