Friday, September 25, 2015


Friday Newsletter 9-25-15

THE WEEK AHEAD:
Mon –   Achievement Testing begins (Grades 1-8)
          Volleyball Practice – 3:00 – 5:30 pm
Tues –  Achievement Testing
Wed –  Achievement Testing
ThursALL School Mass (5/6 Ministry)
          Achievement Testing     
          JV Volleyball @ St. Martin – 7:00 pm (vs. Immanuel Lutheran)   
Fri  -   Achievement Testing
Sun -   Fantasy Night Meeting – 6:00 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.

TEST READERS:  We are in need of test readers for Achievement testing THIS week – Sept 28 – Oct. 2 – mornings. We specifically need help on Tues., Wed., & Thurs. (after Mass)  mornings. Thanks to Cindy Lepper & Dianne Goetz, who have volunteered for Monday and Friday. Please contact the office with your offer to help/more info.

ACHIEVEMENT TESTING begins this Monday for grades 1-8, and continues in the mornings all week. Please make sure that your child gets a good breakfast each morning and plenty of rest!

BOOK FAIR: Through your efforts & patronage, OLOS School earned just over $600 in books and prizes. Of this, there is also some left over for later use. A special thanks to Mrs. Groose, for all her time & talent, in being the main sponsor of the book fair. She spends a lot of extra time on this and we really do appreciate her efforts!

NEW DATES ANNOUNCED:
 FIRST EUCHARIST:
Sunday May, 1, 2016, 10:00 am Mass
 PRESCHOOL GRADUATION:
Saturday, May 7, 2016, 5:00 pm Mass
 8th GRADE GRADUATION: 
Saturday, May 14, 2016, 5:00 pm Mass

SCHOOL PORTRAITS:  Portraits will be taken on Tuesday,
Oct. 13th. We are in need of one more volunteer to help that morning. If you are willing, please contact Rosie in the office

PICTURE PACKETS are in today’s folder. If you would like to order, please fill out, make payment arrangements, and return to the office. EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT ORDERING, PLEASE FILL IN THE INFORMATION AT THE TOP IN STEP 1 & RETURN TO THE OFFICE. You will have the opportunity to order later, even if you do not choose to order now. If you have more than one child, and wish to make only one payment, please note specifically on each child’s envelope in whose envelope the payment is enclosed. Picture Day is Oct. 13. Your child may dress up for pictures, but all length and sleeve requirements are still in force.

FANTASY NIGHT UPDATE:  All ticket holders will meet on Sunday, September 27, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. to tally how many Fantasy Night tickets are left to sell.  All families are invited to come and participate in the meeting for an open discussion on what is left to be done and how everything is going.

HELIAS TRIP: The 7th & 8th graders will be visiting Helias High School on the morning of October 12, 2015, from 9:00 – 10:45 am, with lunch after at El Jimador. Remember this is a normal dress code day for them, and also remember to send $.

.HOME & SCHOOL MEETING: Mark your calendar now for the first Home & School meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at 7:00 pm. Father will be presenting this meeting and strongly encourages at least one parent from all school families to attend. There will be no homework assigned that evening, and all families represented will receive a dress down pass for their students. We will begin the evening with a CARRY IN DINNER at 7:00 and have the meeting shortly afterward. We are looking for a great turnout!

HEALTH SCREENINGS:  Today (Friday) the MCHD nurses were here for the health screenings. If there are any concerns about your child, you will be notified in the Friday folder next week. Many thanks to the four volunteers who helped today: Dianne Goetz, Kathy Lea, Elaine Kempker, & Brittany Massman. We really appreciate your help!

MARCH FOR LIFE IN WASHINGTON D. C: In January OLOS parish will once again be sending a group of youth to D. C. for the annual March for Life. If any 7th or 8th graders would like to go (and any parent chaperones), please contact Rosie in the office as soon as possible. Forms are out so it is high time to get them filled out if you are interested. Please pray over this opportunity to show your support for life.

