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The I.N.F.O.
Our Lady of Peace School
2401 West 38th Street
Erie, PA 16506
814 838-3548
  Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Contacting The I.N.F.O. 
If you would like to submit information to be included in upcoming issues of The I.N.F.O. please send to theinfo@olpcrusaders.org The deadline for the February 5, 2013, issue is Monday, February 4, 2013, at 9:00a.m.  Thank you.
In This Issue
Upcoming Events
This Weeks Athletic Events
Catholic Schools Week
A Sense-sational Evening
Scouts
FSA Daffin's Sale
AHA Jump/Hoops
National School Choice
8th Grade News
Youth Group
KOC Pancake Breakfast
Athletics
Scrapbooking Event
LEAF Winterfest
Photo of the Week
Upcoming Events

January 29  

~Faculty Day

 

January 30

~Community/Vocations Day

 

January 31

~Family Day

~School Liturgy 9:00a.m. 

 

February 1

~Student Day

~Volley Ball Game 1:30p.m.  

 

February 3

~Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast

~Superbowl Sunday

 

February 4

~Blessing of Throats 8:50a.m.

 

February 5

~Athletic Board Meeting 7:00p.m.

 

February 7

~School Liturgy 9:00a.m.

~FSA Meeting 7:00p.m.

 

 

This Week's Athletic Events

All schedules for fall sports can be found here.

 

Please come and support your OLP Crusaders!! 

 

Girls' Varsity Basketball

Feb. 7 @ OLP 6:00p.m. 

 

Boys' Varsity Basketball

Feb. 4 @ OLP 7:15p.m.

Feb. 7 @ OLP 7:15p.m. 

 

Boys' JV Basketball

**Feb. 1-3 OLP JV Boys' Basketball Tournament**

Feb. 1 Games begin at 5p.m. OLP plays at 8:45p.m.

Feb. 2 Games begin at 11a.m.

Feb 3 Games begin at 1p.m. 

 

Feb. 4 @ OLP 6:00p.m.

Feb. 8 @ OLP 6:00p.m. 

 

 

 

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Catholic Schools Week Continues!

 

Tuesday, January 29, 2013 ~ Faculty & Staff Appreciation Day

*Faculty and Staff Dress Down only

*Special Lunch for Faculty & Staff

 

Wednesday, January 30, 2013 ~  Vocations/Community Day

*Students will be making cards to thank Chaplains of the various branches of the Military.

 

Thursday, January 31, 2013 ~ Family Day

*Family members are invited to eat lunch with their students at OLP.  In support of the Second Harvest Food Bank, OLP is asking all families to provide lunch items for school children throughout Erie. Food is sent home in backpacks so children have meals to eat over the weekend. Items you can bring include canned soup and canned pasta. We appreciate all of your support for this worthwhile community project.

 

 Session 1 11:00 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. A through G
Session 2 11:45 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. H through O

Session 3 12:30 p.m. - 1:10 p.m. P through Z 

 

Friday, February 1, 2013 ~ Student Day

*Student Dress Down

*Random Prizes for various students

*Ice Cream treat 

*8th Grade VS Faculty & Staff Volley Ball Game 1:30p.m.  

 

A Sense-sational Evening
Sense Sational Evening
Did you forget to buy your tickets Sunday at Open House  for A Sense-sational Evening? This event will be held on Saturday, March 2, 2013, at The Brewerie at Union Station from 7:30 - 11:00 p.m. Tickets are $40. THIS WEEK ONLY tickets are being sold for $35 as a Catholic Schools Week special. You can purchase them at either the church or school office, but to make it easy for you, we will have them on sale Thursday at Family Lunch in the main lobby of the school. All proceeds from this event will benefit our school. Gather a group of friends for a great night out
  
Scouts
DGS 
1ST GRADE DAISY SCOUTS

Wow! Great job everyone on the cookie sales!  Our next meeting will be on February 7, 2013 after school until 5:00p.m. at the Scout House.  Please remember to write a note to your daughter's teacher saying that she will be a car rider and walking over with Mrs. Roach

 

FSA Daffin's Easter Candy Sale
OLP FSA/DAFFIN'S Easter Candy sale is  ready to begin!

