OLPH Friday Fanfare for Week Ending 9/16/2016

OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC SCHOOL FRIDAY FANFARE

September 12 - September 16, 2016 www.myolph.com

Virtue for the Month of September: Hope - Trusting in Gods loving plan.

"May God be gracious and bless us; and let his face shed its light upon us." Psalm 66:2

Please attend Mass this weekend with your Parish Priest.

LUNCH MENU

·        Monday, September 12--Hot dog, cole slaw, baked beans, fruit, milk

·        Tuesday, September 13--Ravioli, garlic bread, salad, applesauce, milk

·        Wednesday, September 14--Cheese pizza, corn, pineapple, salad, milk

·        Thursday, September 15--Chicken sandwich, tri-tater, fruit, pickles, cheese, tomato, milk

·        Friday, September 16--Beef taco, salad, black beans, fruit, milk

SCHOOL CALENDAR

·        Saturday, September 10--8^th Grade Car Wash--After 5:30 P.M. Mass

·        Sunday, September 11--8^th Grade Car Wash--After 8:00, 10:00 and 12:00 Masses

·        Monday, September 12--8^th Grade Camp Lookout

·        Tuesday, September 13--8^th Grade Camp Lookout

·        Wednesday, September 14--8^th Grade Camp Lookout

·        Friday, September 16--8^th Grade F.O.C.U.S. Mass--8:15 A.M.

·        Friday, September 16--Frozen Friday

SCHOOL NEWS: House Numbers, Monthly Newsletter, Choo Choo Fest, Jammin Jars, AdvanEd Survey, Homework Help, Speech and Hearing, Frozen Fridays, Development Office, Golf Tournament, and Volunteer Opportunities

1.       House Numbers - Cognitio--1174   Caritas--1184  Ministro--1354

2.       Monthly Newsletter - Monthly Newsletter coming! Look for it on myolph.com under the Parent Resources tab. The Home & School Connection relates to students in grades PreK-5, and the Middle Years is geared towards students in grades 6-8. Both offer tips for “Working Together for School Success.” Occasionally, articles about timely topics will pop up. Your feedback is welcome.

3.      Choo Choo Fest - Mark your calendars for a fun-filled day for our OLPH families. Saturday, September 24^th OLPH Home & School will be hosting our 3rd Annual Choo Choo Fall Fest which will kick off with the Grand Ram Tricycle Race at 9:15am, continue with a fun festival with games, face painting, bounce houses, hungry hippo, inflated twister game and activities to appeal to a wide range of ages and will conclude with the Ram Walk and Choo Choo Bowl XXVI.  This is going to be a fun Saturday which you won't want to miss! There are still sponsorship opportunities available if anyone is interested, ranging from $100- $500. For registration forms go to http://tinyurl.com/ChooChooFest.  To volunteer go to http://signup.com/go/AtgKvY.

4.      Jammin Jars - Jammin Jars are needed for the Choo Choo Fest on September 24^th.  Take an empty jar and "jam, it" with stuff that goes along with the theme.  Jars can be decorated.  Jars will be priced and sold during the Choo Choo Festival.  Jars can be delivered to the 1^st grade hallway up until Sept. 21.  We are asking that every family contribute a jar.  This was very popular at last year's festival.

5.      AdvancEd Survey - As the diocese prepares for district accreditation with AdvancED (SACS - Southern Association of Colleges and Schools) and maintains a strong commitment to improve system practices, the Catholic Diocese of Knoxville would like your input. This information will be analyzed and used to complete an internal self-study for the AdvancED Quality Assurance Review visit in February 2017. We value your opinion and ask that you take the time to complete the survey: Catholic Identity - Defining Characteristics. If you have a student or connection to more than one school, please submit a survey for each school. Each school's survey results will be disaggregated separately before assimilated into the data from all the schools within the Diocese. In order to complete the survey by September 23, 2016, please go to: http://www.advanc-ed.org/survey/public/0805250.

6.      Homework Help - We will be offering Homework Help again this year on Monday's, Tuesday's and Thursday's from 3:30 P.M. to 4:30 P.M.  It will begin on Tuesday, September 6th and will be held in Ms. Panter's room.  Cost is $5.00 a student.  It will be offered to the 4th - 8th grade students.

