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WEEK AT A GLANCE: SEPT 27-OCT. 3

BE SURE TO REGULARLY CHECK YOUR EMAIL FOR MESSAGES FROM THE SCHOOL OFFICE AND/OR CLASSROOM TEACHERS CONTAINING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT MAY NOT BE FOUND HERE

Sunday - 9/27

✝️OLOL Mass – 7:30,9:30,11:30 (Spanish Mass)

Monday - 9/28

🥫OLOL FOOD DRIVE - See flyer below for details

Tuesday - 9/29

🥫OLOL FOOD DRIVE - See flyer below for details

😇Dress Like A Saint Fundraiser Day for the Food Drive - With a minimum $1 or an item donation

Wednesday - 9/30

🥫OLOL FOOD DRIVE - See flyer below for details

📸Picture Day Re-take Day - Please let the office or homeroom teachers know if your child needs their picture retaken, these students may be out of uniform

💙1st 8th Grade Adoption Ceremony - 2:15PM in the school gym

♟️Chess Club - 3:00-4:30 in the Tech Room

Thursday - 10/1

🥫OLOL FOOD DRIVE - See flyer below for details

✝️2:00PM School Mass - 4th Grade Leading

✝️Vocations Day Rally for Grade 6 - Jacksonville Routt High School (Mrs. Brummer sent an email last week with details)

✝️Faith on Fire for students in Grades 5-8 - 3:00-4:30PM in the Art Room

Friday - 10/2

🥫OLOL FOOD DRIVE - See flyer below for details

🥫We will need help delivering our school's donation- Details TBD

🔵Spirit Day - Spirit wear tops with uniform bottoms

Saturday - 10/3

✝️OLOL Mass - 4:30PM

🔥PTO Bonfire Night - 6-9PM on the school grounds, near the playground, volunteers needed (see below)

Upcoming Dates:

Oct. 6: 1st Grade Fire Station Visit
Oct. 7: Mission Mass in Springfield for 5th Grade; PTO Meeting (6PM, School Library)
Oct. 9: Grades 2-5 Field Trip to the Cathedral & New Salem; Kindergarten PASS Program
Oct. 12: NO SCHOOL

~ALL KNOWN SCHEDULED EVENTS/HOLIDAYS FOR THE 2026-27 ACADEMIC YEAR HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE CALENDAR IN SCHOOL SPEAK~

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🎉LANCER BIRTHDAYS🎉

September 28: Julia, Grade 3

September 29: Audrey, Grade 6

💙KUDOS!💙

FULTON SHEEN BEATIFICATION

What a day to remember!

Last Thursday, our Lancers had the incredible opportunity to witness history as Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen was declared Blessed!

For those who made the trip to St. Louis, it was truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience to gather with thousands of Catholics and witness this beautiful moment in the life of our Church. And there was certainly no missing our Lancers and Decatur Catholic friends in the crowd! Our matching blue Fulton Sheen T-shirts created quite the “sea of blue” and made our group easy to spot while showing our Catholic pride and excitement for this historic occasion!

Our students who were unable to make the trip celebrated right here at OLOL, making this a special day for our entire Lancer family.

A huge thank you to everyone who helped make this incredible opportunity possible, especially to Fr. Delano for reserving our tickets, and to Mrs. Shumaker, and her son, Mr. Shumaker, for the time and planning they put into making this experience a reality for our students. We are beyond grateful!

Our Lancers were united in faith on this historic day. May Blessed Fulton J. Sheen inspire us to live our faith and continue to be the light of the world!

Blessed Fulton J. Sheen, pray for us!

*Check out our Facebook page for more pictures from the day!

WEEKLY MASS MINISTRY - NO SCHOOL MASS LAST WEEK

🙏FAITH IN ACTION🙏

WSOY COMMUNITY FOOD DRIVE INFORMATION - BE LIKE MOTHER TERESA!

HELP US REACH OUR GOAL!

We are so grateful for the donations we received last week, but we still have a long way to go to reach our goal of feeding 500 people for a week = 7500 dollars/items. We are currently at 47.9 people or 719 dollars/items.

Each class that reaches their class goal of feeding the same number of students in their class (each student = 15 dollars or items) will earn an extra art class or recess. Here is where every grade stands after last week:

PK3: 61 items/$ = 23% of goal

PK4: 3 items/$ = 1% of goal

K: 16 items/$ = 8% of goal

1ST: 101 items/$ = 61% of goal

2ND: 135 items/$ = 69% of goal

3RD: 117 items/$ = 37% of goal

4TH: 19 items/$ = 7% of goal

5TH: 63 items/$ = 25% of goal

6TH: 92 items/$ = 38% of goal

7TH: 4 items/$ = 1% of goal

8TH: 27 items/$ = 14% of goal

🔷🔷SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS🔷🔷

PTO BONFIRE NIGHT

Bonfire Night will be held Saturday, October 3rd from 6-9 PM on the school grounds . The PTO will provide hot dogs, chips, drinks, and s'mores. We hope to see you there! Come relax by the fire, enjoy a hot dog and a s'more, and enjoy conversations with new friends and old. This is a free event! All you need to bring are lawn chairs. We need help with a few things to make the night successful:

-Fire pits: Do you have one we can borrow for the evening?

-Firewood: Have some you can donate?

-Outdoor games: If you have one you're willing to let us use for the night, just bring it with you.

-Volunteers: Want to hang out by the fire and knock out a couple volunteer hours?

Take a look at the Signup Genius below and sign up for a slot. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084AADAB28ABFD0-66016753-bonfire

Email Jamie Dubson, PTO President, at jamiedubson@yahoo.com and/or Stephanie Peoples, PTO Secretary, at shodges2233@gmail.com if you have a fire pit and/or firewood to donate or if you have any questions. Thank you!

ST TERESA'S FALL FESTIVAL

A Bulldog Fall Fest will be held at St. Teresa on October 17th from 3 pm to 7 pm.

There will be a contest for the grade school with the highest attendance (based on percentage of students who attend), and the winner will receive an ice cream party courtesy of St. Teresa! Let's represent OLOL well to support St. Teresa and to win that ice cream party!