Friday Notes

10-29-21

 

THE WEEK AHEAD:

Mon – All Saints Communion Prayer Service (3/4 Ministry) – 8:00 am

        Server Training/ – after Mass

        Student Council Mtg – until 4:15 pm

        Loads of Fun campaign begins

        Basketball Practice – until 5:00 pm

Tues – All Souls

Wed – No Mass today

        Box of Joy packing remainder of week

        Cheer Practice – until 4:30 pm

Thu –  Basketball Practice 5:00 – 6:00 pm

Fri -   Dress Down Day

        7/8 to help at Hope House

        Archery Training – 8:00 – 12:00

        Fishing Training – 12:30 – 3:30

Sun – 10:00 am Buddy Mass (5/6 w/2^nd)

       School Board Mtg – 11:15 am

 

DUE TO THE RAINY WEATHER, THE PARKING LOT will still be under repair until further notice. Please continue to reroute drop off and pick up to behind the upper/old school until further notice. Thank you for your understanding.

BOYS BASKETBALL & CHEER REMINDER:  – Three things must be provided to the school office before your child may participate in any practices or games – the athletic packet, a current physical, and the $20 sports fee. Official practices are beginning this Monday, November 1^st.

HALLOWEEN: Thanks to all who make our Halloween and All Saints Day so special – especially the room parents and all those who participated in the Trunk or Treating, the local businesses – The Corner Market, Mary’s Home Bank, OLOS Credit Union, and Evers Machine, and those who have donated towards the lights for the cemetery. Make a point of driving down by the cemetery – it should be a pretty sight after dark over the weekend! If we don’t get them out today, we will get the lights out! WATCH FOR UPDATES!

ALL SAINTS: OLOS School 3^rd & 4^th grade students will lead the All Saints Day prayer service on Monday, November 1^st. The students will not be attending Mass on Wed., Nov. 3^rd. However, on Monday, Deacon Chet will also be offering refresher and new server training after the prayer service.

ARCHERY/FISHING TRAINING: Archery training sponsored by MDC is Friday, November 5^th from 8:00 am -12:00 pm. Archery training is open to any interested persons who would like to be involved in helping with our program and/or with another school. The Fishing training will be a three hour session from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm that day. Please let us know if you are interested in participating in either of these training sessions, which will take place in the old parish hall gym.

SUDS FUNDRAISER: Our Lady of the Snows will be kicking off its Show Me Suds laundry soap fundraiser this Monday,  November 1 and it will run until November 12, with product delivery on November 21. This is the perfect opportunity to purchase laundry soap, dishwashing pods, dishwashing soap, and fabric softener to save everyone money and benefit OLOS at the same time. All proceeds will go towards our parish technology needs and classroom “wish lists”.  Order forms will be included in the back of Church and on OLOS’ Facebook page. You may contact Joan Doerhoff or the School Office for additional information or to place your order. Thank you for your continued support of OLOS.

HOME & SCHOOL: Next meeting is set for Tuesday, November 16^th at 6:00 pm, and will begin with a potluck meal. The Shiloh Dance is scheduled for Jan. 15, 2022.

BOX OF JOY; We will be posting on Facebook and updating you as the students begin their part of the Box of Joy campaign by filling Boxes with their classmates during the upcoming week. We are still in need of money to cover the postage for the boxes the students fill. Our goal is to fill approximately 35 boxes next week. Each box costs $9 to fill, so any donation is appreciated and much needed!

HOPE HOUSE DRIVER NEEDED: We are in need of ONE additional driver to drive our 7^th & 8^th graders to Hope House at the Lake for Christian service on this quickly approaching Friday, November 5^th, from 8-2.  Please contact Mr. Jannetti, Rosie, or Mrs. Burgess with your offer to drive. Thank you!

 LIGHT BLUE SIZE CHILD SMALL SCHOOL POLO SHIRT found in kitchen. Please let us know if it belongs to your child.

 OLOSS CHRISTMAS MUSICAL is set for Monday, December 6^th at 6:30 pm in church.

 VETERANS’ DAY PLANS (Nov. 11^th) We invite all veterans, active military, and their families on the morning of Veterans’ Day, November 11^th to join us at school at 8:00 am. Please reach out now to your military family and friends and invite them to this event. We invite parents and the community to participate as well. We will have a student led patriotic rosary at the flagpole (weather permitting), enjoy donuts & coffee/juice with out honorees, after which students will join our honorees to place flags on veteran’s graves in the cemetery.

