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THURSDAY FOLDER The flyers and informational sheets in the Thursday Folder have been approved by Mrs. Fernandez.
THURSDAY FOLDER
The flyers and informational sheets in the Thursday Folder have been approved by
Mrs. Fernandez.
Important Dates Feb 12 Dress Down Day- Valentine’s Day theme
Feb 15 NO SCHOOL
Feb 17 Ash Wednesday Full Day of School
Feb 18 12pm Early Dismissal- no afternoon classes 5pm Middle School Open House
Feb 26 Progress Reports sent home
Mar 6 10am First Reconciliation
Mar 12 NO SCHOOL
Mar 15 NO SCHOOL- Teacher Professional Development
Mar 17 Dress Down Day- St. Patrick’s Day theme
Mar 18 12pm Early Dismissal-no afternoon classes 6:30pm Virtual NJHS Induction Ceremony
Mar 19 HSA Muffins for Moms-more details coming soon
Mar 23 5:30pm HSA Meeting 6:00pm Open House for prospective families
Mar 31 End of 3rd Quarter 12pm Early Dismissal-no afternoon classes
Apr 1-9 Easter Break
Apr 12-16 School-wide including (PK-3rd Grade in-person students & learning pod students)virtual instruction/ distance learning
February 2021
Holy Redeemer School Newsletter
Dear Holy Redeemer Families, WOW! It’s been a fun filled month, especially this last week. We celebrated Catholic Schools Week by showing off how Holy Redeemer embodies the theme of Faith, Excellence and Service. Despite the snow we kicked off our week with a virtual open house for prospective families. On Monday we all enjoyed our first treat of Catholic Schools Week…a SNOW DAY! Throughout the week, we engaged in community service, faith events, and never stopped learning. We embraced our faith through prayer service, mass, and community service. We embodied the spirit of service through our Wider Circle service project. Students and families donated new or gently used textiles for those in need. Students also made cards for first responders who have been a much needed support for our community during these difficult times. We also enjoyed some much needed fun with BINGO and various themed dress down days. It was a very special week that culminated in our Virtual Awards Assembly. I also want to thank our Home and School Association for their generous gifts, lunch and the beautiful tribute video. Thank you to all parents for your unending support of HRS. We are grateful for you!
Principal’s News Lastly, I am excited to share with you our plans to expand our academic program offerings for our 4th to 8th grade students. Based on data from the Archdiocese of Washington, Prince George’s County Health Department, and most importantly the valuable feedback provided by our families we are now ready to make a limited return to the building for in-person instruction. The aim will be to bring students into the building for teacher-led instruction while adhering to social distancing guidelines. In the coming weeks, we will adjust our academic teaching schedule to accommodate the change, enhance our internet and technology capabilities, and expand our cleaning regimen and routine to reflect the additional students and teachers set to enter the building. The full details of the plan are still being outlined so expect a letter in the near future with more information and relevant next steps. In the meantime, I wanted to share this good news with you in anticipation of your continued support and prayers for the health and wellness of our entire community. Blessings, Mrs. Fernandez
Mrs. Katrina Fernandez, Principal Fr. Mark Smith, Pastor
Upcoming Dates To Remember
2/12/2021: Dress Down Day-Valentine’s Day Theme
2/15/2021: No School
2/17/2021: Full Day
2/17/2021:
Ash Wednesday
2/18/2021: 12pm Early Dismissal
2/18/2021: 5pm Middle School Open House
2/20/2021: 6pm Virtual Father-Daughter Dance
2/26/2021: 7-8pm Virtual Open House for Prospective Families
3/5/2021: International Day
3/6/2021: 10am First Reconciliation
3/12/2021: No School
3/15/2021: No School-Teacher Professional Development Day
3/17/2021: Dress Down Day-St. Patrick’s Day Theme
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Holy Redeemer School
2nd Quarter Awards Principal’s List
All A’s in the following subjects: Religion, Reading, English, Mathematics, Vocabulary, Writing, Spelling, Literature, Science, and Social Studies. Spanish is a core subject for Grades 7 & 8. An I or a U in a special will disqualify a student from the Principal’s List.
Eighth Grade: Audrey Badrak, Kendall Barnes-Loveday, Michael Bielec, Ella Buchanan, Keagan Cooper, Ciara Cullinane, Katherine Jones, Marco Limarzi, Beatrice Marcavitch, Riana Serrano, Kashmere Zellner
Seventh Grade: Samuel Badrak, Samuel Brewer, Anthony Cerritos, Sarah Collins, Patrickjoseph Eguogwu, Kiera Parsons, Jocelyn Pazmino, Jecintha Perianayagam, Ava Stuart
Sixth Grade: Vedika Gaind, Cara Krot, Angelo Lins, Joshua Meyers, Matthew Omo-Taiga, Matthew Robinson, Ludmilla Salomon, Molly Smith
Fifth Grade: Lana Jane Franco, Harold Slaughter, Leonardo Ventura
Fourth Grade: Madison Barnes-Loveday, Lucas Brewer, Amihan Gage, Delia Johnson, Jackson Kindvall, Kyle Lewis, Jackson Meyers
First Honors All A’s and one B in the following subjects: Religion, Reading, English, Mathematics, Vocabulary, Writing, Spelling, Literature, Science and Social Studies.
Spanish is a core subject for Grades 7 & 8. An I or a U in a special will disqualify a student from First Honors.
