You Should Have Seen It December 11, 2008

The halls of Holy Cross School were filled with boxes, beds, dressers, bikes, car seats, and more. No one was moving and we weren’t just making a mess. Our students adopted families from the St. Benedects Center in Kansas City, Kansas for Christmas. Yesterday morning an army of parents decended upon the [...]

Our Children Teach Us October 4, 2008

Tuesday morning I attended Mass with the children.  The first grades lead us.  They did the readings (the introduction, the reading from the Old Testament, and the intercessions), the lead us in singing, and prepared the altar at Offertory.  They also gave a very beautiful reflection on our Guardian Angels and how we can look [...]

Principal PowWow September 24, 2008

The topic for Monday’s Principal PowWow was “Cyber Safety.”  I would like to thank Mikki Lawrence for sharing her knowledge and insights Monday evening.  She spoke about many of the technological advances that our children today have grown up with.  Things like the Internet (with social networking pages and instant messaging) and cell phones are [...]

The Teachers and Staff September 10, 2008

We set aside about 45 minutes to an hour after school each Wednesday for our staff meetings.  Sometimes we meet as an entire staff;  sometimes we break into small groups that we call Levels ( K-2nd, 3rd -5th, 6th-8th, and Specials).  Today was a Level Meeting Day.  I stopped by each of the four meetings [...]

Welcome to our School August 26, 2008

I would like to take a moment to welcome all the new families and students who have joined our Holy Cross community this school year.  Last Friday night the PTO Ambassadors hosted a Welcome Party for new families and their ambassador families.  It was a great evening of getting to know each other and having a [...]

The First Day of School August 20, 2008

Our first day of school was great!  I was thrilled to greet all of the students and children as they came to school today.  I walked through the hallways and popped in to each classroom to say hello to all the children.  I saw the 6th graders playing a “get acquainted” game, story time with the kindergartens, [...]

Thanks to the Fathers Club August 19, 2008

If you drove by the school on Saturday you probably saw a great deal of activity.  The Fathers Club was here trimming and cutting the trees and bushes.  They also assembled our second piece of new playground equipment.  The cement will be poured and the mulch spread this week.  The students will be playing on [...]

Painting Party July 25, 2008

Last night my husband and I came up to school to attend a party.  Mrs. Carney, one of our sixth grade teachers, was the host of the party, but it wasn’t a regular party.   She gathered a group of parents, alumni, parishioners, and friends to come in and paint the school.  In just a few short hours, [...]

Three weeks until Sign-Up Day July 19, 2008

I simply can not believe how quickly the summer has flown past.  It always seems to work this way.  The “to-do” list is much longer than the time allows.  However, we have accomplished some great things so far this summer.  The Library’s new look is almost complete.  We have new carpet and the walls have [...]