Friday Newsletter 4-26-2024

THE WEEK AHEAD:

School Motto: We are learning, serving & praying – every moment of every day. We are COUGARS!

 

Ice Cream Truck Week #2

 

Sat -   8^th Grade Graduation/Promotion – 4:00 pm Mass with reception following in the school gymnasium

Sun -   Confirmation Practice – 4:00 pm

Mon –  

Tues – Field Day – Dress Down Day

Wed – All School Prayer Service 8:00 am (Staff Ministry)

          May Crowning – after Prayer Service

          Vocation Day @ OLOL – Columbia for 6^th & 7^th graders

          Confirmation - 6:30 pm with reception following in the gymnasium

Thur – Pack & Play Day

          8^th Grade Mass @ Cathedral

Fri -    Last Day of School!

          School Spirit Dress Down Day

          All School Prayer Service in Church– 8:00 am  - (for all school families & community)

          Preschool Graduation & All School Awards begin after Prayer Service in Church (8:30 am)

          Final Dismissal @ 11:00 am

          No Lunch Served

          No afternoon Extended Care

          Grade Cards Issued

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 8^TH GRADERS as they receive their Promotion Certificates this weekend. We celebrate this accomplishment with you  Shane B., Jacob B., Braden E., Natalie G., Alex H., & Clarice W! We wish you the very best in high school as you continue onward in your faith-filled future. WE WILL MISS YOU!

SKETCH DAY RESULTS! Congratulations to our Sketch Day participants, who did a great job on Wednesday at the State Capitol. We are proud of you all! The following awards were received:

Red Ribbons - High Honor: Shane B. & Jacob B.

Yellow Ribbons – Honor: Madelyn D., Romie G., Gus P., Natalie G., Jessi W.,

Thanks to our parent drivers – Renae Woodberry & Pam Groose and to Mrs. Hoecker for her endless hours of donated time for practices! The sketches are on display in our lunchroom. Check them out if you get a chance!

FISHING DAY WAS A SUCCESS! We were blessed to be able to have our students get this opportunity before the rain moved in on Tuesday! Thanks so much to Donnie & Cindy Lepper for hosting our students at their beautiful lake and to Darryl Love for all the prep. work on the fishing rods & reels. Of course, we are always thankful for our great helpers and drivers. It takes everyone to make these days work out! Look for fun photos on Facebook.

THREE SCHOOL FAMILIES!  We just want to take this opportunity to recognize the fact that three of our graduates are the last students in their families to attend OLOS. We will miss having the Charlie & Missy Beck family, the Kevin & Missy Evers family & the Fred & Wendy Whittle family with us as well and appreciate your years of commitment & service to the school.

FEES/BILLS/GRADE CARDS: Final grade cards will be released to families who have all fees paid in full by Wednesday, May 1^st. Final reminders are in today’s folder. Please remember, if you are using extended care into next week and are not on the daily schedule, add these fees to your final payments. ($3 drop in mornings, $7 drop in afternoons).

20 HOURS OF SERVICE: All unfulfilled service hours accrue a fee of $10 per hour unserved. You will find notice in today’s folder if you have unserved or undocumented hours remaining.

FIELD DAY: All volunteers please meet in the lunchroom at 7:45. At that time, you will receive further instructions and all equipment needed for the day. If you signed up or let us know you could help, we are counting on you for the times you indicated. We are looking forward to a very fun day on Tuesday!

LAST CALL! Yearbooks for the 23-24 school year will be available in August and must be pre-ordered. If you would like to order and have not already done so, please send in $22.50 per book in a marked envelope to the school office (checks payable to OLOS).

ICE CREAM TO SUPPORT OUR $6000 GOAL TO HELP BUILD A SCHOOL IN UGANDA! During this last week of school, students will continue to have the opportunity near the end of each school day to purchase a frozen treat for $1. Please send in money if you have not done so already. Thanks to those who sent in extra money and to those who gave us money who don’t even have children in school! You are awesome!

VOCATIONS DAY: 6^th & 7^th graders will all be attending Vocations Day on Wednesday, May 1^st, at Our Lady of Lourdes in Columbia. Thanks so much to Amber Schulte & Roselyn Wood for volunteering to drive our students. Lunch is provided onsite for this event. Each student will receive a T-shirt.

