Friday Newsletter 9-27-2024 

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!

 

PARKING LOT REPAIR THIS WEEK– USE UPPER PARKING LOT FOR DROP OFF/PICK UP!

 

NO SHORTS! – DRESS CODE CHANGES!

 

Sat –   Volleyball @ HOME – COME CHEER!!!

          8:00 am – vs. IC, JC Angels

          10:00 am – vs. IC. Loose Creek Eagles

Sun -   Stewardship Fair – after 8:00 am Mass in the gym

Mon –   NO SCHOOL (Professional Development)

Tues – Book-It begins

          School Advisory Board Meeting – 6:00 pm in cafeteria

Wed – All School Mass 8:00 am (7/8 Ministry) “Wacky Wednesday”

          Wear Royal Blue Community shirts with dress code bottoms

          Custodian’s Day

          Library Lady visits 10:00 am – 2:30 pm

          Student Council 3:15 – 4:15 pm

Thur –

Fri -    Turn in all SOLD & UNSOLD Fantasy Night tickets this morning!

Sat -   Volleyball @ Westphalia

Sun -   ALL SCHOOL MASS – 8:00 AM

       

NO SCHOOL this Monday, September 30^th, due to professional development for teachers.

DRESS CODE CHANGEOVER TIME! Per our dress code, full length pants must be worn October 1 – April 1. Girls may wear navy, black or khaki leggings under appropriate length skirts or jumpers. Mrs. Varner may choose to designate a “short pants” day(s), at her discretion.

MINISTRY ASSIGNMENTS for the All School Mass at 8:00 am on Sunday, October 6^th may be found in today’s folder, for those who returned their sign-up sheets. All students who come to Mass in a school uniform (no shorts) will receive a “Mass Pass”, which is a dress down pass to be used on Monday, October 7^th.

SCHOOL-WEAR ORDERING TO REOPEN! Queen Bee Graphics will open up ordering for one month, running from Oct. 15^th through Nov. 15^th. This would be a good time to take advantage of ordering for Christmas or if you just need some school shirts, quarter-zips, or spirit shirts. The link will be made available at that time.

HEADS UP FOR HALF DAY! School will dismiss at 12:00 noon on Friday, October 11^th, for Fantasy Night prep. Lunch WILL be served, but there will be NO AFTERNOON EXTENDED CARE. All students should be picked up by 12:15 pm.

WE’LL TRY AGAIN! PARKING LOT REPAIR! This upcoming week (Oct .1 – Oct. 4th) we are changing the drop off and pick up area to in front of the original brick school building, due to asphalt repair on all other parking lots. Make a loop - Enter by the church, exit by the bank. Please let others know who may be picking up or dropping off your child. The weather is still questionable. We will update you by text.

TRUNK OR TREAT INVITE! Our Lady of the Snows School will once again be hosting our annual "Halloween Walk". Back by popular demand is the Trunk or Treat event that goes along with this. We invite you to "treat" our students on Thursday, October 31st, in the parking lot in front of the brick school building. The students will begin our Halloween Walk at 1:30 pm, so parking/set up is from 1:00 to 1:25 pm. Some participants dress up and/or decorate their trunks & some don't but it's all in good fun. In case of rain, the event will be moved to the gym. Please call or send a note to Rosie in the school office @ 573-498-3574 if you would like to participate. Thank you!

PICTURE RETAKES are tentatively set for Tuesday, October 15^th.

EARLY BIRD WINNERS! Congratulations to Gary & Karen Dunkle, winners of the Fantasy Night “Early Bird” drawing. They chose to take another ticket. We had 207 of the 300 tickets purchased and in the drawing last Friday.

FANTASY NIGHT TICKETS continue to be available for purchase through the school office or Marla at the Bank. No tickets or payments for tickets will be handled through the Friday Folder. Please turn in all SOLD & UNSOLD tickets to the school office by this upcoming Friday, All families are expected to work Fantasy Night. Work lists are in today’s folder.

FANTASY NIGHT SILENT AUCTION & SPONSORSHIP LETTERS were sent home recently. All families are asked to solicit a donation(s) in support of this fundraiser, be it one of the 50 items for the Silent Auction, or as a monetary sponsor. If you need more letters, please contact Rosie in the school office.

