Friday Newsletter 12-5-14

THE WEEK AHEAD:

Sat -  4/6 Boys BBall @ St. Stan – 11:00 am  (vs. St. Stan)

Sun – OLOS School Musical – after 10:00 am Mass in the gymnasium

Mon - All School Mass (1/2 Ministry)

        Immaculate Conception – Holy Day of Obligation

        JV Boys BBall @ High Point – 7:00 pm

Tues – JV Boys BBall @ High Point – 7:00 pm

        JV Girls BBall @ High Point – 8:00 pm

Wed – Parish Penance Service – 7:00 pm

Thurs- 4/6 Boys BBall @ HOME – 6:00 pm

        (vs. St. George, Linn) COME CHEER!

        JV Girls BBall @ HOME – 7:00 pm

        (vs. IC, JC, White) – COME CHEER!!

        JV Boys BBall @ HOME – 8:00 pm    (vs. St. Joe, Westph) COME CHEER!!!

        Spirit Shirt Day

Fri -   PK Field Trip: Candy Cane Hunt & Runge

        December Dress Down Day

        JV Girls BBall @ High Point – 7:00 pm

Sat - JV Girls & Boys @ High Point Tournament Finals

OLOSS CHRISTMAS MUSICAL:  All are invited to the annual Christmas musical put on by our students on Sunday, Dec. 7^th, after the 10:00 am Mass, in the school gymnasium.  All those not in costume will please wear their Sunday best – PLEASE NO JEANS!!! If you have not already done so, please bring your snacks/finger food to the program. Thank you!

MONDAY – Immaculate Conception – Holy Day of Obligation: The students will be attending Mass on Monday instead of Thursday next week. ALL SCHOOL STAFF WILL BE AT MASS. IF YOU ARE LATE (after 7:45), PLEASE BRING YOUR CHILD DIRECTLY TO CHURCH, AS NO ONE WILL BE IN THE SCHOOL BUILDINGS after 7:45 am.

PARISH PENANCE SERVICE: Wed., Dec. 10^th at 7:00 pm. No homework will be assigned, nor tests given on Thursday, If your child happens to bring work home, it may be because he/she didn’t make good use of class time for assigned work.

CHOIR FOR CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS MASS: Stephanie & Nicole Lepper are heading up efforts for the Children’s Choir for the early Christmas Eve Mass at 4:00 pm. Practices begin TONIGHT (Fri., 12/5) from 6:00 to 7:30 pm. Other practices are listed below .If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie at 821-6634 or Nicole 694-6634.

Practice Times:

Fri., Dec. 5 – 6:00 – 7:30 pm

Tues., Dec. 9 – after 6:00 pm Mass until 7:30

Thurs., Dec. 18 – 6:00 – 7:30 pm

Mon., Dec. 22 – 6:00 – 7:30 pm

MANY THANKS to Matt & Brittany Goetz, Calvin & Rhonda Groose, and Charlie & Missy Beck for the donation of roasters for the lunch program. We greatly appreciate your generosity!

FOOD PANTRY COLLECTION: As part of our Christian service, OLOSS Student Council is sponsoring a food collection for Christmas. Please send in all items by Dec. 12^th. Most needed are such items as: Tuna Helper, Hamburger Helper, Chicken Helper, Peanut butter, Chili Beans, Tuna, Mac & Cheese, Yams, Canned Pumpkin, Stuffing Mix, Canned milk, Corn, Peas, etc. These will be donated to the Eugene food pantry. We have a classroom competition going on to see which classroom brings in the most items. The winning class will receive a small prize. So far, the 5^th & 6^th grade classroom is in the lead!

SERVERS: If your child is interested in serving Mass, and is nervous or unsure, we can schedule them to serve for the weekday all school Mass, which is a good time to learn. Please contact Mrs. Werdehausen if your child would like to take this opportunity.

LOOKING AHEAD:  Our last day of school before Christmas will be December 19^th, with the parties at 1:30 pm. We are expecting a “special visitor” that morning as well. School will resume on Monday, Jan. 5^th, after the Christmas holiday.

