Newsletter January 2017
Dear Parents and Students,
Happy New Year! I wish you and your family God’s peace and good health in 2017.
The faculty and staff have hit the ground running as January is a very busy month at Holy Redeemer School. We continue to focus on academic excellence as we near the end of second quarter and prepare for Catholic Schools Week (January 29th- February 3rd). The theme this year is “Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service.” We want to spread the good news about Holy Redeemer School to those who may not know about us. Please post our Open House dates to your social media sites and any listservs to which you may belong. Also, invite a neigh- bor, friend or relative to attend our open houses so they can see how Holy Redeemer School lives up to its reputation of
“Excellence in Education with the Power of Faith.” We also want to see YOU at the Open Houses! Our Open Houses are for current parents, as well. Meet next year’s teacher, see the new classroom, ask your questions. This is a great op- portunity for current parents!
We will start off the week on Sunday, January 29th with our first Open House from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Our Children’s Choir will perform at the Mass at 10:00AM. Guests may tour the school, talk with our teachers, view our cur- riculum displays, and enjoy refreshments. In addition, we hope to have a large turnout at our Catholic Schools W eek Open House on Tuesday, January 31st from 8:30 AM-11:00 AM.
On Wednesday, February 1st, we invite you to join us for our Mass for the Community and the Blessing of the Throats at 8:20am.
We end the week on Friday, February 3rd by celebrating our students’ many accomplishments at the Second Quarter Awards Assembly, held in the church at 10:30 AM. The students will have a 12:30PM dismissal. A more de- tailed schedule of the week’s events is include inside this newsletter and will be sent home via SchoolReach.
We have two big announcements for the coming year! We are very excited to announce that PayPal is coming to Holy Redeemer School! If you are considering a year-end donation to Holy Redeemer School, we now have a PayPal account! Please visit our website at School.Holy-Redeemer.org and look for the PayPal button.
Holy Redeemer School is now registered in the Amazon Smile program. AmazonSmile is a simple and automat- ic way for you to support your favorite charitable organization every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at https://smile.amazon.com/ch/52-0607876 , you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shop- ping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to your favorite charitable organization. This is a simple, effective way to support Holy Redeemer School with your post- Christmas shopping!
As always, I thank you for your continued support and love of Holy Redeemer School. It is our staff and fami- lies who make Holy Redeemer School a Community of Faith, Knowledge and Service.
God’s Peace,
Mrs. Maria C. Bovich, Principal
Pre-
Kindergarten:
Neal Ntsomi
Neveah Dolet
Peyton Sullivan
Shanti Abraham
Kindergarten:
Kofi Alafe
Jack Kindvall
Kyle Lewis
Lily Schwallen-
berg
Grade 1:
Lana Jane Fran-
co
Julian Jean-
Francois
Jeffery Boyd
Conor Hughes
Grade 2:
Colette Foley
Hailey Kovash
Marcus Penalosa
Grade 3:
Leilah Eggleston
Jaxson Hess
Sophia Kim
Naiya Osborne
Grade 4:
Elly Lee
Belle Newman
Riana Serrano
Kashmere Zellner
Grade 5:
Brennan Hall
Clara Frank
Coyla Cantwell
Abigail Phillips
Grade 6:
Jasmine Cerritos
William Gamy
Mason Hess
Hannah Phan
Grade 7:
Kiran Varghese
Marlyne Anaya
Grade 8:
Senai Ge-
brehmedhin
Corey Dolet
Elizabeth Foley
Emanda Bisrat
Nicholas Montero
December RSRs
(Respect, Spirituality and
Responsibility)
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
Tuition: Tuition is due the first of the month.
Please enclose tuition payment in the white tui-
tion envelope and return to school. There is a
$25 late fee for payments received after the
15th of the month. There is a $25 fee for re-
turned checks.
Report Cards: 2nd quarter report cards will be
distributed on January 27.
Winter Weather: With the temperatures
dropping, please make sure your child is dress-
ing appropriately for the weather.
Registration for 2017-2018
Registration for Holy Redeemer School is now
open. The registration application is available at
http://school.holy-redeemer.org/admissions/
application. The deadline for returning families
is January 13, 2017 to hold a place in the class
for the 2017-2018 school year.
Amazon Smile and PayPal Are Coming!
We have been very good, so Santa is bring-
ing Holy Redeemer School an Amazon
Smile account and a PayPal payment option.
Designate Holy Redeemer School as your
charity organization to receive a donation
with every purchase you make through Ama-
zon. Use this link
https://smile.amazon.com/ch/52-0607876 to
start shopping as usual,
but you will be support-
ing Holy Redeemer
School in the process.
The PayPal is in pro-
cess. Look for the but-
ton to appear on our
website!
Buddy Class
Masses
Parents are wel-
come at every
Mass, but we en-
courage the fami-
ly and friends of
the students of
each buddy class
to attend. On
March 1, the
School Mass for
Ash Wednesday
will be led by
Grades PK and 4.
The Umstot Family
The Hudson Family
The Singleton/
Johnson Family
The Gebremedhin/
Hagos Family
The Cantwell Family
Looking for a great way tohelp our school, teachers and students? Then stop by and “pick a leaf” from our Giving Tree. The tree is lo- cated outside the school of- fice and contains many wish requests like classroom sup- plies and books from our wonderful teachers. You may purchase and drop off the items at the school office, or you may send in payment (checks made payable to Holy Redeemer School) and teachers will purchase the items themselves. You can also shop at our Amazon
Mark your Calendar! -- Catholic Schools Week OPEN HOUSES
The theme for the National Catholic Schools Week 2017 is
“Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Ser-
vice.” The annual observance starts the last Sunday in January
and runs all week, January 29-February 3, 2017. Catholic
Schools Week is marked with Masses, open houses, and other
activities for students, families, parishioners, and the communi-
ty at large.