FANTASY NIGHT – SPECIAL HELP NEEDED! If you are familiar with Excel and would like to help in the Silent Auction area with input and totaling items, please let Jena Schwaller or Rosie know.

FANTASY NIGHT/JARS NEEDED: Along with the items listed last week, which we’ve had a great response to, we are also in need of 75-80 quart Mason jars (canning jars) for centerpieces. They do not need to be new – just nice & clean- and we don’t need lids. We would love new ones, of course, if you would like to purchase some. Please let Rosie know if you would be able to supply a few.

FANTASY NIGHT TIMEFRAME:

Doors open to the public @ 5:00 pm.

Drive-thru 4:30 – 5:30 pm

Carryout 5:00 – 5:30 pm

Silent Auction ends @ 8:30 pm

Meat Auction will follow last ticket drawn

Final Carryout will be for 30 min. after meal is served

Dance ends @ 11:30 pm – CLEAN-UP IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING

FOUND IN GYM: Brand new size Small Spirit Shirt (which was just delivered Friday). Claim at the office.

STEWARDSHIP FAIR: All school families are cordially invited to the next quarterly Our Lady of the Snows Town Hall meeting and Stewardship Fair on Sunday, September 29, after the 8:00 am Mass in the gym. Reports will be provided from the various parish leadership groups including the Building & Grounds and Renovation Committees, the Finance & Picnic Committees, and the Directory Planning Committee.  Parish ministries and other school/parish activities will have informational and sign-up tables.  Refreshments will be provided.

VOLLEYBALL SCORES: The Volleyball girls fought hard again last weekend! The set scores were 25-5, 25-3, & 25-13, with St. Martin’s team winning the match. In the second match, the set scores were 25-13, 25-9, & 25-5, with St.Francis X winning the match. Good luck AT HOME this weekend, girls!, We invite all to come on out and show school pride, and cheer our girls on to VICTORY!

WEEKLY DRESS DOWN PASS WINNER(S)! Congratulations to Charlotte for winning this week’s drawing! Remember – return your folder (with paperwork complete) by Thursday to be added to the weekly drawing.

 

Friday Newsletter 9-20-2024

 

THE WEEK AHEAD:

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

 

PARKING LOT REPAIR THIS WEEK– USE UPPER PARKING LOT FOR DROP OFF/PICK UP!

 

Sat –   Volleyball @ St. Martin

          8:00 am – vs. St. Martin’s Jaguars

          10:00 am – vs. St. Francis X Tigers

Mon –  

Tues – School Pictures – 8:30 am – dress UP for picture day!

Wed – All School Mass 8:00 am (1/2 Ministry)

Thur –

Fri -    Dress Down $1 for Uganda Day

Sat -   Volleyball @ HOME

          8:00 am – vs. IC, JC Angels

          10:00 am – vs. IC. Loose Creek Eagles

         

MIDTERM PROGRESS REPORTS are available today. Please follow the directions below to access your child’s report. Special class grades are not posted unless there is a concern for your child.

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 that is enclosed in today’s folder, acknowledging that you reviewed the report. It is a good idea to log in weekly to check grades. This is also a good time to log in any service hours you have performed.

K-2 Progress Reports are in today’s folder. Look these over and if you have any questions or concerns, please contact the classroom teacher.

MIDTERM GRADES WILL BE REVIEWED FOR SPORTS PARTICIPATION. If a student receives an academic “D” or “F” as an average of their grades, then the student will be ineligible for extracurricular activity participation. Grades will be reviewed every two weeks to monitor eligibility. The full policy can be found in the 24-25 Student Handbook.

BOOK FAIR NEWS: OLOS School families & grandparents purchased $2233.53 worth of books during the fair. This is quite impressive! OLOS School is taking our sales out in points, and we are holding them to “buy” a bigger item when we get enough points. Thanks to all who supported the Book Fair this year!

PARKING LOT REPAIR! This upcoming week (September 23-27) we are changing the drop off and pick up area to in front of the original brick school building, due to asphalt repair on the parking lot behind the gym. Make a loop - Enter by the church, exit by the bank. Please let others know who may be picking up or dropping off your child.

