Principal Newsletter
From the Desk of Mrs. Riley
October 17, 2019
Dear Parents,
In October, we celebrate the month of the Rosary. It is a great time to commit to praying the rosary every day. It is the best method of honoring Mary. Consider creating a paper chain rosary with your children at home and writing intentions on the slips of paper. What a great way to also spend some quality family time together!
Here are some updates and reminders from school:
- Winter Uniforms begin this Monday, October 21st. Please refer to the school website and handbook for the details. Please make sure to label your child's pieces with their initials. We are already building up quite a collection of lost sweatshirts.
- Interim Progress Reports for Grades 1-8 will come home today. This is just a brief snapshot of how your child is progressing through the 1st trimester. Grades will not be listed. You will only see Pass/Fail and comments. These reports must be signed and returned to school by Monday, October 21st.
- Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled for next Thursday and Friday. Please see details below on how to sign up on Option C.
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.
OLGC's 2019 Scholastic Book Fair
Our Scholastic Book Fair is a reading event that brings kids the books they want to read. The Book Fair will take place in the Gym from Monday November 4th through Wednesday November 6th. Please see the schedule below to see what day your child(ren) is scheduled to attend. Special instructions for our Pre-K families were sent home today.
Reading for pleasure inside and outside of school has real and long-lasting benefits. Please support our Book Fair and help shape your child's reading habits. All proceeds benefit OLGC School.
This year we are once again offering an online payment method called eWallet. This method will allow your child to purchase books without having to bring money into school. Please click on the link on our Scholastic homepage to set up an account. Cash and checks are also accepted.
To view OLGC's Scholastic Book Fair homepage, please click here HERE.
This year we are also participating in a wonderful program called "All for Books". Students can donate their loose change and help us raise money to donate books to a foundation that the Student Council will be working with. Scholastic is so generous that they will match the amount that we raise so that we can donate even more books! Please keep an eye out for more information on this to come.
Finally, this year parents with students in grades PreK-3 through 3rd grade will be encouraged to come in and shop with their child(ren) during their scheduled shopping time.
We look forward to a fun and successful book fair this year!
To view OLGC's Scholastic Book Fair Schedule, please click HERE.
October Book Club with Mrs. Chirico
To view this flyer on our school website, please click HERE.
OLGC Lunch Program - November Menu
Harvest Dance - 11/8/19
We are in need of a few chaperones for the dance. If you would like to chaperone, please visit our sign-up genius found HERE.
Girls Scouts
To view this flyer on school website, please click HERE.
OLGC CYO Winter 2019 Sports Registration
To view this flyer on the OLGC CYO website, please click HERE.
2019 CYO "Spike-tacular"
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
10/19: 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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