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Enter to Learn. Go Forth to Serve.
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Sunday, November 10, 2019
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WELCOME, NEW STUDENT!
Please help us welcome
Ruby Gauderman in preschool!
Please update your directories with the following information:
Dustin & Stephanie Gauderman
3389 Bentley Avenue
Eugene, OR 97405
971-201-0540
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PARENT FOLDERS SENT HOME ON FRIDAY
On Friday, parent folders were sent home with the youngest student in each family. School pictures and School Directories were included in these folders.
School Directories: If your family has two households and you need another copy, please stop by the front office. School Directories are printed free of charge for all O'Hara families thanks to revenue from ad sales. Thank you to our advertisers for their support of our school! Please note, directories are intended for use by our families for school business only.
School Pictures:
Please read below if your student was absent on Picture Day, or needs retakes.
Picture retakes are scheduled for Tuesday, November 26, 2019 beginning at 8:30am.
If your student needs their picture re-taken, the must bring back their original pictures and turn them into the photographer when they go for retakes.
If your student has not had their picture taken this year, please pick up a picture form from the office and fill it out. Students should bring their completed order form to school and give it to the photographer on retake day. Alternatively, you can also purchase your pictures by going to
mylifetouch.com and enter in the picture ID: F0529171Y1
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TUESDAY: TOYS FOR TOTS COLLECTION BEGINS
 On Tuesday morning, we will kick off our annual Toys for Tots Service Project!
Toys for Tots
is an official activity of the United States Marine Corps. The primary goal of Toys for Tots is to deliver, through a new toy at Christmas, a message of hope to less fortunate youngsters that will assist them in becoming responsible, productive, patriotic citizens.
For the last 6 years, O'Hara has been the largest private collection location in Lane County, donating an average of 400 toys each year! We invite all families to participate in this school-wide drive by bringing a new, unwrapped toy to donate. Toys will be collected through December 2, and our donations will be presented to local representatives at our Monday morning assembly on 12/2.
We hope your family will join us in supporting the Marine Corps and our local fire departments in their efforts to benefit children in Lane County this Christmas season.
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WEDNESDAY: COFFEE CHAT
The coffee chat this Wednesday will be a
How To session on our new picture management app, Vidigami. All are welcome to attend to learn more about how we are using Vidigami to collect & share pictures. This session will be an informal Q&A format; please
download Vidigami on your smartphone and log into your account before the coffee chat. If you are unable to login, please
send us an email.
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FRIDAY:
MOVIE NIGHT @ O'HARA 
O'Hara's Student Council is hosting a movie night on Friday, November 15!
The movie will be Secret Life of Pets 2! Doors open at 6pm and the movie will begin at 6:30pm! Concessions of popcorn, candy, and water will be sold. All are welcome!
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NOV 27: THANKSGIVING MASS INCLUDES COLLECTION FOR CCS
O'Hara will hold our Thanksgiving Mass on Wednesday, November 27. As a school-wide service project, and to help provide for those who need extra assistance this holiday season, we will collect food items at Mass.
We are asking each student and staff member to bring 1 non-perishable food item to school on this day. We will collect these items
at the beginning of Mass, and donate them to
Catholic Community Services to be distributed to local families in need. Food items should be easy for your student to carry, and be sent to school on the day of Mass. Thank you, O'Hara families, for your participation.
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PLANNED VACATIONS & ABSENCES
If your family will be taking an extended vacation over the Thanksgiving holiday, please send an email to
attendance@oharaschool.org so we can mark your student(s) out. Thank you.
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GYM SCHEDULING
Coaches planning to request gym time during the winter season (December through March) should submit a
field/gym request form by Monday, November 18. The schedule will be created on Tuesday, November 19. If you have any questions about how to reserve the gym please contact
Mr. Milliron, our Athletic Director.
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THANKS FOR COMING TO OUR VETERANS DAY ASSEMBLY! 
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Veterans Day Assembly. We were honored to have so many guests and veterans in attendance.
Missed our slideshow, or want to view it again?
click here
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NOV 16: SEMINAR @ ST. ALICE
O'Hara parents are invited to attend a presentation hosted by St. Alice Catholic Church on Saturday, November 16 from 10am - 11:30am in the parish hall.
Patricia Mackie, MCP will give a presentation to parents, families, and educators on the very important topic of the challenges of digital technology on children and young adults.
Limited child care is available for those who pre-register by calling the parish office at 541-747-7041 x202. They will also offer live translation into Spanish using Interactio.
