June 07, 2023

Principal Newsletter 6.7.23

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Race for Education

 

Our annual Race for Education was a tremendous success! We raised $25,022.40! Your generosity will go a along way as we work toward of upgrading our technology program. It was wonderful to see so many kids walking, jogging, and running, and so many parents and family members volunteering. 

 

This event was truly successful thanks to our amazing OLMCA community. A huge thanks to the sponsors that contributed to our special race. Thank you to all the parent volunteers that supervised the students, punched holes, served food, and cheered our students on. Thank you to the faculty and staff for organizing this wonderful event. I would especially like to thank Mrs. Silvana Chan, Mr. Gus Ventura, and Mrs. Jenny Iuliano and their team of parents for preparing a delicious barbecue! Finally, this event would not have been the success that it was without the support of Mrs. Paula Deist. She spent countless hours ensuring that the race was a success. It certainly was! I am counting down the days until next year’s race!

 

Here is a breakdown of the winners: 

 

Highest Donations: 

 

Grand Prize: Paulina Sardinas (Grade 5)

1st Place: Lucas Holloway (Grade 8)

2nd Place: Dylan Vetell (Grade 8)

 

100% Participation  

Grade 5 with 100% returns earned a pizza party and dunked water on the teachers!

Grade 1 with 100% returns earned a pizza party!

 

Most Laps:

 

Grade 1: Sofia Iuliano and Julius Nikiforov

Grade 2:  Kieran Strong

Grade 3: Graham McEnteggart 

Grade 4: Max Ebens and Jaden Soto

Grade 5: Tobias Koo

Grade 6: Kellan Stratton

Grade 7: Luka Esquen and Mateo Koo

Grade 8: Tristan Stratton


Final Days of School

 

Hot lunch will be served until Thursday, June 22nd. The last day for early morning drop-off and the breakfast program is Thursday, June 22nd. The last day for Extended Care is Friday, June 16th. School is closed on Monday, June 19th in observance of Juneteenth. There are half days (12:30pm dismissal) on Tuesday, June 20th and Wednesday, June 21st.   

 

The Awards Ceremony for Grades 3-7 will be held in the Parish Hall at 9:30am on Thursday, June 22nd.

 

Report cards for students in Grades 1-7 will be distributed on Thursday, June 22nd

 

Report cards are only released if all tuition and fees are paid in full. After June 22nd, report cards will be available for pick up in the office.

 

Summer Packets

 

All students entering Grades K-4 at OLMCA in September will receive hard copies of their summer packet next week. Students entering Grades K-4 will also have the assignments posted on Google Classroom. All students entering Grades 5-8 will have digital assignments posted on a summer Google Classroom. All information will be shared with students next week. Students are asked to complete the summer packet and return it to their homeroom teacher on the first day of school. The directions for the packets will also be made available on the school website. For new families, summer packets will be emailed. 

 

The draft calendar for 2023-2024 will be emailed next week for your reference.

 

Volunteers for 2023-2024

It was such a great year for events this year due to the HAA’s hard work. For the safety of each child in our school, all volunteers must have Virtus Training. You may register at virtusonline.org. After completing the VIRTUS Program we ask that you please bring to the office a copy of your certificate for us to keep track of in our database. We have a tentatively scheduled a Virtus training at OLMCA on September 20th at 6pm. More information to follow. 

We look forward to sharing these special moments with you and your children. Be sure to check the website for important announcements as we begin to prepare for the 2023-2024 school year!