Messages from the Mount
A Christ-centered community,
provides excellence in education
to meet the needs of the whole child.
October 27, 2021
This is the bulletin board outside of 1st & 2nd grade classrooms.
School Calendar
October
27 Report cards go home today
29 Fall Parties (K-6)
29 Costume Parade (K-2) 1:30pm Front of School

November
4 Out of Uniform Day - Sunday Supper participation (honor system - no form)
5 No School - Parent/Teacher Conferences
6-7 Time Change, Fall Back - turn your clocks back 1 hour

December
New late start day added - Dec 2 will be a 2 hour late start



Click here to see the completed Lunch Server Calendar which now includes October - December.
Community Update:
This past week (10/21 - 10/26) we have had no new reportable positive Covid-19 cases within our school. 


Costume Parade:
Friday, Oct 29 1:30 PM
Kindergarten, 1st & 2nd grades
Students will either come to school with their costume on or they will slip it on over their play clothes right before the parade. It is an out of uniform day for K - 2. Check your classroom newsletter for more details about this.

Parents are welcome to come watch. Please park in the parking lot and line the sidewalks in front of the school. The parade will begin with the students exiting the school from the front doors of the gym, parading past the front of the school. They will visit the church office, then enter back into the school by the fountain entrance.
OLMC Spirit Wear Shop is Open:
Get some early Christmas Shopping done. Spirit wear makes great gifts for your children and grandparents!

Closes: Nov 7
Delivery to school: The week of Nov 22 (Items will be sent home with your child so if your items are a gift to your child, please email Erin Gould at goulde@olmc1.org to make alternate pickup arrangements)

Lost & Found:
The Lost & Found table is located in the Parish Hall to the left. We do look for names but all of these items pictured are nameless.

If you are missing any sweatershirts, sweaters, water bottle, lunchboxes, etc. please come check out the Lost & Found.

Any unclaimed items will be donated to Used Uniforms or the Merciful HELP Center on Monday, November 8.
Parent/Teacher Conferences:
Friday, Nov 5
There is no school that day.
K-4 Parents: All teachers will be having a conference with parent(s) of each child. Your child's homeroom teacher has scheduled conferences already so if you do not have a conference time, please email your child's homeroom teacher. The directory is on the website here: https://school.olmc1.org/directory-1

5-8 Parents: It is possible that you may not have a conference. If your child's teacher feels the need to have a conference with you, they have already reached out to schedule one.

Parents are always welcome, any time of year, to email their child's teacher with any questions or concerns. Click here for our staff directory. Teacher names and emails are also listed in DirectorySpot.

If you have any questions about this day, please email your child's homeroom teacher.
Coat Drive:
It’s starting to get chilly outside! Have you gone through your coat closet yet to see what doesn’t fit you?

The Merciful HELP Center works in partnership with Hamilton County Kids Coats to provide warm winter wear for families and we are anticipating a tough winter.

We give used coats from the Merciful HELP Center from December 4, 2021 though February 2, 2022
Here is the list of used coats that we need to collect to prepare ourselves for the giveaways!!
If you have any questions, please email Rosanne Burge at mhc@kidscoats.org

Size Number Needed
Boy 10-12 20
Boy 14-16 20
Men Small 25
Men Medium 45
Men Large 40
Men XL 10
Men 3XL 5
Men 4XL 5
Women Large 50
Women XL 50
Women 2XL 15
Women 3XL 5
Women 4XL 5

Please take donations of coats, hats and gloves directly to the MHC donation room (look for the blue awning at the Matthew 25 Center building) any day of the week from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM.
If you would like to volunteer to help give away coats, please register to volunteer on this Sign up Genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/mhccoats
SOULCORE:
Body | Mind | Soul
Join OLMC moms Molly Tittle and Alli Koscal for movement and prayer! We pray the rosary and meditate on the mysteries while incorporating stretching and functional movement in a beautiful setting.

