WEEKLY UPDATE

END OF QUARTER REMINDERS:

The end of the 1st Quarter is quickly approaching, on Thursday, October 14. As a reminder, all accounts must be current, as indicated below, in order for your child’s report card to be released. 

• Tuition payments: Please remember that tuition payments must be paid in full through September in order for your child(ren)’s report cards to be released. You may go online at www.sycamore.com to check your tuition balance and to make your tuition payments.  Checks or cash may be dropped off at the school or parish offices. If you have any questions, please contact the parish Finance Office at 816.251.1100.
• Lunch Accounts must be current without a negative balance through October 14. Online payments should be made directly into your Sycamore account. If questions, please contact Mrs. Melissa Wade, at mwade@olpls.org.
• ACED Accounts must have September monthly charges paid. Online payments should be made directly into your Sycamore account. If questions, please contact Mrs. Christy Hugunin, chugunin@olpls.org. 

FIRE Week October 11-14

FIREBALL RAFFLE REMINDER:

We are excited to articipate in the Annual FIREBall Cup raffle contest, a fundraising effort and friendly competition among schools in our diocese to benefit the FIRE Foundation, students with special needs, and support inclusive education. Each school family received 5 tickets to sell, with the final deadline Wednesday, October 20. Please return the ticket money and raffle ticket stubs to your child’s homeroom teacher. Additional tickets are available in the school office. Thank you for all your help in funding our Fire program!

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LEADERSHIP TEAM PIZZA LUNCH:

On Wednesday, October 20, OLP's Leadership Team will be hosting their annual Pizza Lunch. Students will be able to order one, two, or three slices of pizza for lunch which will also include carrots with ranch dressing and a cookie. If ordering more than once slice of pizza, students will be charged an additional $1.50 per slice.

Please talk with your child about how many slices they should be ordering. The cost from slices for the pizza lunch will come directly from your students lunch account, so there is no need to send cash. The proceeds from the pizza lunch will help fund Leadership Team activities throughout the school year. We greatly appreciate your family's participation!

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCE SIGN UP:

Thursday, October 21; 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Please sign up for a 15-minute Parent Teacher Conference time with your student's HOMEROOM teacher. If you feel you need to meet with additional teachers whom your student sees throughout the day, please contact those teachers directly via email to coordinate a meeting time. **Mr. Nyhan's parents: please see email sent this morning regarding conferences for further instructions.

For conferences with Specials Teachers (Art, Music, PE and Computers), please email those teachers directly as well.

For students grades 5-8, we ask you to schedule a conference time with your child's HOMEROOM teacher at a time your child may accompany you as students will lead a 'student led' conference with the parents and teacher.

Click here to schedule a conference.

PANTHERS ON PATROL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY:       

We are pleased to announce the creation of a new volunteer program for OLP – “Panthers on Patrol”! While open to all, this program is targeted at male figures in our community. Dads, Uncles, Grandfathers, and others that may fill those roles in our children’s lives. We are looking for individuals who would like to donate their time and talent to help keep our school safe, secure and running smoothly. 

We are looking for help assisting our teachers with playground monitoring, afternoon parking lot help, and weekly mass attendance. The “Panthers on Patrol” will act as an additional set of eyes and ears and provide an additional presence throughout the school. Additionally, “Panthers on Patrol” will act as an ad hoc helper team. The administration and maintenance teams receive requests from teachers and programs for help often. These request, while simple in nature, require assistance to be completed. When a request is received we will send an e-mail out to all our members. If you can show up and help, GREAT, if not that’s ok too. Most requests will take less than 30 minutes (depending on turnout) and occur after school hours. Desks moved from classrooms to the mezzanine – Panthers on Patrol's got it! Helping set the gym or auditorium for school performances – Panthers on Patrol's got it!

We want this program to be an opportunity to give back to our School in ways we haven’t in the past and without long term commitments – but with tremendous impact. If you are interested in joining the Panthers on Patrol please e-mail or contact Wade Muller at wade.muller@att.net. Come help us help those that make our school amazing!

Trunk or Treat - Friday, October 22

Menu & Schedule

FAQs

Decorating Examples

OLP TURKEY TROT: Mark your calendars for Saturday, November 6 for the 9th Annual Turkey Trot 5k and Family Fun Run! This popular event is back with an in-person and virtual option. 

