"Therefore encourage one another and build each other up..."
1 Thes. 5:11
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Upcoming Events
Oct 7 - IN SERVICE DAY - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
Oct 9 - SJ Grandparents Day
Oct 9 - HF Rosary, 9:15 am @ SJ Church Chapel
Oct 9 - HF Liturgy, 10:00 am @ SJ Church
Oct 9-11 - 6th Gr. SPLURGE @ Camp Wapsie
Oct 11 - 4th Gr to Indian Creek Nature Center 12:30-3:00 PM
Oct 16 - PS4 AM to Allen Orchard 9:00-10:45 AM
Oct 16 - HF Rosary, 9:15 am @ SJ Church Chapel
Oct 16 - HF Liturgy, 10:00 am @ SJ Church
Oct 16 - PS4 PM to Allen Orchard 1:00-2:45 PM
Oct 18 - 7th Gr. Renewal @ St. John XXIII
Oct 18 - XCS Future Saints Night @ Xavier HS
Looking Ahead:
Oct 24 - HF Conferences, 4:00-8:00 pm
Oct 25 - End of 1st Quarter
Oct 25 - HF Spirit Day
Oct 25 - PS-8th Gr. Community Service Day
Oct 28-31 - Red Ribbon Week
Oct 28 - HF Conferences, 4:00-8:00 pm
Oct 29 - HF School Board of Education Meeting, 7:00 pm @ LSMS
Nov. 1 -
IN SERVICE DAY - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
Nov 3 - Daylight Savings Time Ends, set your clocks back one hour
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New to the Electronic Backpack this week
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Hello, Holy Family!
I hope your week has been a good one!
I feel like here at school, we have been living by one of my mantras: Work hard. Pray hard. Play hard.
As I type this (Friday afternoon) it is amazing to know that just a short walk down the hall, Jesus is present in our school in the Blessed Sacrament. What's more, our students have been visiting him to pray throughout the day. We celebrated a beautiful Mass at 9:30 with Fr. Mark Murphy, and the Eucharist has been here in the chapel all day ever since. We do this each first Friday, and you are more than welcome to join us for Mass and/or prayer during the day. If you can't make it, you can also feel free to send me your prayer requests, as I am happy to bring your petitions to the chapel.
God bless your family and our school all year long!
Zach Zeckser
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Holy Family Fall Conferences
are scheduled for Thursday, October 24th and Monday, October 28th from 4:00 - 8:00 pm each day.
Please click on the links below for more information on our Fall Conferences and to sign up:
Preschool conferences sign up:
K-4 conferences sign up:
Middle school conferences sign up:
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Holy Family Walkathon
We’d like to thank all the students, teachers, staff, parents and donors who helped with the Walkathon. We currently have raised $21,500! Special thanks goes out to the following businesses for donating at the “Stride” level (donations up to $499): High Property Management, Elite Orthodontics, Cedar Rapids Ice Arena, Cedar Rapids Kernels, Bloomsbury Farm, The Playstation, Joensy's Restaurant & Airport National Golf. A big thank you to parents Cassie Sirotak, Carly Koenig, Jodee Reed, Mellisa Helling, Julie Mittlelstadt and Denise Fillenworth for coordinating the Walkathon! Thank you to Everyone for supporting Holy Family!!!
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Holy Family Scrip News
Thanks to all those who have been ordering Scrip so far this year. In the order this week, we are sending home a couple of forms that need to be signed and returned. They will help us know how to deliver your order and how you would like your rebate. These have to be filled out annually. In this video, families share stories about opportunities created by gift card fundraising, how easy it is to do every day, and how fast earnings add up
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ShopWithScrip.com/FamilyStoriesVideo
. A new feature this year is the option to pay online by credit card.
The next order will be Monday, October 21, 2019
by 9AM. If anyone is interested in helping, we could use help on Friday mornings from 10-11ish to sort the orders or to pick up the cards at local businesses on Wednesday. Please let Emery know at scrip@holyfamilycr.org.
Emery Tew
Holy Family Scrip Coordinator
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The LaSalle Student Council is partnering with St. Vincent De Paul to collect new or gently used shoes.
We will have a box in the elementary and a box in the middle school to collect shoes. Please donate if you can, to help us reach the St. Vincent De Paul goal of 2,500 pairs of shoes. The shoe drive ends October 24.
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OCTOBER 6, 2019:
65% Iowa Tax Credit. As an Iowa Catholic taxpayer, you can help families with demonstrated financial need attend any Catholic School in the Archdiocese of Dubuque through a contribution to the Our Faith School Tuition Organization (STO). Each contribution will receive an Iowa tax credit equal to 65 percent of the donation. The gift may qualify as a charitable deduction on your federal tax return. Visit www.OurFaithSto.org or call the Archdiocese of Dubuque at 800-876-3546 ext. 219 or 307 to learn more.
