Friday Newsletter 4-4-2025 

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!

Focus: Community Service

Mon -  

Tues –  Spelling Bee Practice – until 4:15 pm

          Penance Service @ Sacred Heart, Eldon – 5:30 pm

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

          Archery Practice 4:30 – 5:30 pm, hall

Thur – Spelling Bee @ St. Martin’s School

          Penance Service @ OLOS, Mary’s Home – 6:00 pm in gym

Fri -    Dress Down For $1 for Uganda Day

          Fishing Trip to Lepper Lake (Grades 3-8) – 12:00 noon – 2:30 pm

          Shadow Stations of the Cross – 2:30 pm (K Ministry)

Progress Reports

 

MIDTERM PROGRESS REPORTS are available today. Please follow the directions below 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 are in today’s folder. Look over these and if you have any questions or concerns, please contact the classroom teacher.

RE-ENROLLMENT & APPLICATIONS: We have opened online enrollment for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year. Please take time now to re-enroll your student and make an application for your new student (if applicable). Directions were recently included in the folder, but if you need help, please contact Rosie in the school office. We would like to have all re-enrollment and new student enrollment completed by MONDAY, APRIL 14^TH. All submitting the online enrollment packet by that date will receive a BONUS DRESS DOWN PASS for the new school year.

2024-25 YEARBOOK ORDERS FORMS are in today’s folder. This is your one and only opportunity to order yearbooks, as the final order is submitted over the summer. Please return the form with payment no later than Tuesday, April 22^nd.

FISHING DAY: 3^rd – 8^th Grade Fishing Day at Lepper Lake has been rescheduled to Friday, April 11^th, weather permitting, from approximately 12:00 noon to 2:30 pm. We want to be back for Shadow Stations at 2:30 pm. Please make changes to your child’s permission form, which is being returned in the folder today. Students already enjoyed their ice cream treat on Wednesday, the original date of the trip. Parent Drivers – Please pull into parking lot behind gym. No need to enter the building, we will bring the students to you (please try to be parked by 11:45 am) We do have a limited number of fishing rods available for student use. However, if your child has their own, they are encouraged and welcome to bring it, along with any tackle & bait they may have.

SKETCH DAY PARTICIPANTS showing their artistic talent at the Capitol Thursday were Anna, Brena, Romie, Madelyn, Ellie, Alayna, Nicholas, Jessi & Gus. As of this printing, we do not have results but will update you in next week’s notes. We know these students represent OLOS School very well! Thanks to our parent drivers – Renae Woodberry & Amber Schulte, and of course to our Sketch Day coordinator, Mrs. Hoecker, for her donation of time & talent!

SPELLING BEE PARTICIPANTS: We wish good luck to our Spelling Bee participants, competing on Thursday at St. Martin’s School. Attending the competition are Madelyn, Romie, Vivian, and Magdaline, along with Jessi & Henry, who are alternates.

FIELD DAY NEWS: Field Day is Tuesday, April 29^th. We are excited about several of the new activities planned! Much help will be needed for this event. Please see sign-up sheet for in today’s folder with more information. We have had donations of drinks & snacks for the day.

STUDENTS GRADES 3-8 are expected to attend one of the parish Penance Services. Students will not have an opportunity to go to Confession during the school day (which was originally indicated on the school calendar). Please make every effort to attend with your child.

THE LENTEN PENANCE SERVICES ARE:

OLOS, MARY’S HOME: Thursday, April 10 @ 6:00 pm

SACRED HEART, ELDON: Tuesday, April 8 @ 5:30 pm

FATHER SIMON has asked for three Altar Servers for the Holy Thursday Mass @ 6:00 pm & four Altar Servers for the Saturday evening Easter Vigil Mass @ 8:00 pm. Please let the office know if your child will be able to serve either of those times.

STEP-UP MORNING – MONDAY, APRIL 28^TH: We invite all new preschoolers and any new student to attend the “Step Up” morning, (7:30 am – 9:00 am) which will help orient our new enrollees to the “school experience”. All current students will advance to the next grade for that same period of time to get an idea of what their next school year might be like. Please contact Rosie or Amber in the school office if you are interested in sending your new student to join us that morning.

CANDY FOR EGGS & 7/8 GRADERS: Please send in candy or treats for our Easter Egg Hunt, which will be on Tuesday, April 22, when we return from Easter Break. We have plastic eggs – just need the treats to fill them with. We also want to make sure to have a little extra – to treat our 7^th & 8^th graders, who hide the eggs for each classroom. Thank you for any donation you can make!

