OGL

Dear Parents and Guardians,

MARCH 2019

Published by Our Lady of Grace School

IMPORTANT DATESMONDAY, MARCH 4th

END OF 2ND TRIMESTERFIRST RECONCILIATION - 7:00PM

TUESDAY, MARCH 5th

THIRD TRIMESTER BEGINS

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6th

ASH WEDNESDAYMASS - 10:00AM

THURSDAY, MARCH 7th

6TH, 7TH & 8TH GRADE FIELD TRIP

TUESDAY, MARCH 12th

CONFESSIONS GRADES 3-81:00PM @CHURCH

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13th

STATIONS OF THE CROSS1:45PM @CHURCH

FRIDAY, MARCH 15th

REPORT CARDS

MONDAY, MARCH 18th

NO SCHOOL

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20th

7TH GRADE VISITATIONSTATIONS OF THE CROSS

1:45PM @CHURCHBOX TOPS DUE

THURSDAY, MARCH 21st

LENT MASS - 10:00AM

FRIDAY, MARCH 22nd

IN-VIEW FOR GRADES 3 - 7

MONDAY, MARCH 25th

TERRA NOVA TESTING BEGINSGRADES 3 - 7

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27th

STATIONS OF THE CROSS1:45PM @CHURCH

MONDAY, MARCH 29th

TERRA NOVA TESTING ENDSGRADES 3 - 7

ThemonthofFebruaryflewbyandweareheadedtowardSpring! Ican’tbelievewearestartingthethirdtrimester.TerraNovatestingwilltakeplaceattheendofthemonth.Itisimportantthatallthestudentsarehereduringthatweek,March25ththroughthe29th,totakethetest.Pleasemakesuretheygetplentyofsleepandeatagoodbreakfasteachmorning. The teachers and I are working diligently to bring the 21st CenturyGranttoOLG.Mylastreportonlyshowedthat45familiesparticipatedinthesurvey.Ifyouhavenotcompletedthesurvey,pleasedosoassoonaspossibleThankyoutothosewhohavealreadycompletedthesurvey. Congratulation to the OLG Girls Varsity Basketball Team, who wentundefeated this season.They shouldall be veryproudof themselves fortheirhardworkandsuccess. ThisSpring isfilledwithallkindofevents. Alwayscheckthemonthlycalendarsaswellastheonlinecalendarforanychangesoradditions. Wealwayswelcomeandencourageourfamiliestoparticipateinthoseactivitieswhenyourschedulespermit. Thankyouforallyoursupportandfor trustingyourchildrenwithuseachday.

Ifyouhaveanyinformation/newsthatyouwouldliketobeconsideredforinclusioninthisnewsletter,pleasesubmit the information to Jessica Phinn at jsiesser27@hotmail.com.Pleasereference“GraceVine”inthesubjectline.Itemsmaybelightlyeditedforgrammaticalerrorsorspacingissues.TheelectroniccopiesoftheGraceVineareavailableonOLG’shomepageathttp://www.olgschoolpenndel.orgunderthetab“GraceVine”onthehomepage.

GRACEVINE SUBMISSIONS

HappySt.PatrickDay!GodBlessYouAlwaysMrs.DeniseLewis

Principal

MISSION STATEMENT Inspired by our Blessed Mother, Our Lady of Grace commits itself to fulfilling the mission of Jesus Christ by nurturing the development of each student spiritually, intellectually, emotionally, and physically. With Jesus as our model, we value our Faith and the unique gifts found in each person. We create an atmosphere in our school based on the values established in the Commandments, while fostering a climate of responsibility towards ourselves, neighbors, community and the environment. We welcome all faiths and cultures as part of our school community. Our Lady of Grace School dedicates itself to academic excellence, service, and spiritual growth of all its members so that they, in turn, may bring a Catholic perspective to our local and world communities. Our educational process leads children to embrace and promote peace and social justice in the world.

BELIEFS • The roles of the family, church and school are shared and

deeply woven. • Prayer and worship are of primary importance in our

community. • Through participation in outreach projects, our students

show compassion and love to people in need. • In providing a positive, safe environment, each child feels

supported in his or her own growth. • We dedicate ourselves to the intellectual development of our

students through a challenging academic program, focusing on higher level learning skills and writing.

• Our curriculum fosters a strong academic environment based on previous knowledge and learning experience.

• Students discover his or her own talents through classroom experiences and extra-curricular activities.

• Our primary responsibility is to guide students toward a deeper understanding of their faith and to promote academic growth through a well-developed curriculum.

• We recognize the importance of supporting one another; sharing ideas, knowledge and work creates a team atmosphere which promotes both personal and spiritual growth.

• As a faculty, we strive to develop an open and cooperative relationship with our parents.

