Friday Newsletter 4-17-15

THE WEEK AHEAD:

Sun – First Communion Practice –

        after 10:00 am Mass

Mon – 

Tues – Spelling Bee @ St. Martin – 8-2

        Sketch Practice – 3:00 – 4:00 pm

Wed – 3/4 to Spring Play @ Honey Creek 12-2

        DARE – 12:00 – 1:00 pm

Thurs- ALL SCHOOL MASS (3/4 Ministry)

        READING COUNTS – LAST DAY FOR POINTS!!!

Fri -   April Dress Down Day

        H & S mtg & Outdoor movie night – begins @ 6:30 pm

PROGRESS REPORTS: Today in this folder you will find your child’s midterm report or a sign-off sheet. Students in Grades K-2 receive a mid-term report and students’ reports in Grades 3-8 are to be viewed online at www.optionc.com, with our school code – 8085 – and your individual username and password. Please sign & return the enclosed report/form on Monday. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the classroom teacher.

GERBES:  OLOS has recently enrolled in the Gerbes “Community Rewards” program. This program offers money back to our school, based on enrolled customer’s spending. It is a really easy process. You just tie your Gerbes shopper’s card to our school account. If you don’t have a Gerbes shopper’s card, it takes less than a minute to get one at the store and also online. All the information needed to complete this process online is enclosed in the folder today. It takes less than 5 minutes to tie your shopper’s card to the school account. Get all your family and friends to register as well! The school will receive quarterly payments in cash form. We will update you as we receive those funds. This has the potential to be a huge moneymaker for the school – the key is to get many, many people involved. Please pass the word and thanks for supporting OLOS School!!!

ALL PARENTS:  Please fill out the enclosed Reading Counts form, which deals with transportation. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND RETURN NECESSARY FORMS ON MONDAY. Thank you!

H & S MOVIE NIGHT: This Friday, April 24^th:

6:30- Potluck picnic & meeting- Each family please bring a dish & blanket to sit on.  We will be having our meeting during our picnic.  Picnic/movie will be by the annex.

7:00-8:30 outdoor movie night under the stars. Bring chairs, blanket, snacks, drinks (non-alcohol please), etc. that your family would like during the movie. COME ONE, COME ALL!!!

3/4 PARENTS:  Our 3/4 students have been invited to a spring musical at Immanuel Lutheran in Honey Creek this Wednesday, April 22. They will be presenting “Daniel & the Lions Den”. Permission forms may be found in this folder. Please fill out and return on Monday. We thank our friends at Honey Creek for the friendly invitation!

EXTENDED CARE: There will be extended care services offered both the morning and afternoon of the last day of school, May 14^th. School will dismiss at 12:00 Noon.

FEE REMINDER:  It is school policy that students will only receive final report cards if ALL SCHOOL FEES ARE PAID IN FULL. For 8^th graders, the same applies, as well as no release of records to other schools and no graduation diploma if fees are not paid in full. Included in this are lunch, preschool, extended care, book/tech, lost library or textbooks, non-returned uniforms, out of and in parish school support, etc. We will send final fee reminders a couple weeks before school dismisses for the summer. The final day of school is Thursday, May 14^th, which will be a half-day, dismissing at 12:00 noon. Lunch will be served. The Awards Ceremony will begin at 9:30 am that morning.

LUNCH BILLING:  Today you are receiving a final lunch bill if you owe.  If you do not receive a bill today, it means your child’s lunch account is paid in full for this school year.

  

CHANGE OF MENU: Due to late commodity delivery, the menu will change to the following:  The lunches for April 23^rd & April 30^th will be switched. On the 23^rd we will serve the chicken patties, mashed potatoes & gravy, carrots & fruit meal. On the 30^th we will serve the chicken alfredo, garlic bread, broccoli, corn, & fruit meal. On April 28^th, we will serve cheeseburgers instead of the roast beef sandwich, along with chips, lettuce, fresh veggies, and fruit.

DRESS DOWN PASSES: All remaining birthday and meeting dress down passes may be used on WEDNESDAYS – due to the fact that the remaining Fridays are all scheduled dress down days.

