Friday Newsletter 9-27-19

THE WEEK AHEAD:

Mon –  

Tues – PK/K/1 Field trip to The Cave Pumpkin Patch & Miller Co. Library

Wed – All School Prayer Service (4th Ministry)

        Speech Practice – 3:00 – 4:00 pm

Thur – School Spirit Dress Down Day

        JV Girls Vball @ IC, JC – 6:00 pm (vs. Trinity Lutheran) & 7:00 pm (vs. IC, JC)

Fri –   MCHD Student Health Checks

        Dress Down Day

PROGRESS REPORTS and/or sign-offs were sent home last week. If you have not already done so, please sign & return. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, do not hesitate to contact the classroom teacher.

ROOM PARENTS LISTS are in today’s folder. One volunteer has been listed as the Room Parent Coordinator (RPC). This person is responsible for making sure party activities are planned and to coordinate refreshments, and to share these plans with the classroom teacher. If you are unable to fill this position, please contact Rosie, and someone will be reassigned.

FANTASY NIGHT NEWS: Keep on trying to sell those tickets! As of Thursday, we had 140 tickets turned into the bank as “sold”. That means there are approximately 160 tickets still out to be sold. We are asking that ALL TICKETS – sold or unsold, be turned into the office or the bank by WEDNESDAY, Oct. 2^nd. Also, please help spread the word that we will open the doors to begin seating people at 5:30 pm (it says 6:00 on the flyer & tickets) in order to have everyone completely seated and ready to begin dinner at 6:30 pm promptly. Refreshments will only be available after 6:00 pm. Work assignments will be in next week’s folder. PLEASE NOTE: If you signed up for helping with the seasoning of the meat, that will take place on Thursday evening, October 10^th, at 6:00 pm (work list said Fri morning).

CHRISTMAS PROGRAM DATE ANNOUNCED: Mark your calendar for the OLOSS Christmas program, scheduled for Thursday, December 5^th at 6:30 pm. The alternate date will be Thursday, December 12^th.

PRAYERS FOR BABIES: Enclosed you will find the prayer sheets for the babies the students brought home and have spiritually adopted. They are asked to say these prayers daily.

TEST READERS: We are in need of readers for achievement testing week, mornings only. Monday, October 7^th through Friday, October 11^th. If you or someone you know could help out any or all of these days, please contact Rosie or Mr. Akin.

2019-20 HOME & SCHOOL OFFICERS: Co-Presidents – Roselyn Wood & Joan Doerhoff, Vice Pres. – Missy Beck, Secretary – Tracey Backes, Treasurer – Cindy McKenna

Thank you to these ladies for stepping up to serve, dedicating their time & talent to OLOS School.

SPEECH PRACTICES: Wednesday, October 2^nd – 3:00 – 4:00 pm, Thursday, October 10^th – 3:00 – 4:00 pm.

SCHOOL PICTURES: You should find your order in today’s folder. Please let us know by this Wednesday, October 2^nd, if you need them retaken for any reason. We will only schedule retakes if needed.

CALLING ALL DADS! We will be enjoying a morning of prayer and fellowship on Wednesday, October 16^th, when we are inviting all dads (or dad “substitutes”) to join us. The prayer service will begin at 8:00 am in church, and students may sit with their dad. We will then move over to the cafeteria for refreshments and fun activities. We are looking forward to enjoying the morning with our dads!

  

SPIRIT WEEK: The week of October 14^th – October 18^th will be spirit week, as all testing will be over with, and we will be hosting our final home volleyball games. Remember, though these are themed dress down days, all length & sleeve requirements are still enforced. Following are themes for each day:

Mon., Oct. 14:  Cartoon Character Monday – dress like a cartoon character or wear cartoon character T-shirt

Tues., Oct 15: Tie-Dye Tuesday – wear tie-dye or neon clothing

Wed., Oct 16: Dress Like Dad Wednesday – Dad & child/ren wear similar items

Thurs., Oct 17: Blue & Gold Thursday – step up our spirit wear for our last home game

Fri., Oct 18: Dress Down Friday

PARENTS OF 7^TH & 8^TH GRADERS: In talking to your 7^th & 8^th graders, it is apparent that many of them would love to make the pilgrimage to Washington D. C, in January for the March for Life. This is an extraordinary opportunity for our youth to show support for the pro-life movement and also to gain life skills. However, the parish needs a chairperson to handle the paperwork and logistics of this trip. Could you be that person? Could you be the key to sending youth from our parish on this trip? If you think you could help out, please contact Rosie or Carol Plank. (Two people could work together.)

