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 24, 2024
Week 25 in Ordinary Time
Proverbs 21:1-6, 10-13. Guide me, Lord, in the way of your commands – Psalm 118(119):1, 27, 30, 34-35, 44. Luke 8:19-21.
Your mother and brothers want to see you
Pia: Weren’t you a bit rude to your family, Jesus? Shouldn’t you invite the crowd to let them through, welcome them, and then keep preaching? Don’t families need all the support they can get?
Jesus: Good question, Pia. Yes, families are important. But they can swallow us up. They are not God. I was called to show battlers that God loves each of them and wants their hearts. They are God’s family and mine, too.
Pia: Yes, that’s your mission, Jesus, but family is family and must come before strangers.
Jesus: They aren’t strangers, Pia. They are brothers and sisters whom God loves and calls to hear and keep his words. That’s what I was trying to tell them. Not that I love my relatives less than my hearers, but that God does not love my hearers less than my family. Haven’t you sometimes had to choose between God’s calling and your family?
OLA Virtues Program
Each month we introduce a different virtue to our students along with Saints to pray with and learn about. This is the Year of Faith and our theme for the year is Service. The virtue for September is Faith ~ Believing in God and all He has revealed.
The Theological Virtue of Faith is the supernatural virtue by which we firmly believe in our hearts all the truths of God as revealed. The virtue of faith enables us to accept as true and choose to live the body of truths that are found in the Creeds and in the teachings of the Church, for these are based upon divine Revelation, which includes both Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition. The power of faith is essentially the power to believe in God’s revelation of Himself and His will for us and to obey that revelation and will.
The virtue or capacity of faith is infused into our souls, along with sanctifying grace, when the Sacrament of Baptism is received. Even the baptized infant possesses this virtue, although he/she will not be able to exercise it fully until he/she reaches the age of reason. The effect of faith is something called justification. This means that faith perfected by the Theological Virtue of charity brings man from a stage of separation from God into communion with Him and with his fellow human beings in God.
Faith is the permanent capacity to share in the power of Jesus’ obedience to the truth revealed by God, and to use this power to develop habits of supernatural faith. These habits enable us to live our lives in God’s truth and to adhere to His plan and New Covenant for our Salvation.
Saints for the Month of September
“Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one coming into the world.”
Gr. 3 - 5 Saint Jerome
“It is our part to seek,
His to grant what we ask;
ours to make a beginning,
His to bring it to completion;
ours to offer what we can,
His to finish what we cannot.”
Gr. 6 - 8 Saint Augustine
“ You have made us for yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.”
Calendar Highlights
September 26th | Skating Plus Fundraiser |
October 4th | All School Mass 9:30 am-Hosted by 4th grade |
October 8th | APA Board Meeting 6 pm-OLA School |
October 9th | Art Trek Training 8:15 am-10:45am-Mulcahy |
October 14 | 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.
Works of Mercy Flyer
Fall Raffle Flyer
Fall Raffle Tickets
Check those brown envelopes because raffle tickets are coming home today! This is our biggest fundraiser of the year, and we need everyone’s help to make it a success.
Each family is required to sell at least 10 tickets, but the more you sell, the better your chances to win some Spook-Tacular prizes—including a chance at a Free-Mester tuition voucher at our Halloween "Boo"gie event on Friday, October 25th!
BONUS WEEK- if you sell 20 tickets by October 3rd, you’ll earn 5 BONUS entries into the raffle. Let’s work together to make this year’s raffle a big hit for OLA! Check out all the incentives and details here.
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. If ordering for multiple children on one order please use the comment section to let us know which meal each child will be having. 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.
OLA Parish Events
Sports at OLA
Cross Country
OLA hosted a great second elementary race today at Arroyo Verde Park!
Thank you so much to the parents and family that helped make this meet run so smoothly!
The team ran a one mile race.
Our top three elementary girl runners were:
Evie Bart (grade 3) who finished 24th out of 246 runners with a mile run time of 7:45
Leona Hipskind (grade 3) who beat her race time from last week with a run time of 8:00
Caroline Barnard (grade 3) who also beat her race time from last week with a run time of 8:08
Our top three elementary boy runners were:
Kai Marzahl (grade 4) finishing 14th out of 225 runners with a run time of 6:52
Jameson Dolan (grade 5) who beat his race time from last week with a run time of 7:02
James Quagliata (grade 5) with a mile run time of 7:29
Everyone did so well! A full list of today’s elementary results can be viewed athttps://my.raceresult.com/309894/. OLA ran in Elementary Girls Group A and Elementary Boys Group A.
