Friday Newsletter 10-25-2024

THE WEEK AHEAD:

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

Mon –   School Spirit Day – may dress down if wearing school sponsored spirit shirt (not royal blue community shirts)

Tues – Student Council Mtg – until 4:15 pm

          5-8 Grade Crochet Club – until 4:30 pm

          (Sibling Service available - $2/child)

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

Thur – Dress Down in Orange/Black

          Procession/Litany of the Saints & Lighting of the Cemetery – 9:00 am

          Halloween Walk/Trunk or Treat begins @ 1:30 pm sharp, with classroom parties afterwards

Fri -    All School Mass for All Saints Day (Staff Ministry) Holy Day of Obligation

          *Wear Dress Code clothing today!

CHANGES IN DRESS CODE FOR NEXT WEEK: Monday is Spirit Day. Students may dress down only if wearing the school sponsored spirit shirt (navy, with cougar) either from this year or previous years. This is not the royal blue community shirt. Wednesday we will celebrate Mass, as normal, so no dress down passes that day.  On Thursday, students may dress down in orange/black or appropriate Halloween themed shirts, and then change in the afternoon for the Halloween Walk. On Friday, All Saints Day, a Holy Day of Obligation (meaning all Catholics are required to attend Mass), all students & staff will attend Mass, and regular school dress code will be in effect – no dress down passes. If you arrive late on Friday morning (after 7:55 am), please bring your child directly to church, as the school building will be locked.

STUDENT COUNCIL MEETING RESCHEDULED: The meeting originally scheduled for October 30^th has been rescheduled to Tuesday, October 29^th until 4:15 pm.

BUSY SCHEDULE!! The Student Council meeting & Crochet Club are both scheduled for Tuesday evening. Members of the Student Council should plan on attending their meeting & then, at 4:15 pm, if they are also members of the Crochet Club, they can spend until 4:30 pm with Mrs. Hoecker.

TRUNK OR TREAT! Our Lady of the Snows School is 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!

CEMETERY LIGHTING! Everyone is invited to join the school children on Thursday for the Litany of the Saints & Lighting of the Cemetery at 9:00 am (weather permitting). Help us pray for the Holy Souls of our deceased relatives & all dearly departed.

HALLOWEEN COSTUMES: When planning costumes for your child, we ask that students not wear scary or gory costumes. No fake blood, devils, swords, weapons, etc. Keep it light and fun! Please send a bucket or bag to school with your child for trunk or treating.

HALLOWEEN WALK/PARTY PREPARATION: We ask that all parents, including preschool parents, sign in at the office. Please do not open the doors for others. All preschool parents will be escorted to the preschool classroom at 12:45 pm. All other parents (K-8) will remain in the cafeteria until 1:15 pm, before being released to the classrooms. Thank you for your cooperation.

SCHOOL-WEAR ORDERING IS OPEN! Queen Bee Graphics is now taking orders 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 is: https;//queenbcustomgraphics.com/snows

WELLNESS POLICY: OLOS School has a wellness policy on file in the school office that supports the health and well-being of students throughout the school day. It is available for viewing at your request.

VETERANS DAY: We will begin celebrating Veterans Day on Monday, November 11^th, by dressing down in red, white, & blue or camo. On Thursday, November 14^th, all active military members and veterans from the Mary's Home community are invited to a Thanksgiving luncheon, featuring turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, and all the fixings. The luncheon will begin at 10:50 am in the gymnasium and will be prepared by our wonderful cooks and hosted by our 7th & 8th grade classes. A RSVP is REQUIRED by Monday, November 4th, by calling Rosie in the school office @ 573.498.3574. Hope to see many of our vets and active military here with us that day! With everlasting gratitude, we thank you for your service to our country!

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

EXCITING PLAYGROUND NEWS! We have ordered new playground equipment for the younger students’ area. This new equipment is at no cost to the school and made possible through a grant. Looking ahead, we will need help with assembling some of the equipment. We will update you as soon as we know more about a possible work date.

 

Friday Newsletter 10-17-2024

 

THE WEEK AHEAD:

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

 

Mon –  

Tues – 1/2 Field trip to Planetarium/Runge

          5-8 Grade Crochet Club – until 4:30 pm

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

          Fire Dept. visits - begins @ 9:00 am

Thur –

Fri -    Dress Down for $1 for Uganda Day

 

“GHOSTY GRAM” order forms were in last week’s folder. Ghosty Grams are sponsored by the Student Council. If you need additional copies, contact Rosie. Please return your order by Monday, October 21^st. Thank you!

TRUNK OR TREAT! 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!

HALLOWEEN COSTUMES: When planning costumes for your child, we ask that students not wear scary or gory costumes. No fake blood, devils, etc. Keep it light and fun! Please send a bucket or bag to school with your child for trunk or treating.

STUDENT COUNCIL MEETING RESCHEDULED: The meeting originally scheduled for October 30^th has been rescheduled to Tuesday, October 29^th until 4:15 pm.

SCHOOL-WEAR ORDERING HAS BEEN REOPENED! Queen Bee Graphics is now taking orders 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 came out on Tuesday via a text to all school families: https;/queenbcustomgraphics.com/snows

AN ENOURMOUS THANK YOU goes out to all parents and volunteers who helped contribute to the success of Fantasy Night 2024. We had help from many families which helped limit the workload for everyone. We are happy to report that we had 90% participation this year from school families. Thank you to everyone who had a part in the evening. Everyone’s hard work and support of the event is greatly appreciated.

FANTASY NIGHT BIG WINNERS! Congratulations to Loren & Ashley Groose & Shawn & Diane Kempker, big winners in the Fantasy Night drawing. They chose to split the final two prizes and each went home with $5500!  