SUN BUTTER! OLOS School Lunch program is converting to the use of sun butter instead of peanut butter on what were PB & J sandwiches. No peanut products will be served through the lunch program. Sun butter is made from sunflower seeds. Remember, students may choose a sun 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.

  

HEALTH CHECKS – change of date: The Miller Co. Health nurses will be here on Friday, October 4th for health screenings. We are in need of at least one more volunteer to assist. It should only take the morning. If you are available to help, please call Rosie in the office.

LOOKING AHEAD: Mark your calendar for the Shiloh Dance fundraiser, scheduled for January 18, 2020. It was decided at the H & S meeting that the entry age would be lowered to 18.

VOLLEYBALL NEWS: The girls played hard last night but lost both games. Keep trying Lady Cougars! Win or lose - we are always so proud of you!

PLEASE RETURN YOUR FOLDER ON MONDAY!

HAVE A GREAT LATE SEPTEMBER WEEKEND!

Friday Newsletter 9-20-19

THE WEEK AHEAD:

Mon –  Student Council Mtg – 3:00-4:00 pm

        Home & School Mtg – 6:30 - cafeteria

Tues –

Wed – All School Prayer Service (5/6 Ministry)

Thur – School Spirit Dress Down Day

        JV Girls Vball @ HOME – 7:00 pm (vs. St. Joe, JC) & 8:00 pm (vs. Immanuel Lutheran)

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 viewed online via the parent portal at www.optionc.com, using 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.

FANTASY NIGHT NEWS: Congratulations to Clinton & Amanda Otto, lucky winners of the “Early Bird” drawing. They opted for another ticket. Please, help spread the word that we will open the doors to begin seating people at 5:30 pm (it says 6:00 on the flyer & tickets) in order to have everyone completely seated and ready to begin dinner at 6:30 pm promptly. Refreshments will only be available after 6:00 pm. Work sign up forms are in today’s folder. Please fill out & return. If you don’t sign up for a spot, you WILL be called.  We have had a few offers of help from within the parish, but with only 33 school families, we need all of you!

HOME & SCHOOL MEETING: The first H & S meeting will be this Monday, September 23^rd at 6:30 pm. All are invited and encouraged to attend. Those attending will receive a bonus dress down pass for each of their school children. Tentative dates for future meetings are all on Tuesday evenings - Nov. 12^th, Jan. 14^th, & Mar. 10^th.

LOADS OF FUN: OLOS school would like to thank all who participated in the Loads for Funds and Pleasant Dreams fundraisers. With 80% of the school families participating, the school made a profit of $2647! In addition, the school received donations in the amount of $800, for a grand total of over $3400 towards the school technology fund. With these funds additional Chromebooks can be purchased, along with a needed upgrade to our network. This will ensure security and safety to our school and parish information. The Loads for Funds and Pleasant Dream products will arrive between 9/27 & 10/5 at the school. Thank you for your continuing support of OLOSS children.  

DRESS CODE: Enclosed you will find our dress code policy. Inadvertently, part of the dress code information was omitted from the current year’s handbook. Please review the enclosed policy.

SPEECH PRACTICES: Wednesday, October 2^nd – 3:00 – 4:00 pm, Thursday, October 10^th – 3:00 – 4:00 pm.

PARENTS OF 7^TH & 8^TH GRADERS: In talking to your 7^th & 8^th graders, it is apparent that many of them would love to make the pilgrimage to Washington D. C, in January for the March for Life. This is an extraordinary opportunity for our youth to show support for the pro-life movement and also to gain life skills. However, the parish needs a chairperson to handle the paperwork and logistics of this trip. Could you be that person? Could you be the key to sending youth from our parish on this trip? If you think you could help out, please contact Rosie or Carol Plank. (Two people could work together.)

