September 13, 2023
Principal Newsletter 9.13.23
Important Forms Reminder
It is vital that you return all important forms to the school office by Friday, September 15th. This includes:
- Emergency Contact Form
- Acceptable Use Policy
- Family Handbook Acknowledgement Page
- Media Release Form
- Extended Care Form
If you need any additional forms, please contact your child’s teacher.
What is i-Ready?
I am excited to share that Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Academy will continue to utilize a Math and Reading program called i-Ready in Grades K-8. Below, you will find information about the program and how we will be using it in the classroom. Grades 1-8 will start to take their initial assessment next week and Kindergarten will take their initial assessment towards the end of the month.
What is i-Ready?
- i-Ready is an online program that will help us determine your child’s strengths and areas for growth, personalize their learning, and monitor their progress throughout the school year.
- i-Ready allows us to meet your child where they are and provides us with data to inform instruction.
- The i-Ready Diagnostic is an adaptive assessment that adjusts its questions to suit your child’s needs. Each item a student receives is based on their answer to the previous question. For example, a series of correct answers will result in slightly harder questions, while a series of incorrect answers will yield slightly easier ones. The purpose of this is not to give your child a score or grade but to determine how to best support their learning.
i-Ready Instruction provides students with lessons based on their individual strengths and areas for growth.
Virtus
OLMCA is hosting a Virtus training on Wednesday, September 20th at 6pm in the school gym. This training is only for Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Academy and Our Lady of Martyrs Catholic Academy Families. The location will be: The School Gym Entering through the side doors, accessed via the passageway between the school and the church. You need to register online at www.virtus.org. If you have completed Virtus Training in the past, you do not have to do it again! If you have completed the training and have not sent a copy of your certificate to the office, please do so.
Home Academy Association (HAA)
Thank you for your AMAZING support and huge turnout during the OLMCA Back-to-School Night! Let's continue that enthusiasm this Thursday night, September 14th from 7pm-8pm. Please join us for our first Home Academy Association meeting of the year! This meeting is in-person only.
At Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Academy we want parents to get involved in the lives of our school and community. This meeting will explain the function of the HAA and how parents can get involved. This platform gives families the opportunity to join in making OLMCA the best it can be. We value your input and need your help to achieve all of our goals! Without you we cannot do it.
Feel free to always contact the HAA Executive Board at [email protected].
Enter through the Church side door for the HAA meeting
Start the School Year with Some Italian Ices at Richie’s
Friday, September 15, 2023
3pm-8pm
Let’s support a local business while celebrating the start of a new year at OLMCA. Swing by Richie’s (located at 7401 Metropolitan Avenue) for some sweet treats. 15% of your order will be donated to the HAA to kickstart future events for the students. Just bring along the flyer! How sweet it is to be loved by OLMCA!