FRIDAY NOTES

3-22-12

www.oloscougars.org

OLOS School provides a quality education & develops the whole person

in a faith-filled Catholic environment.

 

Sunday           Confirmation – 10:00 am Mass

Monday          Sketch Day practice – until 4:00 pm

Tuesday         DARE - 6^th graders, PK & K Informational Mtg 6:30 – 7:00 pm

Wednesday    Spelling Bee Practice – until 4:00 pm

Thursday        All School Mass (3/4 Ministry)

Friday             5^th Gr. Field trip to Magic House & Arch, St. Louis

                        Stations of the Cross – 2:15 pm

                        March “School Spirit Day” – may dress down if wearing official spirit shirt

The office is experiencing email trouble. The account rosie@radiowire.net had been hacked. That problem has been fixed, but now I have not been getting some emails that I should be getting. Parents have been telling me that they get the message “rejected by server”. As we try to get this issue resolved, please send any emails to marie@radiowire.net followed by a phone call to the office. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

All prospective Preschool and Kindergarten parents: Remember the Informational Meeting scheduled for this Tuesday, March 27^th. This short meeting will run from 6:30 to 7:00 pm. Hope to see you there!

Thanks to Missy Beck & Laura Schulte for volunteering to coordinate the 8^th grade graduation reception. More help would be appreciated. Please contact someone in the office with your offer to help. All 7^th grade parents may be contacted to provide refreshments for this event.

8^th grade parents: Cap & gown fees are $8.50, which can be paid at any time. Guidelines for dress: Boys – dress pants, collared shirt, dress shoes, tie is optional; Girls – dresses, no more than 2 inches above the knee, no spaghetti straps showing (may wear shawl to cover). Students will be wearing cap/gown for graduation and awards portion of the reception.

Along with 8^th grade graduation, we are looking for an 8^th grade parent (or other family member/acquaintance) to coordinate the slide show. Let us know if you or someone you know would be able to help out with this. Sheila Adrian has volunteered to help. Also – 8^th graders will need to send in 8 pictures of themselves (generally from little on up to present) or a CD with these images. These will be needed closer to the end of the year.

IT’S TIME TO BUY SOME EGGS!: The preschool through 5^th grade students will be enjoying the annual OLOS School Easter Egg Hunt on Wednesday, April 4^th. We are asking each student to bring in one dozen candy filled plastic eggs (no chocolate or anything that would melt please). We thought we’d let you know ahead of time so that you can pick them up some time when you’re at the store. We will announce in these notes when we would like them sent in to school. Thank you!

Mark your calendars:  The Golf Tournament date has been set for Friday, May 18^th. Please see enclosed letter to parents regarding this important fundraiser.

Gardening Committee: It is time again to be getting the school grounds in shape for spring. We will be watching the weather and planning a work night in the very near future. In the meantime, we are hoping to once again come up with a list of “willing workers” – those who will volunteer to water during the summer and pull a few weeds. In previous years we have been able to schedule a person/family for each week during the summer. We hope to get enough volunteers to do that again so that everyone has to do once or twice through the summer. Please write a note, email, or call the office with your offer to help. Lynn Morgan has volunteered to help. Thanks so much for all you do to support OLOS School!

We will be attending Stations of the Cross every Friday throughout Lent at 2:15 pm. Students may leave from church with parent or grandparent, but only with a note from the parent to the classroom teacher. The teacher will then allow the student to bring his/her book bag to church with them.

READING COUNTS NEWS:  - MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!! The preschool through 4^th graders will be taking their Reading Counts trip to Bonkers, in Columbia on May 8^th. They will eat lunch at a park & then come back to watch a movie in the gym. The cost for this trip will be approximately $4 per student. The 5^th through 8^th graders will be taking their trip on May 4^th. They will go bowling at Country Club Lanes in Eldon from 8:30 to 10:30, eat lunch at the park, and then go to play Lazer Tag at the Lake from 12:45-1:45 pm. Cost for this trip will be approximately $10 per student. Remember – your child must have earned 200 Reading Counts points to qualify to go on this trip. The deadline for Reading Counts points is Monday, April 23^rd.