 LEVELING LIBRARY BOOKS. More volunteers are still needed to help with this huge undertaking.

MARY’S HOME CHRISTMAS PARADE VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED! It is Friday, November 26^th. The theme is “Once Upon a Christmas” featuring favorite Christmas books & movies. We would love for OLOS School to be represented in the local parade. Won’t you please consider coordinating this? Please contact Rosie or Mary in the office with your offer to help out. Thank you!

COZY CORNER FOR EXTENDED CARE! Thanks to Mrs. Marianna Werdehausen, Mrs. Sarah Adrian, Mr. Darryl Love, Shane Beck, & Braden Evers for all their efforts to enhance the area in the west corner of the Cougar Cafe as a more enjoyable and comfortable space for our extended care students!

 ENERGY EFFICIENCY: Your children should be experts now on saving energy in the home and protecting our vital resources! Thank you to Mr. Joe Schmitz of Central Mo. Electric for his presentation on Everyday Electrical Efficiency to our students on Thursday morning. Everyone really seemed to enjoy it and learn a lot!

 CARLA’S SEMI-RETIREMENT: Thanks to everyone who came to surprise Carla! We think we really DID surprise her! Carla will be continuing here with a few hours of paperwork each week, and along with Mrs. Marie, will volunteer in the kitchen on Mondays preparing and serving the lunch. We thank her for the wonderful meals through the last 19 years!

 NOVEMBER: Our November prayer is the Lord’s Prayer, and our November Christskill  is Joy (Jesus, Others, You).

SUBS NEEDED! We are in great need of subs for both the classrooms and in the kitchen. Please contact Mrs. Burgess if you, or someone you know, might be interested.

 SPOTLIGHT ON STAFF! Our Lady of the Snows School is very blessed to have such devoted, hard-working, and experienced staff members who have dedicated their careers to the children and families of Our Lady of the Snows community.  We will spotlight a different staff member in the bulletin each week.   This week's spotlight is on Mrs. Pam Groose, our Preschool teacher. 

  "My name is Pam Groose.  I live in Henley, but have lived in many different places.  I was born in Germany and have lived in California, Texas, and Missouri. My father was in the Army so we moved around a lot. I’m the oldest of three children.  I have two younger sisters.  My youngest sister was born on my birthday. I met my husband in 1998, and we were married in 2003 at Our Lady of the Snows Church.  We have four beautiful girls, Grace 17, Isabella 15, Natalie 12, and Charlotte 7.  I graduated from high school in Lampasas, Texas, and attended Lincoln University in Jefferson City, MO.  My first teaching job was at Our Lady of the Snows School in 2005 teaching first and second grade. This year will be my seventeenth year of teaching. It was the best decision I have ever made!  I’ve taught wonderful kids and met great people along the way. Our Lady of the Snows is a great place to work.  I love the service projects we are able to be involved in,  such as boxes of joy, adopting a family, food drives, and a baby shower for moms in need.  When I‘m not working, I love to travel, go to the pool, and most of all, being with family!"

YOUR CHANCE TO WIN DRESS DOWN PASSES! All families returning their 21-22 Friday folder (The Heavens Declare the Glory of the Lord) by Tuesday, November 2, 2021, with any needed paperwork completed, will be placed in a drawing for a bonus dress down pass for students in their family. Congratulations to Rylee & Nicholas V, this week‘s winners of the bonus dress down passes!

 

Please return your folder on Monday.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

 

 

Friday Newsletter 10-22-2021

  

THE WEEK AHEAD: “Halloween Spirit Week”

Mon – Crazy Hair Day and also School Spirit Day - may dress down if wearing school sponsored spirit shirt

        Student Council Mtg – until 4:15 pm

        Box of Joy donations due

Tues – Country/Western Day - may dress down if following theme

Wed – All School Mass/Blessing of the Water - 8:00 am (5/6 Ministry)

 Hat Day/Spooky Hat Day - hats may not be worn until after Mass, may dress down if following theme BUT dress appropriately for Mass

        5/6 to MC Historical Society & Saline Conservation Area

        2 grade to Tuscumbia/Howser farm

Thu –  Blackout Day - wear as much black as you can - may dress down if following theme

Fri -   Dress Down in Orange/Black/Green Day

Litany/Lighting of the Cemetery time TBA,change into costumes around 1:15 pm, Trunk or Treat & Halloween Walk @ 1:30 pm followed by classroom parties

