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 29, 2024
Week 30 in Ordinary Time
Ephesians 5:21-33. Happy are those who fear the Lord – Psalm 127(128):1-5. Luke 13:18-21.
Be subject to one another out of reverence for Christ
This opening passage says it all – in relationships be respectful in behavior and treatment of other people, and do so because Christ leads the way. We disparage different generations – lazy millennials, entitled boomers. We talk over each other, not taking the time to understand how precarious the economic future can look for the young, or how the elderly can also feel trapped by an uncertain future for them and worry for their children and grandchildren.
We joke about men never asking for directions, or we tell ‘blonde’ jokes – but how respectful to the other are such jokes? We can laugh with affection at our loved ones’ idiosyncrasies, but when it becomes a put-down perhaps we need to rethink the latest joke or little dig. Positive actions begun in such small ways can become like the mustard seed, growing into a grand tree
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:
Moses & the Burning Bush
Fascinated at the scene of a bush at the foot of the mountain burning but not being consumed, Moses draws closer and closer only to hear the voice of God issuing from the bush:
“Take your sandals off for you are on holy ground.”
In our personal prayer we are challenged, like Moses, to take off our sandals before the Face of the Lord; that is, we are to try to shake off the pride and egotism that we inherited from our first parents.
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 31 | Halloween Assembly 8am |
November 1 | All School Mass 9:30 am Hosted by Grade 2 |
November 7 | Make Up Picture Day |
November 11 | No School-Veterans Day |
November 12 | APA Board Meeting 6pm |
November 13 | Art Trek Training 8:15 am-10:45 am |
November 20-22 | Parent Conferences-Noon Dismissal |
November 25-29 | No School-Thanksgiving Break |
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.
Make-Up Picture Day Flyer
RaiseRight Gift Card Holiday Shopping Flyer
Sherwood Farms Holiday Wreath Flyer
ALMS information
ALMS-Operation Shoebox Candy Drive Flyer
ALMS (pronounced /ä(l)mz/) is a new OLA committee/club for both parents and students that was created to support the school’s mission to provide its students with a caring and safe learning community that imparts and promotes our Catholic faith to future generations. Through volunteer work and a stronger presence at community and Parish events, ALMS is OLA school’s “do good” committee. As an added benefit, certain programs can earn parent hours! This means you can get involved in the community, teach your kids the value of service to others, and earn parent hours all at the same time. For more information, check out our FAQ or volunteer now.
ALMS Quick Links
Questions? Suggestions? Email us at alms@olaventura.org
ALMS: Extra Halloween Candy Drive
Expecting an abundance of Halloween candy this year? Then ALMS’ first annual Halloween Candy Drive is for you. Your extra candy will be donated to Operation Shoebox. Operation Shoebox makes care packages for troops deployed overseas. Here’s how it works:
Simply send extra and unopened Halloween candy to school with your child/children in a paper or plastic bag by November 8, 2024.
ALMS volunteers will sort through, package and ship the sweet treats to Operation Shoebox and our troops.
“If you have found honey, eat only enough for you …” – Proverbs 25:16
No parent hours are offered for donating extra Halloween candy, however, student participation automatically makes them an ALMS student member in good standing for the current trimester. Be sure to report student participation.
Fall Raffle Update: We Did It!
Congratulations, OLA families! Thanks to your amazing support, we’ve met our fall raffle goal, raising over $40,000 for our school! This fundraiser was a huge success, and we’re excited to announce that a Principal and VP stunt is coming soon to celebrate!
Top 3 sellers:
Everly & Cruz Cazares have earned the top prize and will be Principal for a Day for selling an incredible 243 tickets! Wow!
The Duddy family will become Secretary for a Day!
Jorge Maya gets to choose a school-wide theme day from a pre-approved list!
OLA Halloween Event: Let’s “Boo”-gie!
Thank You for an Incredible Halloween Event!
A big thank you to everyone who attended and helped out on Friday night—it was a fantastic event, made even sweeter by the Dodgers’ win! Here’s a shoutout to our raffle prize winners:
Cash Prizes
$1,500: Ivan Guzman-sold by Avery Croasmun
$1,000: The Duddy Family
$500: Ric Ruffinelli-sold by the Miller Family
Free-Mester Tuition Winners
Congratulations to The Flores Family and The Merritt Family!!
They will each receive $2,048.00 off their tuition.
Special Thank You to our Generous Donors:
Apodaca Photo Booth
Coultas Farming, Inc.
Happy Place Craft Beer Wine & Spirits
Ventura Rentals
Thank you all for your enthusiasm and support!
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.
Hot Lunch
New! Choice Lunch
A few things to keep in mind when ordering with Choicelunch -
Our regular ordering deadline to order from the full menu is 9 am the day before lunch will be served. After 9 am the day before lunch has passed, you will be given the option to order an entree-only lunch, up until 9 am the day lunch will be served or until lunches sell out.
