Our Lady of Grace Catholic School
eLion's Tales - September 20, 2017
A Message from Mrs. Anderson

Dear Families, 

Sunday’s gospel was about the landowner who chose to pay all the workers he hired the same amount though some did not work as many hours as those hired early in the day. Some of the workers challenged the landowner about his choice and how they viewed it as unfair. With the Festival coming up this weekend let us not grumble and moan over the time spent working at the Festival but remember to share your joy at being able to mingle with all who come to partake in this wonderful, annual event. This is our chance to reach out and show how we practice “gracious space.” The success of our weekend will be measured by the smiles and interactions of those present as our community reaches out to all who attend. With three days before the opening, let’s all go forth and spread the word that the place to be Saturday and Sunday is at the OLG Festival.

The Opera Is Coming To OLG - On October 16, 2017, Our Lady of Grace School has the special opportunity of hosting the San Francisco Opera for a performance of “Cinderella”. What makes this special is that the performance will include the students from our school. 
We need your help -  The Opera is requesting a piano for use in the Stack Center. If you would like to donate a piano from home, please contact the school. We are happy to make any transportation arrangements.

Catholic High School Information Night - Thursday, September 28th - 7:00 -9:00 p.m. in Stack Center: All parents of students in grades 5-8 and the students interested in hearing about catholic high school programs should attend! Bishop O'Dowd, Holy Names, Moreau Catholic, and St. Joseph Notre Dame High Schools will be here to share information on their various programs. St. John and All Saints will also be coming to hear what the presenters have to say. The high schools always answer questions you have and bring nice mementos from their schools. Let's have a great turn out!

Driving through the parking lot at drop off and pick up: Please limit your speed to 5 mph in the parking lot when children are around. This is a very important safety issue.
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.

School Office:  During our Wednesday morning Mass, the office will be closed from 8:10-9:15 so that all staff may attend Mass. This is part of a directive in our WASC document. Please bring your child to the church if there is no one in the office.

2017-2018 School Calendar: Please click   here to view.  

PTG: please click Here for PTG Members and calendar for PTG meetings.

Today at pick up Ethan D. in the 6th grade will be selling homemade egg rolls for $1 each for the victims of the hurricanes. Thank you to Ethan and his family!



Blue Cards!
Blue Card Winners:  Congratulations to Catharina P. in TK and Jacob B. in 8th grade for being the blue card winners this week! Thank you for showing Unity, Truth, and Love!



Absences and Doctor's Appointments
When your child is absent or has a doctor's appointment and will be arriving late or leaving early, please email your child's teacher and the school secretary at  csanchez@csdo.org . Please turn in a doctor's excuse to the school office.
Please make sure your child has not vomited and is fever free for 24 hours before returning to school. 

Looking Ahead

September

  • 20th, Wednesday - 8th grade will be participating at the Cathedral of Christ the Light with all the other 8th grade students in our catholic schools as the Bishop celebrates Mass for them - All School Liturgy at 8:15 a.m., parents invited to attend - Muse at 2:30 p.m.(advanced) and 3:30 p.m.(beginners)
  • 21st, Thursday -  3rd and 4th to 8:15 a.m. Mass, all parents invited to attend - Chess and Homework club at 3:00 p.m.
  • 22nd, Friday - Minimum Day - Noon Dismissal - NO HOT LUNCH - First Performing Arts class at 12:30 p.m. (K-3rd) and 1:30 p.m. (4th-8th) - Kid Kare will be open until 6:00 p.m. - Festival Set Up
  • 23rd, Saturday - Noon - 10:00 p.m - OLG FESTIVAL!
  • 24th, Sunday - 9:00 a.m. Mass - Outside by Festival Stage; Mass in church at 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. - OLG FESTIVAL!
  • 25th, Monday - No School - Festival Clean-Up
  • 26th, Tuesday - School resumes - 5th and 6th to 8:15 a.m. Mass, parents invited to attend - Toyology and Homework club at 3:00 p.m.
  • 27th, Wednesday - All School Liturgy at 8:15 a.m., parents invited to attend - 2:30 p.m. MUSE - 8th grade graduation meeting at 6:30 p.m. in Room 8
  • 28th, Thursday - 3rd and 4th attend 8:15 Mass; parents invited to attend Catholic High School Information Night - 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. - Stack
  • 29th, Friday - Free Dress for September Birthdays! - Prayer Service - 5th grade presents - Performing Arts class at 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.


