Kindergarten Round-up Has Occurred
If you missed kindergarten round-up, please contact the school office, (563) 391-3030.
Preschool and Daycare Registration
Three, four, and five year old preschool and daycare registration has begun and waiting lists have begun for some classes. Spots can go fast so don’t delay registration. Click HERE for a church bulletin from a couple of weekends ago that contains an insert with more information.
AHS Production of Freaky Friday
Save the Date for the Assumption Knight Players’ production of Freaky Friday, a heartfelt, comedic, and unexpectedly emotional update on an American classic! When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they come to appreciate one another’s struggles, learn self-acceptance, and realize the immeasurable love and mutual respect that bond a mother and daughter. Performances are on March 6th and 7th at 7:00 p.m. and March 8th at 2:00 p.m.. Tickets available at http://www.showtix4u.com or at the door.
Policy Committee
Each year, an ad hoc committee of parents, staff, and board members examine about 1/3 of the policies in the student handbook and make recommendations to the school board. Included in this year’s policies to review will be the student discipline policy (is there something other than detentions that we should have as consequences for misbehaviors, for example), the technology and acceptable use policy, and our annual review of our four dress code policies. We typically meet 2-3 times and choose a date/time that will work for the most people. If you would like to be a part of this spring’s policy committee or have feedback regarding something in our handbook, please contact me via email.
One of the policies that will be reviewed is the tuition policy. Excerpts of this policy are below.
Family Contribution Paid Through Tuition, Fees, and Support of OLV:
Each family is asked to help share in providing the talent and resources necessary for the parish to be successful in its mission to teach the Faith. The cost to educate a child is substantially more than the tuition amount. Each family’s share of this cost (the family contribution) is paid through tuition, fees and offertory envelopes. Due to parish support, registered and participating members of Our Lady of Victory Parish with students enrolled in John F. Kennedy Catholic School, benefit from a family tuition rate that is lower than the rate charged other users of the school. At least one of a child’s parents or legal guardians must be a registered and participating member of OLV to receive participating member rates.
An OLV registered and participating member, at a minimum, follows the precepts of the Church and is called to go far beyond the minimum in the love of God and neighbor. Below are the precepts, adapted for fulfillment by participation in the Church through Our Lady of Victory:
- Attend Mass at OLV on at least 30 weekends out of the year. While attending Mass on Sundays and on holy days of obligation is a precept of the Church, attending the majority of those Masses here at OLV ensures that the parish and families develop their relationship together as disciples of Christ.
- Confess one’s sins at least once per year.
- Receive Holy Communion at least once per year, during the Easter season.
- Observe the days of fast and abstinence.
- Provide for the needs of the Church, including OLV. The use of envelopes or electronic funds transfer should be used by OLV registered and participating members to facilitate this obligation. If this obligation is too much of a hardship, an individualized plan for donated services/voluntarism may be agreed upon.
In addition, the following are also included in the definition of an OLV registered and participating member:
- Register in the parish by completing the parish registration form.
- Participate in and help with parish/school activities.
Users of the school who are not active participating members of Our Lady of Victory shall pay a higher tuition rate. They are still expected, however, to support the values of the school and participate in and help with parish/school activities.
511 New Books at Book Fair
There were 511 books sold at our book fair during Catholic Schools Week. There’s nothing like a fresh book to read!
Highlighted Upcoming Events
Feb 20: End of 3rd Mid-Quarter. Parent University.
Feb 21-23: Men’s CEW
Feb 23-25: Parish Mission. Attend one or all three sessions. Sunday’s session is at 3:00. Monday’s and Tuesday’s sessions are at 7:00 p.m.
Feb 26: Ash Wednesday Masses at 7 and 8:15 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Feb 27: QC Veterans’ Outreach Center Out of Uniform Day (Decades Day)
Feb 28: JFK Reconciliation
OLV parish bulletin: Click HERE or use the following link/url: https://www.olvjfk.com/olv/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/02/February-16-2020.pdf
When You Can’t Decide, Just Paint It
We painted our family room floor again this weekend. When we built the addition to our house about 22 years ago, we put carpeting in the family room. After a couple of dogs later, we decided to pull the carpet out about four years ago, without really any plans on what to do after that. We just knew we had to get the carpet out. Under the carpeting is very uneven oriented strand board. Without being able to decide at that time what we wanted to do for a new flooring, we temporarily painted it, trying to achieve a slate look using a variety of paints and polyurethane that we had as leftovers from other projects. Now, four years later, we still can’t decide what we want to do (for as much as we want to spend). The underlayment is uneven enough that it might have to be covered entirely for any sort of tile, vinyl, etc. We don’t really want carpeting either as we still have two dogs. So, we painted it again! It’s a solid color this time, and, for $100, it looks good!
Chad
