FRIDAY NOTES

12-17-10

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OLOS School provides a quality education & develops the whole person

in a faith-filled Catholic environment.

 

What’s Up For Next Week…

Monday          3^rd & 4^th Field Trip – “Wreaths for Heroes” & Cookie Delivery to shut-ins

Tuesday         Christmas Parties – 10:00 am, 12:00 Noon Dismissal (lunch is served)

                        “Dress Down in Red/Green Day”

Wednesday    NO SCHOOL – CHRISTMAS BREAK

Thursday       NO SCHOOL – CHRISTMAS BREAK

Friday             NO SCHOOL – CHRISTMAS BREAK

TAKE NOTE – ONLY NOTICE - WORKERS FOR UPCOMING HOME GAME:

(A parent of the player/cheerleader is expected to work – first workers for night please come 30 minutes early)

Thurs., Jan 6th –                 GATE: 6:00 pm –MAGGIE MORRIS, 7:00 pm – RAEGAN WOOD

CONCESSION:    6:00 pm – MIKENZIE FARRIS, 7:00 pm – TAVIA MATTHEWS,

8:00 pm  -  ALEX SCHULTE

COMPLETE BASKETBALL WORK SCHEDULES ARE POSTED ON THE SCHOOL WEBSITE.

REPORTED SCORES: The JV girls had a huge win against Taos at home last Thursday – 35-13. Way to go, girls! The JV boys lost to IC, Loose Creek – 33-17 and took another loss to Holy Family, Freeburg – 50-21, in their double header last Thursday. The JV boys and JV girls both won

2^nd PLACE

in the High Point Tournament last week and brought home two very nifty trophies! The 5/6 Girls lost to St. Elizabeth last Saturday, with a score of 29-10, and the 4/5 boys took a loss to Fulton that same night, score – 22-18 (close game!!).

CLASSROOM PARENTS:  We are once again counting on you to do the great job with the classroom parties that you are famous for! Parties are at 10:00 am on Tuesday, Dec. 21^st. We understand that since these are morning parties, some room parents may not be able to take off of work. Please let the classroom teacher know if this is the case, for planning purposes. Even if you are unable to attend, we are still counting on you to provide treats and drinks for the party. Parents – don’t forget that students will be exchanging $5 gifts within their own classrooms this year. 

There will be NO AFTER SCHOOL CARE on Tuesday, December 21^st. We dismiss at 12:00 noon for Christmas.

Congratulations to the following students, nominated by their classroom teacher, for the Aquinas Academy this summer in Mexico: Sam C. Beck, Sydney Trachsel, Maggie Morris, Tori Adrian, & Daniel Beck. Nominations are made using grades, achievement test scores, portraying good Christian values, and having the maturity level for a residential camp.

Thanks to all the wonderful parents who sent items and “spending money’ for the Santa Store this week. It is always fun & interesting to open those treasured gifts! Also thanks to all the Student Council parents who sent in the cookies for the fun afternoon with Santa – it was very enjoyable! Thanks, too, to the 3^rd and 4^th grade parents – for supplying the cookies for the shut-ins – we couldn’t do it without YOU!

We thank Jean Rush – for acquiring nine flat-screen computer monitors through the Dept. of Ag. Disposition of Property program – much needed additions to our computer lab. Thanks too, to husband Ray – who delivered them directly to us. We appreciate the donations very much!

Due to the snow day on December 16^th – SCHOOL WILL BE IN SESSION ON JANUARY 17 – MLK.

We wish all of you a very Merry and restful Christmas!

Be safe and enjoy your children’s smiles on Christmas morning!

FRIDAY NOTES

12-10-10

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What’s Up For Next Week…

Saturday        5/6 Girls BBall @ IC Jeff. Cy. (vs. St. Elizabeth) – 1:00 pm

                        4/5 Boys BBall @ HOME (vs. St. Peter, Fulton) – 10:00 am – COME CHEER!

Sunday           OLOS CHRISTMAS PROGRAM – after 10:00 am Mass

Monday          Santa Store Setup (evening)

Tuesday        

Wednesday    Santa Store Shopping

Thursday       All School Mass (7/8 gr. ministry)

                        JV Girls BBall @ HOME – (vs. Taos White) – 6:00 pm – COME CHEER!

