Elementary K-3 Campus Newsletter

April 25, 2008

ocs PTO Meeting and Ice Cream Social

Please join us on Tuesday, April 29 at 6:30 PM at the K-3 Campus for the last PTO Meeting of the year. The meeting will be followed with an Ice Cream Social!

We hope to see everyone there!

ocs Bike Helmet Sale-Wearing a helmet can reduce the risk of head injury by up to 85%. If your child doesn’t own a helmet or needs a new helmet, the office has a form to order a helmet at a reduced cost.

ocs Thank you to everyone who purchased items from the Scholastic Book Fair! The Book Fair allows us to earn money to keep our library updated with new books and AR Tests!

ocs Happy Birthday this week to the following students: Nathan Jackson, Cameron Payne, Lilly Farmer, Caroline Head, and Alyson Ford

ocs Congratulations to the following students for reaching Accelerated Reader Milestones: Abby Tichenor, Will James, Hannah Garvin, Aliyah Berry, Caleb Buckman, and Isabel Arreaga all reached the 50 Point Club.

Congratulations to Maleia Ward on reaching the 100 Point Club and Tricia Thompson for reaching 500 Accelerated Reader Points! AMAZING!

ocs Dates to Remember

April 29-6:30- PTO Meeting & Ice Cream Social at K-3 Campus
May 1- 9:00- Mass- Mrs. Neal’s Kindergarten Class
May 6- 3rd Grade students visit 4-6 Campus
May 7-9- SMART MOVES
May 8- 9:00- Mass- Mrs. Cecil’s Kindergarten Class
May 20- No School- Primary Elections
May 22- Closing School Mass
May 27- AR Picnic at Legion Park
May 29- Field Day

May 30- Last Day of School!

Saints of the Week

April 23- Saint George

Pictures of St. George usually show him killing a dragon to rescue a beautiful lady. The dragon stands for wickedness. The lady stands for God's holy truth. St. George is slaying the dragon because he has won the battle against the devil.
Not much is known about St. George except that he was a martyr. He was a soldier in the army of Diocletian, a pagan emperor. Diocletian was a bitter enemy of the Christians. In fact, he put to death every Christian he could find.
It is believed that St. George was one of Diocletian's favorite soldiers. When George became a Christian, he went to the emperor and scolded him for being so cruel. Then he gave up his position in the Roman army. St. George paid a very high price for his bravery. He was cruelly tortured and beheaded.
So boldly daring and so cheerful was St. George in declaring his faith that people felt courage when they heard about it. Many songs and poems were written about this martyr. Soldiers, especially, have always been devoted to him. He was named the patron of England in 1222.

April 25- Saint Mark, the Evangelist

Mark lived at the time of Jesus. Although he was not among the original twelve apostles, he was a relative of St. Barnabas, an apostle. Mark is well-known because he wrote one of the four Gospels. That is why he is called an evangelist, a Gospel writer. Mark's Gospel is short, but it gives many little details that are not in the other Gospels.
While still young, Mark went with the two great saints, Paul and Barnabas, on a missionary journey to bring the teachings of Jesus to new lands. Before the journey was over, though, Mark seems to have had a disagreement with St. Paul. Mark suddenly returned to Jerusalem. Paul and Mark later worked out their differences. In fact, Paul wrote from prison in Rome that Mark came to console and help him.
Mark also became a beloved disciple of St. Peter, the first pope. St. Peter called St. Mark "my son." Some think that Peter meant to say that he had baptized Mark. Mark was consecrated a bishop and sent to Alexandria, Egypt. There he converted many people. He worked hard to spread love for Jesus and his Church. It is believed that he went through long and painful sufferings before he died.
St. Mark's relics were brought to Venice, Italy. He is the patron saint of that famous city. People go to the beautiful basilica of St. Mark to honor him and to pray to him.