Catholic Schools Week begins Sunday, January 26th. As part of the week, we will celebrate all the groups that make our Catholic School great. Additionally, students are invited to participate in the theme days which were organized by our Student Council.

General Guidelines from the Parent Handbook regarding special dress days:

"All clothing shall be within the guidelines of decency and good taste as appropriate for Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic School. Clothing should maintain a level of modesty. All clothing shall be sufficient to conceal undergarments at all times. The same length regulations as stated [in the dress code policy] apply to skirts, shorts, and skorts on no-dress-code days. Any clothing that has reference to drugs, alcohol, considered racist or contains sexual innuendo will not be allowed at school or at any school-sponsored functions, including those occurring after school hours."

Sunday: Catholic Schools Week Begins

• Show your school pride at Mass.
• Wear your school polo to Mass. Students who attend 10:45 a.m. Mass with their polo on will receive a free jeans certificate for February 12th.
• Not able to come to the 10:45 Mass at Our Mother of Sorrows? Take a picture of yourself outside Church on Sunday in your school polo and share it to the school Facebook page or email it to Mrs. Vu. You can receive the jeans certificate for the free jeans day on February 12.

Monday: Decades Day

• Dress in the decade of your choice. Sport your poodle skirt and Letterman jacket or rock out in your best 80s style. There are so many options, so sport your favorite decade.

Tuesday: Movie Character Day

• Come dressed as your favorite movie character! You might choose to be a princess, super hero, or even Indiana Jones! You can also wear a t-shirt with your favorite movie character on it.

Wednesday: Class Color Day

• Each grade has chosen a color for their grade to wear. Then come dressed in a monochromatic style. Students may also choose to wear jeans with their color t-shirt. Be on the look out for more information about the color from your child's teacher.

Thursday: Twin Day

• Dress like a friend or teacher at the school. If you need an idea, you can always come dressed as an OMOS student since we come dressed as "twins" every day.

Friday: Mass Dress

• School Uniform

Pautas generales del Manual para padres sobre días especiales de vestimenta:

"Toda la ropa debe estar dentro de las pautas de decencia y buen gusto, según corresponda para la Escuela Católica Our Mother of Sorrows. La ropa debe mantener un nivel de modestia. Toda la ropa debe ser suficiente para ocultar la ropa interior en todo momento. Las mismas normas de longitud como se indica [en la política del código de vestimenta] se aplica a faldas, pantalones cortos y faldas cortas en días sin código de vestimenta. Cualquier ropa que haga referencia a drogas, alcohol, que se considere racista o contenga insinuaciones sexuales no será permitida en la escuela o en ninguna funciones escolar patrocinada, incluidas las que ocurren después del horario escolar.”
 
Domingo: Comienza la semana de las escuelas católicas

• Muestre su orgullo escolar en la misa.
• Use su polo escolar para la misa. Los estudiantes que asistan a la misa a las 10:45 a.m. con su polo puesto recibirán un certificado de jeans gratis para el 12 de febrero.
• ¿No pudiste venir a la misa de las 10:45 en Nuestra Madre de los Dolores? Tómate una foto tuya fuera de la Iglesia el domingo en el polo de tu escuela y compártela en la página de Facebook de la escuela o envíala por correo electrónico a la Sra. Vu. Puede recibir el certificado de jeans para el día de jeans gratis el 12 de Febrero.

Lunes: Día de décadas

• Vístete en la década que elijas. Luce tu falda caniche y tu chaqueta Letterman o rockea en tu mejor estilo de los 80. Hay tantas opciones, así que diviértete con tu década favorita.

Martes: Día del personaje de la película

• ¡Ven vestido como tu personaje de película favorito! ¡Puedes elegir ser una princesa, un superhéroe o incluso Indiana Jones! También puedes usar una camiseta con tu personaje de película favorito.

Miércoles: Día de clase de color

• Cada grado ha elegido un color para su grado. Entonces ven vestido con un estilo monocromático. Los estudiantes también pueden optar por usar jeans con su camiseta de color. Esté atento a más información sobre el color del maestro de su hijo.

Jueves: Día gemelo

• Vístete como un amigo o maestro en la escuela. Si necesita una idea, siempre puede venir vestido como un estudiante de OMOS ya que venimos vestidos como "gemelos" todos los días.

Viernes: Vestido masivo

• Uniforme escolar

I hope you and your family enjoy the long weekend. Students in K-8 do not have class on Tuesday, January 21st due to the conferences. The preschool students will have class.

As we prepare for next year, I invite all our families to consider making a dollar for dollar tax credit to the Catholic Tuition Support Organization (CTSO). Most of our students receive some financial support from tax credits to attend Our Mother of Sorrows. By designating some or all of your state income tax to CTSO, you are helping to support the children who attend Our Mother of Sorrows. The best part of the donation to CTSO is that it does not cost you anything additional. You are simply telling the state that you want your taxes to go to CTSO in order to help a family afford a Catholic education. Whether you receive funds from CTSO or another tax credit organization, the CTSO donations help to support many of our children.

The maximum donation for a person filing as a single person is $1,135. The maximum donation for a person filing as a married couple is $2,269. For more information on how to make a donation, please contact Mr. Arvizu as jarvizu@omosschool.com.

Thank you so much for your support of Catholic education through your donation to CTSO!

​Important Dates:

Jan. 20: Martin Luther King Jr., No School
Jan. 21: Parent/Teacher Conferences, k-8 no class
Jan. 26: Catholic Schools Week Mass at 10:45 a.m. with Open House from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Jan. 27: Diocese of Tucson Spelling Bee at 5 p.m.
Jan. 29: STEAM Night from 5-7 p.m.
Feb. 19: 2nd Trimester Ends, 1:10 p.m. dismissal
Feb. 20-21: Rodeo Break, No School

​Welcome back! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas vacation. Over the break, we had two new and exciting things happen at Our Mother of Sorrows.

In the north building and the kindergarten building, new bathroom stalls were installed in the bathrooms. Thank you to the parish for their generous support of the school with the new stalls.

We also updated the marketing and school website. There is new information related upcoming events, the calendar, and segments of the newsletter are present on the website. The website also showcases the new logo! Also, if you have not already done so, please check out our school Facebook page which contains information related to what is going on at Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic School.

In a few weeks, re-enrollment will open for all our school families, so be on the look-out for more information!

​Important Dates:

Jan. 12: Epiphany Party following 12:30 p.m. Mass
Jan. 20: Martin Luther King Jr., No School
Jan. 21: Parent/Teacher Conferences
Jan. 26: Catholic Schools Week Mass at 10:45 a.m. with Open House from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Jan. 27: Diocese of Tucson Spelling Bee at 5 p.m.
Jan. 29: STEAM Night from 5-7 p.m.
Feb. 19: 2nd Trimester Ends
Feb. 20-21: Rodeo Break, No School