All Saints' Day is on November 1st
and is a Holy Day of Obligation for Catholics. This means we get to go to church an extra day this week, specifically to celebrate all of the Saints in the Catholic Church. This year at O'Hara, we have Mass on the actual feast of All Saints' Day, which means our Holy Day of Obligation will be fulfilled by coming to our school Mass.
We invite all parents to come to our school Mass on November 1st.
The All Saints' Day Mass is a special one at O'Hara not only because it is a holy day, but because our 7th graders will dress up as the Saints that they portrayed for their 6th grade Saint project this past spring.
The 7th graders are in charge of this Mass as well, and will be our readers, servers, and gift bearers.
A parent prayer group will meet in the chapel at 8:05am, and all parents are welcome to attend. Mass begins at 8:30am
in the O'Hara gym. Again, please join us on this holy day!
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Here are a few additional resources about All Saints' Day:
A Prayer for All Saints' Day
Dear holy saints of God,
we join our prayers of praise
to yours this day.
With you, we sing of God's
goodness, rejoice in God's mercy
and celebrate God's
incredible love.
Teach us to live as you lived -
always thinking of others,
always recognizing our weaknesses,
always rejoicing in God's gifts,
always closely following Jesus.
Blessed are you, happy are you,
all you holy saints of God.
Pray for us that we, too, may someday be among
God's Holy Ones.
Amen.
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Mass Dress Required on Tuesday
All boys
must wear a white button down shirt and a uniform tie, with khaki or navy uniform pants. Shorts are not permitted.
All girls must wear one of the following:
Uniform skirt & white button down shirt
Uniform dress
Uniform jumper with white shirt underneath
No pants or shorts are permitted
Please remember, students will not be permitted to change clothes after Mass. The disruption and delay to our school day caused by the large number of students changing clothes necessitates this rule. (Students that have PE on Tuesday will be permitted to change clothes; and boys are permitted to remove their ties to store them in backpacks.) Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Job Opening at St. Mary Catholic Church
Position
: Business Manager
Job Description:
St. Mary Catholic Parish
has an opening for a full time, 12 month, benefited Business manager. Must be proficient in QuickBooks, have a strong understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), including double entry accounting, and demonstrate office computer skills including Excel, Word and data base systems. Experience with full cycle accounting, budgeting and financial analysis is expected, along with great verbal skills to convey data and analysis to leadership team. An accounting degree is required, with three to five years experience in the accounting environment. Practicing Catholic preferred. Bilingual: English/Spanish preferred.
Location:
St. Mary Catholic Church, 1062 Charnelton St., Eugene, OR 97401
Category:
Accounting/Finance
Terms:
Full Time Employee
Experience:
2-5 years
Education:
Graduate/Undergraduate degree
Base Pay:
$40,000 - $45,000
Deadline:
November 30
Scholastic Book Fair
The hours for the fall book fair will be as follows:
Monday, November 28: 10am - 3pm
Tuesday, November 29: 9am - 3:30pm
Wednesday, November 30: 12noon - 3pm
PreSchool - 5th grade students will have class time to visit the library; Middle School students will be able to visit the book fair as arranged with their teachers. Parents are welcome to visit the book fair during the school day.
Volunteers for the Book Fair will be needed, please contact Mrs. Gori if you can help.
New Student
Please welcome Kate Petersen to Mrs. Kendall's 1st grade classroom! Kate's older brother, Jake, is in Miss Pusateri's 3rd grade classroom.
O'Hara's Christmas Programs (December 6 & 7)
PreSchool - 4th Grade
students have specific dress/costume requirements. Please look for an email from your room parents for details.
5th - 8th Grade students should wear their Christmas best. (Girls: shoulders must be covered and hem length should be no shorter than 3" above the knee.)
7th graders may bring a pair of sunglasses to use as a prop.
8th graders may bring a hawaiian lei to use as a prop.
All Students
are required to attend the Christmas Programs. For students in grades 5-8, failure to attend will result in an automatic grade reduction. Exemptions are given only in extraordinary circumstances by the administration.
A webcast will be made available for both program nights.
The weblink will be emailed out as we get closer to the programs.
Dress Code Reminders
Girls in grades Kindergarten - 8th grade are not permitted to wear skirts or pants made of knit fabric.
All socks must be white, no other color sock is permitted.
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Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences (November 9 & 10)
ALL CONFERENCES SCHEDULED ONLINE - YOUR ACTION IS REQUIRED
We are using the same online scheduler for conferences this year that we used last year. If you should have any questions, please contact
Mrs. Whitford in the office. If you have any problems, please let us know.
- Conferences with Specialists: You are welcome to, but not expected to, sign up for a conference with any specialist teacher your child has.
- Parents of children Preschool - 2nd grade and 4th grade: sign up for a conference with your child's homeroom teacher.
- Parents of 3rd graders: Miss Pusateri and Mr. McKinnon will be unavailable during conferences, but will be available at other dates and times. Please contact them with questions. You may still meet with specialist teachers on conference days if you would like to.
- Parents of 5th graders: Please sign up with your child's homeroom teacher. If you would like to schedule with the other teacher as well, you will have that option.
- Parents of 6th graders: We recommend and request you sign up with two of your child's core teachers (Obersinner, Conway, and in some instances Cosgrove).