SCHOOL PICTURES are scheduled for this Tuesday, Sept. 24^th. Order forms are in today’s folder. Please remit your order BY MONDAY. This will be a “Dress UP for Picture Day”. Students may wear jeans.

FANTASY NIGHT TICKETS continue to be available for purchase through the school office, Marla at the bank, The Corner Market, OLOS Credit Union, or school families. We urge you to ask family and friends if they would like to purchase tickets and check them out through Rosie in the school office. No tickets or payments for tickets will be handled through the Friday Folder. You are encouraged to come directly to the school office or plan to pick up/hand off tickets/payments in the morning drop off or afternoon pick up line with the attendant. The Early Bird winner (drawn today, Friday) will be announced on Facebook. All families are expected to work Fantasy Night. Work lists will be sent out next week.

FANTASY NIGHT SILENT AUCTION & SPONSORSHIP LETTERS were sent home recently. All families are asked to solicit a donation(s) in support of this fundraiser, be it one of the 50 items for the Silent Auction, or as a monetary sponsor. If you need more letters, please contact Rosie in the school office.

DONATIONS NEEDED: We are also asking for donations of the following items: A1 Steak Sauce, Country Bob’s Steak Sauce, Chocolates, Cases of Soda (Mt. Dew, Diet Coke, Dr. Pepper, Pepsi, Sprite, 7-up), Mints, and Dawn Dish Soap. Please call or send a note to let us know what you might want to donate. Thanks for your help in making this fundraiser a success!

FANTASY NIGHT – SPECIAL HELP NEEDED! If you are familiar with Excel and would like to help in the Silent Auction area with input and totaling items, please let Jena Schwaller or Rosie know.

FANTASY NIGHT TIMEFRAME:

Doors open to the public @ 5:00 pm.

Drive-thru 4:30 – 5:30 pm

Carryout 5:00 – 5:30 pm

Silent Auction ends @ 8:30 pm

Meat Auction will follow last ticket drawn

Final Carryout will be for 30 min. after meal is served

Dance ends @ 11:30 pm – CLEAN-UP IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING

FOUND IN GYM: Brand new size Small Spirit Shirt (which was just delivered Friday). Claim at the office.

TRUNK OR TREAT INVITE! Our Lady of the Snows School will once again be hosting our annual "Halloween Walk". Back by popular demand is the Trunk or Treat event that goes along with this. We invite you to "treat" our students on Thursday, October 31st, in the parking lot in front of the brick school building. The students will be trick or treating at 1:30 pm, so parking/set up is from 1:00 to 1:25 pm. Some participants dress up and/or decorate their trunks & some don't but it's all in good fun. In case of rain, the event will be moved to the gym. Please call or send a note to Rosie in the school office @ 573-498-3574 if you would like to participate. Thank you!

STEWARDSHIP FAIR: All school families are cordially invited to the next quarterly Our Lady of the Snows Town Hall meeting and Stewardship Fair on Sunday, September 29, after the 8:00 am Mass in the gym. Reports will be provided from the various parish leadership groups including the Building & Grounds and Renovation Committees, the Finance & Picnic Committees, and the Directory Planning committee.  Parish ministries and other school/parish activities will have informational and sign-up tables.  Refreshments will be provided

VOLLEYBALL SCORES: The Volleyball girls fought hard last weekend with stiff competition! The set scores were 25-3, 25-4, & 25-8, with St. George winning the match. In the second match, the set scores were 25-15, 25-12, & 25-14, with St. Peter winning the match. Good luck @ St. Martin this weekend, Lady Cougars; we are so proud of you! Keep trying hard!

SERVICE HOURS: As a condition of enrollment, 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. If you are not able to fulfill this obligation, you may pay the hours out @ $10/hour, for a total of $200. The Parish Picnic and Fantasy Night are great opportunities to log several hours of service.

YOUR CHANCE TO WIN DRESS DOWN PASSES! All families returning their 24-25 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 (or a treat for preschoolers). Congratulations to Ellie, Brody, Hatti, & Oliver S. for winning this week’s drawing!

  

Please return your folder on

MONDAY or TUESDAY!

Have a great weekend!

