October 25, 2023

MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Dear Families at Our Lady Queen of Angels School,

As the Principal of our excellent school, I continue to be amazed and privileged to work with a dedicated and faithful PTO leadership and many generous parent-volunteers who actively support and give of their time, talents, and treasures. We thank you for loving our school so much.

Our students continue to grow and develop in their faith, knowledge, and service due to our hard working and committed school community. We truly are a fine-tuned TEAM: Together Everyone Achieves so much More! Our teachers need our students to be punctual and prepared to learn every day: please support and respect our precious instructional time by arriving before 7:55 a.m. and 8:50 a.m. on late start. We all strive to teach dedication, organization, and discipline to our students. 

Blessings,

Dr. Morales

UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday, October 27

Golf Ball Free Dress Day

CLICK HERE! for Out-of-Uniform Guidelines

Saturday, October 28

Beach Clean Up Day

Monday, October 30 — Minimum Day (12:10 Dismissal)

Halloween Dress Up*

Parade at 8 a.m.

Parents may watch the parade in the designated area by MakerSpace/Science.

PTO Sponsored Trunk or Treat

Students are NOT PERMITTED to bring treats to share!

All treats for Trunk-or-Treat will be provided by PTO.

EXTENDED DAY till 4pm - Parent Conferences in Person 1 to 4 p.m.

Tuesday, October 31

Non-Student Day

Parent Conferences

Wednesday, November 1

No School

Friday, November 3

Halloween Free Dress Pass Day

Monday, November 6

Veterans Day Celebration at Morning Assembly

Friday, November 10

No School

Tuesday, November 14

In-N-Out Burger Day

Thursday, November 16

Picture Retake Day

Friday, November 17

End of 1st Trimester

THANKSGIVING BREAK — NOVEMBER 20-24, 2023

*OLQA COSTUME GUIDELINES 

All costumes must be Catholic School appropriate and not interfere with school work.

• Light face makeup, glitter in moderation, nail polish, and wigs are permitted. 
• Absolutely no masks, props, or weapons may be brought to school. Vampires, ghouls, devils, and scary costumes are not permitted

GOLF SILENT AUCTION LIVE

Jump on our golf website NOW to bid on some amazing Silent Auction items. The Silent Auction closes Thursday, October 26 at 5 p.m.

CLICK HERE TO BID!

Golf Ball Drop sales close Thursday, October 26 at 5 p.m.

BUY GOLF BALLS HERE!

BEACH CLEAN UP

In alignment with works of charity and living out our Catholic faith, the PTO Catholic Program Chairs are organizing a beach clean-up OLQA community service project. 

Bring the whole family for the event on Saturday, October 28 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on the Balboa Peninsula. There will be a table set up at Lifeguard Tower B near the Balboa Pier. CLICK HERE! for various opportunities to get involved. All family members are invited, and this can be used toward service hours. Please reach out to Diana Lubeck at dblubeck@gmail.com with any questions.

PUMPKINS, POEMS & PAGEANTRY

Pumpkins are due Monday, October 30 at morning drop off.

Winners will be called up to the office before the end of the day.

VETERANS DAY CELEBRATED NOV. 6

CLICK HERE! to let us know if you or a loved one are a Veteran and will be attending our Veterans Day Celebration on Monday, November 6 at 8 a.m. morning announcements. We are celebrating Veterans Day due to no school on Friday, November 10.

OLQA BASKETBALL SEASON

If your son or daughter is interested in trying out to make one of our OLQA basketball teams for the 2023/2024 season, please take a moment to READ & COMPLETE THIS FORM HERE!

Come cheer on our flag football and volleyball players at next week's games. To view the events and game times CLICK HERE!

HELPING HANDS DRIVE

Do you have extra toiletries from summer or recent travel or maybe extra toothbrushes and toothpaste from your dentist? Helping Hands Ministry is collecting travel size shampoo, conditioner, body wash, deodorant, razors, mouthwash, toothbrushes, toothpaste and hand wipe singles. Please consider donating toiletries, as well as gently used shoes, to help the homeless and low income individuals and families in our local community. 

Items can be dropped off in the school office now through November 15.

Simple items like these can make a world of difference for someone who might be living in a car or a shelter or just can’t afford to buy them. Thank you in advance for your generosity.

OLQA PARENTS ROSARY GROUP

One of the best ways to cultivate a relationship with God is through prayer with a faithful community. OLQA Parents meet at the Marian garden by the Parish Office on Monday mornings after drop off. We invite everyone to join us on Monday, October 30th to pray the Rosary and to chat over desserts after.

PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES

Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on the following dates and times:

Monday, October 30 — 1:20 to 3:20 p.m.

Tuesday, October 31 — 8 a.m. to 3:20 p.m.

OLQA utilizes a first-come, first-serve universal scheduling system for scheduling parent conferences. To access the sign-up link CLICK HERE!

NOTE: Conferences for students in TK through grade 2 are for parents ONLY. Conferences for students in grades 3 to 8 are student-led with both the student and parent in attendance. Junior High Students should register with their homeroom teacher.