FANTASY NIGHT FEEDBACK: Please take time to fill out the form enclosed in today’s folder – ways to improve, what works well, what doesn’t… Thank you!

WELLNESS POLICY: OLOS School has a wellness policy on file in the school office that supports the health and well-being of students throughout the school day. It is available for viewing at your request.

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

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.

 

Friday Newsletter 10-11-2024

THE WEEK AHEAD:

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

 

Fri -    Volleyball @ TBD

          8:00 am – vs. OLOL Tigers

          10:00 am – vs. St. Stan. Raiders

          Fantasy Night Set-up – 6:00 pm

Sat -   $10,000 FANTASY NIGHT – doors open  @ 5:00 pm

Mon –   Achievement Testing make-up

Tues – Picture Retakes 8:00 am

          School Wear ordering opens online       

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

Thur – Student/Parent/Teacher Conferences after school – Grade Cards issued

Fri -    NO SCHOOL

 

THE STUDENT-PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCE SCHEDULE is in today’s folder. Please be prompt and keep in mind that a couple of the classrooms are on a very tight schedule. If you have specific questions, making a list ahead of time helps tremendously. If 10-15 minutes is not enough time, please schedule additional time for a later date with the classroom teacher.

DRESS CODE REMINDER: Due to forecasted cooler weather, the dress code will revert back to long pants or navy, black, or khaki leggings under an appropriate length skirt or jumper, beginning this Monday, Oct. 14^th.

“GHOSTY GRAM” order forms are in today’s folder. This is sponsored by the Student Council. Please return your order by Monday, October 21^st. Thank you!

TRUNK OR TREAT! 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 RETAKE DAY - Tuesday, October 15^th. Students who missed the last picture day and those who want retakes may dress up for their picture but must change to dress code afterwards. If you are having your child’s picture retaken, please return the package intact, and add a note as to what you would like changed.

EMERGENCY RESPONSE DRILL THIS WEEK: On Wednesday, we ran a practice drill, asking our classrooms to respond as if there was a threat in our building. Students learned what to do and where to go in case of a threat. We will continue emergency drills throughout the school year.

STUDENT COUNCIL MEETING RESCHEDULED: The meeting originally scheduled for October 30^th has been rescheduled to Tuesday, October 29^th until 4:15 pm.

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 through a text message sent out on October 15th.

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

VOLLEYBALL SCORES: The Volleyball girls played at Wardsville last Saturday. The set scores were 25-13, 25-6, & 25-10, with St. Joe winning all three sets and the match. In the second match, the set scores were 25-4, 25-8, & 25-10, with Westphalia winning all three sets and the match. This weekend is the end of the regular season, with the CM playoffs, the “Catholic Bowl”, the week of October 21^st. Keep on trying, Lady Cougars!

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

 

Friday Newsletter 10-04-2024

THE WEEK AHEAD:

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

 

ACHIEVEMENT TESTING WEEK (GRADES 3-8)

 

Sat –   Volleyball @ Wardsville

          8:00 am – vs. St. Joe, JC,Spartans

          10:00 am – vs . St. Joe, Westphalia, Bulldogs

Sun -   ALL SCHOOL MASS – 8:00 AM

Mon –   MASS PASS MONDAY

Tues – PK/K Field trip to Fischer Farms

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

Thur – Table set-up in gym for F. N. 6:00 pm

Fri -    End of First Quarter

          Dress Down for $1 for Uganda Day

          SCHOOL DISMISSES @ 12:00 NOON

          All students must be picked up by 12:15

          12:30 pm -Fantasy Night prep. (washing potatoes)

          6:00 pm – Fantasy Night prep.

Sat -   Volleyball @ TBD (final regular season games)

          $10,000 Fantasy Night – doors open @

          5:00 pm

 

STUDENT-PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCE SIGN UP is in today’s folder. Please remember that you must sign up for a conference to receive your child’s grade card for the first quarter. Please return early next week.

YEARBOOKS ARE IN! If you ordered a 23-24 yearbook, you will find it in today’s folder. These were only available through pre-ordering at the end of the last school year. We have no extras.

ALL SCHOOL MASS THIS WEEKEND – SUNDAY, 8:00 AM. 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.

DRESS CODE NOTE! Due to the great weather forecasted for next week, students will be allowed to wear shorts. (Week of Oct. 7-11)

ITBS TESTING WEEK: Students in Grades 3-8 will be taking achievement tests each morning this week. Though they will enjoy a small snack & drink each morning at school, please make sure they eat a good breakfast & get good sleep.

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.

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!

PARKING LOT REPAIR TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY! We will continue to do drop off and pick up in front of the original brick school building through Tuesday, due to asphalt repair on all other parking lots. Make a loop - Enter by the church, exit by the bank.

PICTURE RETAKE DAY - Tuesday, October 15^th.

STUDENT COUNCIL MEETING RESCHEDULED: The meeting originally scheduled for October 30^th has been rescheduled to Tuesday, October 29^th until 4:15 pm.

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.

FANTASY NIGHT TICKETS: There are approximately 5 tickets left at the bank (as of 10/3). Stop by the bank on Saturday or let us know if you or someone you know is interested in purchasing.

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. Feel free to share our FB post about sponsorships. Sponsorships MUST be in by 10/8/24 for recognition.

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 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

VOLLEYBALL SCORES: The Volleyball girls played their games at home last weekend. The set scores were 25-9, 25-9, & 25-9, with IC, JC winning all three sets and the match. In the second match, the set scores were 25-23 (WE WON!), 25-10, & 25-13, with IC, Loose Creek winning the overall match. The scores each week are coming up. Keep up the spirit, Lady Cougars!

PROCEEDS FROM HOME GAMES 9/28:

Concessions - $172.50 (not including supplies)

Gate - $294.00

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