NEWSLETTER #35 May 19, 2021
Important Dates: AUG’S BLOG 5/24-28 ...... Blue week in cafeteria Visitation Families, 5/21 ...... Field Day 5/31 ...... Memorial Day, No School 6/3 ...... Last day of school, 11:30 dismissal Wow, what a beautiful day we had for the Walk-a- 6/4 ...... 8th Grade Graduation Thon! Thanks to each and every family for your generosity and support! We made over $47,000! K-8 Absent/Tardy..... 347-2231 That’s incredible! Preschool Absent ...... 347-4450 Early Dismissal ...... note to teacher Aftercare ...... 371-0371 This Friday is Field Day. It is a full day of school.
Reminders: • Students should wear this year’s Walk-a-Thon Tshirts • Shorts and Gym Shoes • Water Bottles • Sunscreen applied at home • No electronics for students • Parents are welcome, no pets. • Volunteers do not have to sign in at the office, but please check in at MPR. • All visitors should park in the church parking lot on Friday. If you are here at the end of the day, you could tell your children to go out in Preschool Carpool and they will meet you there.
When there is high heat, students may remove masks outside. Masks become a health hazard at high temperatures. We will honor any family that chooses to keep their child masked outside. Please let your child’s teacher know if they should keep on their mask. With our air conditioning in full force, students will still be required to wear masks while indoors. With the high heat expected on Friday, students may keep masks on their desks for Field Day.
Students will be coming home with tuition raffles tickets today. Early Bird Drawing for $250 if you return them by May 28th. These awards are good for any Catholic institution in the U.S.! Thank you for any support you can provide.
8th Grade Parents: Due to all the church pews opening up, each family may now bring 6 guests. There will be NO seating chart sent home. It will be open seating. The doors to church will open at 6:00 p.m.
Friday, May 28th is the Mother’s /special guest mass. It begins at 8:30 a.m. in church.
Monday, May 31st Memorial Day- No School June 3rd - Last Day of School 11:30 a.m. dismissal, buses will run June 4th - Graduation 6:30 p.m.
Blessings,
COOK’S CURRICULUM CORNER The second grade students created a school wide prayer service honoring Mary for the month of May. The students collected various pictures of Mary that show her through others’ eyes. The students then chose songs to honor Mary, including student favorite, Salve Regina, which was chosen for its rocking way to honor Mary! The students were excited to play an important role in honoring the mother of Jesus!
Students in grades K-8 can practice math facts on www.mathscore.com. This free online platform is adaptive to students’ math abilities. This means that the program provides students’ with challenging, yet appropriate facts at their level and while continuing to track student progress and providing new skills as students’ master concepts. As a parent, you can sign up for a parent account and track your child’s progress.
Before and after care registration for grades K-6 is open. If you believe you will need either before or after care next school year, please register. You must register for both separately. Fees will be collected in August. You can find information and prices on the flyer attached at the bottom of the newsletter. Please follow the directions below to register your child(ren): 1. Go to https://olvisitation.org/school/. 2. Click on the get involved tab. 3. Click on the before and/or after care registration links. (You must register for both separately.)
We are currently hiring junior high substitute teachers for the 2021-2022 school year. Anyone interested must have a four year college degree, complete FBI/BCI fingerprinting and become Virtus trained if not already. Click the link attached below to see more specifics regarding the process to obtain a license. If you are interested in subbing and have an official teaching or substitute teaching license please contact me at [email protected].
How to obtain a substitute teaching license: https://resources.catholicaoc.org/offices/catholic-schools- office/educator-resources/licensure
TUITION RAFFLE The 2021 Catholic Education Tuition Raffle Tickets will be sent home with K-8 students today! Tickets are $25 each. Tickets purchased & returned, with payment, to OLV no later than Friday, 5/28 will be eligible for a $250 early-bird drawing! Tuition prizes can be applied at ANY Catholic grade school (K-8), Catholic high school or secondary Catholic Institution. Be sure to ask your student for the tickets! Thanks in advance for your support. (Online sales for the 2021 Catholic Education Tuition Raffle will not begin until June 7th.)
VISI FEST VisiFest 2021 is ON! Please mark your calendars and plan to join us for VisiFest 2021 the weekend of August 13th, 14th & 15th! Look for additional details in the coming weeks! A successful VisiFest depends on YOU! Volunteers needed - contact Nick Feldman, Festival Chair, @ [email protected].
2021 Basket Bonanza at VISIFEST VisiFest 2021 will be in PERSON with several baskets to view in our school library! Please consider supporting one of your favorite local stores, restaurants, businesses or salons by purchasing a gift card for our event. Other donation suggestions: - Event tickets (event must be after August 15th) - Electronics, sports paraphernalia, jewelry, garden tools, spa/vacation packages - Bikes, Legos, sporting goods, fire pit, camping gear, etc. - Monetary donations All donations can be mailed/dropped off at the Parish Office during normal business hours. If you have time to help assemble the baskets or work the booth festival weekend, please contact: Jennifer Leisgang, Email: [email protected] Cell: (513) 309-5625 Thank you in advance for your generosity.
