Saturday, September 25, 2010

Thank You

A big thank you to all the parents at Holy Name Catholic School. HSA had 100% of the volunteer forms turned in.

Thank you for sharing your time and talent at Holy Name Catholic School!!!

Diocesan Standard of Excellence

Holy Name Catholic School received the Diocesan Standard of Excellence in Religion and Math for the 2009 - 2010 school year.

Shorts

Just a reminder, that navy or khaki shorts (boys/girls) and the navy skort for girls may only be worn during the 1st and 4th nine weeks of school. Friday, October 15th ends the 1st nine weeks.

Virtus

Our next Virtus class will be Saturday, October 30th at 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM. We will offer Virtus in English in the Parish Hall and Spanish in the Library.

Please call the school office to add your name to our list of those wanting to attend that day.

AR Assembly

October AR Assembly will be Friday, October 29th after the 8:15 AM Mass.

Wellness Night

Our first Wellness Night this year will be Tuesday, October 26th after the 6:30 PM Mass. We will be playing volleyball.

The entire family is invited to attend.

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Parent Teacher Conferences will be Thursday, October 21st.

Parish Picnic

Holy Name Parish will have a picnic on Sunday, October 17th at 3:00 PM. There will also be a silent auction at the picnic. If you have items that you would like to donate for the silent auction please leave them at the rectory.

All school families are invited to attend the picnic. Weather permitting it will be outside otherwise it will be in the gym.

Please come and join in the fun!!!

Red Ribbon Week

Red Ribbon Week this year will be October 17 - 22nd. We have different activities scheduled during the week.

Fall Fundraiser

HSA sent home information about the Fall Fundraiser on Thursday, September 23rd. The Fall Fundraiser sales date will be: September 23 - October 6.

A portion of our Fall Fundraiser profits will be used for special projects and needs at Holy Name Catholic School.

The products should be distributed during the week of November 30th. Specific details will be sent home about delivery as soon as more information is given to us from Innisbrook.

If you have any questions about the Fall Fundraiser please contact the HSA officers.

Fire Prevention Week

Fire Prevention Week this year is October 3 - 9th.

Stewardship Fair

Holy Name Parish will have a Stewardship Fair the weekend of October 9/10. Father John Lanzrath will be at each of the Masses to talk about Stewardship. After each Mass, the parishioners will have an opportunity to go to the gym and visit the different ministry booths.

Holy Name Catholic School will have a "booth" at the fair. Please come and view the DVD that we will have at our booth.

Make plans to attend the Stewardship Fair and learn more about the different ministries that are available at Holy Name Parish.

End of the Nine Weeks

Our first nine weeks will end on Friday, October 15th.

October is the Month of the Rosary

During the month of October the school children will pray the rosary at 2:15 PM each Friday afternoon.

The following classes will lead the rosary:

October 1....6th grade
October 8....4/5 grades
October 15...3rd grade
October 22...2nd grade
October 29...6th grade

Come and pray the rosary with the school children.

First Friday

After the 8:15 AM Mass on Friday, October 1st there will be adoration and benediction.

Evening with the Principal

Evening with the principal will be Thursday, September 30th at 6:30 PM. I will talk about the security system, MAP scores, Powerschool, State Assessments, etc. I will answer any questions that you may have about Holy Name Catholic School.

Rosary

The 6th grade students will lead the rosary after the 8:15 AM Mass on Thursday, September 30th. We will be praying ....That more young men from our parish will answer the call to be priests.

Please come and pray the rosary with the 6th grade students.

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Midterm

Midterm grades will be sent home this week (September 13 - 17).

Altar Server Training

Altar Server training for students in grades 3 - 6 will be Wedneday, September 15th at 9:30 AM.

Rosary

The 6th grade students will lead the rosary on Thursday, September 16th after the 8:15 AM Mass. We will be praying for our seminarian Zachary Pinaire that he will continue to listen and answer God's call to the priesthood.

Please come and pray the rosary with the 6th graders.

Sack Lunch

Students will need to bring a sack lunch on Wednesday, September 15th.

There will be NO AM/PM bus on September 15th.

Monday, September 6, 2010

Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary

Wednesday, September 8 is the Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary. The 6th graders will have a short prayer service around 10:30 near the school office.

All are invited to attend.