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

LOOKING AHEAD

Thursday, April 10: Spelling Bee @ St. Martin

Friday, April 25: Last Day for 8^th Graders

Saturday, April 26: 8^th Grade Promotion/Graduation-  

 6:00 pm Mass

Sunday, April 27: First Eucharist – 8:00 am Mass

Monday, April 28: Step-Up Day 7:30 – 9:00 am

Tuesday, April 29: Field Day

Wednesday, April 30: Cole R5 Freshman Orientation at

 6:00 pm in Cole R5 cafeteria

Thursday, May 1: 8^th Grade Mass @ St. Joe, JC

Friday, May 2: Last Day of School, Preschool Graduation & 8^th Grade Recognition, dismiss @ 11: 00 am.

 

Please return your folder on Monday!

Have a great weekend!

 

 

 Friday Newsletter 3-28-2025

THE WEEK AHEAD:

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

Focus: Community Service

Mon -   Sketch Practice - until 4:15 pm

Tues –  Students may begin to wear shorts

          8^th Graders & Parents meet with Cole R5 Counselor @ 7:45 am in OLOS cafeteria

          Spelling Bee Practice – until 4:15 pm

Wed –  All School Mass 8:00 am (7/8 Ministry)

          Wacky Wednesday

          Community Service Day – wear royal blue CS shirt with dress code bottoms

          Fishing @ Lepper Lake & Ice Cream for 3-8^th grades, 12:00 noon – 3:30 pm

          Rosary @ 2:30 pm

          Student Council end of year party – until 4:15

          Archery Practice 4:30 – 5:30 pm, hall

Thur – Sketch Day @ Capitol

Fri -    Dress Down Day

          8^th Grade Picture day in Jeff. Cy.

          Progress Reports available

          Stations of the Cross – 2:30 pm (1/2 Ministry)

RE-ENROLLMENT & APPLICATIONS: We have opened online enrollment for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year. Please take time now to re-enroll your student and make an application for your new student (if applicable). Directions were recently included in the folder, but if you need help, please contact Rosie in the school office. We would like to have all re-enrollment and new student enrollment completed by MONDAY, APRIL 14^TH. All submitting the online enrollment packet by that date will receive a BONUS DRESS DOWN PASS for the new school year.

FISHING DAY: 3^rd – 8^th Grade Fishing Day at Lepper Lake is planned for this upcoming Wednesday, April 2, 2025, from approximately 12:00 noon through 3:00 pm. Please send in $ for Ice Cream 4 Ice Cream (see form enclosed). WE ARE STILL IN NEED OF DRIVERS FOR SIX STUDENTS – PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE WITH YOUR OFFER TO DRIVE! Parent Drivers – Please pull into parking lot behind gym. No need to enter the building, we will bring the students to you. We do have a limited number of fishing rods available for student use. However, if your child has their own, they are encouraged and welcome to bring it, along with any tackle & bait they may have.

FIELD DAY NEWS: Field Day is Tuesday, April 29^th. Several members of the Field Day Committee met Monday night to begin to plan & coordinate this event. While they are still in early planning stages, we do know that much help will be needed for this event and we will need extra drinks & snacks that day. Please contact Amber Schulte in the school office if you can help that day, are able to provide drinks & snacks, or would like to help coordinate & plan.

PANTS/SHORTS POLICY: Full length pants must be worn October 1 – March 31. Administration may choose to designate a “short pants” day during this time frame.

Students may begin wearing shorts on an ongoing basis beginning April 1^st.

STEP-UP MORNING – MONDAY, APRIL 28^TH: We invite all new preschoolers and any new student to attend the “Step Up” morning, (7:30 am – 9:00 am) which will help orient our new enrollees to the “school experience”. All current students will advance to the next grade for that same period of time to get an idea of what their next school year might be like. Please contact Rosie or Amber in the school office if you are interested in sending your new student to join us that morning.

CANDY FOR EGGS & 7/8 GRADERS: Please send in candy or treats for our Easter Egg Hunt, which will be on Tuesday, April 22, when we return from Easter Break. We have plastic eggs – just need the treats to fill them with. Thank you!

FANTASY NIGHT 2025 DATE SET: Mark your calendar now for Saturday, October 18, 2025 for our Fantasy Night event. The date for this annual fundraiser was moved to the third weekend of the month due to our grill masters having a family wedding on the second weekend of October.

