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Enter to Learn. Go Forth to Serve.
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Sunday, September 29, 2019
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Today is the feast day of Saint Michael the Archangel. He is the Patron Saint of grocers, soldiers, doctors, mariners, paratroopers, police, and sickness. According to
Catholic Online, St. Michael has four main responsibilities: to combat Satan, to escort the faithful to heaven, to be a champion of all Christians and the Church, and to call people to their heavenly judgement.
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COFFEE CHAT ON WEDNESDAY
O'Hara's first Coffee Chat of the year is Wednesday, October 2, from 8:15am - 8:45am in the library. The topic this month will be O'Hara's Capital Campaign; all parents are invited to attend.
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THURSDAY IS BRING YOUR BIBLE TO SCHOOL DAY!
On Thursday, October 3, O'Hara students will join more than half a million students across the United States for the sixth annual
Bring Your Bible to School m
ovement.
This year, NFL Saints quarterback Drew Brees partnered with
Focus on the Family to promote Bring Your Bible to School Day. Brees filmed a
short video encouraging kids to participate. In the video, Brees says, "One of my favorite verses in the Bible is 2 Corinthians 5:7. 'For we live by faith and not by sight.' So I want to encourage you to live out your faith on Bring Your Bible to School Day and share God's love with friends. You're not alone."
At O'Hara we are blessed to have Bibles throughout the building, so we are not specifically asking students to bring one from home, though they may if they wish. To enhance our participation in this movement, O'Hara staff and students will spend time in our Faith Families enjoying some of our favorite Bible stories.
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PIZZA FRIDAY IS OCTOBER 4
Pizza slices will be available for sale to all students at lunch time on Friday. Slices are $1.50 each, and students should bring coin, cash (small bills only please - there will be limited change) or check payable to O'Hara Catholic School.
Sports drinks and water will also both be available for sale, $1/drink. Beverage sales benefit O'Hara's Student Council. There will be no milk service on Pizza Day.
Students who have purchased the annual lunch plan will receive 2 slices of pizza. Extra slices are available to purchase at $1.50/slice and drinks are available to purchase for $1 each.
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FRIDAY IS GOSPEL T-SHIRT & JEANS DAY!
This Friday, October 4, is O'Hara's first Gospel T-Shirt & Jeans Day! Instead of a regular uniform, students have the option to wear jeans with a Gospel shirt to school. (This year's Gospel shirt or any O'Hara Gospel shirt from a previous year may be worn.) Students who do not wish to wear a Gospel shirt should wear a regular uniform top; students who do not wish to wear jeans should wear regular uniform bottoms.
*Blue jeans only
*Jeans should not have rips or tears in them.
*Ugg and Ugg-style boots are permitted on Gospel T-Shirt Days.
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PICTURE RETAKES
If your student forgot their picture packet on Friday, don't worry! All students had a picture taken, and students that did not place orders will receive a proof sheet back next month and orders can be placed at that time. If your student was absent, please mark Tuesday, November 26 on your calendar; this will be our Re-Take Day.
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TIES FOR SALE
O'Hara has uniform plaid bow ties and traditional ties available for sale. Bow ties are $20 each, and one size fits most. Regular ties are $10 each and come in 3 size options. Please stop by the office to purchase.
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HALLOWEEN COSTUME GUIDELINES
As you begin planning, making and/or buying Halloween Costumes, we want to remind you of O'Hara's guidelines.
-No devils, gothic characters, anything immodest, violent or unkind toward others.
-No cross-dressing.
-Sleeveless costumes require an undershirt with sleeves.
-No blood or weapons as part of any costume.
-Masks are allowed during the Costume Strut but must be taken off for the remainder of the day.
-Masks should not be scary or violent.
-No costumes of a political nature. (This means no President, previous Presidential candidates, or former President costumes)
Things to note:
-Students who are not in compliance with our guidelines will not be permitted to participate in the costume strut and will be asked to change into uniform.
-These guidelines apply at our Costume Strut as well as at the Pumpkin Carnival.
-Please note that these guidelines apply to all students, parents, and guests who attend our Pumpkin Carnival as well.
We want our Halloween festivities to be a fun celebration for all our students. Thank you for partnering with the school to ensure success.
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O'HARA'S ANNUAL MAGAZINE 
O'Hara's 2019 publication is now
available online. Hard copies were mailed to all of our families this summer - if you didn't receive your copy, or would like another, please
send us an email!
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Congratulations Ethan Angeles, Dani Ch
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vez, Sophia Lydon, and Leon Hernandez-Heckathorn on winning last week's incentive!
Classes that have earned free dress on Thursday will be announced at the assembly tomorrow morning.