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING DROP OFF & PICK UP WEDNESDAY – FRIDAY! There will be parking lot repairs behind the Parish Center/gym. Due to these repairs the area cannot be driven on until Saturday. Arrangements for drop off and pick up on Wed, Thurs, Fri are as follows: MORNING - Enter the church parking lot by the bank. Proceed around to the BACK of the upper/old school building, where you will drop your child of with the supervising adult. The students will then proceed to the gym for morning recess. Please exit via the cemetery road. AFTERNOON: Same procedure for entering the campus, students will be dismissed from the gym to meet parents behind the school, under adult supervision. EXTENDED CARE: Please park in the lot in front of the upper/old school building and walk your students to the double doors by the office, where you will be greeted by the attendant, and the same to sign them out in the evening. STAFF – Please park in the lot BEHIND the church or in the small lot to the side of the cafeteria, reserving parking in front of upper/old building for other needs.

BOYS BASKETBALL & CHEER REMINDER:  – Three things must be provided to the school office before your child may participate in any practices or games – the athletic packet, a current physical, and the $20 sports fee. Open gym events will be staring this week, with actual practices officially beginning the following week,  November 1^st. You must have everything submitted by November 1^st, for your child to participate. Attendance at open gym is optional.

Basketball – Open gym – Monday, Oct. 25^th, after school until 5:00 pm and on Thursday evenings from 5:30 – 6:30 pm.

Cheer: Open gym - Wednesday, Oct. 27^th, after school until 4:30 pm. Remember to write a note allowing your child to stay for ALL OPEN GYMS & PRACTICES.

 HALLOWEEN PLANS: We are once again planning our Halloween festivities on Friday, October 29^th. In the morning (time TBA) we will have the “Lighting of the Cemetery”. While reciting the Litany of the Saints we will proceed to the cemetery and then all students will place the approximately 1000 lights on the tombstones. This practice goes back to a tradition, originating in Germany, where the faithful lit candles and placed them on the graves of their loved ones, letting them burn throughout the night before All Saints Day, representing the “light of the holy souls”. All are invited to participate. At 1:30 students will have their annual Halloween Walk and participate in Trunk or Treating in our front parking lot. Students will then be able to enjoy their classroom parties, with treats and activities, if needed, provided by the classroom parents. Room parents will be able to join the classroom parties, with masks, unless Covid conditions change. Please, we ask that students not wear scary or gory costumes; we do not want to scare our little ones, and costumes must be easy to get on/off. We invite all parents and parishioners/community members to participate in the Trunk or Treating. You may reserve your spot by contacting Danen Groose 821-2890 as soon as possible.

TREATS FOR THE PARTY: At the recent H & S meeting, it was asked if parents may once again send in homemade treats. After careful consideration of parental input, it has been decided to allow homemade treats, preferably individually packaged. If treats are not individually packaged, a responsible adult will pass the treats out, using gloves.

ARCHERY/FISHING TRAINING: Archery training sponsored by MDC is Friday, November 5^th from 8:00 am -12:00 pm. Archery training is open to any interested persons who would like to be involved in helping with our program and/or with another school. The MDC Fishing training will be a three hour session from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm that day. Please let us know if you are interested in participating in either of these training sessions. These trainings will take place in the old parish hall gym.

 SUDS FUNDRAISER: Our Lady of the Snows will be kicking off its Show Me Suds laundry soap fundraiser on November 1 and it will run until November 12, with product delivery on November 21. This is the perfect opportunity to purchase laundry soap, dishwashing pods, dishwashing soap, and fabric softener to save everyone money and benefit OLOS at the same time. All proceeds will go towards our parish technology needs and classroom “wish lists”.  Order forms will be included in the back of Church and on OLOS’ Facebook page. You may contact Joan Doerhoff or the School Office for additional information or to place your order. Thank you for your continued support of OLOS.

HOME & SCHOOL: Next meeting is set for Tuesday, November 16^th at 6:00 pm, and will begin with a potluck meal. The Shiloh Dance is scheduled for Jan. 15, 2022.

 BOX OF JOY; We will be posting on Facebook and updating you as the students begin their part of the Box of Joy campaign by filling Boxes with their classmates during the upcoming two weeks. We still need donation of items and/or money to purchase items for the boxes and shipping. An additional idea sheet is enclosed in today’s folder. We are grateful for any/all donations!

 OLOSS CHRISTMAS MUSICAL is set for Monday, December 6^th at 6:30 pm in church.

