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Sunday, April 17, 2016
We hope you are planning to join us for O'Hara's Annual Ice Cream Social this coming Friday! Our Ice Cream Social is a very special tradition and we encourage your student(s) to invite grandparents or other special people to join them for an ice cream bar or popsicle after their lunch on this day.
We will also hold a Family Mass in our gym at 6:30pm on Friday evening and we invite all of our families to join us. The cafeteria & playground will be open after Mass and we welcome families to bring a picnic dinner and stay to socialize!
(Click on the ice cream image for a link that can be emailed out)
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Hot Lunch
Click
HERE for instructions to sign up for hot lunch.
Click
HERE to login to your hot lunch account.
Clubs
O'Hara club sign ups are open. Clubs still available this spring are: Pokemon, Chess & Lego. Please
click here for more information.
Spring Book Fair
The Spring book fair is May 2nd-4th. This is a great time to stock up for summer reading! We anticipate that some of next year's OBOB books will be available. If you are interested in volunteering, the hours will be:
Monday, May 2nd: 10am - 3pm
Tuesday, May 3rd: 9am - 3:30pm
Wednesday, May 4th: 12pm - 3pm
Please contact Lynn Gori if you would like to help.
Spring Programs
The spring programs are fast approaching, please be sure to mark you calendars!
Wednesday, May 18: PreSchool - 4th Grade, 6pm (students report at 5:30pm)
Thursday, May 19: 5th - 8th Grade, 6pm (students report at 5:30pm)
Students on both days should report to their classrooms promptly at 5:30pm, but not any earlier. Please do not leave your students unattended outside classroom doors; students should be with their parent until teachers open their classroom doors. Thank you for your help in this matter.
Please read below for important dress information from Mrs. Leonard:
Preschool - 4th
This year's spring program musical theme for grades Preschool - 4th is Country Western! All students are encouraged to show their country spirit in their attire: cowboy hats, boots, buckles, vests, jean pants or skirts, bandanas, and the like.
Grades 5th - 8th will be performing mash-ups from different genres of music as follows:
5th - Gospel
6th - Musical Theatre
7th - Country Western
8th - Pop/Rock
Themed attire for these grades is optional and subject to individual choice. For example, 7th graders would be allowed to wear jeans, flannel and cowboy hats. If a student chooses not to dress according to the theme for his/her grade, then spring best is mandatory.
Please remember, attendance at the Spring Musical for 5th - 8th graders is mandatory.
Staffing Updates for 2016-17
We have a few staffing updates for the 2016-17 to share with our community. One of our 5th grade teachers, Mrs. Aimee De Lee, has decided to not return to full time teaching next year. She will stay active in our O'Hara community as a parent and substitute teacher. Ms. Jeanette Hurley will be moving from 2nd grade to 5th grade as one of the homeroom teachers. Miss Joanna May will be moving from 1st grade to teaching 2nd grade as a homeroom teacher. We will be posting the 1st grade homeroom teacher position in the coming weeks.
Teacher Requests for 2016-17
O'Hara Catholic School teachers are dedicated, faith-filled individuals who are devoted to providing the best education possible for the students of O'Hara. For that reason, we ask that parents do not request teachers for the upcoming year. We also ask that you do not approach your students' current teacher and request a teacher for the next year; that puts our staff in an awkward position. We do understand that unique student situations may arise, however these are rare occasions that are handled with the administration.
We do ask parents of twins to let us know if they prefer to have their students in the same homeroom or different homerooms.
Flowers needed for May Crowning
Flowers are needed to decorate the stage for O'Hara's annual May Crowning & Living Rosary. If you have flowers blooming in your yard and are willing to share, please bring cut flowers of any color or variety to school on Monday, May 9th
. Buckets of water will be available at the front of the school to drop off your flowers. Thank you!
Front Door Security at O'Hara
O'Hara's front door biometric entry system ready! Thank you for your patience as we added this new security feature to our building.
Beginning on Monday morning, all parents will use their fingerprint on the biometric reader outside the front doors to gain access to the building during school hours, excluding morning drop-off & afternoon pickup. Initial setup is required for all parents, and it just takes about 30 seconds to upload your fingerprint into the system. If you missed the email on Friday with more detailed information,
click here to review it.
We are asking all parents to please stop by the front office the next time you are in the building to upload your fingerprint, if you have not yet done so. Thank you!
