Dear OLVCS Families,

Dollar Dress Down Day; Tuesday, November 25th for the Fulton County Mission. Each year we support the Fulton County Mission in their holiday drive for needy families. Fulton County is part of the Altoona/Johnstown Diocese.

Tuesday, December 2nd is Picture Make-up Day.

Monday, December 8th is the Feast of The Immaculate Conception, Mass will be at 9:00 instead of the Holy Day time of 10:00.

PowerSchool Parent Access: Now that we have used PowerSchool to deliver report cards and honor roll certificates, we will continue to use the document delivery moving forward. Next out will be Parent Power School Login. This unique login in is used to connect a Parent PowerSchool account to their students.

PowerSchool Parent Access:

Follow directions on the First Step Document (below)
At Step 5 you enter the Access ID and Parent Password from your Parent PowerSchool login which will be sent Friday morning
Still having problems; contact DAJ help desk: support@daj.freshdesk.com

*MS Parents, you will receive the Parent PowerSchool Login too. I understand some are using student logins, no worries with that, but now that we have a clear understanding of Parent Logins, you may want to try to create a parent account.

I hope your day is a great one!

Samantha

Notable Dates:

Sunday, November 23rd: Mother/Son Bowling 3:00 - 5:00

Monday, November 24th Mass (8th Grade)

Wednesday, November 26th-Friday the 28th: No School Thanksgiving Break

Monday, December 1st: Mass (1st Grade)

Tuesday, December 2nd: Picture Make-up Day

Monday, December 8th: Mass (Immaculate Conception) 9:00 (7th & 6th Grade)

Thursday, December 11, 2025: Christmas Concert

Monday, December 15th: Mass (5th Grade)

Thursday, December 18th: 3rd Grade Christmas Play (9:00am in the gym)

Monday, December 22nd - Sunday, January 4th: Christmas Break

Monday, January 5th: School resumes

Pictured: Mrs. Muller and the 5th grade band students who participated in the recent Partners in Music concert.

This is a step-by-step process for parents/guardians of enrolled students who have not set-up a parent PowerSchool account. This account will give you access to grading, schedules, forms as they are pushed out, and enrollment in the future for the next school year. If you already have an account, please reach out to your school if you need the username or password reset or have any questions.

Navigate to https://eschool.daj.k12.pa.us/public/home.html.

Follow directions on the First Step Document (below).
At Step 5 you enter the Access ID and Parent Password from your Parent PowerSchool login which will be sent Friday morning.
Still having problems; contact DAJ help desk: support@daj.freshdesk.com.

Calling all students in Grades 3rd - 8th!

All students in 3rd-8th grade are invited to join this fun club. Friday's 4-7 pm Starting January 9, 2026. To sign up your child, you must complete the following by November 28th, 2025:

OLVCS Google Form
Pay OLVCS Participation Fee
Submit OLVCS Permission Slip to the office
Complete Tussey Mountain's Online Registration Form and Payment
Pray for snow!

For more information or to begin the sign up process, go to https://www.olvcatholicschool.org/activities/snow-sports-club.

Hi, my name is Cora Weber and I am in 5th Grade. I am collecting items for Center County PAWS. If you don't know what PAWS is, it is a local animal shelter and pet adoption center. Please consider donating to help this amazing organization. If you choose to donate, please put your items in one of the PAW S donation boxes around school by: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2025. Thank you for your generosity! And just remember, no donation is too small.

Eighth graders are invited to join their friends and St. Joe's high school students at the 52nd Annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. 2026 March for Life

Attending students will:

take a coach bus with their friends to Washington D.C.
attend the rally Concert featuring Sanctus Real and the Friends of Club 21 Choir.
hear inspirational speakers talk on matters of social justice and how to advocate for the defenseless.
join with thousands of others, like you, to march for those who have no voice.

Attending the March For Life is a great opportunity to grow in your faith, live out in a real way Catholic Social Teaching, and allows you to walk in the footsteps of those who have marched for the past 52 years.

Be a part of a long and proud history to advocate for the defenseless in our society who were made in the image and likeness of God. Support moms and dads in choosing life, by joining with your friends and fellow Catholics in attending the 52nd Annual March For Life.

An informational session about the March for Life in Washington DC will be held in the OLVCS Spanish Room on Monday, Dec. 1st from 2:45pm-3:15pm for students interested in attending and their parents. If parents are not able to attend, they can pick up their attending child outside of the school's main entrance at 3:15pm.

Please contact: Ms. Anne Bord: borda@olvcs.org or Mrs. Olivia Leskowicz: leskowiczo@olvcs.org if you have any questions or are interested in attending the March for Life trip to Washington DC. The first fourteen students who sign up are guaranteed spots on the bus. Additional students attending will require additional chaperones with clearances. A parent permission form and detailed itinerary will be shared at the information session for those who are interested. We hope to see you there!

An OLVCS 8th Grade Pro-Life Service Club will run each Thursday during the month of January after school until 4:00pm to complement this educational trip. Fun activities are planned and all students, attending the DC trip or not, are encouraged to attend when they can. Service hours are available:

for the entire year to students who attend the march and complete all service club meetings.
for any time spent participating in the Pro-Life Service Club.

Sign Up Here: OLVCS 8th Grade Pro-Life Service Club

Preschool will be holding a Friendsgiving celebration this Friday, 11/21 at 10:30am in the Activity Center Social Hall. Homeroom parents and special guests are invited. For all of those whom we hold dear, we are truly thankful! ~ Amen.

If you are a homeroom parent or special guest who is attending, please be aware there is an 11:00am funeral mass that day which is expected to be well attended.
Children attending ESP should still have a packed lunch which will be eaten later in the day.

November

1. This Friday, 11/21 @ 10:30am, Friendsgiving in the Activity Center Social Hall

2. This Sunday, 11/23: Mother/Son Bowling: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4EAAAD2CAAF49-60029392-mother

3. 11/26-11/28: Thanksgiving Break

December

1. 12/3: Advent Wreath Blessing w/Deacon Dave

2. 12/5: St. Nicholas Activities (Feast is on Saturday; 12/6)

3. 12/8-12/12: SVdP Christmas Gift Collection

4. 12/19: Christmas Program in the church @ 10:30am. Dismissal directly after. No ESP.

5. 12/22-01/02: Christmas Break
January

01/16: No School / Parent Teacher Conferences

01/20: No School/Teacher In-Service

01/25-01/31: Catholic Schools Week

Please note the addition of the extra session on 10/26 to allow parents more flexibility. Parents only need to attend one–either 9/28 or 10/26.

Sunday, September 28th, 2025 @ 10:30am in the gym: Parent Only Session (this is informational as well as designed as a brief parent retreat/session)

OR

Sunday, October 26th, 2025 @ 10:30am in the gym: Parent Only Session (this is informational as well as designed as a brief parent retreat/session)

Thursday, January 15, 2026 @ 6:00pm: First Reconciliation Retreat with Celebration of First Reconciliation

Wednesday, February 15th, 2026 (Ash Wednesday): Chalice painting for OLVCS 2nd graders

Thursday, April 30th, 2026: @ 6:00pm: First Holy Communion Retreat and Rehearsal

Saturday, May 2nd, 2026 @ 10:00am: First Communion Mass (students arrive by 9:30am)