Friday, January 26, 2018

OLPH Friday Fanfare for Week Ending 2/2/2018

OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC SCHOOL FRIDAY FANFARE
January 29 - February 2, 2018 school.myolph.com
      
Virtue for the Month of February, Prudence - Making good decisions in specific circumstances.

"The love of God has been poured into our hearts by his Spirit living in us, alleluia." Romans 5:5; 8:11.
Please attend Mass this weekend with your Parish Priest.

LUNCH MENU
·        Monday, January 29--Chicken nuggets, mashed potato, green beans, fruit, milk
·        Tuesday, January 30--Meatballs, garlic bread, salad, applesauce, milk
·        Wednesday, January 31--Cheese quesadilla, corn, pineapple, salad, milk
·        Thursday, February 1--Hamburger, tri-tater, fruit, pickles, cheese, milk
·        Friday, February 2--Beef taco, black beans, salad, oranges, milk

SCHOOL CALENDAR
·        Sunday, January 28--Kickoff Mass for Catholic Schools Week--10:00 A.M.
·        Sunday, January 28--NDHS--Open House--2:00 P.M.
·        Sunday, January 28--Teen Mass
·        Monday, January 29--Community Service Day--Crazy Sock and Crazy Hat Day
·        Tuesday, January 30--Students Day--Come dressed as a Literary Character
·        Tuesday, January 30--Science Fair--PLC
·        Wednesday, January 31--Nations Day--Come dressed in Red, White and Blue
·        Wednesday, January 31--School Advisory Board Meeting--6:00 P.M.--School Library
·        Thursday, February 1--Vocations Day--Come dressed in Black and White
·        Friday, February 2--Volunteers Day--Jump Rope for Heart and Faculty Volleyball Game
·        Friday, February 2--1st Friday--6th Grade Virtue Mass

SCHOOL NEWS:  Tuition Support, Spelling Bee Winners, Scholars Calendars, ChessNinja Parents Night Out, Lego League,  Catholic Schools Week and Paddy and Pints
1.      Tuition Support - The deadline for applying for tuition support for the 2018-19 school year is February 9, 2018.  All parents applying for support must have a recent Parish Affiliation Form on file in their parish office. For more information, please contact Chris Curtis at curttisc@myndhs.com or at 624-4618, x. 1026.
2.      Spelling Bee Winners - Congratulations to our winners,1st Place - Warren Yap - 8th Grade, 2nd Place - Levi Brown - 8th Grade, 3rd Place - Melina Stafford - 5th Grade.
3.      Scholars Calendars - Thank you to everyone who supported our Catholic Schools Tuition Assistance Fund by purchasing a "Scholars Leaders and Saints" calendar. OLPH had 16 winners of prizes between $100 and $500 and we raised just over $7,000 for the OLPH Annual Fund and more than $20,000 for the Deanery fund for Catholic Tuition Support. In addition, more than $225,000 was raised across the Diocese for tuition assistance in the 10 Diocesan Catholic schools! If you would still like to purchase one of these 2018 calendars, they are available in the school or church office for just $5. Please support our generous sponsors who made this fundraiser a success!
4.      Paddy and Pints - Get your sitter lined up, your friends together, and practice your Irish jig! It's time for the inaugural Paddy and Pints St. Patrick's Day Bash. Enjoy an adults-only casual evening of fun, complete with dinner, dancing, drinks and silent auction. On Saturday, March 17, you need go no further than our own OLPH Stagmaier gym for a catered dinner, beer and wine, and a DJ for dancing. Advance tickets (before March 3) are $40 per person or $80 per couple. Get yours early! Cost goes to $50 per ticket on March 4. All proceeds go to the OLPH Annual Fund for playground improvements. Everyone is invited, so bring your OLPH  and non-OLPH friends! Tickets and limited reserved tables are available in the school office or at https://squareup.com/store/our-lady-of-perpetual-help-catholic-school/ Contact Cissy West about sponsorship opportunities.
5.      ChessNinja Parents Night Out - ChessNinja’s Parent Knight Out! ChessNinja is the intersection of recess and chess!
Drop your children off at OLPH for a night of FUN with ChessNinja! Parents can enjoy a quiet dinner out while their children have a fantastic time learning about teamwork, strategy, and problem solving. Pizza and drinks will be provided for all ninjas. WHO:  OLPH students in kindergarten through 6th grade.  WHEN: Friday, February 9th, 5:30-9:00. WHERE:  OLPH gym. Cost:  $20 per child, $40 maximum per family.  If, you have questions, please contact Coach Thomas at tl@chessninja.org.
6.      Lego League - Come work on amazing projects while incorporating STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) and practicing 21st Century skills such as communication, critical thinking, creativity, and communication. Beginner Lego League (Kindergarten through 2nd grade) will work on understanding basic Lego building and design by using Lego kits to improve understanding of Lego instruction books, build custom Lego designs, and work on team-building activities. Jr First Lego League will explore the world of robotics. Students in 3rd and 4th grade will work with different rovers to explore the world with robots.  They will then face the gauntlet by sending their robominion to run the labyrinth.
WHO:  OLPH Students in K-4th
WHEN: Tuesdays 3:30 to 5 pm
WHERE: Kindergarten rooms
COST: $75 Online Registration Required
https://goo.gl/5FfJeM
Snacks are provided.
              To sign up go to: https://goo.gl/5FfJeM
7.      Catholic Schools Week - This year for Catholic Schools Week we are going to service the community by collecting items for, The Community Kitchen and The Chattanooga Area Food Bank.  Please bring in donations by Monday, January 29th.
PreK - Microwave Macaroni and Cheese
KDG - Individual cereal cups
1st Grade - Individual small milk or juice boxes
2nd Grade - Individual fruit cups
3rd Grade - Microwave size SpaghettiOs
4th Grade - Microwave size Chicken Noodle or Vegetable Soup
5th Grade - Individual size Kleenex packets and individual rain ponchos
6th Grade - Individual travel size toothpaste and toothbrushes
7th Grade - Women or men deodorant
8th Grade - Socks and men's gloves
SPORTS NEWS
·        Mark your calendars for January 30th!!!  Between the end of the Varsity Girls game and the beginning of the Varsity Boys game we will recognize our 8th grade players and thank their parents for a great athletic career at OLPH. 
·        If you have a daughter in grades 4-8th who is interested AT ALL in playing volleyball this spring, please email me their name, grade and your contact info. I will be sending out an email VERY SOON about open gyms and don't want to lose anyone. Again, this is not you saying your daughter will play FOR SURE, just interested, so that I can keep you in the loop on information for the upcoming season. My info: Dawn Brown, dawnbrown636@gmail.com  502-931-3864. We have a new Elementary Coach: Antonela Suziki and she is awesome. It's going to be a great season. Thank you for your interest. Feel free to contact me with any questions!
·        WINTER SPORTS BANQUET!!!! The Booster Club would like to invite all basketball families to the gym for another fun night celebrating an awesome basketball season! It will be February 28, 2018 from 6-8 pm. All team members are families are invited! Booster Club will provide pizza. Families are asked to bring the items according to their last name: last name A- G Dessert, last name H-P: Side Dish, last name Q-Z: Drinks.  Please RSVP to kingle@myolph.com (Family and how many attending)
·        All boys and girls are invited to participate in the district level of competition for the annual Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship hosted by Holy Family Council 6099. The competition will be held in the OLPH gymnasium on February 10th from 10am to noon. Contestants can sign up for the competition the day of the event. For questions or additional information about the event please contact Chris Cummings at 423-598-3346.
·        Spring Golf will be offered again this year. We are looking for interested MS boys and girls. Golf experience is not mandatory but encouraged.  We are looking at playing a par three format for novice players. Players will be playing the course independently, keeping score and following golf rules and etiquette. Interested players will need their own set of youth clubs and will need to pay season greens fee in addition to the OLPH Athletic fee. If you have questions please feel to contact me via email. Sleath@myolph.com

