OLMC School - Messages from the Mount August 10, 2022

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Messages from the Mount

A Christ-centered community,

provides excellence in education

to meet the needs of the whole child.

August 10, 2022

The Class of 2023 had a great retreat day yesterday.

August

18 Jr. High Parent Orientation - virtual

25 Grades 1-6 Orientation - virtual

Teachers will be sending out videos to parents with important information about their class expectations instead of delivering an in-person presentation.

24-31 Sisters' Pantry Shower

25 School Picture Day-students wear school uniform

September

1 8^th Grade donuts with Guerin Catholic – PH 8-8:45am (students only)

2 OLMC Birthday Observed at school – Out of Uniform Spirit Day

5 No School – Labor Day

9 Q1 Midterm cutoff

11 8^th Grade Car Wash 8:45am-2:00pm sports field parking lot

13 Room Parent Meeting 9:30-10:30am School Library

14 E-Learning Day – Diocesan Teacher Meetings

Attendance Tips:

call 317-663-4025 or email attendance@olmc1.org

All 3 Administrative Assistants can see the emails to attendance@olmc1.org. Please do not email a direct email since Jaclyn is only MWF and Danielle is T, Th. Your message may not be seen if it is sent to an individual email.
It is good to let the teacher know about absences/appointments. Please also copy the attendance email so the office is aware as well.
Teacher emails can be found on the website here: https://school.olmc1.org/teachers
Children are considered tardy if they arrive in their classroom after 7:45am. We say drop off is from 7:15-7:45am but remember to allow time for your child to get from the car to the classroom.
If your child will be arriving late due to an appointment or absent due to illness, please call or email the school office before 9am each day.
We are required by the State of IN to call you if we do not hear from you and your child is not present.
If you need to pick your child up mid-day for an appointment – please call or email to let us know.
The closest parking is behind the gym. The sidewalk is open to the front door.
A parent must come to the front window to sign a child out of school.
If someone other than a parent is picking your child up, we need a phone call or email giving us permission for them to pick up your child.

Parking Lot and Carpool Info

The sidewalk to the front door of school if finished!

Visitors (parent volunteers or to pick up students for appointments) to the school should park behind the gym and use the sidewalk between the front of school and the construction fence.

With the start of the new school year, it is good to remind everyone of some helpful carpool tips:

Morning Carpool

For the line to drop off behind the school, you have to pull ALL the way up to the rock and/or traffic guide before stopping to let your children out. Do not stop in the red area if there are no cars in front of you.

The safety drop-off zone is everywhere between the aqua lines in the pic below. Then everyone behind them as far back as the end of the building, can let out. Cars should remain in a single line – do not pull out of line to go around stopped cars.

For those that use the line in front of church for morning dropoff or afternoon kindergarten dropoff. The safety drop-off zone is from the front of the line back to the Adoration Chapel Ramp/Crosswalk – between the aqua lines in the picture below.

Afternoon Carpool

Save the Date for Sisters' Pantry Shower:

Aug 24-31

Each year we honor our Dominican Sisters by helping them stock their pantry with non-perishable items. Watch for more information on what and when to donate next week.

Due Aug 10 - Family Policy Guide 2022-23:

The 2022-23 Family Policy Guide is ready – click here to read with your family.

Each parent must sign the online acknowledgement here: https://forms.gle/UeJvdV3mTHrX25fd7

Please do this before the first day of school-Aug10.

From the PTO:

Ready or not school is back! I pray everyone had a smooth first day and are greeted with nothing but smiles at carpool😊

I was so excited to see everyone at the Parent’s Reception this morning. A special shout out to the parent’s that provided the refreshments: Matt McCain, Valerie Hahn, Katie Pasman, Megan O’Connor, Michelle Longley, and Kariane O’Keefe. Your help was truly appreciated on this hectic morning.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by the PTO table at the Raider Roundup! We now have 163 families who have filled out the Volunteer Google Doc and earned a Spiritwear Day for their kiddoes. Thank you so much for taking the time to do this! I’m going to extend the deadline for one more week so get those surveys completed so your kids can participate in the out of uniform day! Click on the link below or as always, visit the PTO Page of the school’s website to access the form.

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

We have so many fun activities coming up so stay tuned for updates and volunteer opportunities!

God Bless,

Kate Vespa

PTO President

Lunch:

Parent lunch duty

Please arrive at 10:45 for lunch duty.

Click here for the Parent Lunch Duty Schedule for Aug - Oct 2022.

As a tithing parish that does not charge tuition, our lunch program relies on parent volunteers each day. The number of volunteer spots needed in the cafeteria throughout the year exceeds the number of students enrolled in school. Therefore, it is necessary for families to serve a minimum of 3 days. This is the only required commitment we ask of our parents each year. If you are not able to serve on your assigned dates, it is also your responsibility to switch with someone.

Hot lunch options start with Mexican Monday on August 15!

If you already have a Campus Cuisine account from last year make sure to:

Update your child’s grade & homeroom (class lists will be emailed Monday, Aug 1)
Purchase lunches ahead of time – lunches must be PAID for by noon the day before.
Order by noon on the day before

If you are new to Campus Cuisine:

Click here for directions to create your account
Make sure you enter the correct grade/homeroom
Order by noon the day before

Click here for instructions to create an account

22-23 Regional COVID Plan:

Please click here for the update from the Diocese of Lafayette.

Little Flowers Girls Club:

Attention parents of all K-3 girls!

Are you looking for a fun, faith-focused club for your daughter? The Little Flowers Girls’ Club is a Catholic club in which girls learn about Catholic virtues through fun-filled activities that highlight the lives of the saints. Following the model of our namesake, St. Therese of Lisieux, “The Little Flower”, the girls learn how to practice virtuous works of kindness and charity to grow in their love for Jesus! Meetings will be held after school one Friday each month, September-May from 3:20-5pm in the Parish Hall. Monthly meetings consist of snacks, games, crafts, music & occasional guest speakers; yearly activities include our Daddy-Daughter Dance and Mother-Daughter Dinner.

Registration link is below. Registration closes August 17.

A mandatory PARENT meeting is on August 19th from 6-8pm.

We look forward to seeing you there! Questions about registration and/or club information? Contact Haley Clark hamounce@yahoo.com or Tammye Ballance mrssvb@yahoo.com

Click here to register

OLMC Volleyball Open Gym

Grades 4-8 Girls

CYO Girls Volleyball open gym registration is in the link below. It’s free!!

Please fill it out asap if your daughter is planning to attend any of the days so Jason and Mike have a good idea on the numbers!! Let’s pack the gym and get ready for a great season!

Click here to register

Deadline is August 15!

School Code: 172OLMC-IN

Sports Ministry Website: https://www.olmc1.org/sports

Don’t miss out on important Raider Athletics News! For more information about the information listed below, click here to sign up for the Sports Ministry Newsletter.

Purchase $10 donation cards at your local Meijer (1424 W. Carmel Dr) to provide food to families in your community at The Merciful HELP Center with OLMC Church.

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