Thank you to all of the parents, grandparents, and friends who came out to cheer on our elementary school runners!
Looking forward to our next elementary meet on Thursday, September 26th at Camino Real Park in Ventura!
Middle School:
Our middle school runners had a remarkable first race today at Arroyo Verde Park!
The team ran a two-mile race.
Our top three middle school girl runners were:
Camille Swafford (grade 8) who finished 22nd out of 174 runners with a run time of 14:24
Lily Julian (grade 6) with a run time of 16:10
Naomi Isbell (grade 6 homeschool runner on the OLA team) with a run time of 16:14
Our middle school boys cross country team came in SECOND PLACE out of 17 schools!
Our top three middle school boy runners were:
Caleb Isbell (grade 7 homeschool runner on the OLA team) who finished FIRST place overall out of 266 runners with a run time of 11:01
Evan Abbott (grade 7) who finished 13th overall with a run time of 12:16
Taylor Kaiser (grade 8) who finished 17th overall with a run time of 12:26
A full list of today’s race results is listed at https://my.raceresult.com/309435.
We are so proud of our middle school runners! Way to go Dolphins!
Thank you to all the parents, grandparents, and friends who came out to cheer on our middle school runners!
Our second middle school race is next Friday, September 27th at Rio Vista Middle School in Oxnard.
Remember to turn in the registration fee of $65 per runner and the Sports Permission Form to the school office. Blank forms are available in the school office.
Jim Montgomery 805-368-6999 jim@sureteq.com
Dominka Montgomery 805-490-2957 dominka@sureteq.com
OLA Flag Football
Calling all students in 6th-8th grade that are interested in playing flag football for OLA.
If your child is interested in playing please email the coaches:
Mr. Baker bakerjl164@gmail.com
Mr. Ianne michaelianne1@aol.com
and the school office olaoffice@olaventura.org
See you on the field!
OLA Girls Volleyball
Calling all girls in 6th-8th grade that are interested in playing Volleyball for OLA.
Practice/tryouts for players will be Tuesday, September 24th from 3:00-4:30 and Thursday, September 26th from 12:00-1:30 at OLA. Players should come with PE clothes and tennis shoes.
If your child is interested in playing please email the coaches:
Marissa Gonzales- mgwest21@yahoo.com
Mrs. Padilla gradeK@olaventura.org
and the school office olaoffice@olaventura.org
See you on the court!
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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
This Thursday is OLA Night at Skating Plus! Enjoy exclusive access for OLA friends and family only on September 26th from 6:00- 8:30 pm. Get ready for a fun-filled evening with skating, socializing, and supporting our school community. A portion of the proceeds, including from the snack bar, will benefit OLA.
We hope to see you there!
If you have any questions, please contact Apaboard@olaventura.org.
The Assumptions Parent Association (APA) Board is dedicated to supporting our school through event planning and fundraising efforts throughout the year. We invite you to join in on the fun by becoming a part of one of our committees:
Hospitality: Assist in organizing events and showing appreciation to our teachers and staff.
Communications: Help keep our school community informed about upcoming events.
Volunteer: Coordinate parent volunteers for various school activities and events.
Fundraising: Plan and support our fundraising efforts.
If you’re interested in joining a committee or learning more about what we do, please reach out to us at Apaboard@olaventura.org. We look forward to working together to make this year a great one for our students and school!
Also, be sure to mark your calendars for our upcoming September events: Skating Plus Night on September 26th.
If you’d like to learn more about how you can support our school and get involved with the Assumptions Parent Association Board, please reach out to us at Apaboard@olaventura.org. We look forward to working together to make this year a great one for our kids!
The digital marquee birthday flier is available in the school office. Announce your child's next birthday on the OLA marquee! Announcement cost is $15
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 pm
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: None at this time.
Protecting God’s Children (Initial Course) In the Santa Cruz Room. To register please call the OLA Church Office for more information at 805- 642-7966.
Keeping the Promise Alive (Re-Certification Course): To register please call the OLA Church office for more information at 805- 642-7796.
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