Friday Newsletter 12-10-2021

   

THE WEEK AHEAD:

Sat – 5/6/7 Boys Basketball @ Loose Creek Community Center – 12:00 noon (vs. St. Joe, Westphalia)

        Pictures with Santa @ Community Point Bank 9:00-11:30 am (sp. by HHBC)

Mon – Emergency Drill

Tues –

Wed – All School Mass (3/4Ministry) 9:00 am

Thur – OLOSS Choir Christmas attends the “Happy Birthday Jesus” event at the state capitol

        “School Spirit” Dress Down Day

        Library Lady visits

Fri -   Dress Down in Red/Green Day

        Lunch begins @ 10:50 am

        Classroom parties begin @ 11:30 am

        School Dismisses @ 12:30 pm

        End of 2^nd Quarter

        NO Afternoon Extended Care

        Christmas Break begins!

 

WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED the OLOSS Christmas musical. We know the students did a great job! Many, many thanks to Mr. Jannetti, for his time and talent in preparation and presentation of this program. Thanks to all who sent in cookies and helped with the reception. We appreciate our great OLOSS families!

PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS PARTIES/DISMISSAL: We will dismiss at 12:30 this Friday, December 17^th. We are planning the Christmas parties for 11:30 – 12:30, after an early lunch. There will be NO extended care services that afternoon. A room parent list is with these notes. Remember, room parents, we count on you to make arrangements for refreshments & games (if needed) for our classroom parties and we thank you so much for your efforts!

 CAROLING AT THE CAPITOL! On Thursday our school choir (15 students) will be going to the Capitol to perform. Other area schools will also be performing that day as well. If you would like to join us to watch, our students will be performing in the rotunda at 12:45 pm and outside at 1:15 pm. They will be leaving school around 11:00 am to enjoy a quick lunch at McDonalds beforehand. Afterwards, they will visit St. Joseph Cathedral, to tour the church and explore the pipe organ set-up with Mr. Jannetti. Thanks to Marie Massman and Mr. Jannetti for organizing this trip, and thanks also to our drivers/chaperones – Joan Doerhoff, Wendy Whittle, Cindy McKenna, Jason McKenna & Danen Groose. We couldn’t do it without our great parent volunteers!

ADOPT A FAMILY: Thanks to all who have sent in gifts for the Adopt a Family collection. The students wrapped gifts this week, pairing up with their classroom buddies. They seemed to really enjoy this, and also enjoyed the hot chocolate as well! Thanks so much to all who supported this family with the great gift items!

PIZZA FOR THE PARADE! Because we won 4^th place at the parade, The Corner Market let us know that they wanted ALL OLOS students to enjoy a slice of pizza, so today they sent down seven pizzas for our students! Please follow up with Jana (or whoever is working) at the Corner Market, if you stop by, and let them know we so appreciate them!

CHANGE OF MENU: Due to staffing issues, the following will be our menu until Christmas:

Mon – Dec. 13: Chicken Nuggets, Fries, Carrot Sticks, Fruit

Tues – Dec. 14: Chicken Rice Soup, Cheese/Crackers, Fruit, Cookie

Wed – Dec. 15: Chicken & Cheese Quesadilla, Refried Beans, Vegetable, Fruit

Thurs – Dec. 16: Spaghetti, Butter Dips or Garlic Biscuits, Salad, Fruit

Fri – Dec. 17: Hot Dog, Chips, Fruit, Vegs

PRIEST/DEACON GIFTS: If we have not received your gift for the priests & deacon, there is another slip in today’s folder for your convenience. Please send in your gift on Monday. Thank you!

MORE CHANGES/CHANGES TO CALENDAR: There will be NO SCHOOL on March 21 due to Diocesan Professional Development, but we WILL be in session on Friday, March 25^th. The diocese has given two additional days at Easter, which are not required to be made up. Therefore, there will be NO SCHOOL from Holy Thursday, April 14 through Wednesday, April 20^th, with the 14^th & the 20^th being possible snow make-up days. March 10^th will no longer be a half day – we will be in session a full day.

CHRISTMAS SPIRIT WEEK: We will have a Christmas spirit week when we come back from Christmas break, as these days are actually during the 12 days of Christmas. The complete breakdown is outlined in the January calendar: we will have PJ day, White out day, Christmas hat day, and Christmas sock day.

PAYMENT INFO. NEEDED: On Tuesday, Nov. 23^rd, a cash payment was left on Rosie’s desk without a name. (Rosie was out that day.). Please call the office if you made a payment in cash that week so that we can get our records up to date.

 BASKETBALL GAME RECEIPTS – Home Game 12/4/21 – Gate: 224.00, Concessions: 253.25 (cost of concessions not considered).

HOME & SCHOOL: The next potluck/meeting is set for Tuesday, January 11^th, 2022. Please mark your calendar now and make plans to attend this meeting!

DECEMBER AND JANUARY SCHOOL MASSES: Father Stephen Jones is going to be doing our school Masses every Wednesday. Since Father Jones is driving down from Jefferson City, we have to schedule our Wednesday Masses for 9:00 am throughout December and January. Thank you for your flexibility and understanding!

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.

DECEMBER: Our December morning prayer is The Morning Offering, and our December Christskill is Caring. Our Advent theme is "We Wait in Joyful Hope."

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, Dec. 14, 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 Maddie SG., this week‘s winner of the bonus dress down pass!

 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 Rosie Schwaller Beck.  "My name is Rosie Schwaller Beck.  I grew up near Mary’s Home on a beautiful farm on the Osage River, and had six brothers and two sisters, along with my parents Josephine and Bernard, making us a family of eleven.  I went to school here at OLOS through 8^th grade, attended high school at Cole R-5, and then went on to college at Kirksville and then Lincoln University.  I married Kevin Beck, and we lived near Brazito and in Jefferson City after we were married; but when our boys were nearing school age, we started looking for a place to build locally, so our kids could attend OLOS. We have always been members of this parish. One of my proudest days here was when Kevin joined the Catholic church at a weekday school Mass. He & Father Pat had been up to mischief and had been meeting for RCIA, but this was unknown to anyone else. To say the least, we were all very surprised!  My boys’ names are Matthew, Joe, Daniel, Andy, & Sam, and they range in age from 17 to 27. I have two grandbabies, Sadie Jo, and we just welcomed little Audrey Rose!  My son, Sam, will be getting married in March.  My hobbies include a little bit of sewing and handwork, reading, fishing & being on the river, and puzzles. I am in my twentieth year here at the school, worked for Father Clarence for two years before that, and had also volunteered to teach art before being employed here. Our Lady of the Snows School is very near and dear to my heart. I love this little school and I love these kids!  If I were to really write what this school means to me, I would have to write pages, but most of all I want everyone to know how much Kevin & I appreciate the opportunity for our boys to attend Our Lady of the Snows School. We did not do it on our own, the tithing and volunteering we offered did not nearly touch what it took.  What it did take was the community – your support and volunteer hours, your prayers and your tithing.  For this we are forever grateful! This school is such a gift. Though we are not always able to offer all the programs that some of the bigger schools do, we have other gifts of a different nature – the ability to incorporate our faith into our everyday learning, and the embodiment of family. We are so blessed!"

 

Please return your folder on Monday.

There will be no newsletter next Friday, so we’d like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very safe, blessed and Merry Christmas! We’ll see our students back on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022!