Friday Newsletter 1-10-14
THE WEEK
AHEAD:
Sat – 4/5 Girls BBall @ St.
Joe, Westphalia
(vs. St. Joe, Westphalia )
– 9:00 am
Sun - KC Free Throw Contest
11:00 am
Mon – Student Council Mtg – 3:00 – 4:00 pm
School Adv. Board
Mtg – 6:30 pm
CLASS BASKET
ITEMS DUE!!!
Tues –
Wed – JV Boys BBall @ St. Thomas
Fundraising
Mtg – 6:30 pm
Thurs- All School
JV Girls
BBall @ IC, JC (vs. Trinity ) 6:00 pm
Fri - January Dress Down
Day
All
SELF STUDY completed packets need to be turned in to Cindy Lepper. Please get
these finalized as soon as possible. The deadline was January 10th.
ITEMS
FOR THE CLASS BASKETS DUE ON MONDAY! ITALIAN NIGHT THEMES: Our Italian Feast, a major school
fundraiser, is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014. Each class picks a theme
for a basket to sell on the Silent Auction, and each family is asked to donate
an item of at least $5 value for the class basket. If you would rather, you can
choose to send $5 to the classroom teacher, and he/she can then purchase needed
items for the basket. You may send in your item or $5 BY THIS MONDAY, JANUARY
10TH. Themes this year are as follows: PK: Duck Dynasty, K/1: Game Night, 2: Picnic, 3:
Movie night, 4/5 Survival Bag, 6/7: Arts & Crafts for the Kids, 8: Mizzou.
ANY OTHER DONATIONS FOR THE SILENT AUCTION MAY ALSO BE SENT IN AT ANY TIME TO
THE SCHOOL OFFICE. THANK YOU!
DUE
TO THE RECENT SNOW DAYS, SCHOOL WILL BE IN SESSION ON MONDAY, JANUARY 20TH.
THURSDAY, APIRL 17TH (1/2 DAY), AND TUESDAY, APRIL 22ND.
STUDENT
COUNCIL MEMBERS: Please plan to attend the meeting on Monday after
school until 4:00 pm. Parents – please make sure to send a note with permission
for your council member to stay for the meeting.
INCOME
from games 12/19: Concessions: 170.25, Gate: 10.00 (plus
refs/scorekeeper fees).
PLAYGROUND
BENEFIT: The wonderful Knights of Columbus of our parish
will be sponsoring a benefit steak dinner to support the development of a new
required fenced-in playground area for the preschool program. This will take
place on Saturday, Feb. 15th. As outlined in the enclosed flyer,
tickets are available from the school office. There are approximately 250
tickets available. If every school family sold two that would be 100 sold. If
every school family sold four, that would take care of most of them. Ask around
and let us know how many we can send home for you to sell. Thanks so much for
your support!
KC
FREE THROW CONTEST: The Knights of Columbus are sponsoring the annual
Free Throw Contest for boys and girls ages 9-14 on Sunday, Jan. 12th
at 11:00 am in the new gymnasium. We encourage all our students in this age
group to participate! If you have any questions, please contact Ray Rush.
DRIVERS NEEDED: We would like to send our 4,5,6th
graders to the Capitol on Friday, Jan. 24th at noon for the annual
Rosary for Life in the rotunda, perhaps along with some site-seeing. If you
would be able to help out with driving, please contact the office.
BOOKFAIR & BREAKFAST: Due to scheduling conflicts, the book fair
breakfast originally scheduled for Feb 23rd has been rescheduled for
Sunday, March 2, 2013.
MIDWEST
MARCH FOR LIFE: EUCHARISTIC
PROCESSION JAN 20 AND MIDWEST MARCH FOR LIFE JAN 25: Join Mid Missouri prolifers
as they gather for two exhilarating prolife events--A beautiful
Eucharistic Procession from St Peter's to Cathedral of St Joseph on
Monday, Jan 20, led by Father Joe Corel--gather at 10:45am. Sat, Jan
25 marks the 4th Annual Midwest March for Life on Saturday, Jan 25,
10am beginning at the Governor's Mansion and ending at the Capitol.
Our beloved Bishop John Gaydos joins us along with Mike Hoey
and Steve Karlen, Director of 40 Days for Life North American
Outreach as hundreds join to speak for the voiceless. Prolife booths and
LIFE Runners walk/run at 8am at Capitol. Silent No More Awareness program
also. Lots of surprises and guests planned. Go to www.midwestmarchforlife.com
for further information or call Kathy Forck 573 821 5130.
PLEASE PRAY FOR
THE CONVERSION OF HEARTS OF MOTHERS AND FATHERS TEMPTED TO ABORT THEIR
BABIES AND FOR CONVERSION OF HEARTS OF ABORTIONISTS THAT THEY MAY REALIZE
THE SANCTITY OF ALL HUMAN LIFE.
SCHOOL
CANCELLATIONS: In the case of cancellation due to inclement
weather (or any other emergency) you will be contacted via email, phone, and/or
texts, (depending on your personal preferences) through Option C. You will also
find cancellation information on TV stations – Channel 8, Channel 13, &
Channel 17. If school is called off early due to inclement weather there will
be no extended care services.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR:
Reading Counts Field Trip – Tan-Tar-A Waterpark,
Thursday, May 8th
OLOS 8th grade Graduation: Saturday, May 10th,
5:00 pm Mass with reception at the School gym.
What’s
that???
Is coming to
Mary’s Home
Saturday
January 18, 2014
Old Gym
Hall
Doors
open at 6:00 dance starts at 7:30 – 11:30
$25.00
per couple
$15 for
individuals
BYOB
Pay at
the door
Must be
21 to enter
Open to
the public
Sponsored
by Our Lady of the Snows Fundraising Committee
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.
-Save
Best Choice UPC’s (not the label).
-We receive premiums from Target if you choose OLOS School
-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-
