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Announcing.....O'Hara's Early Childhood Learning Center Campaign!
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O'Hara is excited to announce our 4-phase capital campaign that will include an Early Childhood Learning Center and sweeping improvements and upgrades to our existing building and campus.
If you missed the email on Wednesday, please click HERE to read the details! Contact
Mr. Sean Jones, Director of Advancement, or
Mrs. Tammy Conway, Principal, if you have any questions at all.
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Thank you!
Thank you to all of the special guests that joined us for our First Annual Donut Social.
We are so happy to have had so many visitors! Thank you also to Bishop Peter for the beautiful celebration of Mass. We are blessed & grateful!
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Project Starfish Continues 
Thank you to everyone who has donated items to support Project Starfish!
The deadline to donate items to this year's donation drive is Wednesday, April 12. Need a reminder about what items are being collected?
Click here.
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Religious Jewelry for Sale
Our 8th graders who plan to attend the Steubenville Conference in July will be selling religious jewelry as a fundraiser on Monday - Wednesday of this coming week. Looking for a First Communion gift or an Easter present? Come by and check out the jewelry. Sales will be open before and after school all days.
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Lost and Found
Our lost and found cart is overflowing and we know that all the coats, sweaters, lunch boxes, water bottles, mittens, etc... belong to someone in our building.
Please take a moment after drop off or come a little early for pick up and help us clean up our lost and found. Before spring break we laid it all out on the gym
floor and had each class walked by so they could pick up what belonged to them. Hardly any of it was claimed, so now we need your help!!
The lost and found cart is located by the music room.
Thank you!!
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St. Thomas More Webfoot Gala is April 28!
Support The Newman Center by attending their Webfoot Gala at the Ford Alumni Center - Parking is included!
5:50 pm: Registration and Hosted Reception
7:00 pm: Dinner
$125 per person, Tickets on sale now until April 14 (Sorry, no sales at the door.)
View the Invitation HERE, and check out the Live Auction Preview HERE.
Click HERE for more information.
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Save the Date! The fourth annual Ladies Tea & Luncheon will be held on Thursday, May 25
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at 12:30pm. Invitations coming soon! Thank you to O'Hara parent Ginia Portz for hosting this year's event on behalf of the Open Door Foundation.
Win a Portland shopping & spa getaway, along with a night at The Nines Hotel and $100 Dinner Voucher! Raffle tickets now on sale at the O'Hara front office! $100 per ticket, only 100 tickets will be sold!
Last year, this event raised just over $24,000, all of which went directly to the Scholarship Endowment Fund. We are so blessed to have the Endowment fund so that we may offer tuition assistance to families who seek a Catholic education for their child(ren).
We are looking forward to a fun afternoon for a great cause and hope you will join us!
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Volunteer Needed for Gym Cleaning
A volunteer is needed to clean O'Hara's gym floor once a month using a wet mop. Volunteer will work with Mr. Leonard to coordinate timing & supplies. Cleaning takes approx. 1 hour. Please email
Mr. Leonard if you would like to volunteer.
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Field Day Volunteers Needed!
Twenty-four volunteers are needed to help with Field Day on Friday, June 16th. If you are able to help, please email
Mrs. Meyer.
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Volunteer Opportunity: Sixth Grade Living Saint Project
Our sixth graders are busily working on their research and artwork for this year's Living Saints Projects. There are lots of ways you can help! This is a great way to get those last FIP hours taken care of, and it's a huge help to our students.
Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:
2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like.
3) Sign up! It's Easy - you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on SignUp.com.
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Scholastic Book Fair coming May 1 - 3
Volunteers are needed! If you can help, please email
Mrs. Gori.
Book Fair hours will be as follows:
Monday, May 1: 10am - 3pm
Tuesday, May 2: 9am - 3pm
Wednesday, May 3: 12noon - 3pm
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Pictures Needed
Work on the 16-17 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, and please don't send cropped images.
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2017-18 School Calendar
Work on the 2017-18 School Calendar is underway. Right now, we have the following dates to share with our families:
Passport Day: Tuesday, September 5
1st full day of school: Wednesday, September 6
Christmas Break: December 18 - January 1. (
Classes resume on Tuesday, January 2, 2018)
Spring Break: March 26 - 30
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O'Hara After School Clubs
For more details about the clubs, please click here.
Signups are still open!
Signup
forms are at the front desk and should be returned with $25 to reserve a spot. If your student would like to join a club, but needs financial assistance, please contact Mrs. Plant in the Business Office.
If your student participated in the first round of clubs already, they will need to sign up again if they wish to continue attending.
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Lent 2017: Resources + Information
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Project Starfish!
Project Starfish is the brainchild of former Springfield Mayor and State Senator Bill Morrisette. The project's goal is to break the cycle of homelessness one family at a time. Each year the O'Hara community joins together by participating in a variety of fundraising projects during the season of Lent in an effort to raise funds to help homeless families through a partnership with Catholic Community Services.
Click
HERE to read a schedule of events and activities that will be happening at O'Hara during Lent. The project will conclude with an assembly when the funds from our efforts will be presented to a representative of Catholic Community Services.
Learn more about the G Street Oasis, beneficiary of Project Starfish 2017.
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Need a refresher on the season of Lent?
To read more about Lent, and all of the customs and days of significance that surround it, click
here.
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Recommendations from Mrs. Jones, O'Hara's Campus Minister, and Alexandra Westover, Faith & Community Enrichment SAC chair.
Looking for resources to help you enter into Lent?
Check out these websites who post daily videos that help us enter into Lent in a deeper way:
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FIP Hours
FIP hours are now logged online. To log your hours, visit O'Hara's homepage and click FIP hours under the
Family Login Menu
(password: lovemercy).
Notice of FIP hours opportunities are in the bulletin each week.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the front office.
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Dress Code
O'Hara's App for smartphones
O'Hara's app is available by searching the app store for: web4u ocs
Returning Parents: NEW VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS
New Parents: VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS
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