CRUSADER NEWS THAT YOU CAN USE....
September 14, 2018
This Week's Recap....
Week 4 Recap:
Thanks for the great turnout at the 4th-8th grade Back to School Night. It was great to see so many interested parents and students. I hope that we have an even bigger turnout on Tuesday night at our PK-3rd grade Back to School Night.
The Cherrydale Farms Fall Sale is on! The deadline to turn in packets is October 1st. Please sell, sell, sell!
The book fair was just delivered. How exciting! Students have a chance to shop during school and it also is open after school for parents and students after dismissal. We need parent volunteers to work during the school day in the morning and after school. You can send your child with money to shop or make a deposit in an online account for them to shop from. Please see the link below.
We are also beginning our box top drive. These are very easy to find and save as they are on many common products that you already buy. Just cut them out, put them in an envelope or ziploc bag with your child's name and class, and put them in the box top container in the main office. Each month there will be a contest to see which class and student brings in the most boxtops.
PK-3rd grade Back to School NIght is coming up on TUESDAY NIGHT beginning at 7PM. Please meet in the church.
LOOK FOR THESE (ABOVE) AND SEND THEM IN!
Back to School Night!
Grades PK2 thru Grade 3: Tuesday, September 18: We will begin at 7 in the church. After a short presentation, you will have a chance to visit your child's classrooms and hear from your teachers. Please be sure to visit the book fair.
The BEST things that happened this week...
Great turnout at our 1st Back to School Night
Band Demonstration - Be on the lookout for registration information
Volleyball teams win big!
Middle school library field trip
We celebrated Holy Cross Day.
An issue that you can help us with....
If you do need to pick your child up early from school, kindly do the following:
- Let the teacher know in advance. That way, the child can be ready with all of the materials needed.
- If you do not let the teacher know in advance, call the office in advance, at least 15 minutes before you are planning to come to school. However, still understand that there may not be time for your child to have everything ready, including homework written down.
- Do not come after 2:30PM. We cannot dismiss a child after 2:30PM unless it has been arranged in advance.
Background check authorization
IF YOU HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED THIS LAST YEAR, PLEASE DO NOT APPLY AGAIN AS THERE IS A COST TO HOLY CROSS AND YOUR BACKGROUND CHECK IS STILL VALID.
Here is the link to the tab on our website:
http://www.holycrossnorthmiami.org/schools-background-check-authorization
Let's talk about birthdays at Holy Cross
We recognize that birthdays are very important to a student and that they like to celebrate with their class. That is wonderful and we are happy to help you with this. However, school is not the place for an elaborate birthday party. If you give your student's teacher proper notice, you are welcomed to bring store bought cake or cupcakes. You can bring goody bags for the class if you like. Please note that the teacher is not a party planner, so it is necessary for a parent or some other family member to come and facilitate the distribution of the yummies and goodies. Lunch time or at the end of the school day are best but please check with your child's teacher to confirm a time. Please do not just show up with a cake. When selecting a cake or cupcakes, remember that Holy Cross is a peanut sensitive school and thus does not allow any items containing peanuts. Make sure that you do not bring any items with peanuts.
Regarding birthday party invitations: You are welcomed to distribute these in school as long as the entire class is invited. If you are not inviting the entire class, please find some other method of distribution. It is very hurtful to a child to see their classmates get an invitation to a party while they do not.
THE BOOK FAIR HAS BEEN DELIVERED!
If you wish to volunteer to help, please contact Mrs. Trujillo by phone or email her at strujillo@holycross-nm.org.
Here is the link to prepay for books for your child. I have tried it out myself for my granddaughter, and it took less than 5 minutes to make an account and add funds to it.
CLICK BELOW TO PROVIDE YOUR CHILD WITH FUNDS TO PUT IN AN E-WALLET TO SPEND AT THE BOOK FAIR. YOU SET UP AN ACCOUNT, LINK IT TO A DEBIT OR CREDIT CAR AND DECIDE HOW MUCH YOU WILL GIVE YOUR CHILD. It takes just a few moments. You can print the coupon and give it to your child or we can look it up when your child comes to the book fair if you let your child or the teacher know.
Middle School field trip to the Library
1st Grade reading under the sun
1st Grade class had a special visitor read to them today "under the sun" by one of our special parents, Carolyn Antoine. They loved it!
Sickness
The fact is that most children get sick. We do our part to keep the germs away by disinfecting daily and by closely adhering to the policies regarding sickness.
If a student is sent home with fever, vomiting or diarrhea, they may not come to school the next day as the law requires that a student be without any symptoms for at least 24 hours before he/she can return to school.
If a student has pink eye, impetigo, ring worm or any other communicable condition, they must come back to school with a Dr's. note.
Please help us keep our students (and our staff) well by not sending your child to school with illness. I know that it is difficult to make arrangements for a sick child but develop a back up plan now before it happens.
Speech Language Screenings
Days off of school coming soon
We will have OOS available on WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ONLY. There will not be any childcare available on Friday, September 28th.
You must sign up in advance for OOS on Wednesday and Thursday. Below is a link to a sign up page. If you will need childcare, please click on the link and register your child. Breakfast and lunch will not be available on these days, they must be brought from home.
Please make plans now for your children. Don't be caught by surprise.
Click here to sign up on the SIGN UP GENIUS:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508044BA8A929A4F49-ooswednesday
Ladies, this is for you.
World's Finest Chocolate is Here!
PTL Cherrydale Farms Fall Sale KICKOFF
What's Coming Up?
Monday, September 17 until completed: Free speech and language screenings, PK through 5th. Form must be returned to authorize this evaluation.
Monday, September 17 thru Friday, September 21: Scholastic Book Fair in the auditorium.
Tuesday, September 18: Back to School Night PK thru 3rd Grade 7:00PM
Wednesday, September 26 thru Friday, September 28: No School as our teachers will be traveling to the annual Teacher's Conference.
Please note... OOS will be available WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ONLY for those who register in advance. There is no OOS available on Friday as we have a very big event here at the school. Please arrange for childcare now for your child if necessary.
After school activity schedule
Boys VB - Wednesday and Friday, 3:30-5PM
Girls VB: Thursday and Friday, 3:30-5PM
Praise Group: Wednesday, 3:30-5:30PM
Student Government Tuesday, 3:15-4PM.
Please observe the pickup time. Students not picked up on time will be sent to OOS.
Please note that this includes the REGULAR volleyball practices. Sometimes a change must be made or an additional practice must be scheduled. Students are informed of this and should be responsible enough to carry this information home to you.
Lost and Found is Growing!
Join our church family or just come and worship!
Worship is 10:30AM every Sunday. We have an education hour for all ages from 9:15AM to 10:15AM which includes Sunday school for younger children and bible study for older Youth and Adults.
We have a regular group of 5th thru 8th grade students who meet together on Sunday Morning in Room 14, all 5th thru 8th grade students are invited.
How to Contact Us:
650 NE 135th St.
North Miami, Fl. 33161
School 305 893 0851
Church 305 893 0371
Office emails:
Sherri Mackey smackey@holycross-nm.org
Marluys Sejba msejba@holycross-nm.org
Natalia Escobar nescobar@holycross-nm.org
Soraya Trujillo strujillo@holycross-nm.org
Roslyn Noel rnoel@holycross-nm.org
Lisette Rogers lrogers@holycross-nm.org
Marie Innocent minnocent@holycross-nm.org
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