May 23, 2008

Date Submitted: 6/12/2008 11:29 am

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LAST NEWSLETTER FOR THE YEAR This will be our last “MOL School News” for the ‘06-‘07 school year. You can check the school website throughout the summer for any updates. We extend a blessing to our families that they have a safe and enjoyable summer!

General Office Summer Hours at elementary and middle school buildings:
Closed: June 11 – August 10th.
Open: August 13th from approx. 8:00 – 3:30PM

Calendar of Events:
May 26 – Memorial Day – NO SCHOOL
May 27 – All-School Picnic – 5:00 Social / 6:00
Potluck Dinner– Belle Prairie Park (*Rescheduled from May 19th.)
May 28 - MOLE liturgy – 4th Grade Classes –
8:30 a.m.
May 28 – MOLMS liturgy – Student Council –
8:30 a.m.
May 28 – Playground Blessing Ceremony - noon –
MOLMS Community Playground
(northeast corner) - All are welcome to
attend!
May 29 - 8th Gr. Graduation - St. Mary's Church,
6:30 p.m. Mass
May 30 – Last day of school for K-7 students
(3-hour early dismissal)
June 3 – School Board Meeting – MOLMS, 6:30

FAIR SCHOLARSHIPS UPDATE
Those who applied for a ‘08-‘09 FAIR scholarship will receive letters in the mail by the end of next week.

MOLS’ FAMILY SPRING SOCIAL &
POTLUCK PICNIC RESCHEDULED
Our annual Spring Social and Potluck has been rescheduled to this Tuesday, May 27th (due to rainy weather on the original date)! 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. Home & School is sponsoring this event. All families welcome!

8th GRADE GRADUATION
MOLMS 8th grade Graduation Mass will be held on Thur., 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.
An early congratulations to our 8th grade graduates:
Nathan Almen, Michael Anderson, Mike Anez,
Anthony Arnold, Chelsea Burnett, Britian Conley, Carena Daniels, Stephanie Gardner, Michaela Gau, Adam Grams, Olivia Grams, Austin Griffith, Joey Hanowski, Jessica Hanowski, Brenna Holmes, Charlie Jarvis, Sara Jelinski, Alexa Kapsner, Lexie Lehrke, Maggie Moe, Sarah Nelson, Ryan Orth, Levi Pelzer, Emily Ploof, Steven Prozinski, Nick Raway, Michael Retka, Thomas Smith, Ian Stewart, Lucas Thoma, Lacy Triplett, David Tynio, Matt Valentine, Amanda Whitlow, Tyler Zak, Brandon Zapzalka, Preston Zimny.

CHILDREN ARE NEEDED
Any OLOL student in Grade 3 and up and/or their parents who may be interested in helping with the children’s games at OLOL church bazaar on July 26 or 27, please contact Mrs. Witt at the school or at 632-3995.

RECOGNITION TO OUR PARENTS
We would like to recognize all parents who will see their last child graduate from MOLS this year: Larry & Dore Arnold, Cheryl Burnett, Michele Caron, Tammy Dalen, Tom & Paula Daniels, Scott & Sheila Gardner, Buddy & Wanda Marie Gau, Chris &

Christine Grams, Harlan & Mary Beth Grams, Brian & Janelle Griffith, John & Julie Hanowski, Mike & Terry Lehrke, Glen & Jackie Pelzer, Rene’ Prozinski, Gene & Janet Retka, Dan & Cheryl Triplett, Jerome & Wendy Valentine, Gary & Laurie Whitlow, Fred & Nancy Zak, John & Sarah Zapzalka. A special thanks to all of you who have helped at our school over the years while your children were here!! We appreciate all you have done for MOLS!

MOLMS COMMUNITY PLAYGROUND CELEBRATION
Mary of Lourdes Middle School and the Playground Student Advisory Team has planned a Community Playground Celebration for Wednesday, May 28th at 12:00 p.m. on the newly renovated playground. Many service organizations from the Little Falls area as well as community members have supported Mary of Lourdes School in its 3-year community playground project. Mary of Lourdes School invites all who have shared in the efforts of this project to attend this special celebration! Please gather at the playground at noon and festivities will begin at 12:15 p.m. During this celebration, Fr. Mark Innocenti will bless the new playground and playground supporters and donors will be recognized. Cookies will be served.