Registration is $30 per person ages 15-64; $25 per person ages 65 and older and $20 per person ages 14 and under. Processing fees are based on the per cart price and not per the individual.  



A packet pickup will be held the week of the race. Each entry will be guaranteed a t-shirt with registration through October 28. T-shirts are not guaranteed for participants who register after this date.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS - OLP VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION:

OLP will salute veterans at its annual Veteran's Day Celebration on Thursday, November 11; 9:15 a.m. Look for additional information in next week's Weekly Update newsletter.

SAVE THE DATE FOR THE SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR:

This year’s theme is “Books Bring Us Together”. Books bring us together for reading with family and friends. Books bring us together with our favorite characters. Books bring us together by inspiring what we love to share: joy, insight, laughter, adventure, and memories.

Looking forward to seeing you at our Scholastic Book Fair!

> Please save the dates: Tuesday, November 30; 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 1; 8:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. and Thursday, December 2; 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

> In-person book fair takes place in the Donovan Room (online ordering will also be an option, more information to come)



> Dress As Your FAVORITE Book Character will be Tuesday, November 30

DONATIONS NEEDED FOR UPCOMING CHRISTMAS FAIR:

The Christmas Fair is right around the corner! On Monday, December 13, the PTO will sponsor this annual event where each child will have the opportunity to select gifts for their immediate family members (those who live in their home/ no more than 4 gifts). The prices on items will be extremely reasonable ranging from 1-3 dollars and the proceeds will benefit the Parish Relief Fund. There will be items for babies, young children, teens and adults. 

Donate your gently used treasures (jewelry, toys, knick-knacks, games with all of the pieces, home decor, men's items, etc.) and place them in the Christmas Fair bin at the school front office. See the Christmas Fair flyer for details and a list of items that cannot be accepted.

PANTHER PARTNERS: Interested in becoming a Panther Partner? It’s not too late. OLP will continue to accept donations during the entire school year!

Want more information on becoming a Panther Partner? Visit our school website for details or email the Panther Partner Committee!

Check out the full list of current Panther Partners that have contributed to OLP for the 2021-22 school year. Please frequent these businesses to show your support of those that support our school.

NEXT PTO MEETING: Please mark your calendars and plan to get involved at the next PTO meeting, Tuesday, October 5; 6:30 p.m. in the Donovan Room.

FALL SPIRIT WEAR SALE ENDS TODAY: Lots of awesome items are available for OLP's Fall Spirit Wear Sale! All items are available online at the links below or send in the order forms sent home with students. Be sure to check out both links to see all of the available items. Order through Thursday, October 7.

OLP Spirit Wear Store: https://www.olpspiritstore.com

KC Swagger OLP Sale: https://kcswaggershop.com/collections/olp

Order online or complete and return order form with payment. 

SCRIP UPDATE:

Bonus Fest is coming October 8 – 31. Each weekend features a different lineup of brands on bonus for 3 days only. Get ready to stock up on gift cards and earn more on your everyday shopping.

• Bonuses start at 12:00 a.m. ET Friday and end at 11:59 p.m. ET Sunday.
• Offers will be announced each weekend.
• All gift cards types (eGift cards, physical cards, and money added to reloadable cards) are included.

Don’t have a ShopWithScrip account? Sign up on our mobile app, RaiseRight™, or on ShopWithScrip.com to join in the earning. Questions? Reach out to Gina Jennings, OLP Scrip Coordinator, scrip@olpls.org.

OLP BASKETBALL: Hello OLP Basketball Community! We are thrilled to be getting ready for the 2021-22 season of Panther basketball. OLP will be offering 5v5 basketball through the Parochial league this season for 4th-8th grades. Registration is now open!  

Sign ups will close on October 28, so please sign up to join soon. Register at plkc.org.

For more information on the season and evaluations please visit the OLP Athletics Webpage. Again, sign ups

close on October 28, so get registered today. We are looking forward to another fun year of watching our OLP students play!

PARTNERS IN FAITH: Click the link to access the October Panther Prints. This newsletter is presented by Jo Engert, Director of Children’s Faith Formation at Our Lady of the Presentation Parish, with helpful information to help children grow in their Catholic faith. The publication is presented in both English and Spanish.

*Leading the Rosary can be counted as service hours.

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