There will be NO After School Care or bus services today at Holy Family. Thank you for your understanding.
HFE students will dismiss early today at 2:15pm due to no power at school. Our phones are also down. TMP will remain in session, but if you need an older child to pick up a younger sibling, please call the land line to TMP to dismiss them. All TMP practices are cancelled today. Currently TMP phones are working. Thank you.
Reminder: Wednesday is Mary's Baby Shower at HFE. Students are encouraged to bring a simple wrapped baby gift. Tuesday evening will be busy with Christmas programs, so just a little heads-up if you have not already prepared. Students will unwrap their gift with their class before Catholic Charities picks up the items for mothers and babies in need. Thank you!
Today is the LAST DAY to place orders for HFE Bucks if you are needing PHYSICAL gift cards in hand before we close for Christmas Break next Friday. If you are needing physical gift cards for stocking stuffers or gifts, head to the RaiseRight app, or you can contact Kayla Lonnon and the HFE Bucks committee! Have older kids or company coming home for the holidays? Stock up on their favorite local Hays eateries (Taco Shop, Gella's, Thirsty's, The Q -- and many more!) From Cerv's and Casey's to Walmart and Home Depot, and everything in between, all of your favorite restaurants and shops galore, we've got you covered for all of your holiday shopping, eating, entertaining and gift-giving needs! Why not earn more money back toward your family's enrollment fees as you do your shopping? Thanks for your continued support of this on-going fundraiser for Holy Family!
Forgot to grab your Arby's gift cards for tomorrow? Have no fear! Our HFE Bucks committee will be selling physical Arby's cards out in the parking lot today during our drive-thru dismissal, so you can pick yours up! You must pay with cash or check made out to HFE, and they come in $10 increments. Thanks for your support!
Tomorrow, December 8th is our school Arby's Fundraising Day! Save yourself the cooking and planning and stop by Arby's with your loved ones for lunch or dinner tomorrow to support Holy Family! HFE will receive 20% of the proceeds between 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., but you MUST mention HFE when you order -- help us spread the word! Thanks for supporting our school in this way!
In case you missed them, here are the December items!
December HFE Lunch Menu:
https://5il.co/12fp5
December HFE Masses :
https://5il.co/12fp6
Fr. Rich blessed the wreaths and all of the students of each homeroom at our Advent Mass this morning. 💜🕯
Congratulations, Mrs. North, on this well deserved honor! There is no doubt that Mrs. North is committed to her students, not only when they are in her class, but the years that follow! She inspires their learning, social-emotional growth, and spiritual faith formation by cultivating virtue.
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The fourth grade Computer classes have been busy working on their November STEM project, “Balloons Over Broadway”. We began by listening to the book “Balloons Over Broadway” which tells the true story of Tony Sarg. Sarg was a European puppeteer who came to New York and created displays for the windows at Macy’s. He later was asked to use his puppets in a Christmas parade. Fearing people wouldn’t be able to see his highly animated puppets, he worked to develop ones that could be elevated and controlled from underneath. This concept is still used today. We then learned about the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade. We also investigated how helium works. The students then partnered up to research an idea for their balloon. After deciding on their balloon theme they designed a sketch and developed a budget detailing everything they would need to create their design. The last step involved creating their balloon masterpieces. Just in time for the annual parade!
HFE happenings...It was "Gifts In A Jar" assembly day for the 4th Graders! They had a blast working to fill all 400+ jars that were ordered.
Thanks to those that purchased one to help support their fundraising efforts!
Next week is our school's fall canned food drive for the Community Assistance Center in Hays! Students are invited and encouraged to bring a grocery sack of canned goods to their classroom teachers between November 15-18. See the items in most need on the flyer here! Anyone in the community is welcome to drop off donated items to the C.A.C. between Monday-Friday!
HFE happenings…Thanks to the cast & crew of TMP’s musical ‘Shrek’ for entertaining our students this morning! And a special shout out to 4 of the cast members, our very own students…Jaden Brull, Kendall Seiler, Mason Rozean and Hayden Pfannenstiel! Excellent performance, great job to all!
HFE Parents- Just a reminder that we have Early Release today and students will dismiss at 1:15 p.m. The bus & ASC will still run. Thank you!
HFE parents, just a reminder that Wednesday is our school Papa Murphy's Day! Our HFE Bucks committee will be selling Papa Murphy's $10 gift cards in the school parking lot TOMORROW, Tuesday, at drive-thru dismissal! Bring your cash or checkbook along to purchase yours! Papa Murphy's will give the school 10% of all orders from 11:00 - 8:00 on Wednesday! Thanks for your support!
Next Wednesday, November 10th is Papa Murphy's Fundraising Day! Pick up your pizzas on a lunch break, after early release dismissal, or in the evening and HFE earns 10% back the whole day, 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Have company coming to town for the upcoming holidays? Grab a couple extras -- they freeze well and are easy to toss in the oven for guests!! Place your orders on the RaiseRight app as soon as possible for your Papa Murphy's gift cards to earn more $$ back in your pockets!
Our 4th grade classes are bringing back Gifts-in-a-Jar to raise funds for their Spring field trip to the Cosmosphere! They'll be assembling delicious jars of brownie and chicken noodle soup mixes for $10 each! Not only are they truly delicious, they make fantastic gifts for the holidays! The jars will be assembled on Monday, November 22nd and sent home with your child, but anyone is welcome to order and can pick up that afternoon if they do not have a designated student. See all of the details on the flier, feel free to print off and bring to the school if you'd like to order! All orders are due next Thursday, November 11!
Parents -- do you have any preschool shirts or sweaters at home that you no longer need? Have one or two that you can part with? We are collecting donated shirts that we can pass on to a couple of our new preschool families in need. We are in most need of size small or medium. You can swing them by the school office anytime. Thank you in advance!
HFE happenings...Our KP students are having fun in Art Class!!! Check it out!
We are absolutely blown away at the success of our Cajetan Cash fundraiser! Not only did we have 79 student "super sellers" (students who sold 40 or more tickets), we also sold a total of 8,820 tickets as a school! We have made a net profit of over $80,000 for Holy Family!! WOW! We will confirm a grand total after taking out the final expenses for the super seller Taco Shop lunch soon! THANK YOU to all of our parents, students, families and supporters who contributed to the success of this fundraiser, and for helping us crush our school-wide goal of $70,000! A HUGE thank you to the committee chair, Olivia Becker, for all of her hard work and time spent on organizing this fundraiser, and to all of our wonderful sponsors!
Here are our lucky winners.....
-Electric Scooter: Joanna Hodges
-Winning Ticket-Seller: Paige Koenigsman
-$1,000 Cash Prize: Charlene Wittman
-$2,500 Cash Prize: Duane Weigel
-$5,000 Cash Prize: Lucy Baier
-$10,000 Cash Prize: Joe Koenigsman
CONGRATULATIONS to all!!
