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Tomorrow is the last day to sign up for Parent/Teacher Conferences.
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Returning to School - Rules & Information
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School will be open tomorrow, Tuesday, November 3, and begin at normal time with a Tuesday Morning Assembly.
If you are planning to keep your child(ren) home Tuesday and/or Wednesday, a decision we understand and respect, please send an email to Barb to let her know.
We ask that you please read and adhere to the criteria below when determining the best day for your student(s) to return to school.
The MOST important rule to remember is that ALL students and staff need to be symptom free for 72 hours prior to returning to school. These symptoms include vomiting, diarrhea, headache, body aches, sore throat and any level of fever. To arrive at school on Tuesday morning at 7:30 AM, for example, a staff member must be symptom free as of Saturday October 31st at 7:30 AM. A student who finished symptoms on Saturday at 1:00 PM is not allowed back at school until Tuesday at 1:00 PM.
All parents and staff are responsible for adhering to this 72 hour rule, and for preventing reinfection of the school. If anyone exhibits symptoms at school, arrangements will be made for their immediate removal. There can be no exceptions to this rule.
Thank you to all of our families for your patience, understanding, prayers and offers of help for our school. We are grateful for a loving and supportive community that always pulls together in times of need; and for assistance from the Archdiocese and the Lane County Health Department.
PLEASE NOTE:
All water fountains have been turned off and disinfected and they will remain off this week.
Please provide your child with a water bottle.
Students should be reminded not to share water bottles.
We highly
recommend that you sanitize lunch boxes and backpacks as well.
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-O'Hara's Veterans Day Assembly - Monday, November 9, 8:05 am
Please mark your calendar and invite your favorite veteran(s) to join us for a very special assembly honoring our veterans and military.
Students are encouraged to wear a patriotic themed or patriotic colored top with jeans to school on this day. Boy Scouts are encouraged to wear their Scout Uniform to school.
We will be collecting thank you letters from our students and/or families that will be mailed to the Veterans Hospital in Roseburg. If you would like to write a letter, please bring it to school by Monday, November 9. Click
HERE to download a letter template or feel free to print a coloring sheet from the internet - there are lots of great sites! Letters and coloring sheets can be turned in at the front office.
-Facilities Fees to be deducted from tuition accounts this month
If you did not pay the $150 facility fee during registration, you have selected to pay this fee during the month of November. The $150 fee will be deducted from accounts in November on the same day as your tuition payment for that month. Don't remember if you selected the November payment? Contact Rebecca Plant, Business Manager and she will let you know.
rplant@oharaschool.org / 541-485-5291 x 402.
-O'Hara's New Hot Lunch Program
Beginning on Monday, November 16th, the new Hot Lunch Program at O'Hara will serve lunch on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Full service (M-F) is scheduled to begin on Monday, January 4th. Thank you for your patience and support of our new program.
On Monday, November 16th at 5:00pm there will be a short meeting for anyone interested in coaching a team that will use the O'Hara name or gym this winter. Coaches who came to the coaches meeting in the fall do not need to attend. Please RSVP to
Mr. Milliron if you plan on coming.
-4J Nutrition Refund Checks
O'Hara has received the refund check from 4J Nutrition. Once the check is deposited, O'Hara issue checks to each parent in accordance with the balance report received from 4J. We sincerely appreciate everyone's patience and had hoped to have a refunds distributed by the end of October. Due to the health issues of the last week, that process has been delayed. The refund process will begin just as soon as our Business Manager is able to resume her normal duties. Please accept our apologies for this delay. If you have any questions about the process, please contact Rebecca at
rplant@oharaschool.org. If you have any questions after receiving your refund, you may contact 4J Nutrition directly through
Karla Bengtson, the accounting clerk at Nutrition Services. Her email address is
bengtson_k@4j.lane.edu.
-O'Hara Parent/Guardian Information Reception hosted by Marist Catholic High School on
November 10, 2015, 5:30pm-7pm
Come to Marist Catholic High School for a more personalized information session on why parents choose to send their students to Marist! This reception is open to parents/guardians of current 7th and 8th graders at O'Hara.
