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!