NEWSLETTER for NOVEMBER 30, 2007

Friday, November 30                     REPORT CARDS COMING HOME TODAY

Sunday, December 2                     FIRST SUNDAY of ADVENT

Monday, December 3                    Advanced Band during lunch

Tuesday, December 4                   9 a.m.-11:30 a.m.—Grades 1, 2, and 3 to Music Hall

Wednesday, December 5               9 a.m.-1:15 p.m.—Grade 7 to Playhouse in the Park

Thursday, December 6                  FEAST of ST. NICHOLAS

                                                Beginning Band during Music Class

                                                2:30 p.m.-4 p.m.—Green Team

                                                2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.—Young Rembrandts Art Class

Friday, December 7                      PEARL HARBOR DAY

                                                8:15 a.m.—All-School Mass followed by Crib Blessing

                                                7 p.m.-10 p.m.—YAC Junior High Dance in Activity Center

REPORT CARDS: Parents, be sure to ask your children for their report cards as soon as they come home from school today! Sign and return the report cards for Kindergartners; for all other grades, please sign and return the envelope only.

GREEN TEAM NEWS: The next meeting of the Green Team will be on Thursday, December 6. We would like to extend the meeting ‘til 4 p.m., since we will not be meeting again until the new year. We need a few empty, small, glass baby food jars for a craft we would to complete with the children. Your child can give any jars to Mrs. Baker before the meeting.

REMEMBER TO CONTINUE FEEDING THE ABITIBI BIN!

CRIB BLESSING: We invite you to join your children for the 8:15 a.m. all-school Mass next Friday, December 7, followed by a blessing of the crib in front of Fr. Ron’s residence.

YAC JUNIOR HIGH DANCE: YAC will be sponsoring a dance open to junior high students from OLSH and area schools next Friday, December 7, from 7 p.m. ‘til 10 p.m. in the Activity Center. The cost of admission is $7, which will include the cost of soft drinks. Edited dance music will be provided by DJ Beatz. Check out the OLSH website for permission forms and volunteer opportunities. Contact Ed Riordan at 769-3893 or email him at eriordan@zoomtown.com for more information.

GRACE COMMITTEE: Please read the letter coming home today with your youngest regarding the work of this committee dedicated to ensuring the presence of Catholic education in our area. This letter was an insert in the OLSH Church bulletin in early November; we are sending a copy of it home today in case you missed it. We want you all to be kept up-to-date on this process.

LIBRARY “THANKS”: The OLSH library would like to thank Caleb Von Lehmden, grade 6, for buying the seventh and final Harry Potter book for the library. His paper route is paying off! The book is now ready for checkout, and we will develop a waiting list for those interested. Thank you, Caleb!

CHRISTMAS SHOP: This year’s Christmas Shop will take place on Thursday and Friday, December 13 and 14, during school hours in the OLSH Community Room. The purpose of this Shop is to provide our schoolchildren with a place to buy inexpensive gifts for family members and friends. Donations of holiday gift items or handcrafted treasures will truly be appreciated. Individually wrapped Christmas candy is always a big hit! If you are able to donate items, please send them in to the school office with your children and let us know that they are intended for the Christmas Shop. Beginning Monday, December 3, anyone can stop in the Book Room of the school and sign out presents to be wrapped. Paper will be provided. We are looking for someone who is willing to chair the fundraising portion of the Christmas Shop. If you’d like to do this, help with the raffle during the sale, or have any questions, please contact April Vogt at 794-1617.

MND THEATRE: Mt. Notre Dame High School proudly presents the premier performance of Shakespeare’s Women, an original play written by English teacher Mr. Thomas Geier with music by Physics teacher Wayne Peppercorn. Performances are at the Salerno Center for the Performing Arts at MND. Show dates and times are: this Friday, November 30 (8 p.m.); Saturday, December 1 (8 p.m.); Sunday, December 2 (3 p.m.); and next Friday, December 7 (8 p.m.) and Saturday, December 8 (3 p.m. and 8 p.m.) Ticket prices are $6 for students and $10 for regular admission. Meggie Baker, OLSH alumna and daughter of our very own second grade teacher Mrs. Kathy Baker, has the lead in this production! For more information, call 821-3044, ext. SHOW.

BAND CONCERT: Mrs. Jones’ Beginning and Advanced Band students from OLSH will join her students from other area schools for a Christmas Concert to be held on Monday, December 10, beginning at 7 p.m. at Ursuline Academy (5535 Pfeiffer Road in Blue Ash). All are invited! Contact Becky Jones at 632-8596 or by email at dbjones1@fuse.net for more information.

HOLIDAY ON THE FARM: Come to the Gorman Farm on Saturday, December 15, from 2 p.m. ‘til 8 p.m. for a “farm-style” Christmas celebration. There will be a kids’ craft area, snow sculpture, holiday music, gift shopping, and much more! The cost is $5 for adults and $3 for kids; members are admitted free of charge. Gorman Farm is located in Evendale at 10052 Reading Road ½ mile south of Glendale-Milford Road. Visit www.gormanfarm.org for more information about this event and Gorman Farm in general.

MENU for the WEEK of DECEMBER 3

Monday…………pizza, carrots with dip, pears, graham crackers, milk

Tuesday……….mini corn dogs, corn, peaches, soft pretzel, milk

Wednesday…..beef and cheese burrito with salsa, green beans, box of raisins, rice, milk

Thursday………popcorn chicken, buttered carrots, cinnamon apples, roll, milk

Friday…………..grilled cheese, broccoli with cheese, fruit cocktail, teddy grahams, milk