CLASSROOM GIFTS:  The students in each classroom will be exchanging gifts of $5 value. Girls buy for girls and boys buy for boys. The gift exchange will be during their classroom parties on December 19^th.

SANTA STORE: The Santa Store is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 18^th, 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 can 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 & Wendy Whittle have volunteered to help out. If you are able to be here that day, please contact someone in the office.

WELCOME NEW BABY!!! We congratulate Bryce Evers & parents Rob & Jennifer (Nikki), on the new arrival to their family! Bryce is older brother to little Jaelyn Marie, born on Monday, weighing in at 7 lbs, 12 oz. Please pray for this family as they care for their new bundle of joy!

UPDATE ON OUTDOOR CLASSROOM: Mrs. Haeffner is heading up efforts to make an outdoor classroom. Items needed for this classroom are: wind sock, concrete statuary, and a sundial. If you would like to donate, please send to the office. Many thanks to Fred & Wendy Whittle, for the donation of the weathervane and to Keith & Stacy Schrimpf, for the donation of the thermometer, weathervane, and rain gauge. Your generosity is really appreciated!

IDENTIFICATION OF HEALTH CONDITIONS – COMMUNICABLE & CONTAGIOUS:

Parents, we have had many students sick with a variety of illnesses, including upset stomach and diarrhea.  To keep our school as healthy as possible, please follow the handbook policy. Thank you for your help in this matter. As stated in the handbook: .  Parents should never knowingly send a sick child to school…The school reserves the right to require students to leave school and not be readmitted to school or school sponsored activities until the student is without symptoms for 24 hours. (Fever without medication, vomiting, diarrhea, etc)

CLARIFICATION ON SNOW DAY CANCELLATIONS:  We are following Eugene snow day cancellation this year. But, OLOS School families will still get parent alerts and cancellations will still be posted on the three local TV stations – Channels 8, 13 & 17.  Additionally, there may be times when we have to cancel school when Cole R-V does not because of parking lot conditions.  If you, or someone you know, would be willing to clear snow from the lots to help alleviate this problem, please contact Mrs. Werdehausen.

 IN THE SPIRIT OF GIVING OLOS School students and families are collecting items for Julie (Oligschlaeger) St. George’s five month old baby girl, Madison. (Julie passed away last week at the age of 36.) Tom & Rose, Julie’s parents, are helping to take care of the baby. We will be collecting any donations of baby items, gift cards, or money up until we break for Christmas, and offer it to the family as a Christmas gift from the school. Needed are diapers – size 2, wipes, a crib sheet, a quilted mattress pad, and clothing 6-9 months (for after Christmas into spring)., etc.  Please pray for the Oligschlaeger and St. George families as they go through this difficult time.

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND:  Monthly event calendars will once again be printed and come home in the Friday folder near the beginning of each month The calendar is always up on the website for your convenience at www.oloscougars.org.

NEEDED:  2 x 6’s, the longer the better, for playground

SCIENCE FAIR:  This is the year for Science Fair projects (every other year). Be thinking about topics with your child. All students in grades 3^rd through 8^th are required to do a project as part of their science grade. Younger students are encouraged to participate as well. Guidelines will be sent home in the very near future.

BASKETBALL PRACTICE TIMES:

4-6 BOYS –      Mondays 3:00 – 5:30 pm

7/8 BOYS -      Wednesdays 3:00 – 5:30 pm

                    Sundays 6:00 – 8:00 pm

6/7/8 GIRLS –   Tuesdays 6:00 – 8:00 pm

                   Thursdays 6:00 – 8:00 pm

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

OLOS School Christmas Musical – Sunday, Dec. 7^th after  10:00 am Mass

First Reconciliation – Feb. 15, 2015, after

10:00 am Mass

First Eucharist – May 3, 2015 – 10:00 am Mass

OLOSS 8^th grade Graduation – May 9, 2015,

5:00  pm Mass

OLOS Preschool Graduation – May 10, 2015 – 10:00 am Mass

OLOSS Annual Golf Tournament – May 16 – begins @ 7:30

Please return your folder on Monday.

Have a great weekend.