Friday Newsletter 11-20-15

THE WEEK AHEAD: SPIRIT WEEK!!

Sun –    First Eucharist Workshop – 10 am Mass

          with meal & meeting after in the Center

Mon –   Sock it to em! Wear crazy/mismatched socks

Tues –  Show School Pride! – Wear blue/gold, basketball players may wear their uniforms

Wed –  Spirit Week – classroom theme (see below)

          SCHOOL DISMISSES @ 12:00 NOON

          Lunch is served

          Progress Reports available

Thurs-  NO SCHOOL - THANKSGIVING

Fri  -   NO SCHOOL – Thanksgiving Break

FOOD DRIVE: OLOS school students collected a huge amount of canned/boxed foods over the last two weeks – a total of 527 items in all. Wow! These items are being distributed to local food pantries. The 7^th & 8^th grade classes will be enjoying a popcorn & movie party in the very near future, having averaged the most per student. Congratulations to them & thanks to all who donated to this most worthy cause!

Classroom:    # Collected   Average per child:

PK                            26                  2.4

K                              63                  4.8

1/2                          61                  3.4

3/4                         97                  7.5

5/6                       102                 9.3

7/8                      178                 11.9

SPIRIT WEEK:  To kick off the basketball season, OLOS students may participate in Spirit Week. Students may wear jeans on Monday & Tuesday if they follow the theme for the day. Themes for each day are as follows:

Mon., Nov. 23 – Sock it to Em! – wear crazy/mismatched socks

(must roll up jeans to show socks)

Tues., Nov. 24- Show School Pride! – wear blue/gold or spirit shirts, players can wear uniforms with sleeved t-shirts underneath.

Wed., Nov 25 – Classroom Themes:

PK – Pajama Day (wear regular shoes – no slippers)

K –   Pajama & Hat Day (wear regular shoes – no slippers)

1/2 – Backward/Opposite Day

3/4 – Silly/Mismatched Day

5/6 – Dress Your Worst Day

7/8 – Country v. City Day

REMINDER:  All Spirit Day attire must follow dress guidelines pertaining to length requirements. NO HOLES PLEASE!

COOKIE DOUGH NEWS: Thanks so much to all who sold for this fundraiser. All totaled, OLOS School students sold 627 tubs of dough and pastries. Since we made our goal of selling at least 600 items, cash prizes will be awarded to top sellers. Congratulations to the following students for being top sellers:

$50 – Mikayla & Jacob Eickhoff – 41 items

$30 – Hannah Evers – 38 items

$20 – Sarray & Aubrey Schulte – 34 items

Remember -  COOKIE DOUGH DELIVERY IS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1^ST. YOU MUST PICK YOUR ORDERS UP BY 5:30 PM. We have no room in our freezer to store any. All collected money is due back to school by Monday, December 7^th. We will release prizes and final profits as money is turned in. We are still looking for parent help to fill the cookie dough orders when it is delivered. Approximate time for delivery is 12:00 – 1:00 pm. Help will be needed for sorting early and for helping parents find and check their orders until approximately 5:30. Help during any of this time – even if it’s just an hour, is greatly appreciated. Please send a note, or call the office, with your offer to help. Thanks to Patsy Bond for being our first volunteer!

VOLUNTEER OF THE WEEK:  With all the rain this week, and clogged storm pipes, there was a time when we had a potential problem with water backing up into the new building. God bless Donnie Lepper, who came to the rescue with his waders, duck suit, and equipment! Donnie and Darryl worked throughout the deluge that afternoon, getting everything opened up. When you think about where you were when all that rain was coming down, it sure makes you appreciate what these guys did that day!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

SANTA STORE: If you have any new or like new items that would make good gifts, please set to the side for donation to the Santa Store. Most needed are items for dads and brothers. You can start sending in items at the beginning of December. The date for Santa Store has been set for TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15^TH. Please call or send a note to the office if you’d like to volunteer to be an elf helper that day – to help the kids shop & wrap gifts. Thanks to Wendy Whittle, our first volunteer!

EXTENDED CARE SERVICES:  Extended care services WILL be available in the morning & afternoon for the two remaining half days of 2015 – Wed., Nov. 25 & Tues., Dec. 22. The drop in fee for half days is $10. (Full & part-time regular students – fee remains $5 for half days).

SCHOOL PROGRAM/MUSICAL:  The school musical is scheduled for Sunday, December 6^th, after the 10:00 am Mass, in the gym. If your child cannot attend for some reason, please contact the classroom teacher. We count on ALL students to make our program a success! If your child is not assigned a part with a costume, he/she should wear their Sunday best – NO JEANS! We will have a full dress rehearsal Friday, Dec. 4 @ 9:00 am. Also, we are asking that all school families send in two dozen homemade cookies on Friday, December 4^th to serve as refreshments for the play. We’d like them before the play date, to get the trays ready. Thank you!

