**Weekly Flash**

December 15, 2025

**There is a newly revised FPS Calendar so make sure you have seen the latest, found HERE**

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

Here is one more reminder about our Holiday Gift Card Drive and our Custodial Toy Drive. Thank you to the families who have already made a contribution! The link to the letter with details about the Gift Card Drive can be found here. We would need any gift cards by December 17th. If you want to support the Toy Drive, we will be collecting unwrapped toys in the main office until December 18th. We appreciate your generosity!

Please keep the following in mind for this week at OHS:

• Please make sure your SDM is up-to-date.

• Grade 5 Field Trip on Wednesday at 10:00AM to the FLHS Candlelight Concert

• Friday morning during arrival will be Caroling by our OHS Band.

• Friday is also a Spirit Day!!

I hope everyone has a terrific week! Take care.

Sean F. Smyth, Principal 

The link to register can be found under My Account > Forms & Paperwork in Membership Toolkit.

Make sure you have previewed and planned out which class you’d like to sign up for during phase one. You may only sign up for ONE class during the first wave. There are no changes/refunds once registered so please triple-check before committing. Here are our WINTER ASA OFFERINGS

Registration will occur over 2 phases: 

- Phase 1: Tonight, Dec 15th, at 8 pm through Wednesday, December 17th at 12 pm.

During the first phase, families may register EACH CHILD for ONLY ONE ACTIVITY. 

- Phase 2: Thursday, December 18th at 8 am through Monday, December 22nd at 5 pm.

During this phase, the registration page will reopen for students to register for any classes with vacancies. Students may register for more than one activity during this phase. 

Thanks,

The After-School Activities Team

We are so excited to share that OHS is hosting our first ever cultural fair the evening of Wednesday, March 25, 2026 in our APR, save the date! We are looking for families interested in setting up a table display to showcase a country/countries where their family is from, their heritage, or bring awareness about a particular topic close to them. Please complete this form by Friday, January 30th if you're interested in participating: https://forms.gle/Z3nmhMVUNgsBfKzv8. 

Tables can include things like history, trivia, traditions, and clothing. All attendees will receive a passport that they can get "stamped" at each table they visit. We also plan to have a performance and food from countries. It will be a lively evening celebrating OHS families! Questions? Email the OHS Culture Committee: ohsculturecommittee@gmail.com. 

The FPS Maintenance and Custodial team is proud to host their Annual Holiday Toy Drive once again! Each year, they come together to support organizations and families in our community who are less fortunate and may be struggling during the holiday season.

The Toy Drive will run through December 19, 2025. Collection boxes will be outside the main office. Thank you for your continued generosity and support in making the holidays brighter for those in need!

The office is compiling an email list of incoming KDG students for the Fall of 2026. Please email TBudlowski@fairfieldschools.org with your future KDG student’s first and last name, date of birth, and the preschool they attend so they can be added to the list to receive future information about registration, etc.

Come participate in a community service activity to help those in need!

What: We will be decorating and assembling non-perishable care bags for Operation Hope. Operation Hope's mission focuses on eliminating hunger and homelessness.

When: Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 6:00-7:00 p.m., Setup begins at 5:30 p.m.)

How to Participate: Sign up here to help with the event and/or if you want to volunteer with bag assembly at the event.

Donations: We are in the process of seeing if we can get local vendors to donate items to use in the assembly. 

Note: This event is not drop off, every child in attendance needs an adult responsible for them. 

Questions: Please email Melissa Miller (melissacmiller8@gmail.com)

Have news to share? 

Email Melissa McGowan by 10am Friday to include in the following Monday’s OHS Weekly Flash.

Osborn Hill Elementary School

760 Stillson Road

Fairfield, CT 06824

www.ohspta.com