Friday Newsletter 1-27-2023

  

THE WEEK AHEAD:

School Motto: I will treat people right, I will do the right thing, I will do God’s will.

 

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS’ WEEK!!

(See detailed itinerary in this folder)

 

Mon – CSW: Our Community

        Boys BBall Practice 3:30 – 5:00 pm

        Quiz Bowl Practice 3:00 – 3:45 pm

        Scholar Bowl w/Honey Creek 4:00-5;00 pm in Ms. Grellner’s room

Tues – CSW: Our Faculty, Staff & Volunteers

        Midquarter

Wed – CSW: Our Nation

        All School Mass 8:00 am (7/8 Ministry)

Thur – CSW: Our Vocations 

        JV Boys BBall @ IC, JC – 7:00 pm (vs. Holy Family)

Fri -   CSW: Our Students!!!

        DARE program continues for 4-8^th grades 8:15 am

        Progress Reports Available

        Show Me Suds Fundraiser begins

Sun –  Catholic Schools Week Concluding Mass – 10:00 am – student ministry

        School Advisory Council Mtg – 11:15 am

 

PATRIOTIC ROSARY FOR ACTIVE MILITARY, VETERANS & COMMUNITY! This upcoming Wednesday, Feb. 1^st, the students will pray the Patriotic Rosary in church, after Mass. This is a beautiful prayer; each student is a “bead” in the rosary and represents one of the states in our nation. We actually form a living rosary around the inside perimeter of the church. Following the Rosary, we will all move over to the cafeteria for a reception. Please join us and help spread the word!

DARE: Officers from Miller County Sheriff’s Dept. will be here each Friday to continue the 10-week Drug Abuse Resistance Education program for our 4^th, 5^th & 6^th graders. They also began meeting with our 7^th & 8^th graders today as well, with a more advanced program. DARE graduation will be on March 31^st. 

SHOW ME SUDS FUNDRAISER will begin on Friday, Feb. 3^rd & run through Monday, Feb. 27^th. This is a great opportunity to help our school & parish youth by selling and purchasing high quality, name brand comparable, laundry detergents, dish soaps, dishwasher pods, & dryer sheets. Sales sheets will be sent out on Friday, Feb. 3^rd and should be returned, with payment, by Monday, Feb. 27^th. All products will be available for pick up on Sunday, March 5^th at the back gym doors from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. Contact Joan Doerhoff or the school office for more information. Thanks so much for supporting our school and parish!

 CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK UPON US! It is Jan. 29 – Feb 5^th. We will honor our Nation, Community, Vocations, Students, & Staff. A final schedule is in today’s folder. Please use it as a reference for the upcoming week. We will be posting pictures of events daily on Facebook.

HILLEY & HART & THE READING CARAVAN! Thanks to Kevin Hilley & Erin Hart from 94.3 KAT Country for coming out yesterday (Thursday) to read to some of our younger students. Hilley & Hart broadcast each morning and are trying to get out more to the schools again. OLOS School is the first school they’ve been able to read to in quite some time. If you are on Facebook, see the post. We thank them so very much!

CALLING ALL DADS! We will have Donuts with Dad on Wednesday, March 8^th, beginning with the 8:00 am Mass. After Mass, we will come over to the cafeteria for refreshments and a quick gardening project! If dad isn’t available, feel free to invite a VIP to sub in!

SAVE THE DATES:

MARDI GRAD MOUSE RACE FUNDRAISER, sponsored by OLOS Parish & School is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 25^th from 6:00 to 11:00 pm. This includes mouse races, 50/50 drawing, plinko, food and LOTS of fun. Must be 21 to attend. Contact Paula Evers (573-690-6917) or Stacey Evers (573- 338-6112) for more information or with offers to help.

SHILOH DANCE/PIZZA KWIK: sponsored by OLOS Parish & School, Saturday, March 25^th from 7:00 to 11:00 pm. Doors open @ 6:30 pm. Pizza Kwik will be here for pizza sales from 12:00 noon through 9:00 pm. More information to come! This would be a great opportunity to earn service hours.

