OLPH Friday Fanfare for Week Ending 3/17/2017

OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC SCHOOL FRIDAY FANFARE

March 13 - March 17, 2017 www.myolph.com

Virtue for the Month of March: Temperance - Enjoying things in a proper balanced way.

"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, March 13--BBQ sandwich, baked beans, cole slaw, fruit, milk

·        Tuesday, March 14--Chicken nuggets, roll, mashed potato, fruit, green beans, milk

·        Wednesday, March 15--Taco's, salad, black beans, oranges, milk

·        Thursday, March 16--Chicken sandwich, tri-tater, fruit, pickles, cheese, tomato, milk

·        Friday, March 17--Stuffed crust pizza, corn, pineapple, salad, milk

SCHOOL CALENDAR

·        Sunday, March 12--2nd Sunday of Lent.

·        Sunday, March 12--Bricks 4 KIDZ--Mother/Son Night--4:30 P.M. - 6:30 P.M.

·        Monday, March 13--IOWA Testing--1^st through 8^th Grade

·        Tuesday, March 14--IOWA Testing--1^st through 8^th Grade

·        Tuesday, March 14--8^th Grade Prayer Breakfast--7:30 A.M.

·        Wednesday, March 15--IOWA Testing--1^st through 8^th Grade

·        Wednesday, March 15--PreK and KDG Open House--4:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.

·        Wednesday, March 15--School Committee Meeting--6:00 P.M.--School Library

·        Thursday, March 16--IOWA Testing--1^st through 3^rd Grade

·        Thursday, March 16--Catholic Charities Dinner

·        Friday, March 17--IOWA Testing--1^st and 2^nd Grade

·        Friday, March 17--Frozen Friday

·        Friday, March 17--End of 3^rd Quarter

·        Friday, March 17--Stations of the Cross--5:30 P.M.

·        Sunday, March 19--3^rd Sunday of Lent

SCHOOL NEWS: Time Change, IOWA Testing, Family Honor, Yearbook Ads, PreK and Kindergarten Open House, School Referral's, K of C Lenten Dinners, Mother/Son Night, Chatti Gras, Grandparents Day, Irish Soles and House Numbers  

1.      Time Change -- Please remember to move your clocks up one hour on March 12, for Daylight Savings Time.

2.      Iowa Testing - IOWA Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) will be administered the week of Mar. 13-17 for grades 1-8. The Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) will be administered to grades 3, 5, and 7 only on Mar. 28-30. The night before testing: 1. Make sure your child goes to bed on time so he or she is well-rested. 2. Keep your routine as normal as possible. Upsetting natural routines may make children feel insecure. 3. Be positive and confident in the fact that you know your child will do his/her best. 4. Plan ahead to avoid conflicts on the morning of the test. The morning of testing: 1. Get up a few minutes early to avoid rushing and make sure your child arrives at school on time. 2. Have your child eat a nutritious breakfast. There is a strong correlation between eating breakfast and memory and cognitive functioning. 3. Have your child dress comfortably. 4. Be positive and communicate that this is your child’s chance to show what he/she knows. The most important thing you can do right before the test is to build confidence about doing his/her very best. After testing: 1. Talk to your child about his/her feelings about the test. 2. Discuss what was easy and what was hard; discuss what your child learned from the test. 3. Explain that performance on a test does not define him or her as a person. It is just one opportunity to demonstrate learning. Thank you for your continued support and involvement in your child’s education. Together we can make a difference!

3.      Family Honor - Save the Date: Family Honor Real Love & Real Life, Saturday, April 1st 8:30 - 3:30. Sponsored by: Sugar & Spice, OLPH School Community.  For 8th grade students and their parents (counts for Confirmation Retreat).  Mature 7th grade students are welcomed with their parent. For more information and registration go to www.familyhonor.org.  Contact Patti Morrison at pmorrison@myolph.com if you have any questions.

4.      Yearbook - It is time to purchase ads for our Yearbook.  If you are interested in buying a whole, half or quarter of a page in the yearbook, there are forms available in the school office.  Cost is $100 for a whole page, $50 for a half page, and $25 for a quarter of a page.  This is a great way to remember the school year.  Order forms for the yearbook are also, available in the school office.

5.      PreK and Kindergarten Open House - Please join us at O.L.P.H. School for a Preschool and Kindergarten Open House, on Wednesday, March 15^th, 2017 from 4 to 6PM.  If you have a child, who will be three, four or five years old, before August 15th, 2017, come and check out our PreK (3 and 4) program and our modified Montessori Kindergarten program. Let us help your little one on the road to becoming a confident lifelong learner! Meet us in the Kindergarten classroom, underneath the church office. See school.myolph.com for more information, or to schedule a tour, call Teresa Hennen at 423-698-3274 or email Teresahennen@myolph.com. 

6.      School Referral - Do you know someone who might be interested in our school? Tell them about the Open House for Pre-K and Kindergarten coming up next week (see details above) or direct them to Mrs. Hennen for a personal tour! If you fill out a referral form, and they enroll, you will receive a $100 credit toward your tuition or application fees! Forms are available from Mrs. Hennen, or under “Resource Documents” in the School section of ParentsWeb.