SERVICE HOURS: Please take time now to log service hours on your family portal. Remember that all households (between the two parents/guardians) must perform at least 20 hours of service to the school and/or parish each school year. This requirement does not include student service hours, which are performed within the classroom/school day. In lieu of the hours, you may choose to pay out the time @ $10/hr. (Next school year the fee will be $20/hr.). Please call Rosie in the school office if you have any questions.

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

LENTEN PENANCE SERVICES:

OLOS, MARY’S HOME: Thursday, April 10 @ 6:00 pm

SACRED HEART, ELDON: Tuesday, April 8 @ 5:30 pm

 LOOKING AHEAD

Tuesday, April 1: Cole R5 Counselor visits 8^th graders &

                parents at OLOS, 7:45 am in cafeteria

Wednesday, April 2: Fishing Day @ Lepper Lake for 3-8

Thursday, April 3: Sketch Day

Friday, April 4: 8^th Grade Picture Day

Thursday, April 10: Spelling Bee @ St. Martin

Friday, April 25: Last Day for 8^th Graders

Saturday, April 26: 8^th Grade Promotion/Graduation-  

 6:00 pm Mass

Sunday, April 27: First Eucharist – 8:00 am Mass

Monday, April 28: Step-Up Day 7:30 – 9:00 am

Tuesday, April 29: Field Day

Wednesday, April 30: Cole R5 Freshman Orientation at

 6:00 pm in Cole R5 cafeteria

Thursday, May 1: 8^th Grade Mass @ St. Joe, JC

Friday, May 2: Last Day of School, Preschool Graduation & 8^th Grade Recognition, dismiss @ 11: 00 am.

 

Please return your folder on Monday!

Have a great weekend!

 Friday Newsletter 3-21-2025

THE WEEK AHEAD:

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

March Focus: Pro-life

Mon -   School Spirit Day – may dress down if wearing school sponsored spirit shirt

          Sketch Practice - until 4:15 pm

Tues –  Spelling Bee Practice – until 4:15 pm

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

          Archery Practice 4:30 – 5:30 pm, hall

Thur –

Fri -    Dress Down for $1 Day for Uganda

          Midquarter

          Stations of the Cross – 2:30 pm (3/4 Ministry)

RE-ENROLLMENT & APPLICATIONS: We have opened online enrollment for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year. Please take time now to re-enroll your student and make an application for your new student (if applicable). Directions were included in last week’s folder, but if you need help, please contact Rosie in the school office. We would like to have all re-enrollment and new student enrollment completed by MONDAY, APRIL 14^TH. All submitting the online enrollment packet by that date will receive a BONUS DRESS DOWN PASS for the new school year.

SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL: Congratulations to Joan Doerhoff, Olivia Lepper, Emily Schulte & Adam Schwaller, recently elected and re-elected members of the Council. Thanks so much to all who offered their time & talent, agreeing to be on the ballot. We appreciate you so very much!

PANTS/SHORTS POLICY: Full length pants must be worn October 1 – March 31. Administration may choose to designate a “short pants” day during this time frame.

Students may begin wearing shorts on an ongoing basis beginning April 1^st.

STEP-UP MORNING – MONDAY, APRIL 28^TH: We invite all new preschoolers and any new student to attend the “Step Up” morning, (7:30 am – 9:00 am) which will help orient our new enrollees to the “school experience”. All current students will advance to the next grade for that same period of time to get an idea of what their next school year might be like. Please contact Rosie or Amber in the school office if you are interested in sending your new student to join us that morning.

FISHING DAY: 3^rd – 8^th Grade Fishing Day at Lepper Lake is planned for Wednesday, April 2, 2025, from approximately 12:00 noon through 3:00 pm. Students should also bring $ for Ice Cream 4 Ice Cream. We will need many parent drivers. Driver forms and student permission forms are in today’s folder. Please return all completed forms by this Tuesday, March 25^th.

iREADY TEST SCORES are in today’s folder (for students in Grades K-8). If you have any questions, please contact the classroom teacher.

2025-26 NEWS:

• Change in Staffing: Cindy Lepper (full retirement from head cook), Amber Grellner (resigning from OLOS and education - at least temporarily), Rosie Beck (slowly training her eventual replacement), Trinity Williamson (resigning from special class instruction)
• New employees: Bryan Evers (head cook), Michele Kempker (3rd and 4th), & Amber Schulte (office assistant). We are still working on filling the position of assistant cook and a person(s) to help with specials. 
• Classroom divisions for next year:  Preschool with Mrs. Groose – approximately 10-12 students, Kindergarten with Mrs. Belshe - 11 students, First & Second Grade with Mrs. Werdehausen - 12 students, Third & Fourth Grade with Mrs. Kempker - 5 students, 10 Fifth and Sixth Graders will be with Mrs. Hoecker and Mr. V will have 6 Seventh and Eighth Graders.  