                       JV Boys BBall @ HOME – (vs. St. Stanislaus) – 8:00 pm – COME CHEER!

                        Fundraising Mtg – 6:30 pm

Friday             Hot Chocolate & Cookies with Santa – sponsored by Student Council (afternoon)

                        December “School Spirit” Day – may dress down only if wearing school spirit shirt

The CHRISTMAS PROGRAM is THIS SUNDAY, December 12^th, after the 10:00 am Mass, in the GYM. Students should wear dress clothing – no jeans (school dress code works nicely). Preschoolers will be dressing in costumes, to be provided by the school. If the weather turns bad, please stay tuned to the local radio & television stations for cancellations. Depending on the conditions, if we do have the program, we may continue in church or move to the gym. Students are to come to the gym immediately following Mass and go to their assigned seats. Parents & family members will be using the bleachers. Pray for good weather and hope for the best!

BASKETBALL WORK SCHEDULES ARE POSTED ON THE SCHOOL WEBSITE – under the SPORTS tab. If you do not have web access, please contact the school office for a hard copy. We will publish scheduled workers in the notes each week, but for planning purposes the full schedule will be found on our website. If you are scheduled to work the first game of the day/evening, please come 30 minutes early because teams arrive 30 minutes before the games. If you cannot work your scheduled time, please trade with someone. PARENTS – PLEASE DO NOT LET YOUR SMALLER CHILDREN RUN THROUGH THE GYM & CAFETERIA DURING THESE GAMES – it is distracting to the players and does not look good to visitors. Also – only children of those parents working at the time may be in the concession/kitchen area. Parents – please supervise your children if they are in the kitchen with you. This is a safety issue, so please abide by these requests. Thank you for your consideration and thanks for all you do to make this a successful basketball season.

WORKERS FOR UPCOMING HOME GAMES: (A parent of the player/cheerleader is expected to work)

Sat., Dec. 11^th -             GATE: 8:00 am – ETHAN ADRIAN, 9:00 am – BILLY PARR

                                    CONCESSION: 8:00 am – CAMERON HAEFFNER, 9:00 am – BRYCE BACKES,

                                    10:00 am – SARA STANSBURY

Thurs., Dec. 16^th –        GATE: 6:00 pm –JAKE BROCKMAN, 7:00 pm – ASHTON BERNSKOETTER

CONCESSION: 6:00 pm – ZACHARY SCHEULER, 7:00 pm – BRIANNA KLIETHERMES,

8:00 pm – MORGAN PRINGER

REPORTED SCORES:  JV Boys lost their game last Thursday to St. George, Linn, score – 23-19. The 4/5^th grade lost their game on Saturday against St. Peter, Fulton. The score was 24-17. Both games were close – great job boys! GO COUGARS!

CLASSROOM PARENTS:  We are once again counting on you to do the great job with the classroom parties that you are famous for! Parties are at 10:00 am on Tuesday, Dec. 21^st. We understand that since these are morning parties, some room parents may not be able to take off of work. Please let the classroom teacher know if this is the case, for planning purposes. Even if you are unable to attend, we are still counting on you to provide treats and drinks for the party. A list of classroom parents is enclosed in this folder.

Student Council: We will be sponsoring “Hot Chocolate with Santa” on Friday, December 17^th, in the afternoon. We are asking ALL STUDENT COUNCIL TO BRING IN TWO DOZEN HOMEMADE COOKIES on THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16^TH. Santa will be making a visit to enjoy the afternoon with our students!

HO! HO! HO! The Santa Store will be open beginning December 15^th. We are still in need of all type of gifts for the shop (and wrapping supplies). You can still bring them – it’s not too late! If you wish, you may drop any items off on Sunday at the time of the play, in the school cafeteria. We are still in need of volunteers to help with the Santa Shop on Wednesday – especially with wrapping gifts. Please contact someone in the office or Mrs. Groose with your offer to help (grandparents are welcome to help out too!). Please find enclosed today the envelopes for Santa Store shopping.