Renaissance Day is now scheduled for April 27th. Students are encouraged to dress in costumes from that era: jesters, prince, princess, peasant, kings, queen, knights, fairies, magician, jugglers, etc.

Mrs. Groose is selling Jack Link’s beefsticks at lunch time for $1.00 each. Thanks for your support!

Due to the third snow day, the last day of school is now tentatively set for Tuesday. May 15^th. This will be a half day – dismissing at 12:00 Noon, with the awards ceremony at 9:00 am.

Remember to return your Friday Folder on Monday.

 

FRIDAY NOTES

3-16-12

www.oloscougars.org

OLOS School provides a quality education & develops the whole person

in a faith-filled Catholic environment.

 

Sunday           Breakfast & a Book Fair– serving from 7:45 until 11:30 am

Monday          Sketch Day practice – until 4:00 pm, “Bring in pennies for books”

Tuesday         DARE - 6^th graders, “Bring in nickels for books”

Wednesday    Spelling Bee Practice – until 4:00 pm, “Bring in dimes for books”

                        March “Dress Down for $1 Day”

Thursday        Dress Down in Hawaiian/Reading Counts shirts

                        All School Mass (5th grade ministry), Book Fair Fun Night – 6:00 – 8:00 pm,

                       “Bring in quarters for books”

Friday             NO SCHOOL – Teacher Retreat

3^rd Quarter Grade Cards are in today’s folder. Please look these over and if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the classroom teacher.

Parents of Student Council Members:  We are in need of some parents to volunteer to help at the concessions stand for the book fair on Thursday evening. Please let Missy Evers or someone in the office know if you could help out with this.

To go along with the Book Fair Luau theme, we are designating Thursday as a dress down day. Students may dress down only if wearing a Hawaiian shirt/Reading Counts shirt/bright colored shirt. We have Mass on Thursday morning – no tank tops, no swimming suit tops, etc. ALL LENGTH AND SLEEVE REQUIREMENTS ARE STILL IN FORCE.

Spelling Bee: The Spelling Bee is on April 23^rd. One of the papers we sent home to parents last week still had the old date of March 28^th. Please disregard.

7^th grade parents:  Traditionally, the 7^th grade parents have hosted the 8^th grade graduation. We are looking for two (or more) people to coordinate the reception. Please contact us if you would be willing to help out.

8^th grade parents: Cap & gown fees are $8.50, which can be paid at any time. Guidelines for dress: Boys – dress pants, collared shirt, dress shoes, tie is optional; Girls – dresses, no more than 2 inches above the knee, no spaghetti straps showing (may wear shawl to cover). Students will be wearing cap/gown for graduation and awards portion of the reception.

Along with 8^th grade graduation, we are looking for an 8^th grade parent (or other family member/acquaintance) to coordinate the slide show. Let us know if you or someone you know would be able to help out with this. Also – 8^th graders will need to send in 8 pictures of themselves (generally from little on up to present) or a CD with these images. These will be needed closer to the end of the year.

Gardening Committee: It is time again to be getting the school grounds in shape for spring. We will be watching the weather and planning a work night in the very near future. In the meantime, we are hoping to once again come up with a list of “willing workers” – those who will volunteer to water during the summer and pull a few weeds. In previous years we have been able to schedule a person/family for each week during the summer. We hope to get enough volunteers to do that again so that each only has to do once or twice through the summer. Please write a note, email, or call the office with your offer to help. Thanks so much for all you do to support OLOS School!

We will be attending Stations of the Cross every Friday throughout Lent at 2:15 pm. Students may leave from church with parent or grandparent, but only with a note from the parent to the classroom teacher. The teacher will then allow the student to bring his/her book bag to church with them.

