No images? Click here A Note From Our PrincipalLent is a season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. This message has been on full display this Lenten season at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic School. I am so proud of how our students have lived this message this year, I just have to share. 2021-22 REGISTRATIONRegistration packets were sent home on Friday, 1/29 and are now PAST DUE. We are now accepting new families for registration. Secure your child's spot by sending in your completed packet in as soon as possible. Thank you. Show Your Spirit & Take a Break From the Kitchen! We have all been through a difficult time with the recent tornado passing through our community. Reminders of this event are unavoidable as they are so close to our school. A post was made on the Eagle Point Facebook page that may be of some help in dealing with emotions associated with this event and can be found below. We pray that all those affected by this storm will be able to recover wholly and rapidly. Spread The Good News! Thank you to all who contributed to our awesome marketing videos! Please help us spread the news of our wonderful school by posting these links on your social media. Copy this link: Discover OLV Copy this link: Tour OLV Copy this link: Why OLV? Congratulations to our 8th grade students on the occasion of their Confirmation! 4th Grade Science To better understand how mapmakers represent three-dimensional landforms in a two-dimensional format, 4th grade created Play-Doh mountains, sliced them into cross-sections, and then traced the pieces on paper. Their renderings represented the contour lines found on topographical maps. 5th Grade Science After learning about energy and matter moving within an ecosystem, fifth graders researched seven different ecosystems to learn about interactions within each ecosystem. Each group then designed a food web to model the movement of matter among the organisms and their environment in specific ecosystems. WAR EAGLE! At the 2020 BALL, Auburn was the winning school for our Spirit Day this year. On Thursday, April 8, students will have the option to either wear their uniform or dress in Auburn spirit wear and/or orange & blue colors. Kona Ice will also be at the school from 11 - 1. Prices are as follows: small cup $3, medium cup $4, large cup $5, extra cream add $1. Kona Ice will donate 25% of proceeds back to the school! Eagle Flight 10.0 is Coming! Dust off the kid's running shoes because the 10th annual Eagle Flight is happening April 14th! IMPORTANT DATES: Like all events these days, Eagle Flight will look a little different. The key components of having fun, earning great prizes and supporting our awesome school will all remain the same! March was one of our biggest collections yet with over 450 items donated! Kindergarten celebrated the letters 'X' and 'U' this month with some fun activities. On letter 'U' day, students got to bring in their umbrellas and on letter 'X' day, mixed-up clothes made for many a laugh! 2020-21 Yearbooks Still Available to Order!The 2020-21 Yearbook can be ordered through the end of the year. Orders not received before Spring Break are on a first-come-first-served bases. Click the button for order form. Orders can be turned into the office. COMING SOON! The Spring Book Fair will be an in-person (students only) and online event! Click below to visit the Book Fair homepage and learn more about how procedures will be modified this year to keep our students safe. We are working on building up our current substitute list. If you are interested in being a substitute for our school and are current on the diocesan Youth Protection requirements for volunteers, please contact Mr. Rothery at arothery@olvsch.com. If you need more information about volunteer requirements, please consult the Diocese Office for Youth website. Pop Tabs Help RMH Third grade will be delivering pop tabs collected since last year soon. If you have any pop tabs at home, please send them in by Monday, 4/19. Let's see if we can win the competition for most donated again this year! To learn more, click the button below. NEW SCRIP APP! Getting SCRIP just got easier! You can now add the RaiseRight mobile app to your phone or tablet. Make sure to use the OLV School code: DAD2A5LA6758 USE SCRIP - SUPPORT OLV * GREAT way to spread the love with contactless gift-giving! (Valentine's Day, birthdays, Mother's Day, etc.) ATTENTION 2020 BALL BIDDERS: We hope that you and your family are staying safe during these uncertain times. We want to thank you for participating in our auction last year. We realize that you may have purchased items that you have not been able to redeem because of the pandemic. If you need an updated statement for tax purposes, please email heatherprose@gmail.com or kpofarrell@gmail.com with the name of the item(s) you were unable to redeem and we will resend you an updated statement. Thank you for your support of OLV School. Immortalize Your Loved Ones Here! Our beautiful brick inlay in front of the school is filling up fast! We are now ready to accept another round of orders for pavers. If you are interested in placing an order, please email Mr. Rothery at arothery@olvsch.com. 8 x 8 paver $200 4 x 8 paver $100 Birthday Book Club Commemorate your child's birthday with a donation to our school library! Click the button below to learn how! Camp St. Bernard is back for 2021! We will have our traditional summer camp for boys and girls ages 8-14 this summer in the month of June. Our overnight campers will have the opportunity to spend some time on the campus of St. Bernard Abbey and Prep School visiting with old friends and making new ones, all in a safe, family atmosphere. Check out our Spirit Wear Site! You can now directly purchase your OLV spirit wear and customize it to your liking. This is a great way to both promote and support the school as the school will receive a percentage of each purchase. This is just a sampling of what is available, so make sure to click on the button below to see all the options! LIMITED QUANTITIES! Now is your last chance to grab some retro OLV spirit items. For inquiries, contact Melanie Norman. Want to share this with an extended family member? Forward this newsletter to them and tell them to click below & subscribe! |