For Christmas, students will be exchanging $5 gifts within their own classrooms this year. Christmas parties will be on Tuesday, Dec. 21^st at 10:00 am. School dismisses at 12:00 Noon that day.

There will be NO AFTER SCHOOL CARE on Tuesday, December 21^st. We dismiss at 12:00 noon for Christmas. Before school care will still be available that day.

The school received $52.20 from the Knights of Columbus as a donation to help students in our school with mental or physical disabilities. Thanks so much to the Knights for their dedication to the young people.

8^th grade retreat @ Folk – scheduled for Fri, Feb. 18^th. Thanks so much to Patsy Bond for volunteering to drive & chaperone our 6 students that day. The fee for each student to attend will be $10, which is paid by the parent. You may send your payment in anytime before January 17^th, checks payable to OLOS.  

Italian Night – Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011 Class Basket Themes:  PK – Scrapbooking, K/1 – Sports Day, 2 – A Day at the Beach, 3/4 – Camping, 5 – Kitchen stuff, 6 – Religious, 7/8 – Mizzou. Every child in the classroom should either bring an item for their classroom basket or send in $5 to the classroom teacher so that they may do the shopping for the basket.

OLOS students will be participating in the Science Fair this year (occurs on alternating years). Our school science fair will be sometime in mid February. It is time now to be “getting on those thinking caps” to come up with a project idea. Students in grades 3rd through 8^th will be required to do a project, which will be part of their science grade. Younger students are encouraged to do projects for show. Boards will be offered after the first of the year for a nominal fee. Students in grades 6^th ,7^th ,& 8^th are required to also do a paper with their project. The diocesan fair will be held March 19^th. More information will be provided after the Christmas vacation.



FRIDAY NOTES

12-3-10

www.oloscougars.org

OLOS School provides a quality education & develops the whole person

in a faith-filled Catholic environment.

 

What’s Up For Next Week…

Saturday        5/6 Girls BBall @ Honey Creek (vs. St. Peter, Blue – JC) – 10:00 am

                        4/5 Boys BBall @ St. George, Linn (vs. St. Peter, JC) – 9:00 am

Monday          St. Nicholas, 8^th graders visit Helias (am)

Tuesday        

Wednesday    All School Mass – (2^nd gr. ministry),

                       Immaculate Conception – Holy Day of Obligation

Thursday       Preschoolers to Candy Cane Hunt & Runge Center

                        Items for Santa Store due today

                        JV Girls BBall @ HOME – (vs. Taos Blue) – 6:00 pm COME CHEER!!!

                        JV Boys Bball @ HOME – (vs. IC Loose Creek) – 7:00 pm COME CHEER!!!

Friday -           December Dress Down Day

The cafeteria looks wonderful – decorated so nicely for Christmas. Thanks so much to the energetic Student Council for adding that special touch to our Christmas season!

The CHRISTMAS PROGRAM is scheduled for Sunday, December 12^th, after the 10:00 am Mass, in the GYM. Students should wear dress clothing – no jeans (school dress code works nicely). Preschoolers will be dressing in costumes, to be provided by the school.

WEDNESDAY is the Feast Day of the Immaculate Conception – a Holy Day of Obligation. ALL SCHOOL STAFF WILL BE ATTENDING THIS MASS, SO IF YOU ARE DROPPING OFF YOUR CHILDREN AFTER 7:55 AM, PLEASE BRING THEM DIRECTLY TO CHURCH.

BASKETBALL WORK SCHEDULES ARE POSTED ON THE SCHOOL WEBSITE – under the SPORTS tab. If you do not have web access, please contact the school office for a hard copy. We will publish scheduled workers in the notes each week, but for planning purposes the full schedule will be found on our website. If you are scheduled to work the first game of the day/evening, please come 30 minutes early because teams arrive 30 minutes before the games. If you cannot work your scheduled time, please trade with someone. PARENTS – PLEASE DO NOT LET YOUR SMALLER CHILDREN RUN THROUGH THE GYM & CAFETERIA DURING THESE GAMES – it is distracting to the players and does not look good to visitors. Also – only children of those parents working at the time may be in the concession/kitchen area. Parents – please supervise your children if they are in the kitchen with you. This is a safety issue, so please abide by these requests. Several times, we have had the burners turned on with no flames – thus releasing a considerable amount of propane into our school. Thank you for your consideration and thanks for all you do to make this a successful basketball season.

