Friday Newsletter 8-31-2023
THE WEEK AHEAD:
School Motto: I will treat people right, I will do
the right thing, I will do God’s will.
Sun - OLOS Parish Picnic!!!
Mon – NO SCHOOL – Picnic Clean up & Labor Day
holiday
Tues – School
resumes
Wed – All School Prayer Service 8:00 am (7/8
Ministry)
Thur – HR Library
visits 4th – 8th (1:00 – 2:30)
Fri - Dress Down Day
$10,000 FANTASY NIGHT – SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14TH – This is our parish’s second biggest fundraiser, after the parish picnic. TICKETS are available now and can be acquired at the school office, OLOS Credit Union, Corner Market, or from Marla Kirkweg or Cindy Lepper. Please let Rosie know how many you need, via email or a note, and we will make arrangements to get them to you. Flyers are in today’s folder. We need ALL school families to help sell these 300 tickets. The “Early Bird” drawing for another ticket or $125 in cash will be on Sunday, September 24th. Sign up/work sheets will be sent home next week. We ask that tickets and/or money for this event NOT be passed through the Friday folder.
FANTASY NIGHT SILENT AUCTION: We also need ALL school families to either sponsor an item for the Silent Auction, which occurs in conjunction with Fantasy Night, or to seek an item or items from local businesses or someone you do business with. If you have any questions, please contact Amy Hagenhoff or Rosie in the office.
GRANDPARENTS DAY & BOOK FAIR WEEK! On Wednesday, September 13th, we will host “Grandparents’ Day”! Grandparents are asked to attend the Prayer Service at Church at 8:00 am. Students will meet their grandparents at church. Afterwards, we invite all to come over to the school for an opportunity to visit the classrooms and the Scholastic Book Fair (open until 10:00 am) and enjoy Cindy’s fantastic cinnamon rolls! Please contact your grandparents NOW to get this date on their calendar. Of course, if they can’t make it, a grandparent “substitute” can attend instead. We look forward to having them with us here at OLOS School!
BOOK FAIR EVENT! We will have the Scholastic Book Fair set up the same evening of our first Home & School meeting, set for 6:00 pm, on Monday, September 11th. Please look at the flyer in today’s folder for more information.
HEALTH SCREENINGS are set for Wednesday, Sept. 20th, beginning @ 8:30 am, for students of OLOS. Students will have a vision and hearing test, along with height/weight, and head checks. The vision/hearing/head checks will be performed by nurses from the Miller Co. Health Dept. Thanks to Ashley Burnett, Crystal Hoover, and Cindy McKenna, for volunteering to help!
COACHES NEEDED: Please let Mrs. Varner know if you are interested in coaching the older boys’ basketball team or being a cheer coach. The basketball season will be here before we know it!
EXTENDED CARE HOURS: Morning extended care hours are 6:30 am to 7:15 am. Normal drop off time begins at 7:15 am. You may drop your child in before 7:15 am, but YOU WILL BE CHARGED the $3 drop-in fee. Afternoon hours are 3:30 – 5:30 pm. If you are late for pick-up, please pay the attendant $1 for each minute you are late. Please don’t be late.
CLEARANCE - DRESS CODE/POLO SHIRTS FOR SALE (new,
from Steph’s Tees) $5 each, 1 Adult Small light blue short sleeve, 2 adult
Medium navy short sleeve, 1 Adult medium navy long sleeve. All have the cross
logo on the front. Contact Rosie if you would like to purchase these. 1st come, first serve.
DRIVERS NEEDED! We need parent drivers for the 7th & 8th graders to tour Helias High School on Monday, Sept. 25th. Drivers MUST be a parent/guardian aged 25 or over and have had Virtus training, be able to show proof of insurance with $100,000/$300,000 coverage, supply a copy of their driver’s license, and fill out a driver information form. Please let us know if you can help us out. Joan D. is our first volunteer driver! Thank you!
20 HOURS OF SERVICE: 20 hours of service to OLOS School & Parish is required of parents of all school children. Most parents do many more than 20 hours of service here, but the expectation is that you do at least 20 per household. Student service hours are not included in the 20; they have their own goals within the school and classroom. Parent service hours should be logged on your family portal. Once in your portal, on the left side choose “Family”, select the parent’s name at the top middle, click “add” in the righthand corner and log your hours. They will be verified periodically by the school office staff. For tracking purposes, it may be easier to log all service hours performed by either parent under the parent who normally checks the portal. Perfect opportunities are coming up for fulfilling this requirement – OUR PARISH PICNIC & FANTASY NIGHT, along with other fundraisers, etc. If you are not able to fulfill this obligation, you may pay the hours out @ $10/hour, for a total of $200,
SUNDAY “ALL SCHOOL” MASSES will be on the first Sunday of each month. Our first one will be on Sunday, November 5th. Mark your calendar now to make plans for your child to participate.
HOME & SCHOOL MEETINGS/POTLUCK: 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 11, 2023 – 6:00 pm
Monday, November 13, 2023 – 6:00 pm
Monday, January 8, 2024 – 6:00 pm
Monday, March 11, 2024 – 6:15 pm (along with Meet & Greet @ 5:30 pm)
Light meal @ 6:00 pm (provided)
CONGRATULATIONS to Romie, Brena & Hoyt G. for winning the Friday Folder dress down drawing. Each week, one
folder is drawn (from all returned by Wednesday, (with needed paperwork, if any)
for a bonus dress down pass (or a treat for preschoolers). Make sure to return
your folder each Monday!
Have a wonderful working
Labor Day weekend!
Please return your folder
on Tuesday.
the PICNIC!