Advance Notice: The preschool through 5^th grade students will be enjoying the annual OLOS School Easter Egg Hunt on Wednesday, April 4^th. We are asking each student to bring in one dozen candy filled plastic eggs (no chocolate or anything that would melt please). We thought we’d let you know ahead of time so that you can pick them up some time when you’re at the store. We will announce in these notes when we would like them sent in to school. Thank you!

READING COUNTS NEWS:  - MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!! The preschool through 4^th graders will be taking their Reading Counts trip to Bonkers, in Columbia on May 8^th. They will eat lunch at a park & then come back to watch a movie in the gym. The cost for this trip will be approximately $4 per student. The 5^th through 8^th graders will be taking their trip on May 4^th. They will go bowling at Country Club Lanes in Eldon from 8:30 to 10:30, eat lunch at the park, and then go to play Lazer Tag at the Lake from 12:45-1:45 pm. Cost for this trip will be approximately $10 per student. Remember – your child must have earned 200 Reading Counts points to qualify to go on this trip. The deadline for Reading Counts points is Monday, April 23^rd.

Renaissance Day is now scheduled for April 27th. Students are encouraged to dress in costumes from that era: jesters, prince, princess, peasant, kings, queen, knights, fairies, magician, jugglers, etc.

Mrs. Groose is selling Jack Link’s beefsticks at lunch time for $1.00 each. Thanks for your support!

Baby Wilcox Fundraiser – Don’t forget about the Student Council’s efforts to raise donations for the Wilcox family.  Any donation is appreciated but most needed is money to pay for the three funerals. We are taking donations until Tuesday, March 20^th. Remember – Mr. V will dress up like a baby if we fill the tub with donations – WHICH WE ALL WANT TO SEE! Thanks for anything you can do for this family dealing with such a tragedy. Also remember to send along a card for Emily Frakes, who was also involved in the accident.

PARENTS OF STUDENTS RIDING VAN – PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO REVIEW THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES WITH YOUR CHILD (rules include but are not limited to):

1.                   Obey the driver.

2.                   Stay seated unless getting on or off the bus.

3.                   Keep hands, feet, and objects to yourself and inside the bus.

4.                   No offensive language or disruptive behavior.

5.                   No eating, drinking, or harmful objects on the bus.

6.                   Seat belts are to be worn at all times, if available.

Due to the third snow day, the last day of school is now tentatively set for Tuesday. May 15^th. This will be a half day – dismissing at 12:00 Noon, with the awards ceremony at 9:00 am.

Remember to return your Friday Folder on Monday.

HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY

EVERYONE!!!

 

FRIDAY NOTES

3-9-12

www.oloscougars.org

OLOS School provides a quality education & develops the whole person

in a faith-filled Catholic environment.

 

Monday         

Tuesday         DARE - 6^th graders

Wednesday   

Thursday        All School Mass (6th grade ministry)

Friday             “Wear Green for St. Patrick’s Day!”

                        Grade Cards Issued           Stations of the Cross – 2:15 pm

                        6^th Grade attend Helias play – “Happy Days” - @ Miller Performing Arts Center

Enrollment forms for the 2012-13 school year were sent home last week, and if you did not return yours, a new one is in today’s folder. Please fill these out and return on Monday. OLOS School makes classroom and employee decisions based on projected enrollment so these forms are very important. If you do not plan on sending your child to OLOS next year, there is a place on the form to indicate this decision. If you are unsure, please so indicate and return. Thank you for your expedient reply to this request.

CONGRATULATIONS to the SPEECH MEET PARTICIPANTS, who competed at St. Peter’s School over the weekend. We congratulate Maggie Morris – blue ribbon/serious; Morgan Pringer -blue ribbon/serious; Rachel Buechter – blue ribbon/humorous, Gabby Morff – red ribbon/humorous, Sydney Trachsel & Megan Evers – blue ribbons/duet, and Ariana Evers & Erin Love – red ribbons/duet. We are proud of you, girls! Thanks so much to Carla Morris for coaching these girls and to Mr. Vandike for volunteering as a judge at last weekend’s meet.

