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Next Newsletter: October 25, 2012
October 11, 2012
HRS NEWS Dear Parents, Students and Staff, Wow! Tomorrow is the last day of the first quarter of the 2012-2013 school year! Be sure to watch for your students’ report cards to come home with them on Friday, October 19th. Your students should also bring home a Parent/Teacher Conference form today or tomorrow. Please be sure to check the dates and times with your calendar and return the form to your child’s homeroom teacher by Wednesday, October 17th. Conferences have been scheduled for the week of October 22-26th. Conferences are such a valuable opportunity for parents and teachers to continue in partnership in the best interests of our students! We are grateful for the support and cooperation of Holy Rosary parents! Parents, please remember that if you plan to volunteer at Holy Rosary in any capacity working with children (classroom helper, tutor, coach, chaperone, other) you MUST participate in the diocesan Safe Environment/Youth Protection Program training. Training includes attending a group or individual session with Kairon Unfried, signing a Best Practices form and passing a background check (paid for by the parish). If you are unable to attend a scheduled training session, you may contact Kairon Unfried directly to make alternate arrangements at 471-7228. Thank you for working with us to provide a safe environment for all our children. Monday, October 15th is the first day of the second quarter, a new day, a fresh start! When we start a new quarter, most people think of grades and behaviors and school “stuff”! The new quarter should certainly be about that – refreshing study habits, stepping up efforts at organization, improving behaviors, brightening attitudes, renewing enthusiasm for the “work” of school! But the new quarter is also an opportunity for a fresh start outside the work of school! We can renew our decision to get to mass on Sunday, add to our prayer routine or create a prayer routine, volunteer in service of others, do kind deeds for friends, neighbors, family. Let’s each take some time to make a conscious decision to start the second quarter off on the right foot, whatever that step may be for each one of us! In today’s school mass, Father Bernie reminded us that Jesus calls us to not only pray for our own needs, but to also remember the needs of others in our prayers. May God bless each one of us with a prayerful heart for the needs of others. Know of our daily prayers for our students, staff and all of our families. For all God’s children, Joan Fredrich ☺
Holy Rosary Catholic School, 1303 S. Green River Rd., Evansville, IN 47715, Ph: 477-2271, Website: www.holyrosaryrams.org
The Holy Rosary School Newsletter is published approximately twice a month
and posted on our website. Deadline for articles for the Newsletter
is Tuesday by 3 p.m.
GOD IS WITH US ALWAYS
God didn’t promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow, sun without rain, but He did promise strength for the day, comfort for the
tears, and light for the way.
SAFE ENVIRONMENT AND YOUTH PROTECTION Safe Environment and Youth Protection Student Education
sessions will take place during the month of October rather than
September.
Year of Faith Opening Celebration:
The diocesan celebration to open the
Year of Faith will be Thursday, October 11,
beginning 6:30 pm CDT at Saint Benedict Cathedral.
