Friday, September 26, 2014


Friday Newsletter 9-26-14

THE WEEK AHEAD:
Sat – 4/5 Volleyball @ St. Joe, Westphalia – 10:00 am (vs. St. Francis Gold)
Mon –  Achievement Testing
Tues – Achievement Testing
        MARCH FOR LIFE FORMS & $ DUE
Wed – Achievement Testing
ThursAll School Mass (3/4 Ministry)
        Achievement Testing
        JV Volleyball @ St. Stan – 6:00 pm (vs. St. Joe, Westphalia)
Fri -   October Dress Down Day
        Fantasy Night Set-up 6:30 pm
Sat - OLOSS FANTASY NIGHT

ACHIEVEMENT TESTING: Students in grades 1st through 8th will be doing achievement tests each morning this upcoming week. Students will have no other tests during testing week. Please make sure your child gets plenty of rest and a good hearty breakfast each day. Many thanks to Stacy Schrimpf for getting the snacks and drinks for testing week.

DURING TESTING WEEK we are in need of help to split some of the double-graded classrooms up for testing for part of the time (esp. on Thursday). If you can help out, please contact Mrs. Werdehausen first thing Monday morning.

HOME & SCHOOL: If you attended the H & S meeting Monday evening, you should find your child’s dress down pass in today’s folder. Remember, it can only be used on a Friday. Also, we are in need of a VICE PRESIDENT.  Thanks to Kim Evers for volunteering her time as President, and Stacy Schrimpf for volunteering as secretary. Please contact Mrs. Werdehausen if you would like to serve as V. P.   

MARCH FOR LIFE:  Recently, the 7th & 8th graders received the papers for the March for Life, to be held in Washington D. C. January 20 – 23rd. If you (as a chaperone) or your child is interested, you will need to have all forms filled out, make a deposit, and a copy of the insurance card – both sides. Forms, payment ($125 payable to Diocese of J. C.), and insurance information must be submitted to Sheila Suess, our parish coordinator. Please note – the school is not coordinating this event, nor is it school sponsored. We will, however, forward paperwork/fees to Sheila, as they come in. The deadline for registration is Tuesday, September 30th.

COMMITTEE FOR FAMILIES IN NEED: As a faith community, we are called to help those families in need of ongoing support due to health, financial, personal and other types of crises. We are asking for volunteers to form a committee to respond to the needs of these families – whether it be through coordinating/providing dinners, clothing, etc. Please contact the school office if you would like to help head up or help with this ongoing effort.

NCYC NEWS: The current 8th graders of OLOS School have a wonderful opportunity to attend the National Catholic Youth Conference (for high school aged young adults) in November of 2015. There will be a meeting between the Masses this Sunday for all students and parents interested. The meeting will be held in the school cafeteria.

MIDQUARTER GRADES: K-2: Midquarter Reports were sent home last week. Please look these over, sign & return. GRADES 3-8: Midquarter grades were available online last Friday through Option C. Please sign on to www.optionc.com, school code 8085, with your personal user name & password. Please check grades, sign the slip (sent home last week), and return. Teachers will contact directly those not returning the signed forms. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact the classroom teacher.

SANTA STORE: The Santa Store is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 18th, during special classes. This is a special opportunity for our school children to shop for family members and they REALLY enjoy it. We are in need of donations of any kind, but most especially “dad” gifts, and brother/sister gifts. You cans send those items in at any time. Also, we will need some helper elves to wrap gifts and help the students with shopping. Debbie Schulte has volunteered to help out. If you are able to be here that day, please contact someone in the office.


FUNDRAISING NEWS:  The Mixed Bag fundraiser made a profit of $1,454.00. The orders should be in by the middle of next month. Thanks so much to Stacy Schrimpf for heading this fundraiser!

PIONEER DAY is scheduled for Monday, October 13th (Columbus Day). We scheduled it on this day because of the state holiday. We are asking for parent helpers – both to help in the classrooms & grounds with pioneer activities and with moving children between these activities. Please contact school office personnel with your offer to help out. All students (and adults!) are encouraged to dress in pioneer clothing for the day. If the student chooses not to dress in pioneer clothing, the normal dress code is still in force.  So far we have these volunteers – Wendy Whittle, Bryan Evers, Melissa Koetting (morning) & Kim Evers.

