December 8, 2016

Calendar Snapshot Crusader Community Corner Junior Achievement ̾ Yearbook ̾ Rosary ̾ Crusader Meals

Important Reminders Special Dress Days ̾ Christmas Parties ̾ Re-registration ̾ Box Tops ̾ Tuition

Assistance Library Books ̾ Capital Campaign ̾ Bulletin

Upcoming Events

Crusader Activities

Christmas Program ̾ Spelling Bee ̾ Christmas Card ̾ Choir Notes

Staff Birthdays

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Dec. 9 - Monthly Assembly Dec. 12 - 9 a.m. Mass Dec. 14 - No School Mass Dec. 15 - 6:30 p.m. Christmas Program (Students must be here no later than 6:20 p.m.) Dec. 16 - Christmas Parties - Noon Dismissal - NO BASP Dec. 19 - 30 - Christmas Break

Junior Achievement Come be a part of this year's exciting Junior Achievement program! Volunteer training is on

Wednesday, January 11 from 9:30am-12pm. Additional details to come.

Questions? Contact Karen Gaston at karenanngaston@yahoo.com.

Hope to see you there!

Get your pictures in the yearbook! The Yearbook Staff invites parents and staff to submit photos for the yearbook. If you've got

great photos of school and community events, we would love to have them. Our

photographers can't be everywhere. Help us get as many photos as possible to create a

terrific book everyone will want to have.

Here is how you can submit photos online:

• Go to: https://images.schoolannualonline.com/login

• If it does not automatically log you into the site, enter username: 407033609

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• Browse to select the photo(s) you wish to upload.

• Enter information about the photo and provide contact information in case the staff needs

additional information.

• Click "Save Details".

It's that easy! Submit your photos today! The last day to submit photos is 04/03/2017.

**This site is a secure site only for CtRCS parents and staff. Only yearbook staff are able to

view these photos so rest assured that photos of your child/children and family will never be

shared or viewed by anyone!**

The Yearbook Staff will review all photos and determine final yearbook content. We cannot

guarantee that all submissions can be used in the book.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email me.

yearbook@ctrschool.com

Rosary

We are currently meeting in the "cry room" for rosary.

Thank you to those that were able to join parents last week before school Mass to pray the

Rosary. Below are the dates that parents will meet to pray before Mass for the rest of the

school year.

Jan. 18

Feb. 15

March 22

April 19

May 17

Crusader Meals

For families with a new baby: New Baby Meals

For families with a special intention: Special Intentions

For students that are ill or seriously injured: Ill or Injured Student

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Special Dress Days Next Week Next Thursday, December 15th will be Pajama Day at CtRCS. Students are encouraged to

wear appropriate pajamas. Please make sure to send shoes for recess and PE. If your child

will be in BASP, please bring them a change of clothes for the Christmas Program that

evening.

Friday December 16th, students are allowed to wear nice party clothes or Christmas colors.

Christmas Parties Please make sure to pre-register if you plan on attending the Christmas parties next Friday.

Stickers will be pre-printed and in the lobby that morning. If you need another form please

email tamara.freeman@ctrschool.com.

Registration is Now Open! Re-Registration for current families is open through Jan. 20. An email with instructions was

sent last Thursday. You can also access the Re-enrollment form HERE.

Box Tops Mr. Dolce’s class takes the lead in the box tops contest in middle school!

Ms. Nester’s class retains their lead in elementary.

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Tuition Assistance for 2017-18 Families requesting tuition assistance for the 2017-18 academic year should complete the

application through the Archdiocesan Tuition Assistance Program. You will also find the

timeline and deadlines for the assistance application process. Please note that the deadline

to apply in round 1 is Feb. 10, 2017. 90% of the award money available is awarded in round 1,

so we highly encourage all families who think they may need assistance to complete the

application prior to this deadline.

PLEASE RETURN ALL LIBRARY BOOKS

ALL LIBRARY BOOKS ARE DUE BY WEDNESDAY 12/14.

NO BOOKS SHOULD BE CHECKED OUT OVER CHRISTMAS BREAK.

THANK YOU!