Congratulations to Mrs. Kempker’s 6^th grade class!! Mrs. Kempker’s class won first place with their submission of the “Top Ten Characteristics of a Superhero” in the diocesan contest for Catholic Schools’ Week. In this contest, students were to develop a list of characteristics of faith, academics & service that a Catholic School Supehero would have. For their winning entry, the 6^th graders will get to have a pizza party in their room, sponsored by the diocesan Catholic School Office. Be watching the bulletin for this winning entry. Other winners in the CSW contest were: Macy Adrian/ Honorable Mention/2^nd grade superhero coloring contest; 4^th Grade/Honorable Mention – Top Ten list; 5^th grade/Honorable Mention – Top Ten List; and Our Lady of the Snows School/Honorable Mention – Betty Pound/Superhero Essay. Way to go everyone – WE ARE PROUD OF YOU!

Thanks so much to Carla Morris & Lynn Morgan – who drove and supervised our 8^th graders while on retreat on Thursday. We appreciate YOU!

Congratulations to Kenadi Trachsel!! As a class English project, Kenadi wrote a short essay about a baby sea lion and submitted to Zoo Books. Her essay was published and is enclosed in today’s folder. For being published, Kenadi will receive a free subscription to ZooBooks. Way to go, Kenadi! Also – go online and look for other submissions by Madison Evers, Makinzie Morgan & Jared Evers. Students were to write about snakes or sea lions. The website is listed on enclosed flyer.

Enclosed in today’s folder are a couple flyers dealing with the upcoming book fair. Two big events are planned – the BookFair/Breakfast on Sunday, March 18^th and the Book Fair Family Night on Thursday, March 22^nd. Help is needed for both of these events. Please look these two forms over and return on Monday.

7^th grade parents:  Traditionally, the 7^th grade parents have hosted the 8^th grade graduation. We are looking for two (or more) people to coordinate the reception. Please contact us if you would be willing to help out.

8^th grade parents: Cap & gown fees are $8.50, which can be paid at any time. Guidelines for dress: Boys – dress pants, collared shirt, dress shoes, tie is optional; Girls – dresses, no more than 2 inches above the knee, no spaghetti straps showing (may wear shawl to cover). Students will be wearing cap/gown for graduation and awards portion of the reception.

Along with 8^th grade graduation, we are looking for an 8^th grade parent (or other family member/acquaintance) to coordinate the slide show. Let us know if you or someone you know would be able to help out with this. Also – 8^th graders will need to send in 8 pictures of themselves (generally from little on up to present) or a CD with these images. These will be needed closer to the end of the year.

We will be attending Stations of the Cross every Friday throughout Lent at 2:15 pm. Students may leave from church with parent or grandparent, but only with a note from the parent to the classroom teacher. The teacher will then allow the student to bring his/her book bag to church with them.

Advance Notice: The preschool through 5^th grade students will be enjoying the annual OLOS School Easter Egg Hunt on Wednesday, April 4^th. We are asking each student to bring in one dozen candy filled plastic eggs (no chocolate or anything that would melt please). We thought we’d let you know ahead of time so that you can pick them up some time when you’re at the store. We will announce in these notes when we would like them sent in to school. Thank you!

READING COUNTS NEWS:  - MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!! The preschool through 4^th graders will be taking their Reading Counts trip to Bonkers, in Columbia on May 8^th. They will eat lunch at a park & then come back to watch a movie in the gym. The cost for this trip will be approximately $4 per student. The 5^th through 8^th graders will be taking their trip on May 4^th. They will go bowling at Country Club Lanes in Eldon from 8:30 to 10:30, eat lunch at the park, and then go to play Lazer Tag at the Lake from 12:45-1:45 pm. Cost for this trip will be approximately $10 per student. Remember – your child must have earned 200 Reading Counts points to qualify to go on this trip. The deadline for Reading Counts points is Monday, April 23^rd.

