CROSSROADS Holy Family Catholic Academy May 2022
←
→
Page content transcription
If your browser does not render page correctly, please read the page content below
CROSSROADS
Holy Family Catholic Academy
May 2022
Aloha families and friends of HFCA,
Time seems to just be flying right now as we enter our final month of the school year and we
are so excited for all the wonderful things we have planned! We kicked off the first week of May
with staff appreciation week and a May crowning prayer service for the crowning of Mary. We
are also patiently anticipating our graduation festivities for our preschool and 8th grade
families. It will surely be a busy month, full of wonderful memories!
God bless,
Celeste Akiu
Principal
HFCA Summer Program
Payment Reminders
Reminder: full payment for the preschool summer
program is due on May 6. Please contact Mrs.
Burch at (808) 423-9611, ext. 309 or
jburch@hfcahawaii.org if you have any questions.
If you have registered your child for our K-7
summer program, your child's FACTS account will Staff Appreciation Week
be charged $450 (non-refundable) on May 6, 2022.
May 2 - 6 is Staff Appreciation Week! Our
Please note HFCA summer programs will be PTG and admin leaders have decided on a
closed on Friday, June 10, in observance of travel theme to spoil our staff members
King Kamehameha Day. with some well-deserved gifts and culinary
delights all week long. Thank you for
supporting their many fundraisers all year
long - YOU made this possible!
Parents/guardians - please feel free to do
your own spoiling if you feel inclined.
We’re so thankful for each and every one
of our staff members, and now is the
perfect time to show it!
Class Spotlight: 4th Grade
O u r 4th grade la n g u a g e a r t s cl a s s r e c e n t l y
re a d the book A D r op of Wate r a n d calculated
th e i r own person a l a n d h o u s e ho l d w a t e r
c o n s umption to b e t t e r u n d e r s t a n d t h e
im p o rtance of wa t e r c o n s e r v a ti o n , a n d w h a t a
p r e c ious resourc e i t i s . Q u i t e a p o i g n a n t
e x e r cise to do, j u s t a s w e w e re b l e s s e d t o
u s e our running w a t e r a g a i n on c a m p u s .
4 A r ecently part i c i p a t e d i n a vi r t u a l f i e l d t r i p
w i t h the Cincinn a t i Z o o t o l e a rn m o r e a b o u t
b i o d iversity, an d a v a r i e t y o f an i m a l s a n d
in v a sive species t h a t a r e h a r mf u l t o o u r
h a b i tat. A repre s e n t a t i v e f r o m t h e C i n c i n n a t i
Z o o introduced s t u d e n t s t o a g r a y r a t s n a k e
a n d a tenrec fro m M a d a g a s c a r, a n d s t u d e n t s
w e r e able to hav e a d i s c u s s i on a n d a s k
q u e s tions. Thank y o u t o t h e PT G f o r
s u p p orting the v i r t u a l f i e l d t r i p p r o g r a m , a n d
th e 4B homeroo m p a r e n t , M a r y R o s a r i o , f o r
m a k ing this poss i b l e .
Staff Spotlight: 4th Grade Homeroom Teachers
LaiYin Ng - Ms. Ng joined us in 2013, making this her ninth year
teaching at HFCA! She has taught kindergarten, 1st, 5th and 6th grades
at Holy Family, and currently shepherds 4A as homeroom teacher
covering Religion, and Science for all the 4th and 5th grade students.
Prior to joining Holy Family, Ms. Ng worked at St. Philomena Early
Learning Center for 27 years, and holds a Masters in Education with a
Montessori Emphasis from Chaminade University. Her favorite part of
teaching is when students light up and have ah-ha moments, and all the
hands-on experiments she is able to plan as a Science Teacher. In her
spare time you will find her around the dinner table with family and
friends, playing with her dog Inu, walking, hiking and enjoying POUND
exercise classes.
Alyssa Soto - Ms. Soto first started as a substitute teacher at HFCA,
and quickly fell in love with teaching. This is her second year as a full
time teacher, and she is currently teaching 4th grade social studies and
5th grade Hawaiian history, and is also the homeroom teacher for 4B.
She holds a bachelor's degree in Marketing Communications from
Chaminade University, and is working towards her teaching certificate.
Ms. Soto loves to teach because of the positive impact she can make on
her students' lives, no matter how small. HFCA feels like family to Ms.
Soto because her daughter has attended the school since she was 3
years old, and she holds her experiences at Holy Family close to her
heart. In her free time she enjoys shopping, spending time with her
daughter and catching up on TV shows.
2022 HFCA Hōʻike Our hōʻike was so much fun! Students experienced a day of Hawaiian cultural games, activities and performances, and we were able to raise $9,332 towards our $10,000 goal. Donations will be accepted on the Get Movin' Fund Hub until May 8. We’d like to say a huge mahalo to assistant principal Jocelyn Burch for creating such a wonderful experience for our students; all our staff members for jumping in to help; the parents/guardians who volunteered their time and donated supplies; and to our PTG for sponsoring the Kona Ice truck. We appreciate you all so much!
Making God's Goodness Known. Educating for Life.
APRIL COVID-19 CASES AT HFCA O u r 8th grade cl a s s r e t r e a t w as h e l d a t t h e
K e a īwa Heiau S t a t e R e c r e a t i o n A r e a i n
During the month of April, our school
A p r i l, and was a d a y f i l l e d w i t h s p i r i t u a l i t y ,
community had 3 positive Covid-19 cases
c u l t ure and fun. A f t e r t h e i r t i me i n A i e a
reported.
H e i g hts, student s e n j o y e d a be n t o l u n c h a n d
a n a fternoon of b o w l i n g , b e f o re r e t u r n i n g t o
If a HFCA student tests positive for Covid-19,
c a m pus. Mahalo t o M r . T o r i o f o r o r g a n i z i n g ,
or comes in close contact with an individual
a n d our many s t a f f m e m b e r s w h o h e l p e d
who tests positive for Covid-19, parents must
c h a p erone. We h o p e t h a t t h i s w a s a
notify the Principal AND Health Room
m e m orable day f o r o u r 8 t h g r a d e c l a s s , w h o
Coordinator via phone and email immediately:
w i l l be celebrat i n g t h e i r g r a d ua t i o n i n M a y !
cakiu@hfcahawii.org, 808-780-8786 and
abonilla@hfcahawaii.org, 808.423-9611, ext.
305.
All Covid-19-related questions should be
directed to Principal Akiu.
Let Us Pray Holy Family Catholic Church
Almighty Father, you sent your Spirit into Monday - Friday
the world to renew the face of the earth. Mass - 8am
May the Holy Spirit fill our hearts and
enlighten our minds, transforming us into Saturday
other Christs who do your will in the world Confessions - 3:30 - 4:30 pm
and bear your Easter message of Mass (Sunday Vigil) - 5 pm
reconciliation, mercy, and redemption
through the forgiveness of sins. May we be Sunday
heralds of your peace and evangelists of the Masses at 8:30 am, 11 am, and 7 pm
resurrection of Jesus Christ. We ask this
through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. We invite parents, grandparents, and
friends of HFCA to join us for mass any
- Father Rheo Ofalsa time! Masks are optional.
You can also read
