Our Lady of the Lakes

Middle School

September 7, 2010

 

 

September  8      School is closed for Mr. Clark’s funeral

September 13     8th grade Washington DC planning meeting – 6:30 pm Room 108

September 13    Meet the Faculty   7:00 pm

October 1,           Pasta Dinner

October 2            Homecoming Game

October 10         Oktoberfest

 

 

 

Andrew Clark’s funeral

School is closed for Mr. Clark’s funeral tomorrow, Wed – Sept 8th 2010.  Please keep his family in your prayers. Visitation is at Coats Funeral Home  3141 Sashabaw Road Waterford today from 3:00 – 5:00 and 7:00 – 9:00 with the  rosary at 7:00.  The funeral is here on Wednesday, Sept 8th at 11:00 am.

 

The church center is organizing dinners for the Clark family on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for a while to help them out. If you would like to participate in this, please contact Cindy Webster or Jeannie Sharp at (248) 623-0274.

 

We need disinfectant wipes please
Last school year you were all very generous about sending in disinfectant wipes. We used these wipes frequently in the classrooms, eating areas and the office. We believe they made a difference in warding off many viruses.  We would like to continue this practice.  If you can afford to send in some containers of disinfecting wipes, it would be a useful help in our efforts to keep a healthy school. Thank you.

Meet the Faculty – Monday, Sept. 13th

Please join us for Meet the Faculty Night on, Monday September 13th at 7:00 p.m.  We will meet in the gym for a brief introduction and then you will go through your student's schedule.  We will provide a copy of your student’s schedule at a table set up in the commons that evening. This is not a time to have a conference with your student's teacher.  This meeting is for parents only.

8th grade parents please note:  there will be a short Washington D.C. planning meeting for 8th grade parents at 6:30 pm in room 108, prior to the Meet the Faculty meeting.   You will not need to attend this meeting if your student will not be traveling to Washington D.C.

 

Mailing – tickets, directory info, Edline letters

Last Thursday we mailed the additional five (5) Oktoberfest tickets that should have been included in the original mailing. We appreciate your patience in this matter.  See our ticket sale incentive below.  We also included the information sheet for our school directory in this envelope.  We have heard back from about 63 families, we hope to hear from the rest of you soon so we can publish our directory.  It is a useful tool for everyone.  If you were new to Edline, we also included Edline login instructions in this mailing.  Please let us know if you have questions about Edline use.

 

Oktoberfest   10-10-10

Save this date: October 10th, from 2-8 p.m. for the fourth annual Our Lady of the Lakes Oktoberfest.  This is planned as a family event.  Join us for food, Biergarten, raffle, petting zoo, and games.  

 

Oktoberfest Raffle Ticket sale incentives are;
If all 15 tickets sent to each family are sold, students from that family can wear jeans every Friday before Oktoberfest plus every day the week prior to Oktoberfest except for Mass day.

 

Entertainment Books

The middle school is selling entertainment books again this year.  Each student was given an entertainment book on Monday and asked to sell at least one book.  Parents can get additional books by sending a note to school with your student.  The cost per book is $25.  The middle school will be the only Lakes school selling them.  The profits generated will be targeted for middle school needs, such as field trips and educational equipment. 

 

The top selling student will win $100. The second top selling student will win $75. The third top selling student will win $50. The top selling class will win a pizza party.

 

IOWA Testing

The 7th grade is taking the IOWA tests the week of October 4th through the 8th.  No special preparation is needed for this test; however, plenty of sleep, a good breakfast, and good school attendance are essential. If your child has an appointment, please consider rescheduling it.

 

MEAP Testing

6th, 7th, 8th grade students will be taking the MEAP test starting on October 12 through October 21st. No special preparation is needed for this test; however, plenty of sleep, a good breakfast, and good school attendance are essential. If your child has an appointment during this time, please consider rescheduling it.

 

Medication

All medication taken by a student during the school year must be given through the school office.  A medical release form must be signed by the doctor and parent and remain in the office with the medication.  This form must be used for all prescription and over the counter medication.  The medical release form is available in the school office.

 

Extended School Hours (ESH)

This program is for before and after school supervision.  Students arriving before 7:50 and staying after 2:30 will be sent to the ESH program. A charge will be assessed for using this service. Students using this service on a regular basis will be required to be registered.  Mrs. Karen Wyns, Director of ESH, can answer your questions regarding the program and cost.  Contact ESH personnel at 623-8896.

Students may not be in the building before or after school unsupervised.  If a student is unsupervised he or she will be sent to ESH at the parent’s expense.  Middle school students may not be in the building unsupervised while waiting for the elementary dismissal at 3:30.

 

Box Tops for Education, Campbell Soup UPC, Tenuta and V.G. Receipts

Please continue to collect and send in the Box Tops for Education, Campbell UPC symbols, Tenuta receipts and V.G receipts.  All money redeemed through these programs goes directly back to the middle school. 

 

OLL Boosters

Please visit the OLL school website at www.ollonline.org for booster hour information, fall sport schedules, and booster updates.