O'Hara Weekly Bulletin

Weekly Bulletin

Sunday, April 3, 2016

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 (more specific instructions on this to follow next week). 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.

Thank you for your attention to these important matters. I appreciate your support in the best interest of our children!

-Mrs. Conway

Calendar

Updates

Important Calendar Updates

Please make the following changes to your calendar:

-Friday, April 8 is now a full day of school

-Thursday, April 14 is now a full day of school

-Friday, April 15 is now a half-day of school

-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.

Hot Lunch

Click HERE for the Menu

Click HERE for instructions to sign up for hot lunch.

Click HERE to login to your hot lunch account.

Questions? Please direct all questions to Lane Catering.

Clubs

O'Hara club sign ups are open. Clubs available this spring are: Pokemon, Math, Chess & Lego (Bricks for Kids). Please click here for more information.

Pre-K 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.

FIP Hours

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.

Project Starfish Ends Tomorrow!

If you would still like to contribute, please bring your items to school by tomorrow morning, April 4. Click here to view the suggested items for donation.

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!

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:

-Hot Lunch Menus

-Past Weekly Bulletins

If you have suggestions for content you'd like to see on our app, please send them to us!

Volunteer Opportunities

Still need FIP hours?

A parent is needed to organize books in 3A for the Accelerated Reader Program; this project will take about 3-4 hours and must be done in the classroom. Contact Mr. McKinnon if you are available in the next week or two to help with this project.

Volunteers will be needed for the Ice Cream Social on Friday, April 22.

4-5 people needed for setup (10am-11am)

6-8 people needed to hand out ice cream/clean up between lunch shifts (11am-1pm)

Please contact Amber Ferrari if you can help.

Prospective Family Info Night at Marist

A prospective family information night will be held at 5:30pm on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 in the Academic Resource Center. All are welcome! Receive information about curriculum, schedules, extra curricular activities and tuition assistance. Contact Kim Bastable at 541-681-5464 or kbastable@marisths.org for more information.

Va a ver una noche informativa sobre Marist Catholic High School el 5 de Abril a las 5:30pm en el Academic Resource Center. Todos están bienvenidos! Sera información sobre currículo, horarios, actividades y apoyo económico. Pongase al contacto con Kimberly Bastable al 541-681-5464 o kbastable@marisths.org para mas información.

Mr. Spartan Night at Marist is on Saturday, April 9th.

Proceeds benefit the NICU at Sacred Heart at RiverBend. Click here for more information.

Directory Updates

Please update your directory with the following new addresses:

De Lee Family:

85109 Chezem Road

Eugene, OR 97405

Nowak Family:

84928 McBeth Road

Eugene, OR 97405

Save the Date!

Please save the date for 3rd annual Ladies Tea & Luncheon benefiting the O'Hara Foundation. Thank you to Nissa Pellegrini and Jennifer Phillips for hosting this year's event. Please mark your calendar and watch for invitations coming in mid-April!

Sponsorships for the Tea Party are now available! Please contact Danielle Hauser to learn more!

Reminders

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

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, especially during flu season.

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. We have 20 Kidsports Vouchers available. If you need a voucher, please see Barb in the front office.

Uniform exchange tables open

Our students are growing! We have put out the uniform tables by the library. If you have uniform clothing to donate, please drop your donation in the barrel located next to the uniform tables. Please remember, only clean uniforms in good condition should be donated. If your student needs a few new uniform items, please come and take what you need.

Thank you to Josefina Cardenas and Celia Sampedro for organizing our uniform exchange tables this year.

Volunteering at O'Hara

All Volunteers must complete new requirements this school year.

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

If you have not yet attended a Called to Protect training, please plan to attend the following session:

Friday, 4/8 - 9am in the O'Hara Library. No RSVP required.

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