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MARCH 9 - MARCH 13, 2009 www.myolph.com
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MARCH 9 - MARCH 13, 2009 www.myolph.com
www.shopwithscrip.com School enrollment code: BBEA23BF17413
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Please attend Mass this weekend with your Parish Priest. "I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living."Psalm 116
The virtues for the month of March are "faith" and "trust". Faith is defined as the power to trust and believe in God: a gift received at Baptism. Trust is defined as a firm belief in the honesty, dependability, or power of someone.
Parents, pre-registration packets have been mailed out. If you did not receive your pre-registration packet for the 2009-2010 school year, please contact Theresa Dedmon at 423-622-1481 or email tdedmon@catholicweb.com. The pre-registration fees and paperwork are due back to the school office by April 9, 2009.
CHANGE FOR A CHANGE: Our school Lenten project is "change for a change." We are asking children to bring in their spare change to Religion Class. Each Religion room will have a jar to fill with change for "Food for the Poor." Our goal is to fill all the jars to their tops with change and prayers to help others. We will collect the money during Lent; please bring in your change by Holy Thursday, April 9. The virtues for March are "faith" and "trust". We trust that you will help us with this project and watch our faith grow. As Jesus told us, "This is my commandment: love one another as I love you." John 15:12
OLPH FOOD DRIVE: The food theme for the month of March is "small lunch items" - jello, pudding, applesauce, cheese 'n crackers, fruit snacks, etc. The OLPH 3rd grade Brownie troop will gather the donations from the boxes in each school building, and stock the OLPH and Ladies of Charity food pantries. Different food themes will be announced each month. Also, a reminder the OLPH Church "Good Samaritan" food drive is the first Sunday of every month.
ACRE (Assessment of Catechise/Religious Education) is the NCEA (National Catholic Education Association) assessment of students in 5th and 8th grades. The ACRE testing will be given on March 23 at OLPH School, so we may acquire data to continue to evaluate and improve our Religion Program.
The Third Annual Sugar and Spice Ladies Brunch will be held Saturday, March 28, at 10:00 AM, at the OLPH Gym. Tickets are $20.00. Special Guest Speaker Dr. Ruth Queen Smith will share her insights on women and friendship. Come and relax, bring a friend, catch up with old friends and make some new ones. Enjoy the gift basket auction and raffle prizes. Each student was given a flyer about the brunch and auction basket items. Please remember to bring in your basket items to your homerooms by Wednesday, March 18th -- contact Aline Schrage at 423-485-9884 if you have questions about the auction baskets. To purchase tickets or to become a table representative, please contact: Jan O'Boyle, 706-226-9110, Judi Phillips, 423-892-4668, Marian Christiana, 423-892-2310, or Cathy Oliver, 706-673-3029.
Congratulations to OLPH students Gaby Mullin and Keri Klassen for being cast in the spring production of "West Side Story" at Notre Dame High School. The play will be April 23, 24, and 25 on the David Harr Stage. Go to www.myndhs.com for more information.
WORLD MATH DAY was celebrated at OLPH School on Wednesday, March 4th. World Math Day was an interactive on-line competition with students all over the world; the goal world-wide was to answer over 180,000,000 math questions, and that goal was surpassed. Parents, ask your student how he or she performed -- it was a challenging, fun way for the students to improve their mental-math skills.
ATTENTION 8TH GRADERS! Your quote and baby picture for the yearbook need to be turned in by Wednesday, March 25th in order to be included in this year's yearbook. Make sure your name is on your picture and quote. You do not want to miss this deadline!
The OLPH School Committee will have three openings for the 2009-2010 school year. This is a wonderful way to serve OLPH. If you are interested, pick up an application at the school office. All completed applications must be returned by April 1, 2009. Applications are also being taken for Home and School officers.
HERE'S A GREAT IDEA FOR FRIDAY LENTEN MEALS! Little Caesar's Pizza Kit Sales fundraiser to benefit the 8th graders trip to Washington, D.C. is taking place. Cheese pizzas are a great option for Friday night Lenten dinners! Order forms were sent home with every student on Friday, February 27. The orders, with payment (checks made out to OLPH), are due to the school office on Tuesday, March 10. The pizzas will be delivered on Wednesday, March 18. If you have any questions, please call Beth Cromer at 987-9957.
