January 15, 2019  


 
 
PRINCIPAL'S LETTER  

Dear Families,

I hope this letter finds you all well and enjoying your week. I hope to see all of you tonight at our  General Parent Guild Meeting from 6:30-8PM in the school gym. Our Learning Specialist, Mrs. Riordan, will be presenting on  Executive Functioning Skills and How to Help Your Child to Be Successful. We will also be presenting on  our budget, this summer's seismic project, and our upcoming fundraisers. Free Child Care will be available in Extended Care. 

Tomorrow is a  $3 Fee Dress and Popcorn sale. All proceeds benefit our Seismic Project. Thank you for your ongoing support of our fundraising efforts.

Summer School information was sent home today. We look forward to offering summer school in our building again, and we hope your children will join us for our four week program. 

We are excited for our upcoming  Catholic Schools Week. All students are expected to be at our  9:30AM Mass on Sunday, January 27th. We hope you all will join us at the school for our  Open House and Science Fair following mass from 10:30AM-12PM. 

Thank you so much for all of the support you give to Holy Name. Words honestly can't express how blessed we are to work with you and your children.

Enjoy your long weekend!

Thanks,
Natalie 
 

 
 
January 15, 2019
THIS WEEK'S WORDS FROM FATHER ARNOLD
Whatever the weather will be today, let your heart sing.
Let your spirit soar.
For there is so much in life to be grateful for --
There's the warmth of sunshine;
The coolness of the rain,
The quiet of evening when day is done; 
and
dearest of all
the love of family & friends.
Blessings in the rain,
Fr. Arnold


 
 
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.  HOLIDAY
School is closed Monday, January 21, in remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.


 
 
POPCORN AND FREE DRESS
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 16
For $3.00 your child may have Skinny Pop popcorn and Free Dress tomorrow, Wednesday, January 16. 

 
 
TALENT SHOW
Save the date for our annual Talent Show, on Friday, February 15! Auditions for students will begin next week!


 
 
THIS WEEK'S THURSDAY COLLECTION
BOYS' AND GIRLS' CLUB SAN FRANCISCO
Mission
To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.
Vision
Provide a world-class Club Experience that assures success is within reach of every young person who enters our doors, with all members on track to graduate from high school with a plan for the future, demonstrating good character and citizenship, and living a healthy lifestyle.



FATHER DAUGHTER DANCE  
 
THIS WEEK'S THURSDAY COLLECTION
BOYS' AND GIRLS' CLUB SAN FRANCISCO
Mission
To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.
Vision
Provide a world-class Club Experience that assures success is within reach of every young person who enters our doors, with all members on track to graduate from high school with a plan for the future, demonstrating good character and citizenship, and living a healthy lifestyle.



 
 
CLAIM YOUR LOST ITEMS
We have many unclaimed water bottles and clothing  in the Extended Care. Please stop by if your child is missing something. Leftover items will be donated to charity.


 
 
SUMMER SCHOOL RETURNS TO HOLY NAME!
Your child is bringing home an enrollment form for Holy Name Summer School. This program is offered to students currently in kindergarten through 5th grade. 

 
 
2019 Vision Screening Volunteers Needed
Dates March 20 and March 21, 2019 
 
Still in need of service hours? 
Contact Noreen Chan (415)370-5247 or  noreenchan1@gmail.com
We need 8 volunteers each day listed above. 
 
Service hours will be provided from 8am-2pm. Please email or call me 
 
 

 
 

 
 
IS YOUR CHILD READY FOR KINDERGARTEN? 
Applications and assessments are currently under way for next year's kindergarten class. We would like to be able to hold your child's space for kindergarten before they fill up.  Please submit your application as soon as possible. The packets are available from the school office. Please call or email us at lcheetham@holynamesf.com. for one and we will send it home with your older child. 

 
 
8th GRADE NEWS
Eight grade students will have their graduation pictures taken on Tuesday, January 22. Teachers will provide your child with the dress code for the day. Students brought home class picture order envelopes today. You will be receiving proofs of individual pictures after photo day. 