 SPORTS CALENDAR
·        Saturday, January 27--Basketball Games--OLPH @ Grace--ELB, JVG, JVB, VG, VB--11:00 - 3:00
·        Monday, January 29--Basketball Games--Brainerd Baptist @ OLPH--ELG, 4:00--ELB, 5:00
·        Tuesday, January 30--Basketball Games--Silverdale @ OLPH--JVB,5:00--VG, 6:00--VB, 7:00 (Parents Night)
·        Thursday, February 1--Basketball Games--OLPH @ Hickory Valley--ELB, 4:00

Catholic Schools Week


Sunday Jan 28th Parish

10:00 AM
CSW Kickoff Mass at OLPH
Youth wear choir shirts
Coordinators: Patti and Lori?

Readers (Students)
Choir (Students)
Eucharistic Ministers (OLPH Parishioners)
Ushers (OLPH Parishioners)
Banner (Students)
Gifts (Students)
Altar servers (OLPH) Parishioners)




Monday Jan 29th Community

Crazy Hat and Sock Day including homeroom competition for craziest hat (clothes will be regular uniform days)

Community Focus:
K-4: Snack packs for Food Bank
5-8: Hygiene products for
Community Kitchen

Spiritual Kick Off Rally
8:15 AM in the Gym
  • Opening Prayer
  • Spiritual Songs
  • “You don’t know Adam!” gameshow
  • Faith Trivia

1:00-5th-8th grade will assemble health kits
1:30-K-4 will assemble snack packs for Food Bank (upper grade buddies can assist with this if they choose)
Tuesday Jan 30th   Students

Literary Character Day: Students can come dressed as their favorite inspirational literary character

1:30 Afternoon assembly with Michael Marchand for
Upper grades: Organized games to help with bonding and trust building with Michael

Wed Jan 31st  Nations

Red, White and Blue or Patriotic Shirts supporting the Armed Forces with jeans. (Out-of-Uniform only if wearing participating colors.)

1:45 Begin dismissing to the gym.
2:00 Pray for our service men and women.
Local service men and women will be in attendance. (An email has been sent out to OLPH families)
National Anthem sung by Kenzie Campbell.
OLPH Boy Scouts in charge of the flags.

Thursday Feb 1st Vocations

Black and White Day (Out-of-uniform only if wearing participating colors.)

All grades make Valentine’s for the BVM’s and local parish priests and sisters

Middle School Mass
Talk by Father Christopher Floersh at 9:15 for middle schoolers and 5th grade.

1:30 Sister Anna Marie from the Diocese of Knoxville will be here to speak to the 1st-4th grades in the chapel.
.
Friday Feb 2nd Volunteers

CSW All School Mass
Virtue Mass-6th grade
Virtue: Prudence

Mass Dress Uniform

Jump Rope for Heart Association K-5
11:15-11:45   Pk & K
11:55-12:25.   1st & 2nd
12:30-1:00      3rd & 4th
1:00-1:30         5th

Eucharistic Adoration until noon.

1:45 Dismissal to the gym
2:00 Annual 8th Grade vs. Faculty Volleyball game









                                            


No comments:

Post a Comment