Spring Conferences New Registration System

Friday, March 10 starts at 8:30 AM

OLG will be using MyConferenceTime to schedule conferences. This program will make scheduling with multiple teachers and/or multiple children easier and provide privacy. Families can start signing up for conferences at 3pm on Wednesday, March 1st. Please watch this short video provided by MyConferenceTime on how to use the site to schedule your conferences. Please click here for complete details on conferences.

Lenten Activity

The parish has created a fun family activity for Lent. The flyer was sent home in backpacks. You can also click here for a copy.

Library Volunteers Needed

The 2nd trimester ends next week, and there are still several slots available in the following classrooms: Bland, Brekke, Elsey, Fischer, Foley, Moore, Readon, Roche, Schatz, Schmidt, Scott and Varley. Please click here to volunteer!

Lunchroom Volunteers Needed

We have had fewer volunteers in the lunchroom in the past few weeks. We could really use your help. Please consider signing up, as this simple task is a great way to support your child's teachers. Please click here to volunteer!

OLG Summer Academy is Coming!

We will again be offering a variety of enrichment summer programs and tutoring. Complete details and registration will open March 3rd.

Donate a Ukulele to the Music Program

Do you have a Ukulele that you no longer need? Mrs. Skinner's OLG music classroom could use donations of soprano ukulele instruments. Please feel free to drop off your old ukulele in the Mercy Music Loft or leave it with the receptionist at the front desk. Questions? Contact Mrs. Skinner.

Carpool Reminder

You MUST use the auxiliary lot all the time to keep the carpool line off of Eden Ave. Please also remember to pull up all the way in the drop off area (past the curb), and if you need to get out of your car to help unload, you must park. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Barnes & Noble Book Fair

Sunday, February 26, 11 AM - 4 PM

Join us at the Edina Galleria Barnes & Noble, stock up on books for the Read-a-Thon and get a NUD! Plus, there is a chance to win a Barnes & Noble gift card! A portion of all purchases will benefit the OLG school library. The more the merrier, so invite friends and family, too! 

Read-a-thon: Together We Read, OLG

Monday, February 27 - Friday, March 10

The Read-a-Thon begins Monday! Local children’s author Aimée Bissonette will be visiting K-5 students on February 27th to kick-off the Read-a-Thon. If you’d like to purchase an autographed book(s), please print and return this form to your child’s homeroom teacher along with your check made out to "Grandpa’s Barn" by Monday, March 13th. The Read-a-Thon packet is coming home in backpacks today and includes instructions for the online minute tracking and pledge webpages. Please have your student start collecting pledges now. Questions? Contact Shelly Windom or Shannon Anderson at OLGReadathon@gmail.com

Jubilate Kids: First Communion Choir

Starts Sunday, March 5

All parish 3rd and 4th grade students can join the Jubilate Choir and sing at First Communion on Sunday, May 7 at 11:30 AM and 1:30 PM. Rehearsals are on Sunday mornings from 10:35 - 11:20 AM. Practices will be March 5, 12, 26 and April 2, 16, 23, 30. Questions? Contact Mary Jo Cole at 952-334-0165. Click here to register.

Moms of Grace Speaker Series

Thursday, March 9, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

We are excited to welcome keynote speaker Dave Eisenmann. Dave is the Director of Technology at Minnehaha Academy and Assistant Professor at Saint Mary's University Minneapolis, who is prepared to talk to us about Healthy Tech Use: Helping families develop a healthy balance with technology and thrive in a high-tech world. Following the speaker there will be social time at Hilltop! Tickets are $20/person. Click here to register.

Used Uniform Sale

Friday, March 10, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Check your closets to see if you have enough to get your student through the rest of this year. Review the uniform policy in terms of wear and tear, length, and modest fit. Clean and gently used uniforms can be exchanged for pieces that fit during the sale day, or you can place donations in the bin outside Cassidy Hall by March 1st. NOTE: The next Used Uniform Sale will be in early August. There will NOT be a sale at Back to School day.

Middle School Service Club

Friday, March 3 - Resurrection Eggs 1

Sunday, March 5 - Sunday School Donuts

Monday, March 6 - Resurrection Eggs 2

Sign up now!

Camp Foley - 6th Grade Parent Meeting

Wednesday, March 1, 5:30 PM, Cleary's Room (#700)

6th Grade Parents, please attend the Camp Foley Informational meeting that will cover a variety of topics related to the field trip in May, including: 

• Dates, Location
• Transportation
• Activities, Cabins, Food, Clothing
• Medications
• Permission slips, forms, fees
• Academic and behavior expectations
• Chaperones

Confirmation Lenten Retreat

Wednesday, March 1, 5:30 PM - 7:15 PM, Cassidy Hall

The Middle School Confirmation Lenten Retreat: Receiving God's Love and Mercy. Our guest speaker is Sam Halligan, a national Catholic speaker from Ohio. There will a great talk, games, snacks and, of course, guided prayer time. It will be a great opportunity for our youth to go deeper into the meaning of Lent and receive the tools to make the most out of this season of grace! Click here for more and to sign-up.

K-8 Summer Care at OLG

Registrations Due Tuesday, February 28

Our fun and exciting program is planned to give children a tremendous learning experience. Daily activities include science fun, cooking activities, outdoor games, reading enrichment, and arts and crafts, plus daily field trips! Summer Care is for OLG students who have been admitted into kindergarten through 8th grade. Summer Care starts June 5th and ends on August 11th. Cost is $70/student/day. Click here for details and to register.

April Release Days

Registrations Due March 10

Join us for the release day on Friday, April 21, when we go to Shoreview Community Center (The Tropics indoor waterpark). The cost is $60/day/child. Daily hours are 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM. Children bring a lunch. Snacks are provided. Click here for complete details and to register.

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