Bishop Thompson will celebrate Mass, followed by a multicultural reception
with foods from around the world. For information, contact
Matt Miller-Office of Worship @[email protected] or 800-637-1731.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Oct. 12 Last Day of 1st Quarter 17 Spirit Dress 18 Mass K-8 8:15 a.m. (4-G plans) 22-26 Parent-Teacher Conferences 25 Mass K-8 8:15 a.m. (4-J plans) 26 Free Dress 26 Picture Retake Day 26 HR Family Movie Night 29 Art Fair Nov. 1 Mass K-8 8:15 a.m. (3-Sch plans) All Saints Day 2 First Friday Adoration 7 Spirit Dress 7 First Reconciliation @ 6:30 p.m. 8 Mass K-8 8:15 a.m. (3-Sew plans) 9 Career Day for Gr. 5-8 15 Mass K-8 8:15 a.m. (2-A plans) 20(Tues.) Mass K-8 8:15 a.m. (2-P plans) 29 Mass K-8 8:15 a.m. (1-D plans) 30 Free Dress
NEWS FROM AROUND THE SCHOOL
VARSITY SPEECH MEET RESULTS
October 9, 2012
Dramatic Interp Amy Goris 4th Jennifer Beckman 2nd Olivia Payton 3rd Kampbell Newcomb 1st Dramatic Prose Colton Colbert 5th Dramatic Duo Hannah Nichols & Nikki Jennings 3rd Maddie Wempe & Matt Burkart 1st Grace Abushalback & Lydia Parkinson 3rd Humorous Interp Sophie Funke 3rd Max Haynie 3rd Jacob Girten 4th Humorous Prose John Sauls 4th Morgan Daily 2nd Humorous Duo Meghan Stratton & Makayla Simpson 3rd Lilah Redmon & Mia Miller 4th Poetry Crystal Killian 3rd Olivia Wheatley 4th Impromptu Holden Abshier 1st Scott Lu 4th Lauren Koch 3rd Extemporaneous Shelby Jones 3rd Carson Becker 3rd Alex Maxfield 2nd Max Meuth 4th
GREAT JOB!!
CEF TUITION ASSISTANCE
The Catholic Education Foundation will provide tuition assistance based on financial need for qualifying students wishing to attend the 2013-2014 school year at Reitz Memorial High School. Parents may apply who have students currently in grades 8, 9, 10 or 11. This year the deadline for applying for priority consideration is December 14, 2012. Notification will be by end of January, 2013. By October 1, 2012, CEF applications may be downloaded, completed, emailed and printed from the Reitz Memorial High School website www.reitzmemorial.org. Select “Admissions” then “Tuition Assistance”. By October 15, 2012, hard copies of CEF applications will be available at Evansville Catholic high schools and grade schools and at Catholic parish offices. If you have questions please contact [email protected] or 812-402-6700, Ext. 302.
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Music Notes
On Wed., Sept. 19, Josh Reidford, a musician/organist did a presenta on for the eighth grade students at Holy Rosary Catholic School. He talked about music as a career and his experiences as a composer, arranger, sound track recorder, organist, teacher, and being a member of two bands. This presenta on was the concluding lesson of a music career explora on unit.
Special thanks to all those people who have contributed me, talents, and treasure to enhance the lives and educa on of the students at Holy Rosary Catholic School. Thanks to the Dr. John and Jody Honnigford family for their dona on of money. It will be used to buy instruments for our Holy Rosary School students to use during music classes and for performances. Thanks also to our eighth grade cantors who started leading the music at the Oct. 11, 2012 Mass.
Please mark your calendars for Wed., Dec. 5, which will be the date of the Holy Rosary School Advent Program. This is an all‐school produc on and all music students in Grades K‐8, including band students, will be performing in some way during this show. The eighth graders will be performing in an Advent Play around which all the songs and music will be arranged.
Josh Riedford performed as a guest organist/speaker for the eighth grade students at Holy Rosary Catholic School on Sept. 19. He is shown demonstrating the intricacies of the
organ to Chris Basinski (left) and Ben Hopkins (center). This presentation was the concluding lesson
of a music career exploration unit.
SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR RESULTS
Great News! Our Scholastic Book Fair was definitely successful, and we were able to purchase many books for our library as well as saving a portion of our profits
for future library investments! I am grateful to many for their help in setting up for the
fair, assisting during the fair, and closing it up. I am particularly thankful to parents who encouraged their children to purchase books, revealing their own
appreciation and love of reading. Strong seventh graders were so very helpful in packing up books to return.
Thank you all for your support! Mrs. Pfafflin
Catholic Identity Corner October – Month of Mary Do you know these names for Mary?
Queen of Angels – Mary was a messenger of God’s Word. Queen of Patriarchs – Mary is looked to as a leader of our Christian family. Queen of Prophets – Mary’s sayings at the Annunciation and the Magnificat were divinely inspired. Queen of Martyrs – Mary gave her life to God and her Son, Jesus. Queen of Confessors – Mary intercedes on behalf of sinners. Queen of all Saints – Mary is a model of holiness and Christ-like living. Queen of Peace – Mary fosters harmony among people. Queen of Apostles – Mary was a faithful disciple of her Son, Jesus.
