Friday Newsletter 8-24-18

THE WEEK AHEAD:

Mon –

Tues – Intruder Drill

Wed – All School Prayer Service – 8:00 am

        (No Mass)

        Fantasy Night Planning mtg – 6:00 pm @

school
Dress Down Day

Thur – Head Checks (pm)
        School Spirit Dress Down Day

 Fri –  No School - Picnic Prep.

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 for 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.

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!

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.

EMERGENCY DRILLS: OLOS School will be conducting emergency drills over the next several weeks, continuing with the intruder 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.

FANTASY NIGHT! Please find enclosed a volunteer form to be filled out and returned on Monday. The Fantasy Night fundraiser is our biggest, and requires ALL families to participate. Also enclosed is the flyer for the event. Please post these anywhere you are able. Tickets for this event will be available for sale before the parish picnic. All are welcome to attend the planning meeting on Wednesday evening at 6:00 pm at school.

HEAD CHECKS: OLOS School volunteers will be performing head checks on a fairly routine monthly basis, and will do the first check on Thursday afternoon. Please be vigilant at home by checking your child’s hair every so often. You may want to go over with this topic 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!

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!