CAFETERIA Next week will be a blue week for the cafeteria. To order a Thirsty card, please send in $10, cash or check, in an envelope with your student's name, homeroom teacher and # of cards you wish to purchase. You can also use this form here or find it on our website under Visi Vitals, Lunch.
Lunch Charges: Every week, reminders have been given to students needing to pay back box lunch charges. Some of these charges date back to October. Please ask your child so this debt can be cleared. Thank you.
REDIKER: All Rediker issues, primary email changes or primary household phone number changes should be emailed to [email protected].
OTHER SCHOOL NEWS Yearbooks: Yearbooks are still available for purchase for only $15. Go to ybpay.lifetouch.com and use code 7220821. If you're not sure if you already ordered a yearbook or not, please contact Erin Becker at [email protected].
Summer Solutions: Please see the attached flyer for Summer Solutions. Parents can place orders online, and all books are delivered directly to your home.
Fall Beginning Spanish: Please see the attached flyer for our Fall Spanish course for incoming 1st and 2nd graders. Registration deadline is Friday, May 21.
Cub Scouts: Cub Scouts Campout will be Saturday, May 22 at Three Rivers Swim Club. Please see attached flyer for details.
From Mrs. Wegman: Please return all loaner chromebooks with power adapters by Wednesday, May 26. Final report cards will not be distributed to any student with a loaner chromebook that has not been returned.
SUMMER CAMPS 1st-3rd Grade Science Camp: Mrs. Binder will be having Science Camp for incoming 1st-3rd graders. Please see the attached flyer for more information.
2nd & 3rd Grade Reading Camp: Miss Fischesser will be having a reading camp for incoming second graders and third graders. Please see the attached flyers for more information.
2nd & 3rd Grade Math Camp: Miss Aug will be having a Summer Math Camp for incoming second and third graders. Please see the attached flyers for more information.
3rd-5th Grade Novel Camp: Mrs. Binder will be having a Summer Novel Camp (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone) for incoming 3rd-5th graders. Please see the attached flyer for more information.
Camp Laffalot: Laffalot Summer Camp will be held June 14-18. Registration has been opened back up! At this time, we are excited to be able to welcome a limited number of additional campers for this summer's camp. Register soon, as it may fill again! Go to Laffalotcamps.com or see the flyer below for more information.
CHURCH CHATTER Faith at Home: Each month, this new page on our website will offer fun ways to live your Catholic faith – right at home! Through various movies, books, day trips, prayers and grade-level activities that reinforce what the children are learning, we learn about our faith. With families spending more time at home, this site provides timely and seasonal ideas to live out the Catholic faith. Please check it out at https://olvisitation.org/school/Welcome/Living-Our-Faith
PTO and SPIRITWEAR Walk-a-Thon: A huge thank you to everyone who supported our Walk-a-Thon. Our grand total was $47,220.55!! Thank you to all our volunteers for a great Walk-a-Thon!
Uniform sale: Please see attached flyer regarding our used uniform sale.
Spiritwear Shop: The Spiritwear shop is online only this year. Visit our website under Get Involved, Spiritwear, or click on this link http://visispiritwear.weebly.com/shop-school-uniform.html. Any questions, please contact Nikki Niemann at 513-379-8478.
All orders for this year must be placed by Friday, May 21st. Any orders placed after that will be filled when school starts for the 2021-2022 school year. Thanks for all your patience with online only ordering, and the many delays we had with merchandise!
VAC Final Call for Golf Sign-ups: Golf sign-ups (Boys & Girls) will be closing THIS Sunday 5/23!
Tentative Tryout Dates - ROBINS NEST 6/1 starting at 4:30 6/2 starting at 4:00 6/8 starting at 9:00 6/9 starting at 10:30
Open to all boys and Girls, 5th through 8th grade. This league includes both Competitive and Instructional teams. The fee for each player $55 (includes a hat and a sleeve of balls), plus $25 for new players needing a shirt (shirts from last year will be the same), note shirts run big. Additionally course fees will also apply. Tryouts for the Competitive league are open to all participants and not separated by age or gender. We anticipate tryouts occurring the last week of May and first week of June. Parents will be required to attend/assist with 2 matches. Any questions please contact Mike Moorman [email protected].
Field Coordinator Needed: The Field Coordinator is a volunteer dedicated to the fields for our baseball & softball programs at Visitation • Coordinates volunteers to assist with Field Prep & Concession Set Up on Game Days • Coordinates training on best practices for field prep and training classes when needed • Coordinates maintenance of equipment (Gator, chalkers, lining tools, rakes etc) • Coordinates ordering of field supplies (Chalk, Field Dry, Dirt etc) • Makes recommendations for grounds improvement for coordinators (i.e. new fencing, signage, professional field work etc)
Fall Sign-ups: Signups are now open for Football, Soccer, Golf and Girls Volleyball on www.vacsports.com. As a reminder, no refunds will be issued and once teams are posted, the participant may not switch teams.
