Monday, April 15, 2019


Friday Newsletter 4-12-19


THE WEEK AHEAD:
Sun -  OLOS Breakfast - serving from 8-12
Mon Boom Town (by 3/4th graders)
Tues Sketch Day @ the Gov. Gardens (7/8)
        DARE – 8:00 am (5/6)
Wed All School Mass (2nd Ministry)
        Anti-bullying presentation by Miller Co. Sheriffs Dept – 9:00 am (all grades)
        DRESS DOWN IN EASTER COLORS/PASTELS
        Easter Egg Hunts – PK – 6th
        Progress Reports Available
Thur NO SCHOOL – HOLY THURSDAY
Fri   NO SCHOOL – GOOD FRIDAY

SCHOOL/PARISH BREAKFAST – COME ONE, COME ALL! All are invited to support this YUMMY fundraiser this Sunday. We are serving a great breakfast – from 8:00 – 12:00 noon. More help is still needed in the kitchen. If you figure out that you have the time to help on Sunday morning, just show up and join in!

REGISTRATION PACKETS for the 2019-20 school year were in last week’s folder. Please complete & return these as soon as possible – the sooner the better! If your completed packet is returned by Wednesday, April 24 (when we come back from Easter break), your child will receive a bonus dress down pass (or a sweet treat for preschoolers).

SEND IN THE CANDY-FILLED EGGS! We will have our annual Easter Egg Hunt this Wednesday, April 17th, before we break for the Holy Days and Easter. We are asking that you please send in one dozen candy filled eggs to your child’s classroom (no peanut butter, nothing that melts easily) This would be for grades PK-6th. Also, you may remember the 7/8th graders with a treat, since they will be hiding the eggs for everyone else, and won’t have a hunt of their own!

PLEASE NOTE: We have added this Wed., 4/17, as a DRESS DOWN IN PASTELS DAY in anticipation of Easter.

NO SCHOOL – Easter Break – 4-18-19-4-23-19. School will resume on Wed., April 24th.
VIRTUS: PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN CLASS COMING TO MARY’S HOME: There will be a Virtus session at OLOS Parish on Monday, April 29th at 6:30 pm. Please go online to diojeffcity.org & follow the links to “Safe Environment – Virtus registration”. All adults volunteering in ANY capacity in our school, whether it be classroom parties, activity days, field trips, coaching, driving MUST attend Virtus training. Basically, every parent in our school needs to be Virtus certified, as well as any relatives that helps out.

BOOM TOWN: This Monday, 4/15, the 3rd & 4th graders will be participating in Boom Town, after studying economics in social studies. They do this every year, and it is enjoyed by all students during their special class time. We are looking forward to it!

8TH GRADE PARENTS: The Freshman Orientation at Cole R-V is on Monday, May 1st, beginning at 5:30 pm in the Performing Arts Center.

IF YOUR CHILD HAS REACHED 200 POINTS IN THE READING COUNTS PROGRAM, PLEASE LOOK FOR THEIR FIELD TRIP FORM IN THE NEXT FOLDER, COMING HOME ON WEDNESDAY THIS UPCOMING WEEK.

READING COUNTS: Reading Counts deadline is Wednesday April, 24th. The Reading Counts field trip to Springfield is set for Friday, May 3rd, 2019. The students will enjoy the day at the Discovery Center. The bus is scheduled to leave at 7:45 am and return no later than 5:45 pm. Check in at the Discovery Center is 9:45 am. The PK-4th grades will have presentations from 10:00 – 10:30 pm and the 5-8th will have presentations from 10:45 – 11:30 am. Students will eat in shifts – PK-4 from 10:45 to 11:15 & 5-8 from 11:30 to 12:00. Field trip forms will go home on April 17th with any student who has already met their 200 point goal. The remainder of the field trip forms will go home on April 25th with students who reached their goal between the 17th and 24th. PLEASE FIND SURVEY IN TODAY’S FOLDER, COMPLETE, & RETURN ON MONDAY.

SKETCH DAY: We wish the eight students good luck on Tuesday, as they participate in Sketch Day! They are Bella Groose, Aly Haeffner, Ayden Schulte, Ethan Schulte, Aliyah Talledo, Matthew Beck, Jordan Bittle, & Grace Groose.

THE AMAZING RACE! For our Field Day, on May 16th, students will be participating in the Amazing Race in the morning. It promises to be great fun for all and we are excited about it! However, to put on these events for the kids, we do need our volunteers! If you are able to help out that morning, please send a note or call the office. Thanks so much!

MANY DRIVERS: A heartfelt thanks to all the parents who have been driving for all the activities lately. We couldn’t do it without YOU!

SIGN UP FOR GERBES COMMUNITY REWARDS:  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!!!  


OLOSS “BEE” KIND CLUB: Students who were recognized for acts of kindness and generosity on April 10 were: PK – Jace Lage – being a great line leader, K – Oliver Hagenhoff – holding door open for others,  1st – Elaina Backues – for being a hard worker, 2nd – Jacob Eickhoff – being kind at recess, 3rd – Alex Hagenhoff – sharing his swing with another student, 4th – Avery Wood – being such a role model in church, 5th –Ben Goetz – being a great line leader in church, 6th – Phoebe Whittle – picking up trash on the table that wasn’t hers, 7th –Aly Haeffner – helping Mrs. Werdehausen take pictures for Sketch Day, 8th – Matthew Beck – being kind to Nolan, his prayer pal. 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!

PLEASE RETURN YOUR FOLDER ON MONDAY.