Falcon’s Quill Holy Family Catholic School, rooted in the teachings of Jesus Christ, models the virtues of love of God, neighbor, and respect for all. The school, supported by the entire community, cultivates a passion about and provides the foundation for academic and life-long learning in a safe, nurturing, and challenging environment. November 11, 2014 786 26 1/2 Road Grand Junction, CO 81506 P 970.242.6168 F 970.242.4244 www.HolyFamily-GJ.org 11/11 - 2pm Veteran’s Day Salute in Gym 11/13 - 8am School mass at IHM with Fr. Mike 11/14 - Spirit Day 11/20 - 8am School Mass at IHM with Fr. Don 11/24 - 11/28 No School Thanksgiving Break 11/30 - First Sunday of Advent Don’t forget to record your volunteer hours! Go to www.holyfamilygj.org. Scroll to the very bottom and select Issue 14 Principal’s Corner Dear Parents, We are very blessed to live in a country that has been and is protected by those in our armed forces who fight for our freedoms. Their bravery and dedication to protect and serve our country is courageous and heroic. They have put their lives on the line and continue to do so every day. They however are not alone, Joshua 1:9 “ Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” We are never alone. The Lord is always at our side. Just like our community and family that rallies and protects each other. Archbishop Broglio said: “We enjoy great freedoms in the United States. Let us never forget the men and women who have laid their lives on the line to defend and protect our precious liberties. The annual celebration of Veterans Day invites us to remember those killed in the line of duty, those still suffering the effects of their generous response in times of national need, and, of course, everyone who has retired from active duty. We cannot forget the sacrifices of so many. We sense an obligation to express our gratitude, and we certainly remember them in our prayers. God of peace, we pray for those who have served our nation and have laid down their lives to protect and defend our freedom. We pray for those who have fought, whose spirits and bodies are scarred by war, whose nights are haunted by memories too painful for the light of day. We pray for those who serve us now, especially for those in harm’s way. Shield them from danger and bring them home. Turn the hearts and minds of our leaders and our enemies to the work of justice and a harvest of peace. Spare the poor, Lord, spare the poor! May the peace you left us, the peace you gave us, be the peace that sustains, the peace that saves us. Christ Jesus, hear us! Lord Jesus, hear our prayer! Amen. Please join us for our salute to veterans this Tuesday, November 11th at 2:00 in the Gymnasium. We will be honoring all who have served. There will be a brief reception following the program in the MultiPurpose Room. God bless, Mrs. Gipson 1 Falcon’s Nest Payments Attention all HFCS Parents: No one can be in the classroom, allowed to volunteer or drive for a field trip until they have a completed background check and a Shield the Vulnerable certificate on file. The background check takes at least 72 hours from the day you bring in your application until the results are in.  Georgia DeBever ~ Grandmother of Megan Formicola  Gary Chancy ~ Grandfather of Nick Lhotka, & Annabelle and Jace Carter  The Seabert Family ~ Family of Kathy Pike  Danny Huber ~ Son of Frank & Gwen Huber You may pick up an application at the office or on our website:  Sadie Harper ~ Cousin of Akelia Whitney www.HolyFamilyGJ.org/Resources/Volunteer  Nuala Whitcomb ~ Kindergarten Teacher  Morgan Rister ~ HFCS Student  Jiwen Yang ~ Grandfather of Zachary Smith  Frances Wells ~ Great Grandmother of Kiara Church  Roman Longo ~ HFCS Student Thank you for your collaboration in keeping your children safe. Communications between school and home have never been more important - for weather notification, emergency alerts or other general announcements. Please make your check’s out to HFCS not Falcon’s Nest. We are having difficulties depositing these. Please also write “Falcon’s Nest” in the memo on your check. Thank you. The next Scrip order date is: tomorrow, November 12th ATTENTION PARENTS: LIBRARY BOOKS Family Name:____________________________ We have had a number of our school library books returned this year to the Mesa County Public Library. Please parents, double check all library books to make sure our HFCS library books are being returned to our school. Once they have been deposited to the Mesa County Library it’s near impossible to ever get them back…they assume the books are donations to their book sale. Thank you for helping out with this small but very important detail. Phone No. _______________________________ Anita Keenan, School Librarian Please provide the phone numbers you prefer us to leave voice and/or text messages on. Please return this to the office. Phone No.________________________________ Attention All parents (especially Phone No.________________________________ Pre-School - Kindergarten) !!! T ha n k yo u f or yo u c o op e r a ti o n. Falcon’s Quill Deadline If you would like a blurb or flyer in the newsletter, kindly submit via email to [email protected] at least one week prior to publication. The newsletter is completed every Monday by 12 noon. Thank you for your cooperation. The State of Colorado requires us to have a copy of your child’s immunizations on file. Please make sure you furnish us with a copy. You may fax it to 970.242.4244, or you may email it to: [email protected]. Please call Yolanda if you have any questions. Thank you for your cooperation. Thank you to all students who brought a donation to wear pink on October 21st. We collected $542.37 for cancer awareness. Wed. 11/12 Thu. 11/13 Fri. 11/14 Mon. 11/17 Tues. 11/18 Pancakes Pigs in a Blanket Cheese Pizza Scrambled Eggs Macaroni & Cheese Baked Beans Green Beans Stromboli w/Pizza Sauce Hash Browns Green Beans Carrots & Dip Orange Slices Carrots & Celery Fruit Cocktail Cantaloupe Applesauce Roll Peaches Fritos 2 Dear Parents, Holy Family School is once again offering the i-Ready program in our school. This is a web based computer program that can be used as support or enrichment for your child’s education in reading and math. This interactive computer program tailors math and reading lessons according to their needs that are acquired from a diagnostic assessment that is taken in school. This program will provide a comprehensive report on the needs of your child and then your child can enjoy the lessons at home or at school to support their learning needs. There is still time to sign up your child in this program. If you would like to get your student signed up, please return this completed form to the office and we can set up a time. You can call the