Enter to Learn. Go Forth to Serve.
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On Tuesday, our school will have all day Adoration. Eucharistic Adoration is when we pray in the presence of the Eucharist. We are invited to honor, remember, and spend intimate time with Jesus and in front of Jesus.
· Be patient
· Bring scripture
· Pray the Rosary
· Listen to praise and worship music
· Be okay with silence
Adoration is a wonderful opportunity to revel in the mystery that Christ is truly present before us.
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INCLEMENT WEATHER DECISION AND NOTIFICATION PROCESS
If it becomes necessary to cancel or delay the start of school due to inclement weather, O'Hara families will be notified in the morning via an automated phone message. The information will also be posted on our
Facebook
&
Instagram
pages.
O'Hara typically follows Eugene School District 4J's decisions regarding weather delays and closures. However, we also take into consideration the larger geographic area that our O'Hara families live in and are mindful of what those travel conditions might include. The safety of our families and staff is our primary concern. A decision regarding school delay or closure will normally be announced by 6:30am in the morning.
Please note, in the event of questionable weather, we expect and encourage each family to make their own decision for safe travel based on location and circumstances. If your students will not be to school on time, please email
attendance@oharaschool.org
, or call the office.
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SIBLING APPLICATIONS FOR 20-21 DUE NOW
Applications for new siblings were due last Friday. If you missed the deadline, please turn in an application ASAP to ensure that we have enough space for your student next year. Download the
Sibling Application
here. We ask that you please turn in an application even if you are not 100% sure that you will enroll so that we have an accurate assessment of space available for new families next year. Please contact
Mrs. Conway
with any questions or concerns.
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WELCOME, NEW STUDENT!
Please join us in welcoming Owen Nickerson to Mrs. Kendall's 1B classroom. Owen's younger brother, Connor, is a preschool student at O'Hara.
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WEDNESDAY: AUCTION DECORATIONS WORK PARTY
Volunteers needed! Our decorations committee will be holding weekly work parties to help prep for the auction. Please come if you can help!
Can't commit ahead of time? No problem! Just come if your schedule allows.
Work parties will be held in the cafeteria, from 8:05am - 11am on the following days:
Wednesday, January 15
Wednesday, January 22
Wednesday, January 29
Wednesday, February 5
Please note: work parties are for adults only, please no toddlers or small children (infants ok). Please contact
Christina Hoffstot
with any questions.
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WEDNESDAY: COFFEE CHAT
The new year is always a busy time at O'Hara, with the auction, registration for next year & other events coming up soon. We would like to invite all of our new families to attend the coffee chat on Wednesday morning! This will be an opportunity to ask questions and get specific details on all that's happening around here! We hope you will join us (8:15am in the library).
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FRIDAY: SILENT AUCTION DEADLINE
In an effort to streamline and maximize the efforts of both our donors and our auction committee, our donation deadline is January 17. Please bring all donations to O'Hara by this Friday.
Class Packages
Thank you to everyone who has already turned in their donation for a class package - these packages are going to make fantastic additions to our Silent Auction this year! Still want to donate?
Click here to view the lists
.
Silent Auction
We count on generous donations from our families and the community to put together baskets and items to offer our attendees. We would love your help if you are able to contribute.
Click here to view our Wish List
! Have an idea that's not on the list? Or, have a connection to a local business you think would donate? We're all ears! Contact
Amy Quiring
to talk details.
CONTACTS:
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O'HARA CLUBS
School clubs offer the opportunity for students to explore special interests and are run by parent volunteers after school. A club can focus on just about any topic that kids might have an interest in - Legos, math games, chess, world cultures and languages, etc... are just a few of countless possibilities. If you are interested in leading or co-leading a club at O'Hara, please contact
Mr. Milliron
. Time spent volunteering will count toward FIP hours.
A list of clubs to be offered will be announced in the Bulletin as soon as club leaders are in place, and signups will follow soon after. The first round of clubs will begin in early February and end prior to Spring Break. Additional clubs may be offered after Spring Break and will be announced later this spring.
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DEADLINE: SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE FOR 2020-21
The Scholarship Application deadline is January 31, 2020.
To apply for financial aid for the upcoming 2020/2021 school year, please click
HERE
for the application link, or log into your FACTS account at the website
factsmgt.com
.
Assistance will not be allocated to families who do not complete a FACTS application.
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La fecha límite para la solicitud de becas es el 31 de enero de 2020.
