Lourdes Letter - March 20, 2024

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School

Week of March 20, 2024

Educating in Mind, Body and Spirit.

UPCOMING EVENTS

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School Communications

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WELCOME

We're here to guide you through all that is happening at Lourdes.

March 18-25

Paper Drive

Wednesday, March 20

6:30PM

Living Stations by OLOL youth

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church

Friday, March 22

Dress Down Day

Friday, March 22

12:30-2:00PM / School Gymnasium

3rd Grade Wax Museum

Wednesday, March 27

9:00AM Mass

Mass led by the 4th graders

Thursday, March 28

Holy Thursday

Our Lady of Lourdes Church - 6:30PM

Friday, March 29

Good Friday - No School

Our Lady of Lourdes Church - 12:10PM

Saturday, March 30

OLOL Easter Egg Hunt - 10AM

Held in Rain, Snow or Shine!

Saturday, March 30

Holy Saturday

Our Lady of Lourdes Church - 8:00PM

Sunday, March 31

Easter

Our Lady of Lourdes Church

5:45AM - Sunrise (Outside)
8:15AM
10:15AM
No 6:00PM Mass

Monday, April 1

Easter Monday - No School

Volunteer Opportunities

Thank You for sharing your time and talents with our school.

Enter your TSF Volunteer Hours here.

(An email confirmation is sent for each TSF submission for your tracking purposes).

Lunch & Playground Volunteers

11:00AM-12:20PM

March 21 - Kari A. & Mary Jo V.

March 22 - Dan L, Megan L, & Rachel J.

March 25 - Sara Q, Ashley T & Liz V.

March 26 - Melissa L, Shaun J, & Katie F.

March 27 - Megan W, Murjphy O, & Julie Z

March Playground Schedule (view)

April Playground Schedule (view)

If you are interested in lunch/playground TSF volunteer opportunity, please review the link below.

More Information & Signup Form

Please submit your volunteer hours here.

Cavalier Card Winners

Students who make good choices at school are awarded Cavalier Cards. Each week we have a drawing where some lucky students win a prize.

Kindergarten - Elizabeth Duncan &

Maggie Shefchik

1st Grade - Sophia Lozar & Addison VanBoxel

2nd Grade - Raymond VanDenHeuvel

3rd Grade - John Torreano

4th Grade - Ivy Barry

Lenten Service Project

40 Days - 40 Bags

Thank you to everyone who contributed to our

Lenten Service Project - 40 Days, 40 Bags.

These items will be donated to De Pere Christian Outreach so that others may be able to use them.

Lectio Divina

We pray with all Catholics throughout the Green Bay Diocese

There are different ways to engage in Lectio Divina. If you are a beginner here is a process that will help you get started.

Step 1: Prepare yourself to read scripture. You will need to find a time and location where you will not be interrupted or disturbed. Ready yourself to read God’s word and see how He wants you to respond.

Step 2: Read the scripture and look for words or phrases that jump out at you.

Step 3: Reflect on those words or phrases and what they mean to you.

Step 4: Reread the scripture and spend a few moments in quiet reflection on what God is calling you to do through these words or phrases.

Step 5: Reread the scripture a third time and it is time to respond. What actions will you take after your conversation with God?

Sunday, March 24, 2024

Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion

Mark 14:1-15:47

Daily Readings from USCCB - View here

Thank you Catholic Financial Life and

Mr. & Mrs. Augustian!

On behalf of all of us at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, we would like to thank Mr. & Mrs. Augustian for their efforts in facilitating a matching funds gift from Catholic Financial Life Insurance for our book fair.

They awarded us a check from CFLI for $500.

Our kindergarteners helped thank them for the gift, which will be spent on new picture books for the OLOL School library.

The Our Lady of Lourdes Site Advisory Council (SAC) is looking for parents to join our committee!

SAC plays an important role in helping lead our school in fundraising efforts, student enrichment, and community building. The committee meets one night per month for roughly 1.5-2 hours.

Those interested should submit a letter detailing their strengths/qualifications as to how they can best serve our committee as well as why they are interested in joining the Site Advisory Council no later than Friday, April 5, 2024 to either Kelsey Christensen at thechristensencrew@gmail.com and/or Christina Spierings at christina.spierings@gmail.com.

SCRIP NEWS

Great News: Our suppliers have made it possible for us to continue to offer McDonald's and Culver's $10 cards. We will carry them in inventory for a bit to see how they sell. They will also appear on RaiseRight as items to order.

Please mark your calendars and order accordingly:

April 1, 2024 Orders will not be processed. Orders received after 8:30 a.m. on March 25 will first be processed on April 8 and be scheduled for pickup on April 11.

Don't forget to check out the RaiseRight app for your Easter celebrations, spring break travels or winter stay-cations. Bonuses posted weekly can give your tuition credit earnings a generous boost.

Thank you for your continued support of OLOL SCRIP.

Cavalier Athletics

Additional information is available on our athletics website (link)

First Track Meet of Season

Tuesday, March 26

Edison

4:15PM

GO CAVALIERS!

