Our Lady of Mercy School

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OLM is seeking testimonials from parents, grandparents and others in our school family to put on our website to help market the school.  We appreciate the commitment you all are making to provide your child with a Catholic education.  Please add a comment to this post with a BRIEF statement about why you send your child to OLM.  Recommend our school to others. YOU are our best marketing tool. Thank you for your time.

Note: Be sure to not reveal any private identity information about your child in the process. You may include the grade level of your child but not the name.  Inclusion of your name is optional but last names will be replaced by last initials.  Comments will not show up immediately.  They will be sent to us for moderation first.

Due to reliability problems with our web host, we have moved our website to a new host. Most content items are as they were. Others still need to be tweeked. Please bear with us in the transition period.

Thank you for your patience.  We had an issue with our website host provider that took down the site for a time.  Obviously, this has been resolved.  The Fundraising page will be updated shortly to refect changes in the Cash For Class Program and other fundraisers that were up to date before the outage but were not able to be recovered.  My appologies for any inconvenience.

by Ben F.

September 1:

It was the best we have ever done against Livingston, through the rough efforts and one HUGE goal James B. scored with the help of many teammates.  All of our games will be on Tues.  or Thurs. so ask a soccer or volleyball player if it is home or away and then come on down.

All of our teachers have blogs. They are listed in the sidebar and are available for you and your children to see news and assignments pertaining to their class. They will be updated regularly. We encourage you to read them from time to time. If you use an RSS reader, like Google Reader or Bloglines, you can even subscribe to them and be updated as soon as new posts are published.

Here’s how one video producer describes the process.

The Tech Savvy Marketer explains how to subscribe to a blog

For more information, here’s a good series of short videos explaining what RSS is and how to use Bloglines.

Here’s the first is a series. Click on the video when it’s done to see more.

How to Use Bloglines

The August Calendar and the Lunch Menu are now updated and available by clicking the links in the sidebar. Please check them out.

The online school calendar of events has been updated with preliminary dates for the 2008-2009 school year. While these dates are subject to change, they provide a valuable blueprint for planning purposes. Please take a look at the dates as posted and enter them into your family calendar.

To access our online school calendar, please click the CALENDAR link in the right navigation menu. If you have a GMAIL account, you can even add this calendar to your Google calendar. OLM items will be color coded and automatically updated as they are changed on the website.

We have now added an interactive Google map allowing users to see where we are located and the ability to get directions from anywhere.  Check it out on our “Where Are We?” page.

Podcast: Play in new window

This episode was recorded, edited and produced by the Fall 2007 Podcasting elective class. It features 3 Christmas-themed dramas written by Bob Snook. They are available, along with many others, for public use at www.thewestcoast.net/bobsnook. Many thanks to Bob Snook for allowing us to use his scripts. Enjoy!

Podcast: Play in new window

In order to help students and parents learn and understand the OLM Schoolwide Learning Expectations, Mr. Somers has recorded them and has posting it here. Listen to it now, right in your browser, or download it by right-clicking here and playing it on your computer of MP3 player. We suggest that you play it frequently as repetition aids in the learning process. What a great way to learn the SLE’s!

Here’s the text…

SCHOOLWIDE LEARNING EXPECTATIONS

Students graduating from Our Lady of Mercy School should be:

1. Active faith-filled people who:

a. Know the basic teachings of the Catholic Church
b. Live the Gospel Message through service
c. Participate in the faith life of the Church by celebrating the liturgical seasons and Catholic traditions

2. Effective communicators who:

a. Read, write, and speak with understanding
b. Listen attentively
c. Respond respectfully

3. Responsible citizens who:

a. Share their time, talents, and treasures with their community
b. Exercise personal responsibility and stewardship for the environment

4. Successful learners who:

a. Demonstrate a strong foundation in basic subject
b. Use current technology and research skills
c. Practice effective problem solving
d. Understand that learning is a life-long process