Friday Newsletter 9-14-18
THE WEEK AHEAD:
Mon – Midquarter
Tues –
Wed – All School Prayer Service – 8:00 am (No Mass
due to Father being in Holy Land)
Thur –
JV Vball @ St.
Martin – 8:00 pm (vs. St. Joe, JC)
Fri – Health Screenings by MCHD (am)
Dress Down Day
Progress Reports
Available
HEALTH SCREENINGS: Miller County Health nurses
will be here this Friday, September 21st to screen the students for
hearing, vision, height, weight, to do head checks, and to review immunization
records. WE ARE IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS TO
ASSIST ON FRIDAY MORNING – PLEASE CALL THE SCHOOL OFFICE IF YOU WOULD BE
ABLE TO HELP OUT.
OLOSS “BEE” KIND CLUB: Students who were
recognized for acts of kindness and generosity on 9/7 were: PK – Henry Doerhoff
– telling a friend good job!, K –Brena Groose - sharing toys at recess, 1st
–Alayna – sharing toys at recess, Ryan Russell – holding the door for everyone
after Church, 2nd – Tanner Lage – always saying please and thank you,
3rd – Clarice Whittle – helping another student pick up markers, Alyssa
Eickhoff – for being so soft-spoken and sweet, 4th – Avery Wood –
always being helpful in the classroom, 5th – Karley – opening door
for everyone even when it wasn’t her job, 6th – Deanna Backes –
having great manners, 7th – Ethan Schulte – helping his prayer buddy
with his art, Aly Haeffner – helping hang the bee awards, 8th – Grace
Groose – helping her prayer buddy with his art, Grace Groose – always saying
please and thank you. All acts of kindness “bees” are displayed in the school
cafeteria. Great job, students!
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. 24th 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.
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!)
BOOK FAIR TOTALS: Many thanks to all who helped
with the book fair in any way, with a special thanks going out to Mrs. Groose,
for coordinating this event, and our older students, for helping with games!
Sales totals were approximately $1800, with the school earning 40% ($720) in
books. Congratulations to the 7/8 & K/1 classrooms for winning BOOK FAIR
BINGO – 7/8 will receive a bonus dress down pass and K/1 will receive a notebook
& pencil; and also, to Ayden Schulte, for winning the “unicorn food” by
getting the closest guess. We really appreciate the support of all the
families!
GRANDPARENTS DAY! Once again, we had a great turnout for Mass,
bingo, and refreshments with our grandparents on Wednesday morning. We always
really enjoy having these special people with us and the students LOVE this
morning!
DADS TAKE NOTE! Mark your calendar now for the morning of
October 17th, when we will gather for Mass, enjoy “donuts with dad”,
and have some fun!
COMMUNITY TEA! As part of their religious
education and Christian service the 7th & 8th grade
at Our Lady of the Snows will be hosting a breakfast tea on September 24th
at 8:00 in the cafeteria center. All members of the community are welcome to
come. Please join us!
HOME & SCHOOL MEETING CHANGED: The first
Home & School meeting, shown on the September calendar, has been changed to
Tuesday, October 23rd at 6:30. There will be no meeting in
September. Fr. Alex will be away in September and wishes to address the parents
at the first H & S meeting. Please make plans now to attend the meeting in
October, as all school parents are expected to attend this 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
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
– Halloween Parade & Parties – 1:30 pm
PLEASE RETURN YOUR FOLDER ON MONDAY!
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!
