Yesterday, we invited our local Hays first responders to join us for lunch, and what a wonderful turnout we had! 13 first responders (EMS, firefighters, police officers, highway patrol, and even detectives!) joined our students, and they had such a great time visiting and learning more about what they do at their jobs! Many of the students even got to explore the ambulance after lunch! Thank you for joining us and making our lunch period so fun yesterday!
Yesterday was Kansas Day, and we celebrated by wearing our favorite Kansas shirts or Kansas team shirts! Students got into their prayer circle groups and rotated between stations. They got to make a Kansas Day craft, delicious dirt cups, play bingo, and learn Kansas trivia! The 5th graders helped lead the activities with the help of our teachers!
We are having a wonderful time celebrating Catholic Schools Week this week at Holy Family! On Monday, the students got to wear pajamas! The classes mixed up and older students read to younger students! What better way to kick off a busy week than with pajamas & books?
Extra extra! Delicious homemade chili and cinnamon rolls leftover for sale now in the HFE cafeteria! Cinnamon rolls are 4 for $10, chili is $5 for 32oz, $10 for 64oz. Perfect for your game day dinner! Thank you to all who came out and supported our chili feed fundraiser & bazaar today!!
Today is the day!! Our Chili Feed & Bazaar will run from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. We hope you'll stop by and join us for a delicious chili lunch! Swing by with your family after mass, bring the kids by the Activity Center to play games and win great prizes! Stop by the Preschool classrooms to play Bingo or snag some homemade desserts at the Cake Walk! Shop for your favorite young readers in the school library at the Book Fair and help us earn new books for school! Bid on some wonderful silent auction items, and bring your raffle tickets by for a chance to be a big winner! All of your contributions and participation of this special fundraiser go straight into our school's operating budget! The food lines, auction and raffle will cut off at 1:30 PM so that winners have a chance to be contacted before the conclusion of the chili feed at 2:00! Anyone is welcome to attend our bazaar and have a great meal! We'll see you there!
The Silent Auction Link is officially ready! You can now begin previewing all of the wonderful auction items, classroom gift baskets, and feed the pigs! The site is set up, but bidding will officially open tomorrow at 9:00 A.M. There is no physical preview prior to the Chili Feed on Sunday. All bidders need to register first if you haven't before, which takes seconds! The Silent Auction and classroom pigs will close up at 1:30 PM on Sunday!
You can bid on items while you're enjoying your chili, or from home! Loved ones from afar can bid from anywhere and donate to any classroom pigs! Thank you for your support of our HFE Chili Feed & Bazaar!!!
Follow the link here to preview items now!
http://chili.cbo.io/
Mark your calendars! We invite any new prospective parents to stop by our New Parent Open House on Tuesday, February 25th between 5:00-6:00 p.m. We can't wait to meet you and share more information about our school! This is open to any families interested in learning more about Holy Family!
Holy Family will not have school on Tuesday 1/7 due to the icy roads and frigid temps. We will also have a 2-hour delay on Wednesday 1/8. Buses and start time will begin two hours late, and there will be no morning half-day Preschool that day. Stay warm and safe!
Mark your calendars! Any students currently in 5th-8th grade that are interested in learning more about TMP-M are invited to "Monarch-4-a-Day" on Thursday, January 16th! We hope to see you there!!
Wishing all of our families a blessed Thanksgiving holiday!
Want to check HFE right off of your Christmas list? Make it simple this year and consider giving a cash gift to the "Christmas Gift Fund" which is combined and split across the faculty and staff of HFE for a Christmas bonus which would not otherwise be possible!! Anyone can give to the Christmas Gift Fund to treat those who work so hard for the HFE kiddos and families! Donations can be sent in folders with students or dropped by the school office. Please label your envelope or memo "Christmas Gift Fund". Gift fund donations are due December 2nd! Thank you for your consideration this holiday season!
Just a reminder that there is no school mass at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow (Thursday 11/21) at IHM -- they are moving the chairs out of the church basement in preparation for the grand reopening mass this weekend. We look forward to celebrating school masses back upstairs in the remodeled church space starting next Tuesday 11/26!