Prayers for the Intercession of Mary: Memorare Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession, was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence , I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To thee I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate! Despise not my petitions, but, in thy mercy, hear and answer me. Amen. Hail, Holy Queen Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve: to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears. Turn then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus, O merciful, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary! Amen.
Please join us for our Annual
Fall Movie Event!
Friday, October 26th From 6:30pm til after dark!
Costumes optional!
We'll decorate candy bags in the Parish Hall, have pizza and snacks (eat at 7pm), and watch Igor
the movie outside next to the Kindergarten rooms. Bring your blankets and chairs and
drinks! If rain, will watch movie in the gym
RSVP BY OCTOBER 21st to the Parish Office or email [email protected]!
Questions, call Lauren at 477-8923. __________________________________________
Name: ____________________________________
Number of Adults: ____________________________
Number of Children: _______________________
Remember to please RSVP by October 21st!
Marriage and Family Life Commission
HR PTO News
PTO Meeting PTO Meeting was held on Sept. 27, 2012 @ 2:00pm -In Attendance Brande Springer, Marietta Werthmann Previous Activities:
• The directory and diocesan T-shirts have been sent home with each family/child.
• The check has been issued for the PTO portion of the 8th grade Camp Ondessonk bus.
Current Activities: • Information concerning fleece ordering has been prepared and is being
distributed via parent pack and School Reach. • We will be having a spirit wear order. Look in this parent pack for the
order form. • Box Top contest ended on Oct 4th. • Red Ribbon supplies have been purchased for Red Ribbon Week – ribbons,
bracelets, twizzlers. Marietta will coordinate. • The students celebrated Holy Rosary’s birthday with a birthday cookie on
Oct 8th. Thank you to Mrs. Schutzius for her help. Projects:
• Gala/Contact Parents – K.C. Bennett will be contacting the contact parents and starting the Gala Projects. The hope is to have the Gala Projects completed by Christmas Break.
• Career Day planning is beginning. Marietta and Karen Dishman are organizing. Career Day will be Friday, November 9th. More information coming later.
• Art Fair is in the early planning stages. Mrs. Fredrich, Mrs. Kays, and Tricia Schitter are organizing. The Art Fair will be Oct. 29th. More information coming later.
Fundraising: Our Scrip fundraising is ongoing. We are one-quarter of the way to our goal of $10,000 to for next year’s PTO budget. We would like to thank our families for
their participation and ask that they continue to utilize the program during the Christmas season. Participation in the Scrip program is a win-win for our families. The families are able to earn tuition credit and the PTO is funded without the necessity of selling cookie dough, calendars, wrapping paper, etc.
Don’t forget that Christmas is in December this year.
• Plan now to make Shopwithscrip.com part of your Christmas budget. Purchase gift cards for stocking stuffers or your hard-to-buy-for friends and family members. Toys-R-us, Wal-Mart, Target, Penny’s, and Kohl’s are just a few of the options available. Before hitting that big sale pick up a few cards and earn tuition cash back while marking off the Christmas list. With thousands of options, Shopwithscrip.com can cover nearly everyone on your list.
• For your teachers’ gifts, please remember our Stocking Stuffer program will be in full swing again this year. Look for more info coming out near the end of the month.
The next PTO meeting is Oct. 25th at 2:00 p.m. Please join us.
Holy Rosary Spirit Wear Items can be worn on Spirit Dress days.
First and Third Wednesdays of each month All orders are custom made.
Prepaid - No Exchanges or Returns Please make checks Payable to Holy Rosary PTO.
Orders must be returned to the School Office with Payment by OCT. 30 Orders will be sent home with your child.