- Parents of 7th and 8th graders: We recommend and request you sign up for conferences with 2 of your child's core teachers (May, Cosgrove, Bloomer, Larson/Conway). If you need an exception to sign up for additional teachers, please contact Mrs. Whitford in the office.
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PLEASE NOTE: If your family has chosen to take vacation during the scheduled conference days, please do not request that your child's teacher meet with you at a different time. It becomes very difficult for teachers to accommodate parents and negates the purpose of taking days specifically for conferences.
New families will be asked to create a login (email) and password (one is not provided) and then sign up for each of your children individually.
Returning families will be prompted to enter their email/password from last year. If you have forgotten your password, please use the "Forgot My Password" button. If a child does not show up on your screen, you may add them using the boxes in the far right column.
Veterans Day Assembly - PLEASE SEND PICTURES!
As part of our Veterans Day Assembly this year, we would like to collect photos of O'Hara parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc., that have served our country. We would prefer photos of veterans pictured in uniform.
If you would like to participate, please email your photo(s) to
pictures@oharaschool.org and include the following information: Name, Branch of Service, Rank, Dates served and also the connection to O'Hara (
for example, John Smith's grandfather
). Please send all pictures by Wednesday, November 2. Thank you!
Postcard invitations for our Veterans Day Assembly were mailed out last week.
Please extend the invitation along to family and/or friends, especially those who are veterans, we would love to honor them at the assembly.
If you'd like a postcard to mail to someone, there are extra copies at the front office.
The assembly will take place at 8:05am on November 7.
November tuition payment will include $150 registration fee for some families
Some O'Hara parents elected the option to pay their $150 (2016-17) registration fee with their November tuition payment. If you elected this option, the $150 will come out on the same date that you have requested your tuition payment to be made: November 1, 2016 or November 15, 2016.
If you do not remember and need to know, you may contact Rebecca Plant at the business office at rplant@oharaschool.org.
Beginning on Tuesday, November 1, shorts are not permitted for students in grades PreSchool - 5th. Students are permitted to wear shorts again when school resumes after Spring Break. Middle School students may wear shorts year round.
Pizza lunch offered on Friday, November 4
Domino's pizza slices will be available for sale to all students at lunch time on Friday, November 4. Slices will be $1 each, and students should bring coin, cash (small bills only please - there will be limited change) or check payable to O'Hara Catholic School. Cheese pizza will be available for PreSchool - 2nd Grade students and cheese and pepperoni pizza will be available for 3rd - 8th Grade students. Thank you to O'Hara parents Shelley Giustina, Megan Helfrich, Christina Hoffstot, Jaime Landon and Laura Rossow for donating their time to organize this for our school.
FREE on select Sundays! UO Women's Basketball Games
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Invitations from Marist to O'Hara Parents
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Parent Information Night on November 2
O'Hara 7th & 8th Grade parents are invited to a Parent Information Night on November 2
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from 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. in the Academic Resource Center (ARC) at Marist Catholic High School. Learn why students and parents are choosing Marist Catholic High School! Academics, faith life, extracurricular activities and tuition assistance will be covered during the presentation. Please register HERE.
If you have questions, please contact Rodrigo Hernandez, Admissions Manager, 541-681-5464
or
rhernandez@marisths.org
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Guest Speaker on November 3 
Each year, Marist Campus Ministry sponsors a guest speaker who can bring to their student body - and sometimes to their adult community - a faith perspective that motivates and inspires. This year's speaker is
Roy Petitfils
, an internationally known speaker, who joins his private counseling background with his experience in Catholic youth ministry, teaching and administration, and school counseling. Marist has asked him to speak on issues of adolescent mental health - stress, anxiety, depression, life changes, eating disorders, self-harm, and others - with Marist students, student leaders, staff, and parents. They have also extended an invitation to O'Hara parents. Numerous studies have emphasized a growing awareness of mental health issues plaguing teens today, and of the importance of adult support. Therefore, on Thursday evening, November 3, from 7-8pm in the Marist gym,
Roy will be addressing parents to help them consider some of the complexities of raising and caring for teenagers in today's world. Please
CLICK HERE
to view the informational flyer. Please contact Rick Martin at Marist with any questions: 541-681-5474.
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Scoreboard Operator and Scorekeeper Needed
We are in need of volunteers to run the scoreboard and be the scorekeeper at home middle school basketball games. No prior experience or ties to the team are necessary. Games begin at
4:30pm,
and usually wrap up by
7:30pm
. Contact our athletic director, Mr. Milliron, if you are interested or want to learn more.
Scholastic Book Fair Volunteers Needed
If you can help with the Book Fair on November 28, 29 or 30, please contact
Mrs. Gori.
Volunteers Needed for O'Hara's Annual Auction
Donation Request Phone Calls: Preparations and planning are underway for O'Hara's 2017 Auction and volunteers will be needed this November to make follow up donation request phone calls to local business donors. If you would like to learn more or sign up to help, please contact
Amy Londahl, Silent Auction Chair (541-514-1369).
Donation Pickup Drivers: Drivers are needed to make local donation pickups. These pickups will primarily take place in January and February, on an as-needed basis. If you would like to learn more or sign up to help, please contact
Amy Londahl, Silent Auction Chair
(541-514-1369).
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| Important links for our families |
Dress Code
O'Hara's App for smartphones
O'Hara's app is available by searching the app store for: web4u ocs
Returning Parents: NEW VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS
New Parents: VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS
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