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Our Lady of Guadalupe School fosters Gospel values, inspires academic excellence, and develops service and leadership.
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Dear OLG Families,
Summer is moving along surprisingly fast! I'm happy to announce we have completed our hiring for the year. It took a little patience and some prayer, but we have fabulous new staff coming on board! There will be more bios online and in fall Curriculum Nights, but here is a small recap of our fabulous new staff for this year:
- 5th Grade: Mr. Casey Loose hails from the New York area, loves hiking and outdoor adventures, and is really looking forward to joining our staff and meeting everyone at the August inservice.
- 6th Grade/MS Science: Ms. Sarah Nadalin comes to us from Eastside Catholic & St. Pius school and brings diverse camp and teaching experiences to really get the students into hands-on learning.
- PreK: Ms. Emily Mitchell, alum of OLG, will be joining Ms. Jeanine Morely in leading the PreK class. Ms. Emily has a true heart for OLG and the cherubs of our PreK class!
- PreSchool: Ms. Josefa Lindholm and Ms. Heidi Coy will be assisting Mrs. Brandy Tieskoetter teaching our youngest and newest Little Guads. Mrs. Brandy hails from St. Nicholas and St. Philomena and brings a compassionate and loving spirit and many amazing ideas to our new Preschool program.
Sal, Mrs. Janet, and I have also been busy this summer with the Early Learning Center renovation. Both classes are fully enrolled and last steps in the project are coming along nicely... feel free to peek through the fence if you haven't lately to see the new play area off 34th Ave and glance in the windows!
Check-out our
school calendar as we continue to move towards the first day of school. There is a change from initial March release that you should take note of...
K-8 Fall Conferences will be
Nov 7th-9th to line-up nicely with the Veterans Day holiday. Read on in this first newsletter of the 2018-19 school year for announcements on new events like
Art Walk (open studios next week!) and
Beer & Brats. Don't forget to look at the links for important school paperwork to be collected by
Aug 29th. Also we share a few pics from our summer camps offered earlier this summer!
Continue to have a safe and wonderful summer as we near our Aug 29th date. The office is still on summer/appointment hours until August 20th. We'll see you all real soon!
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Yours in Christ,
Anton Kramer
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Summer Office Hours
Open by appointment to August 17th
Open 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Aug. 20th to Aug. 31st
Monday, Aug. 13th
Wednesday, Aug. 15th
Art Walk Open Studio 4:00-6:00 PM 3rd Grade room
Bring your OLG artist to work on their OLG Art Walk piece. (Details in Parent Org section below).
Wednesday, Aug. 15th
Parent Org Kick Off Meeting 6:30 PM Math Lab
All are welcome!
Sunday, Aug. 19th
Art Walk Open Studio 9:30-11:00 AM
3rd Grade room
Bring your OLG artist to work on their OLG Art Walk piece. (Details in Parent Org section below).
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Wednesday, Aug. 29th
Grades K-8 School Supply Drop off & Social 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Meet and greet the OLG community. Forms available on our
web site
. See details below.
Wednesday, Aug. 29th
ELC Orientation 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Attendance mandatory for PreSchool and Pre-K families before the first day of school. If you cannot attend, e-mail
Janet McClelland
to set up an appointment. Enter from 34th Ave SW. Adults only please.
Tuesday, Sep. 4th
First Day of School
All School Mass 9:00 AM
K-8 students in FULL UNIFORM* (*See Back to School section below for details on full uniform attire)
Noon dismissal Grades K-8
EDC Open 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM for grades K-8 in the School Hall
Thursday, Sep. 6th
Curriculum Night - Kindergarten to 5th Grades 6:30-8:00 PM
Thursday, Sep. 13th
Curriculum Night - 6th to 8th Grades 6:30-8:00 PM
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Join Us!
Wednesday, August 29th
School Supply Drop Off & Social 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Early Learning Center (ELC) Orientation 6:00 - 6:50 PM
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Join us to connect with other OLG families, greet your child’s teachers, drop off school supplies and more!
Preschool/Pre-K
Early Learning Center (ELC) Orientation 6:00 - 7:00 PM
ELC parent attendance is mandatory August 29th 6:00 PM. Adults only please.
Enter from 34th Ave SW. If you cannot attend, e-mail
Janet McClelland
to set up an appointment. ELC families will receive admission documents in the mail.
