Our Lady of Mercy School

REMINDER:
The Computer Club will begin weekly meetings on Monday, Sept. 17 from 2:30-3:30PM.  See you then!

Students in grades 4-8 that are interested in joining the Computer Club for the 2007-2008 school year must submit an application and $5 dues to Mr. Somers by Friday, Sept. 7, 2007.  Space is limited and only the first 30 students will be accepted, so act soon. The application form is available below.
Computer Club Application 2007 (MS WORD DOC)

OLM Staff tap danced to Happy Feet during today’s talent show. It took many hours of tap lessons with Mrs. Bryan pull this off but they did an outstanding job. Enjoy!

by Mr. Somers

If you haven’t caught a podcast yet, here is one you are going to love. It is a Catholic podcast presented by Fr. Roderick Vonhogen (www.sqpn.com), a Dutch priest with a geeky side. Among the 30+ podcast that now reside on this podcasting network, the Daily Breakfast, is a daily internet radio show that is both educational and entertaining. Below is a video of him recording his 300th episode. To get more episodes of the Daily Breakfast and other wonderful Catholic podcasts, go to www.sqpn.com. All you need is your computer. No iPod or other MP3 player necessary. Check it out now!

Check out our new Student Gallery page to see how OLM Students are using technology as a tool to produce content, instead of consume it.  More will be added as time goes on.

The online Calendar has now been updated to include important dates for the 2007-2008 school year. Get a jump start on next year’s planning on our Calendar Page.

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.