Mrs. Smith's Weekly Newsletter
Our Lady of Good Counsel School - SEPTEMBER 2, 2023
Principal's Message
Dear OLGC Parents,
I hope you and your family are enjoying Labor Day weekend as you prepare for the first day of school. We will meet our PK and Kindergarten students and parents, and all new students in grades 1-8 and their parents, on Wednesday for our orientation sessions. We will welcome all students to school on Thursday, September 7 for our first day of school.
Our school doors open at 8:05 on Thursday morning, and all students should be in their homeroom by 8:20 AM. No students should be left on the school grounds prior to 8:05 AM. There is no supervision prior to 8:05 AM. Parents are asked to say goodbye at the door. We will provide help to anyone who may need it to get their supplies to their homerooms.
Dismissals are at noon on Thursday and Friday. Aftercare begins on Monday, September 11.
God Bless,
Mrs. Smith
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Homeroom Assignments
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SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS NEEDED
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Yearbooks - 2022-2023
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GENESIS PARENT PORTAL
All parents should access the Genesis Parent Portal at your earliest convenience. At that time you will need to answer some questions and give your preference for Media/Photo Release and acknowledge that you have reviewed the Parent/Student Handbook, and the Technology Acceptable Use Policy. Once you have done this you will have full access to your child's Genesis records. You can complete this any time from August 22 until September 12, although we prefer that this be done prior to the first day of school so we know your photo release choice. Thank you to those who have already done this.
Use this DIOCESE OF TRENTON GENESIS LINK to access your Parent Portal.
All parents should follow these directions if you forgot your password:
Go to https://parents.dioceseoftrenton.org
Click on the forgot password link.
Wait for the new password to be sent.
Copy/paste the new password to avoid any error.
If a student's parents live in two separate households, individual Genesis accounts can be created for each parent. Notify us if you wish to have this done and we will make the request to Genesis Support.
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RISSE BROTHERS UNIFORMS
The gym uniform includes the gold T-shirt with school logo and green zippered sweatshirt or gray hoodie. It includes green shorts or sweatpants. Other T-shirts are not gym uniform pieces. Other sweats are not gym uniform items.
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PK3, PK4, and Kindergarten Orientation
As our PK3 families are aware, Mrs. Landick, our new PK3 teacher, will not be present on Wednesday. Mrs. Landick held a Meet & Greet last week. PK3 children and their parents may still attend this event. Anyone who would like to attend the event and visit the classroom may do so Wednesday morning during this orientation time. Please wait until Monday, September 11 to bring your PK3 child's supplies to school so Mrs. Landick can store them appropriately.
Parents in PK4 and Kindergarten should bring their child's supplies on this day so you can avoid carrying them on the first day when it is much busier as everyone says their goodbyes and gets that precious first-day photo.
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New Student Orientation - Grades 1-8
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SUPPLY LISTS AND SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS
Supply lists and summer assignments can be found on the OLGC Website
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS
WEDNESDAY, September 6 - New Student Orientation - Grades 1-8 11:00 AM
THURSDAY, September 7 - First Day of School Grades PK3 - 8 - NOON DISMISSAL
FRIDAY, September 8 - Grades PK3 - 8 - NOON DISMISSAL
WEDNESDAY, September 20 - Back-to-School/General PTA Meeting
FRIDAY, September 22 - Back-to-School Social
FRIDAY, October 6 - Noon Dismissal
MONDAY, October 9 - Teacher Professional Development Day - No School for Students
THURSDAY, October 19 - Fun Walk during school hours
Cynthia A. Smith, Principal
Website: https://www.olgc.me/
Location: 23 West Prospect Avenue, Moorestown, NJ, USA
Phone: (256) 235-2778