OLMC School - Messages from the Mount October 5, 2022

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October

6 Picture Re-take Day

6 8th Grade class trip meeting 6:30pm PH

7 6th Grade Social3-4:30pm

7 Out of Uniform - Jeans & Flannel Day-entire school

12 3rd grade in school retreat

12 Papa John's Fundraising Dining Event

14 Pep Rally 2pm & Spirit Wear Day

October 5, 2022

Dear Parents,

“The Family that Prays Together Stays Together.” This saying was made famous by Venerable Rev. Patrick Peyton, also known as... click here to read full letter.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel School

Golden Cross Award Recipients for September

Marie Vespa and Connor Stutey

The Golden Cross Award is presented to two students a month who exemplify our school motto to be “Stewards for Christ” by using all the gifts that God has given to them, both natural and supernatural, in service to God and others.

The Golden Cross, which these students wear throughout the month, is the greatest symbol of the love Jesus has for us, and His mission, which he expressed in the words “I did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give my life as a ransom for many.” It is Jesus that we seek to imitate through a life of grace and virtue. He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.

After careful consideration of all nominations submitted, Marie Vespa and Connor Stutey were chosen to receive the Golden Cross Award. Please find here the nominations for both students:

Marie Vespa shows the virtues of faith, love, and friendship. She is so sweet and loving. She is full of initiative and jumps in to help the teacher and others with anything. I have never ever heard her say anything unkind about anyone. She is a good friend to everyone and is not afraid to grow in her faith and share her faith with others. She brings her Bible to school masses to follow along with the mass readings and helps her friends tab the readings ahead of time.

Connor Stutey shows the virtues of selflessness, thoughtfulness, and generosity. He is always thinking of others before himself. When I was trying out for band, he got my trumpet down from the rack. Another time, he went and got my backpack before he got his own. When I was out for an appointment and I missed some note taking, he shared his notes with me and is also always holding the door. He really wanted to save up gems for Raider Rewards, but the rest of us wanted to buy a pass to eat lunch with Sr. Mariam. So, he sacrificed 20 of his gems so we could all have lunch together with sister.

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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!

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Click here to read survey results

Picture Retake Day-tomorrow:

Picture Re-take day is tomorrow, October 6.

Proofs from picture day are expected later this week. We plan to get them sent home as soon as they are received. If they are not received soon, re-take day will be re-scheduled. Watch your email for more information about this.

On picture re-take day, students wear their school uniform. If they are having their picture re-taken, they should bring the pictures or proof with them to give to the photographer. Re-takes will be taken during the morning, with the exception of Afternoon Kindergarten. We also recommend you make sure your child and their teacher knows you want them to have a re-take. Teachers are not able to check email after 7:30am.

New Administrative Assistant:

I am very happy to announce that Kourtney Eisberg has accepted the position of administrative assistant (M/W/F).

A note from Kourtney:

I grew up in Michigan and am a graduate of Michigan State University. Before becoming a stay at home mom, I worked in Minnesota as an Account Manager for Cargill Salt. My husband, Jason, and I have two kids at OLMC, Emma (3rd grade) and Noah (1st grade). In my free time I enjoy playing volleyball, camping with my family and reading. I am very grateful for this opportunity and am excited to be joining the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel team.

Kourtney started today.

Please continue to email attendance@olmc1.org for absences and appointment notifications. Mrs. Seaman, Mrs. Gunsett and Mrs. Eisberg will all be able to see these emails so you don’t need to remember who is working which day.

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

you are free to leave.

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 the school. Therefore, it is necessary for families to serve lunch duty for a minimum of three days. This is the only required commitment of service we ask of our parents each year. If parents are not able to serve on their assigned dates, it is the parents’ responsibility to switch dates with another protocoled adult. A protocoled adult is a person who has successfully completed the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana’s Safe and Sacred training and whose background check

through this protocol system has been cleared.

8th Grade Class Trip Meeting: Tomorrow night 6:30pm PH

DC Trip: Parent Informational Meeting: Thursday, Oct. 6th: 6:30 pm: School Parish Hall

All 8th Grade parents (at least 1 per family) should plan to attend this meeting to hear about the trip details, potential cost, and fundraising. (At this point a make-up date for the car wash is uncertain.)