office and set up a time at 242-6168. Please contact me if you have any questions about this program. If you signed up your student in May for i-Ready, then they are still active but need to take another assessment. They can do this at home or at school. Please let us know if you prefer to have them take the assessment at school so that we can make arrangements. It is a great program and a wonderful way to keep your child engaged in learning. For just $32 your child will be registered with i-Ready for this school year. Parents can go onto the i-Ready “Take A Tour” site and view an i-Ready Overview, a sample of diagnostic test items and online lessons, i-Ready reports, and a general program overview. This is an interactive site so parents can somewhat experience i-Ready at http://www.curriculumassociates.com/lp/i-ready-takethetour.aspx Thank you and God bless, Mrs. Gipson Child’s Name: ___________________________________ Grade and Homeroom: __________________________________ Parent’s Name: ___________________________________________________ Telephone # ___________________________________ Email Address: ________________________________________ (Please make checks payable to Holy Family Catholic School or HFCS) Grand Valley Life Teen (our newly formed Catholic youth group) invites you to attend our Inaugural Mass, Light in the Darkness, on Saturday, November 15th at 4:30 at St. Joseph Catholic Church. All Grand Valley youth are encouraged to attend and experience this dynamic, youthfocused mass followed by fun and fellowship. Questions? Call Julie Halberg at 243-1525 or Robin Maddox at 628-4691. Job Opening at Holy Family Catholic School Cafeteria Supervisor Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: Ordering food & supplies, planning menus in accordance with USDA requirements, supervision of cafeteria employees, daily production records for USDA, up keep of the kitchen, serve and preparation of meals. Food service card required. Compensation commensurate with experience. Full time benefits offered. Apply at front desk. Applications taken until November 19. If students are interested in the youth choir that sings at Sunday masses, please contact the parish you are registered at: Help Support Holy Family Catholic School in our recycling and fundraising efforts by donating empty computer inkjet and laser toner cartridges. Not only will you save valuable landfill space and prevent pollution, but you will also assist HFCS in raising money for student programs and classroom needs. Empty Cartridges = $ for our Students Thank you to the families who have baked cookies for our Veteran’s Day Salute Reception. We greatly appreciate your generosity. Mrs. Whitcomb’s class had the most parents who baked cookies for the Cookie Harvest. They won a Pizza Party!!!! St. Joseph Javier de los Santos 970.248.0593 [email protected] IHM Gwen Huber 970.242.6168 [email protected] Carpool Sign-up Complete the following information and turn in to the office. A list will be put together and made available by request. Name: ___________________________________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________________________________ Area & Cross Section: ________________________________________________________ Day Phone: ____________________________________ Evening Phone: ___________________________________ 3 After the events of last Friday, we wanted to give you some information of Shelter in Place vs Lockdown: Shelter-In-Place is used when the student population needs to be controlled, but a full scale Lockdown is not necessary. The Shelter-In-Place would be appropriate in situations that might not have the potential risk of harm or injury to students or staff, but still allow for students to be kept in their assigned classroom or allow movement through the school building if authorized by the administrator. ALL STUDENTS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO STAY INSIDE THE BUILDING. Typically, the purpose of a Shelter-In-Place is to keep students safe and secure and control hallway traffic while a search or investigation is conducted, or as severe weather passes. The school principal will determine if the event or issue warrants a full scale Lockdown or a Shelter-In-Place. The most typical uses of a Shelter-In-Place would be:  Severe weather  Reports of a law enforcement concern in the vicinity of the school  Dangerous condition of the school grounds. A Lockdown procedure helps protect staff and students from a threat, inside or outside the building (or in very close proximity), such as an armed intruder. It is used when it may be more dangerous to leave the building by a directed evacuation than it is to stay in a secured room. DO NOT PANIC. Lockdown situations are highly controlled events where police and school officials are together and in coordination following predetermined procedures that will best insure the safety of all involved. Whether we are in lockdown or Shelter in Place, we will assure that parents are kept in contact at all times through text and/or phone calls. If you did not receive a phone call or text last Friday, please contact the school with the phone numbers you prefer us to contact. Please know that your child’s safety is our number one concern and we take every precaution possible to ensure that they are safe. We kindly ask that you not call the school so that we can use every possible resource to manage the school. We will communicate with you as we are advised by authorities. It is important that we keep as many phone lines open as possible, as this is our means of communicating with authorities. Do feel free to call in case of an emergency. Please know that our school is constantly working to keep our students safe in any situation that may arise. A Lockdown procedure is used when:  It is considered safer to stay in a secure classroom or protected area when there is a potential threat (internal or external), dangerous condition (hazardous material spill), or severe weather that may be encountered and;  There’s no possibility of uncontrolled fire, explosion, or toxic chemical fumes. Why not prepare with a Holy Family Catholic School Fleece Neck Warmer Name: _____________________________________ Phone: _____________________________________ Color : Red Size White Blue Small Large Quantity: ___________ Colors: Red with white lettering or blue and white with red lettering. Lettering is: HFCS Sizes: Color : Small fits Pre-School to 2nd graders. $10 each. Holy Family receives $2 for each one sold. Sample available in the office. White Small Blue Large Quantity: ___________ Large fits 3rd graders - adult Cost: Red Size Color : Red Size White Small Large Quantity: ___________ Please make checks out to Mary Rister 4 Blue Total $ __________