Mercy Peek & Ponder by Mr. McGrath
Volume II Issue 31 Sunday, April 10, 2016
Our Lady of Mercy Regional Catholic School
Email: jmcgrath@olmcatholicschool.com
Website: www.olmcatholicschool.com
Location: 29 Conwell Drive, Maple Glen, PA, United States
Phone: 215-646-0150
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Our-Lady-of-Mercy-Regional-Catholic-School-1427959374084742/?ref=bookmarks
Upcoming Events
April 10 - 13
Middle States Visitation
April 13
Grade 5 Class Mass, 9AM
Mission Collection
Noon Dismissal
April 14
7th Grade LC Fun Day
April 15
No School for Students
Jr. High Dance #6, 7:30PM
Yes, my friends OLM has a Coding Club as part of our expanding STEM curriculum. This past week students programmed a Finch Robot using Scratch programming language. They programmed it to change colors, move in all directions and speak to the class. This is one of the many reasons OLM is THE academic choice in the area! 21st century learning at its best!!
OLM Quilting Club
Our Lady of Mercy Middle School Academic Clubs
OLM has ten academic clubs in the Middle School Academy (grades 6-8). These clubs provide opportunities for our students to participate in activities, interact with peers in a supervised setting, and form new relationships. Some clubs focus on a specific area, thus allowing members to develop their skills and interests in that area. Other clubs provide an array of activities from which our students can choose.
Co-curricular and extracurricular activities are a part of students every day life at OLM. They play important roles in student’s lives. Research and data have shown that they have positive effects on student’s lives by improving behavior, school performance, school completion, successful transitions to high school, and social aspects.
Virtue of the Month: GOODNESS
Our virtue of the month of April is GOODNESS. Students will learn to deliberately choose right from wrong, resist sin, and then choose to do acts of mercy. Saint Bernadette Soubirous will be our model. Students will be recognized at the School Liturgy on Thursday, May 5th.
O Mary conceived without sin
Pray for us who have recourse to you.
Our Lady of Lourdes
Pray for us.
Saint Bernadette
Pray for us.
DROP OFF / PICK UP SAFETY
Please follow the rules outlined in the Student-Parent Handbook (pages 16-17) during drop off and pick up in car line. Once your child has exited the car during drop off (or entered your car during pick up), do not proceed to pass other vehicles in the car line in front of you. Remain in line until the cars ahead of you have pulled away. We do not have a passing lane in car line and it is unsafe to pull around cars that are still in line and following the correct procedure. Thank you very much for doing everything possible to keep our children safe.
Our Theme for this School Year at OLM is “Experience the Circle of Mercy”
During the month of April, the National Junior Honor Society at OLM is sponsoring a service project to help the Philadelphia Veterans Home in West Philadelphia and the Homeless Veterans in Glenside. There will be mission collections on 04/06, 04/13, 04/20. and 04/27. The money collected will help the organizations continue their good work.
The NJHS will also be sponsoring a Dress Down Day on Friday, April 22nd. Please choose from the following items. Please choose at least one from the list to participate.
Kindergarten and First Grade: aluminum foil, plastic wrap, large sandwich bags
Second and Third Grades: Lysol wipes and paper towels
Fourth and Fifth Grades: dish soap, bar soap, Brillo pads, sponges
Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Grades: toothpaste, tooth brushes, deodorant, shampoo, and shaving kits
Final Box Tops Contest of the Year
The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (Middle States Association or shorter as M.S.A.C.S. or M.S.A.) is a voluntary, peer-based, non-profit association dedicated to educational excellence and improvement through peer evaluation and the proper accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary/high schools, and elementary schools in the United States and foreign institutions of American origin. Our Lady of Mercy will be re-accredited from April 10th to April 13th, 2016
Our Team
Internal Coordinators
Caroline Maher
Eighth Grade Teacher/Asst. to the Principal
Natalie Marano
Third Grade Teacher
Planning Team
John McGrath
Principal
Linda Reilly
First Grade Teacher
Stephanie Cox
Fourth Grade Teacher
Alison Dudenbostel
Sixth Grade Teacher
Carol Opdyke
Sixth Grade Teacher
Karen Ryan
Parent
Caroline Maher
Eighth Grade Teacher/Asst. to the Principal
Natalie Marano
Third Grade Teacher
OLM Home & School News
Upcoming Events:
4/19 General Home and School Meeting, Doors Open at 6:30PM; Starts at 7PM.
5/18 Volunteer Luncheon
6/1 New Kindergarten Families Ice Cream Social
6/6 Golf Outing at Sandy Run
Link to their webpage: https://sites.google.com/site/olmhsa1/weekly-updates
Birthday Blessings this Week
Eichmiller, Alyssa J. Apr 10
Penna, Reese A. Apr 10
Toriello, Nicholas F. Apr 11
Simko, Emily R. Apr 12
McDonnell, Declan J. Apr 13
Bogdon, Olivia N. Apr 14
Citro, Benjamin F. Apr 14
Monsignor McHenry April 15
McGreevey, Evelyn M. Apr 15
McLaughlin, Shane Apr 15
Weidner, Lily Apr 16
Playground at Lunch Recess
Monday, 04/11: Mrs. Ronzoni
Tuesday, 04/12: Ms. Bordoni
Wednesday, 04/13: N/A
Thursday, 04/14: Ms. Duncan
Friday, 04/15: N/A
Lunch Duty Sign-Up: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0d4daaa622a6f49-april
Two parent volunteers must be on-duty in the school yard - before the playground is open. This ensures the safety of ALL. Our active volunteer program not only provides valuable hands-on assistance through the school, but also benefits the children by reinforcing ties between the children’s individual homes as well as the community at large, and the school. The Lunch/Recess Duty Volunteer program is a great way to volunteer and become involved at the school.
Altar Servers 9AM
Tuesday, April 12: Teddy Nagle
Wednesday, April 13: Connor Cunningham
Thursday, April 14: Colin Hope
Friday, April 15: Owen McFadden