Principal's Weekly Update

Dear Families,

We had a fantastic turnout for our Breakfast with Santa this Saturday. Over 400 people attended and 175 children had a chance to visit with Santa. Thank you to the Knights of Columbus Council 86 for organizing and running this event and their donation of the money raised from the 50/50 raffle.

This week St. Nicholas paid a special visit to Holy Name this past Wednesday. Students created paper shoes in art class and placed them in the hallway. Following the tradition of the Feast of St. Nicholas, toys and candy were left in the shoes. There was a lot of excitement in the hallways when the students discovered their shoes were filled.

We are looking forward to seeing you all at the Christmas Show on Monday. Please see the note below for details.

Sincerely,

Megan dos Santos

Principal

12/11 - Latin Club

12/11 - Christmas Pageant @ 6 p.m.

12/13 - Maronite Sisters visit

12/15 - No School for faculty professional development (SAL Day)

12/18 - School wide Christmas party

12/19 - 8th Grade Retreat at Bishop Stang

12/22 - Early Dismissal @ 11:30

Our Christmas Show is on Monday, December 11th at 6 p.m. at Bishop Connolly High School. All 8th grade students should arrive no later than 5:15. Students in Pre-K through 7th grade should arrive no later than 5:45. Students should enter the theater and report to their teacher for attendance and to receive their materials. Students will sit in reserved seating in the front. Students should wear their Sunday best. Please wear red or green if you can.

Before school care is available from 6:45-7:45 each morning for a fee of $5. Students who are not attending before school care may not be dropped off until 7:40. Any student who is waiting outside in the front or back of the school before 7:40 will be let in the building and sent to before school care.

During the school day, recess and playground time are organized by grade level to ensure that our younger (and smaller) students are not injured while our older students are playing. After school, we are unable to provide supervision and ensure the safety of students from various grades playing together on the playground equipment. Due to this, the playground will be closed after school during pick up. Students are not permitted to enter the playground area during this time.

Our 8th Grade class has been invited to Bishop Stang on 12/19 for a retreat in the morning. Permission slips will be sent home. Students will leave school around 8 a.m. and return around 12:30 p.m.

There will be no school on Friday, December 15th for professional development for our faculty. This counts as a day of school and students are required to complete work provided by the teachers. Teachers will be available to answer questions via 10:30 am to ensure a timely response. All emails sent before 10:30 will be answered by noon.

Please reach out to your child's teacher should you have any questions prior to the SAL Day.

The S.E.A.L. Foundation has initiated a parent network and invites parents of students who learn differently to join us at our December parent meetings (December 18) at the Boston Tavern in Middleborough at 5:30pm.

Both of these meetings will be facilitated by special education advocate, Chris Atwood. Chris brings over 40 years of experience to each encounter she has with parents, school personnel and community members. She personalizes her presentations so participants get the most from their time together.

The November meeting will focus on “Strategies and Resources for Neurodiversity.” Chris will take the lead from the audience on how best to address their concerns and questions and provide information and tips.

Interested parents should contact Lynne Sarantopoulos at lynne@thesealfoundation.org.