SCHOOL PICTURE DAY is scheduled for Friday, October 17th. Thanks so much to Alvina Sestak and Ashley Kempker  (& Debbie Schulte, if needed) for offering to help that morning.

PRESCHOOL PARENTS: If your child does not normally attend on Fridays, you are encouraged to bring your child at 8:00 am the morning of pictures, Friday, Oct. 17th. We will do the preschool photos first. Otherwise, there will be a retake day scheduled for later.

NEEDED:
·          Gallon ice-cream buckets for kitchen.
·          LARGE buttons for Pioneer Day
·          Aluminum pie pans for Pioneer Day meal
·          Donations of underwear and pants (stretchy is best) sizes 4-7 for preschool.

MONTHLY CALENDARS: You were provided monthly calendars for the entire school year in your school handbook. We also post the calendar on our school website, which is updated with game information and recent changes/additions to the calendar. To save costs, we will no longer provide the calendar in your Friday folder. For now, we will keep sending the lunch menu, but it is also available online.

VOLLEYBALL/CHANGE OF DATE:  The JV game scheduled for Tues., Oct 14 has been moved to Wed, Oct 15, same time, same place, same opponent.

VOLLEYBALL NEWS:  The JV girls lost their games to St. Martin, with scores of 21-25, 10-25, & 24-25. Better luck next time girls!

The girls JV Volleyball will be playing in the Catholic Bowl on October 25th.  We will be ordering t-shirts for anyone that would like one this year.  The cost of the shirts is $10.00 and I will need all money and sizes of shirts by Tuesday 9/30 as I have to have the order in by October 6th.  Payment needs to be cash or a check made out to Kathy Cebuhar as I will cut one check and send in with the order. …Kathy Cebuhar

DONUTS WITH DAD: October 16th. Dads (or dad “subs”) you are invited to school between 7:00 & 7:30 to enjoy donuts with your kids in the school cafeteria. You are also invited to attend Mass with your child that morning or go on to work, as time permits.

MILK MONEY: Any student may purchase a milk at lunchtime for 50 cents. Students purchasing a school lunch already have a milk provided, but may purchase an additional. Sack lunch students may purchase a milk for their lunch. However, payment must be made to the office at the time the milk is desired – no paying ahead. There will be no change available. So pack those quarters parents!

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. They must however, still follow dress code for pants/shorts/skirt.

PE REMINDER: On Mondays, the 5-8th graders are allowed to change in to a T-shirt and gym shorts during their gym time & then they may wear these clothes home.

BLOOD DRIVE; Eugene High School, Thursday, Oct. 9th from 1:00 – 6:00 pm in the PAC.


MARK YOUR CALENDAR:
Achievement Testing – Sept. 29- Oct 3
Pioneer Day – Oct. 13, 2014
School Pictures – Oct 17, 2014
First Reconciliation – Feb. 15, 2015, after
10:00 am Mass
First Eucharist – May 3, 2015 – 10:00 am Mass
OLOSS 8th grade Graduation – May 9, 2015,
5:00  pm Mass
OLOS Preschool Graduation – May 10, 2015 – 10:00 am Mass

Please return your folder on Monday.

Enjoy a wonderful fall weekend!

Friday, September 19, 2014


Friday Newsletter 9-19-14



THE WEEK AHEAD:
Sat – 4/5 Volleyball @ St. Thomas – 10:00 am (vs. St. Stanislaus) &
        11:00 (vs. St. Francis, Blue)
Sun – Catechetical Sunday
Mon –  Home & School mtg – 6:30 pm
       
Tues
Wed
Thurs- All School Mass (5/6 Ministry)
        JV Volleyball @ St. Martin – 6:00 pm (vs. St. Martin)
Fri -   “School Spirit” Dress Down Day
        Health Screenings by MCHD

MIDQUARTER GRADES: K-2: Midquarter Reports may be found in today’s folder. Please look these over, sign & return. GRADES 3-8: Midquarter grades are available online today through Option C. Please sign on to www.optionc.com, school code 8085, with your personal user name & password. Please check grades, sign the slip enclosed in this folder, and return. Teachers will contact directly those not returning the signed forms. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact the classroom teacher.

