Monday Memo May 18, 2009
Date: May 18, 2009
From Dr. Shreve
In Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus promises his disciples that he will never leave them (or us) alone. Jesus has left commandments so that we can be his friends and disciples. This is a simple command, which if observed, will continue the personality and central characteristic of Jesus Himself. “Love one another as I have loved you.” Jesus wants us to be his friends and follow this simple commandment.
Many books have been written about love and how to be loved and how to express love. Each of us can write a book about how we express love through the common, everyday deeds we perform for each other.
“Everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God.” 1 John, 4
Candle Ceremony will follow our last school Mass on Thursday, May 21, with the 8th graders passing the light of leadership to the 7th graders. Father Joe asks that we keep the aisles clear for the students to get to and from their pews. They will be carrying lit candles. Two staff persons will be taking pictures during the ceremony. These pictures will be posted and /or emailed to families. You may take pictures after the ceremony is completed. Thanks for your cooperation.
Pot O'Gold Results Are In! - Thanks to everyone's tremendous help with this year's Pot O'Gold dinner and auction, we had another successful year! Raffle ticket sales of $15,070 will be deposited in the Excellence in Education savings account for teacher salaries. $5,900 was raised through Project Partners. This money will be used to help purchase a new marquee for the school/parish as well as purchase additional starboards for the classrooms. The balance of the POG profit, approximately, $32,800 will be used for future identified needs, including technology, facility improvements, instructional needs and our general savings account.
Thanks to everyone's participation, a net profit of approximately $53,770 was made for Holy Family Catholic School and its students! Thank you again for your continued support of our school!
A Round of Applause to all of our Helping Hands who so consistently came to the school to assist our teachers. They helped out with various projects that just needed more time than we had.
Congratulations Holy Family dancers. 25 HFCS students performed at Will Rogers with their dance troupes. The dancers did a great job and HFCS was well represented. Most students for any school at the performance.
Summer Mail - Information regarding next school year will be emailed to all families. Please retain these forms for next year. This packet will include the school calendar highlights, supply list, summer reading, and other pertinent information.
Bookkeeping - Please make sure all your fees and dues are paid. This includes registration, Extended Day, volunteer hours, library fines and lunches. Athletic jerseys must also be returned. Report cards will NOT be released to families who have outstanding balances.
Service Hour notification has been emailed to families who have not completed their 30 hours. Please document your hours if any are missing. This will expedite the process of releasing report cards.
8th Grade will be graduating from Holy Family Catholic School on Wednesday, May 27, at 5:30 Mass. The flowers on the altar will be from the HFCS faculty and students. Extended Day will close at 5:00 on this day, for the Graduation Mass.
Lost and Found- Please check if your child is missing any uniform, sweatshirt or lunchbox items. The items left in Lost & Found will be discarded over the summer.
Vacation Bible Camp - Holy Family will hold their Vacation Bible Camp on June 15 - 19 from 9:00am to 12:00 Noon. All who are interested may register online: http://toolkit.thevbsplace.org/.holyfamilyfw.
Yearbook – Don’t miss the first All School Photo! The deadline for ordering yearbooks is May 29. April 24 was the last day for personalization. Please use the link on the HFCS website to order.
Calendar Notes:
May 19 – Gr. 5 and 6 Parent Meeting at 6:30pm
May 21 – Candle Mass; Host Gr. 8
May 22 – Dads’ Club Golf Tournament
May 25 – No School, Memorial Day
May 27 – Promotion Mass at 5:30 pm
May 28 and 29 – Noon Dismissals
May 28 – Recognition Ceremony @11 in the church
May 29 – Field Day @YMCA Southwest
Graduation: Wednesday, May 27, is a very special day for our eighth graders. We will celebrate Mass on this evening at 5:30pm. Please know that all are welcome to attend.
On behalf of the faculty and staff, we pray for each graduate. We pray that each will continue to build the kingdom of God and show the spirit of Jesus in their lives.
Graduate Prayer
Father, I have knowledge, so I pray you’ll show me now
How to use it wisely and in a way somehow
To make the world I live in a little better place,
And make life, with its problems, a bit easier to face…
Grant me faith and courage and put purpose in my days
And show me how to serve You in the most effective ways
So all my education, my knowledge and my skill,
May find their true fulfillment as I learn to do Thy will…
And may I ever be aware in everything I do
That knowledge comes from learning –
and wisdom comes from You.
Helen Steiner Rice
Congratulations:
Erin Arnim
Jonathan Bloesser
Madeleine Conley
Alex Curry
Stephanie Garcia
Dennison Hill
Dennis Hoang
Matthew Hunter
Max James
Sarah Kilar
Emily Korzekwa
Kendall Parr
Chelsea Rodriguez
Nick Sandusky
Sean Slater
Blake Vera
Josh Waters
Next Year
Advisory Council members for the 2009–2010 school year are as follows:
Doug Park, Chairman
Lee Boley, Vice Chairman
Melissa Fisher, Secretary
Suzanne Etier, Parish Representative
Mary Muller, Community Representative
Degen Fricker, PTO President
Mia Cook, Laura Fleming, Beth Grimes, Tracy Head Stacie McCans and Jon Souder, Members.
PTO officers for 2009-2010:
Degen Fricker - President
Claire Whiddon - Vice President
Dawn Browder, Secretary
We thank you all for volunteering your time to Holy Family Catholic School and its students.
School Supplies – It’s not too late to order!
It’s not too late to pre-order school supplies for next year! Supplies can still be ordered online from EPI at www.epipacks.com, school code HOL082. Online ordering will be available until June 26, 2009. After that date, no additional orders for supplies will be taken. All school supply orders will be deliver to the school and distributed to the classrooms. **NOTE: No additional supply packages will be available for purchase at Registration.**
