Friday Newsletter 9-21-18

THE WEEK AHEAD:

Mon – Community Tea Party – 8:00 am

        EWTN/Father Stephen Jones – 7:00 pm

Tues –

Wed – All School Mass –8:00 am (3/4 Ministry)

        Fantasy Night Mtg – 6:00 pm – computer lab

Thur – Dress Down in School Spirit Day

        JV Vball @ HOME – 6:00 pm (vs. Kings Academy) – Come Cheer!

            JV Vball @ HOME – 8:00 pm (vs. St. Peter, Fulton) – Come Cheer!!!

 Fri – Dress Down Day

PROGRESS REPORTS: Today in this folder you will find your child’s midterm report or a sign-off sheet. Students in Grades K-2 receive a mid-term report and students’ reports in Grades 3-8 are to be viewed online at www.optionc.com, with our school code – 8085 – and your individual username and password. Please sign & return the enclosed report/form on Monday. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the classroom teacher.

COMMUNITY TEA! As part of their religious education and Christian service the 7^th & 8^th grade at Our Lady of the Snows will be hosting a breakfast tea on September 24^th at 8:00 in the cafeteria center. All members of the community are welcome to come. Please join us!

SHOW SCHOOL SPIRIT!!! Everyone is invited to cheer our girls on to victory on the only night of OLOSS sponsored volleyball games this year, which is this Thursday evening, when our girls play TWO games, at 6:00 pm and then again at 8:00 pm. These girls love having plenty of fans to cheer for them!

WORKERS FOR HOME VOLLEYBALL GAMES Thursday, Sept. 27: “Parents of” Gate: 5:30 pm – Grace/Bella Groose, 6:30 – Grayson Koetting, 7:30 – Aliyah Talledo; Concession: 5:30 pm – Deanna Backes, 6:30 – Aly Haeffner, 7:30 – Phoebe Whittle.  If you cannot work your scheduled time, please trade with someone.

FANTASY NIGHT NEWS: Today, in this folder, you will find the work sign up for our biggest school fundraiser. It takes ALL school families to pull this event off! Please sign up for your preferred times/slots, and return on MONDAY. Also, there will be a planning meeting this upcoming Wed., Sept. 26^th at 6:00 pm in the computer lab. Thanks to all who help in any way with this event!

FANTASY NIGHT EALRY BIRD WINNERS are Nathan & Amy Hagenhoff. They can either choose another ticket or $110 for winning. Ticket holders – please return any tickets you know you cannot sell to the school office or Mary’s Home Bank as soon as possible so that we can get them sold.

DUE TO THE HOME GAMES THIS WEEK, WE WILL HAVE DRESS DOWN IN SCHOOL SPIRIT DAY ON THURSDAY! Remember – you may only dress down if you wear the official school spirit T-shirts. Parents will be called to bring a change of clothes if guidelines are not followed.

HEALTH SCREENINGS: Today, we had the Miller County Health nurses here for screenings. If there were any concerns noted, you will be notified in the next Friday folder, at the very latest. Thanks so much to Marie Massman & Cindy McKenna, for helping out so much with these screenings!

FATHER STEPHEN JONES TO BE FEATURED ON EWTN: A segment featuring Fr. Stephen Jones, president of Helias, and interim weekend pastor here at OLOS this past year, is scheduled to air on “The Journey Home with Marcus Grodi” on Monday, Sept. 24^th at 7:00 pm on EWTN. This show features people of other faiths who have converted, and made the journey home to the Catholic faith. Fr. Jones has an interesting story to tell so please make a point of watching it with your kids.