FACEBOOK ALERT! Be watching for new faces to be joining us @ OLOS next year. We will be featuring new preschoolers and new students as they join our school family.

 LAST DAY OF SCHOOL: The last day of school is Friday, May 3^rd. Please join us for a prayer service at 8:00 am. Invite family and friends! We will then begin Preschool graduation (approx. 8:30 am), move on to 8^th Grade Recognition, and then move forward with the Awards ceremony for all grades. Students may be signed out after the Awards Ceremony by their parents. Final dismissal time is 11:00 am. No lunch will be served, and no afternoon extended care will be offered.

SUMMER NEWS! Like last summer, Mrs. Varner will be sending out a monthly summer newsletter to all school families via the parent alert system. In these newsletters you will find a link to our updated Amazon wish list, a link for ordering school shirts and apparel over the summer, and much more helpful information and updates. Please be watching for these and read them closely to keep up with latest developments. If you need to contact Mrs. Varner through the summer, please use her email: lvarner@olosschool.org

 

Wishing you the best summer ever! Stay safe and have fun!

 

OLOS OPEN HOUSE

Thursday, August 8, 2024

5:30 – 7:00 pm

 

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL for

2024-2025 school year

TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2024

 

 

 

 

MARK YOUR 2024 CALENDAR!

Saturday, April 27, 2024 – 8^th Grade Promotion –

          4:00 pm Mass

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 – Confirmation – 6:30 pm

Friday, May 3, 2024 – Preschool Graduation – after 8:00 Prayer Service, at beginning of Awards ceremony, along with 8^th Grade Recognition

 

 

Please return your folder on MONDAY!

Have a great weekend!

Friday Notes 4-19-2024

 

Our Lady of the Snows School provides quality Catholic education and

develops the whole person in a faith-filled Catholic environment.

 

THE WEEK AHEAD:

School Motto: We are learning, serving & praying – every moment of every day. We are COUGARS!

 

Ice Cream Truck Week #1

 

Sun -     First Eucharist – 10:00 am Mass

Mon –    School Spirit Dress Down Day

          Sketch Practice 3:30-4:30 pm

Tues –    Fishing @ Lepper Lake – 12:00 – 2:30 pm

           Bonus Dress Down Day

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

            Sketch Day @ State Capitol

Thur –     Three Rivers Presentation 8:00 am (5-8^th grades)

          Group Pictures – NO DRESS DOWN

          PASSES TODAY!!

          New Student Signing 1:00 – 4:00 pm

Fri -    Dress Down Day

          8^th Graders last day!

Sat -   8^th Grade Graduation/Promotion – 4:00 pm Mass with reception following in the school gymnasium

CONGRATULATIONS to our students receiving First Eucharist this weekend. We wish Jax K., Liam L, Colton M., & Hatti S. a lifetime filled with God’s love and guidance, receiving this Sacrament of Initiation in their Catholic journey. Please pray for these students and all students from Our Lady of the Snows Parish.

CONGRATULATIONS to Jessica Kempker & Greg Connell, newly elected members of the School Advisory Council. We thank outgoing member, Monica Bittle, for serving the past few years and to Monica, Cindy McKenna, & Ashley Burnett for being willing to run for election to the Council. We appreciate your enthusiasm!

FINAL PRESCHOOL BILLS are in today’s folder, for any who have a balance due. Final payment is due no later than May 1, 2024.

SERVICE HOURS: Please take the time to update your service hours. Remember - the expectation is that you do at least 20 hours per household per school year, and this does not include your child’s service hours. IF YOU HAVE LESS THAN 20 HOURS LOGGED, YOU WILL FIND YOUR REPORT IN TODAY’S FOLDER. If you are not able to fulfill this obligation, you may pay the hours out @ $10/hour. (20 hrs = $200)

VOCATIONS DAY: 6^th & 7^th graders will all be attending Vocations Day on Wednesday, May 1^st, at Our Lady of Lourdes in Columbia. Thanks so much to Amber Schulte & Roselyn Wood for volunteering to drive our students. Lunch is provided onsite for this event.

FISHING DAY AT LEPPER LAKE for 2^nd through 8^th graders will be this Tuesday, April 23, 2024, departing from school @ 12:00 noon.  DRIVERS – Please arrive by 11:50 am, park behind the gym, and stay with your vehicles. This will allow time for students to finish lunch and get ready to depart and avoid confusion. School staff will bring the students to your vehicle.

