Holy Cross Newsletter

Holy Cross Mission

Statement

In communion with family

and church, Holy Cross

Catholic School will

provide our students with a

high quality education

and a Christ centered

approach to the world

community.

December 7, 2018

Calendar

12/8Breakfast w/Santa

12/11Christmas Program gr. 5-8 re-

hearsal 1:30PM Christmas program gr.5

-8 7:00pm NO HAS

12/12 Our Lady of Guadalupe Prayer

Service 2:30 gym NO HSA

12/13 Faith Families 8:15am

12/14 K-4 Christmas Program rehearsal

1:45PM NO HSA

12/15 Respite Care/gym & Pflumm Hall

2:00-9:00pm

12/16 EEC Christmas program 3:00pm

12/17 Advisory Council 7:00pm

12/18 Sunshine Club Luncheon 12:00PM

K-4 Christmas program 7:00pm NO

HSA

12/19 Posada Service 8:30 am Christmas

Parties 11:15 am NOON DISMISSAL

ASC OPEN NO HSA End of Quarter

12/20 NO SCHOOL CHRISTMAS EEC/

SNP OPEN

12/21 NO SCHOOL CHRISTMAS EEC/

SNP OPEN

12/22-1/2/19 CHRISTMAS BREAK

1/2 ASC OPEN EEC/SNP OPEN

Teacher In-Service

1/3 Classes Resume

1/4 F.I.T. Club/Spirit Day

1/6 Epiphany

1/7 HSA begins

1/9 Early Bird Enrollment Opens PTO

mtg-library 7:00pm

1/10 8th grade cap & gown pics

1/14 All School Mass 9:00

1/16 EEC Current Family Open Enroll-

ment

1/17 Faith Family 8:15am

1/18 NO SCHOOL EEC OPEN NO HSA

Dear Holy Cross Parents:

I hope this first week of Advent was a wonderful week for you

and your family! I came across the magazine KC Parent this week

and began to read an article on the Ten Commandments of Christmas. This article caught my eye for many reasons, but as I began to read

it, I realized there were some great things to think about! Here are

a few of the commandments according to the article:

Thou shall quit worshipping perfection—decide to do things

differently this year. Strive for the good and be satisfied

with good! Enjoy the process to get the end result—even if

that means the tree is lopsided or the candy won’t stay on

the gingerbread house! Enjoy the process of decorating

the tree and gingerbread house.

Thou shall not over commit– decide which activities your

family will participate in this year! You and your family

don’t have to attend everything—pick the one or two events

that are most enthusiastic about attending!

Thou shall rediscover “the why”- take some time to reevalu-

ate your priorities. How do you and your family want

Christmas to feel? What do you want your children to re-

member most?

Thou shall REST—Self care is essential all year long, but

especially during the extra busy holidays when your stress

level is most likely to sky-rocket. Take time to re-charge!

This is the perfect time of the year to really focus on the impor-

tance of the season! I hope that you and your family are following

your family traditions during Advent and hopefully making new tradi-

tions as well!

Enjoy your weekend.

Many blessings,

Dr. Hopson

Holy Cross Newsletter

Holy Cross Mission

Statement

In communion with family

and church, Holy Cross

Catholic School will

provide our students with a

high quality education

and a Christ centered

approach to the world

community.

8 de diciembre de 2018

Calendar

12/8Breakfast w/Santa

12/11Christmas Program gr. 5-8 re-

hearsal 1:30PM Christmas program gr.5

-8 7:00pm NO HAS

12/12 Our Lady of Guadalupe Prayer

Service 2:30 gym NO HSA

12/13 Faith Families 8:15am

12/14 K-4 Christmas Program rehearsal

1:45PM NO HSA

12/15 Respite Care/gym & Pflumm Hall

2:00-9:00pm

12/16 EEC Christmas program 3:00pm

12/112/18 Sunshine Club Luncheon

12:00PM

K-4 Christmas program 7:00pm NO

HSA

12/19 Posada Service 8:30 am Christmas

Parties 11:15 am NOON DISMISSAL

ASC OPEN NO HSA End of Quarter

12/20 NO SCHOOL CHRISTMAS EEC/

SNP OPEN

12/21 NO SCHOOL CHRISTMAS EEC/

SNP OPEN

12/22-1/2/19 CHRISTMAS BREAK

1/2 ASC OPEN EEC/SNP OPEN

Teacher In-Service

1/3 Classes Resume

1/4 F.I.T. Club/Spirit Day

1/6 Epiphany

1/7 HSA begins

1/9 Early Bird Enrollment Opens PTO

mtg-library 7:00pm

1/10 8th grade cap & gown pics

1/14 All School Mass 9:00

1/16 EEC Current Family Open Enroll-

ment

1/17 Faith Family 8:15am

1/18 NO SCHOOL EEC OPEN NO HSA

Estimados Padres de la Holy Cross:

