OLMC School - Messages from the Mount October 12, 2022

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Messages from the Mount

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October

12 Papa John's Fundraising Dining Event

14 Pep Rally 2pm & Spirit Wear Day

17-21 NoSchool - Fall Break

26 Report cards sent home

27 Open House 9:15-10:45am

31 Costume Parade-Grades K-2 1:30pm behind school

Turkeys in Carpool?

Tomorrow during afternoon carpool, a small group of students will be passing out

Turkey Tags for the Merciful H.E.L.P. Center.

Beginning in mid-October until shortly before Thanksgiving, the Merciful HELP Center collects Thanksgiving-type foods, staples, laundry detergent, and personal hygiene items to create food baskets for approximately 500 families from Hamilton County in Indiana.

Your donations will help jumpstart this years collection!

Raiders Storming Heaven

October is the month of the rosary. Watch this brief video of Sr. Mariam sharing the power of the rosary. Let’s storm heaven together as one big Raider Family!

Click here to watch new video featuring some 7th graders

6th Grade Retreat Highlights:

Wow!! What a fun and grace-filled day! The NET team were so impressed by the 6th grade, by their openness and their joy. They they said this was their favorite retreat they've given (and some of the missionaries have been serving on NET for almost 2 years!)

Click here to view some testimonials from our 6th grade class

Papa John’s Dining Fundraiser is Today!

Order Papa John’s TODAY to support our school! Papa John’s will donate up to 25% of our total sales amount over $1,201! When placing your order online or over the phone, please provide our school’s promo code ISNN01. If you are ordering in person, please show the flyer when checking out.

Thank you for your continued support in our dining fundraisers!

Blue & Gold Spirit Day & Pep Rally Friday:

In a spirit of celebration, the entire school will be having a Spirit Day.

Please refer to the Family Policy Guide page 50.

On Spirit Days students are encouraged to show their school pride.

Students should follow the out of uniform dress code but they must wear an Our Lady of Mount Carmel or Raider shirt of some kind.
OLMC sports Jersey and team t-shirts are acceptable.
They may also wear a blue or yellow shirt, the school colors.
Children may wear jeans, khakis, loosely-fitting athletic pants, or other clean, casual type slacks with appropriate tops. Clothing must be without any holes and frayed edges.
No shorts may be worn.
It is permissible for girls to wear a casual skirt on out of uniform days, as long as the skirt follows the guidelines for uniform skirts and the hem touches the top of the knee or longer.
Girls may also wear Capri pants (mid-calf).
For safety reasons Crocs, flip flops,or shoes that do not stay securely on the feet are not permitted.

Poinsettia Sales to Support 8th Grade

Washington DC Trip:

Order by Oct. 27

The 8^th grade is selling poinsettias to raise money for their class trip to Washington D.C.

There are 2 sizes to choose from:

8 inch pot - $16.00 - your choice of red or white
10 inch pot - $25.00 - only offered in red
6.5 inch pot-$10-only offered in red-can be donated to Connecting Hearts to be delivered to area nursing homes

Order forms may be turned into any 8^th grader or the school office.

Pick up will be December 3rd at OLMC so that you can enjoy them for the holidays.

Click here for an order form

Click here for the Nov-Jan Parent lunch duty calendar.

Thank you to the many parents that have already served their assigned lunch duty this school year.

Please remember that on Monday, Wednesday and Friday when we have catered lunches, it is very important to be here at 10:45am. Your assistance in counting and sorting food items really makes a difference! The last lunch ends at 12:45. Once the tables are cleaned and collapsed.

OLMC Sports

TRASH BAGS ARE HERE!

It’s time for Fall Cleaning!! The OLMC Sports Program is sponsoring a trash bag sale to raise

funds for the sports program. Sale starts 10/6/22 and will go through 10/22/22 with pick up

at the gym from 2-4pm on Tuesday, November 1st in the gym. Each roll of bags is $13 per roll

with a discount if you buy a case.

Order forms went home with your youngest child last Friday so please check your child’s backpack for them. All orders will be collected on paper order forms and payment may be made via cash or check made out to OLMC Sports. Checks/cash must accompany your order form and all order forms must be turned in to the school office by 10/21/22. Any questions, please contact Colleen Sherman at cmsherman14@yahoo.com or (630) 229-8831.

