Friday, October 26, 2012

 

FRIDAY NOTES

10-26-12

www.oloscougars.org

 

OLOS School provides a quality education & develops the whole person

in a faith-filled Catholic environment.

 

Monday         COOKIE DOUGH DELIVERED – PICK—UP 2:30 – 5:30 PM
                        Cheer Practice 3:00 – 4:30 pm
Tuesday        
Wednesday    Wear Orange/Green Dress Down Day
                        Halloween Parties/Parade – begins @ 1:30 pm
Thursday        All School Mass (7/8 Ministry)
 Friday            SCHOOL DISMISSES @ 12:00 NOON – lunch is served

The COOKIE DOUGH IS COMING THIS MONDAY!!! Please pick up your orders!!! ALL COOKIE DOUGH MUST BE PICKED UP THE AFTERNOON/EVENING ON MONDAY, OCT. 29TH BY 5:30. WE DO NOT HAVE ROOM TO STORE IT IN OUR FREEZER. Thanks to those volunteering to help! Fill/sort orders (12:00 – 3:00 ish): Kathy Cebuhar, Patsy Bond; Disperse orders - Cindy Lepper (3 til ?), Pam Groose (3 - 5), Tammy Love (4-6) & Laura Vandike (5-6). All money needs to be returned to school by Monday, November 5th. Thanks for your help with this most important fundraiser!

Congratulations to the top-sellers of cookie dough/pastries! We congratulate Gabby Morff, who will receive $50 for selling 76 items. Noah & Hannah Evers & Sara Stansbury tied for 2nd place, both selling 40 items. Both families will receive $25 in prize money. We sold a total of 524 tubs of cookie dough and 155 pastries. Thank to all who got out there and sold for this fundraiser!

Volunteer of the week! Many thanks to Dana Doerhoff! Dana gave up her time one evening this week to help with some paperwork for the lunch program. What is taking most schools 8-10 hours to do, was done in about two hours with Dana’s help. If you see Dana, thank her, as we all benefit. This paperwork had to do with the program receiving reimbursement of 6 cents more per lunch served as we meet the new lunch serving goals.

Reminder:  All basketball players must have this completed athletic form on file, the $20 per family sports fee paid, and their physical form on file to be able to begin practicing. Please return all necessary items as soon as possible.

If you are interested in helping to coach basketball, please contact someone in the school office. A coach’s application will be sent home for you to fill out.  All coaches must have Virtus training. We need volunteers for the 5th & 6th boys’ team and the 6/7/8 girls’ team. Billy Bond has offered to coach the older boys’ team, with the assistance of Aaron Scheuler.  Aaron Wood has offered to coach the girls’ team, and Mark Adrian will coach the younger boys’ team, but we still need extra help. Please call or write a note letting us know that you are willing to help out.

Please send in any accumulated BOX TOPS. Jeanne Buechter will be sending those in at the end of October. Thanks to all who clip and save!

Congratulations to all classrooms! All classrooms met their canned food drive goal of three cans per child. Because all met their goal, there will be a bonus dress down day scheduled in November, sponsored by the Student Council. Please check your calendars for that date. The Student Council took a trip to Eldon Monday afternoon to deliver the donated items to the Eldon Food Pantry. They wish to thank all who donated. God bless!

Missy Beck will serve as our new Home & School treasurer. Thank you for volunteering, Missy! Our heartfelt thanks to Missy Evers, outgoing treasurer, for all her hard work and dedication. We appreciate both of you!

Do you have connections with any wineries? We are in need of more representation by local wineries at our Italian Feast, scheduled for Feb. 2, 2013. If you have any ideas, please contact Mrs. Groose.

BEEF STICKS ARE BACK!! Students can purchase beef sticks during lunch for $1 each. If you would like a box of 30 sent home, the price is $30. All profits go to the school. Thank you for your support!

Yearbooks from the 2011-12 school year are in and if you’d like to order the cost is $10 each. Please put payment in envelope marked “yearbook”, return in this folder, and we will fill your order in next week’s Friday folder.