Para solicitar ayuda financiera para el próximo año escolar 2020/2021, haga clic
AQUÍ
para ver el enlace de la solicitud o inicie sesión en su cuenta de FACTS en el sitio web
factsmgt.com
.
No se asignará asistencia a las familias que no completen una solicitud de FACTS.
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O'HARA'S 2020 OPEN HOUSE
On Sunday, January 26, O'Hara will hold our 2020 Open House for interested and prospective families. Please help us spread the word by inviting friends and neighbors who might be interested, and by sharing our
Open House event
on Facebook, or encouraging them to visit
oharaschool.org
for our Open House info and Open House pre-registration. Parent folders will be coming home this week and Open House invitations will be included- please give the invite to a neighbor or friend! Alternately, send names/addresses of anyone who might like to receive a postcard invitation to
admissions@oharaschool.org
and we will make sure they receive an invitation. Thank you!
We also want to know what makes O'Hara special for your family? Help us share our story to prospective families by answering some or all of the questions in our
short survey
. Your responses may be used in our Open House social media marketing. Thank you!
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HOT LUNCH - THURSDAY, FEB 6
Due to auction set up on Thursday, February 6, our cafeteria will be closed and students will eat in classrooms, or other alternate locations as determined by teachers. There will be NO HOT LUNCH option.
A cold, sack lunch will be provided for annual plan students who have prepaid for the year. All other students should plan to bring a sack lunch or use a meal delivery service on this day. (
Our MOD Pizza fundraiser is a great option!
)
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MARIST INFO SESSIONS
Marist Catholic High School will hold informational sessions for parents of prospective students later this month. Parents are invited to attend:
Thursday, January 23 @ O'Hara Catholic School: 3:15p - 4:30p
Wednesday, January 29 @ St. Paul Parish School: 6pm - 7pm
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AUCTION 2020: HAVANA NIGHTS
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Thank you to the following businesses for sponsoring this year's event:
TITLE SPONSORS
Marie Jones & Family
PLATINUM SPONSORS
GOLD SPONSORS
Allegiance Medical
SILVER SPONSORS
HAPPY HOUR SPONSOR
AFTER PARTY SPONSOR
TUITION RAFFLE SPONSOR
COOKIE SPONSOR
PICK OF THE LIVE AUCTION RAFFLE SPONSOR
DESSERT DASH SPONSOR
SILENT AUCTION VALENTINE SPONSOR
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SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
O'Hara's 2020 Auction is just about a month away! Our decorations committee will be holding weekly work parties to help prep for the auction. Please come if you can help!
Can't commit ahead of time? No problem! Just come if your schedule allows.
Work parties will be held in the cafeteria, from 8:05am - 11am on the following days:
Wednesday, January 15
Wednesday, January 22
Wednesday, January 29
Wednesday, February 5
Note: work parties are for adults only, please no toddlers or small children (infants ok). Contact
Christina Hoffstot
with any questions.
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CLASS PACKAGES - DONATION DEADLINE IS JANUARY 17
Each grade has been assigned a basket theme;
click here to access the class package list
. We are asking families to participate in their class packages as they are comfortable and able to do so by bringing in an item (or more) from the list. Thank you to
Kristin Oeming
for chairing our Class Packages this year!
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SILENT AUCTION - DONATION DEADLINE IS JANUARY 17
O'Hara's silent auction contributes more than $25,000 annually to our auction revenue and is an important and exciting part of our event. We count on generous donations from our families and the community to put together baskets and items to offer our attendees. Our
Wish List
is published online for individuals who want to contribute a basket to our Silent Auction but are not sure what to bring.
Have an idea that's not on the list? Or, have a connection to a local business you think would donate? We're all ears! Contact
Amy Quiring
.
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AUCTION FUNDRAISERS
A great & easy way to help our auction is by attending one or more of our restaurant fundraisers! Thank you to Nicole Roedl for organizing these fundraisers!
JANUARY 6-30
As an Auction Fundraiser this year, we have
Jamba Juice
stamp cards for sale - $10 each! Each card is good for EIGHT $3 medium smoothies (or eight $2 small smoothies) and ONE FREE small smoothie at your local Jamba. That's about $20 in savings! O'Hara earns 50% of each card sold. Please contact
Michelle Campbell
with questions, or stop by the front office to purchase.
JANUARY 21
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AUCTION WEEK VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:
- Click this link to go to our invitation page on Signup.com.
- Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on SignUp.com)
- Sign up! Choose your spots - SignUp.com will send you an automated confirmation and reminders. Easy!
