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…May 16, 2023
Tuesday of the Sixth Week of Eastertide
Acts 16:22-34. Your right hand has saved me, O Lord – Psalm 137(138):1-3, 7-8. John 16:5-11.
The Holy Spirit is our advocate
Salvation comes to those who hear the Word and keep it. We hear the word ‘advocate’ in the Gospel today. Jesus uses the word ‘advocate’ here for the Holy Spirit. An advocate is someone who stands beside you and helps you in court. An advocate speaks on your behalf, defends you and helps to set you free. An advocate offers support, strength and comfort. Can you allow the Holy Spirit into your life to speak on your behalf, to walk beside you and help set you free?
Virtue for the Month of May is ~ Diligence
Doing your best and working hard until you are finished.
In Christianity, diligence is the effort to do one's part while keeping faith and reliance in God. In other words, diligence and faith are two sides of a mystery. One does not know how, despite one's effort, it all works out; but diligence, when combined with faith, assures spiritual success.
Our Saints this month:
Grade PK- 2: St. Andre Bessette “ Put yourself in God’s hands; He abandons no one.”
Grade 3 - 5: St. Francis de Sales “Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.”
Grade 6-8: St. Catherine of Siena “Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire”
Calendar Highlights
May 16 *Rescheduled*APA Board Meeting 6:30 pm
May 17 Tony’s Pizzeria Fundraiser
May 19 Father/Daughter Dance
May 20 Mother/Son Dance
May 26 Jeans for Jesus-Patriotic Theme
May 29 Memorial Day - No School
June 2 8th Grade Disneyland Trip
June 5 & 6 Used Uniform Sale 8am-3:30pm Mulcahy
June 7 8th Grade Graduation Mass and Ceremony 5pm in the Church
June 8 Karma Day
June 9 Last Day of School-Mass and Awards 8am-10am in the Church
Contents of Weekly Brown Envelope
Please remove contents, complete and return any forms, sign and return the Brown Envelope every Wednesday.
Tony’s Pizzaria Fundraiser Flyer
“The Chosen” sessions hosted by Many Meals
Summer Reading Skills Program Flyer
Grade 5-8 SBHS Volleyball Camp Flyer
The Assumption Parents Association is looking for new members!
We are a small but mighty group who helps to support our wonderful school by organizing fundraisers (and "fun"raisers!!) and we would love to have your help!
We meet one evening per month, generally the second Tuesday of the month, at school for about 2 hours, starting at 6:30pm.
Some of our activities include:
Setting up and Supporting Room Parents;
Organizing Teacher Appreciation Week, Grandparents' Day, Restaurant Fundraisers and more
Planning our Fall Fundraiser (in the past this has been Movie Night, the Cornhole Tournament & Harvest Family Picnic, the former Fall Festival, as well as the Fall Raffle associated with this fundraiser)
Planning and Executing our largest fundraiser of the year, the Spring Auction and Raffle - this year we had a Cinco de Mayo themed event at Poinsettia Pavilion
Father/Daughter and Mother/Son activities
We have Board Positions that will need to be filled but we also appreciate any and all parents who attend meetings to give input and help us out with some of our activities. We will be meeting tonight, Tuesday, May 16th, at 6:30pm at school in the Teachers' Lounge, and then our final meeting of the year will be June 6th at the Pierpont Racquet Club, time to be announced. We'd love to see some new faces there! If you have any questions, please call Jennifer Bamieh at (805) 340-9168 or email jenniferbamieh@yahoo.com
Parent Hours for the school year were due May 15th. Please turn in your parent hour log sheets to the office in person or send them in the brown envelope aASAP. We will be logging hours and sending home statements on May 23. Every hour not worked will be charged at $15 per hour.
Any volunteer hours worked on Karma Day can be banked for the 23-24 school year.
Questions? Email olaoffice@olaventura.org
Free TDAP Event:
The Ventura County Public Health Immunization Program would like to invite all incoming 7th graders to come to our Free Tdap Event in Oxnard on May 17th, 2023 from 4pm-7pm.
Parents must complete a consent form upon arrival, and Vaccine Information Sheets will be provided.
Please remember it is important that Your child must have their updated TDAP immunization record showing they have received their TDAP booster on or after their 7th birthday. Please send an updated copy of the immunization record by the first day of school August 17th, 2023.