LOOKING AHEAD: OLOS School 3^rd & 4^th grade students will lead the All Saints Day prayer service on Monday, November 1^st. The students will not be attending Mass on Wed., Nov. 3^rd. However, on Monday, Deacon Chet will also be offering refresher and new server training after the prayer service. Please see enclosed sign up slip.

 CHANGE OF MENU: On Wednesday, Oct. 27^th, the menu will be Pancakes, Sausage, Hash Browns, Fruit, & a treat, instead of the tuna casserole meal listed.

VETERANS’ DAY PLANS are in the works. We will be welcoming veterans, active military, and their families on the morning of Veterans’ Day, November 11^th. Please reach out now to your military family and friends so that they can mark their calendars now for this special occasion.

LEVELING LIBRARY BOOKS: Thank you to Mrs. Werdehausen for taking on the enormous task of reorganizing the library and the leveling of its many books for our students. Thank you to Carol Braun for volunteering. More volunteers are still needed to help with this huge undertaking.

THANK YOU to Travis Greer of Moonlight Dent who donated his F. N. door prize winnings of $110 bak to OLOS!

 MARY’S HOME CHRISTMAS PARADE: Friday, November 26^th. The theme is “Once Upon a Christmas” featuring favorite Christmas books & movies. We would love for OLOS School to be represented in the local parade. Won’t you please consider coordinating this? Please contact Rosie or Mary in the office with your offer to help out. Thank you!

OCTOBER: Our October prayer  is the Prayer to the Guardian Angel, and our October Christskill  is Respect.

STUDENT WRITING! This week's Gr. 6 student thank you note to the OLOS Picnic Committee and the members of the Mary's Home community:

“Thank you for all you do for the picnic, for our parish, and especially for our school. We really appreciate it! Thanks for such a great picnic! The food was so good. Thanks for all the fun we had! Sincerely, Alex H.”

YOUR CHANCE TO WIN DRESS DOWN PASSES! All families returning their 21-22 Friday folder (The Heavens Declare the Glory of the Lord) by Tuesday, October 26, 2021, with any needed paperwork completed, will be placed in a drawing for a bonus dress down pass for students in their family. Congratulations to C-Bass, Carina, Gianna & Veronica M,, this week‘s winners of the bonus dress down passes!

 

Please return your folder on Monday.

Have a wonderful weekend!

 

Friday Notes 10-15-2021

  

THE WEEK AHEAD:

Mon – 7/8 Tour Helias & eat @ Las Trojas

Tues –

Wed – All School Prayer Service - 8:00 am

        (7/8 Ministry)

        Flu Clinic for Staff – 10 am – 12 noon

Thu – PK/K/1 to Fischer Farms Pumpkin Patch & Runge Center

Fri -   Dress Down Day

        Three Rivers – Efficient Everyday Energy presentation @ 9:30 am

        SCHOOL DISMISSES @ 12:30 pm

        Student/Parent/Teacher Conferences 1:00 – 6:30 pm

STUDENT/PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCE SCHEDULE is in today’s folder. Please make every effort to be on time for your conferences and honor the 15 minute time frame; as you can see some classes run on a very tight schedule. If you need additional time, please schedule this with the classroom teacher. We would like to remind you that these conferences are to include the students. We are looking forward to seeing you all next Friday.

GHOSTY GRAMS! It’s not too late to order Ghosty Grams! Order forms were sent home last week. If you need additional copies, please send a note or contact Rosie in the office. Thank you for supporting our Student Council!

FINAL CALL FOR BOX TOPS AND BEST CHOICE: Due to the lack of response because of the new way of collecting Box Tops through the app, and because BC labels bring so little, it has been decided to discontinue their collection. We will make the final submission on November 1^st, so please send any that you may have into the school office before that date. Thanks so much to Joan D. and family for taking care of the submission of these the past couple years.

BOYS BASKETBALL REMINDER:  – Three things must be provided to the school office before your child may participate in any practices or games – the athletic packet, a current physical, and the $20 sports fee.

HALLOWEEN PLANS: We are once again planning our Halloween festivities on Friday, October 29^th. In the morning (time TBA) we will have the “Lighting of the Cemetery”. While reciting the Litany of the Saints we will proceed to the cemetery and then all students will place the approximately 1000 lights on the tombstones. This practice goes back to a tradition, originating in Germany, where the faithful lit candles and placed them on the graves of their loved ones, letting them burn throughout the night before All Saints Day, representing the “light of the holy souls”. All are invited to participate. At 1:30 students will have their annual Halloween Walk and participate in Trunk or Treating in our front parking lot. Students will then be able to enjoy their classroom parties, with treats and activities, if needed, provided by the classroom parents. Room parents will be able to join the classroom parties, with masks, unless Covid conditions change. Please, we ask that students not wear scary or gory costumes; we do not want to scare our little ones, and costumes must be easy to get on/off. We invite all parents and parishioners/community members to participate in the Trunk or Treating. You may reserve your spot by contacting Danen Groose 821-2890 as soon as possible. 

