Week of February 1, 2021

Dear OLQM Families,

I hope you had a nice weekend. As you know, school will be closed tomorrow, Monday, 2/1, due to the impending snow storm. On Friday we will have a half day schedule for the Parent-Teacher conferences.

Please use the following sign-up link to reserve your PT conference time. I will be using my personal meeting room on Zoom, as usual. Link for the Zoom PT conferences will be posted in Google Classroom the day before the conference.

Sign up here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4AA8AD2CA5FAC16-february

Use the following Zoom link for your scheduled PT Conference Meeting ID: 628 810 0109 Passcode : 204452

https://zoom.us/j/6288100109?pwd=Qm14eis3ckVoQnFyTi9LTWtZVTZWQT09

Here is additional information regarding report cards and PT conferences:

• Report Card Day-Thursday February 4, 2021
• Students who are in person will receive their report card along with the parent report for the NWEA MASP tests.
• Remote students report card will be mailed along with the NWEA MAP tests.
• Parent Teacher Conferences Friday February 5, 2021, 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
• Last Zoom appointment will be at 5:45 PM
• A reminder that tuition must be up to date to receive the report card and participate in Zoom parent teacher conference.

This week we will be celebrating Catholic Schools week!

Faith in Jesus is the foundation of our work. Catholic educators guide students as they form excellent habits and flourish in virtue, imitating Christ. A radical commitment to service reminds us that what we do for the least of our brothers and sisters, we do for Christ.

“After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.” 

(Luke 2: 46-47)  

We encourage our students to find that freedom through intellectual and moral virtue.

“Then Jesus told his disciples, ‘If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.’” (Matthew 16:24-25) All of us are called by Christ to “Come, follow Me." 

We teach students to attend to the voice of Jesus in their vocations discernment and their everyday decisions.

Teachers and mentors share in the formative and transformative work of The Great Teacher. The constant inspiration of Christ’s example guides our approach to our curriculum, our duties, and our relationships with our students.

“The family is the community in which, from childhood, one can learn moral values, begin to honor God, and make good use of freedom. Family life is an initiation into life in society.”(CCC 2207)

This month, we will reflect on Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Patroness of The United States;  Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton (wife, mother, foundress); Saint Thomas Aquinas -Patron saint of students;  and Saint John Bosco- "Father and Teacher of Youth" as part of our Religion Curriculum.

PLEASE VIEW LESSON PLAN BY CLICKING ON THE LINK  HERE  :  JANUARY 31, 2021

Grade 2 Religion- lesson on St. John Bosco, patron saint of students

Grade 3 Religion- review of the Seven Sacraments; Lives of Saints- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Grade 4 Religion/Music - preparation for Ash Wednesday, choir selections for Mass; review of the 5th commandment

Grade 5 Religion/ Music: Lives of Saints: St. Blaise and his feast day; Gregorian Chants in worship and music history

Grade 6 Religion/ Music: Lives of Saints: St. Blaise and his feast day; Gregorian Chants in worship and music history; history of music notation through the Middle Ages.

Grade 2 Music: Sight reading rhythms using quarter, half and eight notes and rests; hymns for Ash Wednesday; songs of Discipleship.

Grade 3 Music : song selections for Mass; use of Chrome Music Lab in creating original compositions using different types of scales

Grade 7 Music: Composer unit- Mozart and Beethoven and most famous composers of Classicism; Music of Baroque- Vivaldi and Bach- their life and works in a religious context

Calendar updates for February 2021:

-February 5, 2021

Early Dismissal -- All Classes 

12:00 NOON

Parent Teacher Conferences 1PM - 6PM

-February 11, 2021 

School Closed Professional Development Day

PreK For All will be open

-February 12, 2021

All Classes Closed

PreK For All Professional Development Day 

-February 15, 2021

President's Day 

All Classes Closed

-February 22, 2021

Early Dismissal 12:00 noon 

Faculty Meeting 

PreK For All Dismissal at 3:00 PM