WORKERS FOR UPCOMING HOME GAMES: (A parent of the player/cheerleader is expected to work)

Thurs., Dec. 9^th –          GATE: 6:00 pm – SAM BECK, 7:00 pm – ALISON BUECHTER;

CONCESSION: 6:00 PM – TYLER BOND, 7:00 pm – SIERRA EVERS,

8:00 pm – TORI ADRIAN

Sat., Dec. 11^th -             GATE: 8:00 am – ETHAN ADRIAN, 9:00 am – BILLY PARR

                                    CONCESSION: 8:00 am – CAMERON HAEFFNER, 9:00 am – BRYCE BACKES,

                                    10:00 am – SARA STANSBURY

Please send in any items you may have for the Santa Store. Last year we were in need of more “guy” gifts. Please send anything you may have by Dec. 10^th. The Santa Store will be open beginning December 15^th.

Good luck to all teams, beginning their seasons now, and in the upcoming weeks. Come on out Thursday evening to watch our teams play at home and cheer them on to victory! GO COUGARS!

For Christmas, students will be exchanging $5 gifts within their own classrooms this year. Christmas parties will be on Tuesday, Dec. 21^st at 10:00 am. School dismisses at 12:00 Noon that day.

There will be NO AFTER SCHOOL CARE on Tuesday, December 21^st. We dismiss at 12:00 noon for Christmas. Before school care will still be available that day.

8^th grade retreat @ Folk – scheduled for Fri, Feb. 18^th. Thanks so much to Patsy Bond for volunteering to drive & chaperone our 6 students that day. The fee for each student to attend will be $10, which is paid by the parent. You may send your payment in anytime before January 17^th, checks payable to OLOS.  

House Points Update: The 7^th & 8^th continue to lead the way – a great example for the younger student – but watch out 7^th & 8^th graders – you have some close competition!

PS “House of St. Theresa” –      20 points Nov. – 111 points total

K/1 “House of Mary”                  37 points Nov. – 153 points total

2^nd “House of Eucharist”             26 points Nov. – 143 points total

3^rd “House of St. Lucy”               7 points Nov. -     98 points total

4^th “House of Assisi                   18 points Nov. – 105 points total

5^th “House of Crusaders”            20 points Nov. – 125 points total

6^th “House of St. Peter               45 points Nov. – 165 points total

7/8^th “House of St. Clare”            28 points Nov. – 174 points total

Italian Night – Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011 Class Basket Themes:  PK – Scrapbooking, K/1 – Sports Day, 2 – A Day at the Beach, 3/4 – Camping, 5 – Kitchen stuff, 6 – Religious, 7/8 – Mizzou. Every child in the classroom should either bring an item for their classroom basket or send in $5 to the classroom teacher so that they may do the shopping for the basket.

OLOS students will be participating in the Science Fair this year (occurs on alternating years). Our school science fair will be sometime in mid February. It is time now to be “getting on those thinking caps” to come up with a project idea. Students in grades 3rd through 8^th will be required to do a project, which will be part of their science grade. Younger students are encouraged to do projects for show. Boards will be offered after the first of the year for a nominal fee. Students in grades 6^th ,7^th ,& 8^th are required to also do a paper with their project. The diocesan fair will be held March 19^th. More information will be provided after the Christmas vacation.

Remember the NCYC Breakfast this Sunday morning, serving from 8:00 am until 11:30 am in the school cafeteria, Featuring sausage, biscuits & gravy, & scrambled eggs – YUMMY! Costs - adults $6, children $4 (ages 4 -10), 3 and under – free. Come on in and enjoy some great food and fellowship! 



Our Lady of the Snows

Catholic School

FRIDAY NOTES

11-18-10

www.oloscougars.org

OLOS School provides a quality education & develops the whole person

 in a faith-filled Catholic environment.

