OUR LADY of the SACRED
Enriching
Souls and Enlightening Minds
NEWSLETTER for MAY 26, 2006
Monday, May 29 MEMORIAL
DAY—NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, May 30
Wednesday, May 31
Thursday, June 1 SPIRIT
DAY
Friday, June 2 LAST
DAY OF SCHOOL!
Parent
Breakfast in Community Room following Mass
End
of Fourth Quarter
LOOKING AHEAD…
Wednesday, June
Saturday/Sunday, June 10/11 Report
cards available in church foyer after all Masses
Saturday/Sunday, June 17/18 Report
cards available in church foyer after all Masses
Sunday,
June 18 FATHER’S
DAY
Friday-Sunday, June 23-25 OLSH
SUMMER FESTIVAL
Tuesday-Thursday, July 11-13 “Busy As Bees” Program (“Bee a Chef”)
Wednesday, July
Tuesday-Thursday, July 18-20 “Busy As Bees” Program (“Bee a Toymaker”)
Saturday/Sunday, August 12/13 2006-07 school packets available after all Masses
2006-07
class lists posted
Tuesday, August 15
Wednesday, August 16
Pre-packaged
school supplies available for pickup
Friday, August 18
Saturday/Sunday, August 19/20 2006-07 school packets available after all Masses
2006-07
class lists posted
Pre-packaged
school supplies available after all Masses
Monday, August 21 First
Grade Orientation and picnic
Wednesday, August 23 FIRST
DAY OF SCHOOL 2006-07 (FULL DAY)
EARLY DISMISSALS:
The following school districts will provide transportation home on
Thursday, June 1, at
MEDICATIONS AT SCHOOL: Parents—remember to stop by the office
between now and the last day of school (maybe after Mass on June 2?) to pick up
any medications you may have sent in during the school year for your child. We cannot keep meds from one year to the next
and will dispose of any that are left here after June 2.
PAUSE (PAWS) FOR PRAISE: Mrs. O’Brien nominates Austin Brown (1-O) for
his extra helpfulness; Mrs. Rohlfs nominates Kelley
Peter (2-R) for helping her out after school; and Mrs. Carpenter and Mrs. Rohlfs recognize Jacob Vanover
for his unselfish actions.
Congratulations to these boys.
SPRING CHOIR CONCERT: The final rehearsal for the Spring Choir will
be next Tuesday, May 30, from
SPIRIT DAY:
Students should dress for Spirit Day (next Thursday, June 1) in their
gym uniform shorts and a t-shirt (either one ordered through school or one you
already have at home) in their homeroom color (1O—purple; 2P—aqua; 2R—light
blue; 3P—orange sherbet; 4D—yellow; 4T—lime green; 5B—stonewashed blue;
5S—stonewashed green; 6G—pink; 6O—violet; 7H—sangria; and 7W—cardinal). Spirit Day lunch envelopes should be returned
no later than Tuesday, May 30.
END-OF-YEAR SURVEY:
Don’t forget to check teachers’ class web pages and the Principal’s Page
(under “School Info”) for surveys which parents may complete. These surveys will remain on our website for
one month.
MATH WEBSITES:
Parents—watch the OLSH website computer page for links to Math sites for
your children to use over the summer.
There are sites for all grade levels.
They will be posted beginning the week of June 5 and will be continually
updated throughout the summer. DON’T
LOSE THOSE MATH SKILLS YOU WORKED SO HARD TO ACHIEVE ALL SCHOOL YEAR!
“BUSY AS BEES” SUMMER PROGRAM: Parents of children currently in kindergarten
through grade 3 may still register them in Mrs. Rohlfs’
and Mrs. Baker’s “Busy As Bees” programs being offered
in July. “Bee a Chef” will take place on
July 11, 12, and 13; “Bee a Toymaker” will take place on
July 18, 19, and 20. Fill out the
registration form that was sent home last week or call the school office to
have one sent home with your child on Tuesday so that you can fill it out and
return it before the last day of school.