PICTURE RETAKES: November 4th

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.

From a thank you note received in reference to our recent donation to a baby shower for “Heather”, a young mother of three children. Heather had visited planned parenthood seeking an abortion but decided to keep the baby after speaking with pro-life sidewalk counselor, Kathy Forck…
           
Dear Children,
     Thank you so much for your generous gifts to Heather and her family. God has truly blessed Heather through the generosity of money, but especially from “the little children”. How precious your gifts are in God’s eyes! May God bless you abundantly and may the Blessed Mother give you a special gift on your birthday!
                        Love in Christ,
                        Mike & Kathy Forck

Monday, October 22, 2012

 

FRIDAY NOTES

10-19-12

www.oloscougars.org

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

faith-filled Catholic environment.

 

Sunday           First Reconciliation mtg/Mass – begins with 10:00 am Mass with meeting and lunch afterwards in the Parish Center
Monday          Coaches’ Meeting – 6:00 pm, Volleyball Practice 5:30 – 7:00 pm
                        Cub Scout meeting @ 10:30 am for 1st through 5th graders
Tuesday         Volleyball Practice 5:30 – 7:00 pm
                        Fantasy Night meeting – 6:00 pm
Wednesday    7th & 8th grade Field trip to State Pen, Cheer Practice 3:00 – 4:30 pm
Thursday        All School Mass (2nd gr. Ministry) Rosary 6th gr.
                        SCHOOL DISMISSES @ 12:00 NOON – Lunch is served
                        PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES 2:00 – 7:00 PM
                        JV Volleyball @ St. Martin – 7:00 pm (vs. Holy Family Blue)
 Friday            SCHOOL DISMISSES @ 12:00 NOON – Lunch is served
                        School Spirit Day – may dress down if wearing official school spirit shirt      
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The PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCE schedule may be found in today’s folder. If your name is not on the list, please call the office on Monday to schedule your conference. Otherwise, the classroom teacher will contact you to set up a conference time.

Congratulations to al Fantasy Night winners! Please see enclosed sheet for a complete listing of winners. Thanks so much to all who put so much time, effort and talent into making the evening the huge success it was. We especially thank Lynn Morgan, Fantasy Night coordinator, for all her hard work and care. There will be a meeting in the school cafeteria this Tuesday, at 6:00 pm to discuss and follow up on any changes or comments regarding Fantasy Night.

Cookie Dough order forms WERE DUE by Friday, October 19th. If you have not turned in your order, please do so by MONDAY. The cookie dough order will be coming in on MONDAY, OCTOBER 29th. Thanks so much to the following volunteers:  Fill/sort orders (12:00 – 3:00 ish): Kathy Cebuhar, Patsy Bond; Disperse orders - Cindy Lepper (3 til ?), Pam Groose (3 - 5), Tammy Love (4-6) & Laura Vandike (5-6). All money needs to be returned to school by Monday, November 5th. ALL COOKIE DOUGH MUST BE PICKED UP THE AFTERNOON/EVENING ON OCT. 29TH BY 5:30. WE DO NOT HAVE ROOM TO STORE IT IN OUR FREEZER. Thanks for your help with this most important fundraiser!

Volunteers of the week! We thank Bryan Evers & Alvina Sestak (Stacey Evers’ mother) for helping us out tremendously on picture day. They did a great job with the students and we appreciate them very much!

Reminder:  All basketball players must have this completed athletic form on file, the $20 per family sports fee paid, and their physical form on file to be able to begin practicing. Please return all necessary items as soon as possible.

If you are interested in helping to coach basketball, please contact someone in the school office. A coach’s application will be sent home for you to fill out.  All coaches must have Virtus training. We need volunteers for the 5th & 6th boys’ team, the 7th & 8th boys’ team, and the 6/7/8 girls’ team. Billy Bond has offered to coach the older boys’ team, Aaron Wood has offered to coach the girls’ team, and Mark Adrian will coach the younger boys’ team, but we still need extra help. Please call or write a note letting us know that you are willing to help out. The mandatory coaches’ meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 22nd at 6:00 pm. All coaches and assistant coaches must attend this meeting.

