Our Lady of Grace Catholic School
eLion's Tales - September 6, 2017
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A Message from Mrs. Anderson
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Dear Families,
Sunday’s gospel
was written by Matthew. It was a passion prediction followed by Jesus’ directions to the disciples. It seems that the disciples should have been well-prepared for Jesus’ death and resurrection but Peter rebuked Jesus, his Master, his teacher, his rabbi. He probably did this because Peter’s perspective was natural, human, and limited. Jesus’ perspective was greater, wider, eternal. Human beings are finite, so it is only natural that we think with limited and limiting thoughts. But God has no boundaries to what he can accomplish. Ask yourself, “Am I a follower of Jesus? Do I stand in His way as He tries to act in me?”
Pray: Jesus may I never be opposed to you! Give me the wisdom and strength I need to think as God thinks and to act as you acted.
It is with with mixed feelings I share the exciting news Mrs. Reily has to tell. She and her husband are expecting twins in March
and she will be leaving us at the Christmas break. We are thrilled for her family and sad for our OLG family that she cannot complete the school year teaching science as she does. Please pray for her, and pray for us that we find someone we love to take her place.
Augustine Center:
During our exceedingly hot days last week, we addressed the heat in Augustine Center by trying swamp coolers to bring the temperatures down. There was some success in the TK room though not as much in the other two rooms. We are working on a satisfactory solution to keep the children and teachers comfortable. Should the temperatures hit the 90s again, we will have the students come to the school building for afternoon classes and we will notify you, parents, if pick up is to be in the school building. Working with the PTG Board, we will bring our suggestions for a sound solution to the PPC Board for consideration. We are a community and wish to work with each other so as to meet the needs of all those in the parish.
Please be sure your child is on time
at the first bell as at the second bell each student has to be in his/her class line to avoid a Tardy slip.
Parents, please stand at the back of the class lines
so the class lines are paying full attention to the Student Council prayer time and pledge.
Homework Club:
Homework Club is held in grade eight. Mrs. Hierro will supervise the students in grades 4-8. The cost per trimester is $25.00. Please turn in your check to the school office and write homework club in the memo, no form needed. Students may drop in once registered and they are able to come twice each week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Pick up is at the flagpole at 4:00 PM and if you are unable to be on time, your child will be escorted to Kid Kare until you can come.
2017-2018 School Calendar:
Please click
here
to view.
PTG:
please click
Here
for PTG Members and calendar for PTG meetings.
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Blue Cards!
Blue Card Winners:
Congratulations to Ethan B. in 2nd grade and Robert H. in 8th grade for being the blue card winners this week! Thank you for showing Unity, Truth, and Love!
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Looking Ahead
September
- 9th, Saturday - 10th, Sunday - Castro Valley Festival on Castro Valley Blvd. Come visit the Our Lady of Grace Gold Fish Booth!
- 10th, Sunday - 8th Grade Donut Duty; First Communion meeting 12:30 in Stack; Muse instruments preview and try out - 2:00 p.m - 3:00 p.m.. in Stack
- 13th, Wednesday - Fall School Pictures - Full Uniform - click Here for form
- 13th, Wednesday - School Board meeting - 6:30 p.m. - Faculty Room
- 19th, Tuesday - PTG Meeting - 7:00 p.m. - Augustine
- 22nd, Friday - Minimum Day - Noon Dismissal - Festival Set Up
- 23rd, Saturday - 24th, Sunday - OLG FESTIVAL!
- 25th, Monday - No School - Festival Clean-Up
- 29th, Friday - Free Dress for September Birthdays
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Performing Academy in Partnership with Our Lady of Grace Presents
Musical Theatre Workshop: Broadway Classics!
Once on the website they search programs, then after school programs, scroll down and find Our Lady of Grace
Here is a direct link to the school’s page:
Grades K-3rd: 3-4pm
Grades 4th-8th: 4-5pm
Fridays:
Sept. 22 (minimum release day with adjusted times 12:30-1:30pm & 1:30-2:30pm), 29,
Oct. 6, 13, 20 (minimum release day), 27
Nov. 3, No School 11/10,
Nov. 17: Last Class with invited presentations
The cost is $176
Performing Academy’s classes are taught by professional Bay Area theatre artists. Each week students will learn to act, sing and dance in a nurturing and engaging environment while exploring the classics of Broadway. At the end of the workshop students will present a demonstration of skills learned and a performance of several polished musical numbers.
Our program is designed to enhance both performance and life skills by instilling students with technique, discipline and professionalism. In addition to getting students excited about theatre and igniting their love of performing we hope to encourage them to see the value in becoming a lifelong theatre patron.
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2017 OLG Festival Updates!
We are looking for a booth chairperson Balloon Darts, Gold Fish Booth, and a Co-Chair for Supply Runner.