 

What’s Up For Next Week…

Monday          PICTURE RETAKES – 12:15 pm – Dress Down

Tuesday         3/4 Reading Counts Night – until 5:30 pm – Dress Down

Wednesday    SCHOOL DISMISSES @ 12:00 NOON, Lunch is served, Pep Rally – 11:15 am           ,

                        “Dress Down for School Spirit Day”, Progress Reports go home

Thursday       NO SCHOOL – HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Friday -           NO SCHOOL

The Our Lady of the Snows STUDENT COUNCIL is pleased to announce that the students will enjoy five dress down days because we met our goal for the

FOOD DRIVE

! We collected 555 items total. The students were really anxious this morning to know if we had met our goal, and the good news was announced by the Council at lunchtime. Dress Down days will be Nov. 22, 23, 24, 29, & 30. We wish to thank all the families who supported this project so generously. God bless you all!

Don’t forget about the Home & School, Fundraising, & School Ad. Board meetings tonight (Thursday, Nov. 18). H & S is at 6:30 pm, Fundraising – 7:30 pm, & School Ad. Board – 7:30 pm. Remember, you will receive a bonus dress down pass for each of your children just for attending the H & S meeting!

There will be NO BOYS BASKETBALL PRACTICE next Wednesday or Thursday evenings, due to the Thanksgiving holiday.

PICTURE RETAKES: You are receiving your picture packets today, if you ordered. Picture retakes will be THIS MONDAY, so if you are not happy with your order, please send package back INTACT in this folder on MONDAY. Please tell your child what you didn’t like about the picture (or attach a note) for the portrait studio’s reference.

3^rd & 4^th grade Reading Counts Night is this Tuesday, November 23^rd, until 5:30 pm. All students in these grades are invited and encouraged to stay after on Tuesday to take quizzes, read, and earn points. Students may bring a snack, money for a soda, sleeping bags, books to take quizzes on and etc. STUDENTS MUST HAVE A NOTE TO STAY FOR THIS EVENT – NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ALLOWED!

Please start sending in items for the Santa Store. Last year we were in need of more “guy” gifts. Please send anything you may have by Dec. 10^th. The Santa Store will be open beginning December 15^th.

The CHRISTMAS PROGRAM is scheduled for Sunday, December 12^th, after the 10:00 am Mass, in Church. Students should wear dress clothing – no jeans (school dress code works nicely). Preschoolers will be dressing in costumes, to be provided by the school.

For Christmas, students will be exchanging $5 gifts within their own classrooms this year. Teachers will be giving you more information in the very near future so that you know for your Christmas shopping. Christmas parties will be on Tuesday, Dec. 21^st at 10:00 am. School dismisses at 12:00 Noon that day.

If you sold cookie dough to Marlene or Lacey Williams, please contact the school office. Thank you!

There will be NO AFTER SCHOOL CARE on Tuesday, December 21^st. We dismiss at 12:00 noon that day for Christmas. Before school care will still be available that day.

We have had a few cases of head lice this week. Parents – please be aware and if you notice your child scratching his/her head, please check it out. It is always a good idea to routinely check your child’s hair for nits or live lice. Nits are usually (but not always) found near the hair shaft. They are generally white or light gray in color and are very small (be in good light). To distinguish them from dandruff, try to remove them. Dandruff will fall out of the hair, but a nit will stay attached to the hair. Enclosed please find more information on the important things to know and things to do at home if you do find lice to ensure that they do not return after treatment.

IMPORTANT!!! If a child is doing anything out of the ordinary after school, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A NOTE (unless something comes up during the day – then a phone call to the office is in order). This would include any school related event also. This is a safety issue – we need to know that you know where your children are and we want them to be where they are supposed to be. Students need to become responsible for seeking notes from their parents (especially in the older grades) and will only be allowed to call parents on a discretionary basis.

Notes – as related to dispensing medication. PLEASE WRITE A NOTE – ON PAPER, clearly outlining when your child needs the medication, the dosage, the name of the medicine (if not on container), the medicine container marked with the child’s name, if it needs to be refrigerated, etc. Bottles of medicine show up in the office with no instructions and unnecessary calls have to be made to parents. WE NEED YOUR EXPLICIT WRITTEN PERMISSION TO DISPENSE ANY MEDICATION, with all information clearly provided.

