Friday Notes 11-05-2021
THE WEEK AHEAD:
Sun – 10:00 am Buddy
Mass (5/6 w/2nd)
School Board Mtg – 11:15 am
Mon – Basketball Practice – until 5:00 pm
Tues –
Wed – All School Mass (2nd Ministry)
Cheer Practice – until 4:30 pm
Thu – Midquarter
Veterans’
Day - Patriotic Rosary, Donuts & Coffee, placing of flags on graves – all begins
@ 8:00 am
Basketball
& Cheer Practice 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Fri - NO SCHOOL – Teacher Professional Development (local)
PARKING LOT: We will go back to the normal drop off and pick up procedures on
Monday, as the striping of the parking lot is finished off today. Thank you for
your great cooperation during the time of these repairs.
VETERANS’ DAY PLANS (Nov. 11th) We invite all veterans, active military, and their families on the morning of Veterans’ Day, November 11th 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 our honorees, after which students will join our honorees to place flags on veteran’s graves in the cemetery.
SUDS FUNDRAISER: You should have received your fundraising information on Monday evening. Forms were sent with the oldest in the family. This fundraiser will continue through November 12, with product delivery on November 21. What a 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”. You may contact Joan Doerhoff or the School Office for additional information, if you need additional forms, or to place your order. Thank you for your continued support of OLOS.
HOME & SCHOOL: Next meeting is set for Tuesday, November 16th at 6:00 pm, and will begin with a potluck meal. The Shiloh Dance is scheduled for Jan. 15, 2022.
BOX OF JOY; We filled Boxes with the students this week. As of today, we have 96 boxes, so we are calling it a great success. We had so many people fill boxes, stop by to give us money for shipping or supplies, and to drop off supplies. It was overwhelming! Part of the shipping was paid for through the Pro-Life ministry, in memory of Judy Wieberg, so we are especially thankful for that. Boxes move on to St. Peter’s School in Jefferson City today, which is a designated collection center, and then will be transported to headquarters in Florida, where they are sorted and shipped to children around the world. We especially want to say thanks to Ms. Carla and Mrs. Marie, who have helped extensively with this program.
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 6th at 6:30 pm in church.
LEVELING LIBRARY BOOKS. More volunteers are still needed to help with this huge undertaking.
PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS PARTIES/DISMISSAL: We will dismiss at 12:30 on Friday, December 17th. We are planning the Christmas parties for 11:30 – 12:30, after an early lunch. There will be NO extended care services that afternoon.
ADOPT A FAMILY INFORMATION is included in today’s folder. Family members have been assigned to grades, but feel free to buy needed items for the entire family. Thanks for supporting this very worthy cause.
MARY’S HOME CHRISTMAS PARADE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! The parade is Friday, November 26th. The theme is “Once Upon a Christmas” featuring favorite Christmas books & movies. OLOS School theme will be based on the book & movie, “The Little Drummer Boy” Lisa Wieberg will be coordinating the design of the float, but it will take parent and student help to get it all put together. We will discuss more about it at the upcoming H & S meeting, but in the meantime, please contact Rosie or Mary in the office with your offer to help out. Thank you!
KROGER REWARDS: We recently received $34.98 from this program. See below for more information.
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 great moneymaker for the school – the key is to get many, many people involved. No selling needed! Please pass the word to family and friends and thanks for supporting OLOS School!!!
SANTA STORE: To continue this activity, we are looking for a coordinator. This person(s) would be in charge of finding donations, setting up, and finding people to help wrap gifts on the day of the event. Student Council can help set up if we decide to go ahead with this event. If you are not familiar with the Santa Store, this is an opportunity we have given our students in the past to “shop” for gifts for a designated number of people in their family, using donated items from the local community and school. The students usually really enjoy it, but it does take the coordination and manpower to continue the tradition.
BUDDY MASS: Thank you to our Grade 2, 5, & 6 students and families for leading and participating in our parish liturgy at this Sunday's Mass.
DECEMBER AND JANUARY SCHOOL MASSES: Father Stephen Jones is going to be doing our school Masses every Wednesday except for the feast of the Immaculate Conception on Wed., Dec. 8, as Father Alex has already arranged for another priest to celebrate Mass on this major feast day and holy day of obligation. However, since Father Jones is driving down from Jefferson City, we have to schedule our Wednesday Masses for 9:00 am throughout December and January except for the holy day on Dec. 8. Thank you for your flexibility and understanding!
NOVEMBER: Our November prayer is the Lord’s Prayer, and our November Christskill is Joy (Jesus, Others, You).
CANNED FOOD DRIVE: The Student Council is planning a food drive in the very near future. Please refer to enclosed flyer for more information.
RECONCILIATION: Father Alex will offer the Sacrament of Reconciliation to our students before he leaves for home. The 5th & 6th graders will participate in Sacrament on Wed, Nov. 17th, and the 3rd, 4th, 7th, & 8th graders will participate on Thurs., Nov. 18th, both times being after Mass.
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. Sarah Adrian, our art & PE teacher.
"My name is Sarah Adrian. I was born and raised in
Jefferson City. I am the youngest of four with two older sisters and one
brother. My parents are both the second youngest of five kids in their families,
so I have a whole slew of cousins spread out all over the country. I went to
St. Peter's where my grandfather taught PE for many years. I graduated from
Helias High School in 2007. I attended three universities before graduating
from MU with a bachelor’s degree in Art Education. I taught at Immaculate
Conception for four years and then spent time at home taking care of my two
sons, Derrick & Patrick. I began subbing in the area before I became the
art teacher at Our Lady of the Snows. This is my second year teaching at OLOS.
I chose to teach here because it has such a great community behind it to
support it. It is my parish school, and I want to do what I can to support it
and its students. I love how the camaraderie of the staff makes us all feel
like 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 , 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 Romie & Brena G, this week‘s winners of the bonus dress down passes!