If you are interesting in taking on this booth, please contact me at
emillardzavala@gmail.com
. It’s a great way to meet new families, give back to the school and get all of your volunteer hours for year done all in one weekend! Plus you get to buy a wristband for your children so they get unlimited play at the game booths.
There will be a POD storage unit
on site to be used for Festival donations. Anyone can put their donations directly into the POD and the chairpersons can go in and retrieve all of their prizes/donation bags as they need them.
To kick off our entertainment section of the Festival we have scheduled a Talent Show
for our OLG Students. I know that we have so many amazingly talented kids at OLG so lets show them what we we've got!! There is a permission slip below that you simply fill out and turn in to Ms. Dito (5th Grade) and submit your music to her. The music can be no longer than 2 minutes long.
Click
Here
for the Festival Talent Show Form Due by Sept. 15th.
Beginning this week we will also be selling Festival Tickets, (buy 20 and get 2 free if you buy before the 22nd!!), Pancake Breakfast, Sunday Pasta Dinner, Poker Tournament and Poker Table Sponsor. We will also be taking payment for wristbands from booth chairpersons.
Click
here for
an order form for easy ordering of all items being sold for the month of September. Please be on the look out for festival raffle tickets coming home soon!
The schedule for sales of tickets and t-shirts
will be as follows for the rest of the month. Monday, Wednesday and Fridays before and after school as well as after each Mass. Credit cards accepted Mondays and Wednesday afternoons, all other times we will be accepting cash or check only.
Beginning the week of September 18th, I will begin selling before and after school every day. This is the final week before the Festival!!
It's getting so close, let's make this the best Festival yet!!
Don’t forget to sign up to volunteer
at
http://www.signupgenius.com/
. You can find the sign ups under the email
olgfestivalvolunteers@gmail.com
. Let’s get all those spaces filled up! 8 mandatory hours for 2 parent household and 4 for a single parent household. A charge of $35 per hour for unfulfilled hours billed in February.
Elena Millard-Zavala
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Looking for
EASY
parent hours?
The OLG Festival Cake Wheel Booth is looking for donations!
We are seeking homemade:
Cakes
Pies
Cookies
Cupcakes
Brownies
Muffins
And other baked goods
You can earn one parent hour for each donation!
Terms and Conditions:
• Parent hours are earned at a rate of one hour per cake or pie or every dozen brownies, cookies, or muffins. All donations must be homemade to earn parenthours. Store bought goods are appreciated but do not count towards parent or festival hours. Hours earned for baked donations do not count towards festival hours.
• Donated goods count for a maximum of six total parent hours.
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Students can also earn up to two service hours by donating homemade baked goods.
• Drop off begins Friday 9/22 at Stack Center. Donations can also be dropped off any timeSaturday or Sunday directly to the Cake Wheel Booth.
• Donations must be cut, separated, or packaged in sizes suitable for prizes.
• We do not have the ability to save your precious bake ware so please make sure all donations are on disposable, non-returnable, plates, containers, or boxes.
• Any questions? Please feel free to contact the Booth Chair Ivania Edens at
iarvizu@yahoo.com
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Whole Family Catechesis
Fr. Tom is beginning a wonderful evangelization outreach program for our parishioners in the Faith Formation program. All families are welcome to participate if your children are in grades K-5. The kick off for families with children due to receive First Communion is Sunday, September 10 at 12:30. A light lunch will be provided and an opportunity to meet those parish families who are on the same journey with their children for First Communion as our families. Please mark your calendars and attend on Sunday, September 10th in Stack Center.
Please click
Here to view
Family Catechesis Handout
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Support OLG by shopping on Amazon Smile!
Click
here
and choose Our Lady of Grace Church & School.
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1. Buy your favorite Box Tops products
2. Clip out the Box Top from each product.
3. Send your Box Tops to the school office.
Ask your friends, neighbors, and family to save Box Tops. Each one is worth 10¢. Together we can raise $ for our school.
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Important Notice from the Office
Please be sure to fill out the
Request for Medication to be Taken During School Hours
form for ANY medication including cough drops and lotion like cortisone cream. There are forms in the school office and
here
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Deadline for Lion's Tales
Please note the deadline for submission to Lion's Tales is the Monday prior to publication. All flyers and articles must be submitted in PDF or JPG file format.
Thank you!
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Mission Statement
Our Lady of Grace Catholic School serves a diverse community, models Christ through unity, truth, and love to create a balance of spiritual, academic, and social growth.
Philosophy
Dedicated to living Christ's message, Our Lady of Grace is a Catholic school made up of students, faculty, staff and families working together with love and respect. While recognizing parents as the primary educators of their children, our community works together to develop individuals who are prepared to think critically, imbued with a strong sense of self-worth, and filled with a Christ-like approach to others.
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Office:510.581.3155 | Fax: 510.581.1059| l http://www.olgschool.org
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