7^TH & 8^TH GRADE PARENTS & STUDENTS: Vocations Night at Sacred Heart in Eldon on March 27^th, 6-8 pm. Teens (7^th grade on up) are invited to explore God’s call to marriage, priesthood, religious life, or mission through engaging breakout sessions. Adults & parents can learn how to support Vocations & implement Vocations Ministry in their parish. This event includes games, snacks, and pizza followed by an inspiring night of discovery. Fr. Simon will be one of the featured presenters! We strongly encourage all 7^th & 8^th students and parents to attend this local event.

FANTASY NIGHT 2025 DATE SET: Mark your calendar now for Saturday, October 18, 2025 for our Fantasy Night event. The date for this annual fundraiser was moved to the third weekend of the month due to the fact that our grill masters have a family wedding on the second weekend of October.

THANKS SO MUCH to Emily Schulte & Brooke Werdehausen – parent drivers, along with Mrs. Hoecker, who made it possible for our 4^th & 5^th graders to attend Democracy Day in Eldon last Friday. They said it was a day filled with learning and fun.

SERVICE HOURS: Please take time now to log service hours on your family portal. Remember that all households (between the two parents/guardians) must perform at least 20 hours of service to the school and/or parish each school year. This requirement does not include student service hours, which are performed within the classroom/school day. In lieu of the hours, you may choose to pay out the time @ $10/hr. (Next school year the fee will be $20/hr.). Please call Rosie in the school office if you have any questions.

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

LENTEN PENANCE SERVICES:

OLOS, MARY’S HOME: Thursday, April 10 @ 6:00 pm

SACRED HEART, ELDON: Tuesday, April 8 @ 5:30 pm

LOOKING AHEAD

Tuesday, April 1: Cole R5 Counselor visits 8^th graders &

                parents at OLOS, 8:00 am in cafeteria

Wednesday, April 2: Fishing Day @ Lepper Lake for 3-8

Thursday, April 3: Sketch Day

Friday, April 4: 8^th Grade Picture Day

Thursday, April 10: Spelling Bee @ St. Martin

Friday, April 25: Last Day for 8^th Graders

Saturday, April 26: 8^th Grade Promotion/Graduation-  

 6:00 pm Mass

Sunday, April 27: First Eucharist – 8:00 am Mass

Monday, April 28: Step-Up Day 7:30 – 9:00 am

Tuesday, April 29: Field Day

Wednesday, April 30: Cole R5 Freshman Orientation at

 6:00 pm in Cole R5 cafeteria

Thursday, May 1: 8^th Grade Mass @ St. Joe, JC

Friday, May 2: Last Day of School, Preschool Graduation & 8^th Grade Recognition, dismiss @ 11: 00 am.

 

Please return your folder on Monday!

Have a great weekend!

 

Friday Newsletter 3-14-2025

 

THE WEEK AHEAD:

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

March Focus: Pro-life

Mon –   Dress Down in Green for St. Patrick’s Day

          Sketch Practice - until 4:15 pm

Tues –  Spelling Bee Practice – until 4:15 pm

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

          Archery Practice 4:30 – 5:30 pm, hall

Thur –

Fri -    Dress Down Day

          Stations of the Cross – 2:30 pm (5/6 Ministry)

RE-ENROLLMENT & APPLICATIONS: We have opened online enrollment for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year. Please take time now to re-enroll your student and make an application for your new student (if applicable). You will find directions in today’s folder. We would like to have all re-enrollment and new student enrollment completed by MONDAY, APRIL 14^TH. All submitting the online enrollment packet by that date will receive a BONUS DRESS DOWN PASS for the new school year.

SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL BALLOTS: Ballots may be found in today’s folder – one per household. Please vote for 4 of the 6 candidates. Thanks so much to all six of these individuals who have offered their gifts of time & talent in service to our school.

PANTS/SHORTS POLICY: Full length pants must be worn October 1 – April 1. Administration may choose to designate a “short pants” day during this time frame.

REPORT CARDS – 3rd QUARTER: Report cards are available online through your FACTS parent portal. If you have not already done so, please review and then sign & return the slip provided in last week’s folder. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact the classroom teacher. To access the grade card on your family portal, please follow these steps:

·          Log into your account at factsmgt.com – use school code ols-mo and your username & password.

