Friday Newsletter 8-18-18

THE WEEK AHEAD:

Mon –

Tues –

Wed – All School Prayer Service – 8:00 am

        (No Mass)

Thur – Fire Drill – 8:00 am

 Fri – Dress Down Day

WELCOME ALL! We are off to a great start for the 2018-19 school year and are looking forward to an educational and fun year. We welcome everyone back and especially welcome all our newcomers, Daxton Boessen (PK), Henry Doerhoff (PK), Cashton Evers (PK), Esdon Koetting (PK), Logan Markway (PK), Elsie Schulte (PK), Madison St. George (PK), Ryan Russell (1), Amber Grellner (5/6 Teacher), Marianna Werdehausen (7/8 Teacher), & Father Alex Gabriel. We are so glad to have you here as part of the OLOS School family!

EMERGENCY DRILLS: OLOS School will be conducting emergency drills over the next several weeks, beginning with the fire drill next week. Classroom teachers will discuss these drills with students beforehand, but it may be a good idea to discuss these at home with your younger children ahead of time, so that they are not overly anxious.

HEAD CHECKS: OLOS School volunteers will be performing head checks on a fairly routine monthly basis. Please be vigilant at home by checking your child’s hair every so often. We will be checking heads in August so if your daughter comes home with her hair down (and you had it up in a ponytail, for instance), that is probably the reason. This is another topic you may want to go over with your new student, as the little ones never quite understand why we are looking at their hair so closely!

DIOCESAN ADVOCATES: In the folder handed out at open house, there was a form to return that dealt with E-rate. If we get full participation on the return of this form, the school receives a discounted rate on phone & technology services. Please return yours, if you have not already done so. Thank you!

SUMMER GUN RAFFLE WINNERS: Congratulations to these winners! May – Norbert Prenger, Jr (Ruger American Pistol), D. J. Evers (Henry .22); June – Travis Graham (Ruger SR9 9 mm), Pam Veit (Mossberg Patriot Walnut Scope); July – Todd Rockett (Ruger American Rifle), Michael Rayhart (Smith & Wesson M & P Shield 9mm); August – Brad Adrian (Ruger American Rifle), Aaron Sandbothe (Ruger American Pistol).

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

COLLECTION ENVELOPES FOR WEDNESDAY MASS: We are going to try something a little different this year for the Wednesday Mass. Through the last several years, the students were given envelopes to place in the collection basket at Mass to encourage the habit of tithing. We are continuing this practice. However, this year we are asking each student to bring in a bag of change from home to keep at school. On Tuesday afternoons the students will get their envelope ready in the classroom. This could be something the student has earned himself/herself or loose change provided by the parent. We will begin this process after the picnic, but you can go ahead and send your child’s in to the classroom, in a marked container or bag. Thank you for your help!

BOOK FAIR! Our annual Scholastic Book Fair night will be Tuesday, Sept. 11, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm. Students will be able to shop and participate in fun and games and earn bonus reading counts points. Make plans now to attend this fun-filled evening!

GRANDPARENTS DAY! On Wednesday, Sept. 12, we will celebrate Grandparents Day at OLOS School. Please contact grandparents now so that they may mark their calendar. If grandma or grandpa can’t make it, feel free to come yourself or ask a “substitute grandparent” to enjoy the morning with your child. We will celebrate Mass at 8:00 am (students may sit with grandparents at church), then we will move to the school gymnasium to fun and fellowship. Grandparents may also shop the bookfair with their grandchild if they so wish. The morning festivities should conclude around 10:00 – 10:30.

SUMMER BABY! Anna Berry (K) is proud new big sister to little brother, Carter Eugene Berry, born on May 31, 2018. Carter joins older sisters MacKenzie and Anna in the home, and proud parents, Brooke & John. Please pray for this happy family as we welcome little Carter to this big world!

DEADLINE FOR FRIDAY NOTES: Thursdays, 9:00 am. If you have items for the Friday notes, please write these items up, send them in, or email them to olosschoolsecretary@gmail.com (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. 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.

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.

STUDENTS EATING SCHOOL 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.

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.

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.

  

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. The school received $58 over the summer for cartridges turned in. Thanks to all for helping out!

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.

If you ever have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to ask. I know I always like parents to ask questions, because often it gives me good reminders, and also, if you are wondering about something, there’s a good chance that others may be wondering about the very same thing… Rosie-school office

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

Tues., Sept. 11 – Book Fair Night 6:00 – 7:30 pm

Wed., Sept 12 – Grandparents Day – begins with 8:00 am Mass and continues in school gym until approx. 10:30 am

Tues., Sept. 18 – Home & School mtg – 6:30 pm

PLEASE RETURN YOUR FOLDER ON MONDAY!

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND AND PRAY FOR RAIN!