Renaissance Day is now scheduled for April 27th. Students are encouraged to dress in costumes from that era: jesters, prince, princess, peasant, kings, queen, knights, fairies, magician, jugglers, etc.

Mrs. Groose is selling Jack Link’s beefsticks at lunch time for $1.00 each. Thanks for your support!

CHANGE OF DATE:  SCHOOL WILL BE IN SESSION ON MARCH 16. THE TEACHER RETREAT HAS BEEN MOVED TO MARCH 23^RD – SO WE WILL BE OFF THAT DAY INSTEAD.

Baby Wilcox Fundraiser – please look for flyer enclosed. Any donation is appreciated but most needed is money to pay for the three funerals. Thanks for anything you can do for this family dealing with such a tragedy.

Golf Tournament Fundraiser:  We are in need of more people to serve on the Golf Tournament Committee. This is a major fundraiser for our school and more help is needed. If you would be interested in helping out, please contact Mark Adrian or Matt Trachsel. Also, be thinking of “hole sponsors”. This is a $100 donation, by a business or individual, for which the donor has their name or business name on a sign near one of the holes on the course. Be thinking of businesses that you support. Perhaps they would be interested in supporting this fundraiser? A list will be published outlining who already sponsors holes in the very near future (so that businesses do not get asked more than once). Thanks for your support!

PARENTS OF STUDENTS RIDING VAN – PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO REVIEW THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES WITH YOUR CHILD (rules include but are not limited to):

1.                   Obey the driver.

2.                   Stay seated unless getting on or off the bus.

3.                   Keep hands, feet, and objects to yourself and inside the bus.

4.                   No offensive language or disruptive behavior.

5.                   No eating, drinking, or harmful objects on the bus.

6.                   Seat belts are to be worn at all times, if available.

Due to the third snow day, the last day of school is now tentatively set for Tuesday. May 15^th. This will be a half day – dismissing at 12:00 Noon, with the awards ceremony at 9:00 am.

Remember to return your Friday Folder on Monday.

Hope you have a great weekend!

 

FRIDAY NOTES

3-2-12

www.oloscougars.org

OLOS School provides a quality education & develops the whole person in a

 faith-filled Catholic environment.

 

Monday          Student Council mtg – until 4:00 pm

Tuesday         DARE - 6^th graders

Wednesday    End of Third Quarter

Thursday        8^th grade Retreat, All School Mass (7th grade ministry)

                        2^nd grade field trip to JC Post Office

Friday             Stations of the Cross – 2:15 pm

Enrollment forms for the 2012-13 school year are in today’s folder. Please fill these out and return early next week. OLOS School makes classroom and employee decisions based on projected enrollment so these forms are very important. If you do not plan on sending your child to OLOS next year, there is a place on the form to indicate this decision. If you are unsure, please so indicate and return. Thank you for your expedient reply to this request.

Way to go boys, we are proud of you! The JV Boys Basketball team placed 2^nd in the Catholic Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 26th. On Saturday, Feb. 25th, the boys played a very close and exciting game, beating St. Thomas by only 1 point, with a final score of 50-49. Sunday things got more serious, however, when they faced the winning team from the JVA bracket, and took a loss to Loose Creek, placing them second in the JV bracket. 18 teams participated in the JV portion of the Catholic Bowl. We say “great job and good season” to Zachary Bond, Noah Puckett, Kyle Kliethermes, Zachary Scheuler, Sheldon Schulte, Daniel Beck, Jake Brockman, Noah Puckett, and coaches Billy Bond, Joe Brockman, and Aaron Scheuler. You represent OLOS well – as did ALL of our teams this year. Special thanks to Sheila Adrian, who has served our school several years - since we have been hosting games. Sheila was the person behind the scenes making sure workers were scheduled and picking up and overseeing concessions. Mr. Vandike also deserves our thanks. Mr. V has been at every ball game – all evening or all morning – overseeing the needs before, during and after the games. We’d also like to take this opportunity to thank all the coaches – ball & cheer – without your help we could never have teams playing in the Parochial Athletic League. Thanks to all!!!