• We work together with parents/guardians for the success of our students academically, spiritually and emotionally.

• With the child as the primary focus, we work with parents/guardians to promote the child’s development as a caring, responsible Christian Adult.

PROFILE OF A GRADUATESpiritual Growth • Develop a lifelong relationship with God • Actively participate in the Catholic faith community • Use Christian values when making moral, social, and political

choices • Welcome and appreciate diversity while promoting the dignity

of every human being • Use God-given gifts and talents to serve others

Academic Growth • Develop and maintain a desire to learn throughout life • Use good effective study habits and organizational skills • Communicate clearly and concisely in oral and written form • Exhibit creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving

skills • Show competency using 21st century technology

Personal Growth • Demonstrate self-discipline and forgiveness • Take responsibility for one’s own actions • Practice respect for self, others, and the environment • Exhibit integrity, honesty, and confidence • Form meaningful, healthy relationships with others.

OUR LADY OF GRACE YEARLY OBJECTIVESStudent Performance Objectives Yearly, the Terra Nova scores in science have repeatedly shown this area score to be considerably lower than all other subject areas. With the introduction of the new science series, Science Fusion, Our Lady of Grace School plans to raise the overall science scores by six points by the year 2021.

Although our National Mean on the Terra Nova scores for grades 1 through 7 during the 2013-2014 school year were above ‘anticipated, examination of the specific skill areas showed a low mastery for some of the grade levels. Our goal is to have no students score in the “low range” for the 2015-2016 school year. They will also reach and/or maintain a 60-65 in the high percent mastery category by the year 2021 in all skill areas.

Organizational Capacity ObjectivesOur Lady of Grace School has the goal of wanting students involved in grade specific and a school-wide service project. This will allow 100% support and involvement by the students in the school. During the 2014/2015 school year, we have had approximately 60% involvement in dress down days, fundraisers, and other service projects. By allowing students to choose their own projects, and having more options and a school wide mini-Thon, the student involvement will hopefully increase to 100%.

In the past, Our Lady of Grace development team has raised $30,000 to $35,000 dollars through a letter campaign. Presently, our Development team has dwindled to one person, and there is a need to create a new way of procuring donations. We have decided to create an online development site, increasing our donations by 15-20% in the first year, and 5-10% increase for each of the following years.

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Please remember to call the school office when your child is absent. You can call as early as you want and leave a message on the machine. However, you must call before 8:30am. If you do not call, the office is required to call you for the safety of our students. You may also email the school if your child will be absent at attendance@olg1.org. Thank you!

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CONGRATULATIONS KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

STUDENTS OFGraceCONGRATULATIONS

GRADE 1JoshuaCirka

GRADE 2PerryLuchko

GRADE 3ConnorTucker

GRADE 4MargaretVolgraf

GRADE 5ColeGraber-Perrotta

GRADE 6BrookeForester

GRADE 7DanielWinkis

GRADE 8NicoleWiser

MONTH of JANUARYVIRTUE is HELPFULNESS

MARCH 2019

Eachmonth,alongwiththe“StudentsofGrace”,ateacherischosenwhohasdedicatedher life toCatholiceducationandhasdoneagreat job forOurLadyofGrace. For themonthofDecember,Mrs.ErinVizziniwaschosen tohonorherworkwithour6th,7thand8thGradestudents.Thankyouandcongratulationsforajobwelldone!

Do you shop on Amazon? If yes, it is easy to support our school with each purchase. Tens of millions of products on AmazonSmile are eligible for donations. You will see eligible products marked “Eligible for AmazonSmile donation” on their product detail pages. AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon with the same products,

prices, and shopping features as Amazon. The difference is that when you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to the charitable organization of your choice…OLG School. Do you have family and friends that wouldn’t mind taking a minute and choosing OLG? Please invite them to support our school through their Amazon shopping! Here is the OLG direct link https://smile.amazon.com/ch/23-1405624 A few minutes to set up is all it takes. Step-by-step instructions are below. Thank you for your support. 1. Type in the word ‘smile.’ before Amazon.com. You will be

brought to the same Amazon site, but on the fundraising side. http://smile.amazon.com/

2. Thefirsttimeyougotothe‘Smile’side,youwillbeaskedtochoose the organization that you want to support. Search for “Our Lady of Grace Church and School”.

3. Then just use Amazon like you always have. Everything is exactly the same. (Change your bookmark so that you go to the Smile site. We only get credit if you order from the Smile side. It must say “smile.amazon.com” every time.)

