September

21 Navigating Pediatric Anxiety Talk (sponsored by Trinity Free Clinic)

23 Movie Night K-2 5:30pm PH

24 GCHS Choir Festival

27-29 Fall Book Fair

29 Book Fair Night/School Open House 6-8pm & Food Truck Festival5:30-9pm

30    2-Hour Late Start 9:45am

Parent Accounts & Mobile App:

Parent letters went home with each child last week (Thursday or Friday). 

Please ask your child if they have not given this to you yet. 

This a whole new account for the school this year. 

Old links and bookmarks will not work!

Please make sure you use the link on the school website. 

Every family needs to create a new parent account.

If you have the mobile app downloaded on your phone from last year, you will need to delete the app and re-install it with the new school code JQZF

Please email Jennifer Seaman at seamanj@olmc1.org if you have

any questions.

Movie Night Is This Friday!

GradesK-2

September 23,2022

The late registration fee is now $10. Registration is still open through Friday.

Please get your payments in!

We’re looking forward to a great night at the movie with your K-2nd graders!

If you have registered, but do not know if you’ve paid please text or call:

Betsy Hoffman at betsyhoffman88@gmail.com or

Jill Reitz at reitz.jillian@gmail.com.

The PTO presents Finding Nemo (PG) on

Check in 5:45pm 

Movie 6 pm 

Pick up 8:00pm 

OLMC Parish Hall

Cost includes pizza, popcorn, candy, snack and a drink. 

School Safety Drills:

Each month the school practices a safety drill (fire, tornado, or A.L.I.C.E.).

The A.L.I.C.E. drill is designed to teach children what to do in the event of an aggressive intruder in the school. During the next few weeks, Mr. Fletcher and Sr. Peter Marie will be talking to each of the classrooms about the school's A.L.I.C.E. procedures.

Safety is always an important part of our culture here at OLMC, and we sincerely thank you for your continued support of our safety procedures and drills. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Tim Fletcher- fletchert@olmc1.org

A Word from your School Council….

The School Council is made up of OLMC parents and serves the school by advising the Administration on policies, procedures, and long-term planning from a parent perspective. The Council convened on Monday, September 12, 2022 for its monthly meeting to receive updates from the Administration on school policy initiatives and implementation, as well as to provide feedback from a parent perspective. 

This month, the Council and Administration discussed several topics that parents expressed most concern through the school wide Communications Survey from Spring 2022. Please see Principal Fletcher’s letter for more details and data received through this survey. The topics addressed this month included: an understanding of behavior and social expectations of students, opportunities for parents to dialogue with the School and School Council, and how parents can be involved in the school through volunteering.

We discussed strategies and solutions to immediately address these concerns, as well as long-term changes in School policy and methods that can be implemented in the coming months and years. Parents may notice some improvements this school year, including updates to the school website, opportunities for in-person dialogue and presentation with the School Council, sharing of information in multiple formats multiple times, organizing opportunities for volunteering and distinguishing types of volunteering, and more. Please continue checking Messages from the Mount for updates on all of these initiatives. To view all past Messages from the Mount for updates and to see a current list of volunteer opportunities, please visit the School website: https://school.olmc1.org/current-issues-messages-from-the-mount

Did you know that many of our volunteer opportunities are sibling friendly? I know so many of our parents still have little ones at home with them during the day which can make it hard to find time to volunteer. Please don’t hesitate to ask myself or the chairperson of an event if it is ok for younger siblings to tag along. Oftentimes it is not a problem at all which makes it much easier to volunteer😊

A HUGE shoutout to Amy Kaelin, Jaime Flannagan and Emily Fisher for chairing the Jr. High Social last Friday. The event was a big success thanks to all the amazing volunteers that helped out throughout the afternoon.

Movie Night for grades K-2 is coming up on September 23^rd. There are still a few volunteer opportunities available to help that evening so please check out the Sign-Up below.

Fall Book Fair will take place the 27^th-29^th. Click on the Sign-Up below to see what volunteer times are available. This is such a fun way to do a little shopping with your kiddo😊

6^th Grade Parents, be on the lookout for a Sign-Up for the 6^th Grade Social next month.

Current Volunteer Opportunities

K-2 Movie Night September 23^rd

k-2 Movie Night Volunteers: K-2 Movie Night (signupgenius.com)

             Fall Book Fair

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0D4AA4AB2FA0F49-fall

PTO Google Doc

OLMC PTO Volunteer Signup 2022/2023 (google.com)

School Bakers

Friday Bakers: Friday Bakers (signupgenius.com)

Library Volunteers

OLMC School Library Volunteers: OLMC School Library Volunteers (signupgenius.com)

Office Helpers

Office Helpers: Thursday Office Helpers (signupgenius.com)

School Lunch Committee (contact Megan Morton)

Mothers' Mass & Brunch:

Please join us for our Mother's Mass and Brunch on Monday, October 3rd! Mass is at 8am and then at the Ritz Charles for brunch where our amazing speaker, Mary Collins, will talk about friendship. There will also be shopping and a cash raffle! 

Guests are welcome to come. Check your email for the invite. 

Contact Kristin Miller at kristen.minneman@gmail.com with questions.

School Lost and Found:

Happy last official day of summer!  With colder temps looming in the near future, now is a great time to make sure all of your child(ren)’s PE bags, lunchboxes, sweatshirts, coats, hats, mittens, etc are labelled! We tend to see a large increase in lost & found during colder temps. Especially in the fall when it is chilly in the morning but warms up for recess/dismissal time.

The school lost & found table is located in the Parish Hall/Cafeteria. Items like jewelry & electronics are kept in the office. Parents are welcome to come check lost & found during the day. 

There is also a gym lost and found in the area outside the gym doors for items

left in the gym or locker rooms.

Items left on the Lost & Found table for 4 weeks get donated to the Merciful H.E.L.P. Center. We do check for names before we donate.

New Praise & Worship Band!

Have a student who adores Jesus, loves to sing or play guitar, piano, drums, or other instrument, and loves contemporary music? The Arts Council has a brand new offering for you: the new Praise and Worship Band! Join us Fridays after school for eight weeks this fall, where the students will learn some wonderful modern praise music and the art of playing together in a group.

Fridays, Sept 23 - Nov 18

3pm - 4:45pm

OLMC School Music Room

No Cost

For more information and to register: https://forms.gle/qeveLKwtVdfKPEhw8

Upcoming Art Council Workshops:

Figure Drawing - Grades 5-8:

September 26-28th after school until 4:30pm. 

Taught by Amy Stutey. 

No Cost

E-mail Amy Stutey if you’d like to sign up:amystutey@yahoo.com

Who:  students in grades 3-8

What: After- School Homework Club with Mrs. Hruskocy and Mrs. Seall 

Where: Mrs. Hruskocy’s Room 

When: Tuesday & Thursday after school until 4:15

Cost: $15 per day

Pick- Up: at the back of OLMC on the playground

*** We currently have openings for Homework Club. Our preference is for your child to attend both days for consistency. However, if you would like to join and only one day works, you can have your child come for that day. You can always add the second day, if your schedule changes.

Fill out the permission slip below and send it to Mrs. Hruskocy.

St. Joseph Retreat Center:

The vision of the St. Joseph Retreat Center is to enable parishes, schools and individuals of all denominations to unite in the heart of Jesus Christ. They provide opportunities for spiritual formation, healing and professional development in a sacred space with a rich history and a calm and inviting  atmosphere. Check out the retreat schedule through the end of this year.