 SCHOOL CLOSING: Any emergency early dismissal or closing of the school will be announced by parent alert (text, email, voice) and through social media, as well as over area television stations. PARENTS SHOULD NOT CALL the school office during inclement weather conditions to learn if the school is closing early. This unnecessarily ties up our phone lines for emergency communications. A phone call into school during this time will delay the process of getting our communications out to all families. Please note that afternoon extended care services are NOT available in the event of early dismissal due to weather or other emergencies.

OUR 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 to Jacob E. for winning our last drawing!

THINGS TO BE AWARE OF IN THE UPCOMING MONTHS:

·          If you drive students other than your own on a field trip, you must have VIRTUS (Protecting God’s Children) training & also must show proof of $100,000/$300,000 insurance coverage.

·          All School parents/guardians will be REQUIRED to have VIRTUS training to enroll their child in OLOS School next school year. This includes BOTH parents. This training is offered online @ virtusonline.org. You simply create and account, specify that you are with “Jefferson City Diocese” and begin the training. It usually takes a little less than two hours total, and you can save your progress and come back to it later, if needed. Set this as one of your New Year goals! Thank you!

 

Please return your folder on Monday.

Enjoy the winter weekend!

 

Friday Newsletter 1-20-2023 

  

THE WEEK AHEAD:

School Motto: I will treat people right, I will do the right thing, I will do God’s will.

 

Mon – Boys BBall Practice 3:30 – 5:00 pm

        Quiz Bowl Practice 3:00 – 3:45 pm

Tues –

Wed – All School Mass 8:00 am (2/3 Ministry)

Thur – JV Boys BBall @ St. Martin – 6:00 pm (vs. St. Martin)

Fri -   DARE program begins for 4-6^th grades 8:15 am

        Dress Down Day

 

DARE: Officers from Miller County will be here on Friday to begin a 10 week Drug Abuse Resistance Education program for our 4^th, 5^th & 6^th graders. They will meet every Friday morning. The 7^th & 8^th graders will also be participating in a DARE type of program, but their portion may begin a week later. We are excited about starting this program again! It has been since before Covid that we have been able to offer it.

CALLING ALL DADS! We will have Donuts with Dad on Wednesday, March 8^th, beginning with the 8:00 am Mass. After Mass, we will come over to the cafeteria for refreshments and a quick gardening project! If dad isn’t available, feel free to invite a VIP to sub in!

LOADS OF SUDZ FUNDRAISER will begin on Friday, Feb. 3^rd & run through Monday, Feb. 27^th. This is a great opportunity to help our school & parish youth by selling and purchasing high quality, name brand comparable, laundry detergents, dish soaps, dishwasher pods, & dryer sheets. Sales sheets will be sent out on Friday, Feb. 3^rd. Thanks so much for supporting our school and parish!

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK is quickly approaching. It is Jan. 29 – Feb 5^th. We will honor our Nation, Community, Vocations, Students, & Staff. A tentative schedule is in today’s folder and there are volunteer opportunities on Faculty, Staff & Volunteer Day on Tues., Jan. 31^st & on Student Day on Fri., Feb. 3^rd. Please contact the Roselyn Wood, Jena Schwaller, Emily Schulte or the office for more information or with your offer to help. Also, it is not too late to submit more ideas!

STAFF/VOLUNTEER FAVORITES: You will find enclosed in today’s folder a list of “favorites”. We were asked for this list by the CSW committee so that parents may reference it if they would like to purchase a small token for their child’s teacher or other staff members during Catholic Schools’ Week. Please do not feel that you have to purchase anything, a note from your child or family is appreciated just as much!

CSW CHANGE OF MENU: In honor of our students during CSW, we let each class choose their favorite entrée & dessert for lunch. Please change your menu to reflect the following:

Thursday, Jan. 26: PK favorite – pancakes, sausage, hash browns, carrot sticks, fruit, frozen treat

Friday, Jan.. 27: K/1 favorite – cheese pizza, tots, salad, fruit, cake

Monday, Jan. 30: 7/8 favorite – chicken strips, fries, baked beans, fruit, cinnamon rolls

Tuesday, Jan. 31: 2/3 favorite – pancakes, ham, hashbrowns, OJ, Rice Krispie treat,