Grades K-8th
School Supply Drop Off & Social 5:30 - 6:30PM
Bring school supplies to our August 29th social. F
orms & links available on the
Parent web page
, or see Quicklinks below.
There's More!
- Parent Org will be providing ice cream!
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- OLG's Art Walk will be selling tickets to our September 29th event. If your child would like to showcase their art at September's Art Walk, please bring their artwork August 29th. Details in Parent Org section below.
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- The Uniform Exchange will be open! We have lots of girl's jumpers available. Please bring your child’s outgrown uniforms for exchange -- GENTLY USED pants, jumpers, skirts, etc. NO WHITE SHIRTS PLEASE unless they are new or barely used. E-mail Erin Pedras with questions or to schedule another time.
QuickLinks for Grades K-8
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Here's what you need to know for the first day of school!
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First Day of School - Grades K-8 - Tuesday, September 4th
- Full uniform* the first day of school!
- All-school mass is at 9:00 AM. Please join us!
- Drop off time is between 8:15 AM and 8:25 AM
- Noon pick up! The first day is a half day - Your child will be ready to picked up at noon.
- Students in Kindergarten, 1st, and 6th, 7th, and 8th grades line up and pick up near the back doors / south parking lot
- Students in 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade line up near the front door / north parking lot.
- Extended Day Care (EDC) is available for grades K-8 in the School Hall 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM. EDC Registration
* What does full uniform mean?
The formal full dress uniform for Grades K-8 must be worn with the logo sweatshirt, vest, cardigan sweater or polar fleece. Formal full dress is required for all-school masses for grades K-8. More details can be found on page 23 of our
School Handbook (2018-19 version coming soon).
First Day of School - Preschool and Pre-K ELC - Tuesday, September 4th
- Students unload only 34th Ave SW. Enter classrooms from our new entrance!
- For half day students: Drop off 8:00 AM / Pick up 12:00 PM
- For full day students: Drop off 12:00 PM / Pick up 4:00 PM
- Before and after-school care is available for the ELC. Please register with Janet McClelland. Before care 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM. After care 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Extra fees apply.
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Safe Environment Class - September 22nd
Is your family new to OLG this year? Do you plan to volunteer on field trips or in the classroom? Then you will need to sign-up for the
Safe Environment
/ VIRTUS program required by the Archdiocese for all volunteers working with children. For a class list and to register for
Protecting God's Children
, log in to the
VIRTUS
website.
Join
Protecting God's Children
class at OLG's campus on Saturday, September 22nd 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM.
Sign up today!
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FACTS to Know
You will receive an email/text from
FACTS
four days before a scheduled automatic tuition payment (depending on the Communication Settings in your
FACTS
profile).
- Annual payment plan -- Tuition due September 5th
- Semi-annual payment plan -- Next tuition payment will be January 5th, 2019
- Monthly payment plan - Tuition due the 5th of each month
Questions about FACTS? Contact
Laura Wong or
call FACTS at 1-866-441-4637 (24x7)
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Wednesday August 15th -
PO Kickoff Meeting
6:30 PM
Math Lab. All are welcome!
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Art Walk
Buy tickets and drop off student artwork at school supply drop off night August 29th
In addition to featured art by talented local artists and OLG children, the event will also include the heavenly sounds of the Garfield High School Jazz quartet,
a tintype
artist/photographer capturing images throughout the evening, beer, wine & appetizers. Please note this is an adults only event.
If your child would like to submit art (by August 29th), but haven’t had a moment this summer to work on it, we are having
Open Studio Hours at OLG School. We will have limited Art Supplies available but please bring the bulk of your child’s medium and canvas / paper. Please also have your child come with a plan for their creation. As a reminder, we have offered a theme of “inclusion” with a maximum artwork size of 12”x12”. Please let
Veronica Foster know if you plan to attend an open studio (and which one) so we can plan accordingly.
Open Studio Hours
Wednesday, August 15th 4:00 - 6:00 PM
Sunday, August 19th 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
3rd Grade room
Children's artwork due August 29th
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Halloween Beer & Brats - Saturday, October 20th
Halloween Carnival
- Saturday, October 27th
Exciting news on the Halloween Carnival front! While sadly there will again be no beer garden at this year's Carnival, parents will be able to buy tickets to a new Carnival pre-funk event, "Beers & Brats." On Saturday, Oct. 20, parent volunteers from the first-grade class will be grilling up dogs, pouring frothy brews, and welcoming both veteran parents and those brand new back to school for another great year at OLG. More details to come, but word is this Octoberfest-themed party will include polka music, mini-pumpkin carving, a cornhole tourney, and a not-so-quiet place to fill out those pesky Halloween Grams – and actually turn them in this year!