Click HERE for the event flyer.
Click HERE to learn more about Patricia.
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NOV 19 & 20: 'THE WIZARD OF OZ' AUDITIONS
Students in grades 5-8 are invited to audition for O'Hara's 2020 Drama Production, The Wizard of Oz - Young Performers' Edition
5th graders must sign up for and attend the 5th grade group audition on Wednesday, November 20, from 2:50 - 3:10pm
6th - 8th graders must sign up for an individual time slot; these auditions will be held after school on Tuesday, 11/19 and Wednesday, 11/20.
Interested students should sign up for an audition time and pick up an information packet in the music room. Please contact
Mrs. Leonard with any questions.
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DEC 3: #GIVINGTUESDAY IS COMING TO O'HARA! 
We're looking forward to December 3; this year's
#GivingTuesday. Stayed tuned for how O'Hara will participate this year and how you can make a difference on #GivingTuesday.
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DEC 11 & 12: O'HARA'S CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS
PreSchool - 4th Grade
students have specific dress/costume requirements. Please look for an email from your homeroom teacher with details.
5th - 8th Grade students should wear their Christmas best. (Girls: shoulders must be covered and hem length should be no shorter than 3" above the knee.)
All students are required to attend the Christmas Programs. For students in grades 5-8, failure to attend will result in an automatic grade reduction. Exemptions are given only in extraordinary circumstances by the administration.
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TIPS FROM THE MATH AND READING ROOM
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This week's topic:
Creating a great day at school starts at home
Help your child make the most of their school day by setting them up for success at home! Here are a couple of quick tips:
1) Start their day with a healthy breakfast. Research shows that kids who eat breakfast have more energy, do better in school, have a greater attention span, and are less likely to be absent.
2) Make sure your child is getting enough sleep. Most school-age kids need 10 - 12 hours of sleep per night.
3) Help your child get organized. When kids are organized, they are better able to stay focused instead of spending time trying to find missing homework, a piece of paper or lost pencil. Create a homework folder, take time to have them clean out their binder, and older students should have a planner to track assignments and tests.
Happy reading and have a great school week!
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED OVER CHRISTMAS BREAK
Volunteers are needed to assist Mr. Leonard in cleaning O'Hara's floor cover over Christmas Break for the following dates:
Thursday, December 26 & Friday, December 27: 4 volunteers are needed.
Friday, December 3: 2 Volunteers are needed.
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BOOK FAIR VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
It's almost time for the fall book fair! Volunteers will be needed for set-up, running the fair and for tear down.
Set-up will be Wednesday, November 27, from 8am - 12noon
Hours of the fair:
Monday, December 2: 10am - 2pm
Tuesday, December 3: 9am - 3:30pm
Wednesday, December 4: 11am - 2:30pm
Tear down starts at 2:30 on December 4.
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SCOREBOARD OPERATOR AND SCOREKEEPER NEEDED
We are in need of volunteers to run the scoreboard and be the scorekeeper at home middle school basketball games. Time spent volunteering counts for FIP hours, and no prior experience or ties to the team are necessary. Games begin at 4:30pm, and usually wrap up by 7:30pm. Contact our athletic director,
Mr. Milliron,
if you are interested or want to learn more.
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LINKS:
Volunteers are needed
to help in the kitchen, please contact
Tracy
if you can help.
Hot Lunch Contact:
Tracy Whalen
, Kitchen Manager (541-485-5291 x 303). Email is the best way to contact Tracy.
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UNIFORM SHORTS REMINDER
Shorts are not permitted for students in Preschool - 5th grade. Students are permitted to wear shorts again when school resumes after Spring Break. Middle School students may wear shorts year round.
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FLU SEASON INFORMATION
Hello O'Hara families! Consider vaccinating your children and family against the flu this season.
- It protects against flu illness.
- It keeps kids healthy and in school.
- It keeps parents at work.
- It protects the herd, including our community members most at risk like our babies, elders and pregnant women.
Flu season is from early Fall to early Spring. Influenza can cause significant illness (like pneumonia) and death. It takes 2 weeks for your body to develop protective antibodies, so get your flu shot soon!
You can get the flu shot from your doctor's office or local pharmacist who can vaccinate children as young as age 7.
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RESERVED SPACES IN O'HARA'S PARKING LOT
O'Hara has a number of reserved parking signs in our front lot. Specifically, and at all times, 1 space is reserved for a priest and 2 spaces are reserved for families who purchased the spaces at last year's auction. Please note that these spaces are reserved 24/7 for the party indicated on each sign and parking by other individuals is not permitted, even for a short amount of time.