HOME & SCHOOL MEETING: Make plans now to attend our first H & S meeting, to be held this Monday, Sept. 22nd at 6:30 pm. This will be a potluck dinner so please bring a dish to share and catch up on all the happenings of the school. You will also earn a bonus Friday dress down pass for your child(ren) just for attending! Hope to see all parents in attendance!
  
SCHOOL BOARD: President – Missy Beck, V. Pres – Mark Adrian, Secretary – Kim Evers, Other members – Lynn Morgan, Brittany Schulte, Aaron Wood
SCHOOL PICTURE DAY is scheduled for Friday, October 17th. We are in need of two parent (grandparent?) volunteers to help. It usually just takes the morning. Wagner Photo usually includes a gift certificate for the volunteers, to be used towards photo packages. Please contact Rosie in the office with your offer to help. Thank you!

NEEDED:
·          Gallon ice-cream buckets for kitchen.
·          LARGE buttons for Pioneer Day
·          Aluminum pie pans for Pioneer Day meal
·          Donations of underwear and pants (stretchy is best) sizes 4-7 for preschool.

DURING TESTING WEEK (Sept. 29-Oct 3) we are in need of help to split some of the double-graded classrooms up for testing for part of the time (esp. on Thursday). If you can help out, please contact Mrs. Werdehausen.

STUDENT COUNCIL LEADER: We are asking one or two parent volunteers to work with the Student Council this year. The council generally meets once a month and sponsors other activities through the year. Please contact Mrs. Werdehausen with your offer to help.

READING COUNTS NEWS:  This year, the student with the most Reading Counts points in the school will win a prize. Every child will receive a bonus ticket for every 25 points over 200, and will be in a drawing for other prizes.

ADD TO YOUR SEPTEMBER CALENDAR: Student Health Screenings – this Friday, Sept. 26th, by the Miller County Health Dept.

FUNDRAISING NEWS:  The breakfast last Sunday yielded a profit of $363.30, which was down from previous breakfasts. As far as the book fair, we didn’t earn enough to take cash, but we did earn $582.85 in books for the classrooms and library! That’s pretty good! We wish to thank everyone who helped with these events. And congratulations to Adam & Braden Schulte, for winning the “Dragon’s Breath” guessing game. It took 132 mints to freshen the dragon’s breath. Adam guessed 130 and Braden guessed 134 so they split the jar of mints! Way to go, boys! In the Book fair Bingo game, the Preschool and 1/2 classrooms won an ice-cream party! What a treat!

MARCH FOR LIFE:  Recently, the 7th & 8th graders received the papers for the March for Life, to be held in Washington D. C. January 20 – 23rd. If you (as a chaperone) or your child is interested, you will need to have all forms filled out, make a deposit, and a copy of the insurance card – both sides. Forms, payment ($125 payable to Diocese of J. C.), and insurance information must be submitted to Sheila Suess, our parish coordinator. Please note – the school is not coordinating this event, nor is it school sponsored. We will, however, forward paperwork/fees to Sheila, as they come in. The deadline for registration is Tuesday, September 30th.

MONTHLY CALENDARS: You were provided monthly calendars for the entire school year in your school handbook. We also post the calendar on our school website, which is updated with game information and recent changes/additions to the calendar. To save costs, we will no longer provide the calendar in your Friday folder. For now, we will keep sending the lunch menu, but it is also available online.

PIONEER DAY is scheduled for Monday, October 13th (Columbus Day). We scheduled it on this day because of the state holiday. We are asking for parent helpers – both to help in the classrooms & grounds with pioneer activities and with moving children between these activities. Please contact school office personnel with your offer to help out. All students (and adults!) are encouraged to dress in pioneer clothing for the day. If the student chooses not to dress in pioneer clothing, the normal dress code is still in force.  So far we have two volunteers – Wendy Whittle & Kim Evers.
  