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6th Grade SPLURGE
will be taking place on Wed., Oct. 9th through Fri., Oct. 11th at Camp Wapsie. This special learning experience is designed to help our 6th graders to:
- gain knowledge and develop skills related to nature and lifelong outdoor activities
- grow in understanding and appreciation of God’s Creation; share ideas, feelings, beliefs, gifts, and new learning with others
- celebrate through meaningful experiences of prayer and Eucharitst
- grow in friendship and develop a sense of community with classmates, teachers, and high school mentors
- relax and have fun in a beautiful nature setting.
Please keep our 6th graders, their teachers, high school mentors, and Camp Wapsie staff members in your prayers during their time at Camp Wapsie.
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Morning Drop off reminder:
Families, please remember that morning drop off begins at 8am. Before that, students who are dropped off at school need to pay for extended day care.
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Update from our ELA teachers:
We are so excited for the 2019-2020 school year, and wanted to share some exciting updates regarding the English Language Arts curriculum. In order to better prepare students to thrive in high school English classes, we have consulted with Regis and St. Joseph Middle Schools to improve and align our curricula. Adding additional classroom and independent reading novels to LaSalle's ELA curriculum allows us to offer a wider variety of authors and genres, while simultaneously increasing academic rigor. One change your child may have already shared with you is the elimination of spelling tests in the 6
th
, 7
th
, and 8
th
grades. Student literacy and spelling will be assessed through book reports, research papers, journals and other writing assignments. This better aligns the Catholic middle schools ELA curricula, and also helps teach vocabulary and grammar within literary context through the various resources we utilize. We are confident that these changes will help students better understand parts of speech, word usage in different contexts, and broaden vocabulary usage in both speaking and writing.
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7th & 8th grade Girls Basketball Coaches Needed:
We need 2 girls certified basketball coaches for the upcoming season. Girls games start December 19th with practices starting a couple weeks before. We are paying coaches this year! Please contact Mr. Dole ASAP if you can coach: jdole@holyfamilycr.org
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Note from the Nurse:
Happy Fall!!!
I like to keep parents aware of what illnesses are going around our building. It is very helpful if when you call your child in sick you tell us their symptoms so we can look for common trends. We have had 4 diagnosed cases of hand, foot and mouth disease. This is a virus that begins with fever and stomach upset and then sores in the mouth and a rash with blisters on the hands and feet develop. We are cleaning our desk daily and we have the students wash their hands with soap and water several times a day. Please call me with any questions.
SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR
will be held in the St. Jude conference room October 8th - 11th, proceeds will help purchase new books for the library. The book fair will be open at 8 am - 8:30 am and then again after school till 4 pm and Thursday till 5:30 pm. Wednesday we invite all grandparents to visit the book fair with their grandchild(ren) between 8 am-noon in the gym. This is a good opportunity to purchase quality books for your child and support the school library. Thank you!
Grandparents Day:
Wednesday, October 9th, 2019: Thank you to those who have RSVP’d already! Please email:
hwilliams@holyfamilycr.org
or call the office at 319-396-7818 to RSVP your grandparents!
America Reads
will be Thursday, October 17th with an all-school assembly at 9 am in the gym and then following some parent readers in the classrooms. This is a fun-filled day for students with guest readers and a few surprises!
I am in need of two-parent volunteers to read to the students in each classroom around 9:30 a.m. on the 17th. If you would be interested in sharing your love of reading with our students please contact me at
sgibbs@holyfamilycr.org
and let me know which classroom you would be willing to read in. Thank you!
Dress Code Reminder:
Students are to be in dress code slacks/pants. Skirts and Jumpers may also be worn and must have solid colored leggings worn with them. Shorts/Skorts and capris are allowed to be worn in the fall during August and September, and in the spring during May and June.
Conferences will be Thursday, Oct. 24th from 4pm - 8pm and Monday, Oct. 28th from 4pm - 8pm.
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Xavier, Church, and Community
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Halloween Hoops, Skills, Fun & Treats while playing basketball
Saturday, October 19, 2019
9:00a.m.-10:30 a.m. at Xavier Girls Grades K-4
The $30 fee includes a t-shirt
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Saints Baseball - Registration for the 2020 Season is Underway
Registration for the following age groups are underway:
- 7U - Coach Pitch for PreK, Kindergartners and 1st graders
- 8U - 2nd grade
- 9U - 3rd grade
- 10U - 4th grade
- 11U - 5th grade
The Saints Baseball program offers the opportunity to play on either competitive or recreational teams in a Catholic environment.
To register,
- Go to: http://crsaintsbaseball.teampages.com/
- Click on "Saints Baseball Registration Link"
For questions, please email
saintsbaseball2013@gmail.com
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Holy Family School System | Website: www.holyfamilycr.org
Business Office Phone: 319.390.6512 | Fax: 319.390.6513
LaSalle Middle School Phone: 319.396.7792 | Fax: 319.390.6527
St. Jude Center: 319.396.7818 | Fax: 319.390.0952
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