Weekly Newsletter
November 29, 2016
Grounded in our Catholic faith and focused on academic excellence, Holy Rosary Catholic School
educates the whole child— mind, heart and spirit.
Principals Message
I want to thank all of you for
volunteering at our 3rd annual
Thanksgiving Feast. It was another
great success with everyone feasting on
delicious turkey and all the wonderful
side dishes and desserts. I truly felt like
we are one Holy Rosary family as
everyone helped set up, serve the food,
and then clean up the parish hall. It is
such a good feeling to see everyone
sharing fellowship and pitching in to
help. We should be able to give thanks
every day of our lives because we are
blessed every day. The more we take
time to give thanks, the more blessings
we will recognize. At the very least, let's
take the last couple of days left in November and make it a month of truly
giving thanks for all our
blessings. I know I am truly grateful
to be able to work with such great
staff members, caring parents and
wonderful students!
Our annual adopt a family through the
St. Vincent de Paul Society is going on
Office Reminders
Lost & Found
There are a large amount of items
gathering in the lost and found in the
from office. If your student is missing
an item, please have them check the
front office. Also, please label all of your
student’s articles of clothing.
Reminders:
now through December 12th. We are
asking everyone to assist in donating
an item for a less fortunate family
for Christmas. We have received 12
families to distribute to each
classroom and the office. All gifts
need to be wrapped with the family
noted and the specific member of the
family on the gift tag. Your generosity
is so appreciated. God Bless you and
your gift of charity.
Parents, please continue to monitor
and check your child's homework and
Accelerated Reader points. These
meaningful activities are important to
your child's school success. We are
helping your child to develop good
study and reading skills that will
benefit them through high school and
college. Now is the time to develop
and reinforce these important skills in
school and at home. Thanks you for
your support in helping your child
reach his/her academic potential. It
is always a team effort.
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Early Release Friday,
December 2
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Christmas Family Movie
Night December 2 at
6:30pm in gym
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Las Posadas on
December 14th at
9:00 am in the gym
Calendar
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November 29th
Lego Club (2nd grd)
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November 30th
Lego Club (1st grd)
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November 30th
Choir
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December 1st
Wilsons Dance &
Tumbling
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December 5th
Chess
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December 6th
BASP Bills go Home
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December 6th
Pepperoni’s Spirit Night
Clinic News
Absences
Please inform the front office at
[email protected] and
[email protected] as well as
the teachers if students are absent or have
an appointment.
If students are absent for more than 3 days they
MUST bring a Dr.’s note to school. Absences
without a note or a parent letter will be
considered unexcused, consequences may occur.
Please refer to the student handbook for the list
of excused absences.
Catholic Life Raffle Tickets
Catholic Life Raffle ticket sales have started! Selling at area churches and businesses is underway!
Emails will be sent out requesting your help with the sale of tickets at specific times and locations.
This is a great way to sell the requested 3 books per student. PLEASE help raise money for HRCS
by signing up to sell . Students who sell the 3 books issued to them and turn money & sold tickets
in by December 1st, will receive a dress down coupon.
When you sell tickets, please remember to turn in tickets and monies in a timely manner. When
selling at a scheduled location, sold tickets , monies and extra unsold tickets, should all be turned
in on the Monday after the scheduled sell day. Sold tickets are collected every week by a Catholic
Life representative. It is imperative that money/checks are not held on for long periods of time.
Remember that all proceeds from the sale of tickets directly benefit Holy Rosary Catholic School.
This year’s grand prize is a choice of a $20,000 Visa gift card, 2017 Ford F-150 truck or a 2017
Ford Fusion Sedan. Each participating school will have a $1,000 prepaid Visa credit card
individual winner drawn from tickets sold by their school. Drawing will be held on Saturday,
January 14, 2017.
Sports
Boys Basketball
The Holy Rosary C-Team opened up district play
last Wednesday at Holy Family Galveston. They
came away with a thrilling double overtime win
with a score of 23-22. Ethan Aranda led all scorers
with 13 points including the game winning free
throw in the second overtime. Joseph Engleking
added 10 points respectively.
The Holy Rosary Varsity continued their winning
ways with a 53-37 win over Holy Family Galveston.
The game was close through the 3rd quarter with
the score 35-32 at the end of the quarter. The boys
played great defense in the 4th quarter while
limiting Holy Family to 5 points and scoring 18 to
finish the game.
Jacob Dorman lead all scorers with 13 points and
Ryan Gubbels was close behind with 12 points.
Andrew Do and Martin Dietz added 9 points each.
Mitchel Carter broke into the scoring column with
6 points and Diego Moncada finished out the
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scoring with 4 points. Next up for Holy Rosary is Holy
Ghost Houston in our gym on Tuesday November 29th.
Please come out and support these young men.
Upcoming Games
11-29 Varsity HOME vs. Holy Ghost
11-30 JV/C AWAY vs. St. Joseph
Girls Basketball
Last Wednesday the Lady Cougars faced Holy Family
and lost a tough game 33/17. Scoring points were
Therese Krenek- 5 points, Rory McCarthy- 4, Toni
New- 4, Iana Samora- 2 and Danielle Sellier- 2.
Upcoming Games
11-16 HOME vs. Holy Ghost
11-30 AWAY vs. St. Joseph
Gala News
This year’s gala is scheduled for April 28th at 6pm
at Safari Texas Ranch. More information will be
coming home this month in your child's folder.
This time of year the stores are filled with amazing
deals. When you are out Christmas shopping, keep
an eye out for items that can be purchased for our
Silent Auction!
St. Vincent de Paul Families
This year we are once again sharing our Christmas with needy families in our area through the
St. Vincent de Paul Society. Each class will be assigned one family. Your child’s teacher will be
sending out the families “wish list” very shortly if they have not done so already. Please
remember do NOT put a name on the gift tag’s “from” section, only fill out the “to” section.
Thank You in advance for your generosity. Your love and kindness will make a family’s Christmas
a brighter.
Art News
We sure know how to make a mess in the art room and are in need of baby wipes. Baby wipes are used to
clean the tables after a hard day of painting. If you can send in a package or two and label them ART, we
would greatly appreciate it!!
Thank You
Thank you to all who helped set-up, prep, serve
and clean-up at the school wide Thanksgiving
feast. Events like these are only possible with
volunteers. And what amazing volunteers we
have!
Thank you to all that contributed to the Student
Council food drive!
Prayers
Please keep Robbie Ross’s great-grandmother,
Rose Ross, in your prayers.
Please keep Carolyn Derickson in your prayers.
Mrs. Derickson is Mrs. Shanna Boettcher’s
grandmother and ShayAnn (6th) and Peyton
(3rd) Boettcher’s great-grandmother.
Thank you to Tama Dorman, Patty Koliba, Tracy
Johnson, Samantha Waldron, Pamela Gubbels,
Kat Reyes and Marcella Classen for helping with
pizza Booster Lunch!
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