VOLLEYBALL/CHANGE OF DATE:  The JV game scheduled for Tues., Oct 14 has been moved to Wed, Oct 15, same time, same place, same opponent.

VOLLEYBALL NEWS:  The 4/5 girls lost all three against Loose Creek last Saturday, but scores were close, with the exception of the 2nd game. Keep on tryin’ girls – you’re right there! Scores were: 25-23, 25-12, 25-22. Last night, the JV girls won all three sets, with scores of 25-23, 25-16, 25-22, against St. Peter, Fulton. That leaves them with a record of 3 wins, 1 loss. Wow! Doing great Lady Cougars!

HANDBOOK SIGN-OFF: We MUST have this form signed by all parents. If you misplaced yours, another copy may be found in today’s folder.

EARLY BIRD WINNERS!!! Congratulations to Luke & Nicky Perkins, who were drawn as the Fantasy Night “Early Bird” winners last night. They chose to take another ticket.

MILK MONEY: Any student may purchase a milk at lunchtime for 50 cents. Students purchasing a school lunch already have a milk provided, but may purchase an additional. Sack lunch students may purchase a milk for their lunch. However, payment must be made to the office at the time the milk is desired – no paying ahead. There will be no change available. So pack those quarters parents!

Friday, September 12, 2014


Friday Newsletter 9-12-14




THE WEEK AHEAD:
Sat – 4/5 Volleyball @ IC, JC – 10:00 am (vs. IC, Loose Creek)
Sun – Breakfast  & Book fair with breakfast being served from 7:45 – 11:45
Mon –  Midquarter
        Mixed Bag Fundraising Packets due back
Tues – Book fair Night – 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Wed
Thurs- All School Mass (7/8 Ministry)
        JV Volleyball @ St. Francis Xavier – 7:00 pm (vs. St. Peter, Fulton)
Fri -   Progress Reports Available
        September Dress Down Day

GRANDPARENTS & MILITARY: Thanks so much to all the grandparents who were here on Thursday morning for Mass and bingo. We so enjoy having them with us! Also, thanks to those who shared the patriotic rosary on that same afternoon. We thank all military for their great service to our country!

NEEDED: Gallon ice-cream buckets for kitchen.

NEEDED: For Pioneer Day, aluminum pie pans to eat our “pioneer lunch” on.

NEEDED:  Donations of underwear and pants (stretchy is best) sizes 4-7 for preschool.

STUDENT COUNCIL LEADER NEEDED: We are asking one or two parent volunteers to work with the Student Council this year. The council generally meets once a month and sponsors other activities through the year. Please contact Mrs. Werdehausen with your offer to help.

ADD TO YOUR SEPTEMBER CALENDAR: Student Health Screenings – Sept. 26th, by the Miller County Health Dept. WE ARE IN NEED OF THREE VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH THESE SCREENINGS. Please contact someone in the office with your offer to help.

MARCH FOR LIFE:  Today, the 7th & 8th graders are receiving the papers for the March for Life, to be held in Washington D. C. January 20 – 23rd. If you (as a chaperone) or your child is interested, you will need to have all forms filled out, make a deposit, and a copy of the insurance card. We are awaiting word from Sheila Suess, our parish coordinator, for deadlines for her needs. Please note – the school is not coordinating this event, nor is it school sponsored. We will, however, forward paperwork/fees to Sheila, as necessary.

PIONEER DAY is scheduled for Monday, October 13th (Columbus Day). We scheduled it on this day because of the state holiday. We are asking for parent helpers – both to help in the classrooms & grounds with pioneer activities and with moving children between these activities. Please contact school office personnel with your offer to help out. All students (and adults!) are encouraged to dress in pioneer clothing for the day. If the student chooses not to dress in pioneer clothing, the normal dress code is still in force.

