Holy Cross Elementary School
January 4, 2024
THE CONNECTION
SCHOOL NEWS
Winter MAP testing will begin on Monday January 8th. Please make sure your child gets a good nights sleep, breakfast in the morning, and arrives at school on time so they are prepared to do their very best. MAP testing will conclude on Friday January 26th.
PE Reminder
Please make sure your child is in PE uniform on their PE days. The PE uniforms consist of a Holy Cross gray T-Shirt that may be purchased from the Indian Hut or a SOLID gray t-shirt may be worn.* Plain black sweatpants, gray sweatpants during these winter months. Also students need to wear gym shoes. I have had to update the PE schedule. Students in grades 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 8A will have PE on Mondays. Students in grades K, 1st, 7th, 8B will have PE on Wednesdays. Students in 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th will have a rotating PE schedule on Wednesdays. Teachers will inform students when they have another PE day on Wednesdays
Parent Reminder:
Parents, please make sure you come and sign your student in if they are late in the morning. If your student is absent, please call the office that morning to let us know they will not be at school. Upon their return, they will need a note stating why they were absent.
Chipotle Night for HC
Please visit the Chipotle in Ft. Wright on Wednesday January 10th and a portion of the proceeds will come to Holy Cross Elementary.
BASKETBALL PRACTICE SCHEDULE: Attached is the Basketball practice schedule for January. If you have any questions about basketball, contact Tina Feldman at 859-292-0904 or at tina.feldman@hchscov.com.
BASKETBALL PRACTICES CANCELED WHEN SCHOOL IS CANCELED: Whenever school is canceled due to bad weather, then all grade school basketball practices for that night are automatically canceled. On game days, it is up to each league/location to decide if games will be played. If games are canceled, coaches will be notified, and they will notify the players. If you have any questions, please contact tina.feldman@hchscov.com or 859-292-0904.
Holy Cross Parish Youth Group is Forming - Holy Cross Elementary has a new ministry coordinator, Morgan Hicks. There is a new youth director as well, Jaime Lampone. They are starting a youth group that will be the first and third Sundays of every month for 6th graders through 12 graders.
Old News
Website is updated! - After much trial and error (and calls/meets with our friends at Google), we now have the website up and running with updated information!! Please go to www.holycrosselem.com and check it out! We will use this as another way to keep you updated with newsletters, lunch calendars, pertinent links etc. If you visit the website and incur any errors or feel something is missing, please contact the office by emailing main@holycrosselem.com.
Please consider linking HCE to your Kroger Plus Community Rewards. Just log into your Kroger account settings under “Community Rewards” and choose Holy Cross Elementary School as your organization. Our number is KM638. If every family did this simple thing, our school would be able to receive funds for more activities for students! And who doesn’t love more fun activities?!.
Indian Hut Hours - 7:00-9:00 am & 2:00-3:30 pm (Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri) & 7:00 am - 3:30 pm on Wednesdays
* Closed anytime the high school is closed.
Family Envelopes - The Connection (and any other pertinent papers/communication from the office) will be sent home on Thursdays in a large envelope. We would like families to take out the contents and address any papers, sign and date the outside and return the envelope on Fridays (with any paperwork needed to be returned). We hope this will alleviate some of the miscommunication caused by paperwork being left in students’ backpacks. We appreciate your cooperation in this new process!!
Middle School Service Hours - Each middle school student will be required to service the community this year. An opportunity for service hours was brought to us by a parent. The Hosea House, in Newport, is looking for volunteers to help serve dinner and wash dishes. The hours are 3:45-5:45. There are many upcoming opportunities. The following is a sign up link: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/70a0549a4a622a20-hosea/21593898
Mr. Tony Wagner who is Music Director for Holy Cross Parish is offering piano lessons after school on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. 30-minute lessons cost $23 and 60-minute lessons cost $33. If you are interested, please email Mr. Wagner at hc.music.dir@holycrosscov.org.