Note: SignUp.com does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact
Michelle Campbell
, and she will sign you up manually.
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OPEN HOUSE SURVEY - PLEASE HELP US!
What makes O'Hara special for your family? Help us share our story to prospective families by answering some or all of the questions in our
short survey
. Your responses may be used in our Open House social media marketing. Thank you!
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AUCTION WEEK VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Many hands make light work! Please help us if you can. Click
this link
to sign up.
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AUCTION: PICKUP DRIVERS NEEDED
Volunteers are needed to make local donation pickups. These pickups will take place in the next few weeks on an as-needed basis. If you would like to learn more or sign up to help, please contact
Amy Quiring
, Silent Auction Chair (541.220.9008).
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AUCTION: DECORATIONS WORK PARTIES
It takes many hands to help create the amazing decorations that will transform our school for Auction night! Please consider helping at one of our Decorations Work Parties;
click here to sign up
!
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AUCTION: SPRAY PAINTING PROJECT
A volunteer is needed to spray paint baskets for the auction. The project needs to be completed in January. If you would like to help, please contact
Amy Quiring
, Silent Auction Chair (541.220.9008).
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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.
As we shared with you in December, O'Hara's lunch program will now be handled in-house. If you missed the info, or want to read it again,
please click here
.
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NOVEMBER & DECEMBER FEEDBACK
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ALL WEEK: JAMBA JUICE STAMP CARDS FOR SALE
As an Auction Fundraiser this year, we have
Jamba Juice
stamp cards for sale - $10 each! Each card is good for EIGHT $3 medium smoothies (or eight $2 small smoothies) and ONE FREE small smoothie at your local Jamba. That's about $20 in savings! O'Hara earns 50% of each card sold. Please contact
Michelle Campbell
with questions, or stop by the front office to purchase.
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BASKET, TOTE & BOX DONATIONS NEEDED
O'Hara's auction is looking for donations of baskets or totes that can be used to display silent auction packages - if you have unwanted extras at your house to donate, please drop them by the office.
Sturdy & large moving boxes are also wanted - O'Hara will be collecting boxes in preparation for storage for summer projects. If you have boxes to donate, please bring them by school at your convenience.
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WIZARD OF OZ: SPONSORSHIPS NOW AVAILABLE
Our 2020 drama production, The Wizard of Oz, is gearing up! Putting on such an event takes dedication from our production staff, cast members, and parent volunteers. We are asking our community for their support in sponsoring this thriving program. Click
HERE
to view our sponsorship opportunities for the 2020 production. The funds raised through sponsorships will go directly to the production of our performances and will help cover the performance rights, production costs, props, instruction time and programs. Please contact
Michelle Meador
with any questions.
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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!
We are still in need of host families for the male students.
Families who host an exchange student earn 20 FIP hours. For more information contact
Rich Hernandez
.
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TIPS FROM THE MATH & READING ROOM
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This week's topic: The When, How, and Why of EasyCBM Benchmark Testing
This week is the week for EasyCBM Winter Benchmark testing in reading and we thought you might be curious as to what this is and why we conduct this testing at O'Hara.
The EasyCBM is a system developed by researchers at the University of Oregon. It was designed to give teachers insight into which students need additional support. The reports from EasyCBM testing provide evidence-based information on students' progress and helps our team to make decisions on who needs extra support, who may have a reading disorder, and who requires extra classroom interventions. The reports are also easily printed out and shared with parents and provide a quick snapshot of your child's progress in reading.
At O'Hara, we test ALL students in Kindergarten through 5th grades in the fall, winter, and spring to ensure that our students are meeting national standards in reading. Our goal is for all students to meet or exceed the 50th percentile in reading fluency (words read per minute). In 2nd - 5th grades, we also test our students in vocabulary and reading comprehension. When students fall below the 30th percentile, the teacher expresses concerns about the students' progress in the classroom, and parents agree that they would like an additional intervention for their child, we then have the student participate in Title I reading intervention classes 4 days a week using an intensive reading intervention.
If you are interested in seeing your child's EasyCBM scores at any point during the school year, please send me an email and I'm happy to share the scores with you either by email, mail, or in person.
I always look forward to EasyCBM benchmark testing. It's amazing to see how much the kids improve and I think they really look forward to this testing as much as we do!
Have a great week!
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COMMUNICATION 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
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:
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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. We 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.
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."
- Joshua 24:15
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O'Hara Catholic School
715 West 18th Avenue
Eugene, Oregon 97402
541.485.5291
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