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February 6, 2004

A Note From the Principal: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!  What a wonderful blessing this school is to all who are here.  We are so thankful to God for not only the students, but also the wonderful teachers and staff that help make this place great.  As the school year continues to go on, let us never forget the many blessings that God continues to give us each and every day!

Chapel: Our offerings total $279.95.  That means we have already purchased three and a half sheep for the people of Kyrgyzstan .  We have two more weeks to reach our goal of five sheep!  May we continue to let Christ’s light shine as we support this ministry.

Annual School Open House for new, prospective families will be on Sunday, February 8^th 1:00 to 3:00 PM.  You, as parents, of students of OSL, are our best PR tool.  Continue to talk to friends and neighbors about OSLS.

Recycling:  Bring Your Paper NOW!  We can win up to $2,500 cash if you help us recycle the most paper through our green and yellow Paper Retriever in February and March.  See attached flyer coming home today.  They are asking us to let everyone know they DO NOT take phone books or cardboard of any kind.  Thank you for your help

The A-Team Girls basketball season is almost at its end.  The girls have done a marvelous job representing their Savior Jesus Christ in all that they have said and done.  As a result of their hard work, the girls are currently playing in the St. Louis Lutheran League playoffs.  Next week, look for how they did in the playoffs and for their final year end record.  To God be the Glory!  

Congratulations to the following 6^th, 7^th, and 8^th grade students recognized for their academic achievements during the Second Quarter of the school year. 6^th Grade High Honors Nora Moeller 6^th Grade Honor Roll Alexandria Graves , Joe Hoff , Christian Philipp 7^th Grade High Honors Max Petri 7^th Grade Honor Roll Jessica Browne , Ken Dickneite , Amber Hennrich, Cameron Wohlschlaeger , Adam Baysinger       Brittany Jensen , Nicki Mater, Tori Stockglausner , Mandy Branch 8^th Grade High Honor Ashley Straubinger 8^th Grade Honor Roll Kelly Philipp,             Brianna Zell   

Perfect Church Attendance:  We want to congratulate the students who have had perfect church attendance for the first semester. Kindergarten: Joel Crumrine First Grade:  Zachary Graves, Cody Traughber, and Sarah Zarb Second Grade: Allison Gocioch and Nicholas Conover Third Grade:  Kaitlin Henning Fifth Grade: Johanna Moeller, Becky Schulz and David Marquardt Sixth Grade: Nora Moeller and Christian Philipp Eighth Grade: Kelly Philipp

Basketball Pictures will be taken Tuesday, February 10.  All  players need to bring their uniform to school with them that day.  Boys, girls, A & B individual and team basketball pictures will be taken.  Payment MUST be made the day of picture taking.  (See separate order flyer.)

Yearbook  Jostens will again publish our yearbook.  It will include class pictures, candid shots, sports teams, some field trips, and special events.  Everyone will be included from preschool through 8^th grade.  Our yearbook has something for everyone.  The price is $12.00 per book and needs to be paid in advance.  The deadline to order is Friday, February 6.  Late orders may be subject to an extra charge and limited availability.  If you need extra forms, or have questions please see Mrs. Clark or Mrs. Stevens.

Store Certificates - Thanks to all for supporting our store certificate program.  Feb. is going to be "Sweet Treats" month.  Valentine's Day is just around the corner.  Our contest for Feb is going to highlight all the "Sweet Deal" stores.  We know you are all looking for something great for that "someone special" in your life.  We want you to continue buying your groceries and restaurant certificates from us, BUT, this month the family with the highest sales on THESE stores, win the "Sweet Treat" basket.  The highlighted stores for this month are:  Baskin Robbins, Bass Pro, Bath & Body, Claire's, Dillard's, Icing, Mrs. Field's, Original Cookie Co., Pier One and TCBY.  As always, we will continue to have our $25 drawing winner(s) for our total sales.

Boxtops for Education Update!  Congratulations go to 6th grade for collecting 305 or 25.42 Boxtops per student.  Great job!  For the month we collected 838 Boxtops or $83.80!  For this school year, we have collected 6718 Boxtops or $671.80!!! And we are only halfway through the school year.  Way to go!  Cash from trash!  Thanks to all who continue to support this fundraiser.  Remember, we collect aluminum cans, too.  More cash from trash!  If you have any questions about either of these fundraisers, please call Terri Hoff at 636-677-1330.

The Kindergarten enjoyed skating on paper plates in the gym.

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