Herald March 6 - 12, 2010
This Herald contains the following Information:
- Events this Week
- Upcoming Events
- Morning Dropoff Traffic
- Meet Our New Indian Family, the Rajans
- Crusader News
- Congratulations to Students Who Achieved Music Awards
- Together! Groups
Events this Week
- Monday, March 8: Confessions, grade 5
- Monday, March 8: MCYO Regional Spelling Bee at St. Helena, 6:00-8:00 pm
- Wednesday, March 10: Poetry after Mass, Grade 4, Church
- Wednesday, March 10: Math Counts Club, 3:15 pm, Library
- Friday, March 12: Confessions, grade 3
- Friday, March 12: Grades 4 & 5 Field Trip to Mill City Museum
- Friday, March 12: 6th Grade Math Masters competition
- Friday, March 12: Lenten Fish Fry, 4:30 pm, Church
- Friday, March 12: Stations of the Cross, 7:00 pm, Church
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- Saturday, March 13: Holy Family Academy Junior High Spring Play, "The Princess and the Pea", 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
- Sunday, March 14: Holy Family Academy Junior High Spring Play, "The Princess and the Pea", 1:30 pm
- Sunday, March 14: Grade 5 hosting donuts after 9:00 and 11:00 Mass
- Monday, March 15: Confessions, grade 4
- Wednesday, March 17: Poetry after Mass, Grade 3, Church
- Wednesday, March 17: Corda Mor Irish Dancers perform at Holy Family Academy, 8:45 am
- Wednesday, March 17: 8th Grade goes to Macbeth at the Guthrie
- Wednesday, March 17: Pre-K Conferences; Sign Up Sheet on Bulletin Board outside office
- Wednesday, March 17: Math Counts Club, 3:15 pm, Library
- Friday, March 19: Confessions, grade 2
- Friday, March 19: Lenten Fish Fry, 4:30 pm, Church
- Friday, March 19: Stations of the Cross, 7:00 pm, Church
- Monday, March 22 - Friday, March 26: Spring Break, No School
- Friday, April 2 - Friday, April 9: No School, Easter Break and National Catholic Education Association Conference
Morning Dropoff Traffic
In order to ease congestion on Zarthan Avenue--out of consideration for our neighbors--and ensure a smooth flow of traffic into the parking lot for morning drop off, please enter the school parking lot in the same manner as afternoon pickup. These means coming up Zarthan from the direction of 34th Street, rather than from the direction of Lake Street. If you are coming from the south, you can easily do this by taking Lake Street North to 34th Street and turning right (just across the street from McDonald's). If you are coming from the south, many parents turn left from Lake Street onto Yosemite and then use 33rd Street to get over to Zarthan. Thank you for your cooperation in this. Top
Meet the Rajans
Over the past five years our students have supported the Muragon family, of Kerala, India, through the "We Share" program. Through prayer and works of mercy, our students helped build them a home and continue to pray for them and write them letters. Praise God, the Muragons no longer need our help and our students have been assigned a new family to care for. This new family, the Rajans, have five children, two who currently live in an orphanage because the family doesn't have enough money to care for them. During Lent, we are hoping to raise $2,000 to help build the Rajan's a new home, similar to that of the Muragon's. Students have been bringing in money from allowances and change jars; adults have contributed currency in various denominations. So far we have raised over $500 in currency alone. To find out more about the Rajans and the students' efforts, please read the lovely letter Mrs. Sabol has written about the Rajans.
Our 2009-2010 Parent Student Handbook can be found in its entirety on our web page under Parent Resources. Please take some time to familiarize yourself with how to access the information it contains. It is especially helpful when wondering about uniform, homework, absentee, and discipline policies. Once you have reviewed the Handbook, please sign the Proof of review and recognition of 2009/2010 Parent/Student Handbook form and turn it into the school office. Top
Track and Field Day
Our ever-popular Track & Field Day will be held on Friday, May 28 and we are pleading with all parents to get involved by volunteering. We need volunteers for the morning, the afternoon and all day. You can contact Elizabeth Hessian, Track & Field Volunteer Coordinator, to sign up or use the registration form to provide us with your name and contact information. Your willingness to help drives the success of the event. We also need sponsors--sponsors can contribute financially or provide snacks or water for our students. If you know of an organization or person that would be willing to help, please let us know. The cost for the day is $4 per student or $15 max per family; additional funds are welcome to help those families who can not pay. Please use this form to make payment and to sign up to volunteer by April 1.