Wednesday, Feb. 1: 4^th favorite – chicken patty, mashed potatoes, green beans, fruit, brownie

Thursday, Feb. 2: 5/6 favorite – fried chicken, au gratin potatoes, salad, breadstick, apple crisp

Friday, Feb. 3: Student Day – pizza (provided by Student Council), chips, fresh carrots & broccoli, fruit, ice cream

SAVE THE DATE: Shiloh Dance, sponsored by OLOS Parish & School, Saturday, March 25^th from 7:00 to 11:00 pm. Doors open @ 6:30 pm. Pizza Kwik will be here for pizza sales. More information to come! This would be a great opportunity to earn service hours.

8^th GRADE PARENTS: DIOCESAN WIDE 8^TH GRADE MASS @ St. Joseph Cathedral on Thursday, May 4^th. More details to come for this new event. Only those transporting students may attend with students.

SCHOOL CLOSING: Any emergency early dismissal or closing of the school will be announced by parent alert (text, email, voice) and through social media, as well as over area television stations. PARENTS SHOULD NOT CALL the school office during inclement weather conditions to learn if the school is closing early. This unnecessarily ties up our phone lines for emergency communications. A phone call into school during this time will delay the process of getting our communications out to all families. Please note that afternoon extended care services are NOT available in the event of early dismissal due to weather or other emergencies.

THINGS TO BE AWARE OF IN THE UPCOMING MONTHS:

·          If you drive students other than your own on a field trip, you must have VIRTUS (Protecting God’s Children) training & also must show proof of $100,000/$300,000 insurance coverage.

·          All School parents/guardians will be REQUIRED to have VIRTUS training to enroll their child in OLOS School next school year. This includes BOTH parents. This training is offered online @ virtusonline.org. You simply create and account, specify that you are with “Jefferson City Diocese” and begin the training. It usually takes a little less than two hours total, and you can save your progress and come back to it later, if needed. Set this as one of your New Year goals! Thank you!

PROPANE THAT PAYS…  If you are or would like to be a customer of Capital Energy Co, please LET THEM KNOW that you are a member of OLOS parish. The parish receives a percentage for every gallon the customer buys, and usually have some of the cheaper prices in the area. (They cannot issue a donation on the customer’s behalf unless the customer tells them they are a member of the parish.) In past years the parish has received approximately $1000/yearly. That’s worthwhile! Thank you for your support!

 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 to CBass, Carina, Gianna & Veronica for winning our last drawing!

 

Please return your folder on Monday.

Enjoy the winter weekend!

 

 

Friday Newsletter 1-13-2023

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 – MLK DAY

Tues – Archery Meeting – 6:00 pm in cafeteria

Wed – All School Mass 8:00 am (4th Ministry)

Thur – School Spirit Dress Down Day

        JV Boys BBall @ HOME 7:00 pm (vs. St. Joe, JC Green) – COME CHEER!!!

Fri -   Dress Down Day

 

ARCHERY MEETING: ALL INTERESTED STUDENTS & PARENTS 4^TH THROUGH 8^TH GRADE, please plan on attending the meeting scheduled for this Tuesday evening @ 6:00 pm in the cafeteria. We highly encourage you to find out about archery - what a program could entail, give input, and ask questions. ALL SUPPLIES are provided for this program – you do not have to purchase anything! Sports packets will be available. Questions? Contact the office or Andy Adrian.

THURSDAY our JV Boys will have their 2^nd HOME GAME of the year. If you want to get out and have some fun, come watch our boys play and our cheer girls perform! You can grab your dinner from the concession stand while you’re at it! Let’s cheer our team on to VICTORY!!! Thursday is a school spirit dress down day because of the home game. Please adhere to all length and the no holes/fraying requirements for bottoms.

HOME & SCHOOL MEETING: Thanks to all who attended the meeting last week. Enclosed you will find the agenda from Monday night & minutes from the previous meeting. We would love to see all our school parents at these meetings, so plan on attending our final meeting of the year, which is scheduled for Monday, March 13, 2023, beginning @ 6:00 pm, with a potluck meal.  Children may attend and eat with us.