COSTUMES NEEDED: 2 King outfits & 2 angel outfits for preschoolers. Santa & Mrs. Claus outfits, and a big Santa burlap type or black bag. Call the office if you have any of these costumes to loan out.

GIFT EXCHANGE/PARTIES:  Students will be doing a gift exchange in the classroom at their Christmas parties on Tuesday, Dec. 22^nd. Boys should buy for boys and girls buy for girls – names will not be exchanged. Gifts should be of $5 value. Parties will begin at 9:30 am, and we may just get a special visitor that morning at 8:00 am. Shh – it’s our secret!

SILENT AUCTION CLASS BASKETS: As you are out doing your Christmas shopping, looking for the bargains, you may take the opportunity to pick up items for the classroom baskets for the Italian Feast on February 6, 2016. Each school family is expected to donate an item for each classroom in which they have a child. Themes are as follows:

PK –         “Game Night/Family Fun Night”

K –           “Anything Dr. Suess”

1/2 –       “Disney”

3/4 –       “Take me out to the Ballgame – Cardinals!”

5/6  -      “Movie Night”

7/8 -       “Snack Attack – Candy basket”

  

LET’S WIN A FREE PLAYGROUND: Together Counts is a nationwide program inspiring active and healthy living. This program offers each year, a sweepstakes for schools to win a free playground. OLOS School is signed up for this promotion and you can go online and enter each day until March 2016. It takes only a minute to sign up initially and just a few seconds each day to submit an entry. Just think how much better our chances will be if many participate each day. So tell your friends, families, and associates. Forward this address to everyone, and ask them to help OLOS School win a new playground!  If you do not wish to be contacted for any other promotions you can deselect those options. Thank you for your support!

To enter go to :  http://www.togerthercounts.com/healthy-playground-makeover

Friday folders will be sent home next Wednesday, Nov. 25^th. However, there will be no notes included. Below are items for the upcoming month to add to your calendar/notes:

Whole Community Catechesis:  Wednesday, Dec. 2^nd, beginning at 6:30 pm with a carry-in meal in the gym.

Parish Penance Service:  Wednesday, Dec. 16^th, at 7:00 pm.

No homework or tests will be assigned either of these evenings so that all families are able to attend.

Please return your folder on MONDAY!

Wishing you all a very

 Happy & Blessed Thanksgiving!

  

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

Tues., Dec. 1 – Cookie Dough Delivery

Wed., Dec. 2 – Whole Community Catechesis – 6:30 pm

Fri., Dec. 4 – Dress Rehearsal – 9:00 am

Sun., Dec. 6 – Christmas Program – after 10:00 am Mass

Tues., Dec. 15 – Santa Store

Wed., Dec. 16 – Parish Penance Service

Tues., Dec. 22 – Classroom parties – 9:30 am

Sat., Jan. 16 – Shiloh Dance fundraiser

Sun., Jan 31 – Catholic Schools Week begins

Sat., Feb. 6 – Italian Feast

Sun., May 1 – First Eucharist – 10:00 am Mass

Sat., May 7 – Preschool graduation

Sat., May 14 – 8^th grade graduation – 5:00 pm Mass

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Friday Newsletter 11-13-15

THE WEEK AHEAD: Food Drive Continues

Mon –   COOKIE DOUGH ORDERS DUE

          Catholic Schools Week Committee Mtg. – 6:30 in the cafeteria

Tues – 

Wed –  SPORTS PICTURES, Retakes, & Club Pictures – begin @ 9:00 am

Thurs- ALL SCHOOL MASS (3/4 Ministry)

          Midquarter

Fri  -   November Dress Down Day

COOKIE DOUGH SALES:  PLEASE TURN IN YOUR ORDER FORMS ON MONDAY! Cookie dough will be delivered on Tuesday, December 1^st. ALL ORDERS MUST BE PICKED UP BY 5:30 PM THAT DAY – WE HAVE NO FREEZER SPACE TO STORE IT!

COOKIE DOUGH DELIVERY:  We will need parent help for filling the cookie dough orders when it is delivered on Tuesday, December 1^st. Approximate time for delivery is 12:00 – 1:00 pm. Help will be needed for sorting early and for helping parents find and check their orders until approximately 5:30. Help during any of this time – even if it’s just an hour, is greatly appreciated. Please send a note, or call the office, with your offer to help. Thus far, we have no volunteers.

