TUESDAY NOTE – October 31, 2017 Principal’s Message: Last week was eventful. The students had an enjoyable Red Ribbon Week. I would like to thank Mrs. Elaine Alexander for coordinating the activities. I would like to thank Chairpersons Rachel Jones and Maria Senette, and all involved in making the 8th Annual Trunk or Treat such a great success. With so many people in attendance, the goal of building community was certainly accomplished at this event. It is hard to believe that the Thanksgiving holiday begins in three weeks. We have many important events before the break. Congratulations to our seventh grade volleyball team members. Our NIAL varsity volleyball team and our CSAL varsity volleyball team both advanced to the finals, and they are the NIAL Division I Jr. High Runner-up and the Archdiocese of New Orleans CSAL Girls Senior Volleyball Runner-up. Great job girls! Our CSAL boys’ JV and varsity flag football teams finished the regular season in first place on the north shore, and they began playoff competition last week. Our varsity team will play in the semi-final on Thursday and our junior varsity team will play in the final on Friday. Good luck boys! Please join us on Wednesday, November 1st, at 9:00 a.m. for our school mass hosted by the first grade. Our first grade students will present Saints Alive before mass on November 1st. On Thursday, November 2nd, we will have school picture retakes. In support of the LSU tigers and the highly anticipated LSU vs. Alabama football game, students may donate $2 or more to wear purple, gold, or LSU shirts on Friday, November

3rd. Regular uniform skorts, skirts, or pants must be worn. These donations will go toward purchasing Thanksgiving turkeys for needy families. Daylight savings time ends this weekend. Please remember to “fall back” on Sunday, November 5th. Please note, there will be no school for students on Monday, November 6th. Progress reports for the second quarter will go home on Tuesday, November 7th. If you have any questions concerning your child’s progress, you can consult with his or her teacher. Also, remember that you can always follow your child’s progress through PowerSchool. On Wednesday, November 8th, our fifth grade students will go on retreat to the Teresian Sisters Convent. Please keep them in your prayers. We will have our Donut Day and Birthday Lunch on Friday, November 10th. On Saturday, November 11th, our second grade students will be participating in a first reconciliation retreat. Please keep them in your prayers. Finally, this week we begin our 27th Annual Fund Drive. You should be receiving your pledge card in the mail. Thank you in advance for supporting our wonderful school. Please continue to pray that through the intercession of Our Lady of Prompt Succor, our community and our neighbors on the Gulf Coast will be protected from any further harm or damage during this hurricane season and for those who have been affected by the recent hurricanes, that they will know God’s compassion and strength. As always, you and your family are in my prayers. God Bless, Frank P. Smith, Principal

Our Lady of the Lake Roman Catholic School Two-Time Blue Ribbon School of Excellence

ATTENTION OLL PARENTS: Aftercare will close at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 31st for Halloween. School is closed on Monday, November 6th, due to a faculty in-service. School will resume on Tuesday, November 7th.

FORGOTTEN ITEMS POLICY AMENDMENT

Forgotten items brought to the front office should be clearly labeled with the student’s name and grade level. Items should be placed in the “Forgotten Items” bin in the front office. Students may pick up forgotten items at dismissal. OLL is not responsible for items left in the “Forgotten Items” bin. !

IMPORTANT DATES 10/31/17 Aftercare closes at 5:00 p.m. 11/1/17 Ways & Means Wednesday; Saints

Alive; School Mass 11/2/17 Picture retakes; fall sports/group

pictures 11/3/17 1st grade field trip 11/6/17 No school (faculty in-service)