7.      Speech and Hearing - The Speech and Hearing Center will conduct speech and hearing screenings for $20.00 on Tuesday, 9/27/2016 for children PreK - 4^th.  Please make checks payable to the Speech and Hearing Center.

8.      Frozen Friday Dollar... Dollar...Bring your Dollar " FROZEN FRIDAY" is coming to all the student body. When: next Friday!!!..... September 16th at lunch time. 8th grade will be selling for their fundraiser "FROZEN TREATS" at lunchtime for $1.00.  Thank you for your continued support in getting us to DC!!

9.      Development Office - Did you receive our summer newsletter? OLPH school has qualified for a matching grant from the Osborne Foundation to purchase an additional iPad lab and associated professional development. If you can contribute, every donation - from the smallest to the largest - will be matched up to $11,000! Please help us grab every one of these dollars by sending your contribution check made out to the OLPH Annual Fund, or donate online at:  http://preview.tinyurl.com/hxk4jl2.

10.    Golf Tournament - Our School will be holding a Golf Tournament on Monday, September 26, to benefit the OLPH Annual Fund. Participants in the afternoon tournament will have a chance to play the beautiful, members-only Black Creek course, with lunch and registration beginning at 11 AM, followed by a shotgun start.  If you, your company, or someone you know, would be interested in registering for or sponsoring this event, please direct then to our website school.myolph.com/support/golftournament for forms and information, or contact Gabe Thompson at gabrieltvol@gmail.com. To Volunteer go to http://signup.com/go/GRfKT5.

11.    Volunteer Opportunities - If you plan to volunteer in the presence of our students (including class parties, field trip chaperone, etc.) you will need to fill out a Volunteer packet (available in the office) and attend Virtus training. To check the availability of upcoming sessions and sign up for one, go to https://www.virtusonline.org/virtus/reg_list.cfm?theme=0 and search for "Knoxville (Diocese). The next nearby session in Spanish will be at St. Bridget's Parish in Dayton on Saturday, September 10. Contact Cissy West for more information, or to request the addition of another session at a time that works for you. 

1.      If you are available on Wednesday afternoons from 2:30-5:30 (even a portion of this time), you are needed to help with Makers' Club! This term the kids in grades 4-8 will be learning, building, programming and preparing for competition in First Lego League. Must be Virtus trained. Contact Cissy West at cwest@myolph.com for more information.

2.       The Scrip team could use a few more volunteers! If you are detail oriented, comfortable learning the software and are available Tuesdays from 8-9:30 and/or Thursdays 2-Dismissal or Friday mornings come and see Cissy West in the Development office.

SPORTS CALENDAR

·        Monday, September 12--Cross Country Meet--Woodland Park Baptist--4:00 P.M.

·        Tuesday, September 13--Volleyball Game--CCS @ OLPH--Elem, 4:00 P.M., V, 5:00 P.M.

·        Thursday, September 15--Volleyball Game--TCPS @ OLPH--Varsity Only, 4:30 P.M.

·        Thursday, September 15--Catholic Football--OLPH @ CHS--6:00 P.M.

·        Friday, September 16--Volleyball Game--OLPH @ Normal Park--Elem Only, 4:30 P.M.

SPORTS NEWS 

·        We are also gearing up for winter sports.  Anyone interested in coaching Basketball, boys and girls 5th grade teams, boys and

girls JV or Varsity teams please contact Coach Leath.  Practices can start Nov. 28^th.

·        SPIRIT WEAR!!! Thought you missed your chance to purchase spirit wear....not a chance! You can purchase your spirit wear on-line from NOW until 9-25 and get great items like: shirts, hats, seat covers, sweatshirts and much more! We have SOCCER specific apparel as well.  Basketball will be available at NEXT store opening. It is great looking apparel; come check it out and support your booster club!!  All merchandise will be delivered before Fall Break.

olphathletics.itemorder.com FYI -spirit wear SHOULD BE DELIVERED TODAY from prior store purchases.

Please use extra caution and drive slowly in the parking lots, especially at the archway.  Let's keep our kids safe!  Thank you, Fr. Jim.                                                 

                                                                 

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