Lost (was found, but then taken from office window) - St. Michael's Chaplet.  Looks like a rosary except it has nine different groups of beads on it.  Inside the rosary bag was a description on how to pray the St. Michael's Chaplet.  The bag it was in was black with a silver cross on the front. One of the students may have thought it was theirs and took it home. Please return to school office.

Leftover Cookie Dough: We have the following kinds of cookie dough left for sale -please contact someone in the office if you would be able to sell any:  1 peanut butter, 1 triple-choc., 1 heath, 2 white/choc/mac, 2 M&M, 1 choc. chip pecan.

Italian Night – Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011 Class Basket Themes:  PK – Scrapbooking, K/1 – Sports Day, 2 – A Day at the Beach, 3/4 – Camping, 5 – Kitchen stuff, 6 – Religious, 7/8 – Mizzou. Every child in the classroom should either bring an item for their classroom basket or send in $5 to the classroom teacher so that they may do the shopping for the basket.

8^th grade retreat @ Folk – scheduled for Fri, Feb. 18^th. We are in need of one or two parent drivers/chaperones (for 7 students). Chaperone must stay on the grounds for the day. There will be a fee that is to be paid by the parent ($10 or less). We will let you know more after Christmas, but if you would be able to drive, please contact someone in the office.

If you have a noteworthy event related to the school or a student in our school, please contact Stacey Schrimpf to put this information into our monthly newsletter (appearing in parish bulletin). Email Stacey @ stacesname@aol.com. Thank you!

ENJOY THE THREE DAY WEEKEND, STUDENTS!

PLEASE RETURN YOUR FOLDER ON MONDAY.

Our Lady of the Snows

Catholic School

FRIDAY NOTES

11-12-10

www.oloscougars.org

OLOS School provides a quality education & develops the whole person

in a faith-filled Catholic environment.

 

What’s Up For Next Week…

Monday         

Tuesday        

Wednesday    Midquarter

Thursday       All School Mass – 5^th gr. ministry,

Food Drive

ends – goal 500 items

                        Home & School mtg – 6:30 pm, School Advisory Board mtg – 7:30 pm,

                        Fundraising mtg – 7:30 pm

Friday -           NO SCHOOL – Religious Ed. Institute

Congratulations to the eight students participating in the Speech Meet last Saturday. Way to go to:  Maggie Morris – blue ribbon (serious), Alison Buechter – red ribbon (serious), Aubrey  Kauffman – blue ribbon (humorous), Tori Adrian – red ribbon (humorous), Makinzie Farris & Raegan Wood – blue ribbons (duet), Morgan Pringer & Sierra Evers – red ribbons (duet). You represented your school well and we are proud of you! Thanks also to Carla Morris for being a fantastic speech coach for these girls and for our school.

Stanford test results for your child will be found in today’s folder (1^st – 8^th grades).

IMPORTANT!!! If a child is doing anything out of the ordinary after school, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A NOTE (unless something comes up during the day – then a phone call to the office is in order). This would include any school related event also. This is a safety issue – we need to know that you know where your children are and we want them to be where they are supposed to be. Students need to become responsible for seeking notes from their parents (especially in the older grades) and will only be allowed to call parents on a discretionary basis.

Notes – as related to dispensing medication. PLEASE WRITE A NOTE – ON PAPER, clearly outlining when your child needs the medication, the dosage, the name of the medicine (if not on container), the medicine container marked with the child’s name, if it needs to be refrigerated, etc. Bottles of medicine show up in the office with no instructions and unnecessary calls have to be made to parents. WE NEED YOUR EXPLICIT WRITTEN PERMISSION TO DISPENSE ANY MEDICATION, with all information clearly provided.

The OLOS Cheerleaders will be sponsoring a school spirit PEP RALLY on Wednesday, Nov. 24^th, after lunch & before we dismiss at noon. The girls have been working hard on posters and some “secret” things for the basketball players. All parents, grandparents, etc. are welcome to attend. It should begin at 11:15 or shortly thereafter. This will be a DRESS DOWN IN SCHOOL SPIRIT DAY.

