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…September 5, 2023
Virtue for the Month of September is Charity. The theme for the year is Community.
The virtue of Charity requires us to speak, act, and think with love. We think of charity simply as a benevolent act of giving. The most general definition of charity, however, means so much more. Charity in its purest sense means love. It encompasses our love for God and our love for each other. Charity is a divinely infused virtue which lets us focus our will to cherish God above all things for his own sake and to cherish humanity for the sake of God.
In our classroom our students will be looking at the virtue of charity exemplified by certain saints. Here are the Saints for the month of September:
In grades TK - 2nd grades will be learning about St. Gertrude. Her feast day is November 16. Jesus appeared to Saint Gertrude. She asked Him, “Give me a heart like Yours!” She wanted to show love to everyone, just like Jesus.
In grades 3 - 5 students will be learning about St. Vincent de Paul's feast day is September 27. “Charity is the cement which binds communities to God and persons to one another….” St. Vincent de Paul.
In grade 6-8 students will be learning about Venerable Laura Vicuna. Her feast day is January 22. One of her most famous quotes ~ “ For me to pray or to work is the same thing, it is the same to pray or play, pray or sleep. Doing what I have to, I fulfill what God wants of me; and this is my best prayer.”
Week 22 in Ordinary Time
1 Thessalonians 5:1-6, 9-11. I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living – Psalm 26(27):1, 4, 13-14. Luke 4:31-37.
He spoke with authority
The spirit of an unclean devil possessing a man, commanded to come out of him, does so. Our skeptical age isn’t quite equipped to take this on face value. Yet the people of Jesus’ time lived in a world populated by spirits, good and bad. They were aware of that which is beyond the material and gave expression to their experience in quite concrete ways. This world ‘beyond’ was not ethereal but bound up in their material experience.
Jesus’ authority is in both the material and spiritual worlds, and especially at their intersection. He makes ‘a deep impression’ because he ‘spoke with authority’. His authority comes from the way he overcomes the divide and fully integrates the spiritual with the material. He is a human person in full relationship with God and so, in the words of today’s first reading, ‘alive or dead, we should still live united to him’.
Calendar Highlights
September 5th - 8th | Scholastic Book Fair |
September 8th | Grandparents & Special Friends Day All School Mass: Student Council Induction 9:30 am |
September 12th | APA Board Meeting |
September 14 | Back to School Night 6pm in the Church |
September 16 | Halfway to Saint Patrick’s Day |
September 21st | School Pictures |
September 22nd | No School - Deanery Inservice - Faculty |
September 27th - 29th | 8th Grade Catalina Trip |
Extended Day Care registration packets are available in the school office.
Contents of Weekly Brown Envelope
Please remove contents, complete and return any forms in the signed Brown Envelope every Wednesday.
OLA Choir flier
Raise Rite Flyer
Grandparents & Special Friends Day Flier
OLA Scholastic Book Fair is HERE!! September 5th thru September 8th. On Tuesday September 5th the children were given a wish list to write down books or items they would like to purchase. The children will bring their wish list home today.
If you choose, you can send in cash or check and the children can return to purchase their items tomorrow, Wednesday, September 6th. You may choose to wait and shop with your child after school or they can shop with their grandparents and special friends on Friday September 8th. The book fair will be open from 9:00am-3:30pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and from 9:00am-1:30 pm on Friday.
The Scholastic Book Fair is a fun way to get your students started in reading good books while benefiting our school library. Scholastic donated back to the school for all purchases made during the book fair. If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Rose, librarian@olaventura.org
Car Pick Up Line- Thank you for helping our dismissal process flow smoothly in the afternoons. Please have your name sign in your window during dismissal. If you are in need of one please contact the school office. Please be mindful to leave openings for our neighbors driveways when waiting to move down Dunning street. This is both for the safety and courteousness of our neighbors.
KB Catering will offer pre-ordered lunch options for your child. You can order lunch up to 30 days in advance. Orders can be placed through our app or website or their app- SBHS Cafe or their website- kbcateringpreorder.com.
Sign up and create an account using your child's name. Multiple accounts will need to be set up for each child. Lunch will be delivered to the school and distributed to your child.
When placing an order make sure you have selected OLA School. Choose the items you would like to order for your child and proceed to checkout. For payment select online, not card, choose the date, the time doesn’t matter as the items will all be prepared in time for our lunch time. Payment is processed through PayPal, (you do not need a personal PayPal account to pay). If ordering for multiple days in advance you will need to pay for each order individually. Multiple days are not available in a single transaction.
No “day of” ordering will be available. Please order no later than 11:59pm the day before.
Questions please contact Kurt Bybee kurtbybeecatering@gmail.com / 805-754-6220 or the OLA school office.