ICE CREAM TO SUPPORT OUR $6000 GOAL TO HELP BUILD A SCHOOL IN UGANDA! During the last two weeks of school, students will have the opportunity near the end of each school day to purchase a frozen treat for $1. If students buy a treat every day they will be offered, they will need to bring in $8 BUT feel free to send in extra $ in support of the cause, to cover the expense, and for any student who may forget or not be able to afford a daily treat. Thank you for supporting this great cause! More details enclosed in today’s folder.

FUNDRAISING DANCE PROCEEDS: $738 dance, $400 Pizza Kwik = Total $1138. Thanks to Cindy McKenna for coordinating this fundraiser and the volunteers who helped out that evening!

FIELD DAY-MARK YOUR CALENDAR! Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Much help will be needed. Please return the enclosed volunteer form if you can help that day.

DRESS DOWN PASSES & PICTURE DAY: All currently issued dress down passes expire at the end of this school year. We are asking all students (except preschoolers) to be in school uniform on Thursday, April 25^th for group picture taking.

FACEBOOK ALERT! Be watching for new faces to be joining us @ OLOS next year. We will be featuring new preschoolers and new students as they join our school family.

SPELLING BEE: Congratulations to students attending the Spelling Bee last week at St. Martin’s School and for a job well done! We congratulate Shane B., Jacob B., Madelyn D., Romie G., Maddie S., Vivian P., Brooklin B., & Anna B. for representing our school.

CONFIRMATION PRACTICE Sunday, April 28^th @ 4:00 pm in Church

MONDAY is our final SCHOOL SPIRIT DAY. Students may dress down if wearing the official school spirit shirt. This is NOT the yellow community shirt. 

WINNER! Emery C. is the lucky winner of the weekly Friday Folder dress down drawing!

 

MARK YOUR 2024 CALENDAR!

Sunday, April 21, 2024 – First Eucharist for 2^nd

graders – 10 am Mass

Saturday, April 27, 2024 – 8^th Grade Promotion –

          4:00 pm Mass

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 – Confirmation – 6:30 pm

Friday, May 3, 2024 – Preschool Graduation – after 8:00 Prayer Service, at beginning of Awards ceremony

 Friday Newsletter 04-12-2024

THE WEEK AHEAD:

School Motto: We are learning, serving & praying – every moment of every day. We are COUGARS!

 

iReady testing week

Mon –   Sketch Practice 3:30–4:30 pm

          Parent Planning meeting for 24-25 school year @ 5:30 pm in cafeteria

Tues –

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

Thur –

Fri -    Dress Down Day

          5^th Grade to Earth Day @ Capitol

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 are enclosed in today’s folder. Look these over and if you have any questions or concerns, please contact the classroom teacher.

SERVICE HOURS: While you are checking Progress Reports in your family portal, please take the time to update your service hours. Remember - the expectation is that you do at least 20 hours per household per school year, and this does not include your child’s service hours. If you are not able to fulfill this obligation, you may pay the hours out @ $10/hour, for a total of $200.

24-25 PARENT PLANNING meeting on Monday, April 15^th @ 5:30 pm in the school cafeteria to plan activities for the students and staff in the upcoming school year. Please plan on attending or if you have ideas and can’t make it, contact Jena Schwaller or the school office.

VIP DAY: Thanks to all who joined us on Wednesday morning for Mass and fellowship. The students always so enjoy having their “important people” here at school with them – it makes them feel very special! Many thanks to Amber Schulte, Jena Schwaller, & Paige Chapman for coordinating our VIP treats & activities. Check out our pictures on Facebook!

SOLAR ECLIPSE VIEWING: What a fun and interesting Monday afternoon spent outside. It was good to share the experience with several parents. The students will be sure to think back on the eclipse of 2024 when they are 20 years older in 2044 & 2045, the next opportunities to view a total solar eclipse in the US. Check out the slideshow on Facebook!