SPORTS PICTURES:  The volleyball & basketball teams will have their pictures taken (along with clubs, etc.) on Wed., Nov. 18^th. We are in need of a volunteer parent from any of those teams to help with pictures. You will receive a $25 gift certificate towards your child’s sports picture. Please contact Rosie in the office if you could help out. Also, volleyball girls – WE ARE WAITING ON A FEW UNIFORMS. Make sure to send them back – we want to have the whole team in uniform for the picture. Basketball uniforms have been assigned and are being held in the office until picture day. Order forms for team pictures were sent home last week. Contact the office if you misplaced it and still wish to order.

SCHOOL PICTURES: If your child needs a retake, please return the ENTIRE package, noting what you would like to do differently. Please return these by Tuesday so we know ahead of time whose we are retaking.

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK COMMITTEE:  There will be a meeting on Monday, November 16^th, at 6:30 in the cafeteria. All are welcome! Come with enthusiasm and/or good ideas!

SANTA STORE: If you have any new or like new items that would make good gifts, please set to the side for donation to the Santa Store. Most needed are items for dads and brothers. You can start sending in items at the beginning of December. The date for Santa Store has been set for Wed., Dec. 16. Please call or send a note to the office if you’d like to volunteer to be an elf helper that day – to help the kids shop & wrap gifts.

EXTENDED CARE SERVICES:  Extended care services WILL be available in the morning & afternoon for the two remaining half days of 2015 – Wed., Nov. 25 & Tues., Dec. 22. The drop in fee for half days is $10. (Full & part-time regular students – fee remains $5 for half days).

SCHOOL PROGRAM/MUSICAL:  The school musical is scheduled for Sunday, December 6^th, after the 10:00 am Mass, in the gym. If your child cannot attend for some reason, please contact the classroom teacher. We count on ALL students to make our program a success! (Full dress rehearsal, Friday, Dec. 4 @ 9:00 am.) Also, we are asking that all school families send in two dozen homemade cookies on Friday, December 4^th to serve as refreshments for the play. We’d like them before the play date, to get the trays ready. Thank you!

COSTUMES NEEDED: 2 King outfits & 2 angel outfits for preschoolers. Santa & Mrs. Claus outfits, and a big Santa burlap type or black bag. Call the office if you have any of these costumes to loan out.

GIFT EXCHANGE/PARTIES:  Students will be doing a gift exchange in the classroom at their Christmas parties on Tuesday, Dec. 22^nd. Boys should buy for boys and girls buy for girls – names will not be exchanged. Gifts should be of $5 value. Parties will begin at 9:30 am, and we may just get a special visitor that morning at 8:00 am. Shh – it’s our secret!

SPIRIT WEEK:  To kick off the basketball season, OLOS students can participate in Spirit Week. Themes for each day are as follows:

Mon., Nov. 23 – Sock it to Em! – wear crazy/mismatched socks

Tues., Nov. 24- Show School Pride! – wear blue/gold or spirit shirts, players can wear uniforms with sleeved t-shirts underneath.

Wed., Nov 25 – Classroom Themes:

PK – Pajama Day (wear regular shoes – no slippers)

K –   Pajama & Hat Day (wear regular shoes – no slippers)

1/2 – Backward/Opposite Day

3/4 – Silly/Mismatched Day

5/6 – Dress Your Worst Day

7/8 – Country v. City Day

REMINDER:  All selections must follow dress guidelines pertaining to length requirements. NO HOLES PLEASE!

 FOOD DRIVE:  The food drive for local families in need and for the food pantries extends until Friday, Nov. 20. The class with the highest item average will win a popcorn & movie party! The food drive is being sponsored by the Student Council.

Have a fantastic weekend! Good luck to all our deer hunters. We’ll hear your hunting tales on Monday!

Friday Newsletter 11-6-15

THE WEEK AHEAD:

Mon –  

Tues –  Fundraising/Italian Feast Mtg – 6:30 pm

Wed –  Veterans Day

          Dress Down in Red/White/Blue or Camouflage

          Veterans Day Rosary – 2:15 @ flagpole

          JV Girls Practice – 3:00 – 5:30 pm

          JV Boys Practice – 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Thurs- ALL SCHOOL MASS (1/2 Ministry)

Fri  -   November Dress Down Day

          SCHOOL DISMISSES @ 12:00 NOON

          Lunch is served

          Teacher Inservice – (pm)

CALLLING ALL MILITARY!  All active military and veterans, their families, and the whole community, are invited to join the school children for a patriotic rosary on Wednesday, November 11^th, Veterans’ Day. We will begin at 2:15 pm, and meet at the flagpole, weather permitting (alternate site – gym). Please pass this invitation to family, friends, and neighbors. The school children will be wearing red/white/blue and camo that day, and all are invited to do the same, or dress in military attire. We look forward to having the veterans with us on Veterans’ Day and we thank them for their service to our country!

