Principal Newsletter
From the Desk of Mrs. Riley
October 10, 2019
Dear Parents,
Fall weather has finally arrived! The weather has turned cooler and the leaves are changing colors. What a beautiful time of the year to be in awe of the wonderful gifts God has bestowed upon us!
This time of year also marks some changes at school. On Monday, October 21, the winter uniform code will be in place. Please check the school website for the winter uniform pieces and policy. We are also almost halfway through the first trimester. On Thursday, October 17, Interim Progress Reports will be sent home for students in Grades 1 - 8. Please sign and return them to your child's teacher. Finally, Parent Teacher Conferences are two weeks away. Please read below to find out more information on how to schedule a conference with your child's teacher. For those parents of students in Grades 5 - 8, please only meet with those teachers that you need to. This is to allow an opportunity for all parents to have a conference.
Thank you for your constant support and prayers for our school. I encourage you to continue to support our work as we advance our mission to provide a transformative education steeped in academics and faith to our deserving students. There is no greater investment for forming our future saints than a Catholic education!
Please carefully review this week's newsletter for many reminders and updates. We thank you for entrusting your children to us and for the sacrifices you make each day to send your child(ren) to Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic School.
God’s Peace,
Mrs. Barbara Riley
Principal
SAVE THE DATE!
2nd Annual Spring Fling Auction
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Fall Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled for Thursday, October 24th from 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM and Friday, October 25th from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM. There is NO SCHOOL for students on Friday, October 25th. We will be scheduling Parent Teacher Conferences via the Option C website.
On Friday, October 11th a link will appear on your Option C home page directing you to the Parent Teacher Conference Portal. Families with students in Grades K to 4 will schedule conferences with the homeroom teacher. Grades 5 to 8 will select conferences based on the academic subject and teacher they wish to see for a conference.
Parents need to use their User ID (not the student's) to log onto the conference portal. Your User ID is the same as last year. Both parents have access and have their own User ID. The conference portal is available to both parents and the User ID is your first name and last name with no space. There is a password reset on the log in page if you forgot your password. If you are unable to access the forgot password or you have not logged on before, please send an email to mmatysik@olgc.org to have your User ID reset.
Conference time slots are in 15 minute intervals on Thursday and Friday. Phone Conferences are also available if you are unable to attend any of the sessions. Please email and coordinate a phone conference directly with the teacher.
The Option C Parent Conference Portal will only be open from Friday, October 11th until Monday, October 21st (until 11:59 PM). Please schedule your conference using the Option C system as soon as possible.
Picture Day
Students may dress in regular clothes for School Picture Day or they may wear their school uniform.
Eighth Grade students can purchase regular school picture packages however, their Yearbook picture will be their graduation cap and gown picture. These special pictures will be taken in January and that will be a different package than the regular school picture package.
Trunk or Treat 2019
The cost of this event is $20 per car. Please see the forms below for more details and to sign-up. To view these forms on our school website, please click HERE.
OLGC CYO Winter 2019 Sports Registration
To view this flyer on the OLGC CYO website, please click HERE.
OLGC Knights of Columbus Pro-Life Symposium
To view this flyer on our school website, please click HERE.
Important Dates to Remember
10/11: National Junior Honor Society Induction - 1:00 PM
10/16: The Conservation Caper Assembly - Grades K to 2 - 1:15 PM & Grades 3 to 6 - 2:00 PM; Grade 4 Mass
10/17: Interim Reports Distributed Grades 1 - 8
10/19: Trunk or Treat sponsored by P.I.E. - 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
10/21: Winter Uniforms Begin
10/23: Grade 3 Mass
10/24: 11:45 AM DISMISSAL – NO PM CARES - Parent/Teacher Conferences – 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM
10/25: NO SCHOOL - Parent/Teacher Conferences – 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM
10/28: School Picture Day
10/30: Community Homeroom – 8:45 AM
10/31: FREE Dress Down Day; In School Halloween Celebrations
11/1: Parade of Saints - 9:45 AM & All Saints Day Mass - 10:00 AM
11/4: OLGC Scholastic Book Fair
11/5: OLGC Scholastic Book Fair
11/6: Grade 2 Mass
11/8: Veterans Day Celebration - 10:00 AM; Harvest Dance - Grades 6, 7 & 8 - 7:00 PM
Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic School
Mission Statement
"Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic School, under the guidance of Mary, seeks to empower students to commit to Christian service, dedicate their lives to Gospel values, and lead with academic excellence."
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