SCIENCE FAIR RESULTS! Congratulations to the following students for a job well done! White ribbons – Braden E., Alex H., Jacob E., Gus P., & Nicholas V., Red ribbons – Alayna W & Ellie S., Oliver H. & Brody S. Clarice W., & Natalie G., Blue ribbons – Shane B., Jacob B., Jessi W., Romie G., Madelyn D. Tre B., & Anna B & Brena G. Overall winners by grade: 5/6th – Anna B. & Brena G., 7^th – Madelyn D., 8^th – Shane B. Overall winner of local fair: Shane B. Shane received a $50 cash prize! Thank you, students, for some great projects! Most of all we wish to thank Mrs. Wyrick, for her countless hours of help with our students’ projects and for her enthusiasm! We so appreciate her! Also, we want to recognize and thank Mr. Brett Morris & Mrs. Colleen Abbott, who were judges for our local fair, along with student judges from Tuscumbia High School – Leila Wright, Reagan Ahart, Damon Whittle, Jonah Visser, & Colin Stokes.

FINAL LUNCH BILLS are in today’s folder. Please remit payment as soon as you are able so that we may finalize your account.

VOCATIONS DAY UPDATE: 6^th & 7^th graders will all be attending Vocations Day on Wednesday, May 1^st, at Our Lady of Lourdes in Columbia. Thanks so much to Amber Schulte & Roselyn Wood for volunteering to drive our students.

ARCHERY NEWS: The older students have all now received their required training for the school year. Fourth graders did really well and are sufficiently trained. We thank Andy Adrian for a job well done! Your expertise is so much appreciated, Andy! We will ask for interest at the beginning of the school year to see if any students want to form an archery group to practice in the evenings.

HEAVY LIFTING! Thanks so much to Tom Olisgschlaeger and K of C members for picking up and bringing in the two fireproof filing cabinets last week. It took every one of a group of approximately 15 men to get the job done. State Surplus told us that the cabinets weighed 300 pounds each, but these guys are sure they meant 3000! These file cabinets were needed to store academic records and to meet an objective from our self-study evaluation we performed a few years ago.

FISHING DAY AT LEPPER LAKE for 2^nd through 8^th graders will be on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, departing from school @ 12:00 noon. We still need one more driver. To date we have the following drivers: Amber Schulte, Derrick Pringer, Joan Doerhoff, Tracie Brandt, Crystal Hoover, Tom Oligshlaeger, & Emily Schulte. Once we get ONE MORE DRIVER, we will send home permission forms; expect them to come home EARLY NEXT WEEK.

FIELD DAY-MARK YOUR CALENDAR! Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Much help will be needed that day. More details will be forthcoming.

GRATEFUL! Thanks so much to Emily Schulte, Amber Schulte, and Cindy McKenna, who have helped out through the year with monthly head checks. While not the most popular of our tasks here at school, it certainly is very needed and appreciated. Thanks, ladies, for your help!

ICE CREAM TO SUPPORT OUR $6000 GOAL TO HELP BUILD A SCHOOL IN UGANDA! During the last two weeks of school, students will have the opportunity near the end of each school day to purchase a frozen treat for $1. If students buy a treat every day they will be offered, they will need to bring in $8 BUT feel free to send in extra $ in support of the cause, to cover the expense, and for any student who may forget or not be able to afford a daily treat. Thank you for supporting this great cause!

SPELLING BEE: As of this printing, Spelling Bee results are not yet available. We will update the results in next week’s notes.

WINNER! Tre B. is the lucky winner of the weekly Friday Folder dress down drawing!

FUNDRAISING DANCE & PIZZA/LEMONADE! Saturday, April 13, 2024, from 7:00 to 10:00 pm, featuring the Ryan Voss Band. DOORS WILL OPEN @ 6:30 PM FOR THE DANCE. Pizza Kwik will also be on hand. The proceeds will be used for gym repair. Additional flyers are available in the school office.  PIZZA KWIK will be serving from 11:00 am through 9:00 pm out on the parking lot, to serve your lunchtime needs as well as your dinner! Lemonade will be available. More help is needed with selling 50/50 tickets throughout the evening.

MARK YOUR 2024 CALENDAR!

Sunday, April 14, 2024 – First Eucharist practice for

 2^nd graders – 8:45 am w/learning centers

following @ school

Sunday, April 21, 2024 – First Eucharist for 2^nd

graders – 10 am Mass

Saturday, April 27, 2024 – 8^th Grade Promotion –

          4:00 pm Mass

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 – Confirmation – 6:30 pm

Friday, May 3, 2024 – Preschool Graduation – after 8:00 Prayer Service, at beginning of Awards ceremony

 

Please return your folder on MONDAY!