BISHOP ORDINATION--Bishop-elect Stika's installation as third bishop of the Diocese of Knoxville is scheduled for Thursday,March 19, 2009 at 2:30 PM, at the Knoxville Convention Center. Our new Bishop-elect is very hopeful that our Catholic schools will be represented on this day. Therefore, we are planning to take the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students plus faculty who wish to attend. Home and School has graciously offered to pay for the buses; the only expense to the students will be food. The students will be required to bring a sack lunch to eat in the classrooms before we depart and money for a fast food meal on the return home. We have reserved two buses, and they will arrive at 11:00; we plan on departing by 11:15. The celebration will be three hours in length; so, we estimate that we will be back at school between 8:30 and 9:00 PM.
Parents, if you have changed your address, work, home or cell phone number, please contact the school office at 622-1481 or olphschooloffice@catholicweb.com so we may update our records.
OLPH SUMMER CAMPS -- OLPH and Notre Dame High School have a GREAT summer camp program planned for this summer. Brochures and registrations will be available soon.
Mark your calendars: Announcing God Camp Dates for summer of 2009: "Dare to Dream" for all upcoming 9th-12th graders, June 1st-6th; "Reach" for all upcoming 7th and 8th grades, June 8th-11th; "Discover the Way" for all upcoming 5th and 6th graders. More information with themes and forms to come! Please contact Donna Jones at djones6029@charter.net or 423-267-9878 with your questions.
- MONDAY-Chicken fingers, roll, French fries, vegetable medley, peaches, milk
- TUESDAY-Ravioli, roll, salad, applesauce, milk-5TH-8TH, BAKED POTATO
- WEDNESDAY-Cheese pizza, corn, pineapple, salad, milk
- THURSDAY-Hamburger & bun, tri-tater, fruit cocktail, pickles-onions-cheese, milk
- FRIDAY-NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS-TEACHER IN-SERVICE
Please attend Mass this weekend with your Parish Priest. "I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living."Psalm 116
The virtues for the month of March are "faith" and "trust". Faith is defined as the power to trust and believe in God: a gift received at Baptism. Trust is defined as a firm belief in the honesty, dependability, or power of someone.
SCHOOL CALENDAR
Parents, mark your calendars! St. Patrick's Irish Ball sponsored by Notre Dame High School will be held Saturday, March 14, from 7 to 11:30 PM. The Ball will be at the National Guard Armory, located at 1801 Holtzclaw in Chattanooga. Enjoy dinner, dancing and a silent auction. Dress attire will be cocktail-casual. Tickets are $40 per person in advance, or $45 per person at the door. Go to www.myndhs.com for more information. OLPH School Development Office will have tickets available for purchase--Notre Dame will donate $5 per ticket back to OLPH for every ticket sold at OLPH! Contact Kathy Sumrell for tickets -- ksumrell@catholicweb.com
Congratulations to the 5th grade boys basketball team! The boys placed first in the ISC Tournament held last week, as well as being named champions of the 2009 ISC regular season. Thanks to Coach Grannan, Coach Riddle and Coach Smith for their work with this team.
Thank you to Lee and Lynn Riddle for organizing and hosting the 7th grade basketball tournament at OLPH School last week. We appreciate all our parent volunteers who helped make this tournament a success!
