Friday Newsletter 9-1-16

THE WEEK AHEAD:

Sun –   OLOS PARISH PICNIC!!!

Mon -   NO SCHOOL – Picnic Clean-up (Labor Day)

Tues –  4-6 Volleyball @ St. Joe, Westphalia – 8:00 pm (vs. IC, JC)

Wed –

Thurs – All School Mass (5/6 Ministry)

          JV Volleyball @ St. Joe, Westphalia – 7:00 pm (vs St. Joe, Westphalia)

Fri -    DRESS DOWN DAY

GRANDPARENTS DAY: On Thursday, September 15^th 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.

HELP NEEDED: We are asking for ONE MORE volunteer to help with serving juice, coffee, and donuts to our special grandparent guests on September 15^th. If you would be able to help out, please contact Rosie or Mr. V. Thanks to Roxanne Schulte for offering to help us out.

PARENTS WELCOMED! You are always encouraged to attend Mass with the school children on Thursdays, especially if your child’s class is involved with the ministry.

FANTASY NIGHT is scheduled for October 8^th, and it will be here before you know it! Today in this folder you will find a letter to all parents with more details about this event.  As a OLOSS parent, you can expect to be contacted by one of the main ticket holders to see how many tickets you might be able to sell. With 45 school families and 300 tickets to sell, it averages out to approximately seven per family. Some can do more, and some can’t sell as many, but every effort should be made to get out and sell these tickets. The upcoming picnic would be a good time to get with relatives and make some sales! The “early bird” drawing for $100 or an additional ticket will be held on September 15^th.

BOOK FAIR NIGHT – scheduled for Tuesday, September 13. Students will be able to shop and participate in fun & games, and earn Reading Counts points as well! Make plans now to attend this fun-filled evening!

VISION SCREENING: Miller Co. Health Dept. (they do our health screenings) has put us in contact with an organization that does free vision screening for child care centers and parochial schools throughout the nation, called Saving Sight. Permission forms were sent home last week for the screening to be held on Sept. 16^th. IF YOU DID NOT RETURN YOUR FORM, ANOTHER IS IN TODAY’S FOLDER. This is a non-invasive digital screening, and is much better at catching vision problems than the traditional eye chart, as described on the flyer. More information is available at saving-sight.org/KidSight. Please fill out & return the enclosed permission form (if you have not already done so), allowing your child to participate in this screening.

PARENTS OF PRESCHOOLERS – We realize that Friday, September 16^th is not a normal day of school for your preschooler. However, if you would like your child to participate in the health checks, you may bring them by school at 9:45 for screenings. Please let Marie know if you wish to have your child screened.

MARCH FOR LIFE IN D.C. Packets for this trip were sent home recently. Please contact Nancy Kliethermes for further information. Packets with payment can be turned into the school office, and will be forwarded to Nancy & Carol Plank. The local deadline for all paperwork, fees, and insurance cards is October 1^st. If you are an adult chaperone and have not attended a VIRTUS session, please let Nancy or Carol know. If several need training the diocese may hold a class here instead of having to attend in J. C.

CHEER COACH NEEDED:  We have several young girls interested in cheering for the basketball games and they are hoping to find a coach. If you or anyone you know would be interested in volunteering for this, please contact the office. All volunteers must have attended VIRTUS training.

SHIRT/HOODIE ORDERS; If you have any questions concerning any order you may have placed for school dress code shirts, spirit shirts, or hoodies, please contact Tammy Love directly in the evenings at 498-3389.

SPIRIT DAYS: Spirit Days will begin in September, when we begin hosting HOME volleyball games. Our first Spirit Day is Thursday September 15^th. As a reminder, on Spirit Days, student may dress down only if they have on one of the official spirit T-shirts, printed by Tammy Love. Please do not let your child come to school with old reading counts shirts, or anything of that nature. We do have a few donated spirit shirts on the rack in the cafeteria in various sizes if you don’t have one yet for your child. Come by or call the office.

SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS NEEDED: 60 College hours preferred. Please contact Mr. Vandike for more information.

GOOD LUCK TONIGHT to the JV VOLLEYBALL TEAM, playing their first game against Trinity Lutheran at the St. Joseph, JC gymnasium at 7:00 pm. GO LADY COUGARS!

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.

 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.

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.

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

Wishing all a great four day working weekend. We look forward to seeing everyone at the picnic. Remember that the work for the picnic is not only on Sunday, but on Friday, Saturday, and clean-up on Monday as well. Wherever you can help out is much appreciated. You might be surprised how much you enjoy peeling potatoes on Saturday morning!

Please return your folder on TUESDAY.