Have a great weekend!

 

Friday Newsletter 4-05-2024

THE WEEK AHEAD:

School Motto: We are learning, serving & praying – every moment of every day. We are COUGARS!

 

Mon –   Solar Eclipse viewing 1:45 – 2:15 pm

          Sketch Practice 3:30–4:30 pm

Tues – Cole RV Counselor meets w/8^th graders & parents

          OLOS Science Fair 1-2:30 w/awards @ 2:45 pm

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

          VIP DAY – begins with 8:00 am Mass & continues at school for refreshments & bingo/Science Fair exhibits

          Spelling Bee Practice 3:30 – 4:30 pm

Thur – Spelling Bee @ St. Martin – leaving @ 7:30 am

Fri -    Dress Down Day

          8^th Grade Picture Day

          Progress Reports available

2024-2025 ONLINE ENROLLMENT is FINALIZING! If you have not already done so, please submit your child’s online enrollment. You recently received instructions for enrolling your child(ren) for the next school year. If you have questions, don’t hesitate to call the school office. If we haven’t received it by the end of the week (April 12), you will be called.

VIP DAY: OLOS H & S will be hosting VIP Day on Wednesday, Aril 10^th, beginning with the 8:00 am Mass. Students may each ask 2 people to attend that morning with them. After Mass, there will be refreshments and bingo at school. Our guests will also be able to look at our students’ great science fair projects!

SOLAR ECLIPSE VIEWING: Monday, April 8: The best time to view in our area is around 2:00 pm. We will plan to go outside around 1:45 as a group and stay outside for 30 minutes. We will watch from the playground. Family members are invited to come join us and are invited to bring a chair if they wish. We have enough glasses for all the students and staff and a few extra, but please plan on bringing your own.

DRIVERS NEEDED! We would like to send all of our 6^th & 7^th graders to the Vocations Day on Wednesday, May 1^st, at Our Lady of Lourdes in Columbia. Last year, the 6^th graders were unable to attend. Please, if you are able to drive, let us know as soon as possible so that we are able to make reservations for our students. We do have one driver so far, so the 6^th graders will be attending.

24-25 PARENT PLANNING meeting on Monday, April 15^th @ 5:30 pm in the school cafeteria to plan activities for the students and staff in the upcoming school year. Please plan on attending or if you have ideas and can’t make it, contact Jena Schwaller or the school office.

FISHING DAY AT LEPPER LAKE for 2^nd through 8^th graders will be on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, departing from school @ 12:00 noon. We will need several drivers for the afternoon. To date, we have drivers for 25 of our 33 students. Please contact office staff if you can drive students that day, even if only your own.

FIELD DAY-MARK YOUR CALENDAR! Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Much help will be needed that day. A planning meeting will be scheduled. More details to come.

WINNERS! Ellie, Brody, Hatti, & Oliver S. are the lucky winners of the weekly Friday Folder dress down drawing!

FUNDRAISING DANCE & PIZZA/LEMONADE! Saturday, April 13, 2024, from 7:00 to 10:00 pm, featuring the Ryan Voss Band. DOORS WILL OPEN @ 6:30 PM FOR THE DANCE. Pizza Kwik will also be on hand. The proceeds will be used for gym repair. Additional flyers are available in the school office.  UPDATE OF PIZZA KWIK! The time has been adjusted to serving from 11:00 am through 9:00 pm out on the parking lot, to serve your lunchtime needs as well as your dinner! Lemonade will be available. Work lists are in today’s folder. More help is needed with selling 50/50 tickets throughout the evening. 

MARK YOUR 2024 CALENDAR!

Sunday, April 14, 2024 – First Eucharist practice for

 2^nd graders – 8:45 am w/learning centers

following @ school

Sunday, April 21, 2024 – First Eucharist for 2^nd

graders – 10 am Mass

Saturday, April 27, 2024 – 8^th Grade Promotion –

          4:00 pm Mass

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 – Confirmation – 6:30 pm

Friday, May 3, 2024 – Preschool Graduation – after 8:00 Prayer Service, at beginning of Awards ceremony

 

“God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” – John 3:16

 

Please return your folder on MONDAY!

Have a great weekend!