Friday Newsletter 9-18-15

THE WEEK AHEAD:

Sun -     Catechetical Sunday

Mon –   Volleyball Practice – 3:00 – 5:30 pm

Tues – 

Wed – 

Thurs-  ALL 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 7^th & 8^th 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. 13^th. 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 25^th, 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 7^th or 8^th 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!