September

27-29 Fall Book Fair

29 Book Fair Night/School Open House 6-8pm & Food Truck Festival 5:30-9pm

30    2-Hour Late Start 9:45am

October

3 Mothers' Mass & Brunch

5 6th Grade In-school retreat

6 Picture Re-take Day

6 8th Grade class trip meeting  6:30pm PH

7 6th Grade Social

7 Out of Uniform - Jeans & Flannel Day-entire school

Carpool Safety:

Please only use the approved carpool lanes for afternoon pickup. The aftercare buses are the only vehicles that should be parking in the north parking lot (corner of 146^th & Oak Ridge). Parents should not be parking in the north lot and walking to the back of school to find their children. Doing this confuses new families about the proper carpool procedures.

Book Fair & Open House Event:

The school book fair will be open for students to shop with their homeroom during the school day Sep 27-29. Watch for information about when your child’s homeroom will shop soon. Click the link below to sign up to help.

The book fair will also be open for sales Thursday night, Sep 29 from 6-8pm

• The classrooms are open for parents/family to visit with their children.
• This is an opportunity for your child to take family on an informal tour of their classroom.
• Teachers will not be in the rooms.
• The book fair will be open for shopping.

The Parish Food Truck Festival will also be that evening from 5:30-9pm. So come for dinner, visit the school and buy some books from the book fair!

8th Grade Class Trip Meeting:

DC Trip: Parent Informational Meeting: Thursday, Oct. 6th: 6:30 pm: School Parish Hall

All 8th Grade parents (at least 1 per family) should plan to attend this meeting to hear about the trip details, potential cost, and fundraising. (At this point a make-up date for the car wash is uncertain.) 

Poinsettia Sale Coordinators Needed:

Dear 8^th grade parents:

The class trip to DC will be exciting this spring. We are looking for parents to chair the 8th grade poinsettia fundraiser. (This could be an individual or a team!)

Much of the planning of this fundraiser is done on your time, so it is a perfect opportunity for moms or dads, working or stay at home parents. Those serving in this role may also be able to further reduce the cost of the trip for their child or themselves as a chaperone (in addition to the fundraising from the sales). In the past, this fundraiser has raised around $12,000 total towards the trip; if no one comes forward to head the effort, it might not happen.

We need to start planning, so please contact Stephanie Zorger by email at jslzorger@gmail.com or call/text 773-844-7884.  Tina Fletcher has all the information and is happy to sit down with the chair/s of this fundraiser and walk you through the details. 

                                 Jeans & Flannel Day for Mr. Logan:

Friday, Oct 7

Mr. John Logan, one of our maintenance men, is retiring. His last day is Friday, October 7. In order to celebrate as a school, we are having an out of uniform day to wear jeans & flannel shirts! This out of uniform day is for the whole school, grades K-8.

Mr. Logan graduated from OLMC School in 1970. He began volunteering for the parish in 1975 as an electrician and handy man. Mr. Logan started officially working for the parish in 2014. He loves classic muscle cars and his favorite saint is St. Joseph the worker.

Fall is finally here and what a gorgeous start to the season we have had!

Thank you to Jill Reitz and Betsy Hoffman for another AMAZING Movie Night last week! The kids thoroughly enjoyed the pizza, candy, and time with their friends. Many hands make light work and all the volunteers were certainly appreciated that evening!

Fall Book Fair will take place the 27^th-29^th. Click on the Sign-Up below to see what volunteer times are available. This is such a fun way to do a little shopping with your kiddo😊

6^th Grade Parents, the 6^th Grade Social is October 7^th immediately following school. Please see the Sign-Up below for volunteer opportunities.

Current Volunteer Opportunities

Fall Book Fair

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0D4AA4AB2FA0F49-fall

6^th Grade Social

6th Grade Social 2022: 6th Grade Tie Dye Tailgate Social 2022 (signupgenius.com)

PTO Google Doc

OLMC PTO Volunteer Signup 2022/2023 (google.com)

School Bakers

Friday Bakers: Friday Bakers (signupgenius.com)

Library Volunteers

OLMC School Library Volunteers: OLMC School Library Volunteers (signupgenius.com)

Office Helpers

Office Helpers: Thursday Office Helpers (signupgenius.com)

Recess Monitors (contact Angie Nalley)

School Lunch Committee (contact Megan Morton)

Student Council Elections:

Grades 5-8 recently held elections for Student Council Representatives. The winners are:

Fifth Grade

Representatives: James Titus (5C) and Gianna Vale (5C)

Sixth Grade

Representatives: Elise Moster (6B) and Jayden Pasamba (6C)

Secretary: Katherine Kibler (6B)

Seventh Grade

Representatives: Jeremiah Richardson (7B) and Holyn Tittle (7C)

Treasurer: Eze Ohale (7C) 

Eighth Grade

Representative: Zoe Travelsted (8A)

Vice President: Chika Ohale (8A)

President: Oliver Kerr (8A)

Email Miss Noesges with questions. noesgese@olmc1.org

School Lost and Found:

Happy last official day of summer!  With colder temps looming in the near future, now is a great time to make sure all of your child(ren)’s PE bags, lunchboxes, sweatshirts, coats, hats, mittens, etc are labelled! We tend to see a large increase in lost & found during colder temps. Especially in the fall when it is chilly in the morning but warms up for recess/dismissal time.

The school lost & found table is located in the Parish Hall/Cafeteria. Items like jewelry & electronics are kept in the office. Parents are welcome to come check lost & found during the day. 

There is also a gym lost and found in the area outside the gym doors for items

left in the gym or locker rooms.

Items left on the Lost & Found table for 4 weeks get donated to the Merciful H.E.L.P. Center. We do check for names before we donate.

School Safety Drills:

Each month the school practices a safety drill (fire, tornado, or A.L.I.C.E.).

The A.L.I.C.E. drill is designed to teach children what to do in the event of an aggressive intruder in the school. During the next few weeks, Mr. Fletcher and Sr. Peter Marie will be talking to each of the classrooms about the school's A.L.I.C.E. procedures.

Safety is always an important part of our culture here at OLMC, and we sincerely thank you for your continued support of our safety procedures and drills. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Tim Fletcher- fletchert@olmc1.org

Who:  students in grades 3-8

What: After- School Homework Club with Mrs. Hruskocy and Mrs. Seall 

Where: Mrs. Hruskocy’s Room 

When: Tuesday & Thursday after school until 4:15

Cost: $15 per day

Pick- Up: at the back of OLMC on the playground

*** We currently have openings for Homework Club. Our preference is for your child to attend both days for consistency. However, if you would like to join and only one day works, you can have your child come for that day. You can always add the second day, if your schedule changes.

Fill out the permission slip below and send it to Mrs. Hruskocy.

Blessing of the Animals - THIS SUNDAY, October 2 at 4 p.m.

It has been the tradition at OLMC to have a Blessing of the Animals on or near the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi. This blessing is in honor of his love of all creatures. This special rite lasts about 20 minutes and bestows God’s blessing upon each of the animals present.

See this week's bulletin and Observer for more details!

SoulCore Classes Starting Up Again - Your are Invited!

WHAT: SoulCore is a movement that pairs functional strength exercises with the rosary for a truly beautiful mind-body-soul experience.

WHEN:

Fall Schedule: all classes at 9am

October 4, 11. 25

November 1, 8, 15

December 6, 13

WHERE: Marian House Studio 

WHO: Leaders Molly Tittle and Alli Koscal 

See www.soulcore.com for information on SoulCore

For more specific info on class location and other questions,

text Alli 317-417-0831 or Molly 317-414-0755