BOOK FAIR/BREAKFAST:  Remember the Book fair & Breakfast this Sunday, serving from 7:45 to 11:45. On the menu is rope sausage, scrambled eggs, biscuits & gravy, coffee/juice. The cost is $7 for adults and $5 for children 4-10, with 3 and under free. If you did not get a chance to sign up to help, just show up! The second shift is a little short on help – so it would be appreciated!

VOLLEYBALL NEWS:  Last Saturday, the 4-5 girls lost all three against Trinity but the girls did a great job! Their scores were: First game- 25-21, 25-16, 26-24 – so all very close! Scores for the previous three JV games are as follows: Game 1 on 9/4 vs. St. Stan.: 10-25, 22-25, 18-25, a loss, Game 2 on 9/4 vs. St. George: 25-16, 25-17, 20-25, a win, and Game 3 on 9/11 vs. Good Shepherd: 25-6, 25-3, 25-10, a huge win with all three matches! Great job volleyball players – we are proud of you! Thanks to Gina Adrian & Dakota Graham for reporting these scores!

HANDBOOK SIGN-OFF: If you have not already done so, please return the handbook sign-off, sent home last Friday. We MUST have this form signed by all parents. If you misplaced yours, another copy may be found in today’s folder.

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. Werdehausen for more information.

Dress Down on Fridays only – change for the 2014-15 school year. K-8th graders may only use dress down passes on Fridays this year. Two dress down days will be designated on the calendar each month when all students may dress down. On non-designated Fridays, students may use any dress down pass they may have. We are no longer doing the monthly dollar dress down days.
PE REMINDER: On Mondays, the 5-8th graders are allowed to change in to a T-shirt and gym shorts during their gym time & then they may wear these clothes home.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

Book fair/Breakfast – Sept. 14, 2014
Book fair Night – Sept. 16, 2014 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Achievement Testing – Sept. 29- Oct 3
Pioneer Day – Oct. 13, 2014
School Pictures – Oct 17, 2014
First Reconciliation – Feb. 15, 2015, after
10:00 am Mass
First Eucharist – May 3, 2015 – 10:00 am Mass
OLOSS 8th grade Graduation – May 9, 2015,
5:00  pm Mass
OLOS Preschool Graduation – May 10, 2015 – 10:00 am Mass


Please return your folder on Monday.
Enjoy the wonderful cool weather!!






Monday, September 8, 2014



Friday Newsletter 9-5-14


THE WEEK AHEAD:
Sat – 4/5 Volleyball @ Trinity (vs. Trinity) –9:00 am
Mon – 
Tues
Wed
Thurs- All School Mass (1/2 Ministry)
        Grandparents Day with Mass & Refreshments & Bingo/Bookfair
        Patriotic Rosary – 2:30 pm
        JV Volleyball @ Trinity (vs. Good Shepherd) – 6:00 pm
Fri -   School Dismisses @ NOON
        Lunch is served
Sun - Book fair & Breakfast

GRANDPARENTS DAY: This Thursday, Sept. 11th, all grandparents (or grandparent “subs”) are invited to share Mass & bingo with their grandchildren. We will begin the morning with 8:00 am Mass (1st & 2nd will be doing the ministry). Students will be allowed to sit with their grandparents at Mass. Students should come to school, as normal, and will join grandparents at church. All are then invited over to school for refreshments and bingo. As a minor schedule change, we are asking that if grandparents wish to shop with or for their grandchildren, they do so during bingo time. Students – ask your grandparents NOW to reserve the morning and plan to come.

PATRIOTIC ROSARY: Also on Sept. 11th, OLOSS will be hosting a patriotic rosary. All are invited and encouraged to attend. Especially make a note to invite all active military and veterans that you may know. The rosary will begin at 2:30 pm, and be prayed in their honor.

YEARBOOKS:  We have a few 2013-14 yearbooks for sale in the office for the price of $12. If you would like to purchase one, please send payment in a marked envelope with check made payable to OLOS. Your order will be sent in the next Friday folder.

NEEDED: Gallon ice-cream buckets for kitchen. Please send in any that you want to get rid of. Thanks!

STUDENT COUNCIL LEADER NEEDED: We are asking one or two parent volunteers to work with the Student Council this year. The council generally meets once a month and sponsors other activities through the year. Please contact Mrs. Werdehausen with your offer to help.

