Friday Newsletter 3-14-14

THE WEEK AHEAD:

Mon – St. Patrick’s Day – may dress down if wearing GREEN!

Tues –

Wed –        

Thurs- All School Mass (4/5 Ministry)

        2/3 to Archives Alive & Capitol

        School Adv. Board Mtg – 6:30 pm

Fri -   NO SCHOOL  - Teacher Retreat

GRADE CARDS: You will find grade cards for students in Preschool through 8^th grade in today’s folder. Please look these over, sign & return. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, do not hesitate to contact the classroom teacher.

BOOK FAIR FIESTA: Many thanks to all who helped in any way with the book fair and breakfast, and to all who supported these events monetarily. We were able to fortify our library with approximately $500 worth of earned books! The breakfast was also very well attended, with profits of $852.45 (designated for the Reading Counts trip). Thanks God for these successful events!

THE READING COUNTS DEADLINE is Friday, April 25^th. If your child reaches 200 points by April 25^th, he/she qualifies to attend the Reading Counts field trip, which is scheduled for Thursday, May 8^th at Tan-Tar-A Waterpark. The Fundraising Committee designated profits from the two breakfasts this year to go towards this trip. We are proud to say that with the approximately $1575 made from these two events, the cost for the bus (approx. $400), and the majority of the ticket costs will be covered. Parents will probably be expected to pay $5-6 per child (full price of tickets is $17). Parents are welcome to attend and gain entrance for $5, or are charged $17 if swimming. No siblings are allowed on this trip. Additionally, for every 25 points over 200, your child gets a ticket, to be placed in a drawing for a prize. If your child does not qualify to attend the trip, he/she will stay at school as a normal day of school and will be held responsible for all assignments.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: All school families are invited and strongly encouraged to attend the Self-Study meal on Tuesday, April 8^th to begin @ 5:30 pm. This meal is planned for the conclusion of the visiting team’s time here and will be a summation of recommendations by the committees and visiting team. As the time draws nearer, we will be sending out an RSVP form.

PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS – TUESDAY, MARCH 25^TH, 6:30 – 7:00 PM. All interested in enrolling their child in preschool or kindergarten next year are invited and encouraged to attend.

IT WILL BE HERE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT!! Lent is well under way and Easter will be here before you know it. Looking to Easter, we realize it is time to let parents know we are once again planning our annual Easter egg hunt. The hunt will be for students in PK through 5^th grades on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 16^th. We are asking each family in PK-5^th to bring in one bag of candy (no chocolate because it melts in the sun). No plastic eggs are necessary; we have accumulated plenty. If you wish, you may also send in extra treats for students in 6-8 grades, who will be graciously “hiding” the eggs. You may go ahead and send the candy into the office at any time. Thank you!

STATIONS OF THE CROSS: The school children will be attending Stations of the Cross every Friday afternoon at 2:15. If you or a grandparent will be taking your child after the Stations, please send a note to the classroom teacher so that students can bring their book bag to church with them.

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SPEECH STUDENTS!! We are so proud of our speech team, who all came home on March 1^st with blue ribbons! We recognize these students for their performances: Dakota Graham (humorous), Cameron Haeffner & Cody Schulte (duet), Rachel Buechter & Kalie Massman (duet), and Madison Evers (humorous). We especially recognize Dakota, Rachel & Kalie, who will be moving on to the Diocesan meet later in the year.

SPELLING BEE: Due to the timing of the self-study visiting team’s work at school, OLOS students will not be attending the spelling bee at St. Martin.

RICE BOWL: Hopefully, you are using the Catholic Relief Services “Operation Rice Bowl” kit enclosed in last week’s folder. Make a Lenten Plan – PRAY – set aside time for prayer and reflections, FAST – consider what you will give up for Lent, GIVE – set a goal for you CRS Rice Bowl offering.  All offerings will be collected after Lent and forwarded to CRS. Thank you and God Bless!

ELECTRIC SAFETY PROGRAM has been rescheduled to Friday, March 28^th at 12:30 pm.

THANK YOU so much to Emily Schulte, who helped out on Monday with head checks. We appreciate you, Emily!

REMINDER: The school doors open at 7:25 am. If your child arrives before that time, he/she will be placed in extended care and you will be charged the daily drop in fee of $5.

7^TH GRADE PARENTS: Each year, the 7^th grade parents and students host the 8^th grade graduation reception. We are now asking for parent coordinators for this – which is scheduled for Saturday, May 10^th, beginning with the 5:00 pm Mass. Please contact someone in the office with your offer to help. Thanks so much to Gina Adrian, Lori Evers, & Christy Evers, who have volunteered so far.

8^th GRADE PARENTS/STUDENTS: Along with recent graduations, a slide show has been presented at the reception. This has been traditionally constructed by family or friends of the 8^th grade students. Please contact the office if you would be able to put a presentation together with the students’ pictures.

SNOW MAKE-UP DAYS REVISITED: DUE TO THE SNOW DAYS, SCHOOL WILL BE IN SESSION ON THURSDAY, APRIL 17^TH (1/2 DAY), TUESDAY, APRIL 22^nd, & MAY 15^TH (1/2 DAY). FURTHERMORE, THE FOLLOWING DAYS, ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED AS 1/2 DAYS WILL BE FULL DAYS – FRIDAY, APRIL 4, FRIDAY, MAY 2, & WED., MAY 14. So as of now, the last day of school will be Thursday, May 15^th, dismissing at 12:00 noon. The awards ceremony is scheduled for 9:30 am on May 15^th. Lunch and extended care will be offered.

SODA TABS: The Student Council is collecting soda tabs for the Ronald McDonald House. Please begin saving these for this most worthy cause. You may send them into the office anytime. Thank you!

OLOSS ANNUAL CRAPPIE TOURNAMENT – scheduled for Saturday, April 26^th. More information to follow, but in the meantime, if you have any questions, please contact Billy or Patsy Bond.

THANK YOU to all parents who sold trash bags. We appreciate it!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

OLOSS Crappie Tournament – Sat., April 26, 2014

First Eucharist – Sunday, May 4^th – 10:00 am Mass

Reading Counts Field Trip – Tan-Tar-A Waterpark, Thursday, May 8^th

OLOSS 8^th grade Graduation: Saturday, May 10^th,

5:00 pm Mass with reception at the School gym.

OLOSS Golf Tournament – Sat., May 10, 2014

OLOS Preschool Graduation – Sun., May 11, 2014, 10:00 pm Mass, with reception following in school cafeteria

PARENTS: If you have any questions or concerns, please remember to follow the handbook pgs. 26-27 with the normal chain of command:  (1) teacher (2) principal (3) pastor.