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Little Flower Newsletter 11-7-11
Thank You To Parishioners & Parents That Attend Weekly School Masses!
We would like to take the opportunity to thank all those that attend our weekly school masses. Your actions and presence do not go unnoticed. We appreciate your faith and the example that you set for our students.
Adult Faith Formation Opportunities Available
The Christian Formation Committee is offering a series called “Catholicism” as ongoing formation for Little Flower Parishioners. It is our goal that every adult/family will view these sessions. This series consists of ten one-hour DVD sessions presented marvelously by Rev. Robert E. Barron. What is so wonderful about this series is that if you miss any, you can pick it up another time. We will make these available to all who are interested.
If you need other times, please indicate on the sign up sheets that will be available in the All Souls Chapel this weekend November 12-13, and November 19-20. These sessions will be held throughout the year as long as there are interested parishioners. Beginning dates are Sunday, November 27 and Wednesday, November 30. Each week, there will be a short explanation of each session.
Tuition Incentives Available
Beginning this year, we will offer a $500 tuition reduction incentive for any Little Flower family that is able to recruit a new family to our school. The children of the new family must be in grades K-8 and the family cannot be existing members of Little Flower Parish. For more information please contact Mr. Baird or refer to the informational letter in this week’s Tuesday folder. Once you have successfully recruited a new family, please contact Mr. Baird or Mrs. Barb Schlanger to receive credit.
Congratulations October winners of the Tuesday folder “golden ticket” and the newsletter “secret word” Contests!
Congratulations Justine Whitworth for being the winner of the October newsletter “secret word” contest! Congratulations to Barb Jacoby for being the winner of the October “golden ticket” contest!
Feast Of The Immaculate Conception Mass
Our Mass for the week of 12/5-12/9 will be on Thursday Dec. 8. This is a “holy day of obligation.” Mass will begin at 10:00 a.m. Please join us!
Lost & Found To Be Cleaned Out!
Attention parents!! We will be cleaning out the Lost & Found chest. On Monday Nov. 14 any unclaimed items will be donated to the Goodwill. Items will be displayed this week on a table in the cafeteria. If you are able please obtain any unclaimed items.
Magazines Are Great Christmas Gifts
For anyone interested in purchasing a magazine as a Christmas gift, while at the same time supporting LF, go to QSP.com to make a purchase and support our school.
Little Flower Merchandise Catalog Created
Recently, the LF Marketing Committee has created a catalog of Little Flower Merchandise. The items are available through pre-orders. The catalogs were sent home in the Tuesday folder and are available in the office. A big thank you to Lisa & Pat Eppert for implementing this catalog! These items are a great way to show others our “Little Flower Spirit!”
Innisbrook Delivery Scheduled For Thursday 11/10/11
The Innisbrook items will be delivered on Thursday Nov. 10. We will organize the items and ask that students and parents pick up the items on Friday Nov. 11. Pickup will be available after school on Friday.
Box Tops Drive A Huge Success!!!
Thank you to everyone that participated in our recent box tops drive. We were able to raise $1,134 with this most recent effort. Please continue to support this program as it is a very easy way to support our school. Thank you to Theresa Human for leading and organizing the drive.
Power of Positive Program
We have completed two months with our new “Power of Positive” program. During that time we have emphasized the traits of service and doing “little things” like St. Therese. During the month of Sept. many students performed an act of service. During Oct. students have been doing many little things for others. We hope that these displays of kindness continue! For the month of Nov. our emphasis will be on positive “words” and “communication.” We will highlight the importance of this throughout the month.
Please Return Run/Walk Signs
If you displayed a 5K Run/Walk we thank you for the advertisement. If you still have the sign, please return it to the school office so that we can change the dates and use them again next year.
Little Flower Alumni/Good News
Do you know of a Little Flower alumnus doing good things (i.e. graduating H.S. or college, excelling in fine arts, music, athletics, professional life, etc.)? If so, please let us know so that we may celebrate the successes of the current and former members of our community.
Third “Coffee Talk” Meeting Scheduled
The monthly “coffee talk” meeting for November is scheduled for Thursday Nov. 17 beginning at 7:45 a.m. The informal gathering will be held in the school library. Please consider joining us to discuss a variety of school related matters.
Lice Prevention Products Available
Julie patten, ( better known as Kaitlyn’s mom), will be distributing Organic lice and more importantly lice prevention products this year. The manufacturer is Fairy Tales which is a sulfate, parabin, and sodium free product featuring essential oils of lavender, tea tree, Rosemary, and citronella. The ingredients are safe for everyday use. Average studies show with use of product prevention is 71%-92%. Products layered are almost 100% for a full 24 hours. Treating hoods and helmets are equally important. For more facts, visit www.fairytaleshaircare.com or www.licepreventionnews.com or contact Julie Patten.
