Through the intercession of Our Lady of Mercy, we commit ourselves to living the Good News of Jesus through Works of Mercy. Our rigorous academic program unleashes creative energy for the pursuit of knowledge and nurtures a hope-filled vision for Catholic leadership. We live out our relationship with God by respecting the dignity of others and providing service to the global community that fosters unity, understanding, and compassion.

Hail Mary, Full of Grace, The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Sunday October 27th, 2024

Good morning,

It was great to see so many familiar faces in the building on Thursday and Friday for teacher/parent conferences. Hopefully your meetings were productive and you got an accurate snapshot of how your child is doing so far this school year. Thank you again for being your child's first and most important teacher and all that you do to support the faculty and staff here at OLM. I hope everyone had a great time at the trunk or treat event on Friday. Thank you to our awesome home and school association who planned and ran this terrific event. OLM was hit hard this week with the stomach bug. I hope everyone who got the stomach bug is feeling better. Over the weekend the cleaners did a deep clean of all surface areas, door handles, railings and bathrooms. If your child is feeling sick please do not send them into school. Thank you for helping us keep everyone healthy. I hope everyone has a great week ahead and please reach out with any questions or concerns.

In Mercy,

Bill Delaney

During the week of 11/11 the Archdiocese of Philadelphia safe touch lessons will be taught by your child's religion teacher. Attached is a video and the lessons that will be taught for each grade. If you choose for your child not to be taught these lessons please sign and return the opt out form that is also attached below before Monday 11/11. You are only signing the form if you do not want your child to be taught the lesson. If you have any questions please let me know. Thank you.

Winter Uniforms begin November 4th! If you are in need of any -the uniform exchange will be available on the stage in the gym during conferences. If you cannot find something there please contact Julie Bebey - jbebey@olmrcs.com**

Reminders

- Please remember to fill out all the school forms that are on FACTS.

- If you are changing the way your child is going home please call the main office before 1pm.

- If your child is absent from school please email attendance@olmrcs.com.

- Make sure to have all your clearances up to date if you are planning on volunteering in the school or with any clubs.

Please remember that your child needs to be 24 hours fever free and vomit free without medicine before returning to school. Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our school community healthy.

10/27- Fall Open House (11am-1pm).

11/1- All Saints Day. No School.

11/4- Winter uniforms begin.

11/7- St. Alphonsus Confirmation.

11/8- 9 am Mass

11/9- St. Catherine's Confirmation.

11/9- OLM Auction.

Please note the menu CHANGE for Wednesday, October 30th - there will now be PIZZA!!!! instead of Teriyaki Chicken or Cheese steak eggrolls.

Mr. Delaney and I would like the parents/guardians of our middle school students to be aware that there is a central location where you can access your child’s homework. Please determine your child’s team- A, B, C, D, E, or F, and click on the grade and the team. It will take you to the homework posted by your child’s teachers.

Thank you.

Mrs. Maher

https://sites.google.com/olmrcs.com/middleschoolhomework

The library is thriving this year with so many young readers and so many generous book donations, so much so that we are running out of space to house all of the new books. We are hoping that one of our families has an old bookcase no longer useful in their own house. The dimensions would need to be no greater than 20"wide by 40"high. Thank you for considering your donation.

OLM will begin to offer instrumental lessons from Band for Today beginning in the fall for grades 4-8th grade. These lessons will take place during the school day. Piano lessons will continue to be offered by Mr. Ferraro. Partial scholarships may be available. Lessons have just started. You can still sign up if interested. Thank you. Please visit the bandfortoday.com website for more information.

• We need parent volunteers to help with Ski & Board Club Monday Pretzels. One person is asked to pick up pretzels at 8 am at the Philly Pretzel Factory Horsham, deliver them to the school, and help sort and distribute them. We need another parent to meet at the school at 8:15 am and help sort/distribute them. Please use the SignUp Genius link to volunteer for a day or two. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4DA9A62CA2FD0-51172154-2024#/

• SKI & BOARD BAKE SALE - OCTOBER 29th & 30th

  • All baked goods will be sold for $2.00 each during the lunch periods. All proceeds will help offset the cost of the busing for the ski & board club.

