"On this Veterans Day, let us remember the service of our veterans, and let us renew our national promise to fulfill our sacred obligations to our veterans and their families who have sacrificed so much so that we can live free.”
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…November 7, 2023
Lord God, Almighty Father, creator of mankind and author of peace, as we are ever mindful of the cost paid for the liberty we possess, we ask you to bless the members of our armed forces. Give them courage, hope and strength. May they ever experience your firm support, gentle love and compassionate healing. Be their power and protector, leading them from darkness to light. To you be all glory, honor and praise, now and forever. Amen.
Virtue for the Month of November is Courtesy. The theme for the year is Community.
Courtesy is not strictly distinct from the other virtues, but rather a quality to be found in all the virtues. Components of courtesy can be found in humility, reverence and chastity. It is shaped by charity, the form and guide of all the virtues, into the quality of mercy.
In the classroom we are studying the following saints:
Grades TK - 2 ~ St. Martin de Porres
Grades 3-5 ~ Blessed Solanus Casey
Grades 6 - 8 ~ Venerable Pierre Toussaint
Week 31 in Ordinary Time
Romans 12:5-16. In you, Lord, I have found my peace – Psalm 130(131). Luke 14:15-24.
Use the gifts you have been given
St Paul reminded the Romans ‘So we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another’. He then proceeds in that chapter 12 to outline the way this should affect the way we live hospitable and humble lives as Christians, members together of the Body of Christ. Such a one would not refuse an invitation to attend a great dinner, as do the invitees in the parable Jesus tells. On this Melbourne Cup Day many will go alone to make a fortune on the Bookies, or the TAB, or elsewhere. But now, after every gambling ad on TV, we hear ‘Chances are you will lose’. The gift of baptism is a blessing and a challenge. It is also an invitation to eventually taste the Master’s dinner in the kingdom if we live hospitable, humble, loving lives together. We don’t want to lose that.
Calendar Highlights
November 8th | Make Up Picture Day |
November 10th | Veterans Day-No School |
November 13th-17th | Teacher Conference Week |
November 14th | APA Board Meeting 6:00 pm |
November 15th | Art Trek Training 8:15 am-10:45 am |
November 15th | 1st Parent Hour Turn in Date |
November 15th-17th | Teacher Conferences-Noon Dismissal |
November 17th | Jeans for Jesus-Fall Colors |
November 20th-24th | Thanksgiving Break-No School |
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.
Makeup Picture Day Flyer
Jean for Jesus Flyer
Square 1 Art
The Parent Participation hours are SELF REPORTED. Tuition alone does not cover the cost of educating a child. The Parent Participation Program helps to achieve more parent involvement and at the same time helps to meet the rising costs of school operation. Each family is required to give 30 hours of service to the school according to the participation options on the Parent Agreement Form. Families have the option of donating the participation fee in lieu of working the hours, for a maximum of $450. A maximum of 10 hrs. is allowed for Scrip. (Every $200 script purchase = one hour.)
Please submit forms on or before the following dates: Wednesday November 15th, Wednesday March 6th and Wednesday May 15th (blank forms are available in the school office)
Hot Lunch Helpers-Looking for a way to earn parent hours?
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.
Make Up
Picture Day!
Our Lady of the Assumption School Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Did your student miss picture day?
All students that were absent on Picture Day will be photographed.
To place an order, order online at LMSEP.com. Order from your school’s Make-Up Day gallery with the date above, not the original day, and within two days after Make-Up Day to receive your portraits at school. Online ordering is available after Picture Day, but may incur shipping and handling charges.
Or, did first day portraits not meet expectations?
Return the original photo package with your student and we will gladly re-take their portrait at no charge. A brief note written on the outside of your order envelope detailing your reason for re-take request will help provide a more satisfactory portrait. *If the original portrait package is not returned to the photographer, a new package will not be printed.*
Preview Styles & Order Online:
https://vando.imagequix.com/g1... (Or LMSEP.com —> Order Photos-> Find your school by name & date above.)
Please note! Class composites will be delivered several weeks after Make Up Day pictures are delivered, NOT with your package.
Please feel free to contact us at (916) 259-1356 or
Support@LMSEP.com
Smile and see you on picture day! 
Lost and Found
Please check the lost and found located outside the school office. With the weather changing students are going to need their sweatshirts and jackets. The basket is very full and growing daily! We also have a jar of small items found in the parking lot and around the school. If you are missing an earring, necklace, airpod, etc. please stop in and take a look.
