Friday Newsletter 4-14-2023
THE WEEK AHEAD:
School Motto: I will treat
people right, I will do the right thing, I will do God’s will.
Mon – IReady testing this week!
Tues – 5/6 Field Trip: Tour
Highway Patrol, McDs, & Strikers
Archery
Meet – 5:30 pm gym/parking lot
Wed – All School Mass 8:00 am
(4th Ministry)
8:45 - PK – 3rd – pray rosary
8:45 – 4th-8th: DARE graduation, in gym
9:15: Muffins with Mom in cafeteria followed by a small project
Thur – Library lady visits 2nd – 8th
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Fri - Dress Down Day
MIDTERM
PROGRESS REPORTS:
3-8 Progress Reports are available online. To
access Progress Reports on your family portal - sign in, then follow these
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. Please
sign the slip enclosed in today’s folder, acknowledging that you reviewed the report.
It is a good idea to log in weekly to check grades.
K-2 Progress Reports: Enclosed in today’s folder. Look these over and if you have any questions or concerns, please contact the classroom teacher.
MUFFINS WITH MOM & DARE: We are calling all MOMS for a special morning of fun, faith, & fellowship on Wednesday, April 19th, beginning with Mass at 8:00 am. After Mass, while the younger students pray the rosary at church, the 4-8 graders will come back over to school for their DARE graduation (beginning @ approximately 8:45 am). Parents can stay and pray with their child at church or move over to school if they have a DARE graduate. After graduation, we will have refreshments and a short activity for students to do with mom. If mom can’t make it, feel free to invite another VIP. And of course, if dad or grandparents want to attend the DARE graduation, we welcome them to do so! (Note - DARE graduation had to be moved from March 31st due to scheduling conflicts.)
HIGH PRIORITY! THE ONLINE RE-ENROLLMENT PACKET FOR THE 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR is now available on your family portal. Instructions were sent home recently in the folder, but if you have any questions, please call the school office. All Registration Fees will be due at the time of Open House in August. There will be no early registration discount or discount for referrals.
2022-23 YEARBOOK: Yearbooks for the 22-23 school year will be available in August and must be pre-ordered. Order forms were recently sent home, but if you’ve misplaced yours, and still want to order, just send in $20 per copy to the school office (checks payable to OLOS).
FEES/BILLS: Final lunch bills are being sent home today. Other fees we will look at as we come up on the end of the year include but are not limited to: preschool fees, extended care fees, out-of-parish tuition, unreturned or damaged books, unserved service hour charges, etc, Final grade cards will be released to families who have all fees paid in full by Monday, May 8th. Re-enrollment for the next school year is contingent upon all fees for the current year being paid in full. If you have any questions, please call the school office.
20 HOURS OF SERVICE:
Parents/Guardians – have you fulfilled your 20 service hour obligation? Please
get your time logged into the family portal by the end of April. All unfulfilled
service hours will accrue a fee of $10 per hour unserved.
THANK YOU to Donnie Lepper, for getting us set up with the new chains & signs to keep traffic from entering through the school grounds during the school day. We appreciate his donation of time & talent!
FIELD DAY – CHANGE OF DATE! Due to state workers being off work on Truman’s birthday, Monday, May 8th, we are moving Field Day to that date in order to get more volunteer help. Christina Eickhoff has volunteered to coordinate, along with help from Amy Hagenhoff, Amber Schulte, Cindy McKenna, Crystal Hoover & Joan Doerhoff. We will still need several more volunteers, so if you are able to help, or have good ideas for the day, please contact Christina Eickhoff or the school office.
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL: The last day of school is set for Wednesday, May 10th, We will celebrate Mass at 8:00 am., pray the Rosary after Mass, begin with Preschool Graduation at 9:00 am, and lead into the Awards Ceremony around 9:30 am. Students may be signed out after the Awards Ceremony by their parent, but final dismissal time is 11:00 am. No lunch will be served, and no afternoon extended care will be offered.
WISH LIST REQUESTS: There are several items listed on our wish list in the bulletin. If you are interested in donating, or would like a list of items, please contact the school office.
SAVE THE DATES:
MUFFINS WITH MOM & DARE GRADUATION: Wednesday, April 19, 2023, begins @ Mass @ 8:00 am, followed by rosary/DARE graduation & leading into refreshments & a short activity.
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 to Clarice W. for
winning our last drawing!
Please return your folder on Monday.
Have a great SPRINGTIME WEEKEND!
Cathedral Rededication & CathedralGLOW/BBQ/Youth Vigil: May 4th & 5th, Free - registration is required. See flyer enclosed
in today’s folder for more information.
Helias Catholic Speech and Debate Team Hogsmeade Carnival and Trivia
Night: Join us on April Fool's
Day at Helias Catholic High School for fun and frivolity at the Hogsmeade
Carnival and Trivia Night hosted by the Helias Catholic Speech and Debate Team!
Events at the April 1 carnival (1:00-3:00 p.m.) will include a cauldron cake
walk, book toss, pin the nose on Voldemort, a sorting station, wand making, a
mini muggle play area, portkey plinko, butterbeer, dragon egg cracking, silent
auction (this will end during the trivia night) and much more. The trivia night
(4:00-6:00 p.m.) will include Harry Potter trivia, a silent auction, costume
contest, table-decorating contest, butterbeer and more. For more information: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091035031634.
Proceeds of the carnival and trivia night will benefit the Helias
Catholic Speech and Debate Team to help students attend competitions.
