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Sunday, April 23, 2017


Congratulations, Mrs. Jones!
This past week, Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Conway traveled to the National Catholic Educational Association  Annual Conference in St. Louis, MO where Mrs. Jones received the  Lead. Learn. Proclaim. award from the NCEA  for her  dedication and commitment to excellence.  
  
The annual award honors educators who have demonstrated a strong Catholic educational philosophy as well as exceptional ability, dedication and results. The award recipients were chosen from the more than 150,000 educators who teach in the nation's Catholic elementary and secondary schools.

Please be sure to congratulate Mrs. Jones on this prestigious award when you see her!
 
Click this link to view the video of the award presentation.

Calendar
Updates
NOTICE: Road construction planned for Jefferson St.
O'Hara has been notified by the city of road construction plans for May - October 2017. The city notice states: "Drivers should expect street closures, detours, lane closures and lane shifts during construction." 

Please make sure to plan extra time, or choose an alternate route to school. Weekly traffic advisories will be posted at eugene-or.gov/roadwork. We will be sure to pass along any additional information that we receive.
Pictures Needed
Work on the 16-17 yearbook is underway and we need your pictures! Please send pictures to  pictures@oharaschool.orgNote: if sending pictures from your smart device, please send them at full/actual size, and please don't send cropped images.
Volunteer opportunities this summer
O'Hara would like to publish a list in our June Cardinal Call of local non-profits that will be looking for volunteers this summer. If you know of a non-profit that would like to be included on this list, please let us know!
8th Grade Retreat
All 8th graders must have paperwork and payment of $115 turned into Mrs. Jones by Friday, May 5. All forms were emailed to 8th grade parents, and are also available to download on our website.
Directory Updates
Please update your directory with the correct email for Rachel Snyder:
rachelesnyder4@gmail.com

Please update your directory with a new address for Juan (Danny) Maya Lopez:
2333 N. Terry # 32
Eugene, OR 97402
Save the Date!
The fourth annual Ladies Tea & Luncheon will be held on Thursday, May 25 th at 12:30pm. Response cards can be mailed to O'Hara, or returned to the front office. 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!

Sponsorship opportunities now available! Please contact Sean Jones for more information.
O'Hara's Early Childhood Learning Center Campaign!
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 at the beginning of April, 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.
Volunteer Opportunities
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. Please email Mr. Leonard if you would like to volunteer.
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.
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:
1) Click this link to see our SignUp on SignUp.com:  http://signup.com/go/qrc2Se
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.
Local Events Coming Soon:
Save the date for the St. Mary 2nd Annual Hawaiian Lu'au! 
Great food, entertainment and fun for the entire family!  This event is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus and is a fundraiser that will help St. Mary Parish meet its operating expenses. 
Friday, June 2, 2017, 5:30 - 9pm. Tickets prices are: $25/adults, $8/kids age 6-17, and free for children 5 & under! Contact Marc for tickets: 541-953-8309.

62nd Annual Fern Ridge Beef Pit BBQ
Take the whole family for a fun afternoon at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church Park, 25181 East Broadway, Veneta.  Sunday, July 30, 2017, 12-5pm. For more information, call 541-935-3933 or visit fernridgebeefpitbbq.com.
46th Annual Marist Auction - Saturday, May 6th
Make plans to attend   A Night on Santorini  at the 46th Annual Marist Auction. This spectacular evening of Greek hospitality and fun is Marist's largest co mmunity-building and fundraising event. Buy your tickets today and help support Marist C atholic High School.   To purchase tickets, visit the auction website   or call 541-284-7505.

Reminders
Spring Programs
The spring programs are fast approaching, please be sure to mark your calendars!
Wednesday, May 17: PreSchool - 4th Grade, 6pm (students report at 5:30pm)
Thursday, May 18: 5th - 8th Grade, 6pm (students report at 5:30pm)

This year's spring program theme for all grades is Christian Music! This genre ranges from spirituals to gospel to hymns to contemporary, and will be a fantastic chance for our school to share our love of this music! The dress code for all grades is as follows:
Blue jeans, or blue dress pants  (no holes or colored jeans, please) &  Gospel T-Shirts  (We would love to have as many of  this year's  gospel t-shirts on kids as possible for uniformity. If you don't have one of these shirts, we have a limited number available to borrow. Contact Mrs. Leonard at  kleonard@oharaschool.org  to reserve a shirt. Past gospel t-shirts are an alternative to this year's shirt if there are none available, we just ask that the shirt be a shade of gray.)
Introducing...
RISE UP
O'Hara's SLEs (Schoolwide Learning Expectations) have been updated! As detailed in the email last Friday, we began using our new SLEs on Monday. If you missed the email, click here to review it.
First Communion Dates
Please join us in praying for our students that will be receiving their First Communion this year.
 
Sacred heart of Jesus, ever present in our lives, hear our prayer as these children receive their First Holy Communion. Grant them, our Lord, your loving grace and help still their hearts with mindful prayer and worship as they receive at the Table of Our Lord the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. May the Holy Spirit shine a guiding light throughout the course of their lifetimes, always leading these blessed children one step closer to the Kingdom of Heaven. Amen.
 
For your reference, First Communion Masses at our area parishes are scheduled as follows:
Sunday April 30 @ Our Lady of Perpetual Help - 10:30am
Sunday April 30 @ Newman Center - 11:00am
Saturday, May 6 @ St. Mary - 10:00am (English)
Saturday, May 13 @ St. Mary - 10:30am (Spanish)
Saturday, May 13 @ St. Mark - 6:00pm
Saturday, May 20 @ St. Alice - 5:00pm (English)
Sunday, May 21 @ St. Alice - 9:30am (English)
Sunday, May 21 @ Our Lady of Perpetual Help - 12noon (Spanish)
Sunday, May 21 @ St. Alice - 12:15pm (Spanish)

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 8th and Tuesday, May 9th . Buckets of water will be available at the front of the school to drop off your flowers. Thank you!
2017-18 Teacher Requests
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. 
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
Important links for our families
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. 
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
All returning volunteers are required to watch this year's update video in order to be eligible to volunteer at O'Hara this school year. The video is titled:   Social Media Safety.  CLICK HERE for INSTRUCTIONS to complete your video.

New Parents: VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS
All parents (and grandparents) wishing to volunteer at O'Hara must complete 3 requirements before being eligible to volunteer this school year.  CLICK HERE for INSTRUCTIONS to complete your requirements.