SCRIP UPDATE FOR SUMMER
We welcome Ambiance @53, a local business, who recently joined our MOL Scrip Program! If you own a business and would like to learn how you can join the scrip program, please contact MOLMS Office (632-6742). Being a participant of scrip can benefit both your business and MOLS!!
Please also remember to place any 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.

“STAFF MEMBER OF THE WEEK”

Sue Boser – Elementary Paraprofessinal

Who is in your family? Husband Curt, Katie (16), Kyle (12)

Favorite Book? Anything I’ve ever read to my children.

Where would your dream vacation be? Anyplace warm and sunny.

What is your idea of a perfect day? Kickback in a lounge chair and watch the river go by our house.

If you could have any pet, what would it be? A cat but I can’t have one because of a family member with allergies.

What is the one object you cannot live without? My Mountain Dew!

What was your favorite school lunch as a child? Chicken on a biscuit with gravy.

Who made a big difference in your life growing up? My Mom

If you could have a conversation with one person, who would it be? Mother Nature (what is she thinking sometimes!!??)

Would you like to be a teacher who goes into space and lands on Mars? Would I get paid??

Other interesting facts: Originally from Michigan. Was a championship horseshoe pitcher and won the World Junior Girls Tournament at age 16. Loves to bowl. At age 16, she was in a very serious car accident.

NEW BUILDING PLANS FOR MOLMS
For many, many years MOLMS has needed more classroom space, especially for band and music classes. The MOL School Board created an Ad Hoc Committee to explore the space needs in the middle school building. The Committee recommended building an additional building site behind the gym to house all band and music classes. Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Council has approved this proposal. If all goes well, the goal is to have it built and ready by the beginning of the next school year.

Elementary School:

Technology Update
We've completed the Middle School technology drive and placed an order for 33 new iMacs. The new computers are scheduled to be delivered during the second week in June. If there are any current 7th and 8th graders who really enjoy working with technology and would love the opportunity to clean up the current iMacs for a move to the elementary building building and setup the new machines, please let Mrs. Becker or Mr. Schieffert know of your willingness to help out.

Final Announcements
• Our last Mass in the elementary building is on Wednesday, May 28 at 8:30 am. Fourth Grade students traditionally plan this since it is their last year in the building.
•Wacky Olympics for the elementary students will be Wednesday afternoon.
• The final student day is Friday, May 30th. Our building dismisses at 11:53. Please make sure you mark this time on your calendar if you plan on picking up your child.
• Report cards will be going home on Friday, May 30th.

LIBRARY BOOKS
Library inventory is being done next week at MOLES. Please remind your children that ALL library books are to be returned so they can be inventoried. If the student is currently reading an AR book, the student should bring it back to school everyday. We are also looking for volunteers to help us with this daunting task. Inventory is much easier with several people. If anyone would be willing to come in the evenings, I would also be willing to come in. The more volun-teers we have, the faster and more fun it will be. Please let the school know that you are willing to help. –Helen Funk, Librarian

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.

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:

MOLMS HOSTING
SCHOOL / ALUMNI DANCE TONIGHT
Mary of Lourdes Student Council will be hosting a MOLS Alumni Reunion Dance TONIGHT, May 23rd from 6:30 – 9:30 PM in the MOLMS gym. All Gr. 5-12 grade students are invited to come. The cost is $3.00. Music will be provided by Gary Block.

COACHING POSITION AVAILABLE
We would like to thank Mr. Emerson for being the head coach of our MOL softball team for the past several years. He has decided to really “hang up his spikes.” We appreciate his service to the MOL program! Since he will no longer be coaching softball, this head coach position is open. If any parents are interested in coaching, please call MOLMS office (632-6742).

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 for more tutoring details (632-2518).

MOLMS UPCOMING EVENTS:
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