May 9, 2008

Date Submitted: 5/9/2008 2:08 pm

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MOLS’ FAMILY SPRING SOCIAL & POTLUCK PICNIC REMINDER 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. 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!

Calendar of Events:
May 14 – MOLMS liturgy – Section 5 - 8:30 a.m.
May 15 - MOLE Spring Concert – 1:15 & 7:00 p.m.
May 16 - MOLE liturgy – Mrs. Young’s KB Class – 8:30 a.m.
May 19 – All-School Picnic – 5:00 Social / 6:00
Potluck Dinner– Belle Prairie Park
May 20 - MOLMS Spring Concert – 1:45 & 7:00
May 30 – Last day of school for K-7 students
(3-hour early dismissal)

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!

LAST STUDENT DAY OF SCHOOL REMINDER
The last student day is Friday, May 30. We'll be following the same schedule for the day as Little Falls Community Schools. Students will be dismissed three hours early. The school day will end at 11:53 am.

LAST MOLMS PLAYGROUND FUNDRAISER - MOL STUDENT-DESIGNED GREETING CARDS!
The MOLMS Playground Student Advisory Team has worked in conjunction with the K-8 homerooms and advisories to create a 20-pack all-occasion greeting card set designed by the students! They will be sold by Gr.5-8 students, BEGINNING TODAY (MAY 9TH). The card packs will also be available for sale at the MOLE & MOLMS offices throughout the month of May ($14.00 per pack, which comes out to only $.70 per card). PLEASE CONSIDER PURCHASING THIS BEAUTIFUL SET OF STUDENT-DESIGNED CARDS TO SUPPORT THE MOLMS' FINAL PLAYGROUND PROJECT, AS WELL AS OTHER MOLS NEEDS!

SAVING FOOD CLUB UPC LABELS
Coborn’s/Cashwise is completing its 2nd year offering a program that assists area schools in generating extra funding. The program is called Food Club “Labels for Learning,” and the funds earned can be used for whatever our school needs. The money received by MOLS (for collecting the Food Club UPC labels) directly goes to our STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP FUND. This school year, MOLS earned $210.45 in its participation in this program!

How this works: Coborn’s/Cashwise shoppers only need to cut the UPC codes off of the “Food Club” (including Top Care, Paws, and Full Circle) products. There are over 2,000 Food Club products available at each Coborn’s/ Cashwise location. Food Club UPC codes from each product will be collected at MOLS and redeemed periodically at Coborn’s for a cash donation of $.05 per UPC code. For every 500 UPC labels, MOLS receives $25.00! Thank you for saving these UPC labels!

“STAFF MEMBER OF THE WEEK”

Marge Young – Kindergarten teacher

Who is in your family? My three kids Tyler (24) [her birthday is today], Hannah (21) and Jesse (19)!

Favorite Book? Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney

Where would your dream vacation be? My dream came true this March—I went to Ireland to visit my daughter!

What do you like to listen to? It depends on my mood—Springsteen always. Right now I like Red Hot Chili Peppers!

What is your favorite time of year? Fall—the cooler weather, the smells of autumn and I love when school starts again!!

What is your idea of a perfect day? Coffee, P.J.’s all morning, eat lunch out and a hockey game at night.

If you could have any pet, what would it be? My Shitzu, Skippy

What is the one object you cannot live without? My cell phone because my kids live far away and it’s the only way to keep in touch.

What was your favorite school lunch as a child? Mashed potatoes and hamburger & gravy.

Who made a big difference in your life growing up? My Gramma Marge, who I’m named after.

If you could have a conversation with one person, who would it be? My Mom who died eight years ago.

Other interesting facts: She plays the French horn, she has a minor in Physical Education, she is a sharp shooting marksman, and she loves to garden and can!

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.

ELEMENTARY SPRING CONCERT
Our Spring Concert this year will include performances by Third Grade students as well as Fourth Grade. Please note on your calendar, our program is scheduled for Thursday, May 15th, at 1:15 and 7:00 pm in the elementary gym.

ELEMENTARY MASSES
We have two special Friday Masses coming up in May that are planned by Kindergarten students and their teachers. KB (Mrs. Young)-May 16 and KA (Mrs. Kula)-May 23. The Masses begin at 8:30 am. Please note that during these two weeks there will 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:

8TH GRADE GRADUATION DATE
MOL 8th grade graduation Mass and program has been changed from Wed., May 28th to Thur., May 29th at 6:30 p.m. in St. Mary’s Church. Please mark this change on your home calendars!

STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN
STATE HISTORY DAY COMPETITION
Eighth graders, Britian Conley and Jessica Hanowski competed recently in State History Day at the University of MN. Their project, Title 9: Women’s Equality in Sports and Education, was selected to advance to the 2nd round of judging out of 65 entries in the junior group documentary. With their honorable mention, Jessica and Britian finished in the top 15 in the state in their division! Congratulations and thanks for being such great representatives of Mary of Lourdes School!

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.

FOOD SHELF THANK YOU
A big thank you to all MOLMS students and staff who brought in non-perishable food item donations and cash contributions for our local Food Shelf at our recent One-Act Play performances. A total of $150.90 was donated. Thanks again!

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 12 - Girls softball game (home) vs. Holdingford -4:15
May 16 – “Camera Day” – Students welcome to bring
cameras to school for friendship picture-taking
May 16 - DARE Fun Night – Lincoln Elementary – 6:00
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 grade go 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 (date recently changed to this date)