Catholic Schools’ Week Committee:  Catholic Schools’ Week is Jan. 31-Feb. 6, 2016. We are in need of some fresh ideas for celebrating our mission of educating our children in the Catholic faith. The theme remains, “Communities of Faith, Knowledge, & Service.” We would like to form a planning committee. If you would be interested in helping out, please contact someone in the office. Thank you!

COLLECTION ENVELOPES FOR THURSDAY MASS: Each Thursday, the students have the opportunity to place their offering in the collection. If you need collection envelopes at home, please let us know & some will be sent home. We also have them available in the cafeteria for student use.

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.

MEDICATION AT SCHOOL: We do not have a “stock supply” of medications for students. You may choose to send in a pain reliever or other types of medicine for your child. Make sure to clearly mark the container(s), and send a note giving staff permission to dispense the medication, with explicit dosage instructions and dosage cups/spoons. These will be locked up in the office. Sometimes having medicine available here for your child can mean not having to come after him/her or making a special trip to bring medications.

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.

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:
Sept 28 – Oct. 2: Achievement Testing
Oct 10 – Fantasy Night
Oct 12 – 7/8 to Helias
Oct. 13 – School Portraits

Please return your folder on MONDAY!

Have a relaxing weekend everyone!


Friday, September 18, 2015



Friday Newsletter 9-18-15


THE WEEK AHEAD:
Sun -     Catechetical Sunday
Mon –   Volleyball Practice – 3:00 – 5:30 pm
Tues – 
Wed – 
ThursALL School Mass (7/8 Ministry)
          JV Volleyball @ St. Francis Xavier, Taos – 7:00 pm (vs. St. Francis)     
Fri  -   Progress Reports Available
          September “School Spirit Day”

THANKS to all GRANDPARENTS for attending Mass with us and for sharing the bingo, doughnuts, and book fair with us on Thursday morning. It was so wonderful to see such a great turnout!

BOOK FAIR: Many, many thanks to all who came & supported the book fair – either through the great help, buying books, participating in activities, or all of the above. Especially, we’d like to thank those who helped so much with the decorating. We will update you soon and let you know how much in free books we earned.

HELIAS TRIP: The 7th & 8th graders will be visiting Helias High School on the morning of October 12, 2015, from 9:00 – 10:45 am, with lunch after at El Jimador. Permission forms can be found in today’s folder. Please fill these out & return on Monday. Thank you!

TEST READERS:  We are in need of test readers for Achievement testing week – Sept 28 – Oct. 2 – mornings. Please contact the office with your offer to help/more info.

LUNCH BILLS are enclosed in today’s folder, if you owe for the upcoming month. We bill in the middle of the month for lunches for the upcoming month – 9 payments of $40 for a total of $360 (or 9 payments of $8 for a total of $72 for reduced).

VOLLEYBALL NEWS:  The JV girls lost their match last Thursday against St. Joseph, Westphalia, with set scores of 13-25 (loss), 25-20 (win), and 17-25 (loss). They lost their match last night against Loose Creek with scores of 22-25 (loss), 4-25 (loss), & 14 – 25 (loss). Keep on tryin’ Lady Cougars!
SCHOOL PORTRAITS:  Portraits will be taken on Tuesday, Oct. 13th. We are in need of two volunteers to help that morning. If you are willing, please contact Rosie in the office.

HOME & SCHOOL MEETING: Mark your calendar now for the first Home & School meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at 7:00 pm. Father will be presenting this meeting and strongly encourages at least one parent from all school families to attend. There will be no homework assigned that evening, and all families represented will receive a dress down pass for their students. We will begin the evening with a CARRY IN DINNER at 7:00 and have the meeting shortly afterward. We are looking for a great turnout!

HEALTH SCREENINGS:  The Miller County nurses will be here on Friday, September 25th, to perform our health screenings. The students will be checked for height, weight, vision, hearing, lice, and immunization status. If your child was missing any immunizations or records, you should have received notice in last week’s folder. Please comply with the request for immunizations. The school is mandated to report noncompliance to the Dept. of Health.

