Mission Statement: Our Lady of the Assumption School Commits itself to provide an education based on catholic values and academic excellence in a caring and safe atmosphere in partnership with the family and parish community.
From the Desk of the Principal…April 18, 2023
Happy Easter and Welcome back!
As we enter the Easter season. I invite you all to live as the Easter people we are and rejoice in the blessings of Easter. We are called to be the Resurrection and Life to all we encounter.
Easter Blessings!
Tuesday of the Second Week of Eastertide
Acts 4:32-37. The Lord is king; he is robed in majesty – Psalm 91(92):1-2, 5. John 3:7-15.
There is a deeper source to our lives
Nicodemus is invited by Jesus to see that we are not just bodies, mere material. Rather, we are body and soul. Material and spiritual. We cannot be easily pinned down. The Easter season is a celebration of that reality. We dwell very much in our bodies, they are a critical part of who we are, who God becomes in Jesus.
But they are not the whole story, for ‘the wind blows wherever it pleases’. Or, in other words, there is a deeper source to our lives. To be born of the Spirit is surely to be growing in the recognition that God is gently moving in our lives, gently inviting our response. It might be idealistic, but the portrait of the early Christians in Acts suggests a community able to address material needs because of their deep spiritual awareness and unity. Those gentle movements have practical, relational consequences.
Virtue for the Month of March is ~ Obedience
Saying “yes” to the Loving will of God and those He has set over us.
Obedience is a special virtue related to justice by which we pay our superiors a special honor which is due to them. Not only are we to obey proper authority. But we are also to submit cheerfully and willingly. And not grudgingly. Rather than seeing obedience as a burden or a limitation, we should recognize that in faithful obedience is found freedom. When we remain in obedience to lawful and just authority over us, this should lead us to a sense of freedom and peace. At times this may be difficult and require some sacrifice; however, when we deny our own will and sacrifice for the good of others, we also experience the grace and peace of acting in Christian charity.
Our Saints this month:
Grade PK- 2: Our Lady Mary Mother of God
Grade 3 - 5: St. Juan Diego
Grade 6-8: St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Calendar Highlights
April 18-21 6th Grade Outdoor School
April 19 Wood Ranch Fundraiser 11am-9pm
April 21 Earth Day-All School Mass 9:30 am
April 21 Square 1 Art Order Deadline
April 21 Cinco de Mayo RSVP Deadline
April 26 Mid Point of the 3rd Trimester
April 26 Yearbook Orders Due
April 28 Jeans for Jesus-Sports Theme
May 3 Art Trek Training 8:15am-10:15am
May 3 Last Day to turn in Raffle Tickets
May 5 May Crowning-All School Mass 9:30 am
May 5 Cinco de Mayo Auction Dinner/Dance
Contents of Weekly Brown Envelope
Please remove contents, complete and return any forms, sign and return the Brown Envelope every Wednesday.
Wood Ranch Fundraiser Flyer
Father/Daughter-Mother/Son Dance Flyer
The deadline for your Square1Art fundraiser has been extended to this Friday 4/21. Order keepsakes and gifts featuring your child's art online NOW!
Simply use the access code from your child’s catalog, or search for your child's art using Art Search, and enter state, school name, and your student's name. Your student's art and code will appear, and you may order!
Order by: 4/21/23
Upload additional art if you like, using Art Upload!
Thank you for supporting our school!
Basia DeBoer
Square 1 Art fundraiser coordinator
Financial Aid Forms are available in the front office. Representatives from CEF will be on the St. Bonaventure campus on May 3rd and 4th for On-Site Processing. To secure one of these spots parents are encouraged to set up online appointments. If you are unable to meet in person with a CEF Representative mail in applications will be accepted until April 21st, 2023.
Online Appointments:
Log onto www.cefdn.org
At the CEF Home page, on the top menu bar hover over the CONTACT US link and a drop-down menu will appear, SELECT “TAP Appointments”
SELECT “CLICK HERE” on the “TAP Appointments” web page (Make sure to turn off any “pop-up Blockers”)
SELECT “Next” on the Welcome Screen
Choose a Location where your students will be attending (ELEMENTARY SCHOOL) and SELECT “Next”
Choose a Time to meet with CEF Representatives and SELECT “Next”
Enter in your information to reserve your appointment ( make sure to enter your Cell and Email in order to get text and email reminders) and SELECT “Save”
Please print or save the confirmation pages for your records. Please note the Host Site where you will be meeting with CEF Representatives.
Yearbooks-Last day to order yearbooks is April 26. Hard covers are $25, soft covers are $20. Forms are available in the school office. A limited number of yearbooks will be available for purchase at a higher price.
Lunch Helpers Needed:
Hot lunch is still going strong. Helpers are always needed to sort and distribute the hot lunches. Please arrive between 11:30 and 11:40. Lunch sorting is done by 12:10. Helpers will receive 1 parent hour for helping. Remember if you stay for lunch duty until 12:40 you receive 2 parent hours. That sounds like a win-win!!
Lost and Found-Please check the lost and found located outside the school office for missing items.