FANTASY NIGHT: What a great job! Thanks so much to all who worked so hard and all who supported this big fundraiser. We heard many positive comments from our community and beyond.

 DARRYL’S MILESTONE BIRTHDAY! Thank you Darryl for the treats today – the pizza, cupcakes, and ice-cream. We wish you a Happy 60^th Birthday and many more to come! God bless! 

HOME & SCHOOL UPDATE: New officers are: Joan Doerhoff – President, Roselyn Wood – Vice President, Missy Beck – Secretary, & Amy Hagenhoff – Treasurer. Derrick Pringer agreed to be this year’s Athletic Director. Thanks so much to all who volunteered to lead the Association. Next meeting is set for Tuesday, November 16^th at 6:00 pm, and will begin with a potluck meal. The Shiloh Dance is scheduled for Jan. 15, 2022.

 BOX OF JOY; Please consider sponsoring a Box of Joy so that a child who may have never had a Christmas gift before will experience the love of Christ this upcoming Christmas season. Boxes are available anytime from the school office or the vestibules of church. Cross Catholic Outreach, the sponsor of the programs, asks that you include a payment of $9 to offset the shipping of the box and to promote their ministry. You may return your filled box anytime through October 25^th, which is our final collection date. Remember – don’t seal your box shut, just wrap with a rubber band. Request a box anytime by contacting Rosie in the office. Thanks to all who are participating in this program. 

OLOSS CHRISTMAS MUSICAL is set for Monday, December 6^th at 6:30 pm in church. 

THREE RIVERS PRESENTATION ON FRIDAY: Efficient Everyday Energy is the name of the presentation, which focuses on important areas of conservation and efficiency, and will explore methods Three Rivers uses to produce electricity, both renewable & nonrenewable. They will then present to students on ways that they can use that energy more efficiently. 

FROM MRS. EICKHOFF…

Dear Teachers, Students, Rosie, Carla, Darryl, Cindy, Roxanne, Father, Mrs. B., Dr. Vader & Parish,

I miss you all. I want to thank you for such a nice retirement & birthday party. I have enjoyed my 20 years of teaching at OLOS and getting to know all of you. I have a lot of great memories. Thank you for the wonderful cards. I love the hand-made cards from the students. Thank you for the kind words and wishes. I appreciate all the gifts – cake, balloons, flowers, gift cards, candy, chips, crosses, etc, and what a great banner – so very creative! Also, thank you for the Branson gift certificate – a very thoughtful gift. I appreciate every gift so very much, especially the gift of your friendship and kindness. It is so nice to be appreciated. 7^th & 8^th graders, thank you for your help in loading my car with the party gifts. That was great help. Thanks for everything. God bless you, each and every one of you! 

VETERANS’ DAY PLANS are in the works. We will be welcoming veterans, active military, and their families on the morning of Veterans’ Day, November 11^th. Please reach out now to your military family and friends so that they can mark their calendars now for this special occasion.

 LIBRARY CARD APPLICATIONS for all students are in today’s folder. We would like to have an application FOR EACH STUDENT at OLOSS, so that we can access the Heartland Regional Library System’s resources, and so that you may be able to also use these resources for your family. Please fill out & return on Monday. Thank you!

 FATIMA PRAYER: This Saturday, October 16^th at 10:00 am a group of parishioners will be meeting at church to say the Joyful mysteries of the rosary for our country. It is called “America Needs Fatima”. The Blessed Mother Mary told the children at Fatima to pray the rosary daily. We do this once a year during the month of October, which is the month of the rosary. If you can, please join us at 10:00 am outside of the church. God bless America, and God bless you……Bernetta Adrian & Debbie Klindt

OCTOBER: Our October prayer  is the Prayer to the Guardian Angel, and our October Christskill  is Respect.

STUDENT WRITING! This week's Gr. 6 student thank you note to the OLOS Picnic Committee and the members of the Mary's Home community:

"Dear Picnic Committee, Thank you for making food and meals.  Thank you for setting up games and activities.  We wouldn't have a picnic if you guys didn't set it up.  You guys do so much for this school.  You guys raise a lot of money.  The picnic is also a lot of fun!  Sincerely, Jacob B."