MARCH FOR LIFE IN WASHINGTON D. C: In January OLOS parish will once again be sending a group of youth to D. C. for the annual March for Life. If any 7th or 8th graders would like to go (and any parent chaperones), please contact Rosie in the office as soon as possible. More information will follow as we receive it. Please pray over this opportunity to show your support for life.

CONGRATULATIONS to Ultimate Lawn Care (Justin Musick), winner of the Fantasy Night “Early Bird” drawing on Thursday evening. There are still plenty of tickets to sell. If you need more, ask your main ticket holder or contact the office.

NEW BABIES!!  Congratulations to Olivia & Leah Koetting, proud older sisters to new little Alexa Marie. Congratulations to proud parents, Greg & Amanda.

We also congratulate Alyssa & Eli Eickhoff, proud older siblings of new little Jeffrey Thomas. Welcome to the world and may God bless them and their new bigger families abundantly!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Friday, September 11, 2015



Friday Newsletter 9-11-15


THE WEEK AHEAD:
Mon –  Volleyball Practice – 3:00 – 5:30 pm
Tues – READING COUNTS BOOK FAIR NIGHT
        6:00 – 7:30 pm
Wed – School Board meeting – 6:30 in Annex
Thurs- ALL School Mass (1/2 Ministry)
        GRANDPARENTS DAY – begins with Mass @ 8:00 am, Refreshments, Bingo, & Book Fair to follow in the gym.
        JV Volleyball @ St. Joseph, JC – 8:00 pm (vs. I. C, Loose Creek)       
Fri  -  Midquarter
        September “Dress Down Day”

GRANDPARENTS’ DAY:  CALL YOUR GRANDPARENTS!!!
On Thursday, September 17 OLOS School will be hosting Grandparents Day. All grandparents or grandparent “subs” are invited to share Mass at 8:00 am with their grandchildren, and then come over to the gym for refreshments and bingo. The book fair will also be available for a limited time for grandparents to shop.

BOOK FAIR NIGHT CHANGE:  The Reading Counts Book Fair event has been changed to Tuesday, Sept. 15, due to scheduling with the volleyball game. We are looking forward to seeing a big turnout that night. Come on in, enjoy the evening, earn some points, and pick out some great books! The event will run from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm.

THANK YOU DRIVERS! The 7th & 8th graders will be visiting Helias High School on the morning of October 12, 2015, from 9:00 – 10:45 am, with lunch after at El Jimador. Thanks so much, in advance, to Nancy Kliethermes, Stacy Schrimpf, and Kim Evers, for offering to drive that day. Look for permission forms to come home next week in the Friday folder.

SHIRT & HOODIE ORDERS:  We have had a few ask about the shirt and hoodie orders placed with the registration packets and at open house. The orders are being worked on and part of them should be in on Monday, and the rest filled by Wednesday or Thursday of next week. Thank you for your patience.
HOME & SCHOOL MEETING: Mark your calendar now for the first Home & School meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at 7:00 pm. Father will be presenting this meeting and strongly encourages at least one parent from all school families to attend. There will be no homework assigned that evening, and all families represented will receive a dress down pass for their students. We will begin the evening with a CARRY IN DINNER at 7:00 and have the meeting shortly afterward. We are looking for a great turnout!

VOLLEYBALL NEWS:  The JV girls WON their match last week with set scores of 26-24 (win), 25-22 (win), & 16—25 (loss) against St. Peter, Fulton. Way to go LADY COUGARS!

BOX TOPS: Earn 5 bonus box tops just for signing up for emails, which save you money and give you opportunities to earn more box tops for our school. Remember – every Box Top is worth 10 cents. See flyer enclosed in today’s folder.

GERBES:  OLOS has 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 is online. @ www.gerbes.com/communityrewards. Our school code is 48253. It takes just a couple minutes so 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!!! On the reverse of the Box Tops flyer in this folder you will find a report on how other schools in the area are doing with this program, and while we are not located in the city, we should take every opportunity to earn this “free” money.