NEWS FROM THE NEST On Friday night, we celebrated Halloween at our 8th Annual OLL Trunk or Treat. What a “spooktacular” event it was – and the rain held out! From the rocking DJ to the awesome trunks, everyone in attendance had a fun-filled time, and seemed to enjoy the different location. We would like to thank our Committee Chairpersons Maria Senette and Rachel Jones for making the event such a huge success. Thanks also to the committee volunteers, all parent helpers, and everyone who hosted a trunk or tent, for creating such a safe and fun environment for our OLL families. The trunks, tents, and costumes were all so creative! This year, the winning trunks were: Most Original – “Candy Shop”, Spookiest – “Mummy’s Here”, and Best Game – “Toy Story”. Congratulations to all of our winners! Christmas Greens Fundraiser – Order forms are due tomorrow, Wednesday, November 1st. Greenery will be available for pick-up the last week of November. Please note on the order form the name and contact information for the one person picking up the entire order. Stop by the school office to see samples of the beautiful greenery. Pre-order fresh Christmas greenery and big, beautiful poinsettias to decorate for the season while supporting OLL.

Ways & Means Wednesday is tomorrow, Wednesday, November 1st. Please send in all Box Top collection sheets and Community Coffee labels. A Box Top collection sheet is attached to the Tuesday Note for your convenience. Take the night off from the kitchen and let Papa John’s do the cooking for you. Tomorrow, Wednesday, November 1st is our Papa John’s Pizza Night. Plan ahead and get your order to Papa John’s early! This Friday November 3th, our OLL Caring Cardinals School Drive will be kicking off our Thanksgiving Basket Project food drive by holding an LSU shirt day to collect money for the turkeys to be donated. We are also creating Thanksgiving baskets for the less fortunate families in our community. We will be collecting the assigned non-perishable food Tuesday, November 7th – Friday, November 10th. Each homeroom is assigned a particular food item to bring to school to create the baskets. The students will receive a listing this week indicating which nonperishable food item your child’s class is asked to bring. The listing is also attached to the Tuesday Note. With your help, we hope to donate Thanksgiving baskets to over 30 local families. Thank you in advance for your generosity! For information or to assist with this event, contact our Committee Chairperson Amy Cowley at amyccowley@gmail.com. Veterans Day is November 11, 2017. Our Veterans Day Committee will be showing gratitude to all of our veterans for their years of dedication and loyal service to our country by setting up a display in the cafeteria to honor our family members. The display can be viewed November 7th – November 10th. Mark your calendar for our annual St. Nick’s Workshop. Please see the Tuesday Note attachments for information on our wonderful Christmas event that will be held Tuesday, November 28th – Thursday, November 30th. The children will embrace the spirit of giving as they shop for family members. It takes many volunteers each day to make this event a success. If you would like to volunteer, please contact our chairperson Kristyn Kennedy at kristyn.kennedy@ymail.com. We are looking forward to this fun time for our students, and appreciate all of our volunteers.

Show the true meaning of Christmas and support our Christmas Adoption Program. OLL PTCC is selling “Keep Christ in Christmas” car magnets. An order form is attached to the Tuesday Note for your ordering convenience. Proceeds will benefit our Christmas Adoption Program. Order your magnet today! There are many upcoming PTCC events, so please mark your calendar for these activities: Wednesday November 1st – Ways and Means Wednesday Wednesday, November 1st – Christmas Greens order forms due Friday, November 3rd –LSU shirt day to support OLL Caring Cardinals/Thanksgiving Basket projects Tuesday, November 7th – Friday, November 10th – OLL Caring Cardinals School Drive/ Thanksgiving Basket food collection Tuesday, November 7th – Friday, November 10th – Veterans Day display (in the cafeteria) Friday, November 10th – Birthday Lunch (Celebrating October, November and December birthdays) Tuesday, November 28th – Thursday, November 30th – St. Nick’s Workshop If you have any questions, please feel free to contact a PTCC board member. Have a great week!

Help K4J Spread Christmas Blessings!

The K4J girls are on a mission! Help them bless the poorest of the poor children in a developing country with a gift on Christmas morning. For many, this will be their first gift ever! Pack a Box of Joy with your family with toys, cards and other necessities from the attached packing list, and help a child in extreme poverty experience the joy of Christmas! It’s easy as: 1. Grab a shoebox or request a Box of Joy 2. Pack with small toys and necessities from the packing list. Please include the postage. 3. Drop off at Fellowship Hall at OLL on 11/5 from 10-2 The K4J elves will do the rest! Contact Lissa Schwing or Rebecca Sandoz (985-705-3329) for more info. Visit www.CrossCatholic.org/BoxOfJoy to see the amazing work this group does in our developing countries.

