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Falcon's Quill
Issue 17
18-December-18
Principal's Corner
Dear Parents,
We say goodbye to Fr. Don Malin and Fr. Isaac Kariuki, as they move to pastor other parish's in the Diocese of Pueblo. We welcome Fr. Chrysogonus Nwele as the new pastor of IHM.

You are invited to join us for our annual Christmas Music Program and Pageant this Thursday, 12/20/18 at 1pm. Click HERE for more details.

Catholic Schools Week will be the last week of January 2019. We will kick this week long celebration off with school Mass, with Bishop Berg. View the schedule of events HERE.

We hope everyone has a restful break. and wish all our families a Merry Christmas and a Happy 2019!

Mr. Aubert
Prayer intentions for our loved ones can be found HERE .
Make online payments for lunch, Falcon's Nest, athletic fees, etc. Click  HERE to set up your account or to make a payment.
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Miss Michelle will be available for holiday child care. Call her for more information at 970-683-8836.
Attention 8th graders who are interested in the IB program at PHS. Click HERE for more information.
Pre-order your copy of the 2018 Christmas Video!
Do you have family who would love to come see the Christmas program but can't? Or perhaps you didn't get that great photo or video that you thought you did?

You can now pre-order your very own (downloadable) copy of the Christmas program, that you can cherish as your child grows. You can even share with family visiting this Christmas season, or take the video to those you are visiting.
Pre-order your copy HERE.
Preschool and Pre-k ROCKED this year with their annual S.P.U.N.K. drive.
Thank you to all that helped make this happen.

This is an effort to collect new children's socks, pajamas, and underwear for children in need. Items will be distributed through Mesa County Foster Care, Grand Valley Catholic Outreach, and the School District 51 R.E.A.C.H. program.
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Wednesday, 12/19
Hot Dog
Potato chips
Carrots & Celery
Brownie
*Thursday, 12/20
Turkey
Mashed Potatoes
Salad
Dinner Roll
Pumpkin Bar
Tuesday, 1/8/19
Cheese Quesadilla
BLT Salad
Pinto Beans
Churro
Please click HERE for the January lunch menu.
*On Thursday, 12/20, we will be serving a Christmas meal. If you would like to join your student for lunch, please let the office know by 3pm on Wednesday, 12/19, to allow the cafeteria staff to have an adequate lunch count.
Fundraise while you Christmas Shop!
  1. Go to Smile.Amazon.com
  2. Type in “Holy Family Elementary School” in the look up box.
  3. Select the Holy Family with the Grand Junction, CO location.
  4. Double check that “amazon smile” is in the top left corner of your screen
  5. Shop! Every eligible purchase you make at smile.amazon.com will give HFCS 0.5% of your purchase.
Parish Subsidy Information
Catholic families, if you plan to apply for your home parish tuition subsidy for the 2019-2020 academic year, please be sure to check with your parish before end-of-year, to ensure all requirements have been met. Now is a great time to seek out volunteer opportunities and confirm you have satisfied any financial requirements. Please contact your home parish office for more information. 

IHM/St. Ann's: 970-242-6163
St. Joseph's: 970-243-0209
Sacred Heart: 970-858-9605
You may view all upcoming events HERE.

To subscribe to our calendar, copy and paste this link into your calendar application:
http://www.calendarwiz.com/CalendarWiz_iCal.php?crd=hfcs-gj
Falcon's Nest will be open on Friday, 12/21.

Sign up with Ms. Funke in Pre-K.

$35 a day per child. Each child must bring a lunch.

Space is limited!
No Drop ins will be accepted!