Friday, April 27, 2012

 

FRIDAY NOTES

4-27-12

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OLOS School provides a quality education & develops the whole person

in a faith-filled Catholic environment.

 

Sunday           First Communion Practice – after 10:00 am Mass
Monday          Sketch Day @ State Captiol
Tuesday         8th grade to Capitol for pictures
Wednesday    7/8 Field Trip
                        6th grade Vocation Day @ St. Joseph Cathedral
Thursday        All School Mass (6th grade ministry)
                        6-8 boys meet with priest/vocations 8:30 – 9:30 am
Friday             Reading Counts Field Trip for 5-8 graders, Lazer Tag & Bowling

REGISTRATION PACKETS were sent home two weeks ago. PLEASE RETURN THESE PACKETS NO LATER THAN THIS MONDAY, APRIL 30TH. Thank you!

PAYMENT OF FEES: Please pay close attention to any bills due and try to project what fees may be needed to finish out the year. Remember – no grade cards or diplomas will be released until ALL SCHOOL FEES ARE PAID. If you have any questions, please call the school office.

The time is here! 
  • The 5th through 8th graders will be taking their trip this Friday, May 4th. They will go bowling at Country Club Lanes in Eldon from 8:30 to 10:30, eat lunch at the Eldon City Park from 11:00 to 12:00, and then go to play Lazer Tag at the Lake from 12:45-1:45 pm. Cost for this trip will be $10 per student. If desired, your child may bring a little extra money for a soda and/or arcade games. PLEASE ATTACH $10 TO THE FIELD TRIP FORM, WHICH IS ENCLOSED IN TODAY’S FOLDER.
  • The preschool through 4th graders will be taking their Reading Counts trip to Bonkers, in Columbia on May 8th from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. The cost for this is $4, which includes admission, a cookie & a drink. We will eat a picnic lunch at Memorial Park in Jefferson City around noon and then come back to watch a movie in the gym. PLEASE ATTACH $4 TO THE FIELD TRIP FORM WHICH IS ENCLOSED IN TODAY’S FOLDER.
  • Please find the R. C. Trip LUNCH FORMS – to be completed for all students going on the trip, and also for any ADULT attending. Please return with your field trip form(s).
  • IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THESE FIELD TRIP FORMS/LUNCH FORMS BE RETURNED ON MONDAY – THERE IS MUCH PLANNING THAT GOES INTO THESE TRIPS AND YOUR HELP AND COOPERATION MAKES EVERYTHING RUN SO MUCH MORE SMOOTHLY. THANK YOU!
  • Congratulations to all students who earned the 200 Point Reading Counts trip!

For those students who are not going on the Reading Counts trip, this will be a regular day of school, with assignments which will count for grades. Also, for students earning the trip who may decide to skip – you will also be responsible for assignments missed that day.

Classroom arrangements next year will be: PK- Mrs. Massman, K/1 – Mrs. Eickhoff,  2nd – Mrs. Groose,  3rd/4th  - Mrs. Werdehausen, 5th – Mrs. Haeffner, 6th – Mrs. Kempker, 7th – Mrs. Trachsel (7th grade will switch to Mr. Vandike in afternoon), 8th – Mr. Vandike.

Congratulations to Maggie Morris, who took 4th place in the 8th grade division of the Spelling Bee at St. Martin’s School on Monday. Way to go Maggie! You represent OLOS well! Congratulations to ALL the spelling bee participants: Joe Beck, Emily Love, Tevin Groose, Cameron Haeffner, Andrew Schulte, Ethan Adrian, Kalie Massman, Rachel Buechter, Ariana Evers, Sydney Trachsel, Alex Schulte, Sheldon Schulte, Maggie Morris, Tori Adrian & Aubrey Kauffman. Thank you for representing OLOS School!

8th grade parents: Please find the permission form in today’s folder for a trip to the Capitol with Mrs. Trachsel for 8th grade pictures on Tuesday. Please return this on MONDAY!!!

