Our Lady of Mercy School

Our Spring Field Trip is now scheduled for Friday, April 20, 2007. Our destination is Yosemite National Park for photography and fun. We will leave school at 7:30 AM (sharp) and return by 5PM. We will need approximately 4 driver/chaperones. Parents, if you are interested in being a chaperone, please let me know in writing with your name, phone number and the number of passengers that you can carry (besides yourself). All gas and park entry fees will be provided. Note: All chaperones must be fingerprinted and have the appropriate insurance papers on file in the school office. Stay tuned for more details.

~Mr. Somers

We have received many requests for a school calendar and a lunch menu over last couple of years. Finally, there’s an easy way to do it thanks to Google Calendar. Check out our new Calendar and Lunch Menu items in the right column. Feedback welcome. If if works for the parents and community, then we will keep it.

 A Shipment of Mute Fate [33:48m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This Old Time Radio Show originally aired in 1947 as part of the radio series, “Escape.” This production was a result of a Fall 2005 podcasting elective class under the guidance of Mr. Somers.

We hope you like “A Shipment of Mute Fate”. Comments and questions are welcome Enjoy!

And now, “A Shipment of Mute Fate”, a radio play by Les Crutchfield, based on a story by Martin Storm. Download (15 MB) it now or subscribe to the feed in iTunes and get this and other episodes downloaded to you computer automatically.

What’s a podcast, you say? Check out this wikipedia entry to find out what we are talking about. To subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, click here. To use another RSS aggregator, add this link your your subscription list.

 First Grade Tongue Twisters: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The First graders have been using a program called Letter Sounds (Sunburst) in the Computer Lab to create tongue twisters. They have recorded their favorites for you.

For the past four years, OLM students have been recycling used printer cartridges and cell phones. With the help of the Funding Factory program, our students are raising money for the school’s technology program while keeping More…these items out of our landfills and making this world a cleaner place to live. Every laser printer cartridge, inkjet cartridge, or cell phone they collect earns the school money for new computers, software and equipment.Last year alone, more than 300 million cartridges were thrown away, while 30,000,000 cell phones were tossed or replaced. Over 80% of printer cartridges on the market today can be recycled through this program. With the help of nine business supporters plus many other businesses who send their donations to school with their children, OLM School has earned over $2000 for technology this school year alone and over $16,750 since the school began the program four years ago. OLM School has kept 975 cartridges and cell phones from ending up in landfills.Besides being a fundraiser, OLM students are learning to be responsible citizens by exercising personal responsibility and stewardship for the environment. To find out more about how your business can get involved in this free, earth-friendly fundraiser, contact Mr. Somers at the school or visit www.olmlancers.com