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Weekly Bulletin
September 27, 2015
What an amazing week it was here at O'Hara with our students being able to watch 
live coverage and talk about Pope Francis' visit to the United States!

We hope you had the chance to see KVAL's news coverage of O'Hara
students learning about Pope Francis' trip, and KEZI's coverage of our 
Pinwheels for Peace Assembly.

Click HERE to watch the KVAL coverage.
Click HERE to watch the KEZI coverage.

Calendar
O'Hara's Mobile App
Keep O'Hara's calendar and other important links at your fingertips!  Make sure you've downloaded O'Hara's app.  Make sure to say yes to push notifications when loading the app, or turn on the notifications in your phone settings. 

You can download the app in the following ways:  
Search for it in the app store by using the keywords: web4u ocs

Updates
-Sacramental Prep Parent Meeting at St. Mary's
If your 2nd grade student will receive their First Holy Communion at St. Mary this spring, please plan to attend the parent informational meeting on Thursday, October 1 at 7pm in the Parish Center. Registration forms will be available and the fee can be paid at this meeting. The registration fee is $25 per student, or $40 for two or more siblings. Questions should be directed to Julie Rutledge at St. Mary: 541-342-1139.

-Lost & Found
The lost & found is overflowing!  If your student is missing anything, please look for it. The lost & found is located next the the entrance to the Music Room. Please remember to label coats, sweatshirts, lunch boxes, etc. so that we can return your items.

-Picture Day is Friday, October 2.
Order sheets will be sent home with your student on Monday, Sept. 28.  
Pictures can also be ordered online by visiting www.mylifetouch.com 
Use O'Hara's Picture Day ID: LO535171Y0
Click here to view the portrait looks that will be available this year.

-Uniform Tables
Uniform tables will be put away by the third week of October. There is an abundance of uniforms on the tables right now, so please stop by and shop! Remember, this is a free exchange so please help yourselves to what fits, and if it is still in good condition when your student outgrows it, please wash it and bring it back to the uniform tables. 

-Uniform Shorts Reminder
Students in grades PreSchool - 5th may wear shorts until October 30; beginning on Monday, November 2, shorts are not allowed. Students are permitted to wear shorts again when school resumes after Spring Break.   Middle School students may wear shorts year round.

-O'Hara Directory
The 2015-16 O'Hara Directory is nearing completion and will be sent home with your student soon.

-O'Hara Jog-A-Thon is Friday, October 16th!
To help us reach our school-wide goal of $60,000, we are asking every student to raise $120 in pledges.
Click HERE to download a pledge form.  Click HERE to pledge your student online.

O'Hara's Smart Lunch Program
In order for the hot lunch program to arrive at O'Hara, we are in need of kitchen equipment additions and upgrades. The total cost for everything is approximately $15,000. The lunch program can begin once we have two pieces of equipment (totaling $4,800), and we need your help.

We are off to a great start with some very generous donations. THANK YOU! We are hoping to raise at least the $4,800 in the next few weeks to get the lunch program running, but would love to raise the entire $15,000 by Christmas Break so that all of the upgrades can happen during this school year. 

If each family donated just $50, we would have the entire $15,000 and be able to get all the kitchen equipment needed!  If you are able to give a little more to help out those families that are not able to give, please consider this as well. Thank you in advance for your generous donations and helping our students with a healthy and tasty lunch program!
Reminders
-O'Hara's website has a new password
Certain sections of O'Hara's website, including the calendar page, require a password to access. The password for the 2015-16 school year is:  thrive

-All Volunteers must complete new requirements this school year.
Returning Volunteers:
You have 2 requirements this year, both can be completed online. Both modules are required, even if you have completed them in the past, before you will be permitted to volunteer.
1. View the update video: " Preventing Bullying ."
2. Read & sign the  Standards of Conduct .  This has been updated by the Archdiocese, so everyone is required to complete it again.

New Volunteers:
You have 3 requirements that are necessary before you will be permitted to volunteer.
1. Complete a Criminal Background Check .
2. Attend a Called to Protect Training .
Next training: Monday, Sept. 28 @ 9:00am in O'Hara Library.
3. Complete the Standards of Conduct . This is done online and cannot be accessed until a background check has been completed.

Further instructions, links, and login/password information can be accessed HERE.

-O'Hara's School Calendar is easy to add to your smartphone!
Clicking on the link below on your iPhone will give you the option to add the calendar to your phone.

- Thank you for your help in making sure all students are in compliance with dress code. 
Volunteer Opportunities
-Health Screening volunteers needed on Friday, October 2
- V olunteers are needed from 8am until 11am to help students travel between screenings.
-Volunteers are needed from 8am until 11am to take blood pressures.
-Dentists are needed to perform dental checks for students.
 
Any help is greatly appreciated and counts towards family involvement hours. 
If you can help, please contact:  Jennifer Phillips at  jphillipsRN@gmail.com   or Kim Shah at lileska@hotmail.com  

-O'Hara's 2015 Jog-A-Thon  will be held on Friday, October 16.  
Volunteers are needed! Click HERE to sign up if you can help.
"I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly." 
John 10:10
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