Holy Cross Catholic School
From the Desk of Dr. Wagner
January 19, 2024
Mathletics was a huge success. Thank you to Mrs. Kerth, our Math Coach, for organizing and our teacher volunteers that helped provide this great opportunity for our students and other schools in the Archdiocese. We did so well! Congratulations to all our participants!
3rd Grade- 3rd place
4th Grade- tied for 1st
5th Grade-3rd place
7th Grade-3rd place
8th Grade-tied for 2nd place
Lastly, please do not forget that we need all hands on deck for our biggest fundraiser, Celebration, on Saturday, February 3. We would appreciate if all families could donate in some capacity whether it be time, treasure or talent. We are bringing it back to the school and let's make it the best one yet! It such a fun night and I encourage everyone to attend and if you cannot, please consider volunteering. The sign up genius is below. This event helps us raise funds that help our students have the best Catholic education. Thank you for considering.
Have a great weekend! Go Hornets and Chiefs!
First Semester Middle School Honor Roll Recipients! Good work!
Celebration Volunteer Sign Up
Mission Carnival Info-January 31
RSVP for Taco Bingo Night
Math Learning Opportunity
Math+: Advanced Mathematics Learning Opportunity
Gain an edge – with skills that matter
This is Mr. Greg Owsley, co-founder and curriculum writer of RedwoodPrep. I’ve
taught at Rockhurst High School for the last 16 years, most recently serving as
STEAM Director. I will be teaching another addition of Math+ this Spring for 6th to
8th grade students.
I strongly believe in Math+ and would encourage your family to participate. Each
Math+ course explores 1 major idea included in Stanford University’s introductory
math sequence. This is world-class content tailored to younger students. I continue to
be impressed by how students get excited and passionate about math during Math+.
We want students to be excited about math – and Math+ does a great job doing just
that.
This season’s course will be taught at Rockhurst High School on Thursdays from 4:00
to 5:00 pm starting on Thursday, March 21st for six weeks. The program will cost
$250. Families can sign-up at www.RedwoodPrep.com.
This Spring, the Math+ program will be focused on Logic and Proofs. In
Mathematics, logic and proofs represent the most rigorous way to ‘solve’ a problem
and form the backbone of advanced math. These critical skills have become
increasingly tested in standardized exams with ~20% of SAT Math questions testing
basic logic.
Most interested students can succeed in Math+. I find that students with a gift for
math or a real desire to participate can succeed and learn a lot. Students interested in
advanced math classes, high performance on standardized exams or general math
ability will particularly benefit.
If you have any questions, please reach out. I hope to work with you and your family
on this exciting program.
Best,
Mr. Greg Owsley
Co-Founder / Curriculum Writer
RedwoodPrep
Email: greg.owsley@redwoodprep.com
We need your feedback! Our goal is to continuously improve!
Cash Raffle ~ Golden Ticket After Mass Sales
Cash Raffle ~ Golden Ticket After Mass Sales
Is your student aiming to snag one of those $100 gift cards for top sellers in the Cash Raffle? Trying to figure out who to sell raffle tickets to? Wanting to give back to Holy Cross School because you believe that we are the best kept secret in town and want to help Holy Cross? Volunteer to sell raffle tickets after Masses on Saturday or Sunday. Here's the link to sign up!