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CHRISTMAS GREENS

Don't miss the deadline! Christmas Greens order forms are due in to the school office no later than Wednesday, November 1st. *No late orders will be accepted.* Pick-up via carline is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, November 29th (details to follow). Thank you for supporting the OLL PTCC!

GIRLS BASKETBALL TRYOUTS

Who: 5th, 6th and 7th grade girls When: Tuesday, November 7th and Wednesday, November 8th Time: 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Where: OLL Gym Need: signed permission slip and up-to-date medical form (on website) Any questions, please email Lisa Lindsey at llindsey@ourladyofthelakeschool.org.

Our Lady of the Lake Church

Online Giving

ATTENTION PARENTS: Now is a great time to look ahead and prepare for the end of this calendar year. Online giving is a great way to make sure you meet your RAS minimum for 2017. Just go on our website at ollparish.info and click the link to online giving. Set up your account. Choose how you want to break down your offering, to best work for you. You can choose weekly, monthly or one time payments. Don’t worry about having to remember your envelope when you can always make sure your

donation is being made. You will always know how much you have given by checking your giving history. You can even print your own statements for tax purposes if all of your donations are made online. We encourage you to give it a try.

YEARBOOKS ORDER YOUR 2017-2018 YEARBOOK TODAY: It is time to order your 2017-2018 OLL yearbook. Purchases can be made online at www.jostensyearbooks.com or by calling toll-free 1-877-767-5217. Our staff is working very hard to create a great book, and we know your student won’t want to miss this opportunity to preserve the memories of this school year forever. If you have any questions, please call Suzie at 626-5678 X-132. YEARBOOKS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS: The 2016-2017 yearbooks have been distributed. There are a limited number of yearbooks still available. If you would like to purchase a yearbook, please send a check for $48.00 (made payable to OLL) to the school office. Orders will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. We also have a limited number of 2015-2016, 2012-2013, and 2011-2012 yearbooks available for sale. If you would like to purchase one of these yearbooks, please send a check for $46.00 (made payable to OLL) to the school office. If you have any questions, please call Suzie at X-132.

MOM’S ROSARY GROUP

Wednesday August 16th, is the first meeting of the Mom's Rosary Group. We meet the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7:45 a.m. in the church near the statue of the Blessed Mother to pray the rosary for our students and school community. The remaining dates are:

Nov. 15 Dec.13 Jan.17 Feb. 21

March 21 April 18 May 16

REMINDERS FROM THE SCHOOL OFFICE! PowerSchool LogIn: PowerSchool can be accessed directly at the following web address:

www.ollpowerschool.org It is not necessary to go to the school website first to get to the PowerSchool link. SchoolMessenger Broadcast System: If you are not receiving the weekly e-mail reminders regarding Tuesday Note, please send an updated e-mail address to pjohnson@ourladyofthelakeschool.org. To add your mobile phone number to the SchoolMessenger texting system, you may “opt in” by texting a “Y” to 67587. Tuesday Note Deadline: If you wish to publish something in our Tuesday newsletter, you must first send your submission to Mr. Smith via e-mail for his approval. All submissions must be received by 3:00 p.m. on the previous Friday. No exceptions will be made to this deadline. Office Notes: Parents – We need your help! Please make sure that notes sent to the office regarding your child are on a full size sheet of paper, written in blue or black ink, and include the following: date, child’s name (first and last), homeroom, parent name and phone number, bus number or name of person picking up your child, and signature. Please do not send emails. Please be specific! Thanks for your help. Early Check Out Procedure: We ask that you make all necessary appointments for your child after school hours. However, if you need to check your child out early, you must come to the school office prior to 1:45 p.m. and sign them out. The office staff will call for your child to meet you in the office. No students will be dismissed after 1:45 p.m. This is done to ensure the safe dismissal of all students. Thank you for your cooperation. Transportation Changes: To ensure the safety of your children, changes in your child’s afternoon transportation should only be made in the event of an emergency. If an emergency occurs, please notify the school office of any transportation change no later than 1:30 p.m. Please note that play dates and after school activities do not constitute an emergency. Thank you for your cooperation.