Please send in any accumulated BOX TOPS. Jeanne Buechter will be sending those in at the end of October. Thanks to all who clip and save!

Needed:  Treasurer for Home & School. We thank Tammy Love for her offer to serve as a School Advisory Board member for this term. Please let us know if you are interested in the H & S Treasurer’s position.  

Reminder: There is a NCYC mtg. this Sunday, Oct. 21st between the Masses. This meeting is for those youth wanting to attend the event in November 2013 in Indianapolis, and their PARENTS. Please make every effort to attend this meeting, as there is much to be discussed.

Do you have connections with any wineries? We are in need of more representation by local wineries at our Italian Feast, scheduled for Feb. 2, 2013. If you have any ideas, please contact Mrs. Groose.

BEEF STICKS ARE BACK!! Students can purchase beef sticks during lunch for $1 each. If you would like a box of 30 sent home, the price is $30. All profits go to the school. Thank you for your support!

Yearbooks from the 2011-12 school year are in and if you’d like to order the cost is $10 each. Please put payment in envelope marked “yearbook”, return in this folder, and we will fill your order in next week’s Friday folder.


Remember to return your Friday Folder on MONDAY.
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!














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Friday, October 12, 2012

 

FRIDAY NOTES

10-12-12

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         End of First Quarter, Volleyball Practice 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Wednesday    7th & 8th grade visit Helias, Cheer Practice 3:00 – 4:30 pm
Thursday        All School Mass (3rd & 4th  gr. Ministry) Rosary (7th gr.)
                        SCHOOL PICTURE DAY – “Dress up for pictures!”
                        School Advisory Board mtg – 6:30 pm – computer lab
                        JV Volleyball @ Taos – 8:00 pm (vs. St. Peter Blue, JC)
 Friday            PK, K, 1st gr. Field trip to Fischer Farms
                        Student Council “Dress Down for $1 Day for Guito”
                        COOKIE DOUGH ORDER FORMS DUE TODAY!!!


If you have not yet signed up for PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES another sign-up is in today’s folder. Please fill out and return on MONDAY. All parents not returning the form will be contacted by the classroom teacher to set up a conference time.

Set up for Fantasy Night is this evening (Friday) beginning at 6:30 pm. Thanks so much for all you do for OLOS School!

Cookie Dough order forms are due to the office by Friday, October 19th. The cookie dough order will be coming in on MONDAY, OCTOBER 29th. We are in need of volunteers to help fill the orders that afternoon and to help disperse the orders through 5:30 that evening. Please see the enclosed sign-up and return if you are able to help out. All money needs to be returned to school by Monday, November 5th. ALL COOKIE DOUGH MUST BE PICKED UP THE AFTERNOON/EVENING ON OCT. 29TH BY 5:30. WE DO NOT HAVE ROOM TO STORE IT IN OUR FREEZER. Thanks for your help with this most important fundraiser!

SCHOOL PICTURES are Thursday. This is a day when students do not have to wear dress code clothing, but may “dress up” for pictures. All length and sleeve requirements are still in force. Jeans may be worn. WE ARE IN NEED OF TWO VOLUNTEERS TO HELP OUT THAT MORNING (8:00 – 11:00ish). Volunteers will receive a $25 gift certificate to be used towards picture purchases. Please contact us if you would be willing to help.

Basketball packets are in today’s folder. All basketball players must have this completed form on file, the $20 per family sports fee paid, and their physical form on file to be able to begin practicing. There is a note on your child’s form showing what still needs to be turned in. Please return all necessary items as soon as possible.

If you are interested in coaching basketball, please contact someone in the school office. A coach’s application will be sent home for you to fill out or can be found in your child’s sports packet, sent home today. All coaches must have Virtus training. We need volunteers for the 5th & 6th boys’ team, the 7th & 8th boys’ team, and the 6/7/8 girls’ team. Billy Bond has offered to coach the older boys’ team and Aaron Wood has offered to coach the girls’ team, but we still need extra help on those teams and a coach for the younger boys’ team. Please call or write a note letting us know that you are willing to help out. The mandatory coaches’ meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 22nd at 6:00 pm. All coaches and assistant coaches must attend this meeting.

