Holy Cross Catholic School

It's time to have some FUN and celebrate our awesome Holy Cross school! We have so much to be grateful for and I am excited to announce the plans for Catholic Schools Week. We all deserve a week honoring our Faith, Service and Excellence that Holy Cross provides our students and community. Thank you to our 8th grade students and teachers for organizing a week full of celebrations! #HCStrong

Catholic Schools Week 2021

FAITH *SERVICE *EXCELLENCE

Kick of Catholic Schools week by attending one of the Jan. 31 Sunday masses at 8:30, 10:30, or 12 noon (Spanish Mass) in your liturgy uniform and earn an out of uniform pass.

Monday- Celebrate our Service

Wear a Red t-shirt to honor our Firemen, wear a Green T-shirt to honor our Military, wear a White T-shirt to honor our hospital staff, or wear a Blue T-shirt to honor our police force

Tuesday-Celebrate our Faith

Saint Day- Dress up like your favorite saint

Put your faith into action and participate in our food drive for Catholic Charities(all week long)-for each food item, you get a raffle ticket! Raffle winners will be announced at the CSW Assembly Friday. Teachers- you will be delivered a roll of raffle tickets Friday. Can you please write the student name and class code on the back of each raffle ticket. Kids get one ticket per food item. Boxes will be placed outside your door for collections.

GIft Basket of appreciation presented by 8th grade class to Father Oswaldo and Father Mersmann

Wednesday-Celebrate our Students and Excellence

Mismatch Day-show your individuality!

Students get tootsie rolls to celebrate all of their sweet successes!

Thursday-Celebrate our Student and Teacher Excellence

Comfy Day-wear your favorite comfy clothes and enjoy some time dedicated to reading your favorite books with DEAR!

Friday-CELEBRATE OUR HOLY CROSS SPIRIT

Holy Cross School Spirit Day-wear your favorite Holy Cross spirit wear or yellow and blue

CSW Assembly live-streamed at 2:30

(Welcome Rap by 8th-grade students

Scooter Race- odd classes cheer for team A, even classes cheer for team B

Free throw Contest- Knock Out: 2 eighth graders, 2 7th graders, 2 6th graders

Announce Raffle Winners - Script Gift Cards)

CSW Food Drive

Catholic Charities most needed items

Cereal, meal helpers (hamburger helper etc), pasta sauce, grape and strawberry jelly, rice, condiments, sugar, flour, peanut butter, canned chicken or tuna, dried beans, pasta and rice mixes, canned veggies, soup

Other items: Toilet paper, paper towels, shampoo, soap, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes, cleaning supplies, dish soap, and laundry detergent

As the temperatures are dropping and winter has settled in, please make sure students are properly dressed for the school day including a heavy coat, gloves and hat. Even though we might have indoor recess some days, the students are outside for drop off and pick up. We try to get them outside as long as the temperature is above 21 degrees.

Please make sure that your child wears a clean and well fitting mask each day. We are noticing with a new strain of coronavirus, we want to be diligent in following protocol and guidelines with fidelity. Below is a site with more information from the CDC.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/more/scientific-brief-emerging-variant.html

Preschool enrollment is open to school families currently. Don't miss out on your spot before enrollment opens up to the public. There are enrollment forms in the school office or you can print them from Enroll Now section of the website at https://holycrosscatholicschool.com/Become-a-Hornet/Enroll-Now/EEC-Preschool

FROM THE COUNSELOR’S CORNER………………

Your child’s friendships change as they get older. In the younger years, friendships are experienced as playful companionship, shared experiences, and common interests.But by fourth or fifth grade, friendships assume an emotional intensity that is different even from the friendships of adults.

Adults are usually more restrained,more relaxed, in their friendships, and better able to deal with the disappointments that a close friendship may bring. But for adolescents, friendships are usually charged with emotions which can turn hot or cold depending on the mood of the child.

Even minor disagreements between friends can cause severe hurt feelings in children at this age,A parent’s comforting words of reassurance and understanding are needed at this time to help heal these emotional wounds.

Friendships are the way your child bridges the gap between home life and the realities of the outside world. Here are some guidelines:

• Respect your child as a unique individual

• Your child’s friends are persons too and are to be respected

• Get to know your child’s friends and make them feel welcome in your home

• Be prepared to discuss with your child why some friendships are undesirable such as those that lead to unacceptable behavior

• Be prepared to discuss and defend your own values and beliefs; a calm, reasonable approach is needed

• Help your child deal with hurt feelings that result from broken friendships through and by developing new interests and friendships

Even though your advice may appear at times to fall on deaf ears, don’t give up. It is often in later years that a parent’s advice and words of encouragement and wisdom are remembered and followed.

As always, you and your wonderful children are in my daily thoughts and prayers.

Terri Nicholson LCPC

School Counseling Consultant

Early Bird Enrollment is now open until February 19. Reserve your spot now!

Office hours are 7:30am-4:30pm, Monday through Friday.

Email: mwagner@holycrosscatholicschool.com
Website: www.holycrosscatholicschool.com
Location: 8101 West 95th Street, Overland Park, KS 66212, USA
Phone: (913)381-7408
Facebook: facebook.com/HolyCrossOP