YOUR CHANCE TO WIN DRESS DOWN PASSES! All families returning their 21-22 Friday folder (The Heavens Declare the Glory of the Lord) by Tuesday, October 19, 2021, with any needed paperwork completed, will be placed in a drawing for a bonus dress down pass for students in their family. Congratulations to Shane B. & Indy E, this week‘s winners of the bonus dress down passes!

 

Please return your folder on Monday.

Enjoy the cooler Autumn weekend everyone!

 

Friday Newsletter 10-7-2021

THE WEEK AHEAD:

Mon – NO SCHOOL – Columbus Day

Tues – Achievement testing Make-up

        Home & School Potluck & Meeting – beginning @ 6:00 pm/Cougar Cafe

Wed – All School Mass - 8:00 am

        (Staff Ministry)

        Picture Make-up – 8:45 am (or after Mass)

Thu –

Fri -   Darryl’s 60^th Birthday

STUDENT/PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCE sign up is in today’s folder for October 22^nd. Please choose your spots and return on Tuesday. Please know that our students will be required to attend their conferences on Oct. 22.  It is extremely important that they "lead" and participate in their conferences.  It is their education, and they need to hear about those things that they do well.  They also need to help set their own learning goals for the next quarter, even including our little ones.  We will have a conference template to help them plan how to do their part of the conference with their teachers and you.   Of course, we will provide extra time for any parent who wants to meet privately with their child(ren)'s teachers.  I have been part of STP Conferences for over thirty years and have found them to be so very productive for all involved!     Mrs. Burgess

THE STUDENT COUNCIL HAS BEEN BUSY ALREADY! Our cafeteria is decorated for Fall and Halloween thanks to the efforts of our enthusiastic Student Council! We so appreciate their efforts to help us all celebrate the season! Also, in today’s folder, you will find the “Ghosty Gram” order forms. Please support our Council with your order. Thank you!

ON TUESDAY!!  Our first Home & School meeting will be on Tuesday, October 12^th at 6:00 pm, and we will begin with a potluck meal – all attending please bring a dish to share.  Remember that your child will receive a bonus dress down pass just for your attendance at this meeting.

PICTURE RETAKE is Wednesday. If you would like your child’s picture retaken, please return their packet, intact, by Tuesday, in this folder. Class composites will be sent home after all pictures have been taken.

 HELIAS TRIP FOR 7^TH & 8^TH GRADERS – Helias High School has invited our 7/8 graders to tour their facility on Monday, October 18^th, beginning at 8:30 am. We so appreciate Joan Doerhoff and Emily Schulte for offering to drive our students that day. The students, teacher, and chaperones will also enjoy eating out that day. Field trip forms are in today’s folder and are due back to school on Tuesday.

HALLOWEEN PLANS: We are once again planning our Halloween festivities on Friday, October 29^th. In the morning (time TBA) we will have the “Lighting of the Cemetery”. While reciting the Litany of the Saints we will proceed to the cemetery and then all students will place the approximately 1000 lights on the tombstones. This practice goes back to a tradition, originating in Germany, where the faithful lit candles and placed them on the graves of their loved ones, letting them burn throughout the night before All Saints Day, representing the “light of the holy souls”. All are invited to participate. At 1:30 students will have their annual Halloween Walk and participate in Trunk or Treating in our front parking lot. Students will then be able to enjoy their classroom parties, with treats and activities, if needed, provided by the classroom parents. Room parents will be able to join the classroom parties, with masks, unless Covid conditions change. Please, we ask that students not wear scary or gory costumes; we do not want to scare our little ones, and costumes must be easy to get on/off. We invite all parents and parishioners/community members to participate in the Trunk or Treating. You may reserve your spot by contacting Danen Groose 821-2890 as soon as possible. 

FANTASY NIGHT: The finalized work list is in today’s folder. Thanks so much to all who are working this event, to those who have worked so hard on this event, and to those who have purchased tickets. 

ATHLETIC FORMS for the boys 5/6^th grade basketball team are in today’s folder. Just a reminder – three things must be provided to the school office before your child may participate in any practices or games – the athletic packet, a current physical, and the $20 sports fee.

DARRYL’S MILESTONE BIRTHDAY! To celebrate his 60^th birthday with the students, Darryl is providing pizza for lunch on Friday, October 15^th along with cupcakes and ice-cream. We thank Darryl for this great treat for our students and staff! (Please remember to change this on your lunch calendar!)