We will also need volunteers to help sort and fill the orders once they arrive so here is the Sign-Up Genius for helping. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D49A4A62EAAFF2-trash1

Click here for order form

Volunteers Needed - Great for All Families - New & Seasoned:

This year's Open House is scheduled for Thursday, October 27 from 9:00-10:15. We expect 50 families to come through! With that being said, we are in need of A LOT of help.

We ask that you be in the Parish Hall by 8:45 so we can give you a run-down of the schedule. We'll have coffee, nibbles, a map of the school, and a sheet of talking points. We really do try to make this as stress-free and easy-going as possible for the tour guides;)

Do you have littles and can't find a sitter? NO worries, bring them along...we are a CATHOLIC school:) Do you have preschool drop off? No worries, come when you can! Do you have an appointment and have to leave early? No worries, we'd appreciate you giving just one tour. You don't know what the Junior High side looks like? No worries, we'll have 6th-8th grade students available to help you on the tour!

Please reach out to Haley Church if you are available to help or have questions at sunlily55@yahoo.com or 317.514.4569

Thank you to Shelly Preston and Angie Howard for putting together a great social for our 6^th graders last week! We certainly lucked out with another gorgeous fall afternoon to have some fun outside.

OLMC Open House is coming up on October 27^th. This is a great opportunity to spread the word about how wonderful our school is! If you are interested in helping with tours that day, please contact Haley Church (sunlily55@yahoo.com) or Alli Koscal (alkoscal@gmail.com).

Veteran’s Day is right around the corner and this year we would love to take a moment to honor some of the Veterans in our own lives. If you have a family member or friend who served in the Military, we would LOVE for you to send in a small picture and brief description of their service. We will be placing these on a bulletin board in the Parish Hall during November as a way to show our gratitude for their service.

Fall Parties will be happening soon! Keep an eye out for sign-ups and volunteer opportunities from your Room Parents. Have a great Fall Break everyone!!

Current Volunteer Opportunities

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)

Recess Monitors (contact Angie Nalley)

School Lunch Committee (contact Megan Morton)n)

Join the Yearbook Committee:

The yearbook needs your help!!

We are looking for at least one representative per grade to help with this year's yearbook!

You will need to be at all the parties and activities your grade has during the school year! You will need to take as many photos as you can and upload them to our Homeroom App. You DO NOT need a professional camera - your phone camera works perfectly for this!!

You will also be involved in creating your grade's yearbook page!!

Help us create a lasting impression for our kiddos!

JOIN YEARBOOK!!

Click here to sigh up

Art to Remember:

Keep your child’s art forever! Art to Remember is back and is a great way to help support the Art Program at OLMC while cherishing those precious creations!

Flyers will be sent home at the end of the month to order and items will be delivered in time for Christmas gifts!

Grades K-2 Costume Parade:

1:30pm Oct 31

Parents of children in grades K-2 should check the teacher’s newsletter for complete details about costumes, etc. The parade will be at 1:30pm, outside behind the school. Parents should park by the church or in the north parking lot and walk around to the back of school. The children will exit from the back side of the gym (door 3), parade past the parents and re-enter the school at the doors by the crosswalk (door 6).

School Lost and Found:

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.

Does your child play a stringed instrument or

have any interest in learning to play one?

Come make music with us on Fridays after school from 3-4:30 for 6 weeks starting on November 4 and ending with a performance during the school Christmas program. This group will be led by violinist/private music teacher Jessica Baker and Amy Stutey. A Guerin violinist is volunteering to help as well. Please email amystutey@yahoo.com to sign up.

We look forward to making a joyful noise with you soon!

Robotics Club:

Do you have a K-3rd grader who is interested in robotics? Consider joining the Robotics club at OLMC! We will follow the First Lego League program. Kindergartens will participate in the First Lego League Discover program. 1st-3rd graders will participate in the First Lego League Explore Program. To learn more about these programs, please visit the website: https://www.firstlegoleague.org/about#. Any 4th grader who is not a member of the First Lego League Challenge team may also register. Registration can be found here: www.orgsonline.com. If you have an interested student, please register by Wednesday 10/19/22. If you are interested in being a mentor/coach, please indicate that in the Special Requests section of the registration form. We do need several parent volunteers to make this program successful! Please email any questions to Lexi Kutch at kutchl@olmc1.org.

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