Questions??? Contact Marietta 430-6961
Color Price YS YM YL AS AM AL AXL Total Logo A – T-shirt Short Sleeve Pink $10 $ Short Sleeve Oxford $10 $ Short Sleeve Forest Green $10 $ Long Sleeve Oxford $12 $ Long Sleeve Forest Green $12 $ Long Sleeve White $12 $ Logo B – Sweatshirt Crewneck Oxford $15 $ Crewneck Forest Green $15 $ Hoodie Oxford $23 N/A $ Hoodie Forest Green $23 N/A $ Logo C – Faded T-shirt Short Sleeve Kelly Green $15 $ Short Sleeve Oxford $15 $
Totals: $ Student _______________________ Homeroom _____________ Parent _______________________ Phone __________________
Logo C
Kelly Green Shirt White background lettering, Gold Holy Rosary
Oxford Grey Shirt
White background lettering Green Holy Rosary
Now available! Gala Scrips!There is a way that you can help your Holy Rosary Gala, your School, and Yourself!
All you need to do is mark all the scrip cards below that you would like to donate and attach a check, that easy!HR Scrip committee will take care of the rest. Please make checks out to HR Scrip.
We would love to see 100% participation from the school and church families.
Family Name:___________________________________________Amazon.com $25 ___Cold Stone Creamery $10 ___Dick's Sporting Goods $25 ___Great Harvest $10 ___Hacienda $10 ___Home Depot $25 ___Kohl's $25 ___Land's End $25 ___Logan's Roadhouse $25 ___Longhorn Steakhouse $25 ___Marathon Gas $25 ___Old Chicago's $25 ___PetSmart $25 ___Premier Video $25 ___RedLobster/Olive Garden $25 ___Shoe Carnival $ 25 ___Starbuck's $10 ___Target $25 ___Walmart $25 ___Zappos.com $25 ___
Thank you for helping out such a great cause. The Holy Rosary Gala generates about $30,000 a year to help support Holy Rosary Church and School functions.
If you have questions about getting involved with the Gala or donating other items, please contactLauren Bordfeld at [email protected] or 459-6188 or Heather Kent at [email protected] or 629-0163.
Dust It Off and Donate It! Do you have a trunk that could use some TLC and a new home?
If so, HRS needs it!
Each grade level will be decorating a trunk for the 2013 Holy Rosary Gala Children’s Art Auction. So, if you have a trunk you could donate
we would love to have it!
Any kind, shape or size of trunk will work!
If you have a trunk you could donate please contact:
K.C. Bennett [email protected] (Children’s Art Auction Chair) 499-0998
OR JUST BRING IT IN TO THE SCHOOL OFFICE!!
We would like to secure all donated trunks ASAP! Thank you!
FROM THE OFFICE OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
The YEAR OF FAITH Officially begins
THURSDAY OCT 11, 2012
To honor the fiftieth anniversary of the Second
Vatican Council and the twentieth anniversary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Pope
Benedict XVI has announced a Year of Faith, starting October 11 and ending November 24, 2013, to strengthen the faith of Catholics and draw the world to faith by their example. The Year of Faith is meant to reflect one of the
themes of Pope Benedict's pontificate, the New Evangelization.
Join us for Mass at Saint
Benedict Cathedral at 6:30 p.m.
A Family that Prays Together…….. Back in the 1970’s there was a TV show on the air called A Matter of Faith. The host was Father Patrick Peyton and it was he who first coined the phrase “A family that prays together stays together.” Father Peyton has since become known as the Rosary Priest. Before his death in 1991 he was a strong advocate of families praying the Rosary together as a way to strengthen the spiritual well-being of the family.
The month of October is one of two months in which we honor Mary. Both months, May & October, are seasonal months of change- of death and new life so they seem to help tell the Christian story….the story of Jesus’ dying and rising.
