Principal's Weekly Update
January 8th-12th
"They were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary, his mother. They prostrated themselves and did him homage. Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh." Mt 2:10-11
Dear Families,
Happy New Year! I hope you and your families had a restful and peaceful Christmas. This weekend we continue the celebration of the Christmas season by celebrating the Epiphany. This week, students spent time getting back into their school day routines. We were happy to have a brief interruption to that routine and celebrate the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus. We walked up to Holy Name Church and Fr. Jay Maddock celebrated Mass with our school community.
This Thursday, we will have our monthly School Life Committee meeting at 6 pm. We are hoping that more parents will continue to join us for the meeting. Your ideas and help in making Holy Name a family-friendly atmosphere is so important for our community. Please consider joining us on Thursday.
I am happy to share that we recently purchased a new cart of Chromebooks. Students were excited to try them out in computer classes the week before Christmas. Our goal is to continue to update our Chromebooks and keep our computers running fast and efficiently for the students.
MAP testing will be taking place over the next few weeks. The faculty has been discussing ways to more effectively share MAP results with families. We will keep you updated once they are available.
Have a great weekend.
Sincerely,
Megan dos Santos
Principal
January Calendar
11 - School Life Committee Meeting
15 - No School for MLK Day
23 - Progress report available
25 - Early dismissal @ 11:30 for faculty PD
1/29-2/2 - Catholic Schools Week
School Life Committee Meeting
The School Life Committee will meet at 6 pm on Thursday, 1/11. Parents are encouraged to attend. We will discuss upcoming family events, fundraising efforts, and the results of our NEASC survey.
FACE Applications Now Open
Inclement Weather and School Cancelation & Delay Announcements
Holy Name used School Messenger in the past to communicate with families about the school delays and cancelation due to inclement weather. We no longer have access to this program and are currently setting up a new system for school-wide notifications. Until this system is in place, we will communicate delays and cancelations of school on Facebook and via email. I will keep you updated as we implement a new system.
Volunteers Needed - 1/7
8th Grade Calendar Raffle Fundraiser
The 8th grade students are sponsoring a calendar raffle to raise funds for their class trip and end-of-year events. Calendars are being sold for $10 and there are 29 chances to win a gift certificate. Please contact the main office if you would like to purchase a calendar.
Virtues in Practice
Starting in January, we will begin using a new supplemental religion curriculum called Virtues in Practice. This curriculum will introduce a new virtue each month and students will learn about this virtue by studying the life of a saint. Students will be challenged to live out this virtue and then recognize it in others throughout the month. We will then recognize students who have been exemplars in living out this virtue at the last Thursday of the month after Mass.
Attached you will find a parent guide. As always, education is a partnership between school and home. I hope this might be a helpful resource for you and your families.