OCCS News and Announcements
September 5, 2023
Spiritual Theme: Amazing Race
Theme Song: By Faith
Theme Verse: 1 Corinthians 9:24 & 25 "Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever."
Sack Pack Program
Transitional Kindergarten-12th grade can take advantage of the community-led Sack Pack Program. The Sack Pack Program provides free food items each weekend to assist families who are struggling to make ends meet. The program gives children a sack of nutritious, easy-to-prepare snacks for the weekend. Items might include EZ Mac cup, soup packets, fruit cup, applesauce cup, juice boxes, Pop Tarts, oatmeal packet, microwave popcorn, raisins, pudding cup, granola bar, cereal bar, cracker and peanut butter packs, fruit snacks, etc. We apologize, but at this time, we are unable to meet the needs of children with specific food allergies. Click the link below to sign up.
Save the Date for the school year kick-off party:
Come enjoy a night of food and games as we kick off the new school year on Saturday, September 9 at the OCCS playground. Stay for our late night "drive-in" movie...G-Force! We'll turn it on when it gets dark (around 8:00) and watch it on the playground!

Food: Pulled Pork sandwich meal (freewill donation)
Games: $10 bracelet gets you games all night!
Important: The Society Meeting will be Monday, September 11 at 7pm:
Join us September 11 at 7:00 for our annual society meeting. Election of new board members will take place and the budget will be presented. Absentee ballots will be accepted for board nominees, and can be picked up in the school office and given to Mr. Alons or a board member before the meeting time. This is a great opportunity to hear what is going on at the school, such as a summary of last year, goals for the coming year, staff recognition, and more.

The new board nominees are:
Calvary CRC: James Boer, Josh Dykstra, Cheryl Tracy
At large: Matt Mellema, Shannon Schuller, Alan Oetken
Partner Society: Brad Cleveringa, Amanda Dykstra, Tiffany Kallemeyn
Weather related announcements:
We will be sending out weather related text messages/emails to anyone who gave us a cell phone number at registration. We will be sending any late starts, early dismissals or cancellations as soon as we know about them. They will also be posted on the school website and social media.
Food Service Reminders:
A few reminders regarding our food service program. The cost for a student lunch is $3.10 per day. We encourage families to add enough money to your account for at least 1 month's worth of meals for each of your students. If you have 1 student at OCCS, this would be approximately $62 per month ($9.00 for Reduced Cost), or with 3 students, $186 monthly. There is also a possibility of additional charges for your student when taking dessert ($.50), or additional servings on milk ($.45), Fruit/Vegetable ($.25) or main dish ($1.00). Your lunch balance and students account activity can be viewed on JMC using the website or the app. Payments can be made to OCCS Food Service by cash, check or Venmo (please list Food Service in the memo). We are asking for a minimum of $10 per transaction to reduce paperwork. 

We encourage families who qualify to apply for Free or Reduced meals. Title 1 funding is determined by the number of families we have that qualify for these meals. Please find the attached link to apply for Free or Reduced meals.Thank you!
Silage Piles:
We have a lot of silage piles coming up in the next two weeks. Sign up links will be sent out with more information.
JMC Access to view hot lunch and tuition:
Families can check the balance of your hot lunch and tuition accounts through JMC. You can find this information by going to the OCCS website, selecting 'Parents' and ‘JMC’ or click here: JMC Parent Login. Your login information is the same you used for online registration. Please contact the office with questions.