8^th GRADE PARENTS: Today you are receiving five graduation invitations to pass out to your family. If you need more, please copy as needed or you may request more from the office.

BEEF STICKS:  We still have beef sticks left. We will not be selling them again next year. If you would like some, send a note saying how many. You can pay with cash or check to OLOS. They are $1 each. Thank you for your support!

GARDENING COMMITTEE:  We are asking for volunteers for the summer gardening committee. If we get enough help, families are usually assigned to two weeks during the summer to keep the watering done & to pull weeds. Please send a note to the office with your offer to help. So far, Bryan and Stacey Evers, and Brittany Goetz have offered.

8^th GRADE GRADUATION DRESS CODE: 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.

READING COUNTS NEWS: On Friday, May 8, 2015, the students earning 200 Reading Counts points will be enjoying a trip to Tan-Tar-A’s Timber Falls Water Park. We are departing at 8:00 am, enjoying the water park from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm and returning back to school by 2:00 pm. When we return, we will enjoy a movie & a snack at school. Sack lunches, provided by the kitchen, will be enjoyed inside the park. A small portion of the $17 admission fee will be expected from the parent. The deadline for R.C. points is Thursday, April 23^rd. More information will follow.

READING COUNTS TRIP ATTIRE:  There will be no bikinis allowed on this trip. If your daughter chooses to wear one, they must cover with a T-shirt. Tankinis are OK, but they must cover the middle. Boys cannot wear jean shorts, they must be trunks. No rivets allowed. You may send a life jacket for your child, but Tan-tar-a will supply them as well.

  

TRASH BAGS: We have some rolls of white trash bags (15 gallon) for sale that are left over from last year’s fundraiser. They are $12.00 a roll.  Make checks payable to Our Lady of the Snows Parish. (We are sold out of the blue 55 gallon type.)

FRESHMAN ORIENTATION:  Freshman Orientation at Cole

 R-5 High School is scheduled for Wednesday, April 29th , at 6:00 pm in the PAC (Performing Arts Center) and the High School gym. All incoming Freshmen and their parents need to attend this meeting.

GOLF TOURNAMENT: Please keep trying to get some new sponsors and/or teams into the tournament. This is a major fundraiser for our school & parish, so please support it as you are able.  The tournament is scheduled for Saturday, May 16, 2015. If you need additional flyers, please contact the office.

Just a reminder to all that if someone sponsors a hole in the golf tournament, the full amount is tax deductible.

The Helias 5th – 12th Grade Football Program

Presents...

FOOTBALL INTEREST

MEETING

Wednesday, April 22nd 7:30 PM

Helias Field House

This event is for all students who will be entering grades 5th – 12th

next school year and are interested in learning more about the

Helias Football and P.A.L. programs. Important information for

each level will be discussed and handed out. Come show your

support for the program and learn what is in store for the future.

Dessert will also be provided.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

Tues., April 21 – Spelling Bee @ St. Martin

Thurs., April 23 – Reading Counts deadline

Fri., April 24 – H & S movie night – 6:30 pm

Mon., April 27 – 5/6 Field trip to Ha Ha Tonka

Mon., April 27 – K Field trip to movie & Petco

Mon., April 27 – 3/4 Field trip to Capitol

Tues., April 28 – Sketch Day

Sun., May 3 – First Eucharist – 10:00 am Mass

Tues., May 5 – 7/8 Field trip to old State Pen

Tues., May 5 – 1/2 Field trip to Runge/library

Wed., May 6 – 6^th grade Vocation Day

Fri., May 8 – Reading Counts Field Trip

Sat., May 9 – 8^th Grade Graduation - 5:00  pm Mass

Sun., May 10 – Preschool Graduation – 10:00 am Mass

Wed., May 13  - Field Day (pm)

Thurs., May 14 – Last Day of School – dismiss @ 12:00  noon, Awards Ceremony begins @ 9:30 am

Sat., May 16 – OLOS Golf Tournament - begins @ 7:30

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND EVERYONE!

Please return your folder on MONDAY!