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1 December 16, Treasuring the Past* Nurturing the Present* Lighting the Future 2012 Dear Families and Friends of Holy Cross Catholic School, This will be the last newsletter of 2011! Thank you for making this a great first semester at Holy Cross! Third Week of Advent John's disciples said to Jesus, "Are you 'He who is to come' or do we look for another?" In reply, Jesus said: "Tell John what you hear and see: the blind recover their sight, cripples walk, lepers are cured, and the poor have good news preached to them..." Lk. 3:10 Third Week of Advent O Jesus, I rejoice at the signs that say you are near. Your power is everywhere if I could see it. Yet my eyes often see only darkness and what has yet to be done. I believe in you, yet when I look around evil seems so strong and goodness so weak. If you have come, why is there still so much suffering and why do the poor still despair? Where are your miracles today? Your grace, O Lord, is more fruitful in my world than I imagine. I know your power is everywhere around me, if I could only see it. Show me today where the blind see and cripples walk. Make my vision sharper than it is. Fourth Week of Advent The angel Gabriel said to Mary, "Do not fear, Mary, you shall conceive and bear a son and give him the name Jesus. Great will be his dignity and he will be called Son of the Most High..." Lk. 1 Fourth Sunday of Advent O Jesus, I believe you were born of Mary and are God's Son. Your mysterious coming is beyond understanding. Yet like your holy mother, Mary, I wish that you come to me, for you promised you will. Let me serve you in any way I can and know that you are with me day by day as my life goes by. Like Mary, your mother, though I know you only by faith, may my whole being proclaim your greatness and my spirit rejoice in your favor to me. O Wisdom, holy Word of God, Jesus Christ, holding all things in your strong yet tender hands, come and show us the way to salvation. Father in heaven, our hearts desire the warmth of Your love and our minds are searching for the light of Your Word. Increase our longing for Christ our Savior and give us the strength to grow in love, that the dawn of His coming may find us rejoicing in His presence and welcoming the light of His truth. We ask this in the name of Jesus, the Lord. Amen. Merry Christmas to you and your family! Have a blessed Christmas and a wonderful new year.! See you in 2012!! Peace Friends, Dr. Bobbie Beverlin Sunday s Gospel December 18, 2011 Luke 1:26-38 The angel said to her, Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end. Calendar Dates Tues. Dec. 20-Posada 9:30a.m. Christmas Parties NOON DISMISSAL End of 2nd Quarter Teacher In-Service NO ASC Wed. Dec. 21-School of Faith a.m. NO ASC CHRISTMAS BREAK DEC. 21 -JAN. 3 Tues. Jan. 3-Teachers In- Service NO ASC Wed. Jan. 4-Classes Resume Grades Due 8am Fri. Jan. 6-Reports Cards Sent Home All School Mass Church Tues. Jan. 10-Mass lower 8:15a.m. Thurs. Jan. 12-Mass upper 8:15a.m. Fri. Jan. 13-Spirit Day Sat. Jan. 14-Confirmation Retreat Church Mon. Jan. 16-NO SCHOOL NO ASC Martin Luther King Jr. Day Tues. Jan. 17-Mass lower 8:15 am Enrollment Applications (Early Bird Deadline Fee thru 2/14) Thurs. Jan. 19-Mass upper 8:15 am Fri. Jan. 20-FIT Club Friday Tues. Jan. 24-Mass lower 8:15am 8101 W. 95th Street Overland Park, Kansas Phone: Fax: Early Education Center

3 PTO TEACHER S CHRISTMAS FUND Are you looking for that perfect gift for your child s teacher? Are you having a difficult time deciding what to give? The PTO has the perfect solution! We invite you to contribute to the Staff Christmas Fund. Any size gift is appreciated We plan to deliver the checks to the teachers on Tuesday, December 20th. Please send in your donation by Monday, December 19th Look for acknowledgement cards that you can give to your child/children s teacher(s) in this newsletter. Thanks!

4 Dear Our gift to you is a wish for a Blessed Christmas, Happy New Year, and a donation to the staff fund. Thanks for all the work you do with our children. Dear Our gift to you is a wish for a Blessed Christmas, Happy New Year, and a donation to the staff fund. Thanks for all the work you do with our children. Dear Our gift to you is a wish for a Blessed Christmas, Happy New Year, and a donation to the staff fund. Thanks for all the work you do with our children. Dear Our gift to you is a wish for a Blessed Christmas, Happy New Year, and a donation to the staff fund. Thanks for all the work you do with our children. Dear Our gift to you is a wish for a Blessed Christmas, Happy New Year, and a donation to the staff fund. Thanks for all the work you do with our children Dear Our gift to you is a wish for a Blessed Christmas, Happy New Year, and a donation to the staff fund. Thanks for all the work you do with our children

Holy Cross was well represented last week at the Cure of Ars Mathletics competition. We competed against five other schools in solving some challenging problems.