BOX OF JOY; Please consider sponsoring a Box of Joy so that a child who may have never had a Christmas gift before will experience the love of Christ this upcoming Christmas season. Boxes are available anytime from the school office or the vestibules of church. Cross Catholic Outreach, the sponsor of the programs, asks that you include a payment of $9 to offset the shipping of the box and to promote their ministry. You may return your filled box anytime through October 25^th, which is our final collection date. Remember – don’t seal your box shut, just wrap with a rubber band. Request a box anytime by contacting Rosie in the office. Thanks to all who are participating in this program.

WE ARE SO THANKFUL! Thank you to Pam Groose & Marianna Werdehausen for taking on the enormous task of reorganizing the library and the leveling of its many books for our students.  Thank you to their helpers, Shane Beck, Anna & Kenzie Berry, Beth Defenbach, Natalie Groose, Darryl Love, and Gus & Vivian Pringer!  Please let us know if you would like to volunteer and join in this huge undertaking.

OCTOBER: Our October prayer  is the Prayer to the Guardian Angel, and our October Christskill  is Respect.

STUDENT WRITING! This week's Gr. 5 student thank you note to the OLOS Picnic Committee and the members of the Mary's Home community: 

"Dear OLOS volunteers,

Thank you for everything you did at the Picnic for our school.  Thank you for making the Picnic so much fun for everyone there.  Our Lady of the Snows School would not be so successful without all of you.  Sincerely, C-Bass M."

YOUR CHANCE TO WIN DRESS DOWN PASSES! All families returning their 21-22 Friday folder (The Heavens Declare the Glory of the Lord) by Wednesday, October 13, 2021, with any needed paperwork completed, will be placed in a drawing for a bonus dress down pass for students in their family. Congratulations to Jacob & Magdaline B., this week‘s winners of the bonus dress down passes!

TEACHER PLAN TIMES – for parent communication:

          Belshe – 10:30 – 11:00

          Eickhoff – 11:55 - 12:35

          Grellner – 1:15 – 1:55

          Groose – 9:40 – 10:10

          Vandike – 2:00 – 2:40

          Werdehausen – 12:40 – 1:10

Mrs. Burgess, Interim Principal – Hours vary – please email mburgess@gmail.com or call the office to set up a meeting.

  

Please return your folder on Monday.

Enjoy the FOUR DAY weekend students!

 

Friday Newsletter 10-1-2021 

 

THE WEEK AHEAD:

Mon – Achievement Testing

        Student Council Meeting – 3:15–4:15 pm

Tues – Achievement Testing

Wed – All School Prayer Service - 8:00 am

        (2^nd grade Ministry)

        Achievement Testing

Thu – Achievement Testing

        Dress Down Day (end of testing bonus)

Fri -   NO SCHOOL – Teacher Prof. Dev -local

ACHIEVEMENT TESTING WEEK: Students in Grades 3-8 will be spending their mornings next week doing Achievement testing; students in 3^rd, 5^th, & 7^th will also be taking a cognitive abilities test. Although the school will be providing a small snack and drink each morning, please make sure that your child gets plenty of rest and eats a good breakfast. Mr. Jannetti & Mrs. Adrian will be assisting with testing and special classes will be later in the day than normal.

PROGRESS REPORTS: If you have not already done so, please sign and return your child’s report or sign-off slip and return on Monday.

HEALTH CHECKS: The Miller County nurses were here yesterday to perform the health checks. If there were any concerns, you should find notice in today’s folder. We especially wish to thank Marie Massman & Shannon Lage, our great volunteers, and Kim Benne & Lisa Foglesong from MCHD. We appreciate your help so much!

HELIAS TRIP FOR 7^TH & 8^TH GRADERS – DRIVERS STILL NEEDED! Helias High School has invited our 7/8 graders to tour their facility on Monday, October 18^th, beginning at 8:30 am. We are asking for at least two parent drivers for this event. Please let Rosie know if you can drive that day, and your seating capacity. If we don’t get volunteers this week, this trip will be cancelled.