Stay tuned for next week's incentive.
VOLUNTEERS
JAT 2019 Volunteers Needed - Click
HERE to view volunteer opportunities for the upcoming Jog-A-Thon on October 18. It is a fun way to get a head start on FIP Hours!
PLEDGE A STUDENT
QUESTIONS?
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LINKS: 
Reminder for students with the Annual Plan:
Please remember, the default meal selection for your student is the hot lunch. If your student would like the Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Vegetarian option, then that option must be selected in the online ordering system at least 2 weeks prior to the meal date.
If your student would like to select the Salad Bar and/or the Hoagie Sandwich option instead of, or in addition to, the Hot Lunch, that selection must be made in the online ordering system by 9am.
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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NEWS & INVITATIONS FROM MARIST
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YOUTH SPORTS NIGHTS AT MARIST!
Students in grades 5-8 are invited to the following athletic events as a guest of Marist.
Boys Soccer: Thursday, October 3 vs. Elmira, 6:30 pm*
Girls Soccer: Tuesday, October 8 vs. Cottage Grove, 6:30 pm*
Volleyball: Thursday, October 10 vs. Siuslaw, 6:30 pm
No RSVP required - free admission at the gate (including one parent per 5th-8th grader).
Come cheer on the Spartans and have some fun!
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MARIST MAGAZINE
Marist's summer 2019 magazine is online! The issue includes a number of O'Hara alumni & current parents.
Click here, or on the image, to browse their most recent publication.
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MARIST ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME
On Friday, October 18, Marist will hold their first ever Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
Congratulations to all the inductees- and an extra special shout out to O'Hara alum Kayla (Braud) Berney.
Inductees include:
Kayla (Braud) Berney '09
Joe Holvey '81
Coach Ed Hummel*
Kristina (Andersen) Mosley '97
1973 Football Team
Details
Date: Friday, October 18
Time: 4:30pm (social) | 5:15pm (dinner)
Location: Marist Gymnasium
Click
HERE for more information or purchase a table/tickets.
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MIDDLE SCHOOL CHROMEBOOK INSURANCE
Parents of students in grades 6-8 are highly encouraged to purchase insurance for their child's school-issued Chromebook. Information about the
policy and
claims process are available on the O'Hara website. This is a 3rd-party provider so parents should send the
application to the company directly. Contact
Mrs. Seaver with any questions.
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OREGON BATTLE OF THE BOOKS
The Oregon Battle of the Books, (OBOB), is a statewide program for reading motivation and comprehension sponsored by the Oregon Association of School Libraries. The goals are to encourage reading for enjoyment, broaden reading interests, increase reading comprehension, and promote cooperative learning. This is a voluntary activity. Students who would like to participate form teams of 3-5 players. Among them, they will read 16 pre-selected books. Each team is required to have a parent coach who will help them organize, read and discuss the books. The coach also asks the students questions about the books in preparation for "battles" which begin at the school level in January. All teams will battle at least twice in the preliminary round. There are two divisions, 3rd-5th, and 6th-8th. Teams may be formed from more than one grade within a division. The top team in each division goes on to the regional and possibly state competitions.
The coaches meeting for OBOB is scheduled for October 16, 2:45 to 3:30 pm in the library. The meeting is for coaches and anyone else who would like more information about the program.
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O'HARA'S SCREEN FREE WEEK: OCTOBER 14 - 18
This year O'Hara will be participating in a Screen Free Week during the week of the Jog-A-Thon. The purpose of our participation is to encourage a healthy, active lifestyle for our children and to reconsider the use of screens in our daily lives.
While your students are at school that week, teachers will work to minimize or eliminate screen time during class. An example of an exception would be using a screen for whole-class instruction. We encourage families to participate at home, too!
Information will be included in the weekly bulletin over the next few weeks with ideas for how to celebrate the week from home. Thank you for your support, and we look forward to a great Screen Free Week!
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2019-20 VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS: CASE TRAINING
All volunteers have requirements to fulfill before being eligible to volunteer at school this year. Per the Archdiocese, online updates to your volunteer training are not available this year, and anyone who wishes to volunteer must attend one of the in-person training sessions. The dates and times of the upcoming sessions are listed below, and further instructions are on our website, please
click here to learn more. Please contact
Stacie Seaver with any questions.
October 4 - 8:15am - O'Hara Library
October 7 - 6:00pm - O'Hara Library
October 22 - 1:15pm - O'Hara Library
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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. O'Hara's 2019-20 School Directory will be going to print soon, and we want to make sure we have everyone's information correct! 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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"As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."
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Joshua 24:15
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