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Save the Date
2019 Masquerade Ball Auction
Saturday, March 2nd, 2019
Walmesley Center
It's not too late to get involved! Fulfill your volunteer commitment hours & have fun connecting with other OLG families!
Please let us know if you are interested in being a part of this wonderful team!
First Procurement Meeting
Monday August 13th 6:00 PM
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SCRIP
Put your shopping dollars to work!
Scrip is a simple way to earn extra dollars
to support our school through purchases that you already are making at your
favorite retailers
. Families can pay for everyday purchases using gift cards in place of cash/credit cards. Scrip offers over 300 of the country’s biggest brands, including grocery, department stores, gas stations, restaurants, hotels, home improvement, and more. Just by using scrip to pay for your normal weekly purchases, our school can easily raise $500 or more per year.
Sign up for a Scrip account so you can order conveniently from home anytime, recharge current scrip cards, or download scrip directly to your phone or printer! Our school enrollment code is
C5687EF41L6I2. Once you're up and running you can download escrip directly to your phone to make your purchase count... no extra cost to you!
Join EScrip today!
More details. Please email
Danielle with questions.
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Faith Formation Registration and Open House Sunday, September 16th 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Parents/guardians and their children (K-8) gather to learn more about their faith, pray together, play together, and interact with other families. Families whose children attend OLG School are encouraged to participate to enrich and strengthen their faith as a family. Sessions take place generally on the first Sunday of the month (October- June) from 9:30-10:45 am in the Walmesley Center followed by a family Mass at 11:00 am in the church.
Are You Interested In Being An Altar Server?
If you are a person who is 4th grade and older, including adults, you can become an altar server. This is a great opportunity for families to serve together. For more information and to schedule a training, contact
Helen Oesterle, 206-935-0358.
Would You Like To Join The Catholic Church Before Fr. Jack Retires?
If you have been thinking about becoming Catholic and would like to celebrate the sacraments of initiation with Fr. Jack, now is the time! RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) is a process of inhiation into the Catholic community of faith and meets on Wednesday evenings. For more information, please contact
Helen Oesterle 206-935-0358, Ext 108. You can also find more information at our
parish website.
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Lettuce Pray Is Back
Lettuce Pray has returned to OLG. If you’re a home gardener, here’s all you need to do to participate: On Sunday morning, step out into your garden and pick what’s fresh, bring it to church, and put it in the Lettuce Pray box in the narthex. If you don’t garden, you can also buy fresh produce and donate it. OLG volunteers come every Sunday during the growing season to pick up the produce and transfer it into cold storage at the West Seattle Food Bank. Thank you for sharing what comes from your heart, and your garden,
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Strengthen Your Marriage
Tens of thousands of marriages helped! Is your marriage in trouble? Are you considering separation or divorce? Are you losing hope? There is hope - it’s called Retrouvaille. Retrouvaille (pronounced retro-ví) can bring reconciliation and healing to seemingly hopeless marriages. You are not alone. For confidential information about, or to register for our upcoming program beginning August 17-19, 2018 call 206-706-2608 or visit our website at www.HelpOurMarriage.com.
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Summer Camp Fun
We had a
blast
this summer - Check out these moments
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Ready for blast off at Rocket Camp!
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Blasting off is better with friends
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Watch a video of OLG's Traveling Foodie Camp
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“Shipwrecked Rescued By Jesus” Was Truly A Blessing! Thank you, thank you, thank you, to all our 92 campers, our over 50 volunteers of crew leaders, station leaders and assistants, parents and guardians, parishioner’s who donated towards scholarships and supplies, and our prayer partners, who held our program in prayer for the entire week we were shipwrecked!
Throughout our week, we learned that Jesus rescues when we are lonely or worried, when we struggle, when we turn away from God and do wrong, and when we feel powerless!...From our youngest campers in our preschool, many shared, “Jesus loves me and that makes me special.”
Fr. Jack, in his sermon shared that we as parents, guardians, volunteers, and parishioners are seed planters, and truly, many seeds were planted during our Vacation Bible Camp week!
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Our Lady of Guadalupe,
Pray for Us!
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Our Lady Guadalupe Catholic School
3401 SW Myrtle St. Seattle, WA 98126
office 206-935-0651
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