Dear Families,

As we start the third week of Advent this Sunday, Holy Name has been busy preparing for Christmas. The students have been practicing for the Christmas pageant on Monday. The bulletin boards are all beautifully decorated with Advent themed artwork. All of the tags on the Giving Tree are nearly gone. Most noticeably, there is a lot of excitement throughout the building. On Friday, December 20th, we will have a school-wide Christmas party with different activities and treats. More information about this event appears below.

Thursday is the last day to return Christmas raffle tickets. A few parents have reached out with questions about the raffle and fundraising fee. Every family is responsible for a $200 fundraising fee. For families who do not want to fundraise, they are welcome to directly pay the $200 through their FACTS payment. Families who sell $200 worth of raffle tickets (20 tickets) will have fulfilled their fundraising fee. Their FACTS accounts will be credited in the coming weeks. Partial credits can also be credited. For example, a family sells $100 worth of raffle tickets (10 tickets), they will be credited $100 through their FACTS account. That family would then we responsible for paying the remaining $100.

Please see information about arrival times for students for the Christmas show below.

Sincerely,

Megan dos Santos

Principal

December

5 - School Life Committee Meeting @ 6 pm

7 - Breakfast with Santa

16 - Christmas Pageant

20 - School-wide Christmas party (in school)

20 - Early release at 11:30 am

Our annual Christmas Show will take place on Monday, December 16th at 6 pm in the theater at Bishop Connolly High School. Families should enter through the far left entrance of the building.

Students in eighth grade should arrive at 5 pm. Students in grade Pre-K through grade seven should arrive at 5:30. Students will be directed into the theater and seated with their classes. Once students are seated, we will invite families into the theater at 5:45.

Please note that there is an early dismissal on Friday, December 20th. School will end at 11:30. There will be no extended care after school.

Last day to return tickets is Thursday, 12/19!

The Boys B Team is in need of a coach. Please consider volunteering your time. Contact Coach Shea at joeshea3rd@gmail.com if you are able to assist.

On Friday, December 20th, we will be having hot chocolate and cookies for a quick snack at one of the Christmas Stations. Please fill out the form below to give your child permission to partake in the snack. If they are unable to have them, please send in a drink and snack with your child. Thank you!

Our Christmas Pageant will be on December 16th at 6pm at Bishop Connolly High School.

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Grade eight will hold a bake sale at lunch on December 19th. Everything will be $1. There will be brownies, cookies and all sorts of treats.

There will also be a bake sale on the 16th during the Christmas pageant. Please bring money on these dates if you are planning on buying anything. Everything will be individually wrapped and peanut free.

Our next Holy Name Men's Breakfast will be on Saturday, December 20 from 8:30 to 10 at Holy Name School. As always, it will be a time of fraternity and spiritual nourishment with our speaker for this month, Deacon Chris Paul. All men are invited to join us!

Two Holy Name alumnae, Jayla Pelletier and Lilah Krauzyk, will be holding two cheer/dance workshops. The workshops will be on January 13th and 17th from 2:30-4:00 pm. The first session will consist of basic moves, skills, choreography, and an introduction to basic partner work. The second session will be a continuation of the choreography and partner work.

Students in grade 4-8 are invited to sign up. Please fill out the Google Form below.

Our virtue for the month of December is patience. Below are our saints our students will be studying. Attached are some ideas for carrying over these lessons at home.

Please note the new dates for math tutoring.

Homework Club: Wednesdays & Thursdays

Math tutoring: 1/14, 1/15, 1/22, 1/28, 1/29, 2/4, 2/5, 2/11, 2/12