Friday Newsletter 9-9-2022
THE WEEK AHEAD:
School Motto: I will treat people right, I will do
the right thing, I will do God’s will.
Mon – Quiz Bowl practice 3:00-3:45 pm
Tues – Book Fair
Family & Community Night – 3:30 – 6:00 pm
Wed – All School Mass – 8:00 am (5/6 Ministry)
Grandparents’
Celebration begins with Mass, classroom visits, book fair & cinnamon rolls
Midquarter
Student
Council submissions due
Thur – Health Checks by MCHD
Father
visits 2/3rd grades @ 8:45 am
Fri - Dress Down Day
Progress Reports available
PARENT/STUDENT HANDBOOK: The revised handbook is enclosed in today’s folder. Please review, sign & return the enclosed acknowledgement sheet. Please pay special attention to the dress code guidelines.
PICTURE ORDER FORMS: Picture order forms are in today’s folder, one per child. You may write one check for multiple children, but please note on the order forms that you have attached the check to a specific child’s form. Please return these by Friday, September 23. School Picture Day is Tuesday., September 27. Mr. Blackwell will once again be taking our pictures.
CHANGE OF MENU: On Tuesday, Sept. 13 we will serve BBQ chicken, biscuits, cooked carrots, salad & fruit instead of the beef & noodle meal.
BOOK FAIR HELPERS: We need a couple volunteers to help with the Grandparents’ celebration on Wednesday. We need one person to help with book fair check out and one or two people to help with refreshments. Please let Rosie or Mrs. Varner know if you can help. Thank you!
QUIZ BOWL practice – every Monday afternoon 3:00 – 3:45 pm.
HEALTH SCREENINGS are
scheduled for Thursday, September 15th. Two Miller County nurses
will be here to check vision, hearing, height & weight, along with
performing head/lice checks. We need at least two volunteers to help
with height/weight that morning. Please let Rosie know if you can help. Thank
you!
STUDENT COUNCIL NEWS: If your child (grades 4th-8th) is interested in participating in Student Council, please look over the positions and requirements form in today's folder. We will meet once a month after school. If you are wanting an officer position, please have your speeches to Mrs. Groose by Wednesday, September 14. If you are wanting to be a class representative let your teacher know by Wednesday, September 14 also. Remember there can only be two representatives per class. Thank you
CEMETERY LIGHTS: We are taking donations for the tea lights needed to light up our cemetery for All Saints’ Day. It takes a minimum of 1000 lights and they generally last two years. You can leave your donation with Rosie in the school office or place it in a marked envelope in the collection basket at Mass. Thank you for your support!
GRANDPARENTS’ CELEBRATION! Our Grandparents’ Day celebration is scheduled for this Wednesday, Sept. 14th, beginning with the 8:00 am Mass, and then moving over to the school for classroom activities, the book fair & homemade cinnamon rolls. We invite all grandparents to sit with their grandchild’s class We would love pictures of your child with his/her grandparents to run on the slideshow. You may email them to lvarner@olosschool.org. We are looking forward to having our grandparents join us that day!
COMMUNITY SERVICE DAYS AT OLOS SCHOOL! This year our school sponsored T-shirts will be used for “Community Service Day”, which will be scheduled for the first Monday of each month, beginning in October. You paid for these t-shirts through your registration fees and supplied the sizes when you filled out the online enrollment packet. Each classroom is picking their own community service goal, and the whole class will receive their shirts once they meet their goal. This shirt features the new “Our Lady of the Snow is the Heart & Soul of Mary’s Home” logo and are not the same as the spirit shirts from Steph’s Tees, Students will be able to wear the “Heart” shirts on the first Monday when they will also be performing some sort of community service. Community service days will be indicated on the monthly calendar. The “Heart” shirts may also be used for field trips and other community service days.
BOOK FAIR: We will have the book fair open to all school, parish, and community families the evening of Tuesday, September 13, 3:30 – 6:00 pm. You can shop for your favorite books, grab something to eat, and earn tickets for prizes. We will be serving free hot dogs, chips, and drinks. Students will earn one ticket for each book purchased and two tickets for books purchased for their classroom and be entered into a drawing for an ice-cream party for their class. Students attending the book fair will also earn a scratcher card with additional prizes from the prize table. Don’t forget to check out the ewallet option. Thanks to Groose Heating & Cooling for the donation of the hot dogs & chips! https://scholastic.com/bf/ourladyofsnowsschool3
VIRTUS TRAINING: As a school parent, it is important that you participate now in the Protecting God’s Children/Teaching Safety Program, otherwise known as VIRTUS (if you haven’t done so already). If you help in any way at school, are a room parent, drive students for field trips, coach, etc., you are required to have this course. There is an approximately 2-hour online training course (free) for your convenience. You can access this and create an account @ www.virtusonline.org. Please call the school office if you have any questions.
ICE CREAM!!! Through a grant received from the Dairy Council, OLOS was able to purchase an ice cream/yogurt machine, valued at approximately $1500. We are so thrilled to be able to offer this treat to our students, hopefully at least once a month. However, the grant did not supply funds for actual ice-cream mix. We are looking for ice-cream sponsors, those who would like to donate to an ice-cream fund. We will be experimenting with it soon, but it looks like it will cost us about $30 to make enough ice-cream for our students each time. Contact Rosie or Cindy Lepper for more information.
FANTASY NIGHT is set for Saturday, October 8, 2022, with the “Early Bird” drawing for an additional ticket or $125 set for Saturday, September 17, 2022. Tickets are available at Mary’s Home Bank, the Credit Union, and the school office. If you want to pick up a few to sell, please check these out from Rosie in the school office or with Cindy Lepper. We need all families out there selling to get these tickets sold! This is the second biggest fundraiser for our parish and school. Let’s give it our greatest support! Please help spread the word that we will need many helpers for this event and to contact the school or parish office with offers to volunteer.
HOME & SCHOOL MEETINGS SET: Please mark your calendar and plan on attending. We rely on ALL school families to help plan, coordinate, and support our teachers and school, and would like all parents to be active in this organization. We will begin each meeting with a potluck dinner. Your child/ren will receive a bonus dress down pass for your attendance!
Monday, September 19, 2022 – 6:00 pm
Monday, November 14, 2022 – 6:00 pm
Monday, January 9, 2023 – 6:00 pm
Monday, March 13, 2023 – 6:00 pm
YOUR CHANCE TO WIN DRESS DOWN PASSES! All families returning their 22-23 Friday folder (The Heavens Declare the Glory of the Lord) by the Tuesday of the week following, with any needed paperwork completed, will be placed in a drawing for a bonus dress down pass for students in their family. Congratulations Emery C. for winning this week!
FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY: Sign up now for the Financial Peace University Course to learn how God has designed stewardship to be in all parts of our lives. This 9 week course will meet during PSR time (8:45-9:45) on Sunday mornings starting September 18. The course is open to all ages and is for anyone who wants a better relationship with their finances, better understanding of insurance needs, and a better plan for retirement and beyond. The cost of the course is $100. Contact Colleen Abbott to enroll.
SERVICE: Parents – remember to log your picnic volunteer time into the family portal while it is fresh in your mind!
PLEASE
RETURN YOUR FOLDER ON MONDAY.
HAVE A WONDERFUL
WEEKEND!