4. Amazon Smile will automatically distribute the donations into our school bank account using electronic transfer.

HOME & SCHOOL NEWS

MikeDelfin(mdelfin22@yahoo.com)JessicaPhinn(jsiesser27@hotmail.com)KellyGoodwin(kgoodwin929@gmail.com)Kim Seslar (kleegirl616@gmail.com)KarlaMcBeth(kcr.mcbeth@gmail.com)MichelleBeck(lawrukm@yahoo.com)TrishJurgens(Trishjurgens@outlook.com)MarenWinkis(mwinkis@verizon.net)AmberLucas(alucas0829@gmail.com)

PresidentVicePresident

TreasurerSecretaryPrograms

SpecialEvents&Fundraising

Lottery

HOME & SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS2018/2019 School Year

HOMEANDSCHOOL@OLG1.ORG

Each month the OLG Home and School conducts a lottery raffle through church. Tickets can be purchased for $10per ticket.The ticketyoureceivewillhave two three-digitnumbers. If any one of your numbers during the monthmatchesthePAPickThreeEveningnumbers(excludesWildBall)during themonthyoupurchasedthe ticket,youaretheluckywinner.Ifyournumberisdrawn:

Monday-Saturday-$50.00cashprizeSunday-$100.00cashprize

LastDayoftheMonth-$200.00cashprizeTHEWINNERWILLBEPAIDTHEFOLLOWINGMONTH.

Tickets can be purchase through church via the “RaffleTicket” envelopes. Ticket purchase should be returneddirectlytotheparishoffice,nottheschool.Anyquestions,pleasecontactAmberLucasatalucas829@comcast.net.

LUCKYDRAWOLG

A+ SCHOOL REWARDS PROGRAMThe Giant A+ School Rewards Program runs from September 7, 2018 through March 16, 2019. Giant has donated over $36 million to local schools through the A+ School Rewards Program!

HOW IT WORKSCustomers register their Giant Card, and are able to support up to two schools.

GET STARTEDSign in to your account (or register for an account) to link your Giant Card to your school. You may select up to two schools. Selected school(s) earn money from your qualified purchases during the program period. If you need assistance, call Customer Care at (877) 366-2668, OPTION #1.

OLG SCHOOL STORELookingforsomeapparelandaccessoriestoflauntyourOLGpride?Then“stopby”ourschoolstorefortshirts,sweatpants,outerwear,waterbottles,andmore!OuronlineschoolstoreoffersawidevarietyofOLGgearandapercentageoftheproceedsgoestosupporttheschool.Youcanfindthe“OLGSCHOOLSTORE”linkontheschoolwebsiteathttp://olgschoolpenndel.org , or visit the site directly at https://ssastores.com and searchforOurLadyofGraceSchool.

Gertrude Hawk brochureswillbesenthomethismonth.Thankyouforyoursupport!

Every other month, your child will be givena collection sheet for Box Tops for Education.Pleaseplace25BoxTops on the sheet and send it backtoschoolbythedesignatedduedate.Eachclasswiththehighestparticipationclosestto75%willbegivenaclassreward. PleasemakesurethattheBoxTopsyousendin are NOTEXPIRED.Also,pleasedonotputanymorethan25BoxTopsonasheet.Ifyouhavelessthan25beforetheduedate,youcansavethemforthenextsheetorsendtheminabag. For every sheet of 25 sent into school, yourchild will earn a chance to win a $25 gift card oftheir choice to oftheirchoicetoSkyzone,Altitude,AMC, Regal, iTunes or Gamestop. Those sheetsmust be a complete set of 25, unexpired BoxTops.Anyquestions,pleasecontactJessPhinnathomeandschool@olg1.org.

NEXT DEADLINE IS MARCH 20TH

Please join us at Our Lady of Grace School for the production of “Annie Jr.” The show will held on Friday, April 12th and Saturday, April 13th at 7:00pm in the OLG school gymnasium. Doors will open at 6:45pm. Tickets will go on sale mid-March. A sign-up genius for volunteers will be distributed in the near future. Come support the students of OLG and experience all the effort and hardwork they have put in to bring this production of “Annie Jr.” to life.

SWAP SHOP Uniform/SwapShop InformationcanbefoundontheOLGwebsiteat http://www.olgschoolpenndel.org/parents/uniform-swap. Atthetopofthepagethereisalinkto the Swap Shop form. Simplyfillout the formandsend it in toschoolwithyourchild.Theitems

youchosewillbesentbacktoyouviayourchild,oryouwillbecontactedtopick themup if it isa largeorder.Ordersarenormallyfilledandreturnedwithinoneweek.

SCRIPAll Scrip can be purchased at the rectory Mondaythrough Friday from 9:30am until 4:30pm. It can alsobepurchasedafterthe5:15pmmassonSaturday,orthe10:00ammassonSunday.

MARCH 2019

NEXT GENERAL HOME AND SCHOOL MEETING

WILL BE HELD THURSDAY, MAY 16TH7:00PM IN THE CAFETERIA