Your student has received a booklet showing all the great wrapping papers, unique gifts, and delicious food items for sale. The website is updated and user-friendly. Our school code is 105349 so give that number out to all of your friends and family- folks can order from anywhere and have items shipped to their homes! Visit
innisbrook.com/catalogorder, enter our school code, register your student's name with his/her, and start shopping. Please visit this link and register your students under teacher names. Students can win prizes and the school can benefit from the proceeds Print out a payment voucher and return that with a check made payable to the school. Or shop by credit card and have it delivered right to you! Products will be delivered in early November.
Don't Forget - Scrip orders placed each
Monday before 4:00 P.M. will be available for pick-up
on Friday afternoon. If you have not registered, visit
shopwithscrip.com today! You earn 50% of your proceeds and the school receives the other 50%.
Communion Service with Deacon Gordon Cartwright will begin on
Tuesday, October 7 at 7:40 in the chapel. All are welcome to attend to begin their Tuesday with prayer. The service runs until
8:05 a.m. Please join us!
Each
Monday morning, Mrs. Rowland (mom of Laura and Paul Thomas) will lead interested parents in a morning prayer beginning at
8:15. The group will pray for our school and any special intentions. No need to sign up to attend -- all are welcome each
Monday.
LIBRARY DATABASE ON RENWEB 
We are excited to announce that we have loaded the database from the Holy Cross Elementary Library on to RenWeb, and we hope to load the high school database soon. What this means for you is that you will be able to search for books we have from your home computer or anywhere when you are logged in to RenWeb. To view the database, log in to your Renweb account and click on Student Information. Then click on Library, then Library Book List. You then click on Visit Library Search Website.
Or to view the database from your browser without having to log into Renweb, go to:
https://hc-va.client.renweb.com/LibraryPublicSearch/Default.aspx?s=&dw=True
Set Up Your Renweb Account
We would like for all of our new families to set up an account on Renweb, our schoolwide site for information on our calendar, announcements, homework, grades, etc. You can set up your account by going to www.renweb.com On the right side of the pa
ge you will see Log-ins. Click on Parentsweb login and then a few lines down click on Set Up New Parentsweb Account. Our school district code is HC-VA. You will be prompted to set a username/password and have to log in to your email address to complete the process. If you have any problems or questions please call or see Carolyn Jones and she will be glad to help you get your account set up. She can also be reached by email at cjones@hcfaculty.com
From Mrs. Main in the library
ELEMENTARY SUMMER READING/"FIFTIES FUN DAY" 
All elementary students must turn in their summer reading logs by next Wed. August 27th. We are hoping for 100% of our students to turn in their logs and receive an invitation to our "Fifties Fun Day" on Friday, September 5th. Help is needed during our celebration. If you can help at all between the hours of 9:00 and 11:00, please contact me as soon as possible. If you can't help at the event, consider contributing refreshments or prizes. Contact Mrs. Main: main_h@hcrs-va.org or 847-5436 x110. Thanks to all who signed up during our back-to-school night or have responded to my e-mails! We will have a great time going back into the 50's!!
LIBRARY BOOKS
Checkout of books in the library began Friday. Students were allowed to check out 1 book to begin with. As they demonstrate proper care and prompt return of books checked out, they will be allowed to get more. I encourage you to have a special place to keep your student's books. (Keeping books in backpacks is a good idea because it will ensure that the book is always at home or at school with the child) Check inside the book pocket for a date due receipt. Stay tuned for more policies/procedures to come home next week!
COME TO BAND ON TUESDAY!
Holy Cross Band and Keyboard Director, Mr. Poindexter, invites all students, 4th Grade through high school, to come band class in the Elementary School Library this coming Tuesday; 4th and 5th Graders are welcome at 12:30, and middle and high school students can come at 2:25 for last period! Come try out instruments and learn about the unique opportunities that playing in Band has to offer. Information and sign up packets will be available!
Virginia Governor's School 
John Michael Maddox, 11th grade, made the most of his summer by attending the Virginia Governor's School program. The Virginia Governor's School is a multiple week, residential experience with a strong, intensive educational component. It provides high school juniors and seniors with a college-like experience of living in dorm rooms and attending classes with instruction methods similar those used at colleges and universities. John Michael chose a course of study that primarily focused around computer science, a major that he is hoping to enter. He enjoyed not only the time in the classroom, but also experiencing the social atmosphere of a college. Throughout the process he was supported by Mrs. Whalen and is very appreciative of her encouragement. Thank you for representing Holy Cross so well, John Michael!
Religious Formation Classes for Youth with Special Needs
The religious Formation Program is in the process of beginning a small faith sharing group for any youth ages 5 to 18 years old who has special needs. At STM, we currently do an inclusive program or parents do home schooling depending on the youth's preference. This year, the Religious Formation program would like to offer another option. If you are a family with youth with special needs, and would be interested in a small group faith sharing style, please contact Trish Pabis at 237-5911 x 211 or email at relformation@stmva.com. We are currently seeking interest levels to see if this is a program that would be beneficial to our families.
Innisbrook Sale - August 22 - September 15