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Monday, February 6
11:30am - 12:30pm Soft Tacos or Taco Salad
Tuesday, February 7
10:00am - 11:00am Assembly-Science/Habitat PK-2
Wednesday, February 8
All day event Class Group Pictures
7:00pm - 8:00pm First Eucharist Parent Meeting
Event starts at 7:00pm SAB
11:30am - 12:30pm Spaghetti & Meatballs or Salad w/cheese
11:30am - 12:30pm Spaghetti & Meatballs or Salad w/cheese
Thursday, February 9
11:30am - 12:30pm Chick-Fil-a lunch
Friday, February 10
11:30am - 12:30pm Hamburger or Salad w/cheese
All day event Progress Reports Mailed



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. Holy Redeemer School
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Excellence in Education with the Power of Faith

Holy Redeemer School in College Park, Maryland, was opened September 1, 1931, by the Sisters of Providence. We are a Catholic community committed to providing quality education within a Christian environment. The school offers an educational program for pre-kindergarten through eighth grade that is designed to respect the dignity of all students, recognize individual differences, and promote social justice and other Gospel values as integral elements of Christian living. Holy Redeemer School promotes structure and discipline as an aspect of moral guidance while providing opportunities to worship, to learn, and to grow in character.

We affirm the role of parents as primary educators. Holy Redeemer School strives to support parents by encouraging and motivating their children to realize their potential for academic excellence, creativity, self-discipline, spirituality, physical fitness, and social awareness.

We owe much of our success to our faculty whose dedication and commitment to excellence is key to the success of our students. We are proud to announce that the Archdiocese of Washington, which includes more than 1,600 Catholic school teachers, named our own kindergarten teacher Lynn Hawkins as one of the ten “Teacher of the Year” recipients of the Golden Apple Award for 2010. This award is a testimony of Mrs. Hawkins commitment and dedication to Catholic education over the past 25 years. In 2008-2009, 8th grade teacher Jennifer Eller was named the Catholic Elementary School Teacher of the Year.

Ways to Help

Monthly Brown Folder Feb 2012
Monthly Brown Folder At the end of each month, the School sends home the brown envelope with the Principal's Newsletter, the tuition envelope, and important information and announcements. The January envelope went home on Thurs, Feb 2, and contained:


You can also see what came home in previous Monthly Brown Envelopes, Thursday Folder, or copies of the Principal’s Newsletters or Home and School Connections.

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Thursday Folder 2-2-12
Thursday Folder Has your student given you this week’s Thursday folder? This yellow folder comes home every week with all students with flyers and important information from school.

This is what came home on Feb 2
You can also see what came home previously in the Thursday Folder or in the Monthly brown envelopes.

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First Issue of Alumni Newsletter
Alumni Check out the first issue of the Holy Redeemer School alumni newsletter, the Burgundy & White. Thanks to the Hotakainen family for putting it together.

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Exciting Technology Installed -- Interactive WhiteBoards
Announcements Students and teachers are thrilled about the four new Interactive WhiteBoards installed in classrooms this January. This exciting technology, which uses the Epson Brightlink projector, allows teachers to project any image from a computer onto the current whiteboard in the classroom and interact with it. The image projected is several times larger than the TV screens previously used, so it’s much easier for the students to see. Teachers and students can use the interactive pen to write on the board with virtual ink and each image can be saved. The interactive pen also functions as a mouse to open and close programs and follow links on the Internet.

Most of our homerooms (67%) now have Interactive WhiteBoards. The newly upgraded classrooms are the 2nd, 5th, and 7th grade homerooms and the Resource Room. The teachers in the 1st, 4th, and 8th grade rooms, which already have this technology, are providing tips on how to use them. All teachers will be receiving training on using the Interactive WhiteBoards.

The new Interactive WhiteBoards were funded by the Catholic Business Network Foundation of Prince George's County (for 5th grade), Catholic Coalition for Special Education Believe In Me! Grant, Prince George's County Public Schools Title III Grant, and donations from parents and parishioners. If you would like to donate funds to help install this awesome technology in the remaining classroom, please call the school office.

