Friday Newsletter 12-11-15

THE WEEK AHEAD

Mon –  

Tues –  Santa Store

Wed –  OLOS Parish Penance Service & First Reconciliation – begins @ 7:00 pm

Thurs- All School Mass (3/4 Ministry)

          JV Girls BBall @ St. Joe, JC – 6:00 pm

          (vs. St. Peter, JC)

          JV Boys Bball @ St. Thomas – 7:00 pm    (vs. I C, JC)

Fri  -   December Dress Down Day

          Children’s Choir Practice – 6:00 – 7:30 pm

Sat -   Mary’s Home Christmas Parade – sponsored by The Corner Market/Evers Machine – begins @ 6:30 pm in the KC parking lot

SANTA STORE is this Tuesday, December 15^th. Please find the tags for your child to fill out enclosed in this folder. RETURN THESE ON MONDAY.  We are limiting to five tags per child. There will be no charge for shopping this year. Many thanks to all who sent in items for our store. We had SO MANY donations this year – new and fairly costly items, especially from members of the parish who have no children in school. It is just astounding! We also thank, in advance, Theresa Berendzen, Carol Evers, Kathy Lea, Dianne Goetz, Christina Eickhoff, and Alvina Sestak, for being our “Elf Helpers” that day. We will begin the store at 10:20 am, and run it during special class time. So much fun!

COOKIE DOUGH: We still have some cookie dough money out. It is time to finish up this fundraiser. If you have not already done so, please turn your money in by Monday. If it not turned in on Monday, we will be calling you. We also have one of each kind of cookie dough left for sale – the only exceptions being peanut butter and sugar.  Contact the office if you are interested. PLEASE CHECK YOUR ORDERS – SOMEONE GOT CINNAMON BRAIDS INSTEAD OF CINNAMON ROLLS. Please let us know if you received the wrong item.

LUNCH BILLS:  We billed for lunch a few days early this month, due to the Christmas break. If you owe for the upcoming month, you will find a bill in today’s folder.

PARISH PENANCE SERVICE:  Wednesday, Dec. 16^th, at 7:00 pm. No homework or tests will be assigned that evening so that all families are able to attend. FIRST RECONCILIATION is also set for the same time and date. The children making their First Reconciliation and their parents will go first, before all other parishioners and guests. Parents of these youngsters – please make your Reconciliation before your child so that your child will not be scared or nervous.  PLEASE PRAY FOR THESE CHILDREN - MAY GOD BLESS THEM ALL!

SCHOOL PROGRAM/MUSICAL:  Our sincere thanks to Mrs. Pleus, for all the hard work and practice time she put in with the students. We had a packed house on Sunday and a good showing for the dress rehearsal on Friday as well. All the singing and cute faces really put everyone in the Christmas spirit!

MARY’S HOME PARADE: Mary’s Home Corner Market and Evers Machine Shop are sponsoring a Christmas parade after the 5:00 pm Mass on Saturday, December 19^, beginning at 6:30 pm in the KC parking lot.  It would be nice to have Our Lady of Snows School represented in the parade.  The theme is American Christmas.  I was going to try to make the float very simple and just decorate a trailer in Red, White and Blue with Christmas lights, have a “living” nativity scene on the float and have children riding on the float waving flags.  If you would like to help with the float or have your child ride on the float please contact Kim Evers at 573-619-6770.  If your child would like to ride on the float, please plan to stay with your child until shortly before the parade begins, and each parent is responsible for bringing candy if there child wishes to throw candy along the route.  ...Kim Evers

ROOM PARENTS/PARTIES. Room parents – remember – we depend on you to make our classroom parties a success, planning activities and refreshments. Christmas parties are scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 22^nd at 9:30 am. Thanks for your help!

  

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.

CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS CHOIR – MORE PRACTICE DATES: There will be practices for the Christmas Eve Children’s Choir on Friday, December 18^th and Wednesday, December 23^rd from 6:00 to 7:30 in the church.  Any age is welcome to attend. Please come and participate and help us make this Mass extra special.  If you have any questions, please call Nicole Lepper at 694-6634 or Stephanie Pitts at 821-6634.  The Children’s Mass is at 4:00 pm on Christmas Eve. (Christmas Mass times:  Thursday, Dec. 24, 4:00 pm & 9:00 pm, Friday, Dec. 25, 9:00 am) Thanks!

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

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”

 SANTA STORE SET-UP:  Thanks to all who helped set up for the Santa Store between the ballgames on Thursday evening. We had many helping hands so it went very fast!

BASKETBALL UPDATE:  Good efforts are being put forth by all the ball players in this week of many games. Unfortunately, we have no winning scores to announce. Good luck to the JV girls & boys teams, who will each play two more games over the weekend – one tonight and one tomorrow in the High Point Tournament. GO COUGARS!

  

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

GERBES TAKE CHARGE OF EDUCATION memberships have to be renewed annually. More details coming.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

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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Please return your folder on MONDAY!

Enjoy your weekend everyone!