Car Line: Please follow the car line procedures as outlined in the instructions provided in the student/ parent handbook. Forgotten Items - Amended: Forgotten items brought to the front office should be clearly labeled with the student’s name and grade level. Items should be placed in the “Forgotten Items” bin in the front office. Students may pick up forgotten items at dismissal. OLL is not responsible for items left in the “Forgotten Items” bin. !

TUESDAY NOTE ATTACHMENTS a.! Portraits with Santa flyer; b.! Thanksgiving basket letter; c.! Thanksgiving basket items list; d.! Living the Joy of Love flyer; e.! Pack a Box of Joy flyer; f.! November box tops collection sheet.

Photos by Heidi Bowers Photography

COME EXPERIENCE THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS AT OLL Enjoy storytime with Mrs. Claus and milk and cookies with Santa’s helpers.

Heidi Bowers will be there to take your child’s photo with Santa Claus!

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Dear Parents, Our Lady of the Lake School will be assembling Thanksgiving baskets for the less fortunate families in our community. As always, we encourage children to become involved with this project by donating food to families in need. Each class has been assigned certain food items, as is referenced in the attached list. We are asking each child to bring the assigned food to assist in creating the baskets. In addition, we have requested each class to create a Thanksgiving card to be included with the basket. We hope to assemble 33 baskets, representing each class at OLL. Please note, we will kick off our food drive on Friday, November 3rd. In anticipation of the LSU v. Alabama game, students may donate $2 or more to wear purple, gold, or LSU shirts, and all money raised will be used to purchase turkeys for each basket. We will also begin our collection of the assigned non-perishable food during the week of November 6th. The deadline for your child to bring in his/her donation is Monday, November 13th. If you have any questions or would like to assist in preparing the baskets, please feel free to contact me. Thank you for your generosity. God Bless, Amy Cowley (264-8217) amyccowley@gmail.com Thanksgiving Basket Project Committee Chair

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THANKSGIVING BASKETS CLASS LISTS

We ask that each child donate the food item(s) assigned to his/her class during the week of November 6th. All food items must be turned in no later than Monday, November 13th. Thank you for your generosity!

CLASS FOOD ITEM

MDO - Ott 2 cans or packages of gravy mix 3 yr - Boudreaux 1 bag of marshmallows

3 yr - Canatella 1 bag of marshmallows

3 yr – Ott 2 cans or packages of gravy mix

PK4 - Garcia 2 boxes of macaroni & cheese

PK4 - Jenkins 2 boxes of macaroni & cheese

PK4 - Patterson 2 box/bag of instant stuffing

PK4 - Rapier 2 cans of sweet peas

K - Hughes 2 box/bag of instant potatoes

K - Moity 2 boxes of cornbread mix

K - Pacaccio 2 boxes of cornbread mix

1 - Cook 2 box/bag of instant potatoes

1 - Stewart 2 box/bag of instant stuffing

1 - Wolfe 1 can of pumpkin

2 - Catalano 1 can of pumpkin

2 - LeBreton 2 large cans of sweet potatoes

2 - Scheyd 2 large cans of sweet potatoes

3 - Donham 1 lb. of brown sugar

3 - Hunley 1 lb. of brown sugar

3 - Scortino 2 cans or boxes of shelf-stable milk

4 – Connolly 2 cans of sweet peas

4 – Houte 2 cans or boxes of shelf stable milk

4 - Murphy 2 cans of green beans

5 - Burger 2 cans of green beans

5 - Menesses 2 cans of corn

5 - Sigler 2 cans of cranberry sauce

6 - Quinlan 2 cans of evaporated milk

6 – Spell 2 cans of condensed milk

6 - Seiler 1 package of flour

7 - Doyle 1 bottle of cooking oil

7 - Ware 1 package of flour

7 - Wilson 1 bottle of cooking oil

LIVINGthe Joy of Love

Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017

Time: 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Our Lady of the Lake — Chotin Center312 Lafitte St.Mandeville, LA 70448

Registration: www.ollparish.info/news/christopher-west-joy-love/

• Learn what St. John Paul II called the three “infallible and indispensable” means for a fruitful marriage.

