Friday Newsletter 8-19-16
THE WEEK AHEAD:
Mon -
Tues –
Wed –
Thurs – All School Mass (Teacher
Ministry)
Fri - DRESS
DOWN DAY
WELCOME! WELCOME! We wish to welcome everyone to
OLOS School for the 2016-17 school year. It was definitely wonderful to see all
the smiling faces on Wednesday! We got off to a great start. We especially wish
to welcome our new families. They are: Garrett & Amber Backues & son
Landon (K), Rance & Jonie Blake & son Rance “Thayer” (PK), Brena Groose
(PK), Pierson Groose (PK), Jay & Gabby Harms and daughter Emily (K) &
son Titus (PK), Eli Kempker (PK), and Alayna Wood (PK). The OLOS School family
welcomes you all!
NEW THIS YEAR/DRESS DOWN DAYS: Every Friday will
be a dress down day. Additionally, all home game days will be School Spirit
Days. Birthday dress down passes may be used on any day except on Thursdays or
any other day we may have Mass. Absolutely NO DRESSING DOWN on Mass days.
Remember, even on dress down days all length and sleeve requirements are still
in force.
GRANDPARENTS DAY: On Thursday, September 15th
we will be celebrating Grandparents Day here at OLOSS. All grandparents or
grandparent “subs” are invited to attend Mass at 8:00 am with their
grandchildren, and then come over to the gym for refreshments, bingo, and
fellowship. The book fair will also be open for grandparents to shop with their
grandchildren.
PICNIC WORK LIST: The picnic committee asked
that we include a picnic work list in the folder this week. They wish to
encourage all students and parents to help at the picnic. An effort was made at
the end of the school year last year to include any new school family,
regardless of whether they attended this parish or another parish. If you are
new to OLOS School, and do not see your name on the list, please use the contact
information in the picnic packet to find out where you are most needed.
Students in 3rd grade and up are usually assigned a specific job,
and younger students are encouraged to pick up trash throughout the day.
BOOK FAIR NIGHT – scheduled for Tuesday,
September 13. Students will be able to shop and participate in fun & games,
and earn Reading Counts point as well! Make plans now to attend this fun-filled
evening!
VOLLEYBALL PACKETS are in today’s folder.
Remember that all players must have the following three items to the school
office before being allowed to practice: $20 athletic fee, completed athletic
packet, and a current physical. Please return completed packet on Monday.
OPTION C LOG IN INFORMATION is in today’s
folder for each parent. Please take the time to log on and familiarize yourself
with the site, as this is where you can find payment history and grades for
students grades 3rd on up. You may also wish to reset your password
when you log-on, if you haven’t in the past. Also, please take the time to look
at your emergency alert preferences and change as needed. Directions for doing
this are in today’s folder as well.
GERBES “TAKE CHARGE OF EDUCATION” contributed
$44.14 to OLOSS for last quarter. Five households participated in these rewards
through their normal shopping. This is money that Dillons has set aside to
donate to schools, based on the purchases of registered Gerbes card users. Log
on to dillonstores.com and get your Gerbes card tied to OLOS School to help
out. It’s free and painless!
CARTRIDGES: We also received $16.05 for cartridges
collected over the summer.
WELCOME BACK FATHER! Father Pat will
be back from Ireland this upcoming week, so we WILL have all school Mass on
Thursday. We really missed Father Pat so we excitedly welcome him back!
SUMMER BABY! We welcome new little Colton Avery McKenna!
Colton is little brother to first grader, Lane, and son to proud parents, Brett
& Cindy. Colton was born on June 1st and weighed in at 5 pounds,
12 ounces. Congrats to Lane & family!
DEADLINE FOR FRIDAY NOTES: Thursdays, 9:00 am. All non-school related flyers
need to be copied ahead of time on paper (the school cannot afford to supply
paper for outside events). Upon approval
by the principal, the information will then be placed in the Friday folder
as a courtesy. It is not appropriate for the school to send out extraneous
information that can be handled other ways. Also, if you have items for the
Friday notes, please write these items up, send them in, or email them to rosie@radiowire.net (call to let me know
you have emailed please). I don’t mind doing a little editing and rewording,
but the bulk of the item should be outlined with details.
LUNCH
NOTICE: For students purchasing daily lunches: Students may
choose a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in lieu of the main entrée if they
have a note from home. They must bring a note on the day that the
substitution is desired and must present it to the classroom teacher first
thing in the morning. Please note that the “main entrée” is the protein item.
For example, if our meal is vegetable soup with grilled cheese & string
cheese, the substitution would be for the cheese sandwich & string
cheese, not for the vegetable soup.
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.
COLLECTION
ENVELOPES FOR THURSDAY MASS: Each Thursday, the
students have the opportunity to place their offering in the collection. If you
need collection envelopes at home, please let us know & some will be sent
home. We also have them available in the cafeteria for student use.
HOMEWORK can only be picked up between 3:00 and
3:15 each day for students who have been absent. Requests can be made to send
work home with siblings or others. Please specifically request homework when
calling in your child’s absence if you so prefer. Some parents prefer to not
have the homework, especially if their child is still feeling poorly.
SAVE,
SAVE, SAVE. Save any used
print cartridges, laser or jet, fax cartridges, etc, and send them in to
school or leave in the church vestibule in the box so marked.
-Save
those “Box Tops” found on many, many
groceries & other misc. items – worth 10 cents each.
-Save
Best Choice UPC’s (not the label).
BIRTHDAY PARTIES/GET TOGETHERS: If your
child is inviting children to a party from school, and is not including either
the entire class, or all the girls, or all the boys, it is not appropriate to
pass out invitations at school. To do this causes hurt feelings with some
students. We know that this is not intentional, but it happens. If all are not
invited (or all the girls or all the boys) then invitations must be handled
outside of school. Thank you for your cooperation.
REMINDER TO PARENTS OF STUDENTS BRINGING LUNCHES FROM HOME: Please see
that your child’s lunch has everything they need for their meal – DRINKS,
plates, utensils, condiments, napkins. The lunch program cannot afford to
supply these things if the student is not buying the daily lunch.
MARK
YOUR CALENDAR:
Tues, Sept. 13 – Book
Fair Night 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Thurs., Sept. 15 – Grandparents
Day, begins with 8:00 am Mass, with Bingo & refreshments to follow in gym
Have a fantastic weekend, everyone!
Try to get out and enjoy the cooler weather (hopefully??!!)
Please
return your folder on MONDAY!