SUN BUTTER! OLOS School Lunch program is converting to the use of sun butter instead of peanut butter on what were PB & J sandwiches. No peanut products will be served through the lunch program. Sun butter is made from sunflower seeds. Remember, students may choose a sun 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.

HEALTH CHECKS – change of date: The Miller Co. Health nurses will be here on Friday, October 4th for health screenings. We are in need of at least two volunteers to assist. It should only take the morning. If you are available to help, please call Rosie in the office.

LOOKING AHEAD: Mark your calendar for the Shiloh Dance fundraiser, scheduled for January 18, 2020.

VOLLEYBALL NEWS: The girls played two games in Linn last night. They took a loss on their first game to St. Peter, JC, but WON their second game against St. George Linn, with three winning set scores of 25-23, 25-14, & 19-17. Way to go Lady Cougars! Make plans to attend our HOME GAMES this Thursday night, when the girls will play TWO games, the first at 7:00 and the second at 8:00 pm. Show your school pride and come on out and cheer these girls on to victory!

SPORTS PROCEEDS: Games 9/12/19 – Concessions $156, Gate $186

PLEASE RETURN YOUR FOLDER ON MONDAY!

HAVE A GREAT FALL WEEKEND!

Friday Newsletter 9-13-19 

THE WEEK AHEAD:

Mon –  School in Session

        Fantasy Night Mtg – 6:00 pm- cafeteria

Tues – School Picture Day

Wed – All School Prayer Service (7/8 Ministry)

        Speech Mtg – 6:00 – 7:30 pm, computer lab

Thur – Delta Dental Assembly – 2:00 pm   

        JV Girls Vball @ St. George, Linn – 6:00 pm (vs. St. Peter, JC) & 7:00 pm (vs. St. George, Linn)

 Fri – Dress Down Day

        Progress Reports Available

SCHOOL IN SESSION! School WILL be in session THIS MONDAY, September 16^th, due to the fact that the diocese will not be sponsoring a professional development day.

  

SUN BUTTER! OLOS School Lunch program is converting to the use of sun butter instead of peanut butter on what were PB & J sandwiches. No peanut products will be served through the lunch program. Sun butter is made from sunflower seeds. Remember, students may choose a sun 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.

GRANDPARENTS DAY A GREAT SUCCESS! Thanks to all grandparents who joined us Wednesday morning for the prayers service & bingo. We were so glad to enjoy a morning of prayer, fun, & fellowship with them. Special thanks to Marie Massman & Cindy McKenna, for helping out with the refreshments.

BOOK FAIR NEWS: Thanks to everyone who came out and supported our school book fair. We earned around $400 worth of books for our school. Each teacher picked out new books for their classroom. Each student also received a reusable bag with a small item from the book fair. Kindergarten and First Grade were the winners of the book fair bingo, and will be enjoying an ice-cream party! Thanks for your support!

BEST SMILES NEEDED FOR PICTURE DAY! School pictures are scheduled for this Tuesday, September 17^th, and will be taken by D & J Photography, the same as last year. Order forms were sent home last week. If you have misplaced yours, please contact Rosie to get another sent home on Monday.  Orders for yearbooks for the current school year will be taken at a later date.

SPEECH TEAM: Is your child interested in performing with our speech team? Are you interested in this opportunity for your child? There will be a meeting for all interested parents & students (for those already signed up and for those not signed up) this Wednesday, Sept. 18^th, 6:00 – 7:30 pm in the computer lab. At this meeting students will get a chance to look at and look for speeches. So far, we have six youth signed up, but would love to send a full team of eight, so come check it out!

FANTASY NIGHT NEWS: Remember - The “Early Bird Drawing” is at 2:00 pm this Wednesday, September 18^th (for another ticket or $110). Make sure to turn in all sold tickets by Wednesday morning! All tickets & money should be handled DIRECTLY through the office/main holders/bank. Do NOT send money or tickets through the Friday folder or through the classroom folder. If you turn your tickets into the office or the bank, remember to let your main ticket holder know that you have done so. Help spread the word that we will open the doors to begin seating people at 5:30 pm (it says 6:00 on the flyer) in order to have everyone completely seated and ready to begin dinner at 6:30 promptly. Refreshments will only be available after 6:00 pm. There is a F. N. meeting scheduled for this Monday, Sept. 16^th at 6:00 pm, in the cafeteria. All are invited!