8th Grade Retreat - IMPORTANT INFO
All 8th graders must have paperwork and payment of $112 turned into Mrs. Jones by May 6. All forms were emailed to 8th grade parents last week. Forms are also available to download on our website,
click here to view.
Volunteer Opportunities
Still need FIP hours?
-Volunteers will be needed
after
the Ice Cream Social for Mass setup on Friday, April 22.
4-5 people needed to help clean the gym floor and setup Mass. Additional help will be needed to clean the cafeteria. We anticipate this will take until the end of the school day.
-Our Spring Book Fair is in need of volunteers. Email
Mrs. Gori if you can help.
-24 Volunteers will be needed to help run stations at Field Day at O'Hara on the last day of school (Friday, June 17). Hours will be approximately 9 - 12noon, with more specific instructions to come as we get closer. If you will be able to help, please email
Mrs. Meyer.
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| 3rd Annual Ladies Tea & Luncheon |
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Thank you to Nissa Pellegrini and Jennifer Phillips for hosting the event this year!
Tickets are now on sale - click HERE to purchase online, or fill out and return the rsvp card that was with your invitation.
Make sure to add foundation@oharaschool.org to your contacts & safe senders list to ensure you receive emails about this upcoming event!
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Don't miss out on your chance to win!
One Night at THE NINES LUXURY HOTEL in Portland
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$100 Dinner Voucher
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$1,000 Visa for SHOPPING
Tickets are $100 each.
Only 100 tickets will be sold.
Purchase your raffle ticket at the O'Hara front office.
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Important Calendar Updates
Please make the following changes to your calendar:
-We have added a Mass to the calendar: Wednesday, June 1 - Christ the King Mass, 8:30am @ O'Hara
-Friday, June 3 is NO LONGER a Gospel T-Shirt Day, it has been rescheduled to Friday, June 10.
Reminders about building safety
As a school, we are working very hard to provide the safest environment possible for our students and staff. As you know, we have increased our camera numbers and we are changing and securing our front entry system. In addition, it is very important that our school entry rules are followed.
In the morning during drop off, the ONLY door that is a school entrance is the front door of the building.
We have several families that are knocking on the middle school door and the door in PreK park (by 3rd grade) and asking students to let them in. I need to ask that this stops. It is not a safe practice and we need this very important rule to be followed. There are and have been signs on each of these doors with reminders that they are not an entrance. After school, please be sure not to prop open the middle school wing doors as well.
As another reminder, I would like to request that if you do walk your student in to the building that you then make your way to the exit. It is very important that our teachers can give all their attention to their class and get started with their day. When parents gather in the hallways, it can be distracting to the classrooms.
When the bell rings at 8:05am, I ask that all parents immediately exit the hallways and classroom areas to the front office area or to the parking lot.
Pre-Park Reminder
Please remember: the toys in Pre-K Park are specifically built for little bodies. When older children (age 5+) play on the equipment, it damages the equipment. For that reason, please do not let children over the age of 5 play on the equipment in Pre-K Park after school. The structures are very expensive to repair or replace. Thank you for your cooperation.
The school year will be over before we know it! Make sure you have recorded all of your FIP hours on your family's card (located in the black filing box on the front counter). Reminders will be going home at the end of May for those families that have not yet completed their hours. Remember, there is a $15 per hour charge for hours not completed by the last day of school. Please contact
Barb if you have any questions.
Pictures Needed
Work on the 15-16 yearbook is underway and we need your pictures! Please send pictures to
pictures@oharaschool.org.
Note: if sending pictures from your smart device, please send them at full/actual size.
O'Hara's Mobile App - New content!
Make sure to download O'Hara's mobile app!
Search for it in the app store by using the keywords: web4u ocs
Not sure you're seeing the latest content on our app? Make sure you're up to date by gently shaking your smart phone while the app is open - this will refresh all of the content!
We've added a few things to our app we want you to know about:
-O'Hara's Cafeteria Schedule
-Hot Lunch Menus
-Weekly Bulletin Archives
Sick Day Reminders
Please remember:
students must be fever free and vomit free for at least 24 hours before returning to school. It is imperative that this rule is strictly followed to keep our students and staff as healthy as possible. Thank you.
Kidsports Vouchers Available
Our school has been adopted by a generous family through Kidsports to be able to offer free vouchers for families who need help with the cost of registration for their student. Vouchers are still available to families, if you need one, please see Barb in the front office.
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All Volunteers must complete new requirements this school year.
Further instructions, links, and login/password information can be accessed
HERE
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