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Wellness policy
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Catholic Schools Week
8th graders and Parents
First Reconciliation
First Communion
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Casino Night
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Photos of the Week
Wellness Policy
Please click here then scroll down to review the Diocese of Erie Catholic Schools Wellness Policy. 
Quick Links

2015-2016 School Days Calendar

 

 

January 2016 Lunch Menu

Looking Ahead

January 6 

 ~Classroom Blessings  

 

January 7

~School Liturgy 9:00a.m.

 

January 13

~Dress Down $.25

~Early Dismissal 1:30p.m.  

 

January 14

~School Liturgy 9:00a.m.

 

January 15

~End of Second Quarter 

~Yearbook Activity Pictures  

 

January 18

~Martin Luther King Jr. Day

~No School

 

January 21

~School Liturgy 9:00a.m.

~SAC Board Meeting 7:00p.m.

 

January 22

~March for Life

 

January 26

~Second Quarter Report Cards Sent Home

 

January 28

~School Liturgy 9:00a.m. Second Quarter Honors Grades 5-8 

 

 

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Happy New Year! 
Inclement Weather Guidelines for OLP
Winter has finally arrived in Erie.  Please review the Inclement weather policy for Millcreek Schools that OLP will follow.
 
Millcreek Catholic Elementary Schools will follow the decision of the Millcreek Public School District.
 
There will NOT be an additional announcement for the Parochial/Catholic Elementary Schools. If the Millcreeck Public Elementary Schools are closed, then the Millcreek Catholic Elementary Schools are closed. The same procedure will be followed for school delays.
  
If there is a school delay, then
the OLP extended Care Program will operate on its normal schedule for students already signed up for this program.
There will be NO AM Preschool Class.
 
The OLP PEP Program will also be on a 2-Hour Delay.
  
Schools will be closed only in the event of a declared city-wide emergency or if prevailing weather conditions are considered so severe as to place children en route to schools in a clearly dangerous or unhealthy situation. These conditions include the following: 
 
- impassable streets and/or sidewalks
 
- Extreme cold temperatures and/or gale-like winds
  
The three TV channels will announce the closing or delay of schools during the 6:00a.m. news. Radio stations will also announce the delays and closings.
 
 
2016-2017 School Year Registration
The OLP registration packet for the 2016-2017 school year is going home today, January 5, 2015, in the Yellow Tuesday Folder.  Registration materials can also be found by clicking on the links below.  Important dates are also listed.

In order to register a NEW student You must have an application and ALL the following accompanying materials:
   Birth Certificate
   Baptismal Certificate (if baptized somewhere other than OLP)
  
$50 Registration fee  
   Immunization Record
   Every new student needs to be given the Millcreek Health Forms
 
Transfer Policy for students entering grades 1 - 8
All new students entering grades 1 - 8 must submit both transcripts and attendance records from their current school to Our Lady of Peace School. An application will not be considered complete until both of these have been received. Once an application is complete, all transfer student files are reviewed by the principal. You will receive word of admission within two weeks (with the exception of the month of July when the principal is not in the building).
 

January 20, 2016 - Returning Families Registration Form and $50.00 Registration Fee Due

January 31, 2016 - Open Registration for all New Families at Open House 10:0a.m. to 1:00p.m. 

March 1, 2016, or April 15, 2016 - Catholic Diocese of Erie Tuition Aid Application Due 
 
2016-2017 Registration Letter to Returning Families
2016-2017 Registration Form

Catholic Diocese of Erie Tuition Aid Application 2016-2017

Preschool Application - K-8 Application
 
Yearbook Activity Pictures
Friday, January 15, 2016
camera.jpg Yearbook activity pictures will be taken on Friday, January 15, 2106, by Lifetouch.  These pictures are used in the 2015-2016 OLP Yearbook and can NOT be retaken. 

All students are to be in regular school uniforms, no free dress down coupons are permitted to be used on this day.

The Girl and Boy Scouts may wear their scout uniform to school (NO Jeans) or their Scout attire with their regular school uniform.

The following sports teams are to bring their team uniforms to school and will change into them before the picture.

