Friday Newsletter 9-26-2025
THE WEEK AHEAD:
School Motto: We are learning,
serving & praying – every moment of every day. We are COUGARS!
Focus:
Community Service – Our Parish
Sat - Volleyball @ St. Joe, JC
9:00 am – vs. St. Peter, Fulton
11:00 am – vs. St. Joe, JC
Mon - NO SCHOOL – Diocesan Professional Development for Teachers
Tues –
Wed – All School Mass 8:00 am (7/8 Ministry)
Book It begins
for PK-6
Wacky Wednesday
– Community Service Day - wear royal blue Community shirts w/dress code bottoms
Honor
Guard/Flag Folding Demonstration by DAR – 9:00 am in gym (w/other schools in
attendance)
Fire Dept.
visits – begin @ 9:30 am
Rosary 2:30 pm
Student Council
mtg – 3:15 - 4:15 pm
Volleyball Practice 3:30 – 5:00 pm
School Advisory
Council mtg 6:00 pm in cafeteria
Server Training
6:30 pm @ Church
Thur – Cheer Practice 3:30 – 4:15 pm
Fri - $1 Dress Down Day for Uganda
3/4 Field Trip
to Ozark Caverns & Ha Ha Tonka
Sun - All School Mass – 8:00 am
DRESS CODE CHANGEOVER TIME PUSHED BACK: Per dress code guidelines from the OLOSS Handbook: “Full length pants must be worn October 1 – March 31. 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.” DUE TO FORECASTED WARMER WEATHER, MRS. VARNER HAS EXTENDED THE OPTION TO WEAR SHORTS THROUGH FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3RD. Long pants/leggings required beginning October 6th.
MIDTERM PROGRESS REPORTS were available last week. If you have not already done so, please follow
the directions that follow to access your child’s report.
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 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. This
is also a good time to log in any service hours you have performed.
K-2 Progress Reports were
in last week’s folder. Look over these and if you have any questions or
concerns, please contact the classroom teacher.
OFFICERS NEEDED! If you would like to volunteer to be a Home & School officer or run for School Advisory Council, please contact school office staff or send a note back in this folder on Tuesday.
SCHOOL WEAR ORDERING OPEN NOW: School dress code shirts, quarter zips and spirit shirts may be ordered now through November 15th with orders arriving by the first week of December for Christmas http://www.queenbcustomgraphics.com/snows
SERVER TRAINING is scheduled for Wed., Oct. 1 at 6:30 pm in the church. This training is for any new youth, 4th grade and older, as well as a refresher for current servers. Parents, please encourage your children to become altar servers at Mass. This is a wonderful opportunity for them to grow in their faith, learn responsibility and actively participate in the life of our parish. We are desperately in need of more altar servers for weekend Masses. Please notify the parish or school office if your child would like to begin taking part in the meaningful ministry.
FANTASY NIGHT NEWS:
Fantasy Night will be held on the THIRD Saturday of October – October 18th.
Tickets are available NOW from the office. We have just over 100 remaining for
sale (of 300). Ticket price is $135. Work lists are in today’s folder. 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.
FANTASY NIGHT “EARLY BIRD” WINNERS were Devin & Olivia Lepper. This lucky couple chose to take another ticket. Congratulations Devin & Olivia!
MINISTRY FOR OCT. 5TH ALL SCHOOL MASS:
Please fill out and return the enclosed form so that we can assign
students to ministry positions for the Sunday 8:00 am Mass. All school families
should plan to attend.
FUNDS RECEIVED: The school received $350 for the Pizza Kwik sales during our Open House event in August. Thanks to all who purchased those yummy pizzas!
SCHOOL PICTURES are scheduled for
October 8th. Preordering information is in today’s folder. You will
not receive a paper order form – pictures must be ordered through the online
portal. This will be a DRESS UP for school picture day, but jeans may be worn. We
will begin at 7:00 am.
CONGRATULATIONS to our newly elected Student Council members: President – Henry D., Secretary – Nolan S. Reporter – Charlotte G., Treasurer – Vivan P & Class Reps: Anna B., Brody S., Magdaline B., Elsie S., Brooklin B., Maddie S., Jaelyn E., Kenzie B., Riley M., Hattie S., Jax K., & Liam L. We expect some great new ideas from this group of students.
HEADS UP FOR A HALF DAY! School will be dismissed at 11:45 am on Friday, October 17th for Fantasy Night prep. Lunch WILL be served, but there will be NO AFTERNOON EXTENDED CARE. All students should be picked up by 12:00 noon at the very latest.
WAY TO GO LADY COUGARS!. The games last weekend were exciting! We are happy to report that the girls won all three sets in their first game against Our Lady of Lourdes, Columbia, with set scores of 25-17, 25-23, 25-14. OLOS lost their second game (but just barely!), with set scores of 23-25, 20-25, 24-25. We are very proud of our Lady Cougars! A net profit of $325 was made between concession sales and gate entry. We had our Cheer Squad onsite for the games – and they were TERRIFIC! They added so much fun to the morning! Thank you for supporting our Lady Cougars! Good luck tomorrow at St. Joseph, Jefferson City!
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!
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.) Please contact
school office staff if you would like to help.
OCTOBER COUNT: To provide proper pastoral care to parishes, a yearly count is taken during the weekend Masses in the month of October. Please make a point to attend OLOS each weekend in October, if possible, instead of neighboring parishes, to get an accurate count.
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!
HALLOWEEN COSTUMES: As you begin thinking about Halloween costumes for our “Halloween Walk”, please keep in mind that we don’t want to scare any of our little people, so no scary or gory costumes, no fake blood, axes, etc. Let’s keep it light and fun! Please send a bucket or bag for the Trunk or Treat.
TRUNK OR TREAT: We will once again offer a “Trunk or Treat” event for the students on Friday, October 31, as part of their Halloween Walk. If you would like to participate in the Trunk or Treat, please let school office staff know. If someone you know would like to participate, please let them know to plan for approximately 70-75 trick or treaters.
WEEKLY DRESS DOWN PASS WINNER(S)! Congratulations to Colton for winning this week! Remember – return your folder (with paperwork complete) by Tuesday to be added to the weekly drawing.
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!
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, 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 by the end of the school year, you may pay the hours out @ $20/hour, for a total of $400. The Parish Picnic and Fantasy Night are great opportunities to log several hours of service.
REMEMBER - NO SCHOOL THIS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH,
DUE TO DIOCESAN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP FOR STAFF.
Have a great early Fall weekend!
C - Christ Centered
O – Optimistic
U – Understanding of Others
G – Generous
A – Achieving Academic
Excellence
R – Respectful
S – Serving Others