SUMMER TUTORING:
Mrs. Mary Jo Eggenberger, former teacher’s
aide here at OLSH and current long-term sub for Mrs. Jody Pelzel,
is offering summer tutoring for students entering grades 1 through 6. If you think your child would benefit from
Mrs. Eggenberger’s help, please call her at home
after
FESTIVAL NEWS:
Continue to send in your items for the Grocery Booth (chaired by Lisa
McCabe—755-0893) and the Basket Booth (chaired by Sue Kettler—769-4583). You may send them in with your children to
school through next Friday. In addition, the Bid ‘n Buy Booth is looking for both items and
volunteers. We currently have
about 50 items already donated and would like to have at least 200 by festival
time! Some suggestions: gift certificates to stores/restaurants;
tickets to sporting events or movies/plays; sports apparel (high school,
college, or pro); golf accessories; handmade items; antiques; even time shares
(if you’re lucky enough to own a vacation home!). You may send all donated items in to
school. If you have questions or would
like to volunteer in this always FUN booth, call Julie Gorsuch
at 733-5853.
THERE WILL
BE NO HOT LUNCH NEXT WEEK.
PLEASE
SEND A PACKED LUNCH WITH YOUR CHILD ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
(AND ON
THURSDAY, IF YOU DID NOT ORDER A PIZZA LUNCH FOR YOUR CHILD FOR SPIRIT DAY).
MILK,
EIGHTH GRADE GRADUATION: We congratulate our eighth graders who
graduated on Tuesday, May 23. We’d like
to share with you some of their awards…
Class of 2006 Valedictorian………………………………………………………Amanda
Eagan
Class of 2006
Salutatorian……………………………………………………….Daniel Widmann
Sadie Patterson
Award*………………………………………………………….Craig Gorsuch
Sons of
the American Revolution Good Citizenship Award…………..Hannah Vogt,
Daniel Widmann
Knights of
K of C,
St. Patrick Award for Excellence in Religion…………………….Keith Kennedy, Shannon
Mahoney
Music Award…………………………………………………………………………..Jonathan
Brandstetter, Drew Fladung,
Matt Mulderig,
Lindsey Rinderle
Service
Certificates………………………………………………………………….Nathan Mechley
(795 hours)
Hannah Vogt (345
hours)
Ashley Hollingsworth (300 hours)
Mindy O’Brien (165
hours)
*This award is given to the graduating student who best
exhibits a caring and helpful attitude as well as achievement and merit,
reflecting the love and devotion Mrs. Sadie Patterson showed as OLSH’s secretary from 1973 through 1988.
In recognition of their outstanding literary efforts, Mrs.
Cindy Creighton has nominated Ashley Hollingsworth, Meggie
O’Brien, and Christina Vuotto to The Anthology of
Eighth Grade Poetry.
MEMORIAL DAY ESSAY CONTEST: Several OLSH eighth graders submitted essays
for this contest. Two were chosen to be
sent to Mr. Bill Waller, Essay Chairman and member of the American Legion Post
69, to be considered as entrants in their annual contest. The essays written by Zach
Radcliff and Mindy O’Brien were judged as Best Young
Man and Second Best Young Lady entrants, respectively. Zach’s essay was
chosen by all three final judges as best overall. Zach will be
awarded a wristwatch and a gold essay medal, and Mindy
will receive a silver essay medal at the Reading Veterans Memorial football
stadium on Memorial Day, May 29. In
addition, Zach will read his essay during the
ceremony; it will be published in the May 24th issue of The
Valley Courier. Congratulations to Zach and Mindy and to all who
submitted essays for this contest.
WE’D LIKE TO THANK ALL OUR PARENT (AND GRANDPARENT) VOLUNTEERS
WHO HAVE
BEEN SO GENEROUS WITH THEIR TIME AT OLSH DURING THIS PAST SCHOOL YEAR.
YOU MAKE
OUR LIVES EASIER, AND WE ENJOY WORKING WITH YOU. –LISA AND CATHY
HAVE A
SAFE, RELAXING, AND ENJOYABLE SUMMER WITH YOUR FAMILIES!
WE LOOK
FORWARD TO SEEING YOU BACK AT OLSH ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23
READY FOR
THE 2006-07 SCHOOL YEAR!