·          On left, click “Student”.

·          On left, directly under “Grades”, click “Report Card”.

·          If you have more than one student, you can switch between grade cards in the upper middle of the screen.

STUDENT SHOWCASE/MEET & GREET: Thanks to all who attended our event on Monday night in support of our students and our outreach efforts. We saw many happy faces and also many new faces! We thank Ms. Williamson for giving the students the opportunity to share some of their artwork with parents – they are proud of what they create! Check out our Facebook page for some fantastic pictures of the event.

STEP-UP MORNING – MONDAY, APRIL 28^TH: We invite all new preschoolers and any new student to attend the “Step Up” morning, (7:30 am – 9:00 am) which will help orient our new enrollees to the “school experience”. All current students will advance to the next grade for that same period of time to get an idea of what their next school year might be like. Please contact Rosie in the school office if you are interested in sending your new student to join us that morning.

2025-26 NEWS:

• Change in Staffing: Cindy Lepper (full retirement from head cook), Amber Grellner (resigning from OLOS and education - at least temporarily), Rosie Beck (slowly training her eventual replacement)
• New employees: Bryan Evers (head cook), Amber Schulte (office assistant) and Michele Kempker (3rd and 4th).  We are still working on filling the position of assistant cook and a person(s) to help with specials. 
• Classroom divisions for next year:  Preschool with Mrs. Groose – approximately 10-12 students, Kindergarten with Mrs. Belshe - 11 students, First & Second Grade with Mrs. Werdehausen - 12 students, Third & Fourth Grade with Mrs. Kempker - 5 students, 10 Fifth and Sixth Graders will be with Mrs. Hoecker and Mr. V will have 6 Seventh and Eighth Graders.  

FISHING DAY: 3^rd – 8^th Grade Fishing Day at Lepper Lake is planned for Wednesday, April 2, 2025, from approximately 12:00 noon through 3:00 pm. We will need many parent drivers. Mark your calendar now for this event and look for driver sign-up forms, which will be coming out in next week’s folder.

$ FOR UGANDA: THE 1^st & 2^nd graders were proud to raise $123.25 through their sales efforts last week. These students were studying a unit on producers and consumers, and Mrs. Werdehausen used this as an opportunity for a Christian Service project as well. We thank you, the parents, for sending in money to support their sales efforts. They did a great job! Check out the pictures on our Facebook page. The money raised will be sent with Father Simon the next time he returns home to support education in his home area.

7^TH & 8^TH GRADE PARENTS & STUDENTS: Today you will find a flyer in this folder announcing Vocations Night at Sacred Heart in Eldon on March 27^th. Fr. Simon will be one of the featured presenters! We strongly encourage all 7^th & 8^th students and parents to attend this local event.

FANTASY NIGHT 2025 DATE SET: Mark your calendar now for Saturday, October 18, 2025 for our Fantasy Night event. The date for this annual fundraiser was moved to the third weekend of the month due to the fact that our grill masters have a family wedding on the second weekend of October.

SERVICE HOURS: Please take time now to log service hours on your family portal. Remember that all households (between the two parents/guardians) must perform at least 20 hours of service to the school and/or parish each school year. This requirement does not include student service hours, which are performed within the classroom/school day. In lieu of the hours, you may choose to pay out the time @ $10/hr. (Next school year the fee will be $20/hr.). Please call Rosie in the school office if you have any questions.

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

LOOKING AHEAD

Tuesday, April 1: Cole R5 Counselor visits 8^th graders &

                parents at OLOS, 8:00 am in cafeteria

Wednesday, April 2: Fishing Day @ Lepper Lake for 3-8

Thursday, April 3: Sketch Day

Friday, April 4: 8^th Grade Picture Day

Thursday, April 10: Spelling Bee @ St. Martin

Friday, April 25: Last Day for 8^th Graders

Saturday, April 26: 8^th Grade Promotion/Graduation-  

 6:00 pm Mass

Sunday, April 27: First Eucharist – 8:00 am Mass

Monday, April 28: Step-Up Day 7:30 – 9:00 am

Tuesday, April 29: Field Day

Wednesday, April 30: Cole R5 Freshman Orientation at

 6:00 pm in Cole R5 cafeteria

Thursday, May 1: 8^th Grade Mass @ St. Joe, JC

Friday, May 2: Last Day of School, Preschool Graduation & 8^th Grade Recognition, dismiss @ 11: 00 am.

 

Please return your folder on Monday!

Have a great weekend!