St. Hugh of Grenoble

Elementary and Junior High School Thursday’s Notes

December 3, 2009 Week of November 30-December 4 at a Glance!

7-Monday – 8:00 Advent Service 8-Tuesday – Mass at 12:00 Noon; Rosary at 3:10 pm 9-Wednesday – Altar Server’s Luncheon 10-Thursday – Pizza Day 11-Friday – Santa’s Workshop/Parent’s Night Out

Ora, Labora, Stude, Lude! December 4 – Noon Dismissal

- EDC Payment Due December 5 – First Penance at 10:30 am

- Kid’s Bingo from 6:30 to 9:00 pm in Grenoble Hall December 7 – 8:00 Advent Prayer Service December 8 – Mass at 12:00 noon

- Feast of the Immaculate Conception - Hot Lunch

December 9 – Altar Servers’ Luncheon at 12:00 noon December 10 – Pizza Lunch December 11 – Santa’s Workshop/Parents’ Night Out December 14 – 8:00 Advent Prayers Service

- Confessions for grades 6-8

December 15 – HSA Meeting at 7:00 pm - Hot Lunch

December 16 – Chick-fil-A Lessons/Carols at 7:00 pm

December 17 – Pizza Lunch December 18 – Noon Dismissal

- EDC Payment Due - Living Nativity at 7:00 pm

December 21 – 8:00 Advent Prayer Service - Confessions for grades 2-5

December 22 – Noon Dismissal December 23 – Christmas Vacation begins

**Tomorrow’s half-day tutoring program has been cancelled. See below for more info.**

From the Office of the Principal

I hope you are able to find a moment during this often busy time of year to focus on the gift of salvation, and the many other blessings that the Lord has bestowed upon us. As we think about this blessed season, let us call to mind the tremendous sacrifice our Lord and focus on following His example. By giving of ourselves, His light shines more brightly in our fallen world.

The true reason for the season will be apparent in our school’s Christmas Program and Living Nativity. The children and their teachers are working very hard on these events, and we invite you to be a part of our celebrations! The Christmas Program will be held on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at 7:00 pm. The Living Nativity will be held on Friday, December 18, 2009 at 7:00 pm. Please mark your calendars and invite family and friends. We hope to see you there! Also, we would love if you could join us for our weekly Advent Ceremony. We meet at 8:00 am every Monday morning in the gymnasium. The children sing “O Come, o come, Emmanuel” and offer prayers and intercessions. If you are able to drop by, I am sure you will enjoy our time together.

Half- Day Tutoring Tomorrow’s half-day tutoring program has been cancelled. The program will resume on our next half-day Friday, December 18, 2009. This cancellation is unavoidable and we are sorry for any inconvenience. Please note that aftercare will still be offered at its regular time. Kid’s Bingo – Kid’s Bingo is Saturday, December 5th from 6:30 to 9:00 pm. If you are planning to attend, please fill out the attached form and return it on Friday, December 4th. Santa's Workshop/Parents' Night Out – The St. Hugh's Youth group and 8th grade confirmation class will sponsor a Santa's Workshop/Parents' Night Out on Friday, December 11 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m in the St. Hugh's School gym. Children attending the evening will have a pizza dinner and make craft gifts for relatives. A $10 donation per child is requested to cover costs. Please RSVP by Thursday, December 10 to Becky Bailey at (301) 552-6837 or momw9kids@gmail.com. 4th Grade Christmas Box Raffle – The 4th Grade will be having a Christmas Box Raffle full of surprises including a talking Charlie Brown Christmas Tree and Target Gift Card starting December 7th. Tickets cost 50¢ each or 3 tickets for $1.00. The drawing will be on Thursday, December 10th. CYO NOTES: Basketball, Grades 3-8: Basketball season is underway and we wish all our players a wonderful season. Basketball registration is now closed for grades 3 through 8. If you registered on-line and have not sent in your form and fee, please submit your form and fee to Terri Weber via Gerry Weber in 7th grade or contact Terri Weber at terweb95@verizon.net. K-2 Intramural Basketball: CYO’s intramural basketball is a developmental program for kindergarten, first and second graders. The goal of the program is to foster teamwork and sportsmanship, while learning the basics of basketball. Practices will begin in December, with games held January 9th through February 27th – Friday evenings and Saturday mornings – against neighboring CYO teams. For more information, contact Sean Bailey (sw.bailey@verizon.net; 301-552-6837). Game Times: Games for Junior Varsity (grades 5/6) and Varsity (grades 7/8) begin this Saturday, December 5. Games for Rookie teams (grades 3/4) and Intramural K-2 Basketball will begin in January. The St. Hugh’s Varsity Boys’ Mid-Atlantic Team will play on Saturday, December 5 at 12:15 pm at Parkdale HS. The St. Hugh’s girls are playing with Holy Redeemer:

o The Varsity Girls’ Tournament Team will play on Saturday, December 5 at 4:00 pm at St. Jerome’s. o The Junior Varsity Girls’ Team will play on Saturday, December 5 at 6:15 pm at Parkdale HS.

Join us for a

Santa’s Workshop/ Parents’ Night Out!

When? Friday, December 11

Time? 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Where? St. Hugh’s school gym

Children signed in to the Parents’ Night Out will get a pizza dinner and have the opportunity to make craft gifts for Mom, Dad, Grandma,

Grandpa, Auntie Em, Uncle Henry, or anyone else on their gift list! All for a donation of $10 per child – all proceeds support the St. Hugh’s

Youth group.

To ensure enough supplies for everyone, please RSVP no later than Thursday, December

10, 2009! Contact Becky Bailey at (301) 552-6837 or e-mail rle.bailey@verizon.net.