Help us reach 100 percent! During this season of giving, please

consider a gift of any size to the Living Our

Mission: Shaping Our Future Capital

Campaign! Read more information and

make a prayerful decision on how your

family can best support this effort to

provide athletics, academic and enrichment

spaces for our students in the new

Redeemer Activity Center. Please note we

are grateful to receive one-time gifts of

any amount that is possible for your family

to help us reach our goal. Make your gift

now online, pick up a donor card in the

school or parish office, or contact

Advancement Director Megan Dillingham

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(281-469-5533) to deliver donor materials to you. Our heartfelt gratitude goes out to the

families who have already made a commitment toward this project!

Church Bulletin We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our bulletin sponsors and advertisers for

providing our weekly bulletin at no cost to our parish. We are grateful for your continued

support of Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church. As the parish continues to grow, the need

for more advertisements is critical. As it is now time for renewing and acquiring new

advertisements, we ask that you prayerfully consider advertising in the weekly church bulletin.

The majority of people who advertise in the bulletin are the parishioners themselves.

You can advertise your business, promote your parish organization or place a personal ad

such as "Pray for Vocations", "Pray the Rosary", "In Memory of a Loved One" etc.

Please contact Javier Aguilera by email jaguilera@trinitypublications.com or on his cell

512-694-4989 for more information.

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Register for Team CtRCS at Steps for Students 2017 - and wrap

Mrs. Freeman, Mrs. Nowak and Mrs. Janak like a mummy!

Ready to run? Join us Saturday, Feb. 18 for Steps for Students 2017, the Archdiocesan 5K Run/Walk supporting Catholic education across the Greater Houston. Team CtRCS needs you to register for this important event that supports our mission. Register your CtRCS students and family members to participate as a runner, walker or snoozer, and help raise needed funds for our school programs through your family's personal fundraising page. One-hundred percent of proceeds from Steps for Students returns to our campus to benefit our students, teachers and learning environment. Learn more here.

Please note the fun incentives for our CtRCS students registering for Steps for Students this school year!:

● Our first 12 students who register receive a special prize pack from Spring Creek BBQ! ● Every student who registers receives a free meal at Chili's or Cane's, and a Free Dress Pass!

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● The top fundraising CtRCS family receives Sunday dinner for four and free appetizers at Perry's Steakhouse!

Let's wrap Mrs. Freeman, Mrs. Nowak and Mrs. Janak like a mummy! If the CtR community registers 650 or more runners, our top student fundraisers from each grade will get to wrap Mrs. Freeman, Mrs. Nowak and Mrs. Janak with toilet paper! We'll reveal more fun incentives involving our teachers and staff each week leading up to and through our Steps for Students Kick-Off Week Jan. 9-13!

Questions or would you like to volunteer? Please contact Advancement Director Megan Dillingham.

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Spelling Bee Next week we are holding our classroom spelling bee in preparation for the school wide spelling bee.

● A list of 100 words that will be used in the bee has been sent home. ● The classroom spellers who are able to spell the most words correctly will move on

to the school wide spelling bee ○ Top 2 in 1st-2nd grade ○ Top 2 in 3rd-5th grade ○ Top three spellers in 6th-7th grade who

● Students who move on to the school wide bee will receive the school wide spelling list before Christmas Break

● School wide spelling bee is currently scheduled for January 4th ● The school wide spelling bee will have three sessions (1st-2nd, 3rd-5th, and 6th-7th). ● Guests of students participating are invited to the school wide competition, however

due to logistics and the size of the classrooms guests are not allowed to watch the classroom spelling bee.

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● The school wide session will continue until there is one champion and one runner-up.

● The 3rd-5th grade session and the 6th-7th grade Champions will move on to the Diocesan Bee in February

Good luck to all our spellers! Merry Christmas, CtRCS! Congratulations to the winner of our first-ever official CtRCS Christmas card contest - Taylor Garcia, 6th Grade! Please be on the lookout for our message of holiday cheer to arrive in CtrCS family mailboxes this week. Merry Christmas to you and yours!

Chorus Redemptoris Rehearsal Schedule: Dec. 5- Dec. 9

● Monday, Dec. 12 (OLG mass @ 9am)

● Tuesday, Dec. 13 (Rehearsal 7:15am)

● Wednesday, Dec. 14 (Rehearsal 7:15am)

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● Thursday, Dec. 15 (Rehearsal 7:15am)-

● Christmas Program (Thursday, Dec. 15)

○ Please report to the Church no later than 6:15pm

Stephanie Janak- 12/16 Alison Clancy- 12/20 Anna Fleming- 12/22 Ayse Nicholson- 12/31