 HALLOWEEN PLANS: We are once again planning our Halloween festivities on Friday, October 29^th. In the morning (time TBA) we will have the “Lighting of the Cemetery”. While reciting the Litany of the Saints we will proceed to the cemetery and then all students will place the approximately 1000 lights on the tombstones. This practice goes back to a tradition, originating in Germany, where the faithful lit candles and placed them on the graves of their loved ones, letting them burn throughout the night before All Saints Day, representing the “light of the holy souls”. All are invited to participate. At 1:30 students will have their annual Halloween Walk and participate in Trunk or Treating in our front parking lot. Students will then be able to enjoy their classroom parties, with treats and activities, if needed, provided by the classroom parents. Room parents will be able to join the classroom parties, with masks, unless Covid conditions change. Please, we ask that students not wear scary or gory costumes; we do not want to scare our little ones, and costumes must be easy to get on/off. We invite all parents and parishioners/community members to participate in the Trunk or Treating. You may reserve your spot by contacting Danen Groose 821-2890 as soon as possible.

FANTASY NIGHT EARLY BIRD WINNERS! Congratulations to Mark & Gina Adrian, winners of the Early Bird drawing on Tuesday. They chose to take another ticket instead of the $110 cash prize. This doubles their chance to win big money! Tuesday was also Mark & Gina’s anniversary!

FANTASY NIGHT WORK LIST: A tentative work list is in today’s folder. Please, if you have not signed up and are able to help out, put your name in one of the empty slots and return the sheet on Monday. It takes many hands to make this, our 2^nd biggest parish/school fundraiser, a success. Thank you for your dedication to OLOS School & Parish.

FANTASY NIGHT SILENT AUCTION DONATIONS: If you have anything that you would like to donate to the Silent Auction, please send to school anytime before the event.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! Our first Home & School meeting will be on Tuesday, October 12^th at 6:00 pm, and we will begin with a potluck meal – all attending please bring a dish to share.  Remember that your child will receive a bonus dress down pass just for your attendance at this meeting.

BOX OF JOY; Please consider sponsoring a Box of Joy so that a child who may have never had a Christmas gift before will experience the love of Christ this upcoming Christmas season. Boxes are available anytime from the school office or the vestibules of church. Cross Catholic Outreach, the sponsor of the programs, asks that you include a payment of $9 to offset the shipping of the box and to promote their ministry. You may return your filled box anytime through October 25^th, which is our final collection date. Remember – don’t seal your box shut, just wrap with a rubber band. Request a box anytime by contacting Rosie in the office. Thanks to all who are participating in this program.

EMERGENCY DRILLS: We will continue to practice drills throughout the next months. Especially for the very young students, these drills can bring apprehension. Teachers will discuss these drills with students ahead of time, but please reinforce and reassure your child by talking about drills at home as well.

ART ROOM NEED: Clear plastic water bottles. Please wash and send to school in bags.

WE ARE SO THANKFUL!

·          Thank you to Leonard Kever (Austin, Madelyn, & Henry’s grandpa) for his generous donation to the OLOS Wish List!  

·          Thank you to Billy & Carol Braun for their donation of school supplies!  The 3rd & 4th graders especially love their new learning bags!

·          Thank you to Colleen Abbott & Andy Adrian for volunteering to coordinate and coach the OLOS School Archery program!

·          Thank you to Marianna Werdehausen for coordinating the library workdays and setting up a plan to level the books for the Accelerated Reading program!

 

OCTOBER IS HERE! Our October prayer will be the Prayer to the Guardian Angel, and our October Christskill will be Respect.

STUDENT WRITING! This week's Gr. 6 student thank you note to the OLOS Picnic Committee and the members of the Mary's Home community:

"Dear Picnic Committee and Mrs. Cindy L., Thank you so much for running the picnic.  We appreciate you so much.  I know that your job can be hard, but you always pull through.  The things you do for the Parish are incredible! 

Keep up the good work! "     by Lane M.

YOUR CHANCE TO WIN DRESS DOWN PASSES! All families returning their 21-22 Friday folder (The Heavens Declare the Glory of the Lord) by Tuesday, October 5, 2021, with any needed paperwork completed, will be placed in a drawing for a bonus dress down pass for students in their family. Congratulations to Avery and Alayna W, this week‘s winners of the bonus dress down passes!

 

TEACHER PLAN TIMES – for parent communication:

          Belshe – 10:30 – 11:00

          Eickhoff – 11:55 - 12:35

          Grellner – 1:15 – 1:55

          Groose – 9:40 – 10:10

          Vandike – 2:00 – 2:40

          Werdehausen – 12:40 – 1:10

Mrs. Burgess, Interim Principal – Hours vary – please email mburgess@gmail.com or call the office to set up a meeting.

 

 

Enjoy the cool Fall weekend everyone!