Friday Newsletter 10-4-13

THE WEEK AHEAD:

Sat – 4-6 Gr. VBall @ St. George – 10:00 am (vs. St. George)

        OLOS School Fantasy Night

Mon – Achievement Testing Make-up

        Delta-Dental Program  - 2:00 (PK-4)

        Cookie Dough Kick-off - 2:30 pm

        Student Council Mtg – 3:00 – 4:00

Tues –         Achievement Testing Make-up

Wed –        

Thurs –NO MASS (Rosary)

        Fire Dept. Tour  - all grades

            JV VBall @ St. Peter, JC – 6:00 pm

(vs. St. Peter, White)

Fri –   October Dress Down for $1 for  Savanna

        PK – 4^th H & S Fun Night in old Gym 6:30 pm -8:30 pm

FANTASY NIGHT SET-UP: Please come & help this evening. There are tables and chairs to set up, cover tables, and scrub potatoes and decorate. Preparations will begin at 6:30 pm. Please bring potato scrubbers.

OLOS SCHOOL appreciates all the great help we had this week during Achievement testing. We especially wish to thank our volunteers, who came in to help administer tests in some of the double-graded classrooms. We thank Dianne Goetz, Debbie Schulte, & Cindy Lepper for their donation of time of talent.

LIBRARY HELP STILL NEEDED: We are in need of a library helper on Tuesdays to help Christina read to the students. Please call the office if you would like to volunteer.

HELIAS VISIT: On Wednesday, Oct. 16^th the 7^th & 8^th graders will be visiting Helias High School for the morning. Afterwards, they will be enjoying lunch at a restaurant. WE ARE IN NEED OF PARENT DRIVERS. Thanks to Patsy Bond & Tracey Backes, who have offered to drive. If we cannot get more drivers, the 7^th graders will not go on this trip. Please call/send note with your offer to drive ON MONDAY and let us know how many you can haul. Permission slips will be sent out Monday, after we know if we have any additional drivers.

HOME & SCHOOL FUN NIGHTS: Two nights will be offered as “fun nights” for students of OLOS. On Friday, October 11^th, the PK-4^th graders and parents are invited to play kick-ball in the old gym. On Friday, October 18^th, the 5-8 graders and parents are invited to gather for volleyball in the new gym. Both of these events will run from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. This is not a babysitting service; we encourage you to come and play along or watch and cheer!

STUDENT COUNCIL NEWS: Congratulations to our newly elected Student Council officers and representatives. They are: President – Ariana Evers, Vice-President – Devin Haeffner, Secretary – Andrew Schulte, Treasurer – Makinzie Morgan, Class Reps: 4^th – Tori Evers & Macy Adrian, 5^th – Gavin Wood & Megan McCoy, 6^th – none, 7^th – Ethan Adrian & Madison Evers, 8^th – Kalie Massman & Rachel Buechter. Congratulations to all of these students! Your first meeting is this Monday, Oct 7^th from 3:00 to 4:00 pm.

SCHOOL PICTURE DAY is Monday, Oct. 14^th. We are in need of one parent helper for that morning. The parent receives a $25 gift certificate good toward picture purchases. Thanks to Emily Schulte, who has volunteered. Please contact someone in the office if you would be able to help out.

SELF STUDY: This year OLOS School will undergo a self-study. In this process, which comes up every seven years, the school reviews its facilities, policies, instruction, etc, Because it is a SELF study, that means that parents are highly involved in the process. Please find enclosed the parent sign-up for committees, pray over this opportunity to engage in our school, and return with your offer to help. If we do not get enough to sign up, parents will be individually called.  Committees will begin to form soon and the self-study process must be completed by January to begin the compilation. The self-study visiting team is scheduled for April 6-8.

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION NEWS: We will be making our semi-annual Box Tops submission at the end of October. Please send in any that you may have accumulated. Many thanks to Jeanne Buechter and girls, who have been taking care of these submissions for the last several years! Gina Adrian & Macy have volunteered to take this job over after this year. Awesome, thanks girls! And thank so much to all who clip and save!

4-6 GRADE VOLLEYBALL SCORES: The younger girls are proud to report a WIN in one of their sets last Saturday!! Way to go, girls – we knew you could do it!!

JV VOLLEYBALL: The JV Girls took the lead in two games last night and pulled off a win, with scores of 25-23, 21-25, & 16-13. They competed against St. Joe. Awesome job Lady Cougars!

INCOME FROM GAMES 9/26: $102.00 Gate, $76.50 Concessions

H & S TREASURER NEEDED: If you are interested in serving as treasurer please contact Mrs. Werdehausen. Please consider your talents and pray over this opportunity to serve the OLOS school family.

FIRE DEPT. TOUR: On October 10^th the students of OLOSS will be enjoying a trip across the road to tour the fire dept. and to visit with local firefighter(s). Please return permission slips if you have not already done so.

DRESS DOWN DAY FOR SAVANNA: This Friday, Oct 11^th, our dress down for $1 day will be for a 15 year old girl named Savanna who is undergoing treatments for leukemia. She is a friend of the Schrimpf family. Although her family is staying at the Ronald McDonald home while she undergoes bone marrow transplants, there is still a daily fee for use of the facilities ($25), and her parents are basically out of leave time. Please pray for Savanna and her family, and feel free to donate a few extra dollars if you are able.

RADA & That’s My Pan fundraising packets will be coming home on November 1^st. This will ensure that orders are received for Christmas gifting.

READING COUNTS: 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.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

Fantasy Night: October 5^th

Cookie Dough Kick-off: Monday, Oct. 7

School Picture Day: Monday, October 14

Halloween Parade & Parties: Thursday, Oct. 31^st beginning @ 1:30 pm

Parent Teacher Conferences: afternoon of Thursday, Oct. 24^th

School Fundraising Breakfast:  Sunday, Nov. 17

OLOS Christmas Program – Friday, Dec. 6 @ 6:30 pm

OLOS 8^th grade Graduation: Saturday, May 10^th, 5:00 pm Mass with reception at the KC Hall.