October

  • 8th, Sunday - 7th Grade Donut Duty
  • 9th, Monday - Holiday - No School
  • 11th, Wednesday - Minimum Day - Noon Dismissal - Teacher In-Service
  • 16th, Monday - San Francisco Opera performance of “Cinderella” - 9:30 a.m. in Stack
  • 18th, Wednesday - Minimum Day - Noon Dismissal - Conferences
  • 19th, Thursday - Minimum Day - Noon Dismissal - Conferences
  • 20th, Friday - Minimum Day - Noon Dismissal - Conferences
  • 27th, Friday - Free Dress for October Birthdays!
  • 31st, Tuesday - Halloween - Minimum Day - Noon Dismissal
2017 OLG Festival Updates!
We are selling all things festival before and after school all week and will be accepting cash, check or credit/debit.
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. 

There is 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.

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. These hours can not be made up at any other time during the year. A charge of $35 per hour for unfulfilled hours billed in February.
Printed sign up sheets will also be available in the parish office and before and after school until Thursday.

If you haven't signed up yet or are able to take an extra shift, please consider one of the following super fun booths. These booths are all missing at least 6 shifts, and that means that the booth chair has to work 12 hours in that booth on their own, without a break. Let's pull together as a community and really get some of these spaces filled.

Ball Bingo
Card shark
Cookie
Lollipop Walk
Ladderball
Name that Tune!
Root Beer Float
Shooting Gallery
Ring Toss 
Snack & Sugar Shack (has no volunteers on Sunday!!)
Skeeball
Supply Runner
Soccer
Texas Hold'em (This position is to serve drinks, watch the door to be sure people aren't going in and out, etc.)
Target Robin Hood 

The Festival is this weekend! Let's make this the best Festival yet!!

Elena Millard-Zavala - emillardzavala@gmail.com
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.
•  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  




 
Castro Valley Homeless Outreach

God has given OLG a special opportunity! For the last several months we have provided food and supplies to the homeless in Castro Valley. We would like to expand this ministry, but we need your help. Their needs are simple - food, canned or prepared - pretty much anything that is cooked that can be heated on a camp stove. Do not worry about the quantity as the food is shared. Additional items include propane for camp stoves, AAA batteries, black garbage bags (30 gallon), plastic flatware, tarps, and camping equipment of all kinds, especially with cold weather on the way. We will arrange to pick-up your donation and deliver it to those in need. If you want to help, please e-mail Ken White at  k2rm@comcast.net  or Sean Nalty at  sean.nalty@ogletree.com  or call Sean at  (415) 369-3552 . Thank you and God Bless

Performing Academy in Partnership with Our Lady of Grace Presents
Musical Theatre Workshop: Broadway Classics!


Here is a direct link to the school’s page to register online:


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.



Click below for flyers:

Toyology (TK - 4th) - Tuesdays - 3:00 - 4:00 p.m
Homework Club (4th-8th) - Tuesdays and Thursdays - 3:10 - 4:00 p.m.
Muse Band (3rd - 8th) - Wednesdays - Advanced, 2:35 - 3:30 p.m. - Beginners, 3:35.- 4:30 - p.m.
Chess (K - 6th) - Thursdays - 3:05 - 4:05 p.m.
Spanish - (1st - 5th) - Fridays - 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Support OLG by shopping on Amazon Smile!

Click  here  and choose Our Lady of Grace Church & School.
Box Tops for Education Logo
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.
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 .



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! 

OLG Mission & Philosophy
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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