May 16, 2008

Date Submitted: 6/12/2008 11:23 am

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MOLS’ FAMILY SPRING SOCIAL & POTLUCK PICNIC ~ MONDAY, MAY 19TH
Mark your calendars for our annual Spring Social and Potluck coming up on May 19th! This event is located at Belle Prairie Park. The social begins at 5:00 p.m. and the potluck picnic begins at 6:00 p.m. Hotdogs, beverages, and paper products will be provided. Please help us with the following side dishes according to your last name: A-F – Salads, G-J – Fruits/Vegetables, K-R - Desserts, and S-Z -Chips/Snacks/Dips. MOL Home & School is sponsoring this event. A few more people to help serve the meal are needed. Please call Rainya Strack (632-6294) or either school office if you would be willing to help. Please join us!

STAFF MEMBERS CELEBRATING
MOLS ANNIVERSARIES
Congratulations to the following staff members who have been working at MOLS for 5, 10, 15, or 20 years! Thank you for your wonderful dedication to MOLS.

Mrs. Bellefeuille – 5 years
Mr. Pohlman – 5 years
Mrs. Miedema – 5 years
Mrs. Hopkins – 10 years
Mrs. Peterka – 10 years
“Mrs. Amy” Deml – 15 yrs
Mrs. Primus – 20 years!

NATIONAL TEACHERS, NURSES, & COOKS
APPRECIATION WEEK
Last week marked “National Teachers Appreciation Week,” as well as “National Nurses and Cooks Appreciation Week!” We would like to recognize and thank all our teachers, nurse, and cooks for their great dedication to MOLS and the great work that they do here!

MOLS ALUMNI ADDRESSES REQUESTED
Mary of Lourdes School has formed an alumni committee and is encouraging all MOLS alumni (nineteen year-olds on up), as well as St. Mary's Grade School, Our Lady of Lourdes Grade School, and Holy Angels Academy alumni to call either MOL office (632-6742 or 632-5408) with an updated address and phone #. The MOL Alumni Committee would like to update the current alumni list. Thanks for your help

MOL STUDENT-DESIGNED GREETING CARDS FOR SALE!
The MOLMS Playground Student Advisory Team worked together with the MOL K-8 homerooms and advisories to create a 20-pack all-occasion greeting card set designed by the students and are now being sold by Gr.5-8 students. They are also available for sale at the MOLE & MOLMS offices throughout the month of May ($14.00 per pack, which comes out to $.70 per card). They will be sold after this weekend's Masses at St. Mary's, OLOL, and Holy Family. PLEASE CONSIDER PURCHASING THIS BEAUTIFUL SET OF STUDENT-DESIGNED CARDS TO SUPPORT THE MOLMS' FINAL PLAYGROUND PROJECT, AS WELL AS OTHER MOLS NEEDS!

SCRIP UPDATE FOR SUMMER
Please remember to place your Scrip orders for upcoming graduation, summer purchases, and Father’s Day. Please have your order form in to the office as soon as possible so it can be filled before the end of school. If you forget to turn it in, you can purchase Scrip in either school office through the end of the school year. Both St. Mary’s and OLOL’s parish houses have Scrip available during the week (all summer long) and it can be purchased after Masses. Holy Family Parish will have scrip available once a month after the weekend Masses. The last summer Scrip order will be placed on Wednesday, June 25th. This will be the last opportunity to order any specific certificates that you would like (that may not be in the Scrip boxes). June 25th is also the last day for purchases to count towards TUITION CREDIT for the 2008-09 school year.

HOME & SCHOOL BY-LAWS APPROVED
MOL Home & School Association made some revisions to its by-laws with input requested by our school families. The revised by-laws were approved at the April Home & School Meeting. *Please see the attachment of these by-laws.

“STAFF MEMBER OF THE WEEK”
Pam Hopkins – Elementary Paraprofessional

Who is in your family? Daughter – Kelly (27), daughter – Holly (23), son – Cody (17)

Favorite Book? Marley and Me by John Grogan

Where would your dream vacation be? A few weeks in Costa Rica sounds great to me.

What is your favorite time of year? Autumn—the colors and the temperature.

What is your idea of a perfect day? To wake up and be somewhere with sun, sand, surf, a good book, and a cool beverage.

If you could have any pet, what would it be? I already have four cats so one more wouldn’t make a big difference.

What is the one object you cannot live without? Water

What was your favorite school lunch as a child? I lived two blocks from school so I ran home for lunch every day.

Who made a big difference in your life growing up? My second grade teacher, Margaret McLain.

If you could have a conversation with one person, who would it be? My maternal grandmother who passed away exactly one year before I was born.

Would you like to be a teacher who goes into space and lands on Mars? No, I am slightly claustrophobic and the idea of being in a spacesuit doesn’t appeal to me at all.

Other interesting facts: She has two other jobs (1) works for the L.F. school district at Kids Korner and (2) at the Movie Gallery. She likes heavy metal rock.