Poinsettia Sale Coordinators Needed:

Dear 8^th grade parents:

The class trip to DC will be exciting this spring. We are looking for parents to chair the 8th grade poinsettia fundraiser. (This could be an individual or a team!)

Much of the planning of this fundraiser is done on your time, so it is a perfect opportunity for moms or dads, working or stay at home parents. Those serving in this role may also be able to further reduce the cost of the trip for their child or themselves as a chaperone (in addition to the fundraising from the sales). In the past, this fundraiser has raised around $12,000 total towards the trip; if no one comes forward to head the effort, it might not happen.

We need to start planning, so please contact Stephanie Zorger by email at jslzorger@gmail.com or call/text 773-844-7884. Tina Fletcher has all the information and is happy to sit down with the chair/s of this fundraiser and walk you through the details.

Jeans & Flannel Day for Mr. Logan:

Friday, Oct 7

Mr. John Logan, one of our maintenance men, is retiring. His last day is Friday, October 7. In order to celebrate as a school, we are having an out of uniform day to wear jeans & flannel shirts! This out of uniform day is for the whole school, grades K-8.

Mr. Logan graduated from OLMC School in 1970. He began volunteering for the parish in 1975 as an electrician and handy man. Mr. Logan started officially working for the parish in 2014. He loves classic muscle cars and his favorite saint is St. Joseph the worker.

It’s October and almost the end of the 1^st Quarter! I just wanted to take a moment to thank each and every one of you that has stepped up and offered to help with all the events the PTO has already done this school year. We are truly grateful for your time AND talent! I have loved seeing so many new faces around the school and look forward to meeting many new people as we continue throughout the year. Let’s keep up the good work😊

Thank you to all the Volunteers that helped with the Book Fair last week. Kourtney Eisberg, Lori Grecco, Rachel Sinders and Jane Ann Gaskill did an AMAZING job providing a fantastic opportunity for our kiddos to pick up some super fun books.

Mother’s Mass and Brunch was held on Monday and was attended by almost 200 OLMC moms! Thank you to Kristin Miller and her wonderful committee for putting together this beautiful event and to Mary Collins for her amazing testimony on Christ centered friendships. Truly an inspiration.

6^th Grade Parents, the 6^th Grade Social is this Friday immediately following school. Please see the Sign-Up below for volunteer opportunities.

Current Volunteer Opportunities

6^th Grade Social

6th Grade Social 2022: 6th Grade Tie Dye Tailgate Social 2022 (signupgenius.com)

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)

Recess Monitors (contact Angie Nalley)

School Lunch Committee (contact Megan Morton) Morton)

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!!

Library Corner

Birthday Book Club

Happy birthday to the newest members of the Birthday Book Club: Yuna Au-Yeung, Sullivan Bailey, Samuel Dearing, Theodore Harts, Magnolia Hoffman, Theo Hultman, Madelyn Largent, Alison Laughner, Cora Miller, Conner Myers, Grant Norton, Luke Pacilio, Nicole Remien, Gianna Senger, and Jonathan Soto. Thank you for your donation to the library. Your names have been placed inside of a new book for everyone to read. If your student would like to participate in the Birthday Book Club, please have them bring in a new book of their choice or a $10 donation to the library. October birthday book club invitations will be coming home this week. Thank you for helping build our library collection!

Volunteer Opportunities

1. Library Special welcomes volunteers! If you would like to volunteer, please sign-up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C44AEA629A0F5C16-olmc3

2. Book Reviewers Needed! We have several books that were donated from Carmel Library but we want to ensure that they are aligned with our Catholic Values. If you'd like to help, send an e-mail to gaskillj@olmc1.org. If you volunteer to review a book, I'll send a book home with one of your children and e-mail you a short google form to complete after you finish the book. You can read the book at your leisure, no due dates!

Book Fair

The Fall Book Fair was a big success. I hope your young readers are enjoying all of their new reads! Because of your support, our classrooms and libraries will be receiving new books for all our students to enjoy. THANK YOU!

Papa John’s Dining Fundraiser is Wednesday, October 12^th!

Save the date! Our next dining fundraiser will be at Papa John’s (2001 East Greyhound Pass) on Wednesday, October 12 ^th . 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!

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.

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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