OLQA NEWS October 7, 2020

IMPORTANT NOTES FROM THE OFFICE

The OLQA Online Program is exclusively for those students that have elected the program for the trimester or the year. The Online Program will be available for in-person students ONLY in the event of a COVID exposure or positive test that warrants quarantining initiated by the school. The Online Program is not intended for short term illness or vacationing. If your in-person student is absent, they may always check in on Canvas to see what they have missed. Thank you for honoring our policy.
Need to pick up a student early from school? Please call the office about ten minutes prior to your arrival. We will have your student packed up and ready to go. When you arrive, please walk up to the gate a ring the bell.
BLUE LINE PICK UP!!!! PLEASE turn right only into the blue line and left turn only out of the blue line!

PARENT CONFERENCES - October 22 & October 23

This year, student conferences will be held virtually via Zoom, and OLQA is using PTCFAST to make signups as convenient as possible. TK-Grade 2 conferences will be with the Parent and Teacher. Grade 3-8 conferences will be Student Led with the Parent and Teacher. To sign up for your student’s zoom conference, please CLICK HERE to sign up.

GOT EMPTY BABY FOOD (or glass yogurt) JARS? Please send in to the office.

CANVAS Parent App Tutorial CLICK HERE

Parent Account: Please contact Beth Thomas, tech@olqa.org to set up a Canvas Parent Account if you need assistance.

MEET OUR NEW SPANISH TEACHER Grades 3-8! WELCOME TO OLQA, MRS. ANDERSON My name is Jill Anderson, and I am from Denver, Colorado. Our family moved to Irvine a little over a year ago. Before completing my bachelor’s degree, I lived in Ecuador for 18 months. I became fluent in Spanish and fell in love with the people and culture of Ecuador. I received my Bachelor’s degree from BYU and my Master’s in Education from Park University in Missouri. I have taught elementary, middle, and high school Spanish for eleven years. In my spare time, I love to read, take family photos for friends and family, and spend time with my husband and four children. I am so excited to be teaching Spanish here at Our Lady Queen of Angels School.

Note: Mrs. Wickwire needed to resign her teaching position due to unforeseen family obligations. Her last day was yesterday, October 6th.

STUDENT PICTURE DAYS ARE COMING! This year: ONLINE ORDERS ONLY! mylifetouch.com (OLQA ID: EVTPHF8Q6) CLICK HERE for more information. Students should wear their MASS DAY UNIFORM (Formal Uniform).

October 14: A classes & Transitional Kindergarten (TK)

October 14: Online Students 2:30-4:00 p.m.

October 15: B classes

STUDENT STAR TESTING Renaissance, the publisher of our STAR Testing, has changed its format which will require new passwords for parents to access. Next week, you will receive a sealed envelope for each student with the NEW RENAISSANCE PARENT HOME CONNECT PORTAL registration information and test results. A reminder, STAR is NOT an achievement test but instead an adaptive formative piece that informs instruction for the teachers. Going forward, you will need to follow the steps to register on the NEW RENAISSANCE HOME CONNECT PORTAL to receive further STAR testing and Accelerated Reader results. OLQA will only be sending the printed reports home for this first trimester.

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PTO UPDATES

Tanaka Farms When you do a Drive-Thru Pumpkin Farm Experience or a U-Pick Pumpkin with Wagon Ride at Tanaka Farms, they will make a donation to OLQA. Pumpkin Farm opening day is Saturday, September 19th! CLICK HERE MUST PRE-REGISTER. This is a "for fun" opportunity that will benefit OLQA.

GOLF BALL DROP Have you purchased your golf ball tickets yet? The class that sells the most golf balls wins a Kona Ice Party! To learn more and participate in the golf ball drop CLICK HERE

The current place rankings are below:

1st: Grade 1

2nd: Grade 3

3rd: TK

4th: Grade 2

5th: Grade 5

6th: Grade 8

7th: Kindergarten

8th: Grade 6

9th: Grade 4

10th: Grade 7

Not a golfer but still interested in joining? We are looking for volunteers to help out on the course, please email ptogolf@olqa.org to sign up!

Sponsor and/or register for the tournament and guests please: CLICK HERE

OLQA CHILDREN’S CHOIR IS BACK!

As part of our new "Angels in the Arts" after school program, Choir is open to students or parishioners in grades 3-8. Rehearsals will be outside on the church Patio on Wednesdays, 3:00-4:00 following a brief snack time at 2:45.Singers (wearing masks) will meet on the parish Patio and sit socially distanced facing the open air. Improve your singing and musicianship skills while working on songs and playing music games. 5th-8th graders also get to ring handbells with Dr. Lamb. Theater & Drama activities coming later in the year. CHOIR IS FUN! Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity! Visit www.OLQA.org/joinchoir for more information.

GET OLQA GEAR Sideline is offering 20% off on your Sideline Store purchase in October! CLICK HERE to shop. Fan wear only. The clothing is not approved uniform wear.

CLICK HERE to print out Boo Grams!!!

Boo Grams are for a limited time only!

LAST DAY to PURCHASE Boo Grams is Friday, October 23.

You can make a difference while you shop Amazon Prime Day deals on October 13 & 14. Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/95-2310348 or with AmazonSmile ON in the Amazon Shopping app and AmazonSmile donates to Our Lady Queen of Angels School.

Our Lady Queen of Angels - Pray for Us!