DADS PAY ATTENTION! We will have Donuts with Dad on Wednesday, March 8^th, beginning with the 8:00 am Mass. After Mass, we will come over to the cafeteria for refreshments and a quick gardening project! If dad isn’t available, feel free to invite a VIP to sub in!

SANTA STORE THANKS! Thank you to our volunteers - the 7/8 grade for running it and Cindy McKenna, Barb Adrian and Debbie Schulte for helping wrap gifts for the kids. Also, thanks to Darryl for taking the boxes to the old hall. 

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK is quickly approaching. It is Jan. 29 – Feb 5^th. We will honor our Nation, Community, Vocations, Students, & Staff. A tentative schedule will be sent out next Friday, but there are volunteer opportunities on Faculty, Staff & Volunteer Day on Tues., Jan. 31^st & on Student Day on Fri., Feb. 3^rd. Please contact the Roselyn Wood, Jena Schwaller, Emily Schulte or the office for more information or with your offer to help.

MICE RACES: Information on this next big fundraiser is in today’s folder, along with a work sign-up form. Please return this form by Monday, January 30^th. This would be a great opportunity to get service hours! Thank you!

SAVE THE DATE: Shiloh Dance, sponsored by OLOS Parish & School, Saturday, March 25^th from 7:00 to 11:00 pm. Doors open @ 6:30 pm. This would be a great opportunity to earn service hours.

8^th GRADE PARENTS: DIOCESAN WIDE 8^TH GRADE MASS @ St. Joseph Cathedral on Thursday, May 4^th. More details to come for this new event. Only those transporting students may attend with students.

SCHOOL CLOSING: Any emergency early dismissal or closing of the school will be announced by parent alert (text, email, voice) and through social media, as well as over area television stations. PARENTS SHOULD NOT CALL the school office during inclement weather conditions to learn if the school is closing early. This unnecessarily ties up our phone lines for emergency communications. A phone call into school during this time will delay the process of getting our communications out to all families. Please note that afternoon extended care services are NOT available in the event of early dismissal due to weather or other emergencies.

TAX STATEMENTS for 2022 Preschool & Extended Care are in today’s folder. If you have any questions, please contact Rosie in the office.

THINGS TO BE AWARE OF IN THE UPCOMING MONTHS:

·          If you drive students other than your own on a field trip, you must have VIRTUS (Protecting God’s Children) training & also must show proof of $100,000/$300,000 insurance coverage.

·          All School parents/guardians will be REQUIRED to have VIRTUS training to enroll their child in OLOS School next school year. This includes BOTH parents. This training is offered online @ virtusonline.org. You simply create and account, specify that you are with “Jefferson City Diocese” and begin the training. It usually takes a little less than two hours total, and you can save your progress and come back to it later, if needed. Set this as one of your New Year goals! Thank you!

NO SCHOOL on Monday, January 16^th, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

PROPANE THAT PAYS…  If you are or would like to be a customer of Capital Energy Co, please LET THEM KNOW that you are a member of OLOS parish. The parish receives a percentage for every gallon the customer buys, and usually have some of the cheaper prices in the area. (They cannot issue a donation on the customer’s behalf unless the customer tells them they are a member of the parish.) In past years the parish has received approximately $1000/yearly. That’s worthwhile! Thank you for your support!

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 Madelyn & Henry D. for winning our last drawing!

Have a wonderful THREE-DAY weekend!

 

 

 

Friday Newsletter 1-6-23

 

THE WEEK AHEAD:

School Motto: I will treat people right, I will do the right thing, I will do God’s will.

 

Mon – Community Service Day – wear HEART shirt!

        Quiz Bowl Practice 3:00 – 3:45 pm

        Basketball Practice 3:30 – 5:00 pm

        Home & School Mtg/Archery Mtg – begins @ 6:00 pm w/ Potluck,

        Meeting begins @ 6:15 pm sharp

Tues – PK Community Service Day – PK wear HEART shirt!

        Library lady visits PK – 3^rd from 10:15 am to 1:15 pm

        Student Council Mtg 3:15 – 4:15 pm

Wed – All School Mass 8:00 am (5/6 Ministry)

Thur – JV Boys BBall @ Trinity Lutheran 8:00 pm (vs. Trinity)

Fri -   Dress Down Day

  

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2023! We would like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year! We hope you had a blessed and restful Christmas break and are ready for all the good things and excitement of 2023!

