What's going on at Holy Family?

02-September-2020

Issue 3

Principal's Corner

Dear parents and guardians,

Thank you for your amazing support in everything that we do here at our school. We are so blessed with a community full of amazing teachers, parents and students. I can’t believe it’s been three weeks and we are still going strong! Thank you for all you do!!

A couple of reminders:

Please be diligent with the symptom checker in the morning.This small act affects us all and helps us stay open and thriving. This is how we take care of each other, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 22:39.
Sometimes there may be a delay in the delivery of the daily symptom checker email to you. This depends on your email provider. You can bookmark the link, and access it each morning.
Check with your teacher to ensure you have all the passwords and materials that you need.
We will be doing individual school pictures on September 8th, however no group class pictures. If your child is a distance learner we would like for them to come at 7:30 a.m. on picture day and take their individual picture. If they can’t make it on this day, they may come early again on picture retake date which is scheduled for Tuesday, October 13^th.
Parents, you are welcome to take your students to IHM for Mass with you on School Mass days designated on the calendar.
Please contact the office if you have any questions or concerns.

Lord,

Teach us to shines like the stars

in our relationship with God,

with our neighbor,

and with all of creation.

Lead us in promoting peace and integrity

through our everyday challenges.

May your comforting embrace bring us compassion for others.

(Notre Dame prayer)

God Bless,

Mrs. Gipson

We continue to encourage students to bring their lunch from home.

September Menu

Pick up an application for free or reduced lunches in the office, or get it HERE.

Make online payments for lunch, Falcon's Nest, athletic fees, etc.

Click HERE to set up your account or to make a payment.

Prayer intentions for our loved ones can be found HERE.

You may submit a prayer request by clicking HERE.

Subscribe to our school calendar and have your calendar automatically updated when a HFCS event/function is changed/added.

Copy and paste the link below in your calendar application on your phone, outlook, google, etc.

http://www.calendarwiz.com/CalendarWiz_iCal.php?crd=hfcs-gj

The following functions scheduled for September have been cancelled.

9/15-Vision and Hearing Screening
9/18-Living Rosary
9/21-Community Meeting

Please update your calendar accordingly or subscribe to our calendar and have all HFCS calendar changes automatically updated for you.

Advertise in the Family Directory

Every school year, HFCS compiles each family’s contact information in a Family Directory. Only family's who gave consent while completing the online registration will have their information printed in the directory. Included in this directory are class lists and faculty and staff contact information.

The cost of printing this directory is sponsored by HFCS families who buy spots to advertise. We anticipate the directory to be ready for distribution in October.

For information on placing an ad or business card in the HFCS Family Directory, click HERE.

School Picture Day is Coming!

Order online before picture day by clicking HERE and entering in Picture ID: EVTP376K7. When you order online, there is no need to return a form on picture day. More selection of packages and gifts to choose from when you order online. Pick up an order form in the office if you do not want to order online.

Class pictures will not be taken as a group, but will include student's individual pictures.

As we open our doors and students are welcomed back into our classrooms, we continue to work diligently to keep everyone safe and healthy. In an effort to do so, our Gala Committee has decided to cancel any plans to host a Gala in 2020. We do thank all of you for your support of the Gala through ticket sales and sponsorship, and we hope to celebrate with our wonderful community of parents, teachers and friends once again in Spring 2021.

We will be offering three options for the tickets/sponsorship you have purchased:

We can fully refund your tickets/sponsorship.
We can hold onto your money and put it toward next year’s Gala.
You can roll your purchase into our Holy Family Giving Day on Thursday, 10/1/20, and receive a tax receipt for your donation.

We will have more to come in the near future with details of our Giving Day. Our primary focus will be raising funds for our new K-5th grade “Into Reading” curriculum. This was to be the focus of our Gala fundraising in April 2020. We hope you will consider making a donation toward this exciting new investment in Holy Family!

Please contact Jennie Aubert to direct her as to how you would like to handle your tickets/sponsorship. If you decide to put your tickets/sponsorship toward our Giving Day, please indicate the current grade of your child(ren). You can email Jennie HERE.

Thank you for your continued support of Holy Family Catholic School!

Sacramental Preparation

2nd grade parents, please contact the parish you are registered at to register your student(s) for First Reconciliation or First Holy Communion. Classes start soon!

St. Joseph

970-243-0209

IHM

970-242-6121

St. Ann

970-464-7341

Sacred Heart

970-858-9605

Young Entrepreneurs Academy

Pick up an application for the 202-21 YEA! Program in the office or click HERE. We are still having the program, in person, with a class size limit of 10 students. The application deadline is Tuesday, September 15, 2020.