 
Friday Newsletter 9-13-2024

 

THE WEEK AHEAD:

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

 

Sat –   Volleyball @ St. George, Linn

          9:00 am – vs. St. George, Linn

          10:00 am – vs. St. Peter, JC

Mon –   School Spirit Dress Down Day

Tues –

Wed – All School Mass 8:00 am (3/4 Ministry)

Thur –

Fri -    Dress Down Day

          Midterm Progress Reports available

          Fantasy Night “Early Bird” drawing – 8:00 am – please turn in all sold tickets!

         

BOOK FAIR WEEK & GRANDPARENTS DAY went fantastic! We don’t have totals yet for the book fair, but we DO know that sales to grandparents on Wednesday WAY outpaced sales to parents on Monday night! 😊 We had great feedback from grandparents and parishioners and hope that everyone enjoyed their morning on Wednesday. Thanks to all who helped in any way. Special thanks to Mrs. Groose, Lue Ann Hogg, & Twyla Limbach for their extra help this week! Make sure to check out the pictures on Facebook of this week’s activities!

NEW STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICERS ELECTED!

After hearing some very good speeches by the students we are announcing our newly elected 24-25 officers and representatives. Congratulation to President – Madelyn D., Vice President – Gus P., Secretary – Vivian P., Reporter - Charlotte G., Treasurer – Nicholas V., Representatives – 8^th grade - Jessi W & Jacob E., 5^th grade – Magdaline B., Henry D., Nolan S., Elsie S., Brooklin B., Jace L., 4^th grade – Mackenzie B. We are expecting some great new ideas from this group of students this school year!

SCHOOL PICTURES are scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 24^th. Order forms are in today’s folder. Please remit your order next week. This will be a “dress UP for Picture Day”. Students may wear jeans.

FANTASY NIGHT TICKETS are now available for purchase through the school office, Marla at the bank, The Corner Market, OLOS Credit Union, or school families. We urge you to ask family and friends if they would like to purchase tickets and check them out through Rosie in the school office. No tickets or payments for tickets will be handled through the Friday Folder. You are encouraged to come directly to the school office or make arrangements to pick up/hand off tickets/payments in the morning drop off or afternoon pick up line with the attendant. The “Early Bird” drawing for $125 cash or an additional ticket is this Friday,  September 20^th at 8:00 am and will be pulled from all tickets sold up to that date. All families are expected to work this event. Work lists will be coming out soon. Tickets will be sold after the Masses this weekend.

FANTASY NIGHT SILENT AUCTION & SPONSORSHIP LETTERS were sent home last week. All families are asked to solicit a donation(s) in support of this fundraiser, be it one of the 50 items for the Silent Auction, or as a monetary sponsor. If you need more letters, please contact Rosie in the school office. Thanks for your help in making this fundraiser a success!

ADVANCE NOTICE! During the week of September 23-27 we will be changing the drop off and pick up area to in front of the original brick school building, due to asphalt repair on the parking lot behind the gym. Make a loop - Enter by the church, exit by the bank. Please let others know who may be picking up or dropping off your child.

SERVICE HOURS: As a condition of enrollment, 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. If you are not able to fulfill this obligation, you may pay the hours out @ $10/hour, for a total of $200. The Parish Picnic and Fantasy Night are great opportunities to log several hours of service.

YOUR CHANCE TO WIN DRESS DOWN PASSES! All families returning their 24-25 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 (or a treat for preschoolers). Congratulations to Magdaline B. for winning this week’s drawing!

SCHOOL MOTTO: We are learning, serving and praying - every moment of every day. We are COUGARS!

C - Christ Centered

O – Optimistic

U – Understanding of Others

G – Generous

A – Achieving Academic Excellence

R – Respectful

S – Serving Others

 

 

Please return your folder on

MONDAY or TUESDAY!

Have a great weekend!

 

 

 

 

 

Friday Newsletter 9-6-2024

Our Lady of the Snows School provides quality Catholic education and

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

 

THE WEEK AHEAD:

Scholastic Book Fair Week!

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

 

Mon –   Book Fair Family Night 4:00 – 6:00 pm

          Home & School Potluck/Meeting – 6:00 pm

          Fantasy Night Planning Mtg. @ 7:00 pm (or following H & S Mtg.)

Tues –

Wed – Grandparents’ Day begins with

          All School Mass 8:00 am (School Ministry). Grandparents visit classrooms, enjoy refreshments, and visit Book Fair through 10:00 am.