REPORT CARDS for 2^nd Quarter are available online through your FACTS parent portal. Please review and then sign & return the slip provided in this folder. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact the classroom teacher.

To access the grade card on your family portal, please follow these steps:

·          Log into your account at factsmgt.com – use school code ols-mo and your username & password.

·          On left, click “Student”.

·          On left, directly under “Grades”, click “Report Card”.

·          If you have more than one student, you can switch between grade cards in the upper middle of the screen.

SERVICE HOURS REPORT: While in your family portal for the grade cards, take the time to log in your service hours. See the report in today’s folder for more information.

 

HOME & SCHOOL MEETING/ARCHERY INFO! Our 3^rd H & S meeting is scheduled for this upcoming Monday, January 9^th at 6:00 pm, beginning with a potluck meal in the school cafeteria. We will begin the meeting at 6:15 pm with a short archery presentation & question & answer session with Andy Adrian. Please make plans to attend this meeting, as we need ALL school parents in support of our school. You will earn a “bonus” dress down pass for your child just for attending!

HOME & SCHOOL AGENDA: Items may be added to the agenda by contacting Roselyn Wood by 9:00 am Monday morning, and with the approval of Mrs. Varner. The H & S’s mission is to promote our school through family & community participation and by supporting teachers & facilitating communication.

BALLGAME NEWS: All reports were that the boys fought hard on Thursday night, but in the end did not win against St. Peter, JC. We are proud of their good spirit and sportsman- ship. Our cheer team also showed much school pride and we are so proud of them as well! Thanks to all parents for traveling to these games!

COMMUNITY SERVICE DAY: On Monday, our students will be involved in our January Community Service Day, with the theme this month on our own parish and school. Each classroom has picked a specific project in service to our parish and school – in essence, an early “spring cleaning”, doing tasks such as dusting, cleaning walls, cleaning windows, and so on. Remember, your child should come to school on Monday wearing their community “Heart” shirts (Tuesday for preschoolers) and may dress down (bottoms) adhering to all length and the no holes/fraying requirements.

I-READY TESTING: Students will take part in I-Ready testing next week. We will use the results of this test to meet the unique needs of each student.

SCHOOL CLOSING: Any emergency early dismissal or closing of the school will be announced by parent alert (text, email, voice) and through social media, as well as over area television stations. PARENTS SHOULD NOT CALL the school office during inclement weather conditions to learn if the school is closing early. This unnecessarily ties up our phone lines for emergency communications. A phone call into school during this time will delay the process of getting our communications out to all families. Please note that afternoon extended care services are NOT available in the event of early dismissal due to weather or other emergencies.

THINGS TO BE AWARE OF IN THE UPCOMING MONTHS:

·          If you drive students other than your own on a field trip, you must have VIRTUS (Protecting God’s Children) training & also must show proof of $100,000/$300,000 insurance coverage.

·          All School parents/guardians will be REQUIRED to have VIRTUS training to enroll their child in OLOS School next school year. This includes BOTH parents. This training is offered online @ virtusonline.org. You simply create and account, specify that you are with “Jefferson City Diocese” and begin the training. It usually takes a little less than two hours total, and you can save your progress and come back to it later, if needed. Set this as one of your New Year goals! Thank you!   

NO SCHOOL on Monday, January 16^th, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

PROPANE THAT PAYS… Propane is projected to cost much more this winter. Ordering early can help offset some of this cost for you. This is the time of year when many people like to fill propane tanks or prepay. If you are or would like to be a customer of Capital Energy Co, please LET THEM KNOW that you are a member of OLOS parish (They cannot issue a donation on the customer’s behalf unless the customer tells them they are a member of the parish.) The parish receives a percentage for every gallon the customer buys, and usually have some of the cheaper prices in the area. Last year the parish received nearly $1000. That’s worthwhile! Thank you for your support!

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 Natalie & Charlotte for winning our last drawing!

Please return your folder on Monday.

Have a wonderful WINTER weekend!