News and Events

O.L. A. Student Council Valentines Sale

The O.L.A. Student Council will conduct its annual Valentines Sale next week – Tuesday, February 7th through Thursday, February 9th.  Selling will take place in the cafeteria before first period between approximately 7:40 a.m. and 7:55 a.m. Valentines are 50 cents each. Students may buy as many as they like. The student council will deliver the Valentines to the classrooms on Tuesday, February 14th – Valentine’s Day. 

See you at the Valentines tables next week!

Thank you,
The O.L.A. Student Council

Student Council Winter Weather Clothing Drive

The Student Council is conducting its annual winter weather hat, mittens, and coat drive to benefit the Tracy School of Lynn. With the arrival of the cold weather, please remember the less fortunate in our community with limited resources to purchase adequate winter weather clothing.  Please click here for details.

St. Mary's H.S. Announces New OLA Scholarship Program

Thank you to the Mosakowski Family Foundation for providing this scholarship to OLA students attending St. Mary's High School.  The scholarship is "a $1,000 annual award, renewable for 4 years, with a total value of $4,000."  For additional information, please contact Chris Aldrich, Director of Enrollment Management at (781) 586-2070 or caldrich@smhlynn.org.

Lunch Minder

The wait is over! The student I.D. cards have arrived, and we are ready to launch the new hot lunch program.  Click here for details.

PreK4 Nativity Reenactment

Please enjoy this clip of Mrs. Yobaccio's PreK4's Nativity Reenactment.  The preschoolers did an amazing job!

OLA Cadette Troop Sponsors Anti-Idling Policy

The 7th grade Cadette Troop 60713 would like to inform the OLA community of a new “No Idling Policy” that has been approved by school administration.The troop will be putting up signs around the school to remind parents not to leave their cars running while waiting to pick up students in the parking lot.Idling causes dangerous fumes to be emitted and can be a serious health hazard.We ask for your cooperation in this endeavor which will help us all breathe a little easier.

OLA Cadette Girl Scout Troop 60686  Shriners Pull Tab Program

OLA Cadette Girl Scout Troop 60686 will be sponsoring the Shriners Pull Tab Collection Program again this year.  Collect your pull-tabs on beverage cans and bring them to your homeroom every Friday starting November 4th.  For more details, please click here.

OLA Youth Choir directed by Mr. Mitchell

OLA Family Referral Program

Our Lady of the Assumption School would like to announce that it is embarking on a multifaceted Marketing and Enrollment Campaign designed to promote the transformative, faith-based educational experience of our school to prospective parents in the communities we serve. While a good idea in even a robust economic environment, this enrollment initiative is a proactive response to declining enrollments affecting every private educational institution, including ours. It includes an Advertising Campaign, a Series of Open Houses, and a Parent Referral Program. Because the proven, most reliable form of advertising is "word of mouth," YOU PLAY A KEY ROLE IN THE SUCCESS OF THIS CAMPAIGN!

Parents, teachers, students and staff participated in the first Open House of the new school year on August 14, 2011. The inquiries and visits were very encouraging. The Open House was supported by coordinated advertising in local newspapers serving Peabody, Lynn, Saugus and Lynnfield. Future Open Houses are scheduled for Sunday, November 20 and Sunday, January 29, 2012.

Over the years, parents have been the best "advertisers" of OLA because you have witnessed, first-hand, the spiritual growth and academic achievement of your own children. We hope that you will continue, or in some cases begin, to share your excitement and enthusiasm for OLA with others. To that end, we are pleased to introduce a Family Referral Program. Current OLA families will be eligible to receive a $500 tuition credit for the 2012-2013 school year for each new student who enrolls (in K-8) as a result of a referral. Faculty and staff who refer students are also eligible to participate. Details and conditions of the program are available by clicking here.

OLA greatly appreciates the steadfast support of our school families who not only invest financially in their children's education, but who also volunteer countless hours in faithful service to the OLA school. Your commitment and dedication to OLA is truly humbling.

Respectfully,

Fr. Jack Farrell, Pastor

Updates

Dear Parent or Guardian,

Our school is participating in a recycling fundraiser by collecting used cell phones and empty print cartridges to raise money for OLA.

Unlike other fundraising projects, there is nothing to buy. This recycling program is a safe, simple and easy way to raise money and help the environment at the same time by reducing the amount of non-biodegradable waste in our landfills.

Did you know:

• Over 100 million cell phones will be thrown out this year alone;
• Printer cartridges create over 1.9 billion pounds of non-biodegradable waste; and
• One cell phone can pollute up to 34.9 gallons of water?

Can we count on your help? It's easy!

Please collect used cell phones and empty inkjet print cartridges, laser toner, copier toner, fax toner and multi-functional printer cartridges from your home, work, co-workers and neighbors. Send them to school with your child. Collection boxes are located in the school office.

If you have cell phones to donate, please erase all data. But don't worry—as an extra security measure, the recycling company will double check to make sure all data is deleted.

There is no cost to our school to participate in this recycling program, so 100% of the proceeds will benefit OLA.

Our goal is to ship out our first collection of cell phones and cartridges in November so could you please help us out?

This is going to be a great way for our school to raise money and help the environment.

Thank you for your continued participation.

Nancy Arrington

Recycling Coordinator for Our Lady of the Assumption School

781-599-4422

narrington@olalynnfieldschool.com

PS: This is an ongoing fundraiser; so when you have more cartridges and cell phones ready, please let me know!

A+ School Rewards Begins October 6, 2011

Dear Parents,

Welcome to the start of a new school year and another year of A+ School Rewards. Starting October 6, 2011 through March 29, 2012, Our Lady of the Assumption School will have the opportunity to earn cash through Stop & Shop A+ School Rewards Program.

All you have to do is:

Log onto www.stopandshop.com/aplus to register online

or 

Dial 1-877-275-2758 to register your card over the phone

After you register your card, each shopping trip at Stop & Shop using your Stop & Shop Card earns CASH for OLA! Each month, the amount of CASH awarded will be updated on the Stop & Shop website. You can track the amount of points you earn for our school by checking your grocery receipt and online when you create an account at www.stopandshop.com. Our school will receive a check at the end of the program. The money can be used for any of our school's educational needs.

Remember, even if you registered your card last year, you must re-register this year for our school to receive credit. Attending to this simple process makes a HUGE difference to our school. We need your support!

Be sure to register your card to benefit OLA using ID#10182.

Also, don't forget to encourage your friends and relatives to do the same.

IT WILL MEAN THE WORLD TO OUR CHILDREN!