5 Holy Cross was well represented last week at the Cure of Ars Mathletics competition. We competed against five other schools in solving some challenging problems. We are so proud of the team members who gave their time and their math talent showing that Holy Cross is an awesome school. Thanks to Our 7th grade team Ryan Jones Mia Power Emma Kate Callahan Our 6th grade team Abbey Motley Lucy Steyer Devin Palmer Our 5th grade team Seara Baker Marcia Vasconcelos Mary Kate Pikus Our 4th grade team Noah Cordova Paul Kincaid Jason Haeusser Holy Cross 4th and 6th grade teams came home with FIRST place ribbons Congratulations to all our Hornets!!! The Bishop Miege High School placement test for 8th graders will take place on Saturday, Jan. 7 from 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m at Bishop Miege. Cost $15. Students need not preregister. Residual Make-up test is Saturday, Jan. 14 at same time. Pizza lunch provided to test takers after the exam. Please visit bishopmiege.com for more information. St. James Academy Placement Exam January 7, 2012 Alternate Date: January 21, 2012 Time: 8:00 a.m. Check-in. 8:30 Test Time 12 Noon dismissal after community building,pizza and social. Bring: Two #2 Pencils and Calculator No electronics allowed in test area Other than calculator. $15 Registration fee, Cash or Check Questions: See Placement Test Q&A under theadmissions tab on our website: No Reservations necessary.

6 LUNCHROOM VOLUNTEERS: Monday ???,??? and??? MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!! Monday NO SCHOOL Tuesday NO SCHOOL Wednesday Ellen Jones,??? and??? Thursday Deb Williams, Jaime Grimsley &??? Friday Erin Molony,??? and??? THANKS SO MUCH TO ALL OF YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please contact Rita Binns at extension # 25 or rbinns@holycrosscatholicschool.com for lunchroom volunteer opportunities. Typical volunteer time is 11:00-1:00. We serve and then clean up. We would appreciate very much, at least two volunteers everyday. Benefits: enjoy a complimentary lunch; spend time with your child during their school day------priceless! Holy Cross Scrip fundraising while you shop New vendors: Jack in the Box $10 cards ( new Jack in the Box 105th & Metcalf) And Ruth Chris Steakhouse $50 cards SCRIP is a great place to shop for those last minute gifts!! Mass sellers for the next two selling weekends are: Dec 17/18 Dec 24/25- Christmas Dec 31 / Jan 1-New Years Morfeld / Eisenberg NO SELLING- Christmas 5:00 7:30 9:00 11:00 Counters- Adams / Eisenberg Westhoff / Maldonado NO SELLING- Christmas Westhoff / Deschamp Wassenberg / Schneider NO SELLING- Christmas Cordova / Steichen Hernandez / Bowen NO SELLING- Christmas Callahan / Haeusser Hernandez / Bowen NO SELLING- Christmas Adams / Haeusser This holiday season when buying your Christmas Tree at Whole Foods Market on Metcalf and 91 st Street, $10 is donated to Holy Cross Catholic School. Simply show your church bulletin at the store. Each beautiful Fraser Fir tree is 7-8 feet tall and only $ For every tree cut down, 2 more trees are planted the following year. Trees arrived November 17 th! This is a simple way to support our community during the holidays.

7 NEW F.I.T. CLUB MEMBERS November 1 to December MILE CLUB: Tommy Kropf, Ellie Thompson, Dan Greet, Preston Moses, Joey Greet, Emma DeKraai, Jaxi White, Jordan McGarrigle, Ms. Marx, Mrs. Carney 50 MILE CLUB: Catherine Aaronson, Will Downey, Anna Reynolds, Murphy Obershaw, Kristin Haeusser, Katie Hillyer, Derek Steichen, Marcia Vasconcelos, Paige Miranda, Tom Downey, Paul Do, Peter Pham, Jarod Roberts, Mrs. Beisser, Mrs. Mandl, Mrs. Anderson 75 MILE CLUB: John Sweetman, Mackenzie Nielsen, Madie Anderson, Katie Arpin, Levi Finan, Claire Deschamp, Grant Stoerman, Bella DeBrevi, Audrey Jones, Patti Ehrnman, Jackson Vawter, Andrew Maldonado, Kevin Morris, Gaby Navarro 100 MILE CLUB: Kristina Colling (125), Liam Eisenberg, Kelsey Hillyer, Alessandro DeBrevi, Dominic Cordova, Drew Dvorsky (150), Jaden Castinado (125), Devin Fuhrmann (125), Jennifer Hendricks, Grace Nielsen, Landon Wirt (125), Danny Sublette, Megan Smith, Seaera Baker, Phil Ehrnman, Isaiah Gavin (150), Lauren Kropf, Olivia Hayward, Emily Morfeld (150), Will Gavin (125), Jenny Watson (150), Nate Privitera, Nate Baker, Alx Baker, Kenneth Maldonado, Taylor Nielsen, Jorge Palazuelos, Rachel Siurek, Mrs. Obershaw (125), Mrs. Schneider (175), Mrs. Lemmon (125) 200 MILE CLUB: Gretchen Fiebig, Gabriel Lopez (275), Kenny Gavin (225), Carey Lawrence, Piper Lindsey, Enrique Lopez, Ms. Spaniol (225) 500 MILE CLUB: Annie Gellott, Mr. Wagner (525) THE FAB 5: The Top 5: 1. Annie Gellott (500) 1. 6 th Grade 2650 Miles 2. Gabriel Lopez (275) 2. 7 th Grade 2150 Miles 3. Kenny Gavin (225) 3. 8 th Grade 1725 Miles 4. Four way tie with 200: 4. Teachers 1350 Miles Gretchen Fiebig, Piper Lindsey, Enrique Lopez, Carey Lawrence 5. 4 th Grade 1225 Miles The 7 th graders, powered by Annie Gellott s 500 miles, have cut into what was once a 775 mile deficit. They are now 500 miles back from the front running 6 th graders, who are led by Gabriel Lopez and Kenny Gavin. Can the 7 th graders cut into the lead even more this month? Do the teachers have any hope of catching up? We ll find out next month!

~One does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God ~

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