Peace Post
Friday November 30, 2012
In This Issue

Events 

 

 

 All School Mass

Thurs. Dec. 6th, 9:30am

 

 

A celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe/The Virgin of Guadalupe will take place during all school mass. Come join us!

 

 

 

 

Barnes & Noble Book Fair

Sat. Dec. 8th, 9am-10pm

 

 

Give the gift of reading with the OLP Book Fair at B&N on 2080 Ford Parkway, St. Paul

Join for crafts and storytelling from 11am-2pm!

 

 

Early Learning Program Christmas Concert

Wed, Dec. 12th10am

 

 

The preschool and prekindergarten classes will be performing some of their favorite hits for family and friends!

 

 

 Lessons & Carols

Thur. Dec. 13th 6:30pm

 

 

The students will be performing their annual christmas concert in the church - with reception to follow afterwards! Come join in the merryment!

 

 

 

Christmas Break

 

There will be no school on Friday Dec. 21st - Jan 2nd.

 

 

Happy Holidays!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
On Today's Date . . .

       Stay at Home because you're Well Day!

Have a lie in - and enjoy the feeling of health!

 

 

 

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"It's the most wonderful time of the year,
With kids the jingle belling,
And everyone telling you 'be of good cheer'"
~Edward Pola and George Wyle, 1963
 
Winter highlights:
Scrip due Dec. 6th
Barnes & Noble Day Dec. 8th
8th Grade Waste Reduction Project
Winter Sports and
Christmas Break Dec. 21 - Jan 2.
 
    School News
Food Waste Reduction Project

 

The 8th grade class began leading the school in the Food Waste Reduction Project at OLP this week. The project began because we wanted to design and lead a project that would have a real positive impact on our school. We believe that reducing the amount of food waste we create at lunch will do just that.

 

Students will be encouraged to only take what they can eat and eat everything they take! We're asking students to think about three questions regarding anything they throw away at lunch:

  •          Can you eat it?
  •          Can it be recycled?
  •          Can it be brought home?

 

We are also encouraging students to use reusable food containers vs. plastic bags that are thrown away each day.

 

The eighth graders will be monitoring how much waste is created each day. The goal is to cut down food waste by ten percent every week.

 

Please help out by packing cold lunch in reusable containers and only pack what your kids can eat!

 

Thank you for your support!

The 8th Grade Class

 

 

 

PreKindergarten Workbench
  

 

Prekindergarten got out their tools and put their knowledge to the test this week to build a workbench and projects with our maintenance supervisor Mr. Becker!

It was a tough job - it looks fabulous!

 

 

 

 

6th Grade Advent Calendar

 

 

As part of their Liturgical Leadership, the 6th graders are creating a large Advent Calendar with ideas of activities to bring students closer to God, their family, and ideas for acts of service. 

Fundraisers

    

Barnes and Noble Day

Give the gift of reading.

 

Saturday, December 8, 2012; 9am-10pm

Barnes & Noble

2080 Ford Parkway, St. Paul

(Corner of Ford Parkway and Cleveland Avenue)

 

Join us for crafts& storytelling from 11 to 2 pm.

 

Enter to win fabulous prizes from 9 am to 6 pm!

 

Please tell your family and friends. OLP receives a percentage of each sale and uses that money to purchase books for the library. See the school website of the bottom of the Peace Post for the Voucher!        

 

 

Stuff the Stocking

During the season of Advent, we are again partnering with Nuestros Pequenos Heromanos, who care for abandoned and orphaned children in Central and South America (www.nph.org), to provide each child there with a Christmas stocking full of treats.

 

Here's how you can help:

 

 1. On November 29th, each family will be given a stocking shaped flyer describing the project.

 

 2. Purchase, make, or reuse a stocking about the size of the flyer. (For ease of packaging - the thinner - the better. Please no thick fur or embellishments. The stocking should lie flat).

3. Place your monetary contribution in an envelope and put it in the stocking.

  •       $1 buys a toothbrush
  •       $2 buys a toothbrush and a pair of socks
  •       $3 buys a toothbrush, pair of socks, and a toy
  •       $5 buys a toothbrush, pair of socks, a toy, and cookies & candy

4. Return the stocking to OLP by Dec. 7th with the flyer attached.

 

Thank you in advance for your support!

 

 

Shop Scrip for the Holidays!

 

Have you finished your Christmas shopping (ha!)?  Still need a gift card for Uncle Bill? Your babysitter? Your own children or grandchildren?  Barnes & Noble Day on 12/8? Then Scrip is your answer! The next round of orders will be submitted on Monday, Dec. 3rd with delivery by Thursday, Dec. 6th.  This will ensure that any Barnes & Noble cards ordered for the OLP Book Fair will be ready for shopping on 12/8!

 

Order forms are available outside the school office (near the rest of the fliers) or at www.olpmn.org/school.

 

You can also visit www.shopwithscrip.com to get started!  OLP's enrollment code is 268682B6291L6.

 
Ahtletics Update

   Intramural Basketball

 

Intramural Basketball starts this Sunday, December 2.

There is a slight time change for this weekend only.

The K-1st grade group will meet at 2:30 and the 2nd - 4th grade group will meet at 3:30.

We move back to regular time after that. Questions? Contact Joe Crosby jcrosby@olpmn.org or visit www.olpmn.org/athletics

 

 
Forms, Flyers, & Announcements

 

NaNoWriMo's a SUCCESS!

 

During the month of November, the 6th, 7th, and 8th graders participated in National Novel Writing Month by working as a class to write 100,000 words.  All classes were successful in meeting their goals and new OLP records have been set!!!

 

6th Grade Class Total: 108,990 words

7th Grade Class Total:  110,405 words

8th Grade Class Total: 376, 456 words

* The students have until MIDNIGHT TONIGHT to finish, so these totals may change!!!

 

Word Wizards:

11/19: Chloe - 8th Grade - 10,085 words

11/20: Siri - 8th Grade - 8,882 words

11/26: Chloe - 8th Grade - 28,671 words

11/27: Siri - 8th Grade - 7,331 words

11/28: Chloe - 8th Grade - 9,171 words

11/29: Emma - 6th Grade - 2,633 words

11/30: Chloe - 8th Grade - 18,213 words

 

OLP NaNoWriMo Records:

Most Words by a Class: Class of 2014

Highest Word Wizard Word Count: Chloe - 8th Grade - 28,671 words!

                * Believe it or not - we have a close second - Siri - 8th Grade - 27,038 words!

Most Words Written During NaNoWriMo: Chloe - 8th Grade - 109,937 words!

 

 

 

 Minnesotans in the Civil War

The Hennepin County Libraries are hosting seminars on Minnesotans in the Civil War.

 

 

'Minnesotans in the Civil War' Program Series
Minnesota was far from Civil War battlefields, but Minnesotans played significant roles in the fight against Confederate secession and slavery. In observance of the war's 150th anniversary, programs at eight libraries will feature authors, a reenactor, an archivist and a historian. More info.

 Photo info.

 

 

 

 

 
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.

 
 
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