The OLOS School Staff enjoyed a workshop at Rocheport on Monday to update the school website. If you haven’t visited our website lately, take a minute to check it out. All classrooms now have an updated classroom page – where you can find information on weekly activities and tests, and the office will keep updated Friday notes, lunch & event calendars, and sports pages. We thank Tim Morff for taking off of work to provide inservice instruction for the staff and to Mrs. Kempker for sharing her knowledge of blogs. Visit www.oloscougars.org.

The CHRISTMAS PROGRAM is scheduled for Sunday, December 12^th, after the 10:00 am Mass, in Church. Students should wear dress clothing – no jeans (school dress code works nicely). Preschoolers will be dressing in costumes, to be provided by the school.

For Christmas, students will be exchanging $5 gifts within their own classrooms this year. Teachers will be giving you more information in the very near future so that you know for your Christmas shopping. Christmas parties will be on Tuesday, Dec. 21^st at 10:00 am. School dismisses at 12:00 Noon that day.

Please be patient…Parent of boys who have earned Reading Counts shirts. We are in the process of reorganizing shirt orders, as the shirts are running small. We will have to make another order for some, but others may receive theirs next week.

Please start sending in items for the Santa Store. Last year we were in need of more “guy” gifts. Please send anything you may have by Dec. 10^th. The Santa Store will be open beginning December 15^th.

Lost (was found, but then taken from office window) - St. Michael's Chaplet.  Looks like a rosary except it has nine different groups of beads on it.  Inside the rosary bag was a description on how to pray the St. Michael's Chaplet.  The bag it was in was black with a silver cross on the front. One of the students may have thought it was theirs and took it home. Please return to school office.

For the month of November, the Student Council is sponsoring a food drive for the needy. Our goal is 500 items – canned, boxed or packaged collected by Thursday, November 18^th. That is approximately 5 items per student or teacher. If we meet this goal, we will have five dress down days to finish up November: Nov. 22, 23, 24, 29 & 30. Get your grandparents and friends to help out too – there will be a collection container in the front of church or items may be brought to the school office. Students may bring their items anytime, beginning on Monday.

Leftover Cookie Dough: We have the following kinds of cookie dough left for sale -please contact someone in the office if you would be able to sell any:  1 peanut butter, 1 triple-choc., 1 heath, 2 white/choc/mac, 2 M&M, 1 choc. chip pecan.

We are glad to report that Dylan Morgan is home from surgery and recovering well. His sister reports that he is doing well and is back to being ornery to her!  If you would like to send Dylan get well wishes, you can send them to the school office and we will send to Dylan. Please pray for Dylan and his family in the upcoming weeks as he recovers.

Basketball practices – beginning in November:  5/6 Girls – every Tuesday 4:00 – 6:00 pm & Thursdays 6:00 – 8:00 pm, 7/8 Girls – every Sunday & Tuesday 6:00 – 8:00 pm, 4/5 Boys – every Thursday 4:00 – 6:00 pm,

6/7/8 Boys – every Wednesday 6:00 - 8:00 pm.  

Italian Night – Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011 Class Basket Themes:  PK – Scrapbooking, K/1 – Sports Day, 2 – A Day at the Beach, 3/4 – Camping, 5 – Kitchen stuff, 6 – Religious, 7/8 – Mizzou. Every child in the classroom should either bring an item for their classroom basket or send in $5 to the classroom teacher so that they may do the shopping for the basket.

8^th grade retreat @ Folk – scheduled for Fri, Feb. 18^th. We are in need of one or two parent drivers/chaperones (for 7 students). Chaperone must stay on the grounds for the day. There will be a fee that is to be paid by the parent ($10 or less). We will let you know more after Christmas, but if you would be able to drive, please contact someone in the office.

If you have a noteworthy event related to the school or a student in our school, please contact Stacey Schrimpf to put this information into our monthly newsletter (appearing in parish bulletin). Email Stacey @ stacesname@aol.com. Thank you!