Friday Newsletter 10-14-22
THE WEEK AHEAD:
School Motto: I will treat people right, I will do
the right thing, I will do God’s will.
Mon – NO SCHOOL
Tues –
Wed – All School Mass – 8:00 am (4th Ministry)
Archery Training –
during PE (4th-8th)
Thur – School Spirit Dress Down Day
Ghosty Grams due
Student/Parent/Teacher
conferences
begin
@ 2:30 pm (2-8th)
&
4:00 pm (PK-1st)
Fri - NO SCHOOL
NO SCHOOL this Monday, Oct 17, due to professional development for teachers at St. Joseph Cathedral School and NO SCHOOL this Friday, Oct 21st.
FANTASY NIGHT NEWS: The list of winners is in today’s folder. Congratulations to the big winners – Jacob Hager & Alex & Shelby Russell, each taking home $5500! We want to especially thank Mark Kempker, for donating his winnings of $500 back to the parish/school. It is so appreciated! Of course, we thank everyone who had a hand in making Fantasy Night 2022 a success! There will be a Fantasy Night follow up meeting on Monday, October 24th @ 6:00 pm in the cafeteria. Please see enclosed feedback forms and/or plan on attending. Thank you!
STUDENT COUNCIL “GHOSTY GRAMS” were in last week’s folder. They are due this Thursday, October 20, with payment attached. Please support our Student Council’s efforts!
VETERANS’ DAY CELEBRATION: Please invite all retired and active-duty military & spouses/families to our celebration! See enclosed flyer for more information and to sign up.
STUDENT/PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES are taking place this THURSDAY, OCT.
20TH. You will find the
schedule in today’s folder. As you can see, the time slots for the upper grades
are very tight. Please be considerate and stick to your scheduled time. If
you have more to discuss than the time allows, please make a follow up
appointment with the classroom teacher. Mrs. Werdehausen & Ms. Grellner
will be together for all 2nd-4th grade conferences, and
Mrs. Hoecker & Mr. Vandike will be together for all 5-8th conferences.
SPORTS PACKETS were sent home last week for boy’s 5-8th basketball or cheer (boys & girls – all ages). To practice/play students must have three things: completed sports packets, payment of $25 per student per sport, & current physical on file. If you did not receive a packet and your child is interested, please contact Rosie in the office.
QUIZ BOWL PRACTICE: There will be no practice on Monday, Oct. 17 (school out of session) nor on Mon., Oct 31st (Halloween).
CLASSROOM PARENT LIST/HALLOWEEN PLANS: The room parent list is at the end of these notes The room parent coordinator has been assigned to be the central contact for the classroom party – to coordinate & to make plans known to the classroom teacher. For Halloween, we are inviting all parents, parishioners, and community members to participate in our Trunk or Treat. At 1:30 pm on Oct. 31st, students will go on their annual “Halloween Walk”, trick or treating at the parish office, M.H. Bank, and the Credit Union. In conjunction with this, we will also have our 3rd annual Trunk or Treating in the church parking lot. Please pass the word to community members and parishioners – all are invited to treat the kiddos! Please call the school office if you or someone you know would like to participate. In planning ahead, we ask that students not wear scary or gory costumes. No fake blood, devils, etc. Keep it light and fun!
SPECIAL THANKS to Brooke W. for using her day off on Monday to help administer make up achievement tests. It is much appreciated!
EMERGENCY DRILLS: OLOSS students/staff will be conducting drills over the next several weeks. Classroom teachers discuss these drills with students beforehand, but it may be a good idea to discuss these at home with your younger children ahead of time.
IT'S GETTING COLDER!!! Please make sure your child brings a jacket with them each day, as it has been chilly several days already, and students have had to use jackets from our stockpile.
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. It will cost us about $30 to make enough ice-cream for our students each time. Contact Rosie or Cindy Lepper for more information.
REMEMBER TO LOG YOUR FANTASY NIGHT HOURS INTO THE FAMILY PORTAL!!!
IMPORTANT DATES SET:
OLOS School Youth Mass –
Sunday, Nov. 6 – 10:00 am
OLOS School Youth Mass – Sunday,
Dec. 4 – 10:00 am
OLOS School Christmas Program –
Sunday, Dec. 4 – following 10:00 am Mass
First Reconciliation for 2nd graders – Wednesday,
Mar. 15, after weekday Mass
First Eucharist for 2nd graders –
Sunday, April 30 – 10:00 am Mass
8th Grade Graduation –
Saturday, May 6 – begins with 4:00 pm Mass
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 Hatti, Brody, Ellie & Oliver S., for winning this week!
PICNIC FOLLOW UP MEETING: There will be a picnic follow up meeting this Monday, October 17th at 6:00 pm in the cafeteria. Planning committee members and picnic managers are asked to attend or send their feedback to Barb Adrian, Colleen Abbott, or Cindy Lepper. Thank you for helping us improve upon this incredible parish event! A huge thank you to each member for the role you played in helping our parish to raise funds!
Enjoy the fall weekend and the
THREE DAY WEEKEND!
We’ll see you back on TUESDAY!
Please return your folder on TUESDAY.
