2-11-2022

THE WEEK AHEAD:

Sat – 5/6/7 Boys BBall @ IC, JC – 10:00 am (vs. Holy Family) COME CHEER!

        Preschoolers & 7/8 Buddy Mass–4:00 pm

Mon – St. Valentine’s Day

        Wear Red/Pink Day

        St. Valentine’s Parties – 2:00 pm

Tues –

Wed – All School Communion Service – 8:00 am (2^nd Ministry)

Thur – School Spirit Dress Down Day for HOME games tonight!

        Library Lady visits 3-8

        5/6/7 Boys BBall @ HOME – 6:30 pm (vs. St. Stanislaus) COME CHEER!

Fri -   School Spirit Dress Down Day for HOME games tomorrow!

        Elective Courses – Gr. 2-8 – 2:00 pm

MIDTERM PROGRESS REPORTS are available online for students in grades 3-8, with a sign-off sheet enclosed in today’s folder. Paper copies of progress reports are in today’s folder for students in grades K-2. Please sign & return. To access Progress reports on your family portal - after signing in, please follow the following steps:

On left, click “Student”

On left, directly under “Student Home” click “Grades”

In upper middle/left screen click “Midterm Progress Report”

If you have more than one student, you can switch between them on the upper left.

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK THANKS! Thank you to all who helped to make this year's extended celebration of Catholic Schools Week such a success, especially to Mrs. Groose, for her great ideas and coordinating skills!  Thank you to our parishioners and families for your ongoing commitment and support of Catholic education for the children and their families of Our Lady of the Snows School!  

DUE TO THE RECENT SNOW DAY/COVID SHUT DOWN school WILL be in session on Monday, Feb. 21^st, Presidents’ Day.

OLOS OPEN HOUSE/MEET & GREET!  Tentatively set for Thursday, March 3^rd, 5-7 pm. We welcome all new families, current OLOS families, community members, prospective Preschool and Kindergarten families to come and visit with our staff and find out more about what our school has to offer! Kindergartners will make an appointment with Mrs. Belshe for admissions screenings. Additional resources will be available that evening. Please call Rosie in the office if you have any questions.

CHANGE OF MENU: Due to staffing issues, the following changes will be made this week, and other, unannounced changes may occur as well:

Mon – Feb. 14: Chicken Alfredo, Garlic Bread, Broccoli, Frozen Fruit Sidekick

Tues – Feb. 15: Chicken Patty, Mashed Potatoes/Gravy, Green Beans, Fruit

Wed – Feb.16: Crunchy Tacos, Lettuce/Cheese, Refried Beans, No Bake Cookies, Fruit

Thurs – Feb.17: Pancakes, Sausage, Hashbrown, Carrot Sticks, Fruit

Fri – Feb.18: Fish Sticks, French Fries, Baked Beans, Fruit

ST. VALENTINE PARTIES are this Monday, February 14^th at 2:00 pm. We count on our great room parents to coordinate refreshments and games. In this folder you will find the list of room parents and students. Thank you for being great!

STUDENT COUNCIL NEWS: The Student Council sold 146 candy grams.  They will be delivered during the Valentine's parties on Monday.  Thank you for your support!

THANK YOU and welcome to the newest members of the Our Lady of the Snows School Board, Adam Schwaller & Sarah Tucker.  They join our current School Board members, Monica Bittle, Joan Doerhoff, Shannon Lage, Angelina McKenna, & Lucinda Varner!  We thank all of them for their service and commitment to Our Lady of the Snows School!

ELECTIVE COURSES! Thank you to our volunteers who are leading minicourses to our students during the months of February & March:  Jason Bittle-Bowling, Chuck Berendzen-Woodworking, Mary Burgess-Quilting, Steve Jannetti-Gardening, Matilda O'Connor & Gabriela Tolosa Ramirez-Coding for Kids, and Marianna Werdehausen-Painting!    

MORE 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 19^th & the 20^th being possible snow make-up days. Additionally, on March 10^th, school will NOT be in session, due to professional development. The make-up date for this will be announced soon.

OLOS HOSTING HOME GAMES: Volunteers are needed on Thurs., Feb. 17 and Sat., Feb. 19, to help our Athletic Committee in its hosting duties for the parochial league's basketball games.  Please contact Rosie Beck in the school office, our Athlete Director Derrick Pringer, or our basketball coaches Amy Hagenhoff & Jason Bittle if you are able to help!  Thank you for your consideration!

WATER NEEDED: If you would like to donate cases of water, it would be very much appreciated. We are handing out A LOT of water, over 6 cases since Christmas. Students are asked to bring their own filled water bottle to school each day, but as the year has passed, many are forgetting. Please help out in one of two ways – make sure your child brings their filled bottle each day or donate a case of water. Thank 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 TU152. 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!!! We recently received $38.76, this quarter earnings

TRACK UPDATE: We have several students who are interested in participating in track this spring. However, we are in need of a track coach. Please contact Mrs. Burgess.

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR for the afternoon of Friday, April 22, as we are planning a fun reunion for all former staff members of OLOSS.

 FEBRUARY: Our February morning prayer is The Act of Love, and our February Christskill is Honesty.

 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, Feb. 15, 2022, with any needed paperwork completed, will be placed in a drawing for a bonus dress down pass for students in their family.  Congratulations to Clarice Whittle, for winning the passes this week.

 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 Rebekah Kempker, our part-time parish assistant.  "Hi, my name is Rebekah Kempker.  I was born and raised in Jefferson City.  I live with my parents and younger brother.  I am engaged and am very excited for our upcoming wedding!  I am currently finishing up my schooling at Moberly Area Community College to become an Occupational Therapist Assistant.  Over the years I have owned my own business makng handcrafted items, have worked at a native plant nursery, at a daycare, at the Parks & Rec, and now I am the assistant secretary at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church.  I also own my own business through Mary Kay cosmetics.  I have been at Our Lady of the Snows now for about three months and enjoy it very much.  When I am not working, I like to hunt, fish, crochet, spend time outdoors, work on my own business, and spend time with my family.  I chose to work at Our Lady of the Snows to be able to help and give back to the Church and the people and the community.  My favorite thing about working at Our Lady of the Snows is the environment with its small town fee.  Mary's Home truly feels like home!"

 

Please return your folder on Monday.

Have a wonderful weekend