7.      Lenten Dinners - OLPH School is partnering with the Knights of Columbus to help set up, serve, clean up and provide dessert for the next Lenten Dinner, March 17th. This is a great way to serve your school and church community as well as earn PIP hours, Middle School House points and service hours. As an added BONUS, the homeroom with the highest attendance (from all three weeks) will win an ice cream party!  Middle School students can volunteer (set up, serve, clean up) each 30 min. time slot will earn 25 points for their house as well as count toward service hours. If both a Middle School Student and Parent volunteer together, both can also claim PIP hours. Beta Club members, Mrs. Burns will allow you to claim those service hours for your house as well as Beta Club! Follow the link to sign up! https://signup.com/client/

8.      Mother/Son Night - Time for a Mother / Son date night. Come to OLPH Sunday, March 12th 4:30-6:30 for a fun-filled evening with Bricks 4 Kidz! We'll create a motorized build together, have a pizza party and explore all sorts of amazing Lego™ fun! The cost is $35 for 1 mom/aunt/grandma/ special lady and 1 son. It will be $12 for each additional son. .Space is limited and registration is required so sign up now.https://my.bricks4kidz.com/index.php?action=classdetail&record=169968  For additional son rate of $12 please email djones@bricks4kidz.com.

9.      Chatti Gras - The students of our Chattanooga Catholic Schools are extremely grateful to everyone who supported Chatti Gras 2017 through attendance, sponsorship or donation. The numbers are being finalized and we look forward to announcing the proceeds from this event soon! All will go to benefit our schools and our deanery operating fund. You can see pictures from the event at http://olphschool.smugmug.com/OLPH-20162017-School-Year/ChattiGras-2017/n-Zh4PJz. We are hosting an “After Party Auction” for items that were not sold during the event are still available for purchase. See our website, http://school.myolph.com/support/chattigras2017.cfm#detailid_129536 for a list of items and bidding instructions.

10.   Grandparents Day - Grandparents Day is coming up on Friday, May 5. If you need to add, edit, or remove a Grandparent address from ParentsWeb, please contact Cissy West at cwest@myolph.com. Invitations to this special event will be sent out shortly after Spring Break. If you are interested in working on the planning for Grandparents’ Day, we will be meeting in the library on Monday, March 13^th at 5:15 P.M. Contact Cissy West if you want to help and cannot make it this meeting.

11.    Irish Soles - Join with Notre Dame High School to show your Irish pride on St. Patrick’s Day at Irish Soles.  The 5K or 1 Mile Walk will start along Chestnut Street (by Finley Stadium) and the beautiful new section of the RiverWalk Park. This is a family event that includes the race or walk and post-race celebration at the Chattanooga Brewery Restaurant. The Restaurant, who is a sponsor, is whipping up special Irish goodies. The race is SAFE!  It's authorized by the City of Chattanooga, has traffic control and a city policeman in each of its intersections. The race starts at 5:30 PM. Parking is available for FREE provided by our friends at Finley Stadium. 5K race fee is $35.00. 1 Mile Walk is $25.00. Proceeds from the race go to Notre Dame's Annual Fund.To register online go to http://alumni.myndhs.com/events/event_list.aspand. For more information on the race/walk go to http://alumni.myndhs.com/page/IrishSoles, contact Robert Jones at jonesr@myndhs.com or call the Notre Dame Alumni Office at (423) 624-4618 ext. 1020.

12.   House Numbers - Ministro - 3469  ,  Cognitio - 3690 , Caritas - 3583

SPORTS CALENDAR

·        Saturday, March 11--Catholic Baseball--JV & V vs Patriots @ Rivermont

·        Monday, March 13--Golf--Bear Trace--4:00 P.M.

·        Monday, March 13--Catholic Baseball--V and JV vs. Silverdale @ Camp Jordan--4:30 & 6:15

·        Tuesday, March 14--Golf--Concord--4:00 P.M.

·        Tuesday, March 14--Track Meet--CCS--4:30 P.M.

·        Tuesday, March 14--Tennis--OLPH vs CSAS--Champions Club--4:30 P.M.

·        Tuesday, March 14--Football Dinner--Brainerd BX--6:00 P.M.

·        Thursday, March 16--Catholic Baseball--JV & V vs Normal Park @ Rivermont--5:30 & 7:15

·        Thursday, March 16--Golf--Bear Trace--4:00 P.M.

·        Thursday, March 16--Tennis--OLPH vs St. Jude--Champions Club--4:00 P.M.

SPORTS NEWS

·        The Catholic Football Awards Dinner will be at 6:00 P.M. on Tuesday, March 14th at the Brainerd BX.  Dress for players is coat and tie. Doors open at 5:30 P.M. Mike Keith, voice of the Tennessee Titans, will be the speaker.  The Rams will be celebrating back to back undefeated seasons.

·         Summer Football Camp is set for June 5^th -9^th, 9am-12pm. The camp is open for rising 2^nd through 8^th graders. Please mark your calendars.  Registration forms will soon be available. 

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