Lice Prevention & Tips For Checking For Lice
-We would like to take the opportunity to remind parents of healthy practices in keeping your children lice free and for checking your child. We are not aware of any cases of lice in our school this year, but it is important to remind everyone of the importance of checking the children and knowing the proper procedures to deal with any potential cases.
1) Be sure there is adequate lighting when checking your child's head for lice. A brightly lit bathroom or a flashlight will help you spot any lice or eggs.
2) Begin at the nape (bottom) of the neck and work your way up. Lice and eggs can be anywhere on the head but they do prefer warmer places to hide. The lower hairline is a good place to start.
3) Using either your fingers or a tail comb, slowly part the hair down the middle, from the crown to the nape of the neck. Check the part for eggs on the hair shaft (small white specks attached to the hair shaft) or adult lice. The eggs will be well attached and should only be able to be removed by scraping off the hair with your finger nail.
4) Once the first section is checked, part the hair either to the left or right of your original part in very small sections. Check this new parting for eggs and adult lice.
5) Repeat this process throughout the entire back of the head, paying extra attention to the warmer spots at the nape, hairline and close to the ears.
6) When the entire back portion of the head is complete, part your child's hair from the crown to the front hairline and repeat the process for the front of the hair.
7) If lice are found on your child's head treatment must be given immediately.
8) Remove your child's clothing that they are wearing and all bedding on your child's bed. Wash immediately or your child will risk another exposure. All materials such as jackets, hats, scarves, pillow or blanket that your child may have come in contact with will be infested and must be washed.
9) Wash your hands thoroughly once the clothes are in the washer.
10) Go to the drug store and purchase a lice shampoo. Follow the directions given with the product.
11) If you have other children in the house check them for lice as well. If you suspect you may be infected have someone check you or use the lice shampoo just to be safe.
12) Be persistent. The treatment may have to be repeated before the lice or eggs are completely killed.
Do You Use Trash Bags?
For most of us we use trash bags in many ways. Little Flower now has bags available to support our school & parish. The bags are high quality plastic and available in two sizes. The bags are available in 15 and 39 gallon sizes. The 15 gallon bags come in rolls of 65 and the 39 gallon bags are available in 25 count rolls. Each roll sells for $10 and 35% of each sale is returned to the parish/school. The bags are available daily in the school office or are also available after the 10:30 a.m. children’s liturgy masses held once a month.
Help Little Flower defray administrative costs, purchases of books and other expenses by supporting the use of gift cards. Make Land’s End purchases count by using Land’s End Gift Cards. You receive full value of the gift card and Little Flower receives 16% at no additional cost to you! Also remember when placing orders through Land’s end to use Little Flower School Code #900116716 and you will automatically contribute up to 3% of your purchases. Walmart and Target gift cards are also useful for everyday purchases. Gift cards make great gifts as well! Gift cards from various stores are available for immediate purchase every Sunday after Mass. Order forms for other stores are available in the church rectory, on Fast Direct and the school office. Go to www.glscrip.com for a full list of contributing stores. (Please allow up to 2 weeks for delivery of cards that must be ordered).
Prayer Kits Available!
Some of you may recall from last year, we have prayer kits available for use in your home. The kit is designed to encourage families to place an emphasis on prayer and to take the time to pray as a family. If you would like to request the kit, please send Mr. Baird a Fast Direct message.
Thought For The Week
Positive and negative are directions. Which direction do you choose? (Anonymous)
Gift Cards Available After School on Thursdays and In The School Office
The scrip gift cards will be sold after school at “car line” every Thursday. Please consider obtaining your cards on Thursdays! The cards will also be available all week in the school office.
November Charity: Immaculate Conception Food Pantry
At this years’ fall festival the 6th grade conducted a raffle to collect canned food donations. The drive was a success and the 6th graders were able to collect many items while providing fun and exciting prizes to those who donated. On our “play clothes for charity day” students may bring in designated items or a monetary donation.
Prek – Cereal K – Condiments
1st – Paper Products 2nd – Soup
3rd – Canned Fruits 4th – Canned Vegetables
5th – Pasta and Rice Products
7th – Canned Meat 8th – Condiments
The pantry will also accept “leftover” Halloween candy as it is a nice treat for little children of the needy families.
You can send attachments with Fast Direct Messages
We would like to highlight a wonderful feature on our Fast Direct system. If you need to send messages with information, you are able to do so by adding an attachment to a message. To send a message with an attachment you simply compose a message and in the bottom left corner you will see an area marked “attach file.” You just click on “browse” and select the appropriate attachment.
Many Play Clothes Days
Recently we have had many “play clothes” days, which the students have loved. It has been a fun and exciting time, but following Halloween we look forward to getting our students back into their uniforms on a regular basis.
Calendar:
11/11 Box Tops Play Clothes Day
11/13 Children’s Liturgy & Donut Sunday
11/14 2:00 dismissal
6:30 School Board Meeting
11/17 Coffee Talk, 7:45 a.m.
11/18 Play Clothes Day for Charity (Immaculate Conception Food Pantry)
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