OUR LADY OF
PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC SCHOOL FRIDAY FANFARE
SUMMER BREAK, JULY 1, 2008
Please attend Mass this
summer with your Parish Priest. “Turn to the Lord in your need, and you
will live.” Psalm 60
SCHOOL
OFFICE HOURS:
July: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 9:00 to 2:00
EXCEPTION: CLOSED July 8 through July 17
August 4th through August 8th,
8:00 to 3:00
Summer AR testing dates are as
follows: Wednesday from 10:00 to 12:00 and 5:00 to 7:00 in
the computer lab, on the following Wednesdays: July 9, July 16, July 23,
and July 30. There will be no AR testing on Wednesday, July 2 and
Wednesday, August 6. Testing will be available during
Registration Day, Thursday, August 7, also in the computer lab.
REGISTRATION PACKETS FOR
THE 2008-2009 SCHOOL YEAR WILL BE MAILED TO EACH FAMILY BY THE LAST WEEK
OF JULY. Parents/Guardians, you will bring the completed
registration forms to Registration Day, Thursday, August 7, 2008, to the
OLPH gym between 7:30 am and noon. Your child/ren does/do not need to be
present on Registration Day, but are welcome to come with you. If
you will be out of town on that day the forms may be mailed to the
school office or brought to the office during the regular
scheduled hours (see hours above). If you have further questions
regarding registration please contact Hannah Jones at
olphschooloffice@catholicweb.com.
The AR summer reading lists
and school supply lists are posted on our website,
www.myolph.com.
If you have a used copy of
The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare, Mrs. Morrison is asking
for donations of this book to be used in 7th grade Religion
classes. Please leave the book in the marked box in the computer lab
during summer AR reading time. Thank you very much.
Several OLPH students
participated in the WTCI/PBS Reading Rainbow contest this spring. Out of
more than 600 entries, the following students were “Top Ten Finalists”:
Nicholas Grannan (4th), Willy Chong (4th),
Meghan Greene (3rd), Kelsey Barta (3rd),
Delaney Swann (3rd), Noelle Hepworth (3rd),
Gerard Zolkowski (3rd), and Milan Card (3rd).
Congratulations!
Each school year a student from
each grade at OLPH School receives the “Sisters of Charity, B.V.M.
Christian Living Award”. The students chosen to receive this award show
faithfulness and love to God, to those in the community and to all God’s
people. They use the gifts of the values of freedom, education, charity
and justice in their daily lives. The following students received the
B.V.M. Award for the 2007-2008 school year:
- Kindergarten Jason Oliver
- First grade Holli Covey
- Second grade Nolan Corbitt
- Third grade Margaret Coles
- Fourth grade Jessica Moore
- Fifth grade Sean Melvin
- Sixth grade Anna McIntyre
- Seventh grade Alexandra
Rutledge
- Eighth grade Sydney Hamon
If you are interested in
purchasing gently used OLPH School uniforms from St. Cecilia’s Closet,
the closet is open during school office hours as noted above. Checks are
made payable to OLPH CAG.
Please note the price of hot
lunch and milk has increased for the 2008-2009 school year. The cost of
hot lunch for students is $2.25 (hot lunch includes one carton of milk);
one carton of milk is 75 cents; a parent lunch is $3.50 (includes one
carton of milk).
OUR LADY OF
PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC SCHOOL
2008-2009 SCHOOL
YEAR CALENDAR
August 7,
Thursday Registration Day (7:30 to Noon, OLPH Gym)
August 11, Monday First day
of school for students
September 1, Monday Labor Day,
no school
October 3, Friday Diocesan
Teacher In-Service; no school for students
October 13-17 Fall Break
October 20, Monday Return from
Fall Break
October 31, Friday
Parent-teacher conferences; no school for students
November 26-28 Thanksgiving
Break
December 1, Monday Return from
Thanksgiving Break
December 19, Friday End of
second nine weeks-Dismissal at 11:30 for students
Dec. 22- Jan. 6,
2009 Christmas Break
January 7, 2009, Wednesday
Students return from Christmas Break
January 19, Monday Martin
Luther King, Jr. Day, no school
February 9,
Monday Parent-teacher conferences, 3:30 to 7:30
February 13, Friday
Half-day (morning only) for teachers and students
February 16,
Monday President’s Day, no school
March 13, Friday Teacher
In-Service, no school for students
April 10-19 Easter Break
April 20, Monday Return from
Easter Break
May 19, Tuesday 8th
Grade Celebration
May 20, Wednesday Kindergarten
Celebration
May 25, Monday Memorial Day,
no school
May 26, Tuesday Report card
pick-up day
