HFRCS Newsletter September 17, 2024

Dear Parents and Guardians,

I hope that everyone has had a good transition to the beginning of school and that routines and structure have been restored for the return to school. On our end, the start of the school year has gone extremely well, and we are so happy to have our students back in school.

This Thursday, September 19 is Picture Day! Students in grades K-8 should wear their regular school uniform (NOT the gym uniform). Students in 8th grade will be having their graduation photos taken that day. Boys must wear their white, button-down shirt with tie, and girls must wear the white button-down shirt as well. Photos will be taken in their graduation gowns. Students who have gym on Thursday will receive directions from their teacher about what to wear for gym class. Please send in or have your child bring your order form to school on Thursday. If you have misplaced your order form, please let us know and we will send you another home.

Friday, our Student Council is sponsoring a $1 “Go for Gold” dress down day. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (CCAM) — a time of year organizations honor children and survivors affected by pediatric cancer to raise awareness and continue the research and treatment of the disease. All donations and proceeds from this dress down day will be donated to The Danica Strong Foundation. Have your child show their support by wearing something yellow/gold on Friday. The Student Council will also be selling headbands and wristbands beginning tomorrow at lunch. All items are $1. Please see this newsletter for more information about this sale.

Friday evening is also a very special back-to-school event sponsored by our Home and School Association. The Back-to-School Ice Cream Social and Gift Card Bingo will be held beginning at 6:00 PM (doors open) with ice cream followed by Bingo. We usually have some fun ice cream scoopers at this event, so come and see! Details for this evening are in today’s newsletter.

We are always looking for volunteers for our lunch periods in the cafeteria. Grades 1-5 eat lunch at 11:30 AM, and PK4, Kindergarten and grades 6-8 eat at 12:00 PM. Duties include assisting students with opening items in their lunch, circulating the tables and assisting students and wiping tables after lunch. Parents who are interested in coming in to help at lunch must submit all required clearances to Mrs. Mangapit. If you have any questions about the required clearances, please check our school website, under that Parents tab, and then under Volunteers.

The month of October is our Pot of Gold Challenge. More information will be coming soon!

Sincerely Yours in Christ,

Mrs. Haggerty

We are a family of FAITH!

Remember to go to Mass this weekend.

On Friday, September 20, the Student Council is sponsoring a $1 dress-down day. The theme is "Going for Gold." Students may dress-down in the theme and wear gold/yellow to support Childhood Cancer Awareness.

On sale at lunches tomorrow, Wednesday (Sep 18), Thursday (Sep 19) and Friday (Sep 20), Student Council will be selling Head Bands of Hope for $1/each to help boost our dress-down day fundraiser. Proceeds will benefit the Danica Strong Foundation. Headbands can be worn on dress-down day.

The lunch menu for Thursday, September 19 was changed. Instead of cheese pizza, buffalo chicken calzone will be served. If your child does not like the updated menu, please make sure your child brings a packed lunch and drink on Thursday.

It is the responsibility of the students participating in clubs to inform their bus drivers that they are staying after school and will not be taking the bus home. Buses are waiting on students who are staying after school because no communication was received. This is causing a delay in the bus departure from school. Thank you for your cooperation.

IMPORTANT SAFETY REMINDERS:

• Please DO NOT drop off your child(ren) at the front door when staff members are still available in front of the Parish Center for everyone's safety. If you do, your vehicle will be going against the traffic when you exit the parking lot.
  

• Please have your child(ren) exit by the right passenger side (if possible) so they can safely exit toward the sidewalk.

• Please be extra cautious and attentive when exiting the parking lot. Watch out for staff using the pedestrian crossing.
• If dropping off for morning CARES, please park in the parking lot and walk your child to CARES. The fire lane should remain free and not be used for parking.

How you can help with morning carline:

Please make sure your child knows your carline number.

All students must have all start of the school year documents completed/signed in the FACTS Family Portal. This applies to ALL students (new and existing students).

Sign in to your FACTS Family Portal. Please see attachment to setup your account if you do not have FACTS Family Portal Account. District Code is HFR-PA

> Apply / Enroll

> Enrollment / Reenrollment

> Click here to open reenrollment

See attached file for more details.

Forms are past due. Please complete them ASAP. Please note that the FACTS Payment Plan / Financial Aid account (where you setup your tuition plan) is different from the FACTS Family portal.

Safeware has notified us that any family that entered the portal prior to September 5 and purchased coverage for the 2023-2024 school year in error has been refunded and your account has been reset. At this time, you should be able to enter the portal and utilize the information on the flyer to enter the serial number and model number of your student device to make the correct premium purchase for the 2024-2025 school year. Thank you for participating in the Safeware Insurance progam.

Today at around 4:00 PM, a retest text and email alerts from our FACTS communications system was sent. If you did not receive the text and/or email, please check your contact information in the FACTS Family Portal and call the school office 215-269-9600 for any changes.

All students must have a completed Emergency Information Record & Medical Information Update form on school file. This is a back-to-back white form that was distributed to all students on the first day of school.

