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…October 1, 2024
Week 26 in Ordinary Time
St Teresa of the Child Jesus
Job 3:1-3, 11-17, 20-23. Let my prayer come before you, Lord – Psalm 87(88):2-8. Luke 9:51-56.
Lord, O turn your ear to my cry
At times in our lives I’m sure we’ve all been there with Job, despairing about our circumstances and feeling perhaps it would have been better that we’d not be born. But the answer to Job’s, and our, plaints is in today’s psalm. We have been granted the ability to put our prayers before the Lord. We can call to him for help by day and cry at night before him, asking always that the Lord turn his ear to our cries. The psalm is a prayer for help in our despondency. We know Jesus is with us in our sufferings and that our prayers will not be in vain.
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 October is Reverence ~ Showing your deepest respect for things of God.
Virtue of the Month Reverence:
Every good and holy gift is certainly given from above. God dispenses many gifts & graces upon His children but unfortunately not all gladly receive.
God gives us constant promptings for our sanctification, because He will not go where He is not wanted. We must show our desire for Christ and our reverence for God's divinity.
This is why before we sit in a pew, we genuflect before the Tabernacle Because we recognize the true presence of Christ in the Eucharist. This is why we take care to dress in our ‘ Sunday best’ because we are dressing up for a grand event - not just a service.
Saints for the Month of October
PK - 2: Saint Hyacinth
Saint Hyacinth was a Polish priest who became a Dominican. When robbers were coming to attack the church where he lived, Saint Hyacinth took Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and a statue of Mary to a place that was safe, even though the statue weighed more than he did! He did this to show his love and reverence for Jesus and Mary.
Gr3 - 5: Saint Tarcisius
St. Tarcisius was a young altar server who was martyred for his love of Jesus in the Eucharist. He secretly delivered the Eucharist to imprisoned Christians during a time when practicing Catholicism was illegal.
Gr. 6 - 8 : Margaret Clitherow “For I am fully resolved in all things touching my faith, which I ground upon Jesus Christ, and by Him I steadfastly believe to be saved…and by God's assistance I mean to live and die in the same faith.” “I die for the love of my Lord Jesus.”
Calendar Highlights
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 |
October 17 | Raffle Ticket Deadline 3:30pm |
October 25 | Let’s “BOO”-GIE Halloween Event 5:30pm-8:30pm |
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.
Graduation-8th Grade only
Washington DC Trip Information-7th & 8th Grade Only
Youth Ministry Flyer-ACTS 6th, 7th & 8th Only
Halloween “BOO”-GIE BASH Booth and Sponsorship Form
Halloween “BOO”-GIE BASH RSVP
Choice Lunch Flyer
It’s Raffle Time!
Fall Raffle Bonus Week Ends Thursday!
Bonus Week for our Fall Raffle ends this Thursday, October 3rd at 3:30 PM! Sell 20 tickets by then to earn 5 extra chances to win the Free-Mester tuition voucher! Remember, ticket sales will continue until October 17th, so keep selling to maximize your chances. Check out all the incentives and details here.
There are still spots available to sell tickets after Saturday and Sunday Masses— [Sign-Up Genius Link]!
OLA Halloween Event: Let’s “Boo”-gie!
Flyers are going home today in the brown envelopes with all the details for our Halloween Event!
RSVP for the Event to secure your family’s spot.
Explore exciting Sponsorship Opportunities!
Host a Trick-or-Treat Booth and earn parent hours.
This event is sure to be magical, with so much fun for the whole family!
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!
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.
New! Choice Lunch Click Here to Order
KB Catering still offers 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.
Sports at OLA
Cross Country
Elementary Cross Country:
We had a great third league elementary race today at Camino Real Park!
The team ran a one-mile race. It is astounding how much these runners are improving after just 3 meets!
Every runner on our elementary girl cross country team beat their previous running times and reached personal bests at the meet today!
Some girls beat their times by over 1 minute! So Amazing!
Our top three elementary girl runners were:
Leona Hipskind (grade 3) who finished 19th out of 243 runners with a personal best run time of 7:09 (that’s 51 seconds faster than she has run at the previous 2 meets)
Evie Bart (grade 3) who finished 23rd overall with a personal best run time of 7:17
Caroline Barnard (grade 3) with a personal best running time of 7:37
Our elementary boys team also reached many personal bests at the race today!
Our top three elementary boy runners were:
Jameson Dolan (grade 5) finishing 11th out of 230 runners with a personal best run time of 6:36
Kai Marzahl (grade 4) finishing 16th overall and with a run time of 6:41
James Quagliata (grade 5) finishing 25th overall with a mile run time of 6:47
Everyone did so well! A full list of today’s elementary results can be viewed at https://my.raceresult.com/310880/. 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,October 10th at Rio Vista School in Oxnard.
Middle School:
Our middle school runners had a great race today at Rio Vista Middle School!
The team ran a 3K race.
Our Top three middle school girls runners were:
Camille Swafford (grade 8) who finished 25th out of 189 runners with a run time of 12:58
Naomi Isbell (grade 6 homeschool runner on the OLA team) with a run time of 14:44
Lily Julian (grade 6) with a run time of 15:35
Our top three middle school boy runners were:
Caleb Isbell (grade 7 homeschool runner on the OLA team) who finished THIRD out of 287 runners with a run time of 10:23
Taylor Kaiser (grade 8) who finished 20th overall with a run time of 11:21
Thomas Burns (grade 8) with a run time of 12:01
A full list of today’s race results is listed at https://my.raceresult.com/310881.
Thank you to all the parents, grandparents, and friends who came out to cheer on our middle school runners!
Our next middle school race is next Friday, October 4th at Camino Real Park in Ventura.
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.
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!
You can download the app for free on Google Play or Apple App Store.
Download for Android https://bit.ly/3HRxTwQ
Download for iPhone https://apple.co/3JwStCO
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
Have questions or are interested in joining us? The APA meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 6pm. We’d love to see you! Email us at: 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)
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