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Holy Family Catholic School
4-4-2024
E-Newsletter
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Lord of Life, You revealed to the disciples of Emmaus Your risen person during the sharing of a meal and at the breaking of the bread. Walk with us, talk with us, and deepen our faith so that we, too, may experience You, the Risen Savior, at our Eucharist. May our amen to Your communion be our yes to Your risen presence among us. Fill us with the fire of Your love so that we may proclaim Your Good News to others. Amen | |
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Principal's Letter
“I desire that the whole world know My infinite mercy. I desire to grant unimaginable graces to those souls who trust in My mercy.” Jesus to Saint Faustina
April 4, 2024
Dear Parents,
Alleluia! He is Risen! Alleluia! This is a week of joyous celebration as we continue to celebrate the Easter Octave. During this season, we are reminded of God’s love for us, and we are thankful for His divine mercy for us!
During this week, we have welcomed in the NET team who have been leading retreats for our students in grades 6, 7, and 8. The NET team is a group of young adults who travel the country and spread the message of Jesus’ love to young people through retreats. These retreats are a time for our middle school students to have an authentic encounter with the Lord.
As a gentle reminder, the final MAP tests will begin on April 15. More information about your child’s testing schedule will be shared in the grade level newsletters. Also, April 19 is a professional development day for teachers. Students do not have school on the 19th.
God Bless,
Erin Vu
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Early Dismissal
If you have a student needing to leave before the end of the school day, please email the teacher and [email protected]. Office staff will call the classroom once the parent arrives in the office to have the student sent to the office.
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Ms. Donohoe's Fifth Grade Class Hosting Mass
We had a wonderful Mass today. Thank you to Mr. Steiner's sixth grade class who proclaimed the readings for us.
Mass on Thursday, April 11th will be hosted by Ms. Donohoe's fifth grade class. Please consider volunteering to help with set-up before Mass or take down after Mass.
All are welcome to attend!
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Diocesan Art Show
Mrs. Quinn and Ms. Paynter would like to invite all of Holy Family Catholic School to join us on Saturday, April 6th at the Diocesan Art Show. The show will be held at St. Edward’s University inside the Munday Library from April 6-14. Please see the attached flyer for details.
There will be a reception on Saturday, April 6th from 12-3 pm.
Here is a link for free event parking for the reception day. Visitors should either use this link and enter their information and the claim code: Artshow, or you may use the QR Code to take you straight to the form with the entered code.
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Anyone visiting outside the reception date must purchase a ticket using the same link but no claim code. It will ask them to set up an account and then follow the prompts to pay. Lots C and D are most convenient to the Library. The zoomed-in map shows the lots. The yellow star is the library.
We are so proud to share Holy Family art with the community. The students work so hard and are amazingly talented. Please stop by with your family and friends to see the artistic talent across the diocese.
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Talent Showcase
5th - 8th grade students are welcome to showcase their talents including, singing, rapping, playing an instrument, comedy acts, magic tricks etc. Also auditioning cohosts (2) and stage managers (2-3). All acts are expected to adhere and uphold the Catholic values and virtues of Holy Family. Auditions will be on April 8th and 9th from 4PM to 5:30PM and will be held in the pavilion. To sign up see the bulletin board in the Praise Building.
The Talent Showcase will take place on Friday, April 26th at 1:30pm.
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May Crowning Family Event
The Liturgy Committee & the Parent Association are excited to announce a brand-new event for our Holy Family Community! To culminate our school year, walking with Mary, and in celebration of the 2nd graders First Communion, we invite your family to join us to crown our Lady the evening of May 2nd.
To Bring:
- Small bouquet of flowers (that your family will give to Mary)
- Favorite dessert to share afterwards
- Dress in your "Sunday Best". (Dresses, ties, your favorite thing to wear for Mary, our Queen) (2nd Grade may wear First Communion clothes if they would like.)
EVENING AT A GLANCE:
- 5-5:45 SVDP Church
- Marian Songs by the choir
- Marian Talk (by Sr. Amata Christi)
- Crowning of our Lady
- Bring up flowers with your family
- Blessing for Mothers & Mother-figures
- 5:45-6:00 Procession with Mary from the Church to the Pavilion
- 6-7:00 Fellowship time at the Pavilion with other families Share potluck desserts, Kona Ice Truck available.
Please RSVP below for your family
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The registration period for Kid’s College is officially open! All Holy Family students will have priority registration through March 22nd. Session selections will be assigned based on the order that the registration is submitted. Each session has a cap, so please do not delay.
Forms should be submitted electronically to Mrs. Walker by emailing [email protected] or by turning them into Mrs. Flores in the Grace Building.
