Looking for interested volunteers willing to assist the GIFT CARD team in processing orders for 1- 2 hours per week. Please contact:
Eriko Trotta at efujisaka@hotmail.com if able to help.

Program Update

Description

Enrollment Form

Order Forms:

Local Gift Card Order Form

SCRIPS Gift Card Order Form

All Pre-Ordered Gift Cards will be ready for parents' designated form of delivery (parent pick-up or sent home through child's backpack) on each Tuesday.

Daily Local Gift Card Sales

The following local retailer gift cards are available for purchase each morning from 7:50am - 8:10am at the OLM student store and all day in the Main office:

Stop & Shop

Shop Rite

Robert's

Wa-Mart

Dunkin Donuts

Cohen's

RJ Julia

Ashley's

Land' End

Bishops

Big Y

Starbucks - NEW!!!

Questions about the Gift Card Program, please contact

Eriko Trotta at efujisaka@hotmail.com

Service Hours

Family Obligation

New - 10 hrs.

Returning - 25 hrs.

Please read the

explanation of this program and keep track of your hours on the Service Hour Log provided below.

Explanation of Program

Service Hour Log

Questions about Service Hours, please contact

Ann Coric at: anncoric@yahoo.com

Lunch Program

Description of Program

Lunch Schedule

Volunteers Welcome! Come help distribute lunches and items from the snack attack menu:

    Monday - Friday

   10:30am - 12:30pm

Great way to see your children during the day and meet other OLM Moms. For more info. please contact Lesley Faricielli at

hotlunch@olmschool.com

        February

Lunch Order Form

           Menus

Snack Attack Menu

Lunch Pre-Order Menu

Sports Program

Winter Sports

Congratulations to our GIRLS JV6 Basketball Team for coming in 2nd place this past week-end at the St. Rita's tournament.

Basketball

Practice Schedule

Game Schedule

Please click on the following links to view a list of the games for the various OLM teams this season:

Links to Required Forms for All OLM Students in

playing winter sports:

Athlete Contract

Emergency Form

Student Physical Form

Extended Care Program

OLM

Band Program

Community News

Click on the links below to learn more about up-coming events and activities in our local community:

Oklahoma

Backstage Players Production of "Oklahoma" being held at the Adnrews Memorial Theater in Clinton, CT

Please cliick on the above link for details on performance dates, show times and ticket prices. Lilly Molly, an OLM volunteer will be in this production.

For tickets please call Janet Crook at 203-245-9409.

Wednesday Notes

February 8, 2012

Principal's Desk

Sr. Carol Sansone, ASCJ

Important Announcements & Reminders

Re-Enrollment Information Evening, Tonight , Wednesday, February 8th, 6:15pm - 8:15pm, OLM Main Campus.

We encourage all OLM parents to attend this informative evening providing you with all the information you need to make your decision for re-enrolling your children for next school year at OLM.

Laura Fucci: We would like to wish Laura Fucci, our school nurse, all the best as she begins a full time position on Monday, Feb. 13^th. Laura has been a dedicated and well-loved part of the OLM Faculty for the past 12 years. Laura's last day at OLM will be Friday, February 10.Thank you Laura for taking such good care of our children.

National Junior Honor Society, Induction Ceremony - Friday 2/10 8:20am, OLM gymnasium

Please join us in congratulating the following students who have been recently accepted into the OLM National Junior Honor Society:

Grade 7: John Dowler, Clare Gagliano, Megan Phillips,

Grade 6: Emily Connelly, Brendan Curran, Nicholas Ericson,

Katherine Hall, Madelyn Johnson, Meghan Tilton,

2012 OLM Science Fair & Invention Convention Winners:

Please view the attached link to see a list of the winners and their projects. Winning projects continue to be on display in the hallway outside the main office at school.

8th Grade Mock Trial Program , SemiFinals - Friday, 2/10 4:00pm

Dag Hammarsjold Middle School, 106 Pond Hill Road in Wallingford, CT

All are welcome to come and show support for our students as they progress to this next round of competition.

Administrative Reminders

Lost & Found Items: reminder that any items remaining in the lost & found will be donated or discarded over the February Vacation.

Service Hours:

A gentle reminder that April 30th is the deadline for completion of your family's required service hours for the year . Please see below for a list of some up-coming HSA events that are needing assistance and will provide opportunities to fulfill service hours:

To volunteer for the Spring Auction, 3/24 - please contact Michele Call at michelecall@comcast.net

To volunteer for the Mother/Son Dance, 3/30 - please contact Nanci Brake at dnbrake@sbcglobal.net
To volunteer for the Father/Daughter Dance, 4/27 - please contact Brenda Tyler at dtyler77@comcast.net
To volunteer to help with Field Day, date TBD, please contact Michele Call at

michelecall@comcast.net

Questions about Service Hours, please contact Ann Coric at anncoric@yahoo.com

OLM 2011-12 Year Book Orders: Orders are now being taken for the 2011-12 OLM yearbook. Please complete the attached order form and submit by February 29th to the Main Office. Pre-order pricing for all orders received by February 29th is $26.00 .The price will increase to $35.00 for order received after March 1st

Summary of Content

Below are highlights of important information contained within the various sections of this week's e-newsletter:

Sports Sections:

* Information on our Girls JV6 Basketball team's recent 2nd place win

at the St. Rita's Tournament.

