Friday Newsletter 5-2-14

THE WEEK AHEAD:

Sun – First Eucharist – 10:00 am Mass

Mon – 

Tues –

Wed – 6^th Grade Vocation Day – 6^th grade students wear dress code (no dress down passes allowed for 6^th grade)

Thurs- All School Mass (Teacher Ministry)

        Reading Counts field trip to

        Tan-Tar – a Water park –

        wear Reading Count shirt    

Fri -   May Dress Down for $1 Day

        Last Day of School for 8^th Graders

READING COUNTS UPDATE: This Thursday, May 8, we will be going to Tan-Tar-A Indoor Water Park for the R. C field trip. We are reminding all students to wear their red R. C shirt and appropriate shorts/pants for church that morning. Students may wear flip flops to church. Also, if wearing bikini type swimwear, a T-shirt must be worn during the entire day. We have had a change of schedule. After Mass, we will go directly to the water park. After swimming for awhile, we will be eating our sack lunches inside the water park from approximately 11:30 - !2:15 or so. We will swim until 2:00 pm and then return to school for dismissal at 3:00. We will not be going to any other park. The snack bar will not be open but the Fundraising Committee will provide snacks and drinks for later in the afternoon.

FINAL FEES: ALL SCHOOL FEES ARE NOW DUE. GRADE CARDS/8^th GRADE DIPLOMAS WILL BE HELD FOR PAYMENT OF FEES. Additionally, for 8^th graders – no records will be transferred unless all fees are paid. If you owe any fees, you can expect a notice in today’s folder. Additionally, we are asking for payment of May preschool and extended care fees.

CONGRATULATIONS to our five students receiving First Eucharist this Sunday. We congratulate Bella Groose, Aly Haeffner, Ayden Schulte, Ethan Schulte, and Trent Welschmeyer from OLOS. We also congratulate the twelve other students from our parish on this most important day. May God bless you and guide you as you reach this milestone and continue your faith-filled journey.

SKETCH DAY RESULTS: We congratulate the eight students selected to attend Sketch Day on Tuesday, which was held in the Capitol/Governor’s Garden area. They are: Jared Evers, Erin Love, Madison Evers, Emily Love, Cameron Haeffner, Makinzie Morgan, Rachel Buechter, & Ariana Evers. Special congrats to Rachel for earning a  green “Special Merit” ribbon and to Makinzie for earning a red “High Honor” ribbon. We are proud of our artists!

CRAPPIE TOURNAMENT RESULTS: You will find a list of profit and winners elsewhere in this folder. Thanks to all who put this together each year and to all who participate in any way!

EXTENDED CARE SERVICES (before and after school) will be available on May 15^th, the final day of school. Please send in a note to the office if you plan on using Extended Care on the final day of school so that we know how many staff will be needed for supervision that afternoon. Thank you!

MORE GARDENING HELP NEEDED:  Each year we ask families to volunteer to do weekly watering and weeding around the two school buildings. If we get enough, most families would only have to take one week. Please send a note/email/call to the office with your offer to help out with this – no green thumb needed! So far we have offers from Lynn Morgan, Lori Evers, Greg & Tammy Love & Bryan & Stacey Evers.

GUIDELINES FOR GRADUATION DRESS: Boys – dress pants, collared shirt, dress shoes, tie is optional; Girls – dresses, no more than 2 inches above the knee, no spaghetti straps showing (may wear shawl to cover). Students will be wearing cap/gown for graduation and awards ceremony.

GRADUATION PICTURE BOARDS: Boards are supplied by the school. 8^th graders will be working on their collages toward the end of the week. We have the pictures they used for slide show back in the office for their use but they usually bring in several more.

PENNIES FOR PATIENTS:  OLOS students are currently involved in the Pennies for Patients campaign. This is intended to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Please send in with your child any spare change or donation you are able to make. This campaign will extend through May 9^th.

QUILT RAFFLE:  Alma Koetting donated a quilt to use as a fundraiser for the school wherever it is most needed. If you would like to buy raffle tickets or want to sell any, please contact the office and we will send you some booklets. They are $1 each or 6 for $5. This is an OPTIONAL fundraiser. The quilt is queen sized and the colors are blue & rose. It is BEAUTIFUL! We will draw for the quilt on the last day of school at the awards ceremony.

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!

CARTRIDGES: We recently received $45.10 for used cartridges. Thanks to all who send in those used printer cartridges!

FUNDRAISING MTG: Wed., May 14^th in Mrs. Groose’s classroom. 

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 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- EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS!

HELIAS UNIFORM RESALE:  Helias Parent’s Club is hosting a uniform resale on Saturday, May 17, 2014 featuring Helias uniform clothing and appropriate dress code pants.  The sale will be from 8:00 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Commons of Helias Catholic High School.  If you are interested in putting clothes on the sale, see the Daily Bulletin on the Helias Catholic website for further details.

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.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

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

OLOS Pool Party – Thursday, August 7, 2014, 6:00 – 8:00 pm at Eldon Pool, to kick-off new school year

Wishing you a great weekend!

 Please return your folder on Monday.