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Messenger December 11, 2019 | Issue 15

2019-2020 School Calendar

December 11—Discipleship

Wednesday. Forensics

December 12—Cresendo

Choir

December 13—All School

Spanish Mass 7:50, GS

Christmas Party

December 16—Advanced

Band Field Trip

December 17—Intermediate

& Beginner Band, Lego

League, Peer Mentoring

December 18—Forensics,

Christmas Concert Dress

Rehearsal at 1pm.

Concert begins at

6:30pm in church.

Doors open at 6pm.

*NEW* Drop off your

child in their

classroom between 6-

6:15pm. See page 2

with more information.

December 19—Cresendo

Choir

December 20– Legacy

$1 Out of Uniform—

Ugly Sweater Contest,

Last day of school

before Christmas

January 6—School

Resumes!

Merry Christmas & Happy

New Year!

Our Mission calls us to live and share the teachings of the Catholic Church by creating a compassionate atmosphere which develops faith, service, and academic excellence.

Everything is possible for one who believes. Mark 9:23

Consider volunteering! We appreciate all you do to serve our community!

Check out Facebook to see the news & events from last week!

Thank you for participating in the Advent Service Projects! 3K—5th grade: Items are due back (UNWRAPPED) to homerooms by Friday, December 13th. THANK YOU!

If you haven’t registered a new 3K/4K sibling yet, PLEASE register them in headmaster as soon as possible! Register or re-enroll here. Current family registration fee: $85

Thanks to all who joined us Sunday for our open house, volunteered, provided treats, or help set up! We loved welcoming so many new & current families into our school! Christmas Spirit was in the air!

Come celebrate and honor our Lady of Guadalupe during our annual Spanish Mass on Friday, December 13th at 7:50 a.m. During Mass we will sing

songs in Spanish, incorporate Spanish Mass responses, and some of our students will be acting out the story of our Lady of Guadalupe.

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Attention All HA Fathers: Save the Date for the Men of Christ Conference: Saturday March 14th, 2020 • Join 3,000 Men-Fathers and Sons for a powerful Encounter with Christ.

Teacher Christmas Fund Donation Deadline Today—Today is the last day for donating to the Teacher/Staff Christmas Fund. Please have all donations in the office by 3pm or donate through PayPal or Venmo before the end of today December 11. See attached flyer in the Messenger for all the details. Thanks to everyone for their generosity!

We are excited to be presenting our "A Christmas Wonderland" concert on Wednesday, December 18th at 6:30pm in church. Doors open at 6:00 pm. • Students should wear their Sunday best or "fancy clothes" that make them feel special for this special evening

performance. Please no jeans, sports apparel, clothes with writing, sweatshirts, sweatpants, or tennis shoes. Tall headbands and bows are discouraged so all audience members can see their performers.

• NEW THIS YEAR! Students should be in their classrooms between 6 and 6:15pm the evening of the concert. Behavior prior to the concert shapes the attitude and level of student performance, so please remind your

children to be calm, prayerful, and respectful as they wait for their teacher's instructions to head to church. Children should give their outerwear to their parent or guardian before heading to their classroom; students will not be able to return to their classrooms after the concert. Students will be dismissed from the stage after the concert by grade level, so please keep the area around and in front of the stage clear.

If there is a family or two willing to video tape the performance for Mrs. Wilda and students to use for self-reflection, please email Mrs. Wilda at awilda@hanb.org. A video from the balcony and a video from ground level would be wonderful!! If you have additional questions or would like to check out Mrs. Wilda's music website for updates. Happy Advent to all!

Show your holiday spirit AND help our 8th Grade Class fund their FANTASTIC Legacy Project! On Friday, December 20th our 8th grade students will be hosting an all-school $1 Out of Uniform Day to help fund the Legacy gift they will be donating to Holy Apostles. Our students have unanimously voted to

replace the Spinami in the school’s playground with a Gaga Ball Pit! The theme of this month’s Out of Uniform Day is Ugly Christmas Sweater. Prizes will be awarded for Best (Worst) Ugly Christmas Sweater in Primary & Best in Middle School and a special prize will go to the class that brings in the most money. 100% of donated funds will go directly toward our Legacy Gift! Thank you so much for all your support!

Home & School Association ...

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Catholic Financial Life is once again having their annual Give Back Contest! Help one of our amazing teachers win by nominating them for their remarkable dedication to transforming the lives of their students. Submission deadline is January 8, 2020. Voting will take place from January 13-17 on Catholic Financial

Life’s website. Catholic Financial Life will then convene a panel to determine the top three winners

based on the number of votes, the impact the teacher made, and additional stories that were shared.

The top three teachers will receive a $500 cash prize. Additionally, each winner’s school will also receive a $4,000 donation. Get more information & nominate your child’s teacher here!

Family Pajama Movie Night—THIS Friday, December 13th at 6:30pm in the gym! See the flier for more details!

TWO MORE WEEKS TO ORDER SCRIP BEFORE THE CHRISTMAS BREAK! Finish your Christmas shopping by purchasing your gift cards through Scrip! • Wondering what to do over the two week break? Get your Marcus cards. • Too tired to cook? Get your Dominoes (12%), Maggianos (16%) , Pizza Ranch (10%) or your Happy Dining Card (18%) this

week! These are special promotions due to go back to their normal rebate Dec. 13th. • Remember that the Happy Dining card can be used at 6 different restaurants: Cracker Barrel, BW3, Cheesecake Factory, PF

Changs, Red Lobster and McCormick & Schmicks. • Traveling over Christmas? Then stock up on your gas cards.....Kwik Trip (now reloadable), Speedway, BP, Exxon/Mobil and

Marathon. • Making Christmas Dinner? Then we have Pick and Save, Sendiks and Piggly Wiggly ready for you! Please find attached an order form for your convenience or place your order on-line at www.shopwithscrip.com. *Last Grab & Go of 2019 will be after the All School Mass on Friday, November 20th.

Athletics news … GO CHARGERS

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8th Grade boys/A took first place in the Burlington Catholic Tournament! Congratulations!

Basketball Games HA will be hosting basketball games this Saturday - please come out to cheer on our HA teams this weekend! Saturday 12/14 9:00 am - 6th grade boys A 10:00 am - 6th grade boys B 11:00 am - 5th grade boys 12:30 pm - 7th grade boys A 1:30 pm - 6th grade boys A 2:30 pm - 8th grade boys B

Congrats to the 6th grade boys/A for winning the Wauwatosa Catholic Tournament last weekend!

Community & High School Events & Links

New Events / Links: • Read to Succeed—Earn a Six Flags Great America Ticket by reading! All logs are electronic this

year! More information here. • YMCA Girl’s Volleyball League starting January 11th!

Events you may have missed:

• Jr. Crusaders 3rd Grade Basketball Shootout—1/19/20 • Shadow at CMH!! • 12 House of Reconciliation—Wednesday, December 11th—8am-8pm at St. Dominic Catholic Parish • Free social-emotional programs/resources offered through Parents United. Click here to see their offerings and here for their fall

brochure

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