CRUSADER NEWSLETTER
May 9, 2024
Important Dates and quick links
- May 10th - Spring Dance at Holy Cross Catholic School - permission slips sent home
- May 17th - 8th grade graduation and Field Day (8th graders can stay for Field Day if they'd like)
- May 20th - DANCE PARTY - K-4TH GRADE (details below)
- May 31st - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!! - Early Dismissal - ceremony and pizza (pizza order form sent home), see details below.
- June 8th - Fr Lapeyre Farewell - HC Gym - details below.
- June 14th - Last day to register for 24/25 school year without late registration fee of $50
- CARDINAL MOONEY SUMMER CAMPS - CLICK HERE and wait for the camp pop-up to view/register.
Quick links that may be helpful:
Want to pay your service credits online, follow this LINK.
What's for lunch? Lunch menu - click here!
Want to pay online for lunch tickets ($2.75 each), CLICK HERE!
Want to earn service credits helping at lunch, follow this LINK.
REPTILE SHOW - LOADS OF FUN!
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REMINDER - ALL SERVICE CREDIT PAYMENTS DUE NOW!!
Please make all payments at the school (check written out to OLR) or online at HERE! This is a obligation agreed to in the enrollment packet. Students cannot start the new school year if all 23/24 financial obligations are not paid. Thank you.
TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK - MAY 6TH -10TH
Teacher appreciation week is underway!! Thank you for everyone's kindness towards our teachers and staff this week.
Let your teachers know how much you appreciate them and all their hard work. Teachers are being celebrated the week of May 6th - 10th. Each day will host a different theme or way you can say "Thank you"!!
1. See full flyer HERE
2. Want to help make this years Teacher Appreciation Week a success - SIGN UP HERE
3. List of teachers favorite things can be found HERE
SPRING DANCE - OPEN TO 5TH THROUGH 8TH GRADERS
May 10th 6-8:30pm at Holy Cross!! Our school has decided to open the dance up the 5th graders this year as well. Permission slips sent home today. See you there!! CLICK HERE for details. If you would like to volunteer to help that night sign up HERE!
We are also in needs of refreshments, please SIGN UP to bring some goodies in. Thanks!
FIELD DAY - MAY 17TH
Our Field Day will be after lunch on May 17th. ❗UPDATE:❗details for field day have been updated CLICK HERE to get all the specifics and sign up to help make this years Field Day awesome!!
T-shirts will NOT be for sale this year. Please have kids wear a t-shirt that can be signed by their friends but NO white t-shirts as there will water play. Thank you!!
LET'S PARTY!!!!
Let’s Party!!!
The 8th-grade class has decided to put on a school dance for kindergarten through fourth grade.
This will take place in the gym from 2:00PM-2:40 on May 20, 2024.
Get dressed up and come on down to get your boogie on!!
Includes-
Cookies,
Glow Sticks,
Balloons,
Beach balls.
MAY 31ST - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL - 12 NOON DISMISSAL
It's our official last day of school and for our new families that means fun in the gym, awards ceremony and pizza. Families welcome!
- 7:30-9:00 general clean up in classrooms
- 9:00- 10:00 Free Throw contest and dance party in the gym.
- 10:00 - 11:00ish Awards Ceremony in the gym.
- 11:00 Family Pizza Party
- 12:00 Final dismissal
Note: pizza order slips went home, please make sure those come back to the school with funds to be accounted for. We order our pizzas according to the counts received, that means there will not be extra. ALL ORDERS DUE NO LATER THAN 5/23/24!!
ATTENTION - CHARTWELLS/LUNCHES
Chartwells will not be our school lunch provider next school year. Please use your lunch tickets this year as there will be no refunds and tickets cannot be carried over to the 24/25 school year. We are working on the details for a new lunch solution/provider and will let you know when we can. Thank you.
🔔"Volunteer Code of Conduct" needs signature🔔
Safe Environments-Pastoral Code of Conduct
We have several accounts on Virtus where a volunteer has completed training & a background check, but has not signed the volunteer code of conduct. Please sign in to your Virtus account (virtus.org)and make sure this important step is complete!
Thank you!
Cassidy Johnson
Director of Religious Education and Youth Ministry
❗❗❗Fr Lapeyre Farewell - HC Gym - June 8th❗❗❗
Mark your calendars and come wish Fr. Lapeyre a fond farewell before he moves onto his next assignment. There will be a gathering on June 8th in the Holy Cross gym from 6pm-8pm.
SEEKING INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL
Academic Success: Mrs. Annie Doan adoan@holycrossonline.net
Preschool: Mrs. Karen Militello kmilitello@holycrossonline.net
Kindergarten: Mrs. Dianna Gill dgill@holycrossonline.net
First Grade: Mrs. Ashley Gryszkiewicz mrsg@holycrossonline.net
Second Grade: Mrs. Lisa Kiger lkiger@holycrossonline.net
Third Grade: Ms. Andrea Schultz aschultz@holycrossonline.net
Fourth Grade/Fifth Grade: Mrs. Leslie DeMeulenaere ldemeulenaere@holycrossonline.net
Middle School Math and Science: Mrs. Angela Gormley agormley@holycrossonline.net
Middle School Social Studies and Religion: Mr. Jack Reid jreid@holycrossonline.net
Middle School English/Language Arts: Ms. Carrie Johnson cjohnson@holycrossonline.net
NEW TO VOLUNTEERING? PLEASE READ!
PROTECTING GOD'S CHILDREN:
To find a session that fits your schedule, go to www.virtus.org and select “First Time Registrant.” Then choose “view list” of class sites, and choose “Detroit.” Scroll through to find your session, then go back to the top of that page to create your login.
SCRIP - How does it work?
Still wondering how SCRIP works? Our SCRIP team put together some breakdowns to explain. See it HERE!
B-I-N-G-O!!
STAY IN THE KNOW
“Holy Cross Parent Group”
on Facebook
Here it is: https://www.facebook.com/groups/holycrossparentgroup
The group will serve as an online forum for parents / grandparents /guardians to:
· Ask questions;
· Share information (community events, sports tryouts, camps, educational opportunities, etc.);
· Donate items to each other (HC spirit wear, school supplies, etc.);
· Share PTO news and fundraiser information;
· Share other school news, internal pictures, newsletters, etc.;
· Showcase upcoming school events.
This will be a private group, and parents are invited to request admittance.
HELPFUL LINKS AND CONTACTS
LUNCH MENU :
Lunch menu - click here!
FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH APPLICATION:
Free/Reduced Lunch Application
SPIRIT WEAR - TP LOGOS:
https://holycrosscatholic.itemorder.com/sale
PROTECTING GOD'S CHILDREN:
To find a session that fits your schedule, go to www.virtus.org and select “First Time Registrant.” Then choose “view list” of class sites, and choose “Detroit.” Scroll through to find your session, then go back to the top of that page to create your login.
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SCRIP:
The SCRIP office is open Fridays 7-9am and Mondays 5-6pm.
Not quite sure how SCRIP works?--call Tammi Walker at 810-531-3458
SERVICE CREDITS:
LUNCH SUPERVISOR SIGN UP:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Zjfv9a0e_ZEYuO8WTpMjalM87JPw8BBmvOXdhMsCe30/edit#gid=0
BINGO SIGN-UP - WEDNESDAY:
Paul Burger at 734.837.5807