Please send in any accumulated BOX TOPS. Jeanne Buechter will be sending those in at the end of October. Thanks to all who clip and save!

Proceeds from the volleyball game on 10/4:  Gate - $121, Concessions - $112


Needed:  Treasurer for Home & School and one person to serve on the School Advisory Board. We thank Missy Evers (retiring treasurer, and Patsy Bond (retiring board member) for their service to OLOS School. Ashley Burnett has volunteered to retain her position on the board. Please pray over these opportunities for service and contact Mrs. Trachsel with your offer to volunteer. The Home & School officers are: President: Lynn Morgan, V. Pres. – Julie Kempker, Secretary – Gina Adrian. Lynn has volunteered to continue to manage Fantasy Night on an ongoing basis. Thank you, Lynn!!!

Do you have connections with any wineries? We are in need of more representation by local wineries at our Italian Feast, scheduled for Feb. 2, 2013. If you have any ideas, please contact Mrs. Groose.

The Student Council’s canned food drive is being extended to next week. They are asking each child to bring in three food items for the needy. If each classroom reaches their goal of three items per child, the classroom will earn a bonus dress down day and a special treat from the Student Council. All donated items will be forwarded to the Samaritan Center. Thanks for your support!

BEEF STICKS ARE BACK!! Students can purchase beef sticks during lunch for $1 each. If you would like a box of 30 sent home, the price is $30. All profits go to the school. Thank you for your support!

Yearbooks from the 2011-12 school year are in and if you’d like to order the cost is $10 each. Please put payment in envelope marked “yearbook”, return in this folder, and we will fill your order in next week’s Friday folder.

PRESCHOOL, KINDERGARTEN & FIRST GRADE FIELD TRIP to FISCHER FARM (across the river) will be on
October 19th, from 9:00 -10:30 am. The trip includes a maze with hay bales, a hayride, and the farm animals. The students will also all receive a big pumpkin, a small pumpkin & a gourd. Cost for adults will be $6 for all, or $1 for hayride only.

Remember – once your child earns the 75 point Reading Counts T-shirt, he/she may wear it at any time in lieu of their regular dress code collared shirt.

 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.

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 WONDERFUL FALL WEEKEND!

GOOD LUCK TO ALL FANTASY NIGHT TICKET HOLDERS!
Remember parents – set-up for Fantasy Night is 6:30 this evening!

Friday, October 5, 2012

 

FRIDAY NOTES

10-5-12

www.oloscougars.org

 

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

faith-filled Catholic environment.

 

Monday          NO SCHOOL (Columbus Day & Teacher Institute) Volleyball Practice 5:30 – 7:00 pm,
Tuesday         Achievement Test Make-up, Volleyball Practice 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Wednesday    Achievement Test Make-up, Cheer Practice 3:00 – 4:30 pm
Thursday        All School Mass (5th gr. Ministry) Rosary (8th gr.)
                        JV Volleyball @ Linn – 6:00 pm (vs. St. George)
 Friday            October Dress Down Day, Fantasy Night set-up – 6:30 pm

There will be NO SCHOOL Monday, due to the scheduled Teachers’ Institute at St. Joseph Cathedral.

Little Blake Stark became a PROUD big brother this week to new little sister, Braelyn Vale. Braelyn weighed 8 lb. 4 oz. and was 20 inches long. She was welcomed into the world at 12:29 am on October 3rd. Congratulations to Valerie & Matt – proud parents of baby Braelyn. God bless you all!

PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCE sign-up is in today’s folder. Please fill out and return on Monday. All parents not returning the form will be contacted by the classroom teacher to set up a conference time.

Thanks so much to the four wonderful ladies who donated their time to be achievement test readers. We thank Dianne Goetz, Cindy Lepper, Betty Schulte & Debbie Schulte for taking time out of their busy schedules to help us out. We appreciate YOU!