PARENTS OF 7^TH & 8^TH GRADERS: In talking to your 7^th & 8^th graders, it is apparent that many of them would love to make the pilgrimage to Washington D. C, in January for the March for Life. This is an extraordinary opportunity for our youth to show support for the pro-life movement and also to gain life skills. However, the parish needs a chairperson to handle the paperwork and logistics of this trip. Could you be that person? Could you be the key to sending youth from our parish on this trip? If you think you could help out, please contact Rosie or Carol Plank. (Two people could work together.)

WE ARE BLESSED! Many thanks to Dan & Pat Dickneite (great aunt & uncle of Henry, Madelyn, & Austin Doerhoff), for the donation of $500 to the school technology fund, and also to Carolyn Koetting and two other individuals who made smaller donations at the picnic. We so appreciate the generosity of these individuals! Also, we are pleased to announce that OLOS School received a $750 technology grant from Sam's Club, Jefferson City.

EXTENDED CARE HELP NEEDED: OLOS School is currently seeking individual(s) to work in our extended care program, with hours of 3:00 -5:30 daily, Monday-Friday - any or all days available. Applicant(s) must work well with children, pass a background check, be Virtus trained or willing to take a 2 hr. Virtus training class, and be at least 18 years old. (High school students under age 18 would be considered, if part-time - T, W or T, Th). Pay rate is $9.50/hr. Please pass the word among friends and family. For more information or to apply, please contact Mr. Akin.

HEALTH CHECKS – change of date: The Miller Co. Health nurses will be here on Friday, October 4th for health screenings. We are in need of at least two volunteers to assist. It should only take the morning. If you are available to help, please call Rosie in the office.

  

HOME & SCHOOL MEETING: The first H & S meeting will be on Monday, September 23^rd at 6:30 pm. All are invited and encouraged to attend. Those attending will receive a bonus dress down pass for each of their school children. Tentative dates for future meetings are all on Tuesday evenings - Nov. 12^th, Jan. 14^th, & Mar. 10^th.

LOOKING AHEAD: Mark your calendar for the Shiloh Dance fundraiser, scheduled for January 18, 2020.

VOLLEYBALL NEWS: The girls put forth great effort last night at the home games. They struggled in the first set, did a little better in the second set, and finished the third set with a score of 16-25. Even though they lost, we are very proud of them, showing good sportsmanship and school pride. Keep on trying Lady Cougars!

PLEASE RETURN YOUR FOLDER ON MONDAY!

HAVE A WONDERFUL SEPTEMBER WEEKEND!

Friday Newsletter 9-6-19

THE WEEK AHEAD:

Sun – Volleyball Practice – 2:00 – 4:00 pm

Mon –  Basketball Mtg – 6:00 – 7:30 pm

Tues – Book Fair Night – 5:30 – 7:00 pm

Wed – Grandparents Day begins with 8:00 am All School Prayer Service (2/3 Ministry)

        Book Fair open

Thur – School Spirit Day

        JV Girls Vball @ HOME – 7:00 pm

        (vs. St. Francis Xavier, Taos)

Fri –   Dress Down Day

        Midquarter

SCHOOL IN SESSION! School WILL be in session on Monday, September 16^th, due to the fact that the diocese will not be sponsoring a professional development day. Please adjust your calendar.

GRANDPARENTS DAY – THIS WEEK! Grandparents’ Day is this Wednesday, September 11^th, beginning with an all school prayer service. (Students may sit with their grandparents.) We will then move over to the gym for fun & fellowship. The book fair will also be open for purchases. Please let Grandma & Grandpa know now, so that they can enjoy the morning with us. If grandparents can’t make it, feel free to ask a “substitute grandparent” to join your child that morning. We are in need of a couple of volunteers that morning to help with set up & to set out refreshments. If you would be able to help, please contact Rosie in the office. Thank you!

