Rapides Parish Library Bookmark Winners

Congratulations to the following OLPS students who placed in the Rapides Parish Library’s annual bookmark contest; “Catch a Book”:  

• Kindergarten-2^nd place – Reid Briley

• 1^st grade–2^nd place – Abby Long

• 3^rd grade-1^st place – Lauren Jewell

• 4^th grade-2^nd place – Leah Kirkikis

• 5^th grade-1^st place & grand prize winner in Upper Elementary division – Mitchell Montanio

• 6^th grade-1^st place – Paige Kelley. 

The contest is held each year to promote library use, reading among children, and cooperation between schools and the public library.  All the winners’ bookmarks may be viewed at www.rpl.org/news/parish-events/bookmarks/index.html The children will be honored at a special awards ceremony at the Main Library on November 15, 2008.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the General Mills Box Top campaign, Beef O’Brady’s and Popeye’s Chicken Nite.  Please keep collecting Box Tops for the spring collection the week of March 2-6, 2009 and get your Community Coffee UPC labels ready to send in the week of December 1-5, 2008.  Community Coffee UPC labels can be found on any Community Coffee product including coffee, tea, sugar and creamer.  Remember, each label clipped or dinner ordered provides funds that allow OLPS to continue our mission of providing the best education as possible for each of our students. THANK YOU!

Bag’em if you’ve Got’em: Aluminum Can Drive

Take a couple of nights off from cooking and enjoy a hot meal from Popeye’s Chicken or Outlaw’s BBQ & Taco Bueno.  Antoon Enterprises is working with OLPS to host two dinner nights per month.  Popeye’s Nite will be Thurs., Nov. 13^th & Outlaw’s BBQ & Taco Bueno Nite will be Tues., Nov. 18^th. Just dine-in or drive-thru any location, place your order and give them an OLPS flyer.  15% of all the proceeds will be donated back to OLPS.  Flyers can be downloaded from the school’s website at www.promptsuccor.org under Forms and Letters. Enjoy!

OLPS Sixth Grade

All year, 6^th grade has exciting activities tied into their lessons.  Mrs. Merrilyn Norem has creatively stimulated the students’ interest in Reading and English.  They are currently working on six novels, and the Accelerated Reading (AR) scores are soaring.  Prior to beginning each novel, Mrs. Norem prepares a Powerpoint presentation to stimulate the students’ interest.  This week, OLPS students will begin to use the new AR Enterprise program, which will give our students access to every AR test available.  This past nine weeks 95% of the 6^th grade class reached their AR goals.  Mrs. Norem is confident that with the new Enterprise program the children will reach 100% of their goals for the second nine weeks.  Mrs. Lanius has incorporated the Mysteries of the Rosary into her Religion lessons for the entire year.  The students are studying each Mystery of the Rosary and compiling writings, scriptures and visual media to develop a Rosary book.  Mrs. Graham is working with the students to prepare them for the annual 6^th grade Science Fair on January 27, 2009. Each student will choose a project based either on a scientific experiment or an Engineering building project.  They will learn how to apply the Scientific Method, write detailed reports for presentation to the judges and practice presenting their projects visually and orally.

Disney’s “101 Dalmatians”

OLPS & Alexandria Family Playhouse have developed a partnership to produce the play Disney’s “101 Dalmatians” , on January 17th & 18th, 2009 at the Coughlin Saunders Theatre.  The production will incorporate OLPS students and parents from Kindergarten through 6^th grade both in and behind the scenes.  Just as last year, all children who attend the workshops and auditions will be cast in a play role.  The workshops and auditions will be held from 4:15-6:15pm at the Family Playhouse at 2700 Lee St. on Nov. 4^th (workshop for grades 4-6), Nov. 6^th (auditions for grades 4-6), Nov. 11^th (workshop for grades K-3) & Nov. 13^th (auditions for grades K-3).  Registration forms and additional information went home with the children this week and are available on the OLPS website: www.promptsuccor.org.  Please contact Tonya Curcio @ 449-9073 or via email @ curcio_t@promptsuccor.org.

OLPS Fifth Grade

Fall Forest Awareness Week is Oct. 20th-24^th.  Nature has been a major focus in the 5^th grade classes this month.  Together with their teachers, the 5^th grade students will be a part of an exciting exploration of the East Kincaid Lake forest area next week.   Both Social Studies and Science benchmarks will be explored on the field trip.  The children will define the regions of the area, explain how and why they change, evaluate the effects of human action upon the forest, investigate ecosystems and evaluate how living and nonliving things are interdependent, learn how plants and animals adapt to changes in their environment, understand the effects of erosion and the importance of renewable and nonrenewable resources in our area.  

Lights, Camera, Action…

OLPS will embark upon its 2^nd annual play production, Disney’s Kids, “101 Dalmatians”.  We will once again partner with Family Playhouse in the planning of the play. A workshop for “101 Dalmatians” will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 4^th and Thursday, Nov. 6^th at the Family Playhouse on Lee St.  Auditions will be conducted at Family Playhouse on Tuesday, Nov. 11^th.  All those who participate in the workshops and the audition will be cast in a roll.  Look for additional information and registration forms to come home soon.  If you would like to volunteer as a “101 Dalmatians” committee member, please contact Tonya Curcio @ 449-9073 or via email @ curcio_t@promptsuccor.org. 

OLPS Fourth Grade  
Parade of Saints