Boys' JV Basketball
Boys' Varsity Basketball
Girls' Varsity Basketball
All Cheerleaders
All P.L.A.Y. Basketball (Team Shirt Only)

 
Catholic Schools Week
Our celebration of Catholic School Week is January 31st to February 6th and begins with celebrating Liturgy together the weekend of January 30th and 31st. This year's theme is Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service.  Here is a look at what is to come. 
 
Saturday, January 30, 2016
~OLP School Students Participate in 5:00p.m. Mass

Sunday, January 31, 2016
~OLP School Students Participate in 7:30a.m., 9:00a.m., & 11:00a.m. Mass
~OLP School Open House 10:00a.m.-1:00p.m.

Monday, February 1, 2016 ~ Celebrating OLP Spirit
~Students, Faculty and Staff dress down in OLP Spirit Wear / Blue / White
~Pep Rally in the  P.M. to recognize Winter Sports

Tuesday, February 2, 2016 ~ Celebrating OLP Faculty / Staff
~Faculty and Staff Dress Down ONLY
~Lip Sync in the PM

Wednesday, February 3, 2016 ~ Celebrating our Community - Outreach Day (More information to come)
~Shoe Collection (New or Used) for Chosen International Medical Assistance.
~Sock Collection (New ONLY, sizes youth to adult) for Sisters' of St. Joseph's Neighborhood Network.

Thursday, February 4, 2016 ~ Celebrating our Families
~School Liturgy 9:00a.m.  All are Welcome
~Family Lunch (More Information to come.)

Friday, February 5, 2016 ~ Celebrating OLP Students
~Students ONLY Dress Down
~8th Grade VS Faculty and Staff Volley Ball Game in P.M. 

  
8th Graders & Parents
High school is just around the corner!  Here is some information to help you along the way.

  
First Reconciliation
Attention second grade parents: the parent/guardian meeting for children preparing to celebrate First Reconciliation will be on Sunday, January 10, 2016, at 5:30 PM in the church.
 
        This is a very special year for your child. They will experience the healing power of God's love and forgiveness through the sacrament of Reconciliation. As parents, you are your child's first and foremost teacher of the faith, so it is important that at least one parent or guardian of the child celebrating the sacrament of Reconciliation attend this meeting.
 
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please contact me at 814-838-9983, or email me at tammie.mang@olp.org
 
Peace,
Tammie Mang
Faith Formation Director
First Communion
Attention Parents and Guardians of our Third Graders,
on Sunday, January 17, 2016, the parent/guardian meeting for First Communion will take place in the church at 5:30 p.m. At this meeting you will choose the date of your child's First Holy Communion. This is not first come first served, everyone gets the date they choose. You will also select the pew your family will occupy at First Communion Mass.

The two dates for First Holy Communion are Sunday, April 24th and Sunday, May 1st at the 11:00 a.m. Masses.

The celebration of this sacrament is shared by both our Religious Education and OLP School students together as a community.
Your commitment to your child's faith formation as well as your presence at this gathering is greatly appreciated. Remember-As Pope John Paul II stated- parents are the first and foremost educators of the faith.
 
God Bless,
Tammie Mang
Faith Formation Director

 
Athletics
HELP!  Coaches are needed this spring for Golf,  Track and Field, Girls' JV Soccer, and Boys' JV Soccer.  Please Contact Vinnie Padalino at vpadalino@eriesd.org if interested.

Wrestling
Come out and support our OLP Wrestlers! Click here for the Wrestling Duals Schedule.
Casino Night
Save the Date
2016 Casino Night will be held on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at Rainbow Gardens. Tickets are on sale now. 
 
Crazy 8's Math Club
On Thursdays this January and February, school children from kindergarten to second grade are invited to a free Crazy 8s Math Club at the Blasco Library. The free club meets from 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. in the Mead's Children's Library Storytime Room.  
 
Brought to you by Bedtime Math (bedtime math.org), Crazy 8s is a recreational after-school math club that helps kids enjoy the math behind their favorite activities. It's math gone wild, nothing like your usual math club! Kids build glow-in-the-dark structures, crack secret spy codes and play games like Toilet Paper Olympics. Blasco Library's Crazy 8s season will run for 8 sessions.

 
Photos of the Week
      Happy New Year!
 

 

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Deadline for the Tuesday, January 12, 2016, issue is  

Friday,  January 8, 2016, by 9:00a.m.

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