Start earning those parent hours now!
We are always in need of parents to help sort and deliver hot lunches on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
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!! Lunch volunteers must be Virtus certified and fingerprinted through the Archdiocese.
Looking for a way to earn parent hours from home? We are looking for a parent to organize monthly restaurant fundraisers for the school year. If interested places contact the school office olaoffice@olaventura.org
We are celebrating our Grandparents and Special Friends on Friday September 8th. We will be inviting guests to join the school at mass at 9:30. Following mass, the APA Board will serve breakfast treats and coffee to our Grandparents and Special Friends between 10:30 and 11:00 am. We are looking for donations of a few items to serve to guests and volunteers to help guide guests that morning. This is an excellent opportunity to earn parent hours. Every $15 in items donated will earn you 1 parent hour. Please click the link below to sign up. Grandparents and Special Friends Day Sign Up Thank you for helping us make our Grandparents and Special Friends feel spoiled. Please drop the items off at the OLA office in the morning on September 8th. |
Sports at OLA
Cross Country is underway. A couple of emails have gone out with instructions to sign up along with practice and meet information. We are super excited to get running again and look forward to seeing your amazing student athletes.
Please reach out to our coaches with any questions.
Jim Montgomery 805-368-6999 jim@sureteq.com
Dominka Montgomery 805-490-2957 dominka@sureteq.com
This school year OLA will again be part of the CYO sports program. This program consists of catholic schools in our area and runs boys flag football and girls volleyball in the fall and boys and girls basketball in the spring. These sports are open to grades 6,7, and 8. Practices are after school here at OLA and games are played after school here at OLA as well as other catholic schools like Sacred Heart, Saint Mary Magdalen and St. Anthony to name a few. We would like to get a list of interested players and coaches/assistant coaches.
Please complete the form below if your child is interested in playing a sport.
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OLA Church is offering Altar server training for all Masses. You are invited to get involved and become a part of the Mass. Being a Server in one of the most important roles of the Mass. Helping the Priest and Deacon is a rewarding experience. It is amazing to be so close and to take an active part in the celebration of the Mass. Adults are also encouraged to become Altar Servers. Altar Servers must have received the Sacrament of First Communion and for the school the minimum grade level is Fourth Grade.
Training will be offered on the following dates:
Dates: September 11th
Time: 6:30 to 8:00 pm in the Church
Please RSVP with Deryl or Margaret Franzel.
Email: altarservers@ola-vta.org. Or call 805-642-7966 ext. 170
Reporting an absence:
If your child will be absent from school, please complete the Absent Reporting form. This form can be found on our app, tap the menu button or on our website under quick links. This will generate a report that is given to teachers daily. Thank you!
APA BOARD CORNER
Our Lady of the Assumption School is still looking for a parent volunteer to serve in the role of Lead Room Parent in grade 4. Earn volunteer hours, connect with teachers and parents, and have a blast organizing class parties and projects. Contact Danielle Maechler at daniellenicholetarr@gmail.com and Susan Cazares at susansantos5@yahoo.com for more details and to express your interest.
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 2023-2024 school year please contact Jennifer Bamieh jenniferbamieh@yahoo.com
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
Closed for Lunch(12:00-12:50)
After Dismissal hours:
3:00pm-3:30pm
Please do not come in during dismissal. 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.
Office of Safeguard the Children
Zoom Protecting God’s Children and
Keeping the Promise Alive
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles mandates all clergy, staff, whether paid or volunteer, and all volunteers who work in any capacity with or around children, the elderly, or people with special needs to complete the initial three-hour VIRTUS® Protecting God’s Children for Adults™ program. The program helps clergy, staff, volunteers, and parents to understand the facts and myths about child sexual abuse, how perpetrators groom children and young people, and how they, as caring adults, can learn and implement the important “Five Step Plan” to Protect God’s Children in helping to prevent child sexual abuse.
More than 150,000 clergy, staff and volunteers have participated in these training sessions throughout the five Pastoral Regions of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
Please know you are welcome to attend a training at any parish in our diocese. To learn where the training is taking place visit lacatholics.org and under the pull down menu titled PROTECT/REPORT move your cursor to Safe SafeGuard the Children then to Education and Training. In that section you will be able to navigate to all the training sessions. Our region is the Santa Barbara Region.
Training at OLA:
Protecting God’s Children (Initial Course) In the Santa Cruz Room. To register please call Dea Boheme for more information at 805- 390-1260.
September 30, 2023 from 1pm - 4pm.
Keeping the Promise Alive (Re-Certification Course): To register please call Dea Boheme for more information at 805- 390-1260.
September 23, 2023 1 pm - 2:30 pm. In the Santa Cruz Room.
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