Friday, March 16, 2012

 

FRIDAY NOTES

3-16-12

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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 - 6th 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

3rd 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 23rd. One of the papers we sent home to parents last week still had the old date of March 28th. Please disregard.

7th grade parents:  Traditionally, the 7th grade parents have hosted the 8th 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.

8th 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 8th grade graduation, we are looking for an 8th 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 – 8th 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 5th grade students will be enjoying the annual OLOS School Easter Egg Hunt on Wednesday, April 4th. 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 4th graders will be taking their Reading Counts trip to Bonkers, in Columbia on May 8th. 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 5th through 8th graders will be taking their trip on May 4th. 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 23rd.

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 20th. 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 15th. 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!!!