LOADS OF FUN/PLEASANT DREAMS FUNDRAISER: We only have one week left to sell so please keep up the sales of the soaps, softeners, & sheets. Sales end September 13^th. The school makes $15 for each item sold. If you need more order forms, they are available from the school office. Thank you for helping make this fundraiser a success for our technology program.

PICTURE DAY IS COMING! School pictures are scheduled for Tuesday, September 17^th, and will be taken by D & J Photography, the same as last year. Order forms are enclosed in today’s folder. Orders for yearbooks for the current school year will be taken at a later date.

VOLLEYBALL NEWS: Due to the book fair on Tuesday night, there will be no practice that evening, but there will be practice this Sunday, Sept. 8^th, 2:00 – 4:00 pm. We will have our first game, at HOME this Thursday, Sept. 12^th at 7:00 pm. For this reason, Thursday will be a School Spirit Dress Down Day, which means you may dress down in jeans & shorts if you wear the official spirit shirt. All length requirements will be enforced. Come on out on Thursday evening to cheer our girls on to victory!!!

FANTASY NIGHT NEWS: With 33 school families, each family will need to work hard at selling tickets. With 300 tickets to sell, we count on all families to get out and sell! The “Early Bird Drawing” is September 18^th (for another ticket or $110). All tickets & money should be handled DIRECTLY through the office/main holders/bank. Do NOT send money or tickets through the Friday folder or through the classroom folder. If you turn your tickets into the office or the bank, remember to let your main ticket holder know that you have done so. Help spread the word that we will open the doors to begin seating people at 5:30 pm (it says 6:00 on the flyer) in order to have everyone completely seated and ready to begin dinner at 6:30 promptly. Refreshments will only be available after 6:00 pm. There will be a F. N. meeting on Monday, Sept. 16^th at 6:00 pm, in the cafeteria. All are invited!

WONDERFUL PICNIC! OLOS School would like to thank all the people who worked so hard at our parish picnic. The school received enough chicken & beef to serve several meals for our lunch program, and it is much appreciated! We'd also like to thank Mark's Mobile, for the donation of the country ham to the school, and to Dan Gier of Eldon, who donated his raffle winnings of $100 back to the school. We deeply appreciate the support of our parish and community!

MANY THANKS to Josh & Shannon Lage, who donated $500 of their “Thrivent Action” funds to OLOS School. It is much appreciated!

BOOK FAIR WORK LISTS may be found in today’s folder. We are looking forward to seeing everyone at the Fair on Tuesday evening between 5:30 & 7:00 pm!

SPEECH PARTICIPANTS NEEDED! OLOS School would like to send a full speech team to contests this year – grades 5-8. Students may do speeches in the following categories – humorous, serious, & duets. Sign up may be found in today’s folder.

EXTENDED CARE HELP NEEDED: OLOS School is currently seeking individual(s) to work in our extended care program, with hours of 3:00 -5:30 daily, Monday-Friday - any or all days available. Applicant(s) must work well with children, pass a background check, be Virtus trained or willing to take a 2 hr. Virtus training class, and be at least 18 years old. (High school students under age 18 would be considered, if part-time - T, W or T, Th). Pay rate is $9.50/hr. Please pass the word among friends and family. For more information or to apply, please contact Mr. Akin.

HEALTH CHECKS – change of date: The Miller Co. Health nurses will be here on Friday, October 4th for health screenings. We are in need of at least two volunteers to assist. It should only take the morning. If you are available to help, please call Rosie in the office.

HOME & SCHOOL MEETING: The first H & S meeting will be on Monday, September 23^rd at 6:30 pm. All are invited and encouraged to attend. Those attending will receive a bonus dress down pass for each of their school children. Tentative dates for future meetings are all on Tuesday evenings - Nov. 12^th, Jan. 14^th, & Mar. 10^th.

BASKETBALL MEETING – A meeting is scheduled for parents and students grades 4^th- 8^th interested in basketball, on Monday, Sept. 9^th from 6:00 -7:30 pm. Please make plans to attend.

PLEASE RETURN YOUR FOLDER ON MONDAY!

HAVE A WONDERFUL SEPTEMBER WEEKEND!