We're collecting non-perishable food donations for the Community Assistance Center this week! Students can bring a sack of canned food items to their teachers. See the items most in need on the flyer. Thank you for your participation!
Tomorrow 11/13 is our next Early Release Day! Students will dismiss tomorrow at 1:15 p.m. After School Care will be open until 5:30 p.m. Stop by Jimmy John's for lunch or dinner and support HFE for our fundraising day! Thank you!
Save the Date for the annual Holy Family Elementary Chili Supper & Bazaar on Sunday, January 26, 2025! This is one of our biggest fundraisers/events of the school year!!
Silent Auction Volunteers Needed! -- If you’re unable to attend the Chili Supper and still need to fulfill your commitment to volunteer, we have an opportunity for you! We’re looking for volunteers to help solicit donations from local businesses this year. We learned quickly that contacting business decision-makers Monday- Friday, 8am- 5pm was much more successful than the after hours and weekends that we were available. To volunteer, please contact Kelsi Pfannenstiel at kj_hoffman@hotmail.com or (620) 521-0979, or Kelsey Konz at kelseynkonz@gmail.com or (785) 410-8668.
Raffle and Auction Prizes -- Please keep the HFE Chili Supper Raffle and Silent Auction in mind as you do your pre-and-post Thanksgiving shopping! We will need prizes for all ages so please prayerfully consider what your family or business would like to donate. Black Friday Sales are great opportunities; from toys to electronics, appliances to cash, and everything in between- your donation will be greatly appreciated!
For the General Raffle, we are seeking prizes for both children and adults with a retail value of $100 or more. For the Friends of HFE Raffle, we are seeking prizes valued at $500 or more. Monetary donations to be used for cash prizes will also be gratefully accepted. Raffle donations are not needed in hand until January but need to be pledged by Thanksgiving Break to finalize the prize list for the printers. Please contact Kaci Kirmer at (785) 624-0002 or kaci.kirmer@gmail.com to donate.
For the Silent Auction, we are looking for new items for both children and adults with a retail value between $10 and $100. No used or antique items, please. Auction items are not needed until January 17th but can be delivered before December 31st if a tax receipt for 2024 is needed. To make a donation, please contact Kelsi Pfannenstiel at kj_hoffman@hotmail.com or (620) 521-0979, or Kelsey Konz at kelseynkonz@gmail.com or (785) 410-8668.
Next Wednesday, dinner plans are taken care of! Support HFE and stop by Jimmy John's anytime on Wednesday for lunch or dinner. We'll earn 10% of all sales through drive-thru, pick-up or in-restaurant as long as your payment is made at the restaurant! Thanks for helping us spread the word and supporting our school in this way!
There is no school tomorrow at Holy Family due to Inservice. Have a great weekend!
Just a reminder that students will dismiss tomorrow at 1:15 p.m. to allow for parent-teacher conferences! There is NO morning PK4 class tomorrow! There is NO school at HFE on Thursday or Friday! You can check for mass times in our area for the Holy Day in the newsletter or your bulletins! Wishing all of our families a safe and spooky-fun Halloween!!
THANK YOU to the incredible sponsors who helped make our Cajetan Cash fundraiser possible this year! We are so grateful for your support of Holy Family and Cajetan Cash!
DANNY DINKEL & ASSOCIATES,
WERTH WEALTH MANAGEMENT,
GONE LOGO,
ABC Seamless,
Jeff Pinkney CPA,
Privian Wealth,
and Midland Marketing.
Congratulations to the 4 Cajetan Cash grand prize winners!!
$1,000 - Louwayne Davidson,
$2,500 - Brandon Numrich,
$5,000 - Cabinets By Phoenix,
$10,000 - Mary Sauer ;
Thank you to all who purchased tickets in support of our school for our big fall fundraiser, and a special thanks to Courtney Brady for all of her hard work in organizing and processing everything for this fundraiser!!
Just a reminder that we have early release at HFE, and students will dismiss at 1:15 p.m. There is no bus today. After School Care is open until 5:30 p.m. It's our Applebee's Fundraising Day all day; we'll make 25% off any food/drink items if you mention HFE and pay at the restaurant (to-go orders by phone, app, or dine-in!) Thanks for your support!
