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MARK YOUR CALENDAR10/4- Early Dismissal 11:30 am 10/7- Christmas Fundraiser Begins10/9- Individual School Pictures- Complete school uniforms10/11- No School- Teacher Conference Day10/14- No School- Columbus Day10/15- Fall/Winter Uniform Begins10/25- Dress Down Day $5, Pizza Friday- see order form below10/26- Fall Festival-6:30pm10/31- Halloween Parade11/1- Early Dismissal 11:30 am11/4- Class Photo Day- Complete school uniform11/6- No School- Region Conference Day with Cardinal Dolanfor Teachers11/8- End of Quarter 1, Grade 8-TACHS Exam11/11- No School- Veteran's Day

OCTOBER NEWS...If you are in need of morning care or after-school care, please take advantage and registernow. Cafeteria doors open at 7:15am Monthly Calendar- Please see attached for a month-by-month calendar. Please note we willcommunicate updates and changes as needed. All calendar events have also been inputted on

our website as well. School Uniform Policy- All students should be in complete fall/winter uniform on October15th. On October 18th- HFS will wear PINK for Breast Cancer Awareness. All donations will be sentto the National Breast Cancer Foundation. All students are asked to wear pink and donate $5to this cause. On October 31st, children in grades PK-5 may come to school dressed in their HalloweenCostumes. Grades 6-8 can change into their costumes after lunch. Students will participate ina parade around the block and then resume in the cafeteria for a party. NO MASKS ORWEAPONS. I kindly ask that that parents communicate with their child's teacher if a costumeis in question. Please be mindful that we are a Catholic School and costumes should not beoffensive, revealing, or distasteful. We thank you in advance for your cooperation in thismatter. We want the event to be fun for ALL! Any candy donations, store bought baked goods,juice boxes, and chips are greatly appreciated and will be collected the week of October 21st.Please remember we are a peanut free school. Arrival Procedures:

Please drop off students (K-8) in the parking lot where the students will enter through thecafeteria doors which will be open from 8:10am-8:25am. Any child arriving to school after8:25 am must enter through the main doors on Mount Joy Place.PreK Students should be dropped off through the side doors of the main entrance of theschool building on Mount Joy Place at 8:30am

Dismissal Procedures for the School Year:

Pre-K students will be dismissed through the side doors of the main entrance of theschool building on Mount Joy Place.K-5 will be dismissed through the cafeteria doors which lead to the parking lot at 2:45 pmand Grades 6-8 are dismissed at 2:55 pm.

All students in K-8 must be in their classrooms each day ready to learn no later than 8:30 amready to begin their day. Daily prayers and announcements will take place at 8:40 am each day. Lunch Services- This year will continue to use Preferred Catering. All orders must be placed byWednesday 11:59 pm of the week prior. If you did not place an order this week, please notethat you will need to pack a lunch for the �rst two days of school. If you have any questionsregarding placing lunch orders, please contact ginafromani@preferredcatering.me.

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LATENESSES/ABSENCESIf your child is going to be late or absent, please be sure to email your child's teacher and ccMrs. Amarosa at lamorosa@hfsnewroch.org in the front o�ce no later than 9am. We ask foryour cooperation in this matter.

FIRST FRIDAY MASS/CHOIRPlease join us at our First Friday Mass on October 4th at 8:30 am. We encourage all thestudents who like to sing to join our school choir. The choir sings at school masses, holidayevents, and other events throughout the year. Come have fun learning how to read music andlearning how to sing with a group. There is no cost associated with Choir. This is a year roundclub that meets on Fridays from 2:45 pm-3:45 pm. Fr. Patrick would also like to train students to be altar servers. If your child has received theSacrament of First Holy Communion and would like to be considered. Please email yourchild's teacher directly by next Friday.

PREK/K PARENTENGAGEMENTWHENTUESDAY, OCT. 8TH, 8:30-9:30AM

WHERE100 MOUNT JOY PLACENEW ROCHELLE, NY

MORE INFORMATIONCome join the Early Childhood Team and your childcreate a hands-on activity for the month of October.Parents will have a chance to meet other PK/K parentsand visit the classrooms.

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COFFEE WITH THEPRINCIPALWHENFRIDAY, OCT. 25TH, 8:45-9:30AM

WHERE100 MOUNT JOY PLACENEW ROCHELLE, NY

MORE INFORMATIONMeaningful parent engagement is when schools seeparents as equal partners in promoting studentachievement and recognize parents’ talents and skillsas resources to promote children’s educationaldevelopment.Coffee with the Principal is a meeting for parents to beupdated about what is going on at school, to shareinformation, ask questions and become meaningfulschool partners. Please join me.

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STUDENTS VOTE...Meet Holy Family School's Mascot! We are the Falcons! In the weeks to come, �yers for SpiritWear.

FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HFSClick on the �yer below to see how you can save money while HFS receives a percentage.

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CONTACT MRS. CRUZI �rmly believe in an Open Door Policy and will make myself available for any questions,comments and/or concerns. If you should need to reach me please email me directly atncruz@hfsnewroch.org. I'm looking forward to a very exciting and productive school year forHoly Family School. Thank you for your support in Catholic Education.

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Holy Family School is the only coed Catholic elementary school in New Rochelle. We havebeen serving the religious and educational needs of our community for over sixty years.We are dedicated to the children in our charge. Our mission is to work with parents toreinforce the values taught at home and, through a high-quality Catholic education, assistall students in reaching their full potential.