Peace Post
Friday November 2, 2012
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Events

 

 

 

 

 Trivia Night

Fri. Nov. 2nd 6:30-10

 

Come test your knowledge and see how much your friends know! Sign ups will occur online next week! Form your teams, sign up ... and start studying!

 

Picture Retake Day

Tues. Nov. 6th, 8:30-12

 

Students have a second chance for photos.

 

 

 

8th Grade Shadow Day

Thurs. Nov. 8th

 

8th Grade students are encouraged to set up their high school shadow day on Nov. 8th!

Student NOT shadowing are expected to come to school!

 

Extended Release Day

Fri. Nov. 9th

 

Friday is conferences at the school and extended day will have release days.

 

Mancini's Dinner

Sun. Nov 18th

 

Join us for fundraising dinner at Mancini's! Find more information online!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have you finished your School Accreditation Survey?

 

Our Lady of Peace School is a member of the Minnesota Non-Public School Accrediting Association.  This next year, the school will be going through its accreditation process.  Part of this process is an online survey of current families. This survey will help measure our current performance and guide goal setting and planning for the future.  We greatly appreciate your time and effort in completing this survey

 

Please click the link below to participate:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/OLPAccreditation

and aim for a 100% completion rate. The survey should take 10 minutes or less and is comprised of questions on all aspects of school and community life here at Our Lady of Peace.   
Alternate Carline Nov. 6th
 Election Day Car-line
We will be using our alternate carline pickup due to voting in Pates Hall.
  School News
 
Dia De Los Muertos

 

 This week students have been learning about Dia de Los Muertos - or the Day of the Dead. Celebrated mostly in Mexico it is a holiday for the rememberance and celebration of the lives of loved ones past.

 

  

 Students made their own shadow boxes in memory of loved ones.

Fundraisers

Cards for a Cause

Our school will no longer be participating in Cards for a Cause.

 

 

 

 

 Scrip & Barnes and Noble Day

Did you know that you can purchase Barnes & Noble gift cards through Scrip and use them at OLP's Barnes & Noble day on Saturday Dec. 8th!

Scrip flyers are available on the website and were sent home in friday folders today. Orders are due Nov. 1st! Happy Shopping

 

 

Target Red Card

 

REGISTER YOUR TARGET RED CARD & RAISE MONEY FOR OLP!!

 

Did you know that OLP School recently received a check for $3,965.57 from Target's Take Charge of Education initiative?  That's close to $4,000 raised for our school with very little work on our part! What's even more impressive is that OLP has received over $30,000 in funds from this Target program since we've been enrolled.

 

If you have a Target Red Card (credit or debit), go to www.target.com/redcard/tcoe to designate your card for OLP.  It's that simple! There is also a link on our school home page, www.olpmn.org.

 

 

 

Forms, Flyers, & Announcements

 NaNoWriMo

November is National Novel Writing Month.  Each day students will begin class by writing (typing) for 10 minutes straight.  I will log their daily words counts.  Each class has a goal of 100,000 words for the combined number of words they write before midnight on November 30th, however, each student has set an individual goal as well.

Obviously the goal is output - to get your child writing - but in addition, I hope they realize how much they can write by dedicating only 10 minutes a day to writing.  If they choose to, students can also do additional writing at home. The students will save their novel to their Dropbox account, so it can be accessed and worked on at home as well as at school.

Some of the skills novel-writing builds: fluency, confidence, creativity and time management.

Though a novel may seem like a silly off-hours pursuit, many kids use their National Novel Writing Month participation as part of their high school and college application essay and list of accomplishments.

Plus, it's just loads of fun!

If you have any questions about National Novel Writing Month and your child or teen, please feel free to get in touch to check out the NaNoWriMo website: www.NaNoWriMo.org or contact me via email (eriehm@olpmn.org) or by phone 612-823-8253 (ext. 202).

 

Current Class Word Totals:

6th Grade: 7,388 words 

7th Grade: 13,854 words

8th Grade: 12,084 words

 

This week's Word Wizards were:

Thursday: Riley - 7th Grade (512 words)

Friday: Molly - 8th Grade (2,747 words)

 

 

Prayer Cards

Students in grades K-8 will be receiving St. Kateri Tekakwitha prayer cards in honor of All Saints' Day compliments of Jennifer Odegard and World Library Publications. The art is done by Brothe Mickey McGrath who has illustrated books such as Jesus A to Z and St. Cecilia's Orchestra. More information can be found at www.wlp.jspaluch.com

Thanks!

Mancini's Dinner

  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. 

On Today's Date . . .

    National Deviled Egg Day!

Seems unusual that our national food of the day is a mainstay at picnics and barbeques all over the country ... just as the weather is cooling and hot chocolate has become a daily beverage.

 

 

 

 

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Sports Update
  
Winter Sports Registration
 

Deadline for registration is Nov. 2nd - TODAY!  

 

Eagles Gym is the place to be this winter.

Sign-up to get into the game.

Register and get full details online at

www.olpmn.org/athletics

 

 

 
Technology Update

  In a galaxy not too far away ...
Actually, in your current galaxy the middle school students of OLP went through the second iPad update this last week!

As the program continues teachers and students are working with new programs and new applications in a variety of classes.

Check out the new Globe program that students' received for social studies or the connectivity between Pages and Dropbox (no more lost files)!

 

The teachers and administration also continue to monitor students use during classtime and conduct random iPad inspections ensuring that students are demonstrating responsible digital citizenship.

 

Stay tuned next month for: dun-dun ... the first iOS 6.0.1 update!
Our Lady of Peace School
5435 11st South

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417
Whate'er I do, things great or small
Whate'er I do, things great or small
Whate'er I speak or frame.
Thy glory may I seek in all,
Do all in Jesus' name.

My Father, for His sake I pray.
Thy child accept and bless
And lead me by Thy grace to-day
In paths of righteousness. Amen.