Friday Newsletter 3-11-16
THE WEEK AHEAD: FOOD DRIVE WEEK
Mon - NO SCHOOL – Teacher Inservice
Tues –
Prospective Preschool & Kindergarten Informational
meetings – 6:30 – 7:00 pm in their respective classrooms
Wed – Use a PASS day
Parish Penance Service & First Reconciliation – 7:00 pm
Thurs – All School Mass (5/6
Ministry)
St. Patrick’s Day
Dress Down in Green Day
Spelling Bee Practice 3-4 pm
Fri - Use a
PASS Day
Stations of the
Cross – 2:15 pm
PK & K
Field Trip to Movie, Park & Runge
NO SCHOOL – THIS MONDAY, MARCH 14TH – DUE TO TEACHER
INSERVICE. Please note – your LUNCH CALENDAR should be adjusted to
the following: move the mini corn dog meal from March 14th to March
15th. We will serve the quesadilla meal in April.
GRADE CARDS are in today’s folder.
Please look these over, sign & return on TUESDAY. As always, if you have
any questions or concerns, do not hesitate to contact the classroom teacher.
PENANCE SERVICE: The Parish Penance
Service is scheduled for Wednesday night at 7:00 pm, along with First
Reconciliation for our 2nd graders. Father has asked that no
homework be assigned that evening, in order for all families to be able to
attend the penance service.
DRESS DOWN IN GREEN: On
Thursday, St. Patrick’s Day, students may dress down in green. Please honor the
spirit of these dress down days by following the theme. Shirts should be green
or mostly green, not just a spot of green. Please let us continue to offer
these extra dress down days by avoiding conflict in the dress code. Thank you!
SPELLING BEE PRACTICE: Parents
please note that spelling bee practice is moved to THURSDAY this week, from
3:00 to 4:00 pm.
2016-17 ENROLLMENT: Enrollment forms were sent home two weeks ago
and again last week to those not returning. Please
fill these out and return as soon as possible. We make staffing decisions and
book orders based on these numbers. If you are unsure of enrollment, please
call the school office. If you do not plan to send your child to OLOS School
next year, there is a place to note this on the form enclosed. Please
prayerfully consider your child’s enrollment and return your form as soon as
possible. Thank you!
FOOD DRIVE THIS WEEK!!: The
Student Council is sponsoring a food drive for the Eldon Food Pantry the week
of March 15-18. To make it fun for the students, for every 5 items they bring
in, they will get a length of tape to tape Mr. V to the wall! So let’s all try
to get him up and out of the way! Each family is asked to send in a roll of
duct tape so we can get the job done!
OLOS SCHOOL will be updating our
SCHOOL WELLNESS POLICY this spring. Anyone interested in helping with this
process, please call the school office. Thank you!
EGGS ARRIVING! The 1st, 2nd,
3rd, & 4th graders will be enjoying hatching chicks
next week. The extension office will be delivering eggs on Monday to Mrs.
Groose & Mrs. Haeffner, and the students will be able to watch the chicks
hatch the following Monday and Tuesday – just in time for Easter. Parents – you
know what that means! Get ready for “Can I bring a baby chick home? Please, oh,
please!”
2016-17 PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN MEETINGS are scheduled for THIS TUESDAY, March 15th from 6:30 to
7:00 pm in the respective classrooms. If you have a child of preschool or
kindergarten age, plan on attending this meeting. Please also bring along a
copy of your child’s birth certificate, baptismal certificate (if not baptized
at OLOS), social security card and immunization record. For new kindergartners,
this will be the time to set up Kindergarten screening. Screening will be
performed by Mrs. Eickhoff on April 4th & 5th, during
the school day. If you know someone who has school age children, please pass
this information to them.
7TH GRADE PARENTS: Traditionally,
the 7th grade parents have organized & hosted the 8th
grade graduation reception. Please contact the school office if you would be
willing to help with this. Graduation is set for Saturday, May 14th,
beginning with the 5:00 pm Mass. The reception will be in the gym. Thanks to
Kim Evers and Stacey Evers for volunteering. We still need at least a couple
more volunteers. All 7th grade families will be expected to
help/contribute to graduation, even if you don’t help with the planning.
SPELLING BEE: The annual Spelling Bee
is set for Tuesday, April 12th at St. Martin The tentative schedule
is as follows:
TIME:
8:45 A M to around 2:00 P M
PLACE: St.
Martin Catholic School
7206 St. Martin Ave.
Jefferson City, MO 65109
TENTATIVE SCHEDULAE:
8:45-9:00
Registration
9:00-9:10
Opening remarks
9:10-10:00
4th Grade Competition
10:00-
10:50 5th Grade Competition
10:50-
11:40 -6th Grade Competition
11:40-12:10
Lunch
12:15-
1:05 -7th Grade Competition
1:05-1:55
- 8th Grade Competition
2:00-2:15
Award Presentation
READING COUNTS ends Friday, April 22nd.
This will be the last day for points. Your child must have 200 points to attend
the R. C. field trip at the end of the year. Plans are being made now for this
trip and more details will be provided as soon as possible.
CONTAINERS STILL NEEDED: The kitchen is in need of gallon ice-cream
buckets and any larger type containers (even whipped topping containers) for
freezing. Please send in any that you may have. Thank you!
8th GRADE GRADUATION DRESS CODE: Boys – dress pants,
collared shirt, dress shoes, tie is optional; Girls – dresses, no more than two
inches above the knee, no spaghetti straps showing (may wear shawl to cover).
Students will be wearing cap/gown through Mass and throughout the awards
ceremony & for pictures.
GOLF TOURNAMENT NEWS: The annual OLOSS Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday, May 14th
at Redfield Golf Course in Eugene
DRESS DOWN PASSES can now be
used on Wednesdays as well as
Fridays until the end of the year.
STATIONS: Students will be attending Stations of the Cross each Friday at
2:15 pm. If you or a grandparent is attending and would like to take your child
after the service, please send a note to school. This will enable the student
to bring his/her backpack to church.
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL: The
tentative last day of school is set for Wednesday, May 18th, dismissing
at 12:00 noon, with the Awards ceremony set for 9:30 am. THERE WILL NO EXTENDED
CARE SERVICES AVAILABLE THAT AFTERNOON.
RICE BOWLS: At the beginning of
Lent you received a Lenten Rice Bowl. The Rice Bowl can be used in the home as
a powerful tool in your family’s Lenten journey. Your children will also be
watching a DVD about the Rice Bowl and the work that Catholic Relief Services
does in their religion classes. For Lent, you may use these tools to:
PRAY – using the daily reflections on the
calendar provided in the bowl.
FAST – with the suggested weekly meatless
meals, and learn about people around the world.
GIVE – your Lenten sacrifices to your CRS
Rice Bowl.
After Easter, you may turn your Rice
Bowl in to the school or bring it to church to turn in. Thank you!
Please
return your folder on TUESDAY!
Have a great THREE DAY weekend!
MARK
YOUR CALENDAR:
Sun., May 1 – First Eucharist – 10:00 am Mass
Sat., May 7 – Preschool graduation
Sat., May 14 – 8th grade graduation – 5:00 pm Mass
Wed., May 18 – Tentative Last Day of School -
School Dismisses @ 12:00 Noon, with
Awards
Ceremony @ 9:30 am.