Father/Daughter-Mother/Son Luau Dance
REMINDER:
The APA will be hosting the 2023 Father/Daughter and Mother/Son dances this month! The Father/Daughter dance will be held on Friday May 19th, 2023 and the Mother/Son dance will be held on Saturday May 20th, 2023. Both events will be at the Mulcahy Center from 6:00-9:00 pm. Thank you to all those who RSVP’d. We look forward to seeing you there! Any questions? Email jenniferlincicum@gmail.com
Student Council-As we say goodyear and thank our current student council members we are ramping up for elections for the 23-24 school year!
Students in grades 5th thru 7th are eligible to run for an office. More information will be discussed with the students over the next week. Elections will take place on Friday June 2, 2023.
Our current student council will finish out the year by praying the rosary with all grades in small class groups. They have also planned a Staff vs 8th grade students kickball game to be played on Friday, May 26 at 1:30 on the Saint Bonaventure football field.
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
St. Bonaventure is offering opportunities for your students - Basketball Camp and Cheer & Dance Camp. 
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 LINK:https://docs.google.com/forms/...
Cheer/Dance Camp: June 10-12 we have our Youth Dance and Cheer camp! It is a great environment as we had over 60 campers last year with our Dance/Cheer team helping! I attached a flier and link to sign up!
Dance/Cheer Camp Link:https://sbhsvta.networkforgood.com/events/56625-sbhs-youth-cheer-and-dance-camp-july-10-12-2023
APA BOARD CORNER
OLA Auction Raffle
Congratulations to the Raffle winners at OLA’s Cinco de Mayo Auction!
The winners of the Cash Raffle Drawing were:
1st Place $1,500 - Gracelyn Root
2nd Place $1,000 - Kelly Bell
3rd Place $500 - Lydia DyReyes
The winners of the Tuition Vouchers were:
1st Place Full Tuition - Hayashi Family
2nd Place Half Tuition - Maechler Family (Bodhi & Riley)
And we couldn’t have had such a successful Raffle without all of the support from the students and families! Congratulations to all of the Class and Student Winners as well!
100% Classroom Participation (wins a “Teacher Stunt”):
2nd Grade
4th Grade
7th Grade
And due to a wonderful “Angel Sponsor” who donated $100 for every student who did not sell their required 10 raffle tickets - ALL THE OTHER GRADES will also get credit for getting to 100% and will win a Teacher Stunt! Thank you to our Angel T.D.!!!!!!!
Top Selling Classrooms (wins an Ice Cream Party for their class)
1st Place - Kindergarten (and Mrs. Padilla wins a $100 gift card!)
2nd Place - 4th Grade (and Mrs. Smithson wins a $50 gift card!)
3rd Place - 2nd Grade (and Mrs. Scarlett wins a $25 gift card!)
Top Student/Family Sellers!
1st Place - Everly Cazares from Kindergarten
2nd Place - Kai Marshall from 2nd Grade
3rd Place - Charles & John Duddy from Kindergarten and 4th Grade
Honorable Mention: Ailish & Mackenna Dayton from Kindergarten and Pre-School
Did we meet the School-Wide Goal of $35K, and will the entire school win a Kona Ice Party?!?!
YES! Not only did we meet our goal, but we far exceeded our goal by raising $39,991 in the OLA Cinco de Mayo Raffle!!!! Kona Ice will be coming to school on Monday, June 5th!
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR ALL OF YOUR AMAZING SUPPORT IN THE 2023 OLA CINCO DE MAYO AUCTION RAFFLE!!!
If you have any questions about the APA Board, please contact Jennifer Bamieh at (805) 340-9168 or at jenniferbamieh@yahoo.com.
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 2023-202 school year please contact Jennifer Bamieh jenniferbamieh@yahoo.com
VIRTUS SESSIONS STARTING UP IN AUGUST!
School Office Hours 
The best times to conduct school business in the office are: Mornings 8:30 am - 12:00 pm Afternoon 12:50 pm - 2:30 pm After Dismissal hours 3:00pm-3:30pm Closed for Lunch(12:00-12:50) Please do not come in during dismissal from 2:30pm-3:00pm. We are calling students for pick-up and are unable to give you uninterrupted attention. The office is closed for lunch from 12:00pm-12:50pm, if your child needs to leave early from school Please pick them up before 12:00 pm or after 12:50pm.  At Home Rapid Covid Test kits: Test kits are available in the office. Please contact Jennifer Colitti at jennifer@olaventura.org. You are also welcome to come into the office and pick up tests for your family. | |||
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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