Elementary School:

READING SKILLS
We are in the final weeks of the school year and summer vacation for the students is not that far away. To keep your child's reading skills going over the summer months, we encourage you and your child/ren to participate in the summer reading program through the Great River Regional Libraries. This year's program theme is “Look What's Cookin”. It starts on Monday, June 16th – Saturday, August 16th. For further details, stop in at the Little Falls Library or at any of the other 37 regional libraries.

FABULOUS FOOTRACE
Congratulations to both fourth grade classes! Each had team of boys entered in the ALL district one-half mile cross-country Fabulous Footrace. Mrs. Bellefeuille’s team of boys came in first and Mrs. Loscheider’s team of boys came in second. Hat off to these fourth grade teams! Mrs. Bellefeuille’s team: Connor Zack, Thomas Miller, Braden Backowski and Wyatt Nelson; Mrs. Loscheider’s team: Mack Anez, Mickel Schultz, Riley LeBlanc, Jacob Massmann, and Evan Walter.

ELEMENTARY MASSES
We have one special Friday Mass left in May that will be planned by Kindergarten students--KA (Mrs. Kula)-May 23. The Mass will begin at 8:30 am. Please note that there will again be no Wednesday Mass.

PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION UPDATE
The Tuesday/Thursday afternoon class (12:15 – 2:45 pm) would need an additional 5 – 6 students to be offered. If you know of families seeking preschool for their child/ren next year, pass along that we have openings available. They may contact the elementary school office for further details.

ELEMENTARY TUTORING
Mrs. Marge Young will be offering summer tutoring for K, 1st and 2nd grade students again this summer. For more information, call her at 632-5408.

Middle School:
SPRING MUSIC CONCERT
Just a reminder that our annual Spring Music Concert will be this coming Tuesday, May 20th at 1:45 & 7:00 p.m. in the middle school gym. The following music groups will be performing: 5th Grade Band, 6th-8th Grade Band, Choir, and Jazz Band. THE MUSIC TEACHERS REQUEST THAT ALL STUDENT MUSICIANS DRESS UP FOR BOTH CONCERTS!
Also, as with past years, our fifth grade will be selling root beer floats after the concert. They cost $1.50. This is a Long Lake fundraiser!
All are welcome to attend!

MOLMS HONORS PROGRAM
Parents and relatives are invited to our annual Honors Program on Friday, May 23rd at 1:45 p.m. in the middle school gym. Gr.5-8 Honor Roll students will be recognized. Eighth grade students will be honored with many various awards: Honor students, Class Subject Awards, and Christian Leader Awards.

8th GRADE GRADUATION
MOLMS 8th grade Graduation Mass will be held on Thursday, May 29th at 6:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church. All school families are welcome to attend this special liturgy. Following the Mass, there will be a reception and graduation program in the church basement for the graduates and their families.

STUDENTS’ POEMS ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION
Congratulations to the following 5th, 6th, and 8th graders from Mrs. Holey and Mrs. Hynes’ Language Arts classes who have received notice that their poems have been accepted for publication in a book of poetry, published by Creative Communication: Thomas Bell, Owen Justin, Crystal Frey, John Lukasavitz, Matt Osvold, Jenna Primus, Rachel Reis, Lindsey Schneider, Delton Schultz, Rachel Stauffer, Erin Thelander, Molly Kula, Nathan Almen, Mike Anez, Tony Arnold, Grant Bell, Britian Conley, Carena Daniels, Stephanie Gardner, Michaela Gau, Olivia Grams, Austin Griffith, Jessica Hanowski, Joey Hanowski, Sara Jelinski, Alexa Kapsner, Lexie Lehrke, Maggie Moe, Chloe Nelson, Ryan Orth, Emily Ploof, Steven Prozinski, Michael Retka, Lucas Thoma, Matt Valentine, Amanda Whitlow, and Brandon Zapzalka.

SUMMER TUTORING OFFERED
FOR MOL STUDENTS
MOLS alumna, Anna Korver is interested in tutoring MOL students in the areas of Math and Reading this summer. Currently, Anna is working towards a Math teaching degree and is completing her 2nd year in college. Please feel free to call her (starting May 12th) for more tutoring details (632-2518).

LIBRARY BOOK RETURNS
Just a reminder to all middle schoolers, please return all library books. As the year winds down, we would like to have library books turned in now, so they can all be checked before summer arrives.

OFFICE CHAIRS NEEDED
MOLMS building is in need of some gently-used office desk chairs. If any families and/or businesses have spare office chairs that they are not using and would like to donate, please call the MOLMS office (632-6742). We would appreciate any "upgrades" that you can offer the middle school staff. Thank you!

MOLMS UPCOMING EVENTS:
May 20 – MOLMS Spring Concert – 1:45 & 7:00 p.m.
May 22 – Gr. 6-8 Field Trip Day
May 23 – MOLMS Honors Program – 1:45 p.m.
May 23 - MOLMS Gr.5-8 & Alumni Dance – 6:30-9:30
May 27 – 8th graders on fishing trip with Fr. Mark
May 28 – Playground Blessing Ceremony - 12:00 p.m.
May 29 – 8th grade graduation – 6:30 p.m.,
St. Mary’s Church