Join us Tuesdays @ 9 to nourish your body, mind and soul!
For questions or studio location email alli@soulcore.com. Upcoming classes:

November 2
November 9
November 16
Add this to your Calendar!
New late start day added: December 2

On December 2nd (Thursday) we will have a 2 hour late start in order for the school & parish staff to attend a session by Dr. Sri.
Have an Event to Advertise?
Email submission requests to Jennifer Seaman at seamanj@olmc1.org by Monday evening of the week you want your event included. (Ex. to be included on Wednesday, Sep 8, the deadline for submission is Monday, Sep 6).
CYO boys and girls volleyball registrations are open.
Grades 4-8
Register by Nov 15 
School code 172OLMC-IN
Evaluations will be on Nov 18 & Nov 20. Click here for more info.


The Merciful HELP Center needs you!
See below for several opportunities for your family to help our community:
The Merciful HELP Center Furniture Crew has been working so hard to meet the need for basic furniture for families in need in our community!
We are really in severe need of twin and queen mattresses, box springs and bed rails! We need 18 sets of twins and 14 sets of queen. It is always our goal to get everyone in beds that we know are on the floor.

We accept mattresses from single family dwellings only in Hamilton County. Mattresses need to be less than 20 years old, and have no stains, or tears. They cannot be from apartments, dorms, retirement homes or storage spaces. We need donators to understand, if we get one bed bug in our furniture building, we will loose ALL donations and will not be able to assist people. Building with connected walls have a more bed bug difficulties and you may not even be aware!

We will come and get them from your garage! If you email furniture@mercifulhelpcenter.org, we will arrange a pick up!

We only accept basic furniture, such as twin, full and queen size bed, box springs and red rails, dressers, couch or love seats, living room chairs, recliners, lift chairs, kitchen table and chairs. We will also accept coffee tables, end tables and bed side tables or any small tables that can be used for the purpose of holding a lamp or C-Pap machine.

We do not have the capacity to store anything beyond basic need. Our mission is to supply the most basic needs to families in need. Our goal is to get people off the floor, sleeping in a bed, eating and doing homework at a table, and spending family time on a sofa or chair. We are a ministry to help families meet their most basic needs. We have limited storage capacity!

Some things we would like to make parishioners aware of: we do not accept TV’s, sleeper sofas, hutches, storage cabinets, outside furniture, king sized beds, and sectionals or gas appliances, dishwashers or built in microwaves. The people we serve mainly live in small places with small rooms. We pick up from garage’s. We cannot enter homes.
Please email furniture@mercifulhelpcenter.org if you have furniture you would like to share with a family in need. Please give us 48 hours to respond. The Merciful HELP Center is a small volunteer organization, and the furniture ministry is staffed with volunteers who are dedicated and need you to be patient, kind and understanding when they cannot accept furniture that is outside of our parameters! Thank you so much for understanding!!
Used Vehicle donations to the Merciful HELP Center
The Merciful HELP Center is in desperate need of used cars for families in need.

We have a fast growing list of people who are without cars going into the winter season and we would like to help them if we can. This need is serious and if you donate a running used car you will be able to provide a family the chance to grocery shop, get to doctor appointments and work on a daily basis. Please email Todd Wade - twade757@gmail.com for more information.

Thanks to PFM Car and Truck in Carmel and the Neely family, we are able to make repairs to cars! Todd can help navigate the decision if your vehicle would be a great fit for a family in need! Thank you to all who have made a vehicle donation!
Guerin Catholic High School News:
COMMUNITY
BOYS LACROSSE PROSPECT DAY
GRADES 7 AND 8
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10 6-8 pm
Cost: $20 per player
Register at GuerinCatholic.org
 
ADMISSIONS NEWS
Please note Guerin Catholic is on a Trimester Schedule. First Trimester Finals are November 8-10.
 
UPCOMING SCHOOL DAY PARENT TOURS
Learn more about our events and register at GuerinCatholic.org.
November 2 - Tuesday Tour
 
Saturday, November 6 (8:30 am - 12 pm)
Saturday, December 4 (8:30 am - 12 pm)

Limited dates available in December and January

Eighth grade students are invited to spend a day with us during the school day at Guerin Catholic, attending classes, meeting students and teachers, and experiencing high school first-hand. We’d love to welcome you in the Nest!

Saturday, November 6 (8:30 am - 12 pm)
Saturday, December 4 (8:30 am - 12 pm)

Select dates available in October – January
Eighth grade students are invited to spend a day with us during the school day at Guerin Catholic, attending classes, meeting students and teachers, and experiencing high school first-hand. We’d love to welcome you in the Nest!