Event Ticket Sales:Last chance to order discounted tickets! Sale end tomorrow. 
Purchase your tickets online at www.auctria.com/auction/hnsauction
 
Discounted tickets are $55 per person during online sale and $65 per person after. ( Discount available for online purchase ONLY.)  We also have 2 exciting ticket packages to make your "Evening Under the Stars" even more memorable.  Using the link above you can also make a cash donation, sponsor a teacher/staff, or purchase advertising space in our auction program. 
Donations:Want to see what's already in our auction catalogue for sale? Go to  www.auctria.com/auction/hnsauctionand select  "on sale"from the toolbar. New items are being added weekly. Last year there were over 320 fabulous items to bid on. 
Raffle Tickets:Please make an effort to sell as many raffle tickets as possible. Additional tickets are available in the school office. 
Auction Meeting:Our next auction meeting is tomorrow 1/16 at 6:30pm in the art room
Volunteer Opportunities:Not planning on attending the event but want to volunteer your time? Stay tuned for exciting volunteer opportunities! We will need help setting up for the event, people to help the night of, and volunteers to clean up afterwards. Signups will be available next week.  
Questions? Please contact Shannon Jarman or William Fung at holynameauction@yahoo.com
Thank you for your support!





REGISTER NOW
for the 2nd annual San Francisco Tough Cookie 5K/1K Fun Run benefiting Holy Name before prices go up.   Only $25 for the 5K until Feb. 9, when prices jump up to $35. 

The run will be on Sunday, April 7, at 8:30am in Golden Gate Park.  Participants get a tech race shirt, cookies from The Slanted Door and a raffle entry for a chance to win an Apple Watch. 

For corporate sponsorships, please contact Monica Syler at monica_syler@yahoo.com  or sfcookierun@gmail.com. Click HERE for sponsorship forms and more race information.

To VOLUNTEER, sign up HERE or  contact Mariel Myers at  marielmyers1@gmail.com.  

The next planning meeting has been moved to  Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 6:30pm in the Art Room .



 
IRISH LANGUAGE CLASSES
Irish language classes will be offered on Mondays and Wednesdays after school from 3:15 to 3:45. Please look below and register if you are interested.



 

Holy Name School
Extracurricular Offerings
Winter / Spring 2019
This Friday is the last day for online signups for the extracurricular classes!

"Animals Galore" (Gr K-8)
"Popstars Favorite Foods" (Gr 1-8):
"App Inventor" (Gr 1-4)
"Game Casting" (Gr 5-8)
"Drawing" (Gr 1-4)
... and much more!

Here are some of the returning classes:
Engineering for Kids (Gr K-5)
Chess (Gr K-8)
Coding (Gr 6-8)
Cartooning (Gr 5-8)
Art (Gr K-8)

All classes will begin in January 2019.

 Please note that families will be billed through FACTS in January 2019.


 
PANTHER NEWS
GIRLS' BASKETBALL NEWS
Personalized girls' uniform fittings for girls in grades 6 and up will take place on January 17 at at 6:00pm in Flanagan Center. 

GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL NEWS
COACHES: Please return all volleyballs to school. 
GIRLS: Please return clean uniforms to the school office.


BOYS' BASKETBALL PICTURES
are on Thursday, January 24,  in Flanagan Center. The schedule is as follows:
4:30 3 Green 5:30 6-4
4:40 3 Orange 5:40 6-6
4:50 4-1 5:50 7-5
5:00 4-5 6:00 7-8
5:10 5-4 6:10 8-3
5:20 6-10 6:20 8-6

BOYS' VOLLEYBALL SIGNUPS WILL CONTINUE  THIS WEEK FOR 3RD THROUGH 8TH GRADE BOYS.

Dear Coach,

We hope your CYO Season is off to a great start and you are enjoying the sacred ministry of coaching. In appreciation for all you do, The USF Dons would like to invite all players and coaches to an exciting FREE Men's Basketball Game on the Hilltop on Saturday, January 19th as the Men's Basketball Team hosts BYU at 8:00PM.

To be compliant with NCAA rules, please click the following link to register for your FREE ticket: Coach and Player Registration for USF-BYU 1.19.19
Family and Friends can enjoy the game for just $5.00 per ticket by clicking this link and entering the Promo Code USFCYO.

As an added benefit to game attendance, Frank Allocco is excited to share his experiences as a 15 year Youth Coach, current CYO Administrator, National Champion Quarterback, Point Guard at Notre Dame and former State Championship High School Coach at De La Salle with your players, coaches, and parents! The presentation will take place at 6:30pm.

If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact Vinnie Longo at:  vlongo@usfca.edu.

Sincerely,
CYO Athletics on behalf of USF

 

 
   
PAPERS GOING HOME TODAY
*Summer School enrollment form
 *Fun Run update
*8th grade class picture order envelope
* Class pictures for those who ordered


front of school

RATE HOLY NAME SCHOOL! 

Please take a moment to help market our school by rating us on Yelp and Great Schools. Your positive feedback matters to those potential families who search schools on these sites. Thank you for helping to spread the word about Holy Name School!
 
Please print out a copy of your submission and turn it into the main office for a free dress pass for your child.