FRIDAY NOTES
8-24-12
www.oloscougars.org
OLOS School provides a quality education & develops the whole person in a
faith-filled Catholic environment.
Monday Volleyball Practice – 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Tuesday Volleyball Practice – 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Wednesday
Thursday All School Mass (6th grade ministry)
Friday SCHOOL DISMISSES @ 12:00 NOON – Lunch is served
School Spirit Day – may dress down if wearing official “school spirit” shirts
We all had a wonderful beginning to the 2012-13 school year, making it through our first full week of school! It is so nice to see all those great SMILES on the students’ faces! Let us all remember to pray for each other – the students, families, and staff – for a successful and productive year in forming a faith-filled future for our children.
If you noticed the new Reading Counts shirt hanging in the hallway during Open House, then you will know what an awesome job Tammy Love did on making these. They are neon orange, with a sunshine face on the front, and the logo says, “Reading Makes us Brighter at OLOS School”. We thank Tammy so much – she always does wonderful work! Regarding the R. C. shirts: When your child reaches the 75 point goal, they will receive their shirt (provided that the shirt has been paid for), and will be able to wear it any school day in lieu of the regular dress code type collared shirt. All students earning the 200 point end of year R. C. field trip will then have their shirt to wear for that event. If your child’s shirt has not been paid for, you will find notice in today’s folder.
Needed for Lunchroom – Microwaves. Please contact someone in the office if you have one (new or used) to donate. A special thank you to Ben & Julie Kempker (Olivia – K), who donated a new microwave to the lunch room. We appreciate it very much!!!
MORNING DROP OFF: This is a reminder that students (except extended care students) are to be dropped off after 7:25 am in the morning. Classes begin at 7:45 am. All students dropped off before 7:25 am will be charged for extended care – a $5 fee.
Our first Home & School meeting will be the third Thursday of September – Sept. 20th. We will be in need of new officers – we know for sure we will need a new treasurer. Please be thinking and praying about this opportunity to serve with your time and talent.
Volleyball Practices – every Monday and Tuesday evenings, 5:30 – 7:00 pm.
GRANDPARENTS DAY: Tuesday, September 11th at 2:00 pm. Please see enclosed reply form for this event. We are asking each family to send in a pie on Monday, Sept. 10th. We will be honoring our grandparents that afternoon and also the 2,977 people killed in the 9/11 attack eleven years ago. All students and grandparents are asked to dress in red/white/blue to commemorate Patriot Day.
Lunches: Lunch fees this year are $37/month for 9 months (or $8/month, reduced), flat rate, regardless if your child eats lunch or not (due to absences or the occasional sack lunch). This puts the daily lunch fees at approximately $1.91 per day. If you elected to opt out of lunches, your child may not eat any school lunches throughout the year. ALL LUNCH FEES MUST BE PAID THROUGH THE SCHOOL, NOT THE PARISH. Lunch fees are not legitimate tax deductions.
VAN SERVICE: The van is running two routes in the mornings and the evenings. Therefore, we have no additional room for friends. ONLY THOSE PAYING FOR VAN SERVICE CAN RIDE THE VAN. Please remember to take this into account if your child invites friends over so that you may make other arrangements for transportation. Please use common courtesy and call Jim in the mornings if your child is not riding the bus. This may avoid a trip out of the way or a long wait, which throws others late. Jim’s numbers are: 498-3595 before 6:10 am, and 694-2214 after 6:10 am. Please write these numbers down now so that you have them when you need them. Thank you for your consideration.
Thanks so much to Tim Morff – for the donation of the yummy tomatoes. We served them for lunch on Friday and they were delicious!
SUBS NEEDED AT OLOS SCHOOL: 60 college hours required. Please think of anyone you know who might be interested and let them know about this opportunity. We have very limited substitute help. Please contact Mrs. Trachsel for more information.
Deadline for Friday note information is Thursdays, 9:00 am. All non-school related flyers need to be copied ahead of time on paper (the school cannot afford to supply paper for outside events). Upon approval by the principal, the information will then be placed in the Friday folder as a courtesy. It is not appropriate for the school to send out extraneous information that can be handled other ways. Also, if you have items for the Friday notes, please write these items up, send them in, or email them to rosie@radiowire.net (call to let me know you have emailed please). I don’t mind doing a little editing and rewording, but the bulk of the item should be outlined with details.
Reminder to parents: We do not have a “stock supply” of medications for students. You may choose to send in a pain reliever or other types of medicine for your child. Make sure to clearly mark the container(s), and send a note giving staff permission to dispense the medication, with explicit dosage instructions. Sometimes having medicine available here for your child can mean not having to come after him/her or making a special trip to bring
medications.
HOMEWORK can only be picked up between 3:00 and 3:15 each day for students who have been absent. Requests can be made to send work home with siblings or others. Please specifically request homework when calling in your child’s absence if you so prefer. Some parents prefer to not have the homework, especially if their child is still feeling unwell.
SAVE, SAVE, SAVE.
· Save any used print cartridges, laser or jet, fax cartridges, etc, and send them in to school or leave in the church vestibule in the box so marked.
· Save those “Box Tops” found on many, many groceries & other misc. items – worth 10 cents each. Send to office.
· Save Best Choice UPC’s (not the label). Send to office.
· We receive premiums from Target if you choose OLOS School as the designated school on your Target RED credit card. Parents, teachers, and other school supporters use their REDcard credit card or Target check card, and Target will donate 1% of their purchases back to the designated school. To participate, all you need is a REDcard to enroll. Enroll at Target.com/tcoe or 1.800.316.6142.
· We participate in the Schnuck’s “Education is Everything” campaign. Visit www.schnucks.com and click on the eScrip Community Card link for program information. You will receive a card and you can present it every time you shop. A percentage of the purchase will be contributed back to OLOS School.
THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OLOS SCHOOL- REMEMBER EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS!
Remember to return your Friday Folder on Monday.
Have a great weekend!