It is important that we have all the information on this form, especially the Medical Information update. Many families returned the form without the Medical Information Update. Please see attached form for reference. If you believe you did not complete the Medical Information Update, please complete the attached and return asap. This is critical information that the school needs in case of an emergency.

Specific grades have State-mandated screenings (Physical for Kindergarten & 6th Grade and Dental for Kindergarten, 3rd Grade & 7th Grade). Refer to the school website for more information.

Also, signed Medical Treatment Order forms will also be needed if your child needs to take any medication during school hours. All are included as part of the Start of the School Year Documents and uploaded in the FACTS Family Portal.

We are open to students grades 2nd through 8th and permission slips are in the Little Library as well as included below for your convenience. Students will be placed in sections according to grade and our first meeting will be in October (date to follow). If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to Miss Brittany! brittany.konen@hfrcs.org

RETURNING MEMBERS: PLEASE MAKE SURE TO SUBMIT A NEW PERMISSION SLIP FOR THIS YEAR.

Attached is the tentative calendar for the 2024-2025 school year. The calendar is also available on our school website hfrcs.org > Parents > School Forms.

See the calendar of events and flyers for details:

• Sep 20: Ice Cream Social and Gift Card Bingo
• Sep 26: Red Robin Fundraiser

Father John R. Weber, Pastor

Father Manuel Flores, Parochial Vicar

View the Parish Weekly Bulletin.

Sunday Mass Schedule:

4:00 PM (Vigil Mass), 7:30 AM , 9:30 AM , 11:30 AM , 1:00 PM La Misa en Español

Weekday Daily Mass:

8:30 AM - Monday through Saturday

Holy Days: (subject to change)

5:00 PM (Vigil), 8:30 AM, Noon, & 7:00 PM

The Sacrament of Reconciliation:

Thursday: 6:45 PM - 7:30 PM, Saturdays: 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

The Sacrament of Baptism:

1st and 3rd Saturdays, at 11:00 AM

Monsignor Michael McCormac, Pastor

Monsignor Michael Magee, Weekend Assistant

View the Parish Weekly Bulletin.

Mass Schedule:

• Monday-Saturday: 9:30 AM
• Saturday Vigil: 5:30 PM
• Sunday: 7:00 AM, 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM
• Holy Days: 6:30 AM, 12 Noon, 7:00 PM (except January 1st which follows a Sunday Mass schedule)

The Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday: 4:15-5:15 PM or by appointment

Daily Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Saint Joseph Chapel

Monday - Saturday: 8:00 AM–8:00 PM

Sunday: 12:30 PM–8:00 PM

Pot of Gold

The results of the drawing can be found here. The jackpot prize is $39,000!

Season is early. Energy is high. Parents are excited. Its early...but Holy Family 2nd Grade Maroon undefeated so far. Come out and cheer the kids on!

Congratulations to these Player of the Game.

Varsity girls are undefeated!

REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

When? Practices start early November. Season runs Dec-Feb

How much? $115 for all kids (down from $125 last year)

Where? Practices at Cabrini gym (Fairless Hills)

Who? Boys and girls - Grades 3-12

How? Click the registration link below. Registration Closes Oct 6th

https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/450805

INFORMATION

Want more information on CYO sports and activities? Join our CYO Facebook group!

Holy Family RCS CYO

You can contact CYO by emailing holyfamilyrcscyo@gmail.com

St. Charles and St. Ephrem are inviting Holy Family students to join their swim team. The team competes in the Catholic youth Swim League. They are looking for new swimmers to build the team. See flyer for details.

Registration will be open until Friday, October 4th. For additional registration information, email scseswim@gmail.com

For additional team information please contact: Coach Tim Schaffling (215) 962-3286 or email: timvolleydarts@comcast.net

The annual 5k and 1 mile fun walk will be held on Saturday November 16th, 2024 starting at 9:30 AM. Every runner/ walker that signs up by October 19th, 2024, gets a Gifts from Gwyn t-shirt and wristband. There will be multiple door prizes and refreshments available to all participants. There will be raffles for; sports memorabilia, restaurant gift cards, movie tickets, gym membership, basket of cheer and many more. Please come out and support our foundation as we aim to keep Gwyn in our hearts and minds by giving back to the community that she was a part of. We look forward to seeing you there!

You may sign up here: https://giftsfromgwyn.org/

NDS is sponsoring a Placemat & Slogan Contest which will be held during National School Lunch Week! All students are invited to submit original artwork that encourages healthy eating and physical activity and/or promotes school lunch or breakfast. We encourage ALL students to participate in this fun and creative event. Prizes for all winning students! This year's theme is School Lunch Pirates Find Your Treasure! See flyer for more information. Thank you!

Pack 168 is looking for boys AND girls in kindergarten-5th grade who are looking to join Cub Scouts! We meet Tuesday Nights 6:00 - 700 PM at the 1st Methodist Church of Fairless Hills. Stop by any Tuesday night. Contact Mr. Sonnie 215-939-6411 or email smtroop168@gmail.com

Open House on October 5 from 3:00-5:00 PM at Heritage Farm. See flyer for details.

Visit pack19rocks.com or contact pack19ROCKS@gmail.com for more information.