FRIDAY NOTES
11-9-12
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Monday Cheer Practice 3:00 – 4:30 pm
Tuesday RADA/THAT’S MY PAN ORDERS DUE TODAY!
Wednesday BONUS DRESS DOWN DAY (Student Council food drive bonus)
Thursday All School Mass ( 5th Ministry), Midquarter
Home & School Meeting – 6:30 pm
School Adv. Board Meeting – 7:30 pm
Friday November “Dress Down for $1 for Guito Day”
COOKIE DOUGH/BREADS still for sale: 2 choc. chip pecan, 2 Heath, 2 White Mac., 2 Choc. Chunk, 1 PB Choc., 1 Sugar, 1 Triple Choc., 1 M&M, 1 Oatmeal, 1 Oatmeal Raisin, 1 PB, 2 Cinn. Rolls, 1 Sticky Bun, 1 Strawb. Braid, 1 Cr. Cheese Braid, 1 Cherry Braid, 1 Cinn. Braid. Please contact us in the office if you can sell or want to purchase any of these items. Thank you!
The Rada Cutlery/That’s My Pan order forms and money are due back to school this Tuesday, November 13th. Thank you for helping with this fundraiser!
VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS – Please remember to turn in your uniforms!!!
We know you will be glad to hear that this is the year for Science Fair!! Every other year, OLOS School, along with schools throughout our diocese, participate in the Science Fair. All students in grades 3rd through 8th will be required to do a project, which will be part of their science grade. Students in grades 6th through 8th will also be required to submit a paper with their project. Students in 6th, 7th, & 8th grades will be eligible to compete in the diocesan fair and should make their project in one of the three categories of Life, Physical or Earth Science. We highly encourage all students to work individually; however, if two students work together they must be in the same grade. The OLOS Science Fair is unscheduled, but will likely be held in the first or second week of February. Winners from OLOS will compete at the Diocesan Science Fair on March 9, 2013. Please find enclosed the DIOCESAN SCIENCE FAIR PACKET GUIDELINES. DO NOT THROW THIS AWAY – YOU WILL NEED THIS AS A REFERENCE TOOL!! Students must run an actual experiment and follow closely the Scientific Method, as outlined in the packet. Display boards will be offered after Christmas for a nominal fee. Please begin thinking about this now, going over ideas with your child. It always seems to sneak up on everyone after Christmas so we urge you to start now.
We are looking for Nintendo Wii’s – new or used in good condition for PE class. We are in need of six units. Please contact someone in the office if you or anyone you know has one to donate. Thank you!
The Italian Feast is scheduled for February 3, 2013. To make this the successful fundraiser, we count on the school families in several ways. The first way is donation of time and talent in working at and helping plan the event. The other obvious way we count on families is through donations of items for the Silent Auction. We are asking each school family to donate one item of value to place directly on the Silent Auction. We also ask that each family donate an item of at least $5 value to the “classroom basket”. Each classroom has picked a theme and is responsible for compiling this “themed basket” to put up for bidding at the auction. If you cannot come up with something for the themed basket, please send $5 to the classroom teacher, so that he/she may do the shopping for you. With the seasonal sales, you may be able to get better deals now than waiting until the last minute to purchase your items. The classroom themes are as follows:
PK – Mizzou; K/1 – Game Night, 2 – Anything Dr. Suess, 3/4 – Fishing, 5 – Movie Night, 6 – Spring cleaning supplies, 7 – Hunting, 8 – Cardinals
As adults, we all understand that Christmas is about giving, not receiving. This year we will not be participating in a classroom gift exchange. We want the focus of Christmas to be on the birth of Jesus (the Word made Flesh through Mary’s “yes” to God’s plan for human redemption – that’s something to celebrate!) by attending Mass together as a family, and enjoying good food and good times with family and friends. We want to teach the students to focus more on giving and not receiving. We will set up a manger in the cafeteria for students/families to donate gifts for Jesus. Also, we ask that you not send in gifts for teachers, and redirect that money spent to gifts for Jesus. We also ask that friends don’t exchange gifts with each other within the school day. We will be collecting baby items for St. Raymond’s Society, Birthright, and/or the Crisis Pregnancy Center
We are still having Christmas parties in the classroom, so please don’t think the students will be deprived of a happy Christmas celebration at school. We do want to encourage our students to enjoy the many aspects of the Christmas season that have little to do with the opening of gifts. We are hoping Santa will visit us at our parties and we are looking forward to a joyful, blessed Christmas season!
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.
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!
Mark your calendar!
PICTURE RETAKES: December 4th
OLOSS CHRISTMAS PROGRAM – Sunday, December 9, 2012 after the 10:00 am Mass.
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.
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.