For certain school events, additional spaces will be reserved with a sign attached to the parking space. We ask that our families please take note of these spaces and leave them open for those individuals for whom they are reserved.
Reserved spaces are an auction fundraiser for our school, and the money generated ultimately helps to offset tuition costs for our families. Thank you to all of our families for abiding by posted signs and helping to make this a successful revenue stream for our school.
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O'HARA'S PUSH NOTIFICATIONS
As you may already have noticed, we are experiencing technical issues with push notifications coming from our O'Hara app. The issue is that the notifications are not popping up on the home screen of Apple devices. Messages are logging in the message center of the app, but the pop-up feature is not functioning properly.
Our app developer is working on the issue, and at this point, the fix appears to be a somewhat lengthy process that involves multiple parties including Apple and the Archdiocese. We are anticipating at least a few more weeks of work ahead of us. In the meantime, we encourage you to check the O'Hara calendar (accessible on the website and on the app) for the most current information. Thank you for your patience as we work to resolve the issue as quickly as we can.
(If you have a non-Apple device, and
are not experiencing a similar issue,
please let us know.)
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EXCHANGE STUDENT HOST FAMILIES NEEDED
Again, this year, O'Hara Catholic School proudly welcomes Francis Bacon School to be a part of our Catholic and educational community. This winter (February 17 through March 1), 8 students (5 boys and 3 girls) from Mexico will be attending O'Hara Catholic School with a desire to master English. Caring and committed host families form the backbone of our international student program. Sixth grade host families are preferred, but the opportunity is open to all Middle School families.
Would you and your family prayerfully consider opening your hearts and home to an international student this school year?
Host a
student from Francis Bacon School
and impact their world and yours!
Families who host an exchange student earn 10 FIP hours. For more information contact
Rich Hernandez.
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COMMUNICATIONS INFO FOR OUR FAMILIES
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NEW CONTACT INFO?
If your family has a new address, phone number, email address, etc., please make sure to update us with your new information. Please fill out
this form
, or email
Barb Whitford
if you have updates to share with us.
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O'HARA WEBSITE UPDATE
O'Hara uses a password protected portion on our website for important resources for our families. The password is: HOUSE
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EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS FROM O'HARA
Please make sure to add the following email addresses to your safe senders list and/or your address book to ensure you receive O'Hara's weekly email bulletins (sent each Sunday afternoon during the school year) and other important updates:
Parents wishing to add an additional email address (work, grandparent, nanny, etc.) to our weekly bulletin distribution list should email that request to:
communications@oharaschool.org.
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O'HARA'S APP FOR SMARTPHONES
O'Hara also uses our app to send push notification reminders for special dress days, early release days, Mass days and more. We request that all parents download our app.
O'Hara's app is available
HERE, or by searching the app store for: web4u ocs
The app includes quick access to the following:
School Calendar
Student Lunchtime Schedule
Dress Code
Weekly Bulletins
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SCHOOL CALENDAR
O'Hara uses a Google calendar as our school calendar. Parents can access this calendar via our app and our website. It can also be added to iPhone calendars. Please visit our
school calendar page on our website for the link to add the calendar to your phone.
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CONTACT INFO FOR O'HARA STAFF
All O'Hara staff members have a school email address. Email addresses are set as follows: John Smith = jsmith@oharaschool.org
There are a few exceptions to note:
Click
HERE for a complete staff listing.
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ONLINE PICTURE MANAGEMENT
New this year, O'Hara is using
Vidigami- an online picture management tool designed specifically for schools. W
e will be using their secure media management system as the place for our school photos. This online system allows for faster and more efficient picture uploads and organization for both parents and staff. In addition, Vidigami offers an app (available in the app store) so users can upload pictures directly from their smartphones.
The use of Vidigami replaces submitting pictures to our pictures@oharaschool.org email address.
In September, we launched the parent side of our system and all parents received an email (from Vidigami) with instructions for setting up their account. If you enrolled after September, or need your invitation email resent, please contact Amber Ferrari.
Vidigami is the only private and secure system designed exclusively for school communities to store and share photos and videos. Made available to users in the O'Hara community via invitation only, Vidigami closely follows and adjusts to changes in state, federal and international data privacy laws to ensure privacy for our families and community.
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"As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."
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Joshua 24:15
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