Holy Redeemer School will be hosting two open houses
during Catholic Schools Week:
Sunday, January 29 from 9:00 am-Noon
Tuesday, January 31 from 8:30-11:00 am
The schedule for Catholic Schools Week is as follows:
Sunday, January 29: Open House 9:00 am-Noon and 10am Mass with Children’s Choir
and presentation of donated Items for St. Ann’s Center for Children, Youth and Families
Monday, January 30: Prayer Service led by our Student Government and the donated
items for St. Ann’s Center for Children, Youth and Families are presented on the Altar
Tuesday, January 31: Open House 8:30am-11:00am
Wednesday, February 1: Mass for Community and Citizenship & Blessing of Throats
8:20am
Thursday, February 2: Student Appreciation Day
Friday, February 3: Teacher Appreciation Day, 12:30pm Dismissal
Feast of St. Nicholas
Shoes lined the hallway in anticipation of a
sweet treat from a special visitor, St. Nicholas.
This tradition marks the saint’s Feast Day.
Maryland Hall
The First, Second and Fifth Grade students
went to Maryland Hall in Annapolis to at-
tend "A Christmas Carol." Before the per-
formance was to begin, one of our students
was invited to play the role of Tiny Tim!
Donuts for Dads
Thank you to all who came to Donuts
for Dads!
Once again,
the event was
a great suc-
cess. Thank
you to Mrs.
Suhr for or-
ganizing this
wonderful
gathering!
Polar Express The Pre-K stu- dents took their Fourth Grade buddies and the Kin- dergarten took their Fifth Grade buddies to see the trains pass in the hopes of seeing the Po- lar Express! The students were treated to trains that blew their whistle. The Kindergar- ten students then had a
Polar Express PJ-watch party with hot chocolate.
The Sixth Grade visited the Lisner Auditorium
just before Christmas break to series a see of
short plays. It was a great trip!
Food Drive
As part of the December service project, our students collected non- perishable food items for the St. Joseph’s Food Pantry. The students did a great job, collecting over 1,900 items which will be sent to the Food Pantry to-
morrow. Last year was a record year when we collected 1,600 items. Thank you for again for making this a great holi- day season for many families in need.
Christmas Pageant and Winter Musicale
The Fourth Grade presented a wonderful Christmas Pageant, beautifully portraying the journey to the birth of Jesus Christ. With many vibrant selections from the Pre-Kindergarten through Fourth grade classes, the Christmas Music Program was fantastic! Thank you to all who attended and thank you to Ms. Crawford for all her hard work.
Winter Band Concert
The Winter Band Concert was a great perfor-
mance! The beginner band played several se-
lections, many more than in years past. The
advanced band did a fantastic job with very
complex pieces! Thank you to our band stu-
dents and Mr. Varrone for a wonderful Band
Concert!
Christmas Door Decorating
The students did a great job planning and decorating their class room doors!
The Primary Level door winner was the 2nd Grade.
The Intermediate Level door winner was the 3rd Grade.
The Middle School Level door winner was the 8th Grade.
2nd Grade 3rd Grade 8th Grade
January 2017 Sun M on Tue W ed Thu Fri Sat 1
2 NO SC
HOOL3 School Resumes Lesson Plans 3:45pm Chess Club3- roclut Che3- Cm45p3:b
4 8:20
am Mass 3-4pm Comic Club 3-4pm Handbell Choir
5 9:30
-11:30am ESPA Exec Mtg 3-4p
m Children’s Choir
6 Scout Uniform Walkathon Dress Down Day
7
8 4pm
Christmas Concert
9 8:20
am Prayer Service/St. Ann’s/Birthdays
3-3:
45pm Liturgy Club
10 3-3:
45pm Chess Club 3-3:45pm Crochet Club
11 8:20am Mass 3-4pm Comic Club 3-4pm Handbell Choir
12 Single Student Auction Dress 10:30am Evacuation Drill
3-4p
m Children’s Choir
13 10:30am Camp St. Charles Presentation
14 1516 NO SCHOOL17 3-3:
45pm Chess Club 3-3:45pm Crochet Club Restaurant Night Silver Diner 5 -8pm
18 8:20am Mass 12:30PM DISMISSAL
19 Family Silent Auction Dress Down
3-4p
m Children’s Choir
20 END OF 2ND QUARTER
21 22 3-6pm Confirmation Gath- ering 11:55pm ALL Grades Fi- nalized
23 8:20am Prayer Service
3-3:
45pm Liturgy Club
24 3-3:
45pm Chess Club 3-3:45pm Crochet Club
25 8:20am Mass 3-4pm Comic Club
26 Gr 2 & 8 Class Dress Down Day
3-4p
m Children’s Choir
27 MARCH FOR LIFE Distribute Report Cards
28 29 Catholic Schools Week
9am
-12pm Open House 10am School Mass
30 Catholic Schools Week
8:20
am Prayer Service/St. Ann’s/RSR 3-3:45pm Liturgy Club 31 Catholic Schools Week Open House 8:30-11am 3-3:45pm Chess Club 3-3:45pm Crochet Club