OLPH Cub Scout Pack 3017 held its annual pinewood derby on Saturday, February 28th. The winners included:
IMPORTANT REMINDER FOR OLPH PARISH FAMILIES: The deadline to pick up tuition assistance packets for the 2009-2010 school year was March 2, 2009. The packet must be completed and returned NO LATER than Tuesday, March 24th to Ms. Therese Hughes at Catholic Charities-- she will then contact you to schedule an appointment. An interview with Ms. Hughes must take place prior to April 16, 2009. TUITION ASSISTANCE IS BASED ON FINANCIAL NEED.- Monday, March 9: Booster Club meeting, 6:00, faculty lounge
- Tuesday, March 10: Weekly Scrip order placed at 8:30 AM
- Tuesday, March 10: Little Caesar's Pizza fundraiser orders due in the office by 8:00 AM
- Thursday, March 12: End of third nine weeks
- Thursday, March 12: B/G Tennis, 4:00, v. Boyd Buchanan, AT CUMBERLAND
- Friday, March 13: NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS-TEACHER IN-SERVICE
- Friday, March 14: St. Patrick's Day Bash fundraiser for NDHS-more information below
- Wednesday, March 18: Gift basket items for Sugar 'n Spice Brunch due today to homerooms
Parents, mark your calendars! St. Patrick's Irish Ball sponsored by Notre Dame High School will be held Saturday, March 14, from 7 to 11:30 PM. The Ball will be at the National Guard Armory, located at 1801 Holtzclaw in Chattanooga. Enjoy dinner, dancing and a silent auction. Dress attire will be cocktail-casual. Tickets are $40 per person in advance, or $45 per person at the door. Go to www.myndhs.com for more information. OLPH School Development Office will have tickets available for purchase--Notre Dame will donate $5 per ticket back to OLPH for every ticket sold at OLPH! Contact Kathy Sumrell for tickets -- ksumrell@catholicweb.com
Congratulations to the 5th grade boys basketball team! The boys placed first in the ISC Tournament held last week, as well as being named champions of the 2009 ISC regular season. Thanks to Coach Grannan, Coach Riddle and Coach Smith for their work with this team.
Thank you to Lee and Lynn Riddle for organizing and hosting the 7th grade basketball tournament at OLPH School last week. We appreciate all our parent volunteers who helped make this tournament a success!
OLPH Cub Scout Pack 3017 held its annual pinewood derby on Saturday, February 28th. The winners included:
- Tiger Cubs (1st grade) - Brendan Greene
- Wolf Cubs (2nd grade) - Tyler Griess
- Bear Cubs (3rd grade) - Will Bordash
- Webelos (4th and 5th grades) - James West
- The overall grand prize went to Will Bordash. Congratulations to all who participated-we had a great time at the races!
Parents, pre-registration packets have been mailed out. If you did not receive your pre-registration packet for the 2009-2010 school year, please contact Theresa Dedmon at 423-622-1481 or email tdedmon@catholicweb.com. The pre-registration fees and paperwork are due back to the school office by April 9, 2009.
CHANGE FOR A CHANGE: Our school Lenten project is "change for a change." We are asking children to bring in their spare change to Religion Class. Each Religion room will have a jar to fill with change for "Food for the Poor." Our goal is to fill all the jars to their tops with change and prayers to help others. We will collect the money during Lent; please bring in your change by Holy Thursday, April 9. The virtues for March are "faith" and "trust". We trust that you will help us with this project and watch our faith grow. As Jesus told us, "This is my commandment: love one another as I love you." John 15:12
OLPH FOOD DRIVE: The food theme for the month of March is "small lunch items" - jello, pudding, applesauce, cheese 'n crackers, fruit snacks, etc. The OLPH 3rd grade Brownie troop will gather the donations from the boxes in each school building, and stock the OLPH and Ladies of Charity food pantries. Different food themes will be announced each month. Also, a reminder the OLPH Church "Good Samaritan" food drive is the first Sunday of every month.
ACRE (Assessment of Catechise/Religious Education) is the NCEA (National Catholic Education Association) assessment of students in 5th and 8th grades. The ACRE testing will be given on March 23 at OLPH School, so we may acquire data to continue to evaluate and improve our Religion Program.
The Third Annual Sugar and Spice Ladies Brunch will be held Saturday, March 28, at 10:00 AM, at the OLPH Gym. Tickets are $20.00. Special Guest Speaker Dr. Ruth Queen Smith will share her insights on women and friendship. Come and relax, bring a friend, catch up with old friends and make some new ones. Enjoy the gift basket auction and raffle prizes. Each student was given a flyer about the brunch and auction basket items. Please remember to bring in your basket items to your homerooms by Wednesday, March 18th -- contact Aline Schrage at 423-485-9884 if you have questions about the auction baskets. To purchase tickets or to become a table representative, please contact: Jan O'Boyle, 706-226-9110, Judi Phillips, 423-892-4668, Marian Christiana, 423-892-2310, or Cathy Oliver, 706-673-3029.
Congratulations to OLPH students Gaby Mullin and Keri Klassen for being cast in the spring production of "West Side Story" at Notre Dame High School. The play will be April 23, 24, and 25 on the David Harr Stage. Go to www.myndhs.com for more information.