Thur – 7/8 Graders visit Helias - am

Fri -    Dress Down for $1 for Uganda Day

         Midquarter

MONDAY NIGHT FILLED WITH ACTIVITY! Come one, come all!

·          Scholastic Book Fair: Open from 4:00 – 6:00 pm, You can shop for your child, for gift-giving, and/or for your child’s classroom. Classroom wish lists will be posted. All purchases help buy books for our school.

·          Home & School Meeting begins at 6:00 pm with a potluck meal. This meeting should be one hour or less. All attending earn a bonus dress down pass for their child. Join us to learn more about your school and the exciting things we have on the horizon!

·          Fantasy Night Planning Meeting begins at 7:00 pm (or after the H & S mtg.) We will touch base on all aspects of the upcoming fundraiser. The meeting will conclude @ 8:00 pm or one hour after we begin.

BOOK FAIR: If you are unable to get to the book fair, or if you or your child decides to purchase that last-minute book, Mrs. Varner will give students the opportunity to shop/purchase through the day Thursday.

GRANDPARENTS’ DAY CELEBRATION is this Wednesday, September 11, 2024, beginning with Mass at 8:00 am, followed by classroom time, Scholastic Book Fair, & refreshments (through approx. 10 am). We are looking for a great turnout and are excited to spend the morning celebrating them! If grandparents can’t make it, please feel free attend or ask another relative/friend.

 FANTASY NIGHT TICKETS are now available for purchase through the school office, Marla at the bank, The Corner Market, OLOS Credit Union, or school families. We urge you to ask family and friends if they would like to purchase tickets and check them out through Rosie in the school office. No tickets or payments for tickets will be handled through the Friday Folder. You are encouraged to come directly to the school office or make arrangements to pick up/hand off tickets/payments in the morning drop off or afternoon pick up line with the attendant. The “Early Bird” drawing for $125 cash or an additional ticket is on September 20^th at 8:00 am and will be pulled from all tickets sold up to that date. All families are expected to work. Work lists will be coming out soon.

FANTASY NIGHT SILENT AUCTION & SPONSORSHIP LETTERS are included in today’s folder. All families are asked to solicit a donation(s) in support of this fundraiser, be it one of the 50 items for the Silent Auction, or as a monetary sponsor, with social media exposure/advertising benefits. If you need more letters, please contact Rosie in the school office. Thanks for your help in making this fundraiser a success!

PIZZA KWIK PROCEEDS: The school received $360 from Pizza Kwik from their sales during the Open House event in August. Thanks to all who supported us by buying pizza that evening!

WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED by so many donations lately! We have received a donation for an ice-cream celebration in memory of a recently deceased member of our parish, several donations for cemetery lights, a donation at the picnic from a parishioner representing Veterans United (intended to “make someone’s day”!), many items on our Amazon Wish List, and memorial donations for recently deceased from our parish and beyond. We also want to recognize Gary & Pam Schulte, G & R Electric, for purchasing the 20 dozen donuts we will be enjoying on Grandparents’ Day this week. These donations, be them big or small, help make our school day more interesting, exciting, and help make our facilities a great place to learn in a big way!

SCHOOL PICTURES are scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 24^th. Order forms will be available in next week’s folder. Lisa Herigon & her daughter Haley will be taking the photos this year. Dwayne Blackwell, who had been taking the pictures, has retired. We thank him for his years of taking great pictures for our families and look forward to having Lisa & Haley (a former student) here with us. 

 

SERVICE HOURS: As a condition of enrollment, 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. If you are not able to fulfill this obligation, you may pay the hours out @ $10/hour, for a total of $200. The Parish Picnic and Fantasy Night are great opportunities to log several hours of service.

YOUR CHANCE TO WIN DRESS DOWN PASSES! All families returning their 24-25 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 (or a treat for preschoolers). Congratulations to  Jesse W. for winning this week’s drawing!

 

SCHOOL MOTTO: We are learning, serving and praying - every moment of every day. We are COUGARS!

C - Christ Centered

O – Optimistic

U – Understanding of Others

G – Generous

A – Achieving Academic Excellence

R – Respectful

S – Serving Others

 

 

Please return your folder on

MONDAY or TUESDAY!

Have a great weekend!