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 26, 2023
Virtue for the Month of September is Charity. The theme for the year is Community.
Our school is made up of a wonderful community of parents, guardians, students, teachers, staff and clergy. Our goal is to support our parents in the spiritual, academic, social and emotional development of their children. Our school philosophy states this best:
“ We foster students’ social growth and values in order to be productive citizens in the One World. We support parents in their role as primary educators and recognize them as the first presents of the Faith to their children. Teachers, families, and clergy work in partnership to teach self-discipline, social responsibility and respect for life in a setting of quality of Catholic education.”
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. His 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 25 in Ordinary Time
Saints Cosmas and Damian
Ezra 6:7-8, 12, 14-20. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord – Psalm 121(122):1-5. Luke 8:19-21.
True growth requires risk
I sometimes wonder about this Gospel passage. Jesus sounds almost dismissive of his family who are trying to get to see him. I’m sure this isn’t the case. We know that he loves his mother deeply, and I’m sure he would have also been close to his kinsmen (it’s hard to tell from the translation if they were his step-brothers or cousins). I wonder if his family were coming to get him because they were concerned about his safety?
Sometimes, when we take risks in our creative life and our ministry, those we love most can become naysayers. This is not because they don’t love us, but because they want us to be safe from failure. True growth, however, requires risk.
Lord, help me to be close to you in prayer so that I might know your path, even if it takes me out of my comfort zone.
Calendar Highlights
September 27th - 29th | 8th Grade Catalina Trip |
September 29th | APA Board Halloween Costume Sale 7:30am-9:00am & 2:00pm-4:00pm |
September 29th | Jeans for Jesus-Hawaiian Theme |
October 6th | All School Mass 9:30 |
October 9th | No School-Audacious Professional Development |
October 10th | APA Board Meeting 6:30 |
October 11th | Art Trek Training 8:15 am-10:45 am |
October 27th | Fall Halloween Dance |
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.
Jeans for Jesus Flyer
Halloween Dance Flyer
We need completed emergency cards and all other papers that were sent home the first week of school returned A.S.A.P. They are very important and need to be recorded in the office for your child's safety. Thank you!
Jeans for Jesus
Friday, September 29th
Theme: Hawaiian!
Wear jeans(or uniform bottoms) and your best Hawaiian shirt! Bring a $1.00 donation - Funds raised on this day will be donated to: Sacred Heart School, Lahaina, Maui Heart Fire Recovery Fund. Sacred Heart School in Lahaina, Maui was destroyed by the recent wildfires. Let's lift them up in prayer and help them to rebuild. Thank you for your donation!
Hot Lunch
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 volunteer hours, get your shopping done, and benefit OLA all at the same time?????
Purchase gift cards through the online site Raiseright.com and use them for gifts, or even just your everyday purchases. There is no additional cost involved, and OLA earns a percentage back from each gift card purchased.
Use Gift Cards For:
Groceries
Restaurants
Retailers
Gas
Gifts
And so much more!!
Click on the link below to register and start purchasing today! The gift cards will be delivered to the school and sent home in the brown envelopes. Earn 1 parent hour for every $200 in gift cards purchased!
https://www.raiseright.com/enroll?enrollCode=84245C2L111L9
OLA Cross Country
The elementary team ran a one-mile race and the middle school ran a two-mile race.
Our top three elementary girl runners were:
Hailey Figueroa (Gr. 4) who finished 10th out of 213 runners with a run time of 7:22
Naomi Isbell (homeschool runner Gr. 5 ) with a mile run time of 7:37
Penelope Burns (Gr. 3) with a run time of 8:35
Our top three elementary boy runners were:
James Quagliata (Gr. 4) with a run time of 7:27
Asher Adaya (Gr. 4) with a mile run time of 8:12
Timothy Lee (homeschool runner Gr. 3) with a run time of 8:44
Our top three middle school girl runners were:
Camille Swafford (Gr. 7 ) with a run time of 13:28
Savannah Figueroa (Gr. 6) with a mile run time of 13:31
Melina Branca (Gr. 7) with a run time of 14:32
Our top three middle school girl runners were:
Caleb Isbell (homeschool runner Gr. 7) who finished 15th out of 281 runners with a run time of 10:52
Jackson Quagliata (Gr. 8) with a mile run time of 11:24
Evan Abbott (Gr. 6) with a run time of 11:26
Dolphin Nation
Flag Football News:
Your OLA Dolphins kicked off the 2023 season with a 40-12 victory over St. Augustine. Touchdowns were scored by Max Dall (who caught two long Passes), Lukas Devericks, Samiah Schnizler, Josh Barton (with pick six and a touchdown passing), Andrew Von Guten, and our QB Henry Bamieh, who threw for 4 touchdowns and ran one in himself.
Notable mentions: Brenna Caron revived girls playing for the Dolphins Flag Football team. Alum Dolphin girl players were Mary Beth Mazurek, Brenna Vasquez, Nancy Frank, Kenya Apodaca, Haven Hill, Hannah Hill, McKenna Hill to name a few. Samiah Schnizler and Zedekiah Mendez became the first sixth graders to start for OLA Flag Football.
Our next game will be against St. Anthony at home on October 4th.
Go000 Dolphins!!
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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
Costume Sale Fundraiser: We have collected some great costumes for the costume sale this Friday September 29th!
Come to Mulcahy from 7:30am-9:00am and 2:00pm-4:00pm to purchase costumes and accessories. Please bring small bills, costumes will be $5 each and accessories will be $1 each.
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.
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