Sale begins Tuesday, February 5, 2013 and ends Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Order forms will be sent home in the Tuesday folder on February 5, 2013.
All orders are due back in the school office by Tuesday, February 26, 2013.
Thank you for your support of this FSA Fundraiser

American Heart Association
Jump/Hoops for Heart Event
AHA Jump/Hoops
February 25-28, 2013
 
The students of OLP will be participating in the AHA Jump/Hoops for Hear Event the week of February 25, 2013 during all gym classes.

To learn more about this event and how you could win a Kindle Fire click on the links below.

AHA Parent Letter
AHA Online Registration
National School Choice Week
NSCW

Save the Date:
for a Special Event on Thursday, January 31, 2013!
  
Come and Celebate National School Choice Week at the Erie Art Museum (411 State Street) at 4:30p.m. to shine a spotlight on effective education options for every child.

This is a nationwide effort to support the concept of school choice.
  
For more information click here.  
8th Grade News
We are in the process of creating a class t-shirt and would LOVE your designs.  The t-shirt committee has extended the deadline for artwork to MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2013!  Please put your creative thinking caps on.  All submissions must be sent to the office c/o Mrs. Carlson no later than February 4th. WINNER RECEIVES A FREE T-SHIRT!!!!!!!!!!!! 
7th & 8th Youth Group
OLP MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP UPDATE:

Service Project Opportunity: BINGO at Presbyterian Lodge in Erie on January 30th.

Tubing
  February 14, 2013

5:00p.m.-8:00p.m.

Mount Pleasant Ski Resort, Edinboro 


Click here for the Tubing Flyer, here for OLP Permission Slip and here for Mount Pleasant Release Form for our upcoming February Tubing outing. Mrs. Kitcey is your contact person.  The money and BOTH permission slips are due to Mrs. Kitcey no later than February 4th.

As a reminder, every Youth Group participant must complete 1 service project and attend 2 spiritual events in order to go on the end of year Cedar Point trip.  We are in the planning stages of a February/March spiritual event, as well as an event in April.  You may also attend a Holy Hour with Deacon John.  These Holy Hours are offered as follows, all beginning at 6:45 in the church: February 12, March 12, April 9 and May 14.  Please check in with Mrs. Mang if you decide to attend one of these services in order to receive credit.

 

KOC Pancake Breakfast KOC

 

OLP Knights of Columbus Council  

"Pancake Breakfast"  

Sunday, February 3, 2013

OLP Cafeteria  

8:00a.m. - 11:00a.m.  

 

Menu includes: Pancakes, French Toast, Scrambled Eggs, Hash Browns, Sausage, Juice, Coffee or Tea.

 

Adults: $6.00, children: $3.00, under 5: free.

 

Please join us for the "Best Breakfast Deal" in town, and support your parish KOC organization.

 

***Profits from the February breakfast will be used to support our OLP school and further Catholic education.    

Please help us out in supporting this cause

  

 

Blood pressure screenings will also be available by a nurse.

 

Athletics
Due to a conflict on Sunday, February 10, 2013 and after contact with Boniface AD, the girls' and boys' varsity games between OLP and St Boniface on February 10, 2013 are being cancelled. The boys' JV game is still a go on that date.

2nd Annual Diocese of Erie
Track & Field Championships/Field Day
Saturday May 11, 2013
Cathedral Prep Events Center

Track & Field Flyer 

All Day Scrapbooking Event

Presented by the OLP Families Together Ministry

 

   Saturday, February 23, 2013

           9:00a.m. - 9:00p.m.  

Our Lady of Peace School Cafeteria

 

Click Here for Registration form.


 

 

LEAF Winterfest
Winterfest
 
 
Photo of the Week
March for Life 
March for Life Father Jason Feigh and members of the OLP 8th grade class along with parents and Senior High students from the OLP parish, attended March For Life.  The march took place on January 24, 2013 in Washington, D.C.  

Contacting The I.N.F.O. 
If you would like to submit information to be included in upcoming issues of The I.N.F.O. please send to theinfo@olpcrusaders.orgThe deadline for the February 5, 2013, issue is Monday, February 4, 2013, at 9:00a.m.  Thank you.
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