GIRLS AGES 3RD THROUGH 8TH GRADES:  The 2015 Eugene Lady Eagles Softball team invites all future Lady Eagle players to Senior Night on Tuesday, Sept. 15th @ Eugene High School ball field. The game begins @ 5:00 vs. Tuscumbia. Wear Eagles spirit gear! Free admission for Future Lady Eagle Players! You can go to this and get back in time for the Book Fair!

HEALTH SCREENINGS:  The Miller County nurses will be here on Friday, September 25th, to perform our health screenings. The students will be checked for height, weight, vision, hearing, lice, and immunization status. If your child was missing any immunizations or records, you should have received notice in last week’s folder. Please comply with the request for immunizations. The school is mandated to report noncompliance to the Dept. of Health. Students not attending that day will have a head check on the first day they are back.



MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

Tues., Sept.15:  Reading Counts Book Fair Night

Thurs., Sept. 17: Grandparents’ Day 8:00 am Mass with Bingo/Refreshments/Book Fair

Sept 28 – Oct. 2: Achievement Testing

Thursday, September 3, 2015


Friday Newsletter 9-3-15


THE WEEK AHEAD:
Mon –  NO SCHOOL – LABOR DAY
        Picnic Clean-up
Tues
Wed
Thurs- ALL School Mass (3/4 Ministry)
        JV Volleyball @ St. Francis Xavier, Taos – 6:00 pm (vs. St. Joe, Westphalia)  
Fri  -  September “Dress Down Day”

DRIVERS NEEDED:  The 7th & 8th graders will be visiting Helias High School on the morning of October 12, 2015, from 9:00 – 10:45 am, with lunch afterward. This is a state holiday. If you would be able to transport students, please contact Rosie in the office. There are fifteen students in 7th & 8th grades. Nancy Kliethermes has volunteered to drive, so we need room for nine more students.

BILLINGS:  Today you should find August billings for lunch, preschool, extended care, and beginning of the school year fees (if you owe on these accounts). Please remember that OLOS School policy states that payment is to be made IN ADVANCE for these services. This allows us to stabilize and meet our monthly bills. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact Rosie in the office.

VOLLEYBALL PRACTICE TIMES for this Monday, Sept. 7th, will be determined after the game on Thursday evening. Please see your coach for details.

GRANDPARENTS’ DAY:  Spread the word – on Thursday, September 17 OLOS School will be hosting Grandparents Day. All grandparents or grandparent “subs” are invited to share Mass at 8:00 am with their grandchildren, and then come over to the gym for refreshments and bingo. The book fair will also be available for grandparents to shop.

OPTION C LOG IN: Today parents are receiving Option C log in usernames and passwords. Please keep these sheets and refer to them for log in. Option C provides you online access to your child’s grades and payments, as well as Parent Alert Options. Please see enclosed PARENT ALERT FLYER for directions on setting up your alert preferences. If you do not, all alerts will go by default to the home phone number and the home email address. You can opt to have text messages delivered to your cell phones, voice messages to other phones, and emails to other work accounts if you so wish. So check it out to make sure you are getting the alerts where you need them. You can choose any or all ways of communication. We want to once again remind everyone that this convenience is brought to us through Option C by Mary’s Home Bank, a facility of Bank of St. Elizabeth. We do so appreciate it!

HOME & SCHOOL MEETING: Mark your calendar now for the first Home & School meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at 7:00 pm. Father will be presenting this meeting and strongly encourages at least one parent from all school families to attend. There will be no homework assigned that evening, and all families represented will receive a dress down pass for their students. We will begin the evening with a CARRY IN DINNER at 7:00 and have the meeting shortly afterward. We are looking for a great turnout!

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.

PICNIC WEEKEND!!! As we all know, this weekend our parish hosts its annual Parish Picnic. Please pray for good weather (cooler) for this, our biggest fundraiser of the year, and perhaps a little rain to settle the dust beforehand (?). Please see that your children all get to their assigned jobs and remain on duty the entire time they are scheduled. May God bless us all and bless all of our guests on this working holiday weekend! Happy Labor Day everyone, and we’ll see you back on TUESDAY!