Herald March 13 - 19, 2010

This Herald contains the following Information:

Events this Week 

  • 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
  • Tuesday, March 16: Little Flowers after school
  • Wednesday, March 17: Pre-K Conferences
  • Wednesday, March 17: Poetry after Mass, Grade 3, Church
  • Wednesday, March 17: Corda Mor Irish Dancers perform at HFA, 8:45 am, parents and guests welcome
  • Wednesday, March 17: 8th Grade goes to Macbeth at the Guthrie, 10:00-1:30
  • 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
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Upcoming Events

  • Monday, March 22 - Friday, March 26: Spring Break, No School
  • Wednesday, March 31, Grades 3-8 Championship Geography Bee during the school day, times to be determined
  • Holy Thursday, April 1, 8th grade presenting Living Stations of the Cross, 2:15, Kattar Hall, guests welcome
  • Friday, April 2 - Friday, April 9: No School, Easter Break and National Catholic Education Association Conference
  • Standardized Testing for grades 3-5, April 12-15

Feed My Starving Children Holy Week Volunteer Opportunity for Students in Grades 5-8

Holy Family and the Sorensen Neighborhood are teaming up with Feed My Starving Children to help the thousands of children who continue to suffer in Haiti.  A special Holy Week volunteer opportunity for HFA students in grades 5 - 8 is being offered on Wednesday, March 31 from 2:30 - 4:30 pm.  Space is available for the first 40 students who sign up by completing the permission slips (remember that ALL field trips require TWO completed permission slips - one for the Archdiocese and one for our school) and submitting payment to the school office.  Students who attend will leave school at 2:00 pm by bus to travel to Feed My Starving Children in Chanhassen; the same students will need to be picked up at school when the bus brings them back at 5:00 pm.  Please see the Feed My Starving Children Flyer for more information. Top
 

Christmas Program DVD

Remember our wonderful Christmas program - the beautiful children and their voices mingled amongst Christmas lights?  It was glorious and we are happy to say that Rick Nichols captured it for us on DVD.  What we need now is someone willing to duplicate the DVD so we can make it available to our families.  If you have the ability to duplicate DVDs and are willing to share your time and talents with us for this project, please contact Theresa Zangel at tzangel@hfamn.org.  If you would like to purchase a copy of the DVD please contact Carol Stewart at cstewart@hfamn.org    Top

 

Help Us Welcome Our Newest HFA Faculty Members!

We are pleased to introduce you to our newest primary level Teacher's Assistants:

Miss Hannah Trainor, Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten

Miss Paola Ercole, First Grade. 

Miss Rachelle Lamers, Third Grade

Their biographies will be in our next Herald but until then, please help us in welcoming them!

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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.  This 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, via the "We Share" program.  Through financial donations, 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 Rajans 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 $600!.  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. 
 

Spring Conferences

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 - Softball Registration is NOW Open - Yeah! 

MCYO Co-Ed Floor Hockey tournaments are coming up at St. Charles March 16 for 7th grade and under and March 18 for 8th grade and under.  Registration for Softball is now open.  Please use the attached form to sign up.  Registration is due Friday, March 19.  Top

 

 

Congratulations to our MCYO Spelling Bee Participants!

You may recall that our school held our annual HFA Spelling Bee during Catholic Schools Week.  From that Spelling Bee, seven 5th -8th grade students went on to compete in the MCYO Archdiocesan Spelling Bee.  Well, our students performed magnificently and several Holy Family students won awards!  Congratulations to all HFA students who went on to the next level to compete.  
5th Grade Level: Juliana K. and Molly L.
6th Grade Level: Jade G. and Sarah K.  Sarah took 2nd place in the 6th grade level!! ~ Congratulations Sarah!!!
7th Grade Level: Matthew K.
8th Grade Level: Natalia M. and Johnney G.  Johnney took 2nd place in the 8th grade level!! ~ Congratulations Johnney!!!
 

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 V.
  • Madalyn T.
  • Natalia M.
  • Johnney G.
  • Francesca T. (piano teacher: Marina Kontorovich of Plymouth)

Congratulations to the following students who passed their MMTA THEORY EXAMS in January:

  • Carolyn T.
  • Rachel M.
  • Josephine V.

The following students have written their own piano compositions which will be premiered on Saturday, March 6:

  • Jade G. who composed a piece titled "Blue Eyed Marietta Lullaby"
  • Johnney G. 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

 

Munchies, Our New Neighborhood Food Shop, is Owned by Holy Family Parishioners

Needing an after school treat or a quick lunch?  Try Munchies!  Munchies is a family-owned neighborhood eatery owned and operated by Holy Family parishioners.  They have a wide variety of delicious food items to choose from ~ ice cream, bakery items, various beverages, snacks, treats and, their speciality, soup!  So visit them today.  They are located about three blocks west of HFA on West Lake Street just past McDonald's.  Top
 

Benilde-St. Margaret's Summer Strings Program

Benilde-St. Margaret's String Academy is offering a Summer Strings Camp for students entering grades 4 - 7 from July 12 - 16, 2010.  See the flyer for more information and to register.  Flyers are also available in the school office.   Top


Herald Publication Notes

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.