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 October is Friendship. The theme for the year is Community.
Friendship can be defined as sharing a mutual love that seeks the good of the other. Last month we received a stunning definition of “Charity.’ defining this highest form of love as “Friendship with God.”
Real friendship is virtue based. Two real friends are mutually dedicated to the pursuit of virtue which is what makes their friendship true and lasting . A true friend helps you become the best version of yourself. True friendship promotes virtue, excellence and happiness of the other.
Friendship Prayer
My divine Lord
You call me to a friendship with You.
I thank You for this command of love and accept this invitation.
Help me, Lord, to continually deepen my friendship with Your and help me to base all my friendships only on the commands of this holy love.
Jesus, I trust in You
Week 26th in Ordinary Time
Zechariah 8:20-23. God is with us – Psalm 86(87). Luke 9:51-56.
Jesus’ way is one of invitation and love
Hospitality is a strong theme in the Bible, and there are a number of stories (like that of Sodom) where a lack of hospitality provokes the wrath of God. In today’s Gospel, Jesus and his followers are turned away from a Samaritan village. The disciples bristle about this, and recall the destruction that God meted out in the Jewish scriptures.
Jesus, in his response, signifies a break in this older relationship between God and people. Rather than punish those who turn him away, Jesus seeks out a different village. His way isn’t to convert by fire, to demand submission, but to offer friendship in love, and to depart with love if that offer is not accepted.
Today we pray that we might continue to remember that our way isn’t one of domination and punishment, but of invitation and love.
Calendar Highlights
October 6th | All School Mass 9:30 |
October 9th | No School- Professional Development Sponsored by Audacious Foundation |
October 10th | APA Board Meeting 6:30 |
October 11th | Art Trek Training 8:15 am-10:45 am |
October 27th | Fall Halloween Dance |
October 31st | Halloween-Noon Dismissal |
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.
Progress Reports
Halloween Dance Registration Flyer
Trick or Treat Registration 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!
Happy National Custodian Appreciation Day!
This week we celebrated National Custodian Appreciation Day! We showed our favorite custodian how much love and appreciation we have for him and all he does for our school. The students and Staff treated Tony with wonderful and creative cards, and a gift certificate to his favorite breakfast place. As a school we gathered in the hall to sing for him “ For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow!”
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.
Parent Volunteer Hours-
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
Thursday Sept. 28 Meet Results. Our next race is Thursday, October 5.
The team ran a one mile race.
Our top three elementary girl runners were:
Naomi Isbell (homeschool runner grade 5 on our team) who finished 16th out of 219 runners with a mile run time of 7:01
Hailey Figueroa (grade 4) with a run time of 7:18
Penelope Burns (grade 3) with a run time of 8:02
Our top three elementary boy runners were:
James Quagliata (grade 4) finishing 31st out of 200 runners with a run time of 6:55
Sean Kane (grade 3) with a mile run time of 7:30
Luke Kuske (grade 3) with a run time of 8:24
We had a great middle school meet on Friday at Rio Vista Middle School.
The middle school ran a two-mile race.
Our top three middle school girl runners were:
Hannah Isbell (homeschool runner grade 8 on our team) who finished 5th out of 181 runners with a run time of 13:21
Camille Swafford (grade 7) with a run time of 14:30
Emma Parkhill (grade 7) with a run time of 16:24
Our top three middle school boy runners were:
Caleb Isbell (homeschool runner grade 7 on our team) who finished 15th out of 285 runners with a run time of 12:00
Evan Abbott (grade 6) with a run time of 12:51
Taylor Kaiser (grade 7) with a mile run time of 12:53
Looking forward to our next middle school meet hosted by Our Lady of the Assumption on Friday, October 6th at Kimball Park.
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 Marybeth 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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APA BOARD CORNER
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). To register please call Dea Boheme for more information at 805- 390-1260.
October 7th, 2023 from 1pm - 4pm.
November 4th, 2023 from 1pm - 4pm.
December 2nd, 2023 from 1pm - 4 pm.
Location: Santa Cruz Room
Keeping the Promise Alive (Re-Certification Course): To register please call Dea Boheme for more information at 805- 390-1260.
October 21st, 2023 1 pm - 2:30 pm.
November 11th, 2023 1 pm - 2:30 pm.
December 9th, 2023 1 pm - 2:30 pm.
Location: 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