Principal Newsletter
From the Desk of Mrs. Riley
October 11, 2018
Dear Parents,
Please join us for our Fall Open House this Sunday, October 14th at 11:00 AM. Come visit our classrooms, speak with our teachers, and see all that Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic School has to offer!
There are some very exciting happenings at school this week:
- Congratulations to those students who will be inducted into the National Junior Honor Society tomorrow! Your excellence in academics, service, leadership, citizenship, and character inspires us all!
- A team of students will head to Villa Joseph Marie High School in the morning to compete in the Sciatholon, along with their teacher, Mr. Mascione. Good Luck to them all!!
- Our younger students celebrated Fire Prevention Week with a visit from our local Fire Company. A great tiime was had by all!
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
2018 Fall Open House
To RSVP to our Open House, please click HERE.
Option C User ID/Passwords Grades K - 8
Option C contains a parent portal with your personal information. It can be found under the Office tab/ Family Profile on the Dashboard. It is your responsibiility to keep the information up to date. Please review the profile and make changes as needed throughout the year.
New Families & Kindergarten User ID
If you are a new family or have a child in Kindergarten, your Option C infornation and temporary password will be sent home today in an envelope marked "Option C". Please log on and reset the password.
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Fall Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled for Thursday, October 25th from 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM and Friday, October 26th from 8:00 AM to 11:00 PM. There is NO SCHOOL for students on Friday, October 26th. We will be scheduling Parent Teacher Conferences via the Option C website.
On Friday, October 12th a link will appear on your Option C home page directing you to the Parent Teacher Conference Portal. Families with students in Grades 1 to 5 will schedule conferences with the homeroom teacher. Grades 6 to 8 will select conferences based on the academic subject and teacher they wish to conference with. Kindergarten will also schedule conferences using Option C.
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 12th until Monday, October 22nd (until 11:59 PM). Please schedule your conference using the Option C system as soon as possible.
2019 Spring Fling Auction Night
We are already starting to receive Raffle Basket Donations!
You could bid on the following prizes/Raffle Baskets...
Five 1-hour hitting lessons for baseball players age 8+ from Coach Dennis Murphy. Mr. Murphy is an OLGC parent/Archbishop Wood Assistant Varsity Baseball Coach/former All-Star Baseball Academy Instructor.
Two Phillies tickets and $150 gift card to Mad Golfer donated by the Lorenz family.
And SO MUCH MORE!!!
Thank you so much to our donors & if you would like to donate a Raffle Basket or prize, please email our P.I.E. Organization at olgcpie@olgc.org.
Important Flyers & Information
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 some time in January and that will be a different package than the regular school picture package.
2018 Clothing Drive sponsored by P.I.E.
Thank you so much to all that contributed to our Clothing Drive last weekend! This Saturday, October 13th will be the final day of the Drive. Please see the attached Flyer for more details.
VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED!
Thank you for your support!
Trunk or Treat - Next Saturday 10/20
Trunk or Treat sponsored by our P.I.E. Organization is scheduled for next Saturday, October 20th. The registration form is below. Please print and return to school with payment of $20 per car if you wish to attend. Thank you!
OLGC Lunch Program - November Menu
OLGC CARES Program
If interested, please contact our CARES Director Mrs. Maryann Rockenbach at CARES@olgc.org. Thank you in advance!
Scrip Tuition Saving Program
Knights of Columbus Ladies' Auxiliary 4th Annual Fashion Show
OLGC CYO Winter Registration
2018 OLGC CYO Winter Registration Form
2018 OLGC CYO Evaluation Schedule
Important Dates to Remember
10/12: National Junior Honor Society Induction Ceremony - 1:00 PM
10/13: Clothing Drive sponsored by P.I.E.
10/14: Fall Open House - 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM
10/17: 3rd Grade Mass
10/19: Harvest Dance - Grades 6, 7 & 8 - 7:00 PM
10/20: Trunk or Treat
10/22: Winter Uniform Begins
10/24: 2nd Grade Mass
10/25: Community Homeroom - 8:45 AM; 11:45 AM Dismissal, NO PM CARES; Parent-Teacher Conferences - 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM
10/26: NO SCHOOL - Parent-Teacher Conferences - 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM
10/29: School Picture Day
10/31: Dress Down Day - $1; Classroom Parties
11/1: All Saints Mass- 10:30 AM; Parade of Saints
11/2: First Friday Mass
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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