COOKIE DOUGH SALES:  OLOS School is selling cookie dough. We will be doing this to accrue the funds to send all of our teachers to the NCEA conference, which will be held in St. Louis in the Spring of 2017. This is the first time in many years that the NCEA conference is so close. We began sales on Thursday, Nov. 5, and we will end sales on Monday, Nov. 16. Cookie dough will be delivered, to be picked up by the parents, on Tuesday, December 1^st. ALL ORDERS MUST BE PICKED UP – WE HAVE NO FREEZER SPACE TO STORE IT!

COOKIE DOUGH DELIVERY:  We will need parent help for filling the cookie dough orders when it is delivered on Tuesday, December 1^st. Approximate time for delivery is 12:00 – 1:00 pm. Help will be needed for sorting early and for helping parents find and check their orders until approximately 5:30. Help during any of this time – even if it’s just an hour, is greatly appreciated. Please send a note, or call the office, with your offer to help. Thus far, we have no volunteers.

 BASKETBALL PRACTICES:

JV GIRLS PRACTICE begins this Wednesday, November 11^th, after school until 5:30 pm. PARENTS PLEASE REMEMBER TO WRITE A NOTE FOR YOUR LADY COUGAR TO STAY AFTER SCHOOL FOR ALL PRACTICES. The girls will be practicing every Wednesday after school and later on Thursday evenings as well, until games begin. You will find a letter & form to return to your coach, Mark Adrian.

JV BOYS PRACTICE begins this Wednesday, November 11^th, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Coaches: Billy Bond, Calvin Groose, Kevin Beck

FORM/FEE/PHYSICAL: Remember, your child must have the following three items turned into the office to practice or play ball:  $20 per family/year sports fee, athletic form, and a physical.

SPORTS PICTURES:  The volleyball & basketball teams will have their pictures taken (along with clubs, etc.) on Wed., Nov. 18^th. We are in need of a volunteer parent from any of those teams to help with pictures. You will receive a $25 gift certificate towards your child’s sports picture. Please contact Rosie in the office if you could help out. Also, volleyball girls – go ahead and turn in your uniforms with your name on them, and we will hold them for the team picture. Make sure to send them back – we want to have the whole team in uniform for the picture. Basketball uniforms will be assigned next week and held in the office until picture day. Order forms for team pictures are in today’s folder.

FUNDRAISING MEETING:  A Fundraising/Italian Feast meeting will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 6:30 pm in the cafeteria. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.

  

SCHOOL PICTURES are in today’s folder, if you ordered. If your child needs a retake, please return the ENTIRE package, noting what you would like to do differently. See enclosed flyer for more details.

SOCCER:  For all who signed up earlier or have a new interest in the sports program at Hickory Hill Baptist Church, please see the flyer enclosed in today’s folder.

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK COMMITTEE:  There will be a meeting on Monday, November 16^th, at 6:30 in the cafeteria. All are welcome! Come with enthusiasm and/or good ideas!

SANTA STORE: If you have any new or like new items that would make good gifts, please set to the side for donation to the Santa Store. Most needed are items for dads and brothers. We will begin the collection closer to Christmas.

LET’S WIN A FREE PLAYGROUND: Together Counts is a nationwide program inspiring active and healthy living. This program offers each year, a sweepstakes for schools to win a free playground. OLOS School is signed up for this promotion and you can go online and enter each day until March 2016. It takes only a minute to sign up initially and just a few seconds each day to submit an entry. Just think how much better our chances will be if many participate each day. So tell your friends, families, and associates. Forward this address to everyone, and ask them to help OLOS School win a new playground!  If you do not wish to be contacted for any other promotions you can deselect those options. Thank you for your support!

To enter go to :  http://www.togerthercounts.com/healthy-playground-makeover

SCHOOL CANCELLATIONS: In the case of cancellation due to inclement weather (or any other emergency) you will be contacted via email, phone, and/or texts, (depending on your personal preferences) through Option C. You will also find cancellation information on TV stations – Channel 8, Channel 13, & Channel 17. If school is called off early due to inclement weather there will be no extended care services.

TUTORING AVAILABLE: after school, call Marianna Werdehausen @ 680-5887 for more information.

DRESS CODE:  As we experience colder weather, please be aware that the dress code colors INCLUDE any undershirt or shirt that shows. The only acceptable colors for undershirts are YELLOW, BLUE OR WHITE.

 OLOS SCHOOL AND FACEBOOK: Did you know that OLOSS is on Facebook? Search for Our Lady of the Snows Home & School Association and request to join. This group is open to all school families. grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends. It is a way to connect about all school related events and activities.

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.

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PROPANE THAT PAYS… This is the time of year when many people like to fill propane tanks or prepay. If you are or would like to be a customer of Capital Energy Co, contact them and please mention that you are a member of OLOS parish. The parish receives a percentage for every gallon the customer buys.

  

Have a fun fall weekend, everyone!

Please return your folder on MONDAY!