We wish the best of luck to the full speech team we are sending to St. Peter’s School, JC, tomorrow (Saturday). The students representing OLOS are Erin Love, Morgan Pringer, Sydney Trachsel, Megan Evers, Gabby Morff, Ariana Evers, Rachel Buechter, and Maggie Morris. We will update you on their results next week. You go, girls!

Thanks so much to Rachael Johnson and Missy Evers who volunteered their morning on Wednesday to assist the photographer with picture taking. Don’t know what we’d have done without you! We appreciate it ladies!

PARENTS OF 8^TH GRADERS - THE RETREAT IS THIS THURSDAY. Please have your 8^th grader to school by 7:15 am. Drivers will be leaving at 7:30 am sharp. Please remember to bring jackets and a sack lunch with a drink. Your child may be sitting on the ground, so please have him/her wear jeans and a collared shirt. Also, please send money for ice-cream, as they may stop by Central Dairy on the way home, if time allows. The students should be back to Mary’s Home by 3:30 or 4:00. Cell phones will be available so that you can make pick up arrangements with the driver of your child (boys – Lynn Morgan, girls – Carla Morris).

There is a Student Council meeting Monday, until 4:00 pm. Parents, please write a note allowing your council member to stay for the meeting.

God bless the person making the $20 memorial contribution to OLOS School in memory of Elroy Bungart. What a wonderful way to remember the deceased. Please pray for their intentions.

We will be attending Stations of the Cross every Friday throughout Lent at 2:15 pm. Students may leave from church with parent or grandparent, but only with a note from the parent to the classroom teacher. The teacher will then allow the student to bring his/her book bag to church with them.

READING COUNTS NEWS:  - MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!! The preschool through 4^th graders will be taking their Reading Counts trip to Bonkers, in Columbia on May 8^th. They will eat lunch at a park & then come back to watch a movie in the gym. The cost for this trip will be approximately $4 per student. The 5^th through 8^th graders will be taking their trip on May 4^th. They will go bowling at Country Club Lanes in Eldon from 8:30 to 10:30, eat lunch at the park, and then go to play Lazer Tag at the Lake from 12:45-1:45 pm. Cost for this trip will be approximately $10 per student. Remember – your child must have earned 200 Reading Counts points to qualify to go on this trip. The deadline for Reading Counts points is Monday, April 23^rd.

We will be having A Renaissance Day in April. You might be looking for clearance items on costumes for jesters, prince, princess, peasant, kings, queen, knights, fairies, magician, jugglers, etc.

INCLEMENT WEATHER: In case of snow or bad conditions, please tune in to KOMU–TV, Channel 8, KRCG-TV Channel 13, ABC-TV Channel 17 and radio stations KLIK, KJMO, KWOS, KPLA, KOQL, KATI, KCLR/Y107. We will post snow day information and early dismissals. As a parent, it is your responsibility to be aware of conditions and when you suspect bad weather to tune into these stations for more information. NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE MADE INDIVIDUALLY TO PARENTS. If we dismiss early, we try to get an email out to parents. PLEASE TRY TO LIMIT CALLS TO SCHOOL ASKING IF WE ARE DISMISSING EARLY. Once the decision has been made, we contact the radio stations and television stations immediately. However, WE CANNOT DO THIS IN A TIMELY FASHION IF ALL THE PHONE LINES ARE TIED UP FIELDING INCOMING CALLS. Please also keep in mind that we are always looking out for the safety of all students and staff. If we call early, and not much happens weather-wise, all we can say is “better safe than sorry”. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

Mrs. Groose is selling Jack Link’s beefsticks at lunch time for $1.00 each. Thanks for your support!

CHANGE OF DATE:  SCHOOL WILL BE IN SESSION ON MARCH 16. THE TEACHER RETREAT HAS BEEN MOVED TO MARCH 23^RD – SO WE WILL BE OFF THAT DAY INSTEAD.

Remember to return your Friday Folder on Monday.

Happy Weekend!