• Experience how God’s plan for marriage and family life illuminates the entire biblical story.

• Learn how to combat the distortions of family life that are becoming more and more widespread in our world today.

• Find true hope and healing for the wounds inflicting marriages and family life today.

INFORMATION

Christopher West, best-selling author and world-renowned presenter of Catholic teaching on marriage and the family, is Founder and President of The Cor Project.

Jason Clark, Executive Vice President of The Cor Project, has led worship around the country for numerous parishes, conferences, retreats and pilgrimages for 25 years.

Mike Mangione is a nationally touring Americana musician and host of the podcast Time & the Mystery on the intersection of faith, art and culture.

Seminar TeamLIVING THE JOY OF LOVE

For Questions, Contact Karen and Gina at ollmem@ollparish.info.

Join Christopher West for a hope-filled presentation on God’s plan for the family seen through the lenses of St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body and Pope Francis’s Joy of Love.

Pack a Box of Joy! Work with our K4J girls to spread Christmas Blessings!

Drop Off: November 5th from 10:00-2:00 in Fellowship Hall located in the Parish Life Center of Our Lady of the Lake Roman Catholic Church or Text

Rebecca to drop off before November 5th-985-705-3329

TOYS Handheld toys Small plush animals Small balls (tennis, etc) Mini puzzle Finger puppets Silly putty Bean bag / Hacky sack Small erase board and markers Teddy bear Unopened Happy Meal toys Binoculars Legos Harmonica Recorder Tambourine Jump rope Paddle ball Yo-yo Handheld Etch A Sketch Slinky Mini board games Balloons

Craft kit (beads, elastic, etc.) SCHOOL SUPPLIES Pencils, colored pencils and sharpener Small board books Erasers Pencil case Crayons Pens or markers Ruler Glue stick Safety scissors (no point) Coloring book Notepads Stickers Self-inking stamp Flash cards HYGIENE / HOME Comb / Brush Plastic eating utensils Cup/bottle with lid Sewing kit Bar Soap

Toothpaste (in the box) Toothbrush Bandages Hand wipes Tissues Lip balm Manicure Kit Emery board/Nail clippers

CLOTHES / JEWELRY Socks Flip flops Sunglasses Bandanas Necklace/Watch Hat Shoelaces T-shirts Plastic poncho Drawstring bag IDEAS FOR BOYS Ball (deflate) with pump Cars / Trucks

Kazoo Compass LED keychain Duct tape Tape measure Shorts T-shirts Solar-powered flashlight

IDEAS FOR GIRLS Colored markers Hair ribbons Silly bands Ponytail holders Barrettes Small pots/pans/utensils Bangle bracelets Clip-on earrings Doll Pom-poms Purse

1-800-914-2420 ext. 142 • www.CrossCatholic.org/BoxOfJoy • BoxOfJoy@CrossCatholic.org Do Not Pack: food, liquids, gels, chocolate, toy weapons, glass/breakables, knives/tools

Please: 1. Text Rebecca for a gift box, or use any small shoebox/plastic box (approx. 12” x 5”). Our K4J elves will be ready to supply a box if you do not have one. Just bring your items to the drop off. 2. Shop for a specific age (between 2 and14) and gender. 3. Include $9 check in an envelope made out to Cross Catholic Outreach. Place envelope in the box on top of the toys. This is for $7 shipping the box to Haiti and $2 to support the ministries of the priests and nuns working with the children. 4. Secure the lid with a rubber band (no tape please).

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Happy Thanksgiving! Box Tops Due on November 1st

Name _____________________________ Teacher/Grade ________________________