We have added a long sleeve dri-fit PE shirt to our uniform options for PE days. Shirts are available in the school office all year long along with our standard PE t shirt, shorts and crew neck sweatshirts. The new long sleeve shirts are $16.00. Contact the school office to purchase or with questions.
OLA Cross Country
We had a great middle school championship race at Arroyo Verde Park on Friday and many personal records!
The team ran a two-mile race.
Our Varsity girls’ team was Hannah Isbell, Ella Bart, Camille Swafford, Savannah Figueroa, Melina Branca and Emma Parkhill
Our top three Varsity girl runners were:
- Hannah Isbell (homeschool runner grade 8 on our team) who finished 4th out of 174 runners with a run time of 12:20
- Ella Bart (grade 8) who finished 20th overall with a run time of 13:15
- Camille Swafford (grade 7) who finished 25th overall with a run time of 13:24
Our Varsity boys’ team was Caleb Isbell, Evan Abbott, Taylor Kaiser, Thomas Burns, Cadence Lee, Emmett Lee, and Ethan Montgomery
Our top three elementary boy runners were:
- Caleb Isbell (homeschool runner grade 7 on our team) who finished 13th out of 269 runners with a run time of 11:06
- Evan Abbott (grade 6) who finished 20th overall with a run time of 11:29
- Taylor Kaiser (grade 7) who finished 26th overall with a run time of 11:41
Our Junior Varsity girls’ team was Alondra Zaragoza and Aubrey Garcia
Our Junior Varsity boys’ team was Xavier Kolbeck, Deven Garcia, Henry Gray, and Ian Aranda
This ends an amazing cross-country season! We are so proud of the OLA elementary and middle school runners.
OLA wants to thank JIM & DOMINKA MONTGOMERY for all their time and hard work!
Thank you to all the parents for your help this season and a special thank you to Coach Stephen, Coach Lori, and Coach Richelle. We could not have done it without you!
Dolphin Nation
Flag Football News:
Our flag football team will be busy practicing and getting ready for their first playoff game Wednesday November 8th here at OLA. Game time is 3:30.
Come out and support the team and Go000 Dolphins!!
Volleyball News:
Last week the girls volleyball team A finally met some fierce competitors! St. Mary Magdalene has a solid volleyball team and they kept us on our toes! We had scouts from Saint Bonaventure visiting so the pressure was high! We ended up winning 27 to 25, and 25 to 12 so our winning streak continues. I’m so proud of our girls for stepping up and showing that we can play against the best of the best in our league!
Yesterday we made up our game rescheduled from Halloween and with just seven players due to illness and other obligations, we pulled off another victory, 25 to 7 and 25 to 13. We have our final two games of the season today and Thursday, both of which are away games. Wish our girls good luck! Off to the playoffs after that!
Girls volleyball is going strong. Please for scores and games. Come out and support our girls volleyball teams! Goooo Dolphins!
APA BOARD CORNER
Wreath Sale:
Thank you to all OLA Families who participated in our first ever Sherwood Forest Farms Wreath and Centerpiece Sale. We had great participation! The wreaths and centerpieces have been ordered and will arrive sometime during the week after Thanksgiving. We will contact all those families who sold to arrange pick up.
A limited number of extra wreaths and centerpieces will come with our order, so if you missed out on the pre-sales and would still like to support our school by buying your holiday greenery from us, keep your eyes on the News Notes for information about how you can purchase the remaining wreaths and centerpieces.
Fall Raffle and Let's Boo-gie Halloween Event:
Our Fall Raffle drawing took place at the Let's Boo-gie Halloween Event. Thanks to all the families who sold their raffle tickets. We brought in more than $5,000 for school improvements!!
As noted in last week's News Notes, the winners are: 1st Place prize of $500, Mr. Kuske; 2nd Place prize of $250, Ms Ayala; and 3rd Place prize of $100, Ms De Los Santos.
We had great attendance at the Trick or Treating and Dance. The APA Board members who worked on the event did an amazing job transforming our school yard into a Halloween wonderland! We hope those who attended had a blast kicking off their Halloween weekend!!!
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
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!
Stay up-to-date with access to events, documents, news from administrators, student stories, and even emergency notifications.
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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. On regular dismissal days the time is from 2:35-3:05 and noon dismissal days the time is from 11:50-12:15. We are calling students for pick-up and are unable to give you uninterrupted attention.
If your child is playing a sport please meet them at the back of the school after dismissal. 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.
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.
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