We are excited to announce that TCCS is offering online school supplies through ClassBundl for the upcoming school year! You can simply search our school, select your student’s classroom, and have their supplies bundled for the new school year. Plus, each purchase earns 5% cash back to our school to fund projects. You can order supplies with just a few clicks at ClassBundl.com/Order.

True Cross Catholic School has chosen Risse Brothers School Uniforms to provide our students with "top-quality merchandise coupled with the best customer service in the industry." Risse Brothers offers online shopping as well as a Houston Location. Visit their website by clicking on this link (or visit https://www.rissebrothers.com/ab100.cfm) and sign up to browse their online catalog and purchase uniforms.

Our October and November Lunch Menus are available under Quick Links or under the Crusader Corner Tab at the top of the page.

IRIS is a communication system used for broadcasting alerts to our families.  These alerts will be sent through emails and in the case of emergencies through phone calls.  It is very important that we have this on file for you so that you will receive communication from the school.  With our weather being uncertain, it is imperative that this form is returned by tomorrow.  Many have already turned it in.  If you have not, please take the time to do so.  You can email it or print it out and turn it in to your child's teacher tomorrow. The form is available under Quick Links for Crusaders.

On Monday, August 21, 2017 students at TCCS will view the live broadcast of this historic event. If you would like for your student to go outside and witness the event in person, you will need to send the correct solar eclipse glasses along with the signed permission slip. Again, both correct glasses and the signed permission form must be with the student. The permission slip is available under our Quick Links for Crusader Tab to the left or click the Title above.

Renweb’s Parent Web is active. Please log in to view homework, grades, account balances, the monthly menu and a copy of this newsletter among other pertinent information. It can be a wonderfully informative tool, simply log on and explore! To log into Renweb visit www.renweb.com. To log into Parents Web you will need our district code: TCR-TX and your email address. If you have any difficulty, please contact our office.

There are several new faces here at True Cross Catholic School. We are blessed to have Ms. Sandra Weber teaching First Grade, Ms. Maricela Flores teaching Physical Education to all grade levels, Ms. Veronica Freed teaching our Elementary School Music Program, Ms. Mercy Barrera teaching Middle School English, and Ms. Denese Stuart teaching Science in our Middle School. Welcome ladies! We are so happy to have you join our True Cross Family!

August Lunch Menu is now available. Use the Quick Link tab or click HERE.

You can still have this year’s school supply list shipped free right to your door with ClassBundl Supplies. We’ve partnered with ClassBundl so that you can shop pre-bundled packages online and have your child’s name-brand supplies shipped to your door! Order today at ClassBundl.com/Order or CLICK HERE

Congratulations to Jacob, Nicholas, An, Victoria and Natalie! We wish you only the best!

Crusaders, we are striving for 100% Participation in Steps for Students 2017!  Mrs. Agrella has offered to all registrants an invitation to a school wide dance at the end of Catholic Schools Week!  If you are registered to participate on the Steps for Students web page by February 1, you are eligible to attend our dance February 3 at 1:00pm.  AND if 100% register, we win a week of free dress (dates to be determined by Mrs. Agrella).   Visit steps4students.org to register online.  If you have any questions or need assistance registering, please contact Tracy Sheridan at tsheridan@truecrosschurch.org or call our front office.   Please remember, if you are not able to attend the race/walk, register and choose to “snooze”.  You get credit for participation and a T-shirt and again, your money will benefit TCCS directly.

The Catholic School's Office has released the FACTS forms (formerly the PSAS Form) for the 2017-2018 school year.  These forms must be submitted by February 10, 2017.  This form must be completed and submitted to be considered for any type of financial aid.   You can find a link to the form on our Home Page under Quick Links  or www.choosecatholicschools.org.

Sunday, December 11, 2016 there will be a Pancake and Sausage Breakfast in the Cafeteria with a special guest of honor arriving at 11:00am. That’s right, Santa is coming!!! Mrs. Agrella has put in a special request to her good friend at the North Pole. Breakfast will be served after both Masses and Santa will arrive at 11:00am. Parents will have an opportunity to take photos as Santa listens to our Christmas Wishes. Friends and Family are invited! Save the date for Breakfast with Santa!!!

Parents may come by the front office during business hours to pick up yearbooks from 2015-2016. A limited number of yearbooks are available to purchase for $20.00.

If you have a Kroger Rewards Card, don't forget to make sure you are “re-linked” to True Cross Catholic School for this school year.  Our True Cross School NPO# is 84237. If you haven't already, please visit www.krogercommunityrewards.com and sign up today.  It is an effortless, year round way to give! Don’t forget your cardboard dimes! Remember to check your boxes, cans, wrappers and bags for BoxTops. Progresso Soups and Green Giant Fresh and Canned Vegetables are participating in the Box Top Program, too!

The True Cross Catholic School 2nd-5th  grade will be re-enacting the story of Our Lady of Guadalupe on December 12, 2016, 1:30pm at the True Cross Parish Hall.  Students from 4th Grade will participate in the play and students from 2nd - 5th Grade will perform the Matachines Ritual Dance.  For more information please visit our school's website, www.truecrosscatholicschool.org.  Thank you so much and let us all pray for this event and ask for our Blessed Mother’s intercession.

Class Booth Assignments are as follows: PreK 3- Fishing Pond, PreK 4- Hello Kitty Toss, Kindergarten- Small Slide, 1st -Angry Birds, 2nd- Plinko, 3rd- Ring A Drink, 4th- Large Slide, 5th- Bounce House, 6th- Obstacle Course, 7th- Pong, 8th- Confetti Eggs. Remember to please be considerate of fellow parent volunteers and show up on time, at your assigned time.  There will be a sign in sheet at your booth.  Don't forget to sign in!

The Shrine of True Cross is calling students from 2nd Grade through Middle School, to be part of the Shrine of the True Cross Children's Music Ministry. S.T.C. Children's Choir will serve every 1st Sunday of the month, 10:00am Mass. Rehearsals will be the Tuesday before the 1st Sunday of the month, from 5:30pm-6:30pm in the Parish Hall and every 1st Sunday from 9:15am-9:55am. Our first rehearsal will be on August 30, 2016. For more information, please speak with Mr. Rangel, Ms. Ward, or Mrs. Urbina.

Sunday, September 4, we celebrated our first Children’s School Liturgy of the 2016 - 2017 school year along with a reception honoring our school's 70th year! At the conclusion of Mass, the Dickinson Historical Society's Executive Director, Ms. Joan Malmrose, presented Father Larry with a certificate recognizing our school for "Seventy Years of Educating Outstanding Citizens of Galveston County, Texas." Afterward, a 70th Celebration was held in the Cafeteria complete with balloons and birthday cake! Students have free dress on Tuesday if they came to Sunday’s Mass in their full dress uniform. Thank you for celebrating with us!

Do you shop at Krogers? This is a program that allows you to share a percentage of the money you spend at Kroger buying your regular groceries back to the school. There are no actions on your part other than enrolling for a Kroger Card and signing up at the beginning of each school year. This can be done on-line, all you need is our school number and here are the step by step instructions... Visit Krogers website www.krogercommunityrewards.com. If you do not have a Kroger Community Rewards card you can sign up for one by enter- ing your zip code, clicking favorite store, enter your email address, create a password and agree to the terms and conditions. In the confirming email you receive, follow the instructions, and then edit your Kroger Community Rewards information and input your Kroger Plus card number. Update or confirm your information and enter our school’s NPO number: True Cross School NPO# 84237. When you see our school name on the right side of the page, you are sharing with us for this school year and we thank you!!!