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2012-2013 ADW Tuition Assistance for NEW Families
Announcements Deadline Fri, Feb 10, 2012 -- Applications (the PSAS Tuition Assistance application form) for new families interested in receiving tuition assistance from the Archdiocese of Washington for the 2012-2013 school year are available online at Archdiocese of Washington website www.adw.org . Families may apply online or print a copy to complete.

The PSAS school code for Holy Redeemer School (College Park) is 9679.

NOTE: ALL Families wishing to receive the Holy Redeemer School SIBLING GRANT must also complete the PSAS Tuition Assistance application form for 2012-2013.

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Choir Concert Winter 2011
Children's Choir / Music Club On Sunday, January 8th at 4:00 p.m., the music ministry of Holy Redeemer Church held its annual Christmas concert. The Traditional Choir, Schola, Contemporary Choir, String Orchestra and the Children’s Choir of Holy Redeemer School took part in this inspirational event. The Children’s Choir, directed by Mr. Carl Jankowski and Ms. Maria Balducci, performed two wonderful works – Come, Messiah, Come and Hodie Christus Natus Est. The Children’s Choir also joined the Traditional Choir, Schola and the Bell Choir in an exhilarating performance of Carol of the Bells. The concert was very well received and was a crowning moment of the Christmas season. We are very blessed at Holy Redeemer to have such talented students. Thank you very much to all the members of the choir and to Ms. Balducci for brightening the season with beautiful voices of the Children’s Choir. Bravo!

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The Buzz about the New P.E. Uniforms
Announcements

During the Nov 2011 Home & School Association (HSA) meeting, the new HRS Physical Education uniform made its first public debut. Several students modeled the new uniform and other accessories, available at The Carousel. Students begin wearing the new uniform now, but they will not be mandatory until Sep 2013.

Summer P.E. Uniform: Black fleece shorts + burgundy t-shirt with HRS Logo

Winter P.E. Uniform: Black sweatpants + grey sweatshirt with HRS Logo

For details on ordering the new P.E. uniforms, please contact Lisa Case at The Carousel, 301-645-4660.

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Weather-Related Closings
Announcements Holy Redeemer follows the decisions of Prince George's County Schools, so be sure to check their school closings and delays page or local news channels for any delays or closures.

After Care Closings -- Remember there is no aftercare when an emergency closing has been called by Prince George’s County Public Schools.

Check the Parent/Student Handbook for information about weather-related delays or early closures on half days.


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From the Principal's Desk Jan 2012
Principal's View Dear Parents and Students,

Happy New Year! I wish you and your family God’s peace and good health as we look forward to 2012 with all of its hopes and promises.

January promises to be a very busy month at Holy Redeemer School. We continue to focus on academic excellence as we near the end of the second quarter and prepare for Catholic Schools Week (January 29th – February 4th). The theme this year is “Catholic Schools – Faith. Academics. Service.” We want to spread the good news about Holy Redeemer School to those who may not know about us. Please invite a neighbor, friend or relative to attend our open houses to see how Holy Redeemer School lives up to its reputation of “Excellence in Education with the Power of Faith.”

We will start off the week on Sunday, January 29th, with our first Open House from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Our Children’s Choir will be singing at the 10:00 AM mass, and guests may tour the school, talk with our teachers, view our curriculum displays, and enjoy refreshments. In addition, we hope to have a large turnout at our Catholic Schools Week Open House on Tuesday, January 31st, from 8:15 AM to 11:00 AM. Our Children’s Choir will again perform that morning, and parents will have time to visit the classrooms and view our many displays.

On Wednesday, February 1st, the teachers are hosting a Volunteer Breakfast beginning at 7:30 AM, and we hope all of our parents and friends, who give so much of their time, will join us for breakfast and fellowship and then attend our School Mass at 9:00 AM.

We end the week on Friday, February 5th, with a 12:30 EARLY DISMISSAL. Friday is also Teacher Appreciation Day, and our Second Quarter Awards Assembly will be held in the church at 10:30 AM.