Do you, someone in your family, or a friend have a small local business? Feel free to complete the form so we can share these businesses with the OLM community. We like to feature these businesses as the holiday season approaches. https://tinyurl.com/OLMsmallbiz24

• We hope everyone enjoyed the trunk or treat as much as we enjoyed hosting it. Special shout out to our chair, Heather Norman and all the volunteers that help make this fall family event take place. The costumes and the cars looked amazing! Can’t wait to see what everyone comes up with next year.

• Thank you for joining us for the 2024 OLM Haunted Hayride last Friday night! We hope everyone had a great evening during all of the spooky events. With the help of many parents and chaperones, we served fun snacks and smores while enjoying the warmth of the fire. Many thanks again to all our check-in parents, food table volunteers, Corn walk coordinators, and clean-up crew members for making our annual night of thrills and chills run so smoothly! We would also like to thank Ms. Pasceri and the OLM Office staff for collecting and tallying our payments, Denise Schmalbach for being the photographer, and Erin Ellis for chairing this event and making sure all were safe. Thank you for all that you do.

• The Tennis club finished up on Tuesday, October 22nd. The students had such a great time and weather this season learning new skills. The Tennis Club thanks Mrs. Maher and the OLM Office staff, Grace Mullan, Alice Begley and Victoria Racz, for setting up our early dismissals from school! Thank you to all the parents that helped transport the students to tennis. We are also very grateful for the help of Maria Pasceri in the finance office for collecting our club payments! Thank you to all the coaches at Cedarbrook Country Club for hosting OLM on their beautiful courts with plenty of creative games, skills, and drills! And last but not least, Jenny Contorno & Jenny Penna for coordinating this amazing club.

BTFE is digital! Visit www.boxtops4education.com today to get the app and start earning for OLM -- use the referral code XXJZ0B0U when you sign up to earn a minimum of 20 Bonus Box Tops when you scan your first receipt! September 18th kicks off National Box Tops Week so be on the lookout for additional info regarding opportunities to earn bonus box tops! More detailed instructions and special NBTW offers will be posted in our Instagram stories and highlights @olmhsa.

Mabel's Labels will donate 20% of all purchase totals made through our storefront! Visit campaigns.mabelslabels.com and select Our Lady of Mercy Regional Catholic School (Maple Glen). All coupon codes and promos are valid through our storefront and shipping is always free!

This holiday season, we’ve partnered with Minted where you can save 20% and Minted donates back 15% to the school. Shop holiday cards and gifts on minted.com/holiday and use our promo code: FUNDRAISEMERCYREGIONAL.

• Interested in joining the 2024-2025 HSA?

• Want to be more involved with events at school. Feel free to complete the interest form: tinyurl.com/2425OLMVolCalendar. As the event becomes closer we will pass your information to the chair of the event. We welcome you to follow and interact with us on social media, FB @olmhsa or Instagram @olmhsa.
• We welcome you to check out our website, www.olmhsa.wixsite.com/2021, or follow and interact with us on social media, FB @olmhsa or Instagram @olmhsa.

Please note the menu CHANGE for Wednesday, October 30th - there will now be PIZZA!!!! instead of Teriyaki Chicken or Cheese steak eggrolls.

Welcome back to OLM!!

At OLM the students are our top priority and we are excited to serve your child through our Lunch program. In this letter you will find some important information about the program, what it is included in every meal and payment options.

OLM Lunch Program and Meal Plan:

Full lunch: $5.00 and includes:

- Main Entree (two different options every day)

- Side Dish

- 2 fruits AND 2 veggies

- 1 drink (milk, small water bottle or 100% juice)

Menus are posted in the school website under the "Lunch Program" tab and are included in the school's communication that is sent home at the beginning of each month. In addition to the two main dishes daily options, we offer seven alternate lunch choices on a daily basis. Snacks, bottled drinks and A la Carte items are not included in the meal plan, but they are available to be purchased every day and can be bought with or without buying the meal.