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Ace Scholarships
Holy Family/Savio families who qualify and interested are encouraged to apply for the ACE Scholarships. Awards from ACE Scholarships are separate from the school tuition assistance program.
Applications are due April 15, 2024.
The ACE Scholarships Texas 2024-2025 Application can be found here: Texas Application
The Department of Health and Human Services published their 2024 Federal Poverty Level guidelines earlier this month, and the ACE Board of Directors approved raising the maximum qualifying income to 350% of Federal Poverty Guidelines. As a result, the maximum qualifying income guideline chart for ACE scholarships for the 2024- 2025 school year is as follows:
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| Household Size | 2024 Federal Poverty Guideline (FPG) | ACE Maximum Qualifying Income | | 2 | $20,440 | $71,540 | | 3 | $25,820 | $90,370 | | 4 | $31,200 | $109,200 | | 5 | $36,580 | $128,030 | | 6 | $41,960 | $146,860 | | 7 | $47,340 | $165,690 | | 8 | $52,720 | $184,520 | | 9 | $58,100 | $203,350 | | 10 | $63,480 | $222,150 | | for each additional person add: | $5,380 | $18,830 | | |
- Renewing awarded applicants will NOT be required to upload income documentation. Renewing awarded applicants simply need to complete the application portion and submit for their awarded students to remain on scholarship!
- If a family has already applied to the school via FACTS, they must now add ACE Scholarships to their application in order to be considered for an ACE award. Please see the applicable document linked below for adding ACE.
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Important Notes:
- Please remember applications must be complete and submitted for all current awarded scholars to remain on scholarship, and all new applicants must submit a complete an application with all required taxable and nontaxable documentation to be considered for an award. ACE Scholarships Texas only accepts applications submitted via FACTS and are only able to review complete
- Applications: Applicants may begin the application, save, and log back in at a later date to upload their income documentation.
- ACE Scholarships Texas do not award scholarships to students in Pre-K in Texas.
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During the application season, please utilize help center, support email [email protected] & phone line (856) 746-6521 to ask questions.
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Run with the Angels - April 26, 2024
Registration and Pledging Opens Today!
Our annual student fun run, Run With the Angels (RWTA), is around the corner and registration at MyBooster.com is officially open! Not only can you register but you can create your own fundraising page and start fundraising and earning your booster prizes.
Our goal is to raise $85,000 for the Holy Family General Fund and we are looking forward to 100% participation from our school community. Race day is Friday, April 26. Peer to Peer fundraising has been extremely successful for this event and helps us utilize our friends and family in supporting our efforts here at Holy Family.
This year’s theme is INNOVATION! We have been collaborating with Booster to prepare for the week leading up to the event with challenges, inspiring messages, fun incentives and more. Please know that all challenges and incentives have been/will be appropriately vetted for appropriateness.
Our Run With The Angels course will once again be the obstacle course. We will see how many laps/obstacles each student can do in the allotted time. 35 obstacles are typical for each student no matter what grade level they are in – that is 5 times around the course which includes 7 obstacles.
Important RWTA dates:
- Thursday, April 4 - Registration opens at MyBooster.com
- Thursday, April 18 - School-Wide Kickoff Rally and t-shirts sent home with each student
- Monday, April 22 - Free dress day for those who are registered by Friday April 19.
- Friday, April 26 - Race Day with awards/incentives and goal reaching celebration that afternoon
If you are new to the school or have additional questions, please see the email that was sent yesterday to each family for our RWTA FAQ page, watch this video, or contact Mrs. Kerley at [email protected] or 512-244-4861.
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RaiseRight: Simply the right way to fundraise
Gift card fundraising, also known as scrip fundraising, has been the #1 fundraiser for nonprofit organizations across the U.S. for more than 25 years. Everytime you buy a gift card, Holy Family gets a percentage of the purchase without costing the buyer a penny! Simply buy gift cards via the RaiseRight App for items that you are already going to buy and support the school. It’s that easy. As a reminder, our invite code is: 1UWYURUY461D. Not only can you use it but if you have family and friends who wish to support Holy Family, this is an easy way to do so.
Check out this video to learn more.
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Fajita Pete's Spirit Night
Join us for Spirit Night on April 17th! Fajita Pete's will be donating 10% of all of their non-ezCatering proceeds for the day to HFCS! Encourage your co-workers, neighbors, friends and family to order any time that day! That evening, grab your picnic blankets/chairs, pick up your Fajita Pete's orders, then head to Pepper Rock Park and join other HFCS families for a picnic! The kiddos can play while we visit and enjoy an evening of fellowship and delicious fajitas! Families plan to gather anytime after 6:00.
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