Eighth Grade: Zachary Gibbs, Jenis Hudson, Angelica Palacios
Seventh Grade: Aidan Serrano
Sixth Grade: Camryn Wrigley
Fifth Grade: Elijah Guzman, Joell Kelley, Josephina McAndrew
Fourth Grade: Levi Cantwell, Ruby Nurse, Lawton Pennington, Savannah Sherrod
Second Honors A’s and B’s in the following subjects: Religion, Reading, English, Mathematics, Vocabulary, Writing, Spelling, Literature, Science and Social Studies.
Spanish is a core subject for Grades 7 & 8. An I or a U in a special will disqualify a student from Second Honors.
Eighth Grade: Diego Abrego, Sesen Gezae, Thaddeus Michael, Jebriel Muzakir Seventh Grade: Tula Blanks, Jacob Burgos, Madison Graham, Amari Phillips Sixth Grade: Janelise Arias, Anastasia Blake, Trevor Burgos, Josue Cortes, Sophia Hammer, Catherine Oyebanjo, Alissa Umanzor,
Blake White, Jeremy Whitehead Fifth Grade: Amy Blanco-Sabath, Molly Daly, Dawit Gezae, Julian Jean Francois, Alexander Soto Fourth Grade: Sophia Cortes, Evelyn Czado, James Czado, Abram Mecholsky, Mason Moore, Elijah Piedrahita, Sully Sullivan
Most Improved Kindergarten First Grade Second Grade Third Grade Sarah Diaz Tadeu Alvares Connor Fox Maggie Taylor Charlotte Umstot Olivia Nurse Juliana Pacheco Jordan Umstot
Hirona Suho-Neal Peyton Grace Sullivan
Extra Effort Kindergarten First Grade Second Grade Third Grade Teresa Aujero Finnian Jesick Thomas Every Valentina Pazmino Leo Markman Owen Tuttle Juliana Elmore-Burkett Audrey Stuart Johna Perianayagam
Fibre Art Lunch Crew Wednesdays at 12:00pm starting on February 3, 2021
4th- 8th Grade Welcome.
Mrs. Opladen will host Fibre Arts Crew on Wednesdays at 12pm.
Bring your project and your lunch. Share your work
and your skills with others.
Your project can be anything made with yarn or fabric:
knitting, weaving, pompoms, crochet, sewing, quilting,
string art, friendship bracelets.
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Golden Apple Award 2021
February 21, 2021 All Golden Apple nominations to Principal March 7, 2021 All school level Golden Apple nominees submit application to
principal March 14, 2021 School’s Golden Apple Nominating Committee chooses school’s
nominee March 21, 2021 Application of school’s selected Golden Apple nominee to Wendy
Anderson Eligibility Requirements
The candidate must be: 1. A practicing Catholic 2. A full time teacher 3. Completed a minimum of three consecutive full years in their current
Archdiocesan parish based or independent elementary or secondary school in the Archdiocese of Washington.
4. The teacher must be state-certified to teach in MD, VA or DC and certified to teach religion by the ADW. (If the teacher only teaches religion, they are not required to be state-certified.)
The Nominating Process One or a combination of the following may nominate teachers in an elementary or secondary school: A) A teacher B) A parent C) A student—with support of a parent All nominations will be sent to the principal by February 21, 2021 Before the principal approves the nomination, the nominee’s pastor
will verify the eligibility requirements listed above.
Once eligibility is verified, the nominee will be asked to fill out an application and return it to the principal by March 7, 2021.
Each nominee should be certain to include the following for submission to the principal:
1. Application form
2. Nominator’s Letter (one letter only)
3. Pastor’s Letter
4. Principal’s Letter
5. Nominee’s essay
6. Proof of State Certification
7. Catechetical Certificate
At the behest of the chief school administrator, the school will form a nominating committee consisting of:
Elementary school: Canonical Administrator Principal President of the
Parent/Teacher Associations (unless a teacher, in which case, holds the position the vice president will serve)
Secondary school:
Canonical Administrator Principal President of the Advisory
Committee Dean or Vice Principal of
Academic or Student affairs The selection process at the local level will take into consideration the following:
Verification of eligibility
Application and applicant’s essay
Professional development
Nominator’s letter of recommendation Commitment to students and school Leadership qualities Service to Church and community
Teaching skills Role model as a Catholic educator
After reviewing the nomination and applications forms, a committee at each school will select one teacher that will represent the school by March 14, 2021. *Each school may nominate one full-time teacher. The schools’ selected teacher’s completed application and appropriate documentation should be scanned into one PDF document and attached to an email to Wendy Anderson ([email protected]) at the Catholic Schools Office by March 21, 2021. No late applications will be accepted. Applications are only be accepted electronically. Please do not include extra documentation. The Catholic Schools Office will send an email to the principal upon receipt of the application.
2021 Golden Apple Timeline February 21, 2021 All nominations to Principal March 7, 2021 School level nominees submit application to
principal March 14, 2021 School’s Nominating Committee chooses
school’s nominee March 21, 2021 Application of school’s selected nominee to
Wendy Anderson May 2021 Golden Apple Awards Presented
A R C H D I O C E S E OF W A S H I N G T O N C A T H O L I C S C H O O L S O F F I C E
GOLDEN APPLE AWARD NOMINATION FORM
Nominations must be submitted to the school principal by February 21, 2021.
Name of Teacher Nominee:
Nominator’s Name:
(Parent’s Name if applicable)
Parent & Student
Teacher
If an elementary student nominates a teacher, a parent must also sign the Nomination Form. Nominated Before:
Yes Year No
Nominator’s Address:
City
State
Zip
Nominator’s Telephone Number
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In a letter of recommendation, explain why you feel this teacher deserves a Golden Apple Award. Please give specific examples of the individual’s unique qualities and teaching ability.