¡Espero que esta primera semana de Adviento haya sido una semana

maravillosa para usted y su familia! Me encontré con la revista KC

Parent esta semana y comencé a leer un artículo sobre los Diez

Mandamientos de la Navidad. Este artículo me llamó la atención por

muchas razones, pero cuando comencé a leerlo, ¡me di cuenta de

que había algunas cosas maravillosas sobre que pensar! Aquí están

algunos de los mandamientos según el artículo:

Debes dejar de adorar a la perfección; decide hacer las cosas

de manera diferente este año. ¡Luchar por el bien y estar satis-

fecho con el bien! Disfruta el proceso para obtener el resultado

final, ¡incluso si eso significa que el árbol está torcido o que los

dulces no se quedarán en la casita de jengibre! Disfruta del

proceso de decoración del árbol y la casita de jengibre.

¡No debe comprometerse demasiado! ¡Decida en que actividades

participará su familia este año! Usted y su familia no tienen que

asistir a todo, ¡elija uno o dos eventos que sean más entusiastas

para asistir!

Debes redescubrir "el porqué: tómate un tiempo para reevaluar

tus prioridades. ¿Cómo quieres que se sientan las navidades con

tu familia? ¿Qué quieres que tus hijos recuerden más?

Debes DESCANSAR: el cuidado personal es esencial durante

todo el año, pero especialmente durante las vacaciones más ocu-

padas cuando es más probable que tu nivel de estrés se dispare.

¡Tómese tiempo para recargar!

¡Este es el momento perfecto del año para enfocarse realmente en

la importancia de la temporada! ¡Espero que usted y su familia sigan

las tradiciones de su familia durante el Adviento y, con suerte,

también hagan nuevas tradiciones!

Disfruta tu fin de semana.

Muchas bendiciones,

Dr. Hopson

Looking for a great Christmas Gift?

Holy Cross Catholic School is selling some

wonderful

Holy Cross BEANIES!

$15.00 per hat

——————————————————————- Name: _____________________

Student name_______________

Grade_________

____ hats * $15.00 = ________ (total)

Make checks out to Holy Cross Catholic School

TEACHER’S/STAFF CHRISTMAS FUND

Don’t fight the crowds at the mall searching for the perfect gift!

Contribute to the Staff Christmas Fund.

Any size gift is appreciated.

We plan to acknowledge the staff on Tuesday, December 18th.

Please send in your donation by Friday, December 14th.

Look for acknowledgement cards that you can give to your

child/children’s teacher(s) in the school office!

Thanks.

Holy Cross

“POWER HOUR”

Parental Permission Form – December -2018

I give permission for my son/daughter:

(student name here - 3rd grader-8th grader) :________________________

to participate in the Power Hour Homework Club at Holy Cross on the days indicated below.

I understand that my child will go directly to the Holy Cross School Library at the end of the school day on the following chosen Tuesdays/Thursdays in December. My child is responsible for arriving at Power Hour ready to work on homework. If my child does not have homework to work on, I under-stand I will be called to pick him/her up from school immediately. After Power Hour is over, if I am unable to pick up at 4:45p.m. my child will be sent to After School Care and a fee will be charged for using their services.

________The Power Hour Homework Club will end each day at 4:45p.m. and the cost is: (Initials please ) $5.00 per session.

At the end of the session I will: ( please initial by your choice)

1.__________ pick up my child in the Trees parking lot at 4:45

OR

2._________My child will go directly to After School Care which I have paid for in advance.

*****In case of emergency, I can be reached at this phone number: __________________ on the days signed up for from 3:45 – 4:45 p.m.

Please include $5.00 per session indicated below. Check/Cash made to: JoAnn O’Brien

**PAYMENT MUST BE MADE AT THE SAME TIME AS THIS FORM IS SUBMITTED**

Tuesdays Thursdays

December 4th _______ December 6th ________

December 11th _______ December 13th________

December 18th ________

Name of Parent (please print)____________________________________

Signature of parent: ____________________________Date: ____________