WORLD MATH DAY was celebrated at OLPH School on Wednesday, March 4th. World Math Day was an interactive on-line competition with students all over the world; the goal world-wide was to answer over 180,000,000 math questions, and that goal was surpassed. Parents, ask your student how he or she performed -- it was a challenging, fun way for the students to improve their mental-math skills.
ATTENTION 8TH GRADERS! Your quote and baby picture for the yearbook need to be turned in by Wednesday, March 25th in order to be included in this year's yearbook. Make sure your name is on your picture and quote. You do not want to miss this deadline!
The OLPH School Committee will have three openings for the 2009-2010 school year. This is a wonderful way to serve OLPH. If you are interested, pick up an application at the school office. All completed applications must be returned by April 1, 2009. Applications are also being taken for Home and School officers.
HERE'S A GREAT IDEA FOR FRIDAY LENTEN MEALS! Little Caesar's Pizza Kit Sales fundraiser to benefit the 8th graders trip to Washington, D.C. is taking place. Cheese pizzas are a great option for Friday night Lenten dinners! Order forms were sent home with every student on Friday, February 27. The orders, with payment (checks made out to OLPH), are due to the school office on Tuesday, March 10. The pizzas will be delivered on Wednesday, March 18. If you have any questions, please call Beth Cromer at 987-9957.
BISHOP ORDINATION--Bishop-elect Stika's installation as third bishop of the Diocese of Knoxville is scheduled for Thursday,March 19, 2009 at 2:30 PM, at the Knoxville Convention Center. Our new Bishop-elect is very hopeful that our Catholic schools will be represented on this day. Therefore, we are planning to take the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students plus faculty who wish to attend. Home and School has graciously offered to pay for the buses; the only expense to the students will be food. The students will be required to bring a sack lunch to eat in the classrooms before we depart and money for a fast food meal on the return home. We have reserved two buses, and they will arrive at 11:00; we plan on departing by 11:15. The celebration will be three hours in length; so, we estimate that we will be back at school between 8:30 and 9:00 PM.
Parents, if you have changed your address, work, home or cell phone number, please contact the school office at 622-1481 or olphschooloffice@catholicweb.com so we may update our records.
SCRIP UPDATES:
Look for SCRIP updates to on the Church/School website www.myolph.com and look for card specials and links to retailers. Use SCRIP for all of your shopping needs, not just gifts! Scrip is an excellent tool for keeping your budget on track. Plan ahead for dinners out, home improvements, vacations, and even all your Amazon.com purchases! Place orders for your family, friends, neighbors and business. Use SCRIP instead of money for your older children’s meals, gas and necessities and eliminate giving cash out! All proceeds benefit OLPH students and Teachers! Many cards may now be reloaded at www. Shopwithscrip.com.Be sure to check yours! Do your children need new school uniforms or shoes?? Buy Lands End Scrip-we get 17%! Not all of your favorite stores do scrip? Buy American Express prepaid cards from us and we will earn 1.25% on your purchases at local businesses!
If you would like your business to participate in Scrip by making your gift card/certificates available to us please contact us and we will be happy to assist you. We are asking for more volunteers to work with our SCRIP Team! Just email homeandschool@catholicweb.com if you have an extra hour each week! Many hands make light work! Accountants or business minded people are also needed.
If Scrip card purchases grow and more families participate there may be an opportunity to start a tuition reduction incentive program in the future. Support us now and save later! All families who place an order in the month of March will be entered into a drawing for a free SCRIP card. “Let’s Make SCRIP a Habit!" All orders must be paid for in advance and checks made payable to OLPH SCRIP. You will be asked to sign a participation agreement/waiver at pick-up. Thank you!
OLPH SUMMER CAMPS -- OLPH and Notre Dame High School have a GREAT summer camp program planned for this summer. Brochures and registrations will be available soon.
Mark your calendars: Announcing God Camp Dates for summer of 2009: "Dare to Dream" for all upcoming 9th-12th graders, June 1st-6th; "Reach" for all upcoming 7th and 8th grades, June 8th-11th; "Discover the Way" for all upcoming 5th and 6th graders. More information with themes and forms to come! Please contact Donna Jones at djones6029@charter.net or 423-267-9878 with your questions.