If your child will be absent from school, please complete the Absent Reporting form. This form can be found on our app under Documents or on our website under quick links. This will generate a report that is given to teachers daily. Thank you!
OLA Sports Center
Boys and Girls Basketball-Please return washed jerseys as soon as possible. Thank you!
St. Bonaventure will be holding a Summer camp for grades 3rd-8th on June 27th-30th from 9AM-12PM.
You may register with this graphic with the QR Code or sign up with the link below!
LINK: https://docs.google.com/forms/...
APA BOARD CORNER
Crafty, party enthusiasts needed!
Earn volunteer hours at home! The APA Board needs extra
hands crafting decorations for the upcoming Auction & Fiesta night. Not crafty? Sign-up for easy Supply donations.
Please email daniellenicholetarr@gmail.com for details on how to help.
OLA Auction Raffle
The OLA “Cinco de Mayo'' Auction Raffle is in full swing! Prior to Spring Break, we collected $18,630!! That is an AMAZING start, but we are still $16,370 away from our goal of $35K, so we need every family’s support! Keep selling those raffle tickets! The sale ends at 3:00 pm on Wednesday, May 3rd.
A few things to keep in mind:
Each family is required to sell a minimum of 10 tickets, but we encourage you to sell more! The more money we raise, the more our students benefit!!
Each family who sells 10 (or more) raffle tickets and attends the Action earns at least one tuition voucher entry.
The more tickets your family sells, the more prizes your children will earn, and the more chances you have to earn free or discounted tuition for next school year!
If we meet our school wide goal, the entire school will receive a Kona Ice Party AND Ms. Fussell & Mrs. McReynolds will do a hilarious “Principal and Vice-Principal Stunt” that the students get to choose!
Huge Congratulations to the students & families listed below who earned the BONUS!! They sold at least 20 tickets in the first week of the raffle sale!! These families earned 5 bonus entries for the tuition raffle AND the students will earn a special Non Uniform Dress Day.
Alacon, Aranda, Archibeque, Bamieh, Barker, Barnard, Benton, Buehner, Burns (Cherise), Calderone, Capra, Caron, Casillas, Cazares, Cerezo, Corral, Cortez, Croasmun, Dayton, Devericks, Dominguez, Duddy, Dufau, Felts, Fernandez, Ferro, Figueroa, both Fink families, Flores (Drake), Ford, Gallegos, Garfias, Giammanco, Greaney, Hanson, Harvey, Hayashi, Hurtado (Barajas), Ianne, Johnson (Piper), Jones, Kuske, Lincicum, Maechler (Bodhi & Riley), Makuch, May, McCalister, McReynolds, Miller, Minoui, Molfetta, Montgomery, Morris, Navarro, Noble, Olmos-Ly, Owens, Padilla, Quagliata, Root, Sanchez, Sassen, Seguine (Greyson), Shura, Smithson, Stiffler, Thelen, and Vest!
COMING THURSDAY! A VISIT FROM THE “FIESTA TROLLEY”!!!
All students of families who sell a minimum of 20 tickets by Wednesday, April 19th will receive a visit from the “Fiesta Trolley” in their classroom on Thursday, April 20th before morning recess!! The students will get to choose from a variety of treats and snacks!
Need More Raffle Tickets?
If you would like additional tickets to sell, we have more in the School Office. Stop by the office or simply call the school, and we will send them home with your student(s). Keep selling!!
We appreciate your support of this important fundraiser for our school! Keep up the excellent work!! If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Bamieh at (805) 340-9168 /jenniferbamieh@yahoo.comor Amber McCalister at (805) 320-5911 / ambermccalister@gmail.com.
If you have any questions about the Cinco de Mayo event or the APA Board, please contact Jennifer Bamieh at (805) 340-9168 or at jenniferbamieh@yahoo.com.
The APA Board looks forward to seeing and meeting many of you on May 5th!
“No time to Siesta, let’s Fiesta!”
 The digital marquee birthday flier is available in the office. Enjoy announcing your child's next birthday on the OLA marquee! Announcement cost is $15 The APA Board would like to thank all the wonderful families of OLA for volunteering and participating in the many fundraising efforts this year. If you are interested in joining for the 2022-2023 school year please contact Jennifer Bamieh jenniferbamieh@yahoo.com 
Please call Dea Boheme at (805) 390-1260 to reserve a spot. Protecting God's Children (Initial training, 3 hours) UPCOMING VIRTUS SESSIONS KEEPING THE PROMISE ALIVE (Recertification), Thursday, April 27, 2023, 6-7:30 PM, Santa Cruz Room. Please call 805-390-1260 to register. PROTECTING GOD'S CHILDREN, Saturday, May 6, 2023, 1-4 PM, Santa Cruz Room. Please call 805-390-1260 to register. | |||
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Student Learning Expectations (SLE’S)
OLA Students aim for the S.T.A.R.S when they:
SHOW AND LIVE THEIR FAITH
THINK CRITICALLY AND WORK COOPERATIVELY
ACTIVELY MAINTAIN A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
RESPECT OURSELVES AND OTHERS
STUDY AND LEARN
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