5:30-6pm Enjoy light refreshments and opportunity to chat with fellow O'Hara parents about high school
6-6:45pm Information program to include current Marist parent perspectives on why Marist
6:45-7pm Q&A
An Evite is forthcoming.
-Jesse Manibusan to hold free concert at Marist on Tuesday, November 17, 7pm-8pm!
Composer, singer/songwriter, storyteller, humorist, catechist, evangelizer and encourager, Jesse has a knack for creating life-giving memories that help deepen faith and cultivate the joy that inspires service, sacrifice and the celebration of life. This dynamic performer will touch your soul and have you praising God with him.
Click HERE for more information.
-O'Hara's Pumpkin Carnival
We are working to determine the best date/time to reschedule our Pumpkin Carnival. We will, of course, let all O'Hara families know just as soon as we have that information to share with you.
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-Reminders for PE
-Students at O'Hara do not dress down for PE. However, they MUST wear a pair of athletic shoes during PE class. They may wear the same athletic shoes as they wear to school, but only if they are suitable for use in the gym. If they do not wear athletic shoes, then they need to bring a pair on PE days or keep a pair at school. Students in grades 3-8 that do not have proper athletic shoes, and thus are unable to fully participate, will lose participation points in PE.
-Additionally, girls should remember to wear shorts underneath if they choose to wear skirts or dresses on PE days.
Per the O'Hara Student/Parent Handbook, as of November 1, students in grades PreSchool through 5th are not permitted to wear shorts to school. Students are permitted to wear shorts again when school resumes after Spring Break.
Middle School students may wear shorts year round.
-O'Hara's Mobile App
Make sure to download O'Hara's mobile app!
Search for it in the app store by using the keywords: web4u ocs
-Upcoming Special Dress Days
The following Special Dress Days have been added to our O'Hara Calendar:
Monday, November 9: Veterans Day Assembly: Patriotic themed/colored tops with jeans
Tuesday, November 24: Civil War! UO/OSU tops with jeans
Friday, February 12: Valentine's Day tops with jeans
Thursday, March 17: St. Patrick's Day/Green tops with jeans
-Oregon Battle of the Books
There will be a coaches meeting on Tuesday, November 10 at 3:15pm in the Library. If you have any questions at all please don't hesitate to contact
Mr. Milliron.
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We have a great new reso
urce this year called
The Prayer Process
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We want to share this wonderful resource with our families again - make sure to ask your kids about
The Prayer Process!
Additional Resources
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-If you have not yet attended a Called to Protect Training, please plan to attend one of these sessions:
Tuesday, 11/3 - THIS CALLED TO PROTECT HAS BEEN CANCELED.
-All Volunteers must complete new requirements this school year.
Further instructions, links, and login/password information can be accessed
HERE
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-Book Fair Volunteers Needed!
Dates: Nov 30 - Dec 2. Contact
Lynn Gori if you would like to volunteer.
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O'Hara's Red, White & Blue Rodeo
February 6, 2016
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Mark your calendar, shine your boots and get your cowboy hat.
O'Hara's Red, White & Blue Rodeo is sure to be an All-American, fun filled night!
Silent auction & live auction donations are needed
If you can help with a Live Auction donation, please contact
Kate Hudson, Live Auction Chair.
Decorations Items Needed
The auction decorations committee is looking for cowboy boots to borrow for the auction.
If you have brown, youth size
(not toddler, not adult)
cowboy boots that you would be willing to lend to the auction, please send a note to Andrea Murphy and plan to bring the boots to school in January. Thank you!
Auction Fundraisers
We hope you will plan to eat out at one or more of our Auction Fundraisers! O'Hara has partnered with some very generous local restaurants, and a portion of sales at the fundraisers will be donated back to O'Hara to help underwrite auction packages.
Wednesday & Thursday, November 11 & 12
All Westraunt Concepts Restaurants in Eugene
Mucho Gusto, Bill & Tim's, Dickie Yo's & Dickie Jo's
Friday, December 18
Chipotle Mexican Restaurant
Flyer coming soon
Wednesday, January 13
Oakshire Brewing, 5pm-8pm
$1 of every pint sold will benefit O'Hara
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