As in past years, we will continue to offer Fireside (boneless wings) and Chick Fil A once a month. A Google form will be posted in the school communication so you can register for these lunches. Although payment is not necessary at the time of ordering, we kindly ask that you make sure that your account has enough balance to cover such lunches, otherwise your orders won't be processed.

This year we are merging the lunch program with our FACTS system. As in the past EVERY STUDENT is provided with a NEW PIN number. This PIN number can be found in your FACTS Family Page: All you have to do is select your child from the middle drop down menu and find his/her 5 digit number -on the left hand of the screen- labeled ID Number, system. We kindly ask that you help your child memorize his/her number as this will help us speed up the check out process.

Lunch FAMILY accounts can be funded through your financial link in the FACTS family portal.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me at esolanodeguerra@olmrcs.com

Looking forward to serving your kid!!

Mrs. Eugenia Solano-DeGuerra

OLM Cafe Food Service Director/CARES Director

BEGINNING PIANO LESSONS AT OLM!!

Payment: Every 4 lessons in the amount of $100.

Lessons will be scheduled upon receipt of first payment.

Payments may be made through PayPal. FJFJR@comcast.net

Or Venmo at….. @Frank-Ferraro-12

Lesson details:

Private lessons, 30 minutes each, once per week, during school hours.

Teachers will be contacted regarding lesson times. Parents will be informed of their child’s lesson time.

We will begin lessons in October!!

Please purchase this piano book: Alfred's Basic Piano Library Lesson Book, Bk 1A: Book & CD

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0739024833/ref=cm_sw_r_em_api_c_u6L.xbJENWRFZ

Many Blessings,

Frank Ferraro

Piano Instructor

band@olmrcs.com

Morning Car Line: For everyone's safety please do not park your car and walk your child over in the morning. Please stay in the car line and drop your child off on the sidewalk. Thank you for your cooperation.

To keep our students safe and the car line moving in the afternoon, please:

• Do not get out of your cars. A faculty member will help your child get into the car.
• DO NOT PASS cars in front of you as there may be children getting into their cars on the driver's side. Please be patient and stay in line as you exit the school property, following the car in front of you.
• Do not stop in front of your child. Pull up as far as you can (up to the gym doors) to allow the most cars to load at one time. Please pull right up to the car in front of you.
• Do not speed. The speed limit is 10 MPH while driving on any part of the school property. Please be mindful of your speed.
• Do not use your cell phone while driving in the parking lot.
• WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE PUT A SIGN IN YOUR PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW IDENTIFYING YOUR LAST NAME. This will help us find your child(ren) faster.
• If you need to buckle your child into their car seat, please do so in the circle near the exit of the property.

ALL uniform rules will be enforced. Please review the general uniform rules that are listed below and are in the student handbook.

● Girls’ kilts must be no shorter than two inches above the knee. After a second warning, they must wear navy blue tights or school-issued pants until the skirt/kilt is at the appropriate length.

● All students must wear OLM uniform pieces with logos. They must be purchased from one of our two approved vendors: Flynn & O’Hara or Lands’ End.

● All formal and gym uniforms must be purchased from one of our two approved vendors: Flynn & O’Hara or Lands’ End.

● NO LOGOS, Nike Elite sports socks, or the like are permitted with the school uniform except on gym days.

● Sneakers must be worn on gym days, even on a dress-down day.

● Girls may wear post-earrings or small hoops.

● Belts must be worn with pants or shorts by both boys and girls.

● Only the neckline of a plain white undershirt may be visible under the shirt.

10/28

Maximilian Henrich

10/31

Ariana Penna

Mikayla Penna

Nolen Schmalbach

11/1

Carter Harris

11/2

Aldry Felipe

Alexandra Keene

Tuesday 10/29

Robert Wilkin

Paul Geppert

Wednesday 10/30

Michael McGettigan

Declan Doherty

Thursday 10/31

Harry Ellis

Abigail Klein

Friday 11/1

No School: All Saints Day