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How We Holiday at OLG

As we head into the holiday season, we remember that this is an important time of reflection, giving thanks, and sharing our blessings as we celebrate and anticipate the birth of our Lord, Jesus Christ.

Throughout the Thanksgiving and Advent season, students participate in prayer services, reconciliation, and a variety of the ways to prepare their hearts for the birth of Jesus. 

- Music Concerts - dates vary by grade
- Day of Mercy - December 10-11
- All School Advent Service - December 16
- Teacher/Staff Appreciation Lunch December 19
- Student Christmas Mass and Lunch December 20
- Christmas Masses (click here for dates and times)
- Plus the time-honored traditions listed below

Thanksgiving Baskets

Baskets, created by each classroom, are donated to families in need at the Basilica of St. Mary. Each student will be assigned a food item, to help create a complete Thanksgiving meal. The full basket helps a less fortunate local family have a Happy Thanksgiving.

Santa's Secret Shop Photos

This optional event took place on Sunday, November 3. Parent elf volunteers set up the cutest backdrop and snap pics of your kids and family. You will have the opportunity to purchase a darling photo ornament in addition to your digital image(s), too! A portion of the proceeds of this event go to St. John Paul II Catholic School (JPII).

Sponsor-A-Family

This tradition is in partnership with Ascension Catholic Academy, an organization formed to help us reach four Catholic grade schools (including JPII) and lend our support to ensure a very Merry Christmas for families in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Every classroom will adopt a family and fulfill their wish list. Students can help their parents shop and then bring in the items for parent volunteers to collect (the Sponsor-A-Family classroom captains SUG has already gone out; expect donation signup to come out soon). 

Santa's Secret Shop

The most merry and bright pop-up shop yule ever experience! Our community comes together to completely transform a dedicated space at OLG into a Winter Wonderland filled with gifts at varying price points. You will have the opportunity to help your student(s) make their list, send along some shopping money, and have them shop for the whole family. Shopping will happen during the school day, December 9-13 for K - 8 Grades. And preschool parents will have an opportunity to shop with your preschooler from 8:00 - 11:00 AM on December 13!  

This heartwarming experience is one of the kids' favorite of the year and brings with it so many memories and treasures. It takes a village to raise this up, so not only will there be ample volunteer opportunities, but it truly is an incredibly bonding experience for our OLG community. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to our sister school, JPII. Please talk to your kids about why their shopping matters more at Santa's Secret Shop and who it benefits! 

School Teacher/Staff Christmas Gift

PSO is again organizing a Christmas Gift Collection for ALL OLG teachers and staff. We are encouraging you to consider this voluntary option in lieu of an individual gift, as it means that all of our OLG staff members are remembered and appreciated. Family names and amounts will not be listed in the cards, but you can send a card to your child's teacher to let them know you participated. Thank you for sharing your generosity and joy with the entire OLG School. Please donate any monetary amount to the school-wide gift by 11:30 PM Wednesday, December 11.

We are truly blessed with opportunities to serve our community while creating a magical holiday season for one another at OLG.

Veterans Day Program & Donations

Veterans Day Program & Donations

Monday, November 11 | 1:30 - 2:45 PM

Join us as our 4th - 8th graders host a Veterans Day Program! The program includes a few songs played by our student band and a chance for veterans to introduce themselves to our students. Refreshments will be available afterward for veterans and their families in the Commons.

We ask that all veterans who plan to attend please register for our program by Wednesday, November 6.

November Donation Collection

Throughout the month of November, OLG is partnering with several military veteran organizations to provide items to local veterans. Items needed: new men’s undershirts, underwear and socks, reusable bags (i.e. duffle, backpack) and bags of coffee. Please place donated items into the giving bins outside Cassidy Hall.

School Supplies & Label Fundraiser

School Supplies & Label Fundraiser

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School Supplies

We offer the School Tool Box online store. This is a ship-to-home program that allows you to self-select the items needed and have them shipped directly to you. Click here to place your order! If you want to do your own purchasing of supplies, simply print the supplies page from the online store.

Label Fundraiser

Order labels for summer camps, back to school or whatever! The OLG PSO is partnering with Name Bubble, with a portion of all sales going directly back to OLG PSO. Click here to order. 

Our Lady of Grace Named 2019 National Blue Ribbon Award Recipient!

Our Lady of Grace Named
2019 National Blue Ribbon Award Recipient!

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U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos today announced Our Lady of Grace Catholic School as one of 362 schools to be recognized as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2019. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups.

“The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program has honored and recognized great American public and private elementary, middle, and high schools since 1982. Every year, Catholic elementary and secondary schools are among the hundreds of public and private schools identified by the U. S. Department of Education as National Blue Ribbon Schools”… “Each state's commissioner of education nominates public schools for the award and the Council for American Private Education (CAPE) nominates the private schools. Representatives from each school are invited to an awards ceremony in November in Washington, D.C. This award is a great tribute to the dedication of faculties who clearly value academic excellence, as well as to the commitment of students who strive to succeed to the best of their ability. Each of these schools exemplifies the best of Catholic education, and all of us at the National Catholic Educational Association are extremely proud of the efforts of these school communities that led to this tremendous accomplishment.”- NCEA (National Catholic Education Association), National Blue Ribbon Schools 2018

Our Lady of Grace Catholic School is blessed to have received this distinction twice before, in 2001 and 2009, making this our 3rd Blue Ribbon Award. OLG is the only K-8 School in the state of Minnesota to receive three Blue Ribbon Awards!

Through the National Blue Ribbon Award process we were given the opportunity to create a written record of our school’s legacy and history. This record chronicles 30 years of academic excellence in our Catholic School rooted in faith and tells the story of a mission, predicated 70 years ago in 1949 with our founders, the Sisters of Mercy, to provide outstanding Catholic education, serve the poor and reach out to the community. What we have achieved today would not have been accomplished without the dedication of all the many wonderful religious sisters, principals, priests, teachers, staff, students, parents, volunteers and parishioners who came before us.

 
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About Our Lady of Grace Catholic School

Our Lady of Grace (OLG) is a private, co-educational, Catholic School welcoming students from kindergarten through eighth grade. A three-time National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, Our Lady of Grace is an exemplary educational experience - nurturing and expanding the hearts, minds, and souls of students since opening its doors in 1949. Families are drawn to OLG and its community of learning, inclusion and faith, grounded in a motto of 'Leading with Yes' - saying yes to personal excellence, reaching beyond ourselves, and the call to share God's love.

Students thrive under a faculty committed to continuous improvement through ongoing professional development. The OLG staff is dedicated to their craft, collaborating across grade levels and subject areas to provide a rigorous curriculum, promoting growth with attention to the individual.

In 2006, OLG began its One-to-One Laptop Learning Program with a focus on digital literacy, creative collaboration, and inventive thinking. In 2009 and 2010, OLG was selected as an Apple Exemplary Program for illustrating best practices of a 21st century learning environment. Today, technology is integrated into every classroom with a one-to-one technology initiative and a STEM curriculum bridging the entire student population.

OLG stands on the shoulders of generations of families, parishioners, students, faculty, and staff who have made it the extraordinary Catholic School that it is today. At OLG, students grow in faith, virtue and character. Graduates go on to excel in high school, college, and beyond - with a strong foundation of integrity fostered and realized while at OLG.

 
 

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