If you are interested in coaching basketball, please contact someone in the school office. A coach’s application will be sent home for you to fill out. All coaches must have Virtus training. We need coaches for the 5th & 6th boys’ team, the 7th & 8th boys’ team, and the 6/7/8 girls’ team. Please call or write a note letting us know that you are willing to help out. A mandatory coaches meeting will be scheduled for a later date. Thank you!

Student Ministry:  Please change your October calendar for student ministry of Masses to October 11- 5th grade ministry, October 18 – 3rd & 4th grade ministry, and October 25 – 2nd grade ministry.

Please find enclosed the classroom parent list for your information pertaining to the upcoming Halloween parties on Wednesday, Oct. 31st at 1:30 pm. Classroom parents, please feel free to contact other parents not listed to provide refreshments and party supplies. Classroom parents are in charge of making sure refreshments are taken care of and for any games they may want to play. Thanks so much for your help!

NEXT WEEK!!! The Student Council will sponsor a canned food drive next week, for donation to the Samaritan Center. If each classroom reaches their goal of three cans per student, a snack and a bonus dress down day will be sponsored by the Student Council. This food collection drive will run from Tuesday, Oct. 9th through Friday, Oct. 12th. Thanks so much for helping the needy!

Needed:  Treasurer for Home & School and one person to serve on the School Advisory Board. We thank Missy Evers (retiring treasurer, and Patsy Bond (retiring board member) for their service to OLOS School. Ashley Burnett has volunteered to retain her position on the board. Please pray over these opportunities for service and contact Mrs. Trachsel with your offer to volunteer. The Home & School officers are: President: Lynn Morgan, V. Pres. – Julie Kempker, Secretary – Gina Adrian. Lynn has volunteered to continue to manage Fantasy Night on an ongoing basis. Thank you, Lynn!!!

Do you have connections with any wineries? We are in need of more representation by local wineries at our Italian Feast, scheduled for Feb. 2, 2013. If you have any ideas, please contact Mrs. Groose.

The Food Bank collection (sponsored monthly by OLOS parish) will be this weekend. You may bring your food items and place in the box in the vestibule before or after Mass this weekend. The Food Bank also accepts cash or checks made out to Eldon Food Bank. Thanks for anything you can do support this worthy cause.

BEEF STICKS ARE BACK!! Students can purchase beef sticks during lunch for $1 each. If you would like a box of 30 sent home, the price is $30. All profits go to the school. Thank you for your support!

Yearbooks from the 2010-11 school year are in and if you’d like to order the cost is $10 each. Please put payment in envelope marked “yearbook”, return in this folder, and we will fill your order in next week’s Friday folder.

PRESCHOOL, KINDERGARTEN & FIRST GRADE FIELD TRIP to FISCHER FARM (across the river) will be on
October 19th, from 9:00 -10:30 am. The trip includes a maze with hay bales, a hayride, and the farm animals. The students will also all receive a big pumpkin, a small pumpkin & a gourd. Cost for adults will be $6 for all, or $1 for hayride only.

Remember – once your child earns the 75 point Reading Counts T-shirt, he/she may wear it at any time in lieu of their regular dress code collared shirt.

Remember to return your Friday Folder on TUESDAY.
HAVE A WONDERFUL THREE DAY WEEKEND STUDENTS!


PUT FAMILY FIRST

Compared to those who never or rarely eat with their families, teens who eat dinner with their families five to seven times a week are:
  • 45% less likely to try alcohol
  • 24% less likely to smoke marijuana
  • 67% more likely to get A’s in school
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Teens were also less likely to drink if they reported that they regularly attend public worship and expressed confidence in getting “support from God” when in need.

For parents anxious about teenage vulnerability, these findings confirm that a strong marriage and regular church attendance as a family are powerful tools to keep teenagers out of trouble.

Ask yourself…
Do my children know that they are intensely loved by God?
Will we attend Mass as a family this weekend?