Green Bay Area Catholic Education (GRACE)

Additional information is available on the GRACE website (link)

GRACE Financial Aid - Deadline May 1st

For consideration of tuition assistance for children enrolled in grades K-8 (K-12 at St. John Paul II Classical School/Chesterton Academy), please complete and submit your GRACE Financial Aid application before May 1, 2024.

Complete online enrollment at https://mytads.com/ if you have not already done so
Complete the online financial aid application and provide the supporting. documentation to TADS as instructed.
The online financial aid application form will require you to enter an Access Code. This Code was provided to you when you completed the online enrollment process. If you no longer have this Code, contact GRACE support staff at the contact information provided below.
Applications that are submitted and completed prior to May 1st will undergo review in May with award determinations made and communicated to families the first week of June.
Families who have applied to the Wisconsin Parental Choice Program do not apply for GRACE Financial Aid.

For questions or assistance, please call 920-499-7330, option 2 or email graceoffice@gracesystem.org.

Wisconsin Tax Deduction for

Tuition Expense

Tax legislation signed into law gives Wisconsin taxpayers the opportunity to deduct private school tuition expenses from their taxable income. A subtraction from income is allowed for tuition expenses that are paid for any of the GRACE schools. Parents/guardians are eligible for a maximum deduction of $4,000 per child in grades K-8 and $10,000 per child in grades 9-12. Students transitioning from eighth to ninth grade are eligible for both deductions. Per state guidance, any amount spent on tuition and book fees are eligible for the deduction. Book fees include digital books, such as laptops or tablet fees issued by the school.

Tuition information for tax preparation is available to GRACE families online via GRACE’s enrollment management system, TADS.

The TADS Household Paid Tuition Tax Report will provide a breakdown of payments made for the specified household’s tuition account during the tax year.
When gathering information for tax preparation, GRACE families are to access their TADS account | select Billing | Billing Account Number | Reports | Household Paid Tuition Tax Report | enter the tax year (i.e. 2023) and submit.
A quick link to this Report also appears at the TADS Billing Account – Tuition & Fees screen to access the Household Paid Tuition Tax Report.
If you have questions or require assistance, please call TADS Family Support at (800) 477-8237 or GRACE at (920) 499-7330, option 2.

GRACE Gold

Summer Camp - July 2024

Camp Courses and Camp Schedule

(Available here)

Camp Registration

(Register here)

Click here for a master list of all upcoming St. Norbert College and Notre Dame Academy athletics camps! GRACE is proud to partner with our CatholicLink schools to provide these opportunities.

St. Norbert College events are listed on SNC Events/tab 1.

Notre Dame Academy events are listed on NDA Events/tab 2.

NDA News - March

Spend your Summer at NDA!

NDA Enrichment and Athletics Camps are dedicated to providing every camper with a safe environment where students learn, discover, and have lots of fun! We build lasting memories for your children and we cherish that opportunity each and every year! Our campers will grow, laugh, and learn with each new experience!

Registration is now open for all 2024 Triton Summer Camps. Register here.

Class of 2028:

We are still accepting applications for the Class of 2028. The application is linked here.

Save the Date: Spring Middle School Dance

Our next middle school dance for all 7th and 8th grade students is Friday, April 5th

Save the Date: Spanish Placement Exam:

SAVE THE DATE! The Spanish placement exam can be taken by any incoming freshman that has already registered at Notre Dame Academy for the 2024-2025 school year to help determine whether the student should be placed in a Spanish I or Spanish II course. If you know that you would like your son/daughter to start in Spanish I, he/she should NOT take the placement exam. Incoming freshmen interested in enrolling in Spanish II must take the placement exam. The test will be offered on-site at NDA on Saturday, March 16, 2024 from 9:00 – 10:00 AM. If there is a conflict with this date, please note that the make-up test date will be Wednesday, May 1, 2024, from 3:30-4:30pm. Students MUST make one of these dates in order to enroll in Spanish 2.

If you have any questions, please contact Amy Stover at 920-429-6175 or astover@notredameacademy.com.

NDA Dance Team Tryouts

Join the nationally ranked Notre Dame Dance Team! More information can be found on out website: https://notredamedance.wixsite.com/dance For questions email NotreDameAcademyDance@gmail.com

Future Triton Volleyball

We are hosting a spring clinic for players of all levels that are in 5th-8th grade.

Dates: April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

Time: Grades 5th & 6th - 6:00-7:30 p.m. Grades 7th & 8th - 7:30-9:00 p.m.

Where: NDA Triton Center

Cost: $50.00 (includes Varsity Coach led skills training and t-shirt)

Registration Deadline is March 8th.

Registration Link

Loving and Living Life at Lourdes

Checkout what is happening!

There is something for everyone!

Please join us for weekend mass.

Saturday: 4:30PM

Sunday: 8:15AM, 10:15AM & 6:00PM

If you are unable to join us for school or weekend masses, please visit our parish YouTube channel. The Sunday (8:15AM) and Wednesday School Masses (9:00AM) are livestreamed.

Visit our parish website and our parish bulletin

for additional information.

Community Events