We are not holding Parent Teacher Conferences this spring. If you would like to meet with your child's teacher to discuss student progress, please email your child's teacher directly to set up a private appointment. Parent feedback and support is a gift to students and teachers alike so consider contacting your child's teacher today. Top
Crusader News
Crusader Basketball had an amazing season! We had mass improvement and major upsets. Way to go Crusaders!
The Northstar Girls won the MCYO Northstar Championship on Sunday, February 28. They defeated Ascension to bring home HFA's first tournament sports championship (Varsity Soccer placed first for season wins in the Fall). Way to go girls and coaches Kara Miller and Bob Spinharney!!
Go Crusaders!!
MCYO Co-Ed Floor Hockey registration is now open to 6th graders as well as 7th and 8th graders. Students can still join and we do need more players. Remaining practices are March 8, 9 and 15 from 3:15 to 4:30 in Kattar Hall. Tournaments at St. Charles are March 16 for 7th and under and March 18 for 8th and under COACHES ARE NEEDED!! Contact Lisa at sports@hfamn.org if you have questions or would be able to coach.
The Catholic Mutual Consent Form and Liability Waiver needs to be filled out and returned to the coaches. The form can be accessed under Student Formation; Extra-Curricular Activities. Top
Congratulations to MN Music Teachers Association Annual Competition Winners!
Congratulations to the following students who were declared finalists in the Minnesota Music Teachers Association Competition. In January, some 5,000 music students from around the state competed in the preliminary level and 2,000 are now finalists and will be competing at the University of MN next week:
- Isaac and Josephine von Dohlen
- Madalyn Tomaschko
- Natalia Martinez
- Johnney Grutsch
Congratulations to the following students who passed their MMTA THEORY EXAMS in January:
- Carolyn Tomaschko
- Rachel Morgan
- Josephine von Dohlen
The following students have written their own piano compositions which will be premiered on Saturday, March 6:
- Jade Grutsch who composed a piece titled "Blue Eyed Marietta Lullaby"
- Johnney Grutsch who composed a piece titled "The Running Brook"
These students demonstrate what can be accomplished with creativity and HARD WORK - practicing only on the "days they eat" We are proud of them! Music Instructor ~ Mary Beth Milner. Top
Together! is coming to Holy Family. There are two groups for moms forming:
- One group will meet every other Tuesday from 9 - 11:30 am at Holy Family Church starting March 16. Email Kristen Toste (mother of 3rd grader Francesca and 2nd grader Christian) at kristin_toste@yahoo.com within the next week so that the books can be ordered. Childcare will not be available for this group.
- The second group will meet every other Monday at 1:15 pm in Ann Karels' home starting March 15. Email Ann Karels (mother of a bunch of HFA kids) at a.karels@yahoo.com if you are interested in this group. Child care by two responsible teens will be available for a free will offering.
In a small, safe, team-like setting, we will dive into church documents on marriage, family and prayer; form new friendships and learn so much together. Friends are welcome to join too!
Third Annual Cathedral Family Day
The Cathedral of Saint Paul is throwing open its massive doors for the 3rd Annual Cathedral Family Day on Sunday, March 7 from 1:30 to 4:30 pm. Enjoy a tour of the landmark church highlighting art and history led by guides wearing costumes from the early 1900's when the cornerstone was laid. For more information, click here. Top
The Herald is published Fridays when school is in session. If you would like information about your group or event published in it, please email our Herald editor, Theresa Zangel at tzangel@hfamn.org. All submissions are due Friday by 8:30 am.