NaNoWriMo

Did you know that sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students spend the month of November writing novels? That's right! Each year Our Lady of Peace Middle School students participate in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo for short). Each day during Language Arts, students spend the first 10 minutes of class writing. Word counts are tallied daily and each class tries to be the first to meet their goal of 100,000 words. In addition, students also vie for the title of "Word Wizard" - the person who writes the most words in one day!

This year, students will have another exciting opportunity tied to NaNoWriMo. On Oct. 23rd, the 6th-8th graders will have the chance to meet a local author who wrote her recently published book during NaNoWriMo. Stephanie Watson, author of Elvis & Olive and Elvis & Olive: Super Detectives, will visit OLP and lead the students in a writing workshop. We are thrilled to be able to offer this amazing learning experience to our Middle School students!

  Enjoy a fabulous meal with your family and friends from OLP!

Sunday Nov. 18th from 5-8pm at

531 West Seventh Street, Saint Paul

And raiser money for the Church & School as you enjoy your dinner!

Dinner includes: appetizers, dinner and dessert.

Reservations are required and cost is $50 a person.

Please contact Shannon Dahl if you have questions. 

 Conferences

Nov 8th from 3:30-7:30

and Nov. 9th from 8:00-12:00

Fall conferences are here! Sign up sheets were sent home with students today. Please return forms by October 25th to schedule your conference. Additional forms can be found on the website.

 Middle School High School Day

TWO days for Shadowing

Spending a day shadowing a student is a valuable experience when trying to determine the right high school. Therefore, we have reserved Monday, October 29th and Nov. 8th as "8th Grade Shadow Day." Students interested in shadowing a high school student are encouraged to do so on this day.

Please note: Parents need to contact the high school directly to set up the shadow experience. Students NOT shadowing on Monday, October 29th and Nov. 8th should come to school.

Trivia Night - Save the Date!

Tables are half gone - register soon to ensure a spot for your team!

Friday Nov. 2nd from 6:30 - 10 pm

The cost is $15 per person and registration opens the week of October 15th! Check the website for upcoming information!

 Pumpkin Party

Sun. October 28th 4:00-6:00 pm in Pates Hall

Bring with you

. Pumpkin(s)     . Carving Ideas . Carving Tools
 . Large Spoon   . a small Halloween snack or food to share

We provide

. Candles . Dinner . Drinks . Songs
 .   Games- A few "sort of spooky" stories

           .   Pumpkin Carols . Pumpkin Parade . Prayer Service .

.   Youth to help your carve. 

- Not only for children type of event (But there will be plenty of kids )

- Children and young people can dress up (As long as the
costumes are not too scary for the little ones.)

- Fancy hair and face painting

- Come any time after 4:00 pm for dinner and pumpkin carving

- 6:00 pm . Stories . Pumpkin Parade . Closing Prayer Service

Dinner   Sandwiches & Mini-Corndogs & Mac/Cheese

Fruit . Veggies . Cookies   . Chips

   Milk . Apple Juice

Fee    $ 5.00 per adult & $3.00 per child (under 12)

   Chidlren under 3 -free

. not to exceed $20.00 a family.

RSVP. Helpful . Joy B
 . 612-824 -3455, ext 511

. jbiedrzycki@olpmn.org

(We can accommodate dietary concerns if we are altered in advance)

Cards for a Cause

Our school will be selling Usborne's Cards for a Cause to raise money for new cafeteria trays. You will be able to purchase boxes of 30 high-quality all-occassion cards for $30, with more than 1/3 of the proceeds going directly to OLP and purchase of our new trays! Look for more information during the next week and see a preview of products at:

Cards for a Cause Fundraisers

Target Red Card

   It is Gaudy Day ...

What does Gaudy mean to you?

The dictionary defines gaudy as:

brilliant or excessively showy.

How are you going to celebrate brilliance today?

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