DINNERS NEEDED:  We have several families in the parish that have family members in and out of the hospital. We are asking for any donations of freezer meals (homemade or otherwise) on Monday. We will deliver them to the families that evening. Hopefully, we can continue doing this occasionally as a school service project.

CHANGE OF DATE: The book fair night originally scheduled for Sept. 18 has been rescheduled to Tuesday, Sept. 16th.

ADD TO YOUR SEPTEMBER CALENDAR: Student Health Screenings – Sept. 26th, by the Miller County Health Dept. WE ARE IN NEED OF THREE VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH THESE SCREENINGS. Please contact someone in the office with your offer to help. 

PIONEER DAY is scheduled for Monday, October 13th (Columbus Day). We scheduled it on this day because of the state holiday. We are asking for parent helpers – both to help in the classrooms & grounds with pioneer activities and with moving children between these activities. Please contact school office personnel with your offer to help out. All students (and adults!) are encouraged to dress in pioneer clothing for the day. If the student chooses not to dress in pioneer clothing, the normal dress code is still in force.

DELINQUINT LUNCH BILLS: If a student account falls behind on lunch payment, OLOS reserves the right to serve the student a peanut butter sandwich instead of the hot lunch. This would only occur after notice was made to the parent with a designated deadline date for payment.

Dress Down on Fridays only – change for the 2014-15 school year. K-8th graders may only use dress down passes on Fridays this year. Two dress down days will be designated on the calendar each month when all students may dress down. On non-designated Fridays, students may use any dress down pass they may have. We are no longer doing the monthly dollar dress down days.

LUNCH NOTICE: For students purchasing daily lunches: Students may choose a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in lieu of the main entrée if they have a note from home. They must bring a note on the day that the substitution is desired and must present it to the classroom teacher first thing in the morning. Please note that the “main entrée” is the protein item. For example, if our meal is vegetable soup with grilled cheese & string cheese, the substitution would be for the cheese sandwich & string cheese, not for the vegetable soup.

TARGET TAKE CHARGE OF EDUCATION: The school recently received $157.81 from this program. Every time you shop with your REDcard and designate OLOS School, we receive 1% of purchases back in funds. Thanks for your support!

PE REMINDER: On Mondays, the 5-8th graders are allowed to change in to a T-shirt and gym shorts during their gym time & then they may wear these clothes home.

PRESCHOOL PARENTS:  Unless authorized through Marie, no switching of days is allowed for part-time preschoolers. The only exceptions would be for classroom parties and field trips. However, even for these days, you must contact Marie for authorization.
BEEF STICKS: Mrs. Groose is selling beef sticks for $1 each. If you would like any, please send in your $ and Mrs. Groose will send them home.

DEADLINE FOR FRIDAY NOTES:
Thursdays, 9:00 am. All non-school related flyers need to be copied ahead of time on paper (the school cannot afford to supply paper for outside events). Upon approval by the principal, the information will then be placed in the Friday folder as a courtesy. It is not appropriate for the school to send out extraneous information that can be handled other ways. Also, if you have items for the Friday notes, please write these items up, send them in, or email them to rosie@radiowire.net (call to let me know you have emailed please). I don’t mind doing a little editing and rewording, but the bulk of the item should be outlined with details.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

Grandparents Day/Bingo & Book Fair following 8:00 am Mass & Patriotic Rosary @ 2:30 in gym – Sept. 11, 2014
Bookfair/Breakfast – Sept. 14, 2014
Bookfair Night – Sept. 16, 2014
Achievement Testing – Sept. 29- Oct 3
Pioneer Day – Oct. 13, 2014
School Pictures – Oct 17, 2014
First Reconciliation – Feb. 15, 2015, after
10:00 am Mass
First Eucharist – May 3, 2015 – 10:00 am Mass
OLOSS 8th grade Graduation – May 9, 2015,
5:00  pm Mass
OLOS Preschool Graduation – May 10, 2015 – 10:00 am Mass



Please return your folder on Monday.