8TH GRADERS - SEND IN 8 PICTURES OF YOURSELF (generally from little on up to present) or a CD with these images. Stacy Schrimpf MUST have your pictures by Monday, April 30th.

Keep on Clippin! Thanks to all those who clip & save the Box Tops for Education. We received $118.40 for the last batch we sent in. Every little bit helps!

5-8th graders: You are invited to the Parochial Schools’ Fun Night for boys & girls, sponsored & chaperoned by the PAL Football League. This event will be held at the Firley YMCA (Ellis Blvd.) on Saturday, April 28th, from 6:30 to 9:45 pm. The cost is $10 per student, which includes pizza & soft drinks. Activities include rock wall climbing, dodge ball, obstacle course, volleyball, etc. Some of our students have attended this event in previous years and reported having a great time!

The last day of school is set for Tuesday. May 15th. The PRESCHOOL GRADUATION will be in-line with the awards ceremony and will take place at approximately 10:00 – 10:30 am (after the main awards are over). 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.
Have a great weekend!

Friday, April 20, 2012

 

FRIDAY NOTES

4-20-12

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OLOS School provides a quality education & develops the whole person

in a faith-filled Catholic environment.

 

Monday          Reading Counts points deadline
                        Spelling Bee @ St. Martin’s School – all day
                        Sketch Practice – until 4:00 pm
Tuesday         Last day to check out library books
                        DARE - 6th graders
                        April “Dress Down for $1 Day”
Wednesday    Delta Dental Program @ 2:00 pm for PK – 4th graders
Thursday        All School Mass (7/8 grade ministry)
                        7/8 grade “One Room School House” interviews/breakfast
                        K/1 Field Trip to Leap Frog & CJ’s Pets
Friday             Renaissance Day
                        Reading Counts Permission Forms come home

MID-TERM PROGRESS REPORTS are in today’s folder. Please sign & return. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the classroom teacher.

REGISTRATION PACKETS were sent home last week. PLEASE RETURN THESE PACKETS NO LATER THAN MONDAY, APRIL 30TH. Thank you!

ATTENTION!!! The deadline for Reading Counts points is Monday, April 23rd. Permission forms will be coming home on Friday of next week and will need to be returned by the following Monday, complete, with money attached.

Tutoring ends Friday, April 27th.

Renaissance Day is THIS FRIDAY, April 27th. Students are encouraged to dress in costumes from that era: jesters, prince, princess, peasant, kings, queen, knights, fairies, magician, jugglers, etc. Can’t wait to see those costumes!

PAYMENT OF FEES: Please pay close attention to any bills due and try to project what fees may be needed to finish out the year. Remember – no grade cards or diplomas will be released until ALL SCHOOL FEES ARE PAID. If you have any questions, please call the school office.

8TH GRADERS - SEND IN 8 PICTURES OF YOURSELF (generally from little on up to present) or a CD with these images. Stacy Schrimpf MUST have your pictures by Monday, April 30th (10 days from today!!).

There is a black crock pot missing from the kitchen. If you borrowed it, please return as soon as possible. Thanks!

The last day to check out books from the library will be Tuesday, April 24th. Remember, there is a $5 fee for any unreturned or damaged library book.

Please return Rice Bowls to the school or to the main vestibule of the church. Thank you for supporting Operation Rice Bowl this Easter season.


Mrs. Kempker’s 7/8 grade literature class will be hosting a breakfast for some area senior citizens on Thursday, April 26th at 9:00 am. The students will be interviewing the seniors about their experiences in a one room school house. They have been reading A Teacher’s Funeral, by Richard Peck. If you know of any person that would be interested in participating in these interviews, please call the office or contact Mrs. Kempker. It is really quite an enjoyable morning for students and seniors alike!

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.