I hope to see many of you throughout Catholic Schools Week as we celebrate Holy Redeemer School and the partnership of Students + Teachers + Parents.

God’s Peace,

Maria Bovich, Principal

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Monthly Brown Folder Jan 2012
Monthly Brown Folder At the end of each month, the School sends home the brown envelope with the Principal's Newsletter, the tuition envelope, and important information and announcements. The January envelope went home on Fri, Jan 6, and contained:
You can also see what came home in previous Monthly Brown Envelopes, Thursday Folder, or copies of the Principal’s Newsletters or Home and School Connections.

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Book Fair Fall 2011 Raised over $1,200
Announcements

Once again the support of our Parish and School community came through with their generosity for our 2011 Fall Book Fair. We raised over $1,200 for the students of Holy Redeemer. Many, many books were purchased, and our students were seen reading new books throughout the school. Thank you so much for your support and kindness!



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Chess Club Announces Officers
Chess Club The Holy Redeemer Chess Club recently held elections for the 2011-2012 school year, and the winners are:

President - Elizabeth Troiano
Vice President - Michael Davis
Treasurer - Brian Gorman
Secretary - Tyler Morrison

The members have started learning chess notation in preparation for the winter tournament.

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First Family Fun Night is a Hit! 80th Anniversary
News Coverage Our Family Fun Night, to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Holy Redeemer School, was a whopping success! Over 300 people, including students, parents, teachers, alumni, and community members, were in attendance Fri evening, Oct 14, 2011, enjoying the food, games, train ride, moon bounces, Velcro wall, Man on Stilts, face painting, and so many more activities. A special thank you to Shelley Cooper for chairing the event and to all of the parents and teachers who helped out with cooking the food, set up, manning the events and clean up. We wish to thank the boy scouts for supplying the delicious popcorn.

Check out the artcle and pictures in the College Park Patch

Mark your calendar, the 80th Anniversary Adult & Alumni Night will be Fri, Mar 2, 7-10pm (ages 21 and up)

More news coverage of Holy Redeemer School

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Innisbrook Fall Fundraiser Raised over $5000 in 2011
Announcements Our Innisbrook Fall Fundraiser has wrapped up for 2011 with great success. Thanks for making Holy Redeemer Schoool #1 with your hard work and continued support. We raised over $5,000 for our school! Please remember you can continue to order from Innisbrook throughout the year, and HRS will continue to benefit. Make sure to enter our school number (106138) when you order at www.innisbrook.com

A special thanks to our parent & student volunteers, and HRS staff that assisted with the sale.

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Congratulations to our Delegating Nurse
Announcements Please join Holy Redeemer School in congratulating Mrs. Beth Giunta, our Delegating School Nurse, who was just named EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR at Georgetown University Hospital. We are so fortunate to have Mrs. Giunta as our Delegating Nurse and also as an active parent of three students here at Holy Redeemer School.


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Over $2,000 Raised thru Give to the Max
Announcements Thank you for helping us raise over $2000.00 on Give to the Max Day. On Nov 9, Holy Redeemer School participated in this area-wide fundraiser. See the announcement in the Gazette.

These funds will help renovate and upgrade the School’s computer lab. There’s still time to donate towards this effort.

Thanks to all for the generous donations.


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Grant from Catholic Business Network
Announcements Holy Redeemer School received a $1,250 grant from the The Catholic Business Network Foundation of Prince George's County in September to support improvement in technology. The School is a proud member of the The Catholic Business Network Foundation of Prince George's County.

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Box Tops for Education
Announcements Once again HRS will participate in the Box Tops for Education program. All earnings from box tops will be used to purchase materials for our Art Department, led by our wonderful art teacher, Mrs. Dyer.

The school earns 10 cents for each Box Top collected. Holy Redeemer has earned over $4,500 over the last six years.

The collection box is located next to the art display case.

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Holy Redeemer School
4902 Berwyn Rd
College Park, MD 20740
Phone: 301-474-3993
FAX: 301-441-8137
school@holy-redeemer.org