WEAR ORANGE DAY
Holy Family Elementary School (Elmira)
On October 30th the children may have a "Jean Day" as a reward for their participation in the Race For Education. Since it is close to Halloween please try to have them dress for the occasion by wearing orange and/or fun Halloween shirts!

BIRTHDAY LUNCH
Holy Family Elementary School (Elmira)
On Thursday, November 12th the following students born in November will celebrate their birthday with a special lunch with Mrs. McClelland: Olyvia Clary,Katie Coles,Collin Edger,Ryan Eller,Jordyn Fargo,Baron Hill,Aria Quattrini,Joseph Raymondi,Matthew Sherwood,Brianna Tuma-White. Congratulations to.... more

AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING
Holy Family Elementary School (Elmira)
Mrs. Kathy Oplinger is now available to begin After School Tutoring for those students who may be having some difficulty with the curriculum. Mrs. Oplinger works with her tutoring students after school once a week in either small groups or one-to-one. These tutoring services are of no cost to our .... more

LIVING SAINTS MUSEUM- CHANGE OF DATE
Holy Family Elementary School (Elmira)
Our third grade students are busy preparing their costumes and "histories" for this year's Living Saints Museum. Each student has chosen a saint that they will portray on a new date. UPDATE: This event will now be held on November 6th due to the high student absences. All Holy Family family member.... more

HOLY FAMILY SCHOOLS FUNDRAISER BREAKFAST BUFFET
Holy Family Elementary School (Elmira)
Our November Holy Family Catholic Schools Breakfast for will be held on Sunday, November 22nd from 8:00-12:00PM at OLOL McCabe Center. The 1st grade students and their families will be our helpers this month. Please come to breakfast on Sunday and support our school. Think about asking other fami.... more

EARLY BIRD DISCOVER WINNERS
Holy Family Elementary School (Elmira)
Each Friday in October four Early Bird Discover winners are drawn. These Early Bird winners each receive $500.00. The following people were the Early Bird winners for Friday, October 2nd: Mary Jean Lagonegro of Elmira, NY , Mary Ann Rogan of Elmira, NY , Ken Drury of Big Flats, NY, Kathy O'Heron o.... more

JUNIOR BAND
Holy Family Elementary School (Elmira)
Junior Band practice began last week. All students who qualify to play in the band have been notified. Practices are held on Tuesdays from 12:00-12:30 pm and on Wednesdays from 8:00-8:30 am. Wednesday's practice does begin before school hours. If your child's bus does not arrive before 8:00 am p.... more

RACE FOR EDUCATION -UPDATE WITH NEW DATE & SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 12th
Holy Family Elementary School (Elmira)
The Race For Education packets went home two weeks ago in the Wednesday envelope. Included in this packet was the label sheet for families to fill out. If you haven't returned your label sheet yet, please fill it out and send it back to school as soon as possible. The students have already begun .... more

NYS PLAYGROUND GRANT
Holy Family Elementary School (Elmira)
Holy Family Elementary School is pleased to announce that we have been awarded a grant from the NYS Office of Children and Family Services in the amount of $10,000. Mrs. Jill Booth applied for this grant in 2005 and after much delay and a great deal of help from NYS Senator George Winner the grant .... more

MARCH OUT HUNGER - TO BENEFIT THE SAMARITAN CENTER
Holy Family Elementary School (Elmira)
Holy Family Catholic School will once again participated in our community's March Out Hunger on October 6th. As in the past the entire school body collected canned food and non-perishable items to donate toward this effort to feed the hungry in our community. This year we collected three heaping .... more

TITLE 1 GRANT FUNDS
Holy Family Elementary School (Elmira)
This year the government released more funds to schools under the Title 1 grant allotment. We have been blessed to receive some of these funds here at HFE. These funds must be used to aid in Academic Intervention Services(AIS). We will be using these additional funds to have Mrs. Maureen Smith( a.... more

TESTING
Holy Family Elementary School (Elmira)
Please note this year's testing schedule below. PLEASE BE SURE TO AVOID SCHEDULING APPOINTMENTS AND VACATIONS DURING THIS TIME. IT IS imperative THAT STUDENTS BE IN SCHOOL DURING THESE TESTING TIMES. THANK YOU. 10/5-10/14 Terra Nova/In-View Testing- Grades 2,3& 5 11/16-11/17 NYS Social Studies.... more

SWINE FLU (H1N1) INFORMATION FOR THE 2009-2010 SCHOOL YEAR
Holy Family Elementary School (Elmira)
Please read the attached file for the most updated information the Elmira City School District has released to the district. The information is based (and modified for school use) on the advice sheet by Barton D. Schmitt MD, Denver, CO. 8-26-09
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HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC SCHOOLS AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
Holy Family Elementary School (Elmira)
The Ambassador Program is designed to increase enrollment in our schools throughout the most effective recruitment tool of all: Parent-to-Parent conversation. How does the Ambassador Program work? Word-of-mouth is the best form of advertising. Our current families convincingly tell the good new.... more

CONGRATULATIONS TO HOLY FAMILY SCHOOLS !!!!
Holy Family Elementary School (Elmira)
May 15,2009 The Middle States Commission on Elementary Schools is pleased to announce that Holy Family Catholic Schools, Elmira,NY has been awarded accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Holy Family is the first elementary/middle school in Chemung County to be awar.... more