HSA Section

* Reminder - Fun Sundays Basketball this Sunday, 2/12

* OLM Outreach - details on up-coming event "Feeding The Homeless" Valentine's
Dinner at Columbus House in New Haven, for 5th, 6th & 7th graders

Community Events Section

* Details and information on up-coming events in the community: Oklahoma

Classroom Corner

General Curriculum Highlights & Announcements:

EduConnect -

Login with Family Username & Password to access your child's homework, attendance and grades.

Educonnect User Names and Passwords have been distributed to all families.

For questions regarding your family's username and password for EduConnect please contact Pam Welch at pwelch@olmschool.com

Art Update: Mrs. Muckle (students in grades 4-8)

Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8

Artist of the Week: Sophie Parks, grade 7 for her Valentine's Day Pillow

Art Needs: Grade 4-8

Men's Large Dress Shirts: to be used as art smocks

Bottle tops- All plastic bottle tops, soda, water bottles, Milk jugs, whatever plastic bottle tops you have!

Newspaper

Men's neckties

There will be a box outside my office to place them in. Thank You!!

Classroom News:

Please be sure to read the following important information pertaining your child's class.

Pre-K3, Pre-K4 & Kindergarten ECC Webpage

Get Ready, Get Set Handbook

Grade 1: Mrs. Carta's Webpage

Grade 2: Mrs. Penna's Webpage

Grade 3: Mrs. Hartmann's Webpage

Grade 4 Ms. Voytek Webpage

Mr. Addorisio Webpage

Grade 5:

Mrs. Laragy's Webpage

Grade 6: Mrs. Zonder's Webpage

Grade 7: Mrs. Daniels Webpage

Grade 8: Mrs. Addorissio' s Webpage

HSA

Next HSA Meeting:

Wednesday, March 7 @ 8:30am at the Early Education Center. All are welcome! Refreshments will be served.

Minutes from HSA Meeting 2/1/2012

Fathers Club:

FUN Sunday Basketball: STARTS BACK UP THIS SUNDAY! AS LONG AS THERE IS A DEMAND, THIS FUN SUNDAY ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE! Come for some instruction, get some exercise and have fun too! Each child must be accompanied by an adult. Questions about FUN Sunday Basketball, please contact John Adams at smada9@aol.com.

OLM Student Appreciation Day: Bowling and Hot Dog Lunch. Special thanks to Michele Call, Lesley Farricielli and Christina Martin for organizing such a successful student appreciation event!

OLM Community Outreach: "Feeding The Homeless" Tuesday, 2/14

Students in Grades 5, 6, and 7 were invited to participate in this special Valentine's Day dinner at the Columbus House in New Haven.

The following students were chosen at random to serve food:

Grade 5 - Bridget Phillips Shelby Kana

Grade 6 - Meghan Tilton Madelynn Johnson

Grade 7 - Clare Gagliano Megan Phillips

Questions about "Feeding The Homeless", please contact Jackie Carrigan at jackiecarrigan@gmail.com

SAVE THE DATES:

Mother/Son Dance: Friday, 3/30 - Please note the change in date. Mark your calendars! Event details to follow.

OLM Auction: Saturday, 3/24 - stay tuned for details about this major fund-raising event for the school.

BoxTops Program

THE LAST DAY TO SUBMIT IS FEBRUARY 25.

WE ARE 1500 BOXTOPS SHORT OF OUR GOAL! WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER RAFFLE AFTER MARCH 1. BE A LUCKY WINNER!

Click below for a copy of the new collection sheets:

Boxtops collection sheet, hearts

Boxtops collection sheet, shamrocks

Please read the links below for additional information about the Box Tops program at OLM:

Letter from the Box Tops Coordinator

BoxTops NewsFlash

For questions about Box Tops, please contact Francesca Johnson athsa@olmschool.com.

A+Bonus Buck Program

This program through Stop and Shop grocery stores is a very easy way to earn money for our school, but we are off to a very slow start with our efforts this year. We can easily turn this around if each parent takes a moment to click on the Stop & Shop website and register your Stop & Shop card using our school ID which is 06100.Questions about this program, please contact Sarah Monday at sarahm168@hotmail.com or 860-301-3989

Additional Forms and Resources Regarding HSA:

H.S.A. Volunteer Sign-up Form 2011-12

2011-12 Schedule of H.S.A. Activities

H.S.A. Committee Members

H.S.A.. Reimbursement Form