Friday Newsletter 9-12-2025
THE WEEK AHEAD:
School Motto: We are learning,
serving & praying – every moment of every day. We are COUGARS!
Focus:
Community Service – Our Parish
9:00 am – vs. St. Stan., Wardsville
10:00 am – vs. St. George, Linn
Mon - NO SCHOOL – Diocesan Professional Development for Teachers
Tues –
Wed – All School Mass 8:00 am (3/4 Ministry)
Volleyball
Practice – 3:30 – 5:00 pm
Thur – 7th & 8th graders visit Helias & enjoy
a meal out (7/8 wear dress code)
$2 United Way Dress Down Day for
PK-6th
Fri - School Spirit Dress Down Day for Saturday’s HOME Volleyball games
Midquarter
Progress Reports available
CHANGE IN SEPTEMBER CALENDAR: Please make the following changes – This Friday, Sept. 19th, will be a Dress Down in School Spirit Day to show our school spirit for our girls’ volleyball HOME GAMES on Saturday. The $1 Dress Down for Uganda Day will be the following Monday, Sept. 22.
HEALTH SCREENINGS: Tuesday, Sept. 16th. When we return on Tuesday students will be seeing nurses from the Miller Co. Health Dept. for vision and hearing screenings, along with head checks, height & weight. Thanks to Olivia Lepper, Marie Massman, & Emily Schulte for helping with the screenings!
FANTASY NIGHT NEWS:
Fantasy Night will be held on the THIRD Saturday of October – October 18th.
Tickets are available NOW from the office. Ticket price is $135. Work lists are
being prepared. If you are unable to work the shift you are assigned, please
find a replacement. If you know of any parish members who would be willing
to help with Fantasy Night, please let school office staff know.
AS THE WEATHER COOLS remember that students may only wear solid navy, white or khaki sweaters in the classroom or at church. No sweatshirts or hoodies except on the playground/outside. And please remember…ALL LENGTH REQUIREMENTS still apply on Dress Down Days!
GOOD LUCK to our Lady Cougar Volleyball Team, playing their first games tomorrow, Saturday, in Wardsville. We are pleased that our cheer squad will be onsite to cheer them on to victory!
GRANDPARENTS’ DAY WAS A SUCCESS! We loved having the grandparents with us here on Wednesday, and the students were so very happy to share the morning with them. Thanks to all who supported the Book Fair and took the time to visit the classrooms. Thanks to Fr. Simon for the beautiful Mass and to Kaitlyn Connell & Jessica Groosel for coordinating the event
BOOK FAIR NEWS: Thanks to you, our wonderful parents and grandparents, OLOS School did $2696 in book sales. This is our best year to date, up almost $600 from last year. Through the bookfair sales, we accumulate Scholastic rewards and redeem for items needed for our classrooms such as books, classroom rugs, math manipulatives, etc. Thanks so much to Mrs. Groose & daughters for coordination & set-up of the event, and to Mrs. Limbach for helping with check-out. We appreciate all the hard work and donated time.
COMMUNITY SHIRTS FOR SALE: We have several child sizes medium, large & XL & adult size small
royal blue community shirts for sale for $5 each. So, if you need an extra,
please send payment and size in a marked envelope.
SCHOOL SQUIRES: We are wanting to form a group of men who we could call on to help with upkeep and small tasks around the school and parish campus. (For example, small playground projects, hanging a clock, door handles, etc.) Andy Adrian has graciously agreed to lead the Squires. Please contact school office staff if you would like to help.
STUDENT COUNCIL INFO for grades 4-8 is in today’s folder. Please note that although the flyer says essays are due September 9th, the new due date is September 16th. We are excited to see what new plans the Student Council will come up with for this school year. Thanks to Mrs. Groose & Mrs. Belshe for being coordinators for this group.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPONSOR TREATS? We are looking for families and/or businesses to sponsor drinks and/or snacks for staff throughout the school year. If you would like to do this, please contact office staff.
CEMETERY LIGHTS: The school is accepting donations for the lighting of the cemetery for all Saints/All Souls Day. Last year we placed 1800 lights. Cost per hundred is approximately $35-$40. Please send your donation in a marked envelope. Thank you so very much!
SCHOOL OFFICE CONTACTS:
Rosie Beck (W,Th) rbeck@olosschool.org
Amber Schulte (MTF) amberschulte@olosschool.org
Lucinda Varner lvarner@olosschool.org
COMMUNICATION: As we transition office staffing, please include all three of the office staff in any email regarding school day schedules, early pick-ups, etc. Thank you for your cooperation!
WEEKLY DRESS DOWN PASS WINNER(S)! Congratulations to Nolan & Maelyn for winning last week’s drawing and to Henry for winning this week! Remember – return your folder (with paperwork complete) by Tuesday to be added to the weekly drawing.
DEADLINE FOR FRIDAY NOTES: Wednesday, 9:00 am. If you have items for the Friday notes, please write these items, send them in, or email to rbeck@olosschool.org. & amberschulte@olosschool.org. All non-school related flyers need to be copied ahead of time on paper. Upon approval by the principal, the information will then be placed in the Friday folder as a courtesy.
SIGN UP FOR GERBES COMMUNITY REWARDS: OLOS is enrolled in the Gerbes “Community Rewards” program. This program offers money back to our school, based on enrolled customer’s spending. It is a really easy process. You just tie your Gerbes shopper’s card to our school account. If you don’t have a Gerbes shopper’s card, it takes less than a minute to get one at the store or online. All the information needed to complete this process is online. @ www.gerbes.com/communityrewards Our school code is TU152. It takes just a couple minutes so get all your family and friends to register as well! The school will receive quarterly payments in cash form. We will update you as we receive those funds. This has the potential to be a great moneymaker for the school – the key is to get many, many people involved. No selling needed! Please pass the word to family and friends and thanks for supporting OLOS School!!!
Please return your folder on Tuesday!
Have a great THREE-DAY weekend!