Soccer (all boys and girls entering Preschool through High School): Lollipop: $25/player Registration will remain open until late summer. Generally 3-5 years old, played on Friday nights for 1 hour. (8 nights) Pre-Passer: $85/player Registration will remain open until late summer. All kindergarteners will be placed at this level (1-2 practices a week, with 8 games). 1-8th grade: Fee $85/player. Registration open until May 1st. (2 practices a week, 8 league games and end of season tournament). High School: Fee $50/player. Registration open until completion of HS soccer tryouts. Games on Sundays.
Football: Open to all boys entering K through 8th grade. The fee for each player is $100 for Bandits - Kindergarten through 2nd, and $110 for 3rd – 8th grade. Practices begin at the beginning of August. Regular season starts on August 28th. Any questions please contact - Bob Lyons ([email protected]).
Girls Volleyball: Open to all girls entering 3rd Grade through High School. The fee for each player is as follows: $60 for 3rd - 4th grade, $90 for 5th - 8th grade, $70 for High school. Tryouts for 5th - 8th grade TBD for early August. Tryout format and dates will be determined at a future date.
Practices start late October and games start in November. Signups for 5th-8th grade close August 7th. High school and 3rd/4th grade signups will close September 10th. No late sign ups, no exceptions. Any questions please contact – Julie Miller ([email protected])
HIGH SCHOOL NEWS Elder High School: Elder Fun Camp is July 6-8, for boys entering 3rd-8th grades. For more information, please visit www.elderhs.org/funcamp. Elder Enrichment Camp is for 8th grade students to prepare for the HSPT. For information, please visit www.elderhs.org/enrichment.
Mercy McAuley High School: Mercy McAuley is offering a High School Placement Test (HSPT) Prep Camp for incoming 8th grade girls. Also, space is still available for the following camps: Basketball, Soccer, Lacrosse, Musical Theater, STEM, and Service. www.mercymcauley.org/camps.
Moeller High School: Moeller High School will be offering a Test Prep Camp to help students prepare for the High School Placement Test. Sign up for Test Prep camp and all Moeller academic and athletic camps using the link Moeller Summer Camp Registration Link
Mount Notre Dame: The High School Placement Test (HSPT) is Saturday, November 20, 2021. MND is offering a prep program. Register at: https://www.mndhs.org/summer-camps-2021/
MND is also offering several summer camps, including English & Writing, Math, Science. Please register at https://www.mndhs.org/summer-camps-2021/
Purcell Marian: Please visit https://www.purcellmarian.org/admissions/ for information about our Spring Open House and shadow days.
Saint Ursula Academy: Please visit https://www.saintursula.org/Visit.aspx for information about SUA Girls Night, and other upcoming events, including HSPT prep classes.
Seton High School: Please visit https://www.setoncincinnati.org/summer-camps-2021/ for our Seton Summer Camps.
Ursuline Academy: Our Spring Open House will be May 16th from 1:00-4:00pm. Please visit www.ursulineacademy.org/open-house. Please see www.ursulineacademy.org/summer for our Summer Camps. Please visit www.ursulineacademy.org/admissions/entrance-test for our HSPT prep class.
OTHER NEWS Schoolbelles: Our next sale will be May 30-31, 2021.
A LA CARTE MENU for May 17 - June 3
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 5/17 5/18 5/19 5/20 5/21 LaRosa’s cheese pizza Jumbo Pretzel & none none Olympic Day by the slice $1.50 Nacho Cheese $2.00 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 5/24 5/25 5/26 5/27 5/28 LaRosa’s cheese pizza Jumbo Pretzel & none none none by the slice $1.50 Nacho Cheese $2.00 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
5/31 6/1 6/2 6/3 LaRosa’s cheese pizza no school none early dismissal by the slice $1.50 These items are available ONLY to those eating in the cafeteria that week. They are not available to preschool students. For those eating lunch in the cafeteria, snacks will be available - assorted bagged snacks for $.50 and ice cream for $.75. No new lunch tickets can be purchased at this time. Pizza and the a-la-carte items cannot be charged. They must be paid with cash or previously bought tickets.
GENERAL REMINDERS
• If your child will be absent from school or tardy, a phone call is required by 8:30 a.m. The direct phone numbers to report a student absent or tardy are: • K-8: 347-2231 • Preschool: 347-4450 • If your child needs to leave school early, a note written by a parent must be given to the student’s homeroom teacher at the start of that same day. • For school closings and delays due to inclement weather, Our Lady of the Visitation will follow Three Rivers Local School District.