This past Sunday we celebrated the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary and as we prayed together in Church (both Sunday and Monday) I was moved by the power of communal prayer. I could not help but think of the Communion of Saints as I heard 300+ school children and faculty praying the Hail Mary in unison. What our song of prayer and praise must sound like to our God. What joy we must bring.
Imagine what the sound of praise would sound like coming from your home every night. God would come to miss it if he didn’t hear it one night – just like as parents we would miss our children song if they did not tell us they loved us every night.
The rosary is a great prayer to say through the month of October (and every month). Even if your children are small and a 5 decade rosary is too much, try praying a decade a day (and don’t forget to begin by reading the mystery meditation for each decade.
A Transformed Life A six week DVD & discussion series
With Sr. Maria Tasto, OSB In this 6 week series, Sister Maria Tasto will
guide us along the path of becoming who God created us to be. With profound insight and
compassion, she will help us recognize our false self, transform our attitude and responses, and
deepen our relationship with God. Monday Evenings
Nov. 12, 19, 26, Dec. 3, 10, and 17 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
OR Wednesday mornings
Nov. 7, 14, 28, Dec 5, 12 and 19 9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Cost: $8.00 for guidebook Contact the parish office to order your book
FALL SPANISH IMMERSION CLASSES
K-8th grade, October 15 through December 15, 2012 Learn to communicate in Spanish while having fun!
After school (3:00-4:00) One day a week per group (8 Classes) Classes held at Holy Rosary Catholic School
Give your child the gift of languages! Spanish is becoming one of the most common languages in the world. Most schools, universities and even businesses are encouraging their students, workers, and professionals to learn this language. These Spanish classes emphasize culture and language immersion. The students develop language skills in the areas of vocabulary, reading, listening, and speaking that are necessary to converse in Spanish. The immersion method creates an environment in which the students learn to speak the target language in the same way they learn to acquire their native tongue. NEW - High School Spanish Preparatory Course - This class is for students in the 7th and 8th grades that are planning to take Spanish in High School. It will prepare your student to succeed in Spanish at the High School level. This class emphasizes grammar structure, verb conjugation, and vocabulary usage, while still continuing to expose students to the reading, listening, writing, and speaking skills. NEW - Spanish for Heritage Speakers Course - This class is for a unique and growing student population in the United States of Hispanic descendants who has been exposed to the Spanish language mainly with their families at home. This class is tailored to the student's specific needs and facilitate the student's language development through a better understanding of their language learning strategies. It includes literacy, oral Spanish proficiency, discuss day-to-day topics related to home and community, the mechanics of Spanish writing; such as spelling, syntax, and use of accents. Teachers with degrees in philology, literature, and culture will ensure quality instruction.
Complete below and send with full payment to:
Languages and Culture in Action 4111 Secretariat Drive Newburgh, IN 47630
Arcea Zapata de Aston, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Spanish Kentucky Wesleyan College Member of ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages)
DETACH AND RETURN BELOW Register by October 5, 2012
Student ___________________________________________ Age ________ Spanish Experience:________ Grade ________ Parent/Guardian ___________________________________ Phone H:____________ C:___________ School ____________ Address _______________________________________________City_______________State_____ZIP________ E-mail: __________________________________ Alt. E-mail: __________________________________________ Enclosed is my check for $__________ Make checks payable to LACIA. Cost per session is $100. Select a session you would like to attend. Sessions with less than 8 students may be combined with another session. To register, contact [email protected] or call 812-425-8022/483-2439. Discounts for families: 10% discount for additional children WEEKLY SCHEDULE Second session: October 15 – December 15, 2012 Mondays: Gr. 1-3 Tuesdays: Kindergarten* Wednesdays: Gr. 4-6 Thursdays: Gr. 7-8 Fridays: Heritage speakers *Holy Rosary is a host site for four Varsity Speech meets on October 9, 16, 23, and 30. All classrooms are in use during speech meets. The following Fridays will be alternate dates for Kindergarten Spanish classes due to speech meets: October 12, 19, 26 and November 2.
