DECEMBER 7, 2023
IMPORTANT INFO YOU NEED TO KNOW
CALENDAR REMINDER:
Reminder that Thursday, December 21st will be a half day for all students. School will resume on January 2nd.
EVENTS & EXPERIENCES
THE NEXT OLMC SCHOOL TOUR IS TOMORROW!!
A note of gratitude to all who have encouraged their friends and neighbors to check out OLMC & LGA. You are the school’s best ambassadors, and it’s immensely gratifying when we learn that prospective new families have heard about us from our current parents. Reminder that our next school tour is tomorrow, December 8th, directly after Mass. If you have in mind any last minute guests who might want to attend, please contact admissions@olmcboonton.org directly.
LESSONS & CAROLS
Lessons & Carols will be on Sunday, December 17th at 3 pm. This is a beloved OLMC/LGA tradition that will help make your family’s Advent preparations all the more meaningful and memorable. For more about the event, check out this blog post. Sign your child up to sing HERE.
For students in grades 3 through 8, please sign up to join the choir for our Lessons and Carols Service. It is a beautiful service of Scripture Readings (the Lessons) and hymns or songs (the Carols) held each year in Advent on Gaudete Sunday. Please sign up HERE to participate (be sure to sign up each child under the correct grade level. This will ensure we have enough space for the students who want to participate. Please place student names in the main sign up slot and include the best parent email for follow up communication).
SHAKESPEARE THEATER FIELD STUDY
LGA students will take a trip to the Kirby Shakespeare Theater in Madison to see the performance of Shakespeare’s Midwinter Night’s Dream on December 14th. We will order pizza for lunch when we return from the performance. Details about the play, lunch, and chaperones are included with the permission slip that will go home with students next week.
Click HERE for the permission slip.
CHANTICLEER GEAR POP-UP SHOP
On Wednesday December 13th and Friday December 15th there will be Chanticleer gear for sale in the gym during pick-up. Find the perfect stocking stuffer for the Chanticleers in your life!
CHANTICLEER GEAR ONLINE SALE
From now through Twelfth Night (January 5th), all items in our school store are 15% off. Be sure to order by December 10th to ensure delivery by Christmas day.
SAVE THE DATE: FATHER/DAUGHTER DANCE
Our annual Father/Daughter Dance will be on January 20th for all Lady Chanticleers in preK-12th grade.
VOLUNTEER/GIVING OPPORTUNITIES
PARENT DRIVERS NEEDED
Parent chaperone/drivers are needed to help with LGA’s upcoming visit to the Shakespeare Theater on December 14th. Please contact Victoria Kachler at vkachler@lg.academy if you are able to help.
FATHER/DAUGHTER DANCE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
The dance will be on January 20th, and we need your help to give our daughters a night to remember. Specifically, we are in need of two co-chairs and additional volunteers. Please email: hsa@olmcboonton.org to help.
Faculty Christmas Fund: Our faculty and teachers give so much of themselves, so the HSA we would like to reciprocate by pooling our resources to bless each of them with a monetary gift this Christmas. We are asking for your help to show this type of appreciation. We are hoping to be able to give at least $100 to each full-time staff member and $50 to each part-time staff member. The total amount we collect will be distributed equally. If your family would like to contribute toward this collection for our teachers, please send your contribution in by December 10th. You may send it in an envelope marked “HSA” to be delivered to the front desk. Checks can be made out to “OLMC.” You may also use paypal.me/olmchsa.* There is no obligation to participate. Any contribution will be greatly appreciated. If you have more than one child in the school, please send the envelope with your oldest child.
*Cash and checks are preferred over PayPal as PayPal takes a small fee for each transaction.
For those who also want to get teachers and faculty members a little something special for Christmas, click HERE to view their "favorite things.”
Please check out the HSA newsletter for up to date information on the many upcoming opportunities in which you can get involved.
ATHLETICS INFORMATION
BALLET CLUB
Girls’ Ballet Dance Class is open to all girls in grades K-5. Classes will be held on Tuesdays beginning January 16th, and the session will run for 8 weeks. The K-2 class will meet from 3-3:45, and the Gr. 3-5 class will meet from 3:45-4:30. The cost is $65.
Please note that space is very limited and the classes fill up fast. Make checks payable to OLMC School with ‘dance class’ in the memo. For questions or to register, please email Cecilia Schlegel at ceciliamschlegel@gmail.com
SHOW YOUR CHANTICLEER SPIRIT
Come cheer on your classmates at one (or more!) of five basketball games this Sunday:
JV Boys (12 pm at Boonton HS)
Girls 4th & 5th (1:10 pm at Boonton HS)
Varsity Girls A (2:20 pm at Boonton HS)
Varsity Girls B (3:40 pm at Boonton HS)
Varsity Boys (6:30 pm at A Money Sportz in Whippany)