OLOSS “BEE” KIND CLUB: Students who were recognized for acts of kindness and generosity on 9/14 were: PK – Daxton Boessen – using good manners, Esdon Koetting – for picking up ketchup bottle & returning to kitchen and always being so friendly,  K –Anna Berry – being nice friend to others, 1^st –Elaina Backues – playing nicely with others at recess, Abby Eickhoff – always sharing with others, 2^nd – Olivia Koetting – helping others tie their shoes, 3^rd –Shane Beck – being a great role model & leader in church and in the classroom, 4^th – Gracie Silvey – being a great role model & leader for other students, Gracie Silvey – brought back a church envelope that was dropped, 5^th – Karley Lage – helping classmates with work, 6th – Phoebe Whittle – buying her sister a book with her own money, 7^th – Ayden Schulte – taking out the playground equipment, Aly Haeffner – for leading table clean-up on Grandparents’ Day & also for being so hardworking & responsible on kitchen duty, when her class was eating early with their little pals she insisted on doing her job even when she was offered a replacement for the day, Aly Haeffner – for being so courteous (always saying please & thank you and offering to help out), 8^th – Jordan Bittle – helping the 7^th grade take out the playground equipment, Grace Groose – always saying please and thank you. All acts of kindness “bees” are displayed in the school cafeteria. (Note – the first student listed in each grade is kindness noted by the classroom teacher. If any additional are listed, they have been noted by other members of the staff.) Great job, students!

CEMETERY LIGHTS: Like last year, the school children will be placing the lights (tea lights) on all the stone markers in the cemetery on the eve of All Saints (Halloween), to stay lit through All Souls. This goes back to a tradition originating in Germany where people lit candles and placed them on the graves of their loved ones, letting them burn throughout the night before All Saints, representing the “light of the holy souls”. We do this entirely through donated funds. This is a great way to honor those you love who have passed away. Any donation is needed and appreciated. You may send your donation to school in an envelope marked “Cemetery Lights”, or place in the Sunday collection. Thanks for any help you can give to this project. (Last year, if you saw this on the night of Halloween, you know what a spectacular sight it was. We received many positive comments from the community!)

DADS TAKE NOTE! Mark your calendar now for the morning of October 17^th, when we will gather for Mass, enjoy “donuts with dad”, and have some fun!

HOME & SCHOOL MEETING: The first Home & School meeting will be Tuesday, October 23^rd at 6:30. Fr. Alex wishes to address ALL SCHOOL PARENTS at the first H & S meeting. Please make plans now to attend this mandatory meeting.

WATER ONLY! Students may bring water bottles to school to drink during class time but the bottles should contain WATER ONLY – no additives, flavorings, etc. (the exception would be for lunchtime, students bringing sack lunch).

COLLECTION ENVELOPES FOR WEDNESDAY MASS: 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 (best) or loose change provided by the parent. If you have not already done so, please send in your child’s money in a marked container or bag. Thank you for your help!

EMERGENCY DRILLS: Now that we have practiced all drills once, we will be conducting unannounced drills over the next several weeks. Classroom teachers 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.

GERBES:  OLOS is enrolled in the Gerbes “Community Rewards” program. This program offers money back to our school, based on enrolled customer’s spending. It is a really easy process. You just tie your Gerbes shopper’s card to our school account. If you don’t have a Gerbes shopper’s card, it takes less than a minute to get one at the store and also online. All the information needed to complete this process is online. @ www.gerbes.com/communityrewards. Our school code is 48253. It takes just a couple minutes so get all your family and friends to register as well! The school will receive quarterly payments in cash form. We will update you as we receive those funds. This has the potential to be a huge moneymaker for the school – the key is to get many, many people involved. Please pass the word to family and friends and thanks for supporting OLOS School!!!  FYI – we recently received $37.84 with only five families participating. Just think what we could do if all our families and friends who shop at Gerbes anyway took the time to link their spending to our school. It’s as easy as that!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

Mon., Sept. 24 – Community Tea Party – 8:00 am

Oct. 1-5 – Achievement Testing (Grades 3-8)

Sat. Oct. 12 – Fantasy Night

Wed., Oct. 17 – Donuts with Dad

Tues., Oct. 23 - Home & School Mtg – 6:30 pm

Wed., Oct 31 – Lights of the Holy Souls Procession - am

         Halloween Parade & Parties – 1:30 pm

PLEASE RETURN YOUR FOLDER ON MONDAY!

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!