Lunch can be canceled as late as 9 am the day before it will be served for 100% credit. After this point in time, the lunch will be sent to the school and there is no credit given.
You can also find our FAQ here - https://help.choicelunch.com/hc/en-us
OLA Parish Events
Sports at OLA
Cross Country
Elementary Cross Country:
What a way to end an amazing elementary cross country season yesterday!
Our elementary team ran a one-mile championship race at Arroyo Verde Park.
Our JV elementary girl runners were:
Sky Miller (grade 5) who finished 6th overall out of 125 runners with a personal best run time of 8:30
Claire Ford (grade 4) who finished 22nd overall with a personal best run time of 8:57
Elaine Hutchins (grade 3) with a run time of 9:27
Tobin Miller (grade 3) with a run time of 9:32
Allison Smithson (grade 5) with a run time of 9:36
Gemma Greaney (grade 3) with a run time of 9:36
Lillian Abbott (grade 4) with a run time of 9:45
Fara Azhar (grade 4) with a run time of 11:25
Our JV elementary boy runners were:
Erick Gallegos (grade 3) who finished 12th overall out of 109 JV runners
with a run time of 7:52
Luke Kuske (grade 4) who finished 16th overall with a run time of 7:57
Max Lee (grade 5) with a run time of 8:27
Timothy Lee (grade 3) with a run time of 8:28
Steven Gorell (grade 5) with a run time of 9:18
Kenny May (grade 4) with a run time of 9:24
Baz Morgan (grade 3) with a run time of 9:48
Our Varsity elementary girl runners were:
Leona Hipskind (grade 3) who finished 19th overall out of 116 runners
with a run time of 7:14
Evie Bart (grade 3) with a run time of 7:28
Caroline Barnard (grade 3) with a run time of 7:37
Penelope Burns (grade 4) with a run time of 8:22
Our Varsity elementary boy runners were:
Jameson Dolan (grade 5) finishing 8th out of 108 runners with a run time of 6:31
James Quagliata (grade 5) finishing 17th overall with a run time of 6:42
Kai Marzahl (grade 4) finishing 18th overall and with a run time of 6:43
Asher Adaya (grade 5) with a run time of 7:08
Kilian Baker (grade 3) with a run time of 7:32
John Ayala (grade 3) with a run time of 7:39
Middle School:
What an amazing end to our middle school cross country season!
Our runners had a phenomenal race on Friday at Arroyo Verde Park where they ran a 3k race.
Our JV and Varsity middle school girl runners were:
Camille Swafford
Naomi Isbell (grade 6 homeschool runner on the OLA team) who finished 14thoverall with a run time of 17:00
Lily Julian (grade 6) who finished 15th overall with a run time of 17:05
Ellie Miller (grade 7) who finished 23rd overall with a run time of 17:54
Sophia Herrera (grade 6) with a run time of 19:26
Alondra Zaragoza (grade 7) with a run time of 23:26
Our middle school boys cross country team came in THIRD PLACE overall out of 24 schools!
Our JV elementary boy runners were:
Ian Aranda (grade 8) with a run time of 16:10
Shea Benton (grade 8) with a run time of 18:07
Our middle school boy runners were:
Caleb Isbell (grade 7 homeschool runner on the OLA team) who finished 7thoverall with a run time of 11:42
Evan Abbott (grade 7) who finished 12th overall with a run time of 12:07
Taylor Kaiser (grade 8) who finished 17th overall with a run time of 12:23
Xavier Kolbeck (grade 8) with a run time of 13:07
Thomas Burns (grade 8) with a run time of 13:14
Ethan Montgomery (grade 8) with a run time of 15:28
Parker Smith (grade 8) with a run time of 16:11
A full list of Friday’s race results is listed at https://my.raceresult.com/315342.
We are so proud of our middle school runners! Way to go Dolphins!
Thank you to all the parents, grandparents, and friends who have supported this remarkable middle school cross country team throughout the season!
We could not have done it without you!
Thank you to our wonderful coaching team, Jim and Dominka Montgomery for their dedication to the cross country season! We appreciate the time and energy put in so the students have the opportunity to run cross country!
Jim Montgomery 805-368-6999 jim@sureteq.com
Dominka Montgomery 805-490-2957 dominka@sureteq.com
OLA Flag Football
Our flag football team played against Holy Cross, we lost but the team played hard. Next game is Wednesday, October 30th away vs St. Anthony. The game will be played at Santa Clara High School. Game time is 3:30. Come out and support the team!
We will have 2 girls volleyball teams. Both teams played their first game last week.
6th grade team will play Tuesday, October 29th vs Santa Clara here at OLA and again Wednesday, October 30th away at Santa Clara Elementary School.
7th/8th grade team played Thursday, October 24th away at Holy Cross School. The score was close but we lost. They will play Thursday October 31st. Vs St. Anthony her at OLA
All games start at 3:30. Come out and support the teams and GOOO 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
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!
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
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.
