12/09 Weekly Newsletter - Boletín Semanal

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December 09, 2020

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Join me in congratulating Erin Harker, our recipient of the Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese Christ the Teacher Award. Erin Harker is a patient and caring teacher who knows her students well. She knows which students need extra support and provides that support for them calmly and gently. At the same time, she also knows which students need extra enrichment, allowing them to work on separate tasks that challenge and motivate them in unique ways.

As the Junior High Math and Religion teacher, she not only pushes her students academically but she also helps prepare them for Confirmation and invites them into a deeper relationship with Christ by including a service-learning component to her classes, teaching stewardship and discipleship to all of Junior High. She, herself, continually serves others throughout the school, supporting co-workers at all grade levels in any way possible and she is often found delivering gift-bags to office staff or maintenance, simply because she knows it will brighten their day!

She also pushes herself to continually stay up-to-date with best practices in teaching and learning and is fearless when trying new technology, inspiring other teachers to do the same and supporting them in their efforts. Thank you, Erin, for answering the call to serve Holy Cross School!

Friday we will celebrate our annual Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass. This day has become a beautiful celebration of Mary and one that is especially meaningful to our Hispanic Families. This year we will only celebrate with a special mass and a brief telling of Our Lady’s miraculous story in each classroom, but hope to continue the tamales feast in the coming years.

Our 8th grade students will plan the Mass and attend with the PK Immersion class. If you have a child in any of those grades, you are welcome to come and celebrate Mass in the church, otherwise you can view the live-stream Mass via Zoom. Please look for the link later in this newsletter.

Have a great week!

Annie Borjas
Principal

*****Please scroll to the bottom of this newsletter for more important information. ****

-------Versión en español-------

9 de diciembre de 2020

Queridos padres y guardianes,

Es mi placer felicitar a Erin Harker, nuestra ganadora del Premio Christ the Teacher de la Diócesis de Fort Wayne-South Bend. Erin Harker es una maestra paciente que conoce a cada uno de sus estudiantes. Ella sabe qué estudiantes necesitan apoyo adicional y les brinda ese apoyo con calma y gentileza. Al mismo tiempo, también sabe qué estudiantes necesitan un enriquecimiento adicional, lo que les permite trabajar en tareas separadas que los desafían y motivan de maneras únicas.

Como maestra de matemáticas y religión, no solo empuja a sus estudiantes académicamente, sino que también ayuda a prepararlos para la Confirmación y los invita a una relación más profunda con Cristo. Sus cursos aplican el servicio a la comunidad y les enseña como ser discípulos de Cristo. Ella misma sirve continuamente a otros, apoyando a sus compañeros de trabajo de cualquier manera posible y a menudo se le encuentra entregando bolsas de regalo al personal de la oficina o al mantenimiento, ¡simplemente porque sabe que les alegrará el día!

También se esfuerza por mantenerse al día con las mejores prácticas en la enseñanza y el aprendizaje. Al no temerle a nuevas tecnologías inspira a otros maestros a hacer lo mismo y los apoya en sus esfuerzos. ¡Gracias, Erin, por servir a la escuela Holy Cross!

El viernes celebraremos nuestra misa anual de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe. Este día se ha convertido en una hermosa celebración de María y es especialmente significativa para nuestras familias hispanas. Este año solo celebraremos con una misa especial y una breve narración de la milagrosa historia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe en cada salón de clases, pero esperamos continuar la fiesta de los tamales en los próximos años.

Nuestros estudiantes de octavo grado planearán la misa y asistirán con la clase de inmersión de pre-kínder. Si tiene un hijo en cualquiera de esos grados, puede venir a celebrar la Misa en la iglesia; de lo contrario, puede ver la Misa en vivo a través de Zoom. Busque el enlace más adelante en este boletín.

¡Que tengan una buena semana!

Annie Borjas
Directora

You’re probably aware that, for the second year in a row, Holy Cross School was voted the Readers’ Choice Best Private School in Michiana. This is a wonderful tribute to the faculty, staff and administration of our school who work so diligently to provide a quality education to our children as well as to our school parents, parishioners and community partners who support the efforts of our school. It is so fitting that Angie Budzinski’s retirement as principal was capped by this honor and that Annie Borjas’ first year as our new principal begins with the same vote of confidence by the Michiana community.
During this Thanksgiving season, I am so grateful for these two women, for their vision for the school’s future, their professionalism in administrating the school, their trust in God’s hand in our school’s well-being, and their pastoral sensitivity and approach to our students, faculty, parents and issues that face the school. I am also thankful for the level of commitment and dedication that our faculty and staff have exhibited during this time. Teachers have spent many additional hours offering virtual lessons to students taking classes at home while also teaching their regular classes inside the school building. Our faculty members are going the extra mile to offer all our onsite and virtual learners the best educational experience possible during this exceptional time. We hope to be able to continue onsite classes for as long as local government considers it safe to do so.
Parishioners who attended Holy Cross School decades or just years ago can be proud of their alma mater. All parishioners can be proud of the important community outreach that our school provides to our neighborhood, our city and our diocese. Thank you for your support of our school.

Important Dates/ Fechas Importantes

12/11 - 8:30 a.m. 8th Grade & PKi Mass
12/18 - 8:30 a.m. Kt & Ki Mass
12/18 - Dress Down Day (Christmas Colors)
12/21- 1/04 - Christmas Break

Today is the last day to submit your Intent to Return Form.
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Thank you to all who have already sent in their donations for our Giving Tree. Please continue to send in gloves, hats, face masks, and socks for our Giving Tree. Our Advent wreaths decorate our halls and Cru and Sader are back!

A lot of Amazon shopping will be happening this year! Most of your purchases can help support Holy Cross School at no cost to you! You can use Amazon Smile to log in to your Amazon account. When you shop at Smile.Amazon.com, you’ll find the same prices, selections, and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com. except that Amazon will donate .5% of your qualifying purchases to Holy Cross School. To shop at AmazonSmile simply go to http://smile.amazon.com/ch/35-0992113 every time you shop at Amazon.

Barnaby’s Coupon Sales Begin TODAY!
Coupons are $12 each and good at the Grape Rd. location for a large (up to three topping) pizza. Anyone interested in purchasing can buy from the school or parish office. These make GREAT stocking stuffers!! Please send in your payment to the school office or contact Annie Priebe at apriebe@holycrosscrusaders.org with questions.

St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Joseph County Needs Your Help

We are asking those who can donate to please send any dollar donation to the Holy Cross St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry. They will be assisting us in making sure we get the necessary resources to our needy families. You can make your donation here. Sign Up for Online Giving, a one-time donation, specifying for the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Or you can send a check made out to St. Vincent de Paul Society to Holy Cross Parish, 920 Wilber St., South Bend, IN 46628.

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