5-8th graders: You are invited to the Parochial Schools’ Fun Night for boys & girls, sponsored & chaperoned by the PAL Football League. This event will be held at the Firley YMCA (Ellis Blvd.) on Saturday, April 28th, from 6:30 to 9:45 pm. The cost is $10 per student, which includes pizza & soft drinks. Activities include rock wall climbing, dodge ball, obstacle course, volleyball, etc. Some of our students have attended this event in previous years and reported having a great time!

The last day of school is 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.
Have a great weekend!



Monday, April 16, 2012

 

FRIDAY NOTES

4-13 -12

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OLOS School provides a quality education & develops the whole person

in a faith-filled Catholic environment.

 

Monday          Sketch Practice – until 4:00 pm
Tuesday         DARE - 6th graders
Wednesday    “School Spirit” Dress Down Day – wear official “spirit shirt” to dress down
                        Spelling Bee Practice – until 4:00 pm, Freshmen Orientation @ Cole R-V – 7:00 pm
Thursday        All School Mass (2nd grade ministry)
                        Home & School meeting – 6:30 in computer lab
                        School Board meeting – 7:30 in computer lab
Friday             Progress Reports Issued
                        3rd grade field trip to Magic House & St. Louis Zoo
                        6th grade field trip to Bridal Cave & Ha Ha Tonka

Diocesan Speech Meet results: On March 31st four OLOS students competed in the final speech meet for the year - the diocesan-wide event, held at St. Joseph Cathedral. Each school can enter only one competitor in each category for this meet, the categories being humorous, serious, & duet. This is a very competitive event. We congratulate Maggie Morris, who earned a blue ribbon for her efforts performing an original (self-written) serious speech. Morgan Pringer & Tori Adrian made a great showing - earning red ribbons in the duet category. Rachel Buechter also earned a red ribbon in the humorous category. These girls did a wonderful job of representing OLOS School and we congratulate them on their accomplishments!

The deadline for Reading Counts points is Monday, April 23rd.

Tutoring ends Friday, April 27th.

PAYMENT OF FEES: Please pay close attention to any bills due and try to project what fees may be needed to finish out the year. Remember – no grade cards or diplomas will be released until ALL SCHOOL FEES ARE PAID. If you have any questions, please call the school office.

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.

8TH GRADERS - SEND IN 8 PICTURES OF YOURSELF (generally from little on up to present) or a CD with these images. Stacy Schrimpf would like to get started on this project ASAP!

Field Trip Forms for the Spelling Bee at St. Martin’s School are in today’s folder. Please fill out & return on Monday, with payment for lunch attached (if students wants to purchase pizza lunch).

This week: Freshman Orientation at Cole R-V High School on Wednesday, April 18th at 7:00 pm for any incoming Freshman for the 2012-13 school year. We will also have personnel from Cole R-V come in to talk to our students about classes/scheduling, but as of yet, this date is unscheduled due to the change to the eight block schedule next year.

Parents – remember to attend the last Home & School meeting for year this Thursday evening @ 6:30 pm in the computer lab. All parents will receive a bonus dress down pass for each of their children in school just for attending. Come find out what’s happening in our school! Hope to see you then!

There is a black crock pot missing from the kitchen. If you borrowed it, please return as soon as possible. Thanks!

The last day to check out books from the library will be Tuesday, April 24th. Remember, there is a $5 fee for any unreturned or damaged library book.

Please return Rice Bowls to the school or to the main vestibule of the church. Thank you for supporting Operation Rice Bowl this Easter season.

Mrs. Kempker’s 7/8 grade literature class will be hosting a breakfast for some area senior citizens on Thursday, April 26th at 9:00 am. The students will be interviewing the seniors about their experiences in a one room school house. They have been reading A Teacher’s Funeral, by Richard Peck. If you know of any person that would be interested in participating in these interviews, please call the office or contact Mrs. Kempker. It is really quite an enjoyable morning for students and seniors alike!

Missy Evers still needs someone to help transport sketch day students to the Capitol for a practice on Monday, April 23rd. Please contact Missy or office personnel with your offer to help out.

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.

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.

Just received: $120 from the Best Choice UPC campaign. Thanks to all who clip those UPC's for the school.

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.



Enjoy a wonderful spring weekend, everyone!
Remember to return your Friday Folder on Monday.


Tuesday, April 10, 2012

 

FRIDAY NOTES

3-30-12

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OLOS School provides a quality education & develops the whole person

in a faith-filled Catholic environment.

 

Sunday           Wear RED to Mass for Palm Sunday
Monday          Student Council mtg – until 4:00 pm
Tuesday         DARE - 6th graders
Wednesday    Easter Egg Hunts, Spelling Bee Practice – until 4:00 pm, Passion Play @ 2:30 - gym
Thursday        NO SCHOOL – Holy Thursday
Friday             NO SCHOOL – Good Friday

IT’S TIME TO SEND IN THOSE EGGS! 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). Thank you!

The 3rd and 4th grade will be presenting The Passion Play this Wednesday, April 4th at 2:30 pm in the gym. All family members & parishioners are invited and encouraged to attend.

Easter Break will be April 5-April 9th. We will resume on April 10th. No notes will be coming home from the office next week, due to the short week. We will, however, be sending out end of month billings on Wednesday. Please pay close attention to any bills due and try to project what fees may be needed to finish out the year. Remember – no grade cards or diplomas will be released until ALL SCHOOL FEES ARE PAID.

Thanks to Missy Beck, Laura Schulte, Lori Evers for volunteering to coordinate the 8th grade graduation reception. All 7th grade parents may be contacted to provide refreshments for this event.

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.

Thanks so much to Stacy Schrimpf for volunteering to do the slide show for the graduation reception. NOW IS THE TIME -  8TH GRADERS - TO SEND IN 8 PICTURES OF YOURSELF (generally from little on up to present) or a CD with these images. Stacy would like to get started on this project ASAP!

Thanks to everyone who came to and helped at the Book Fair. I think everyone had a good time. Congratulations to Kyle Bond for guessing closest on the candy guessing game. There were 593 candies in the jar. Congratulations also to the 7/8th grades classes for winning book fair bingo, for which they received dress down passes. Also to the
4th grade class - They collected the most change last week - $46.15 between the five of them – and won the pizza party which they enjoyed on Wednesday. They collected just about a$1 more than the 5th graders – so it was really a close race! Way to go 4th graders! $220.54 was collected among all the classrooms and this money was used to purchase books for the school. Thanks so much for supporting our school. I would like to thank everyone who helped organize, plan, decorate, and run the book fair and breakfast. We appreciate all you do for our school!
...Mrs. Groose

Mark your calendar:  The Golf Tournament date has been set for Friday, May 18th. Please be working on getting those “hole sponsors” and think about donating your time/talent to help out. Contact Mark Adrian, Rex Buechter, Matt Trachsel or the school know if you can help out in any way.

Mark your calendar: Freshman Orientation at Cole R-V High School for any incoming Freshman for the 2012-13 school year. We will also have personnel from Cole R-V come in to talk to our students about classes/scheduling, but as of yet, this date is unscheduled due to the change to the eight block schedule next year.

Gardening Committee: Thanks so much to the ladies who helped clean up around the school on Tuesday evening. We thank: Stacey Evers, Brittany Schulte, Lynn Morgan, Jeanne Buechter, Lori Evers, Nancy & Brianna Kliethermes, and Marie Massman. You did a great job! The list of “willing workers” – also includes Gina Adrian. We need more volunteers 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. Thanks so much for all you do to support OLOS School!

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!

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.

We are wishing everyone an early Blessed and safe EASTER!
Take time to reflect on the real meaning of the days ahead.
 Remember – all Holy Week services are at 8:00 pm.
We encourage you to bring the whole family and try to attend all of the services that you are able.
Hope the Easter Bunny finds all your baskets to fill!



Remember to return your Friday Folder on Monday.