Holy Name School News
There’s always something interesting happening at Holy Name School. On this page, we’ll post details about upcoming events, past activities, school awards, and much more—so bookmark this page and check back often!
Please remember to regularly wash the colored Holy Name School masks. We do have some mask sets available for purchase. We know that by now many of the masks are stained, misplaced, or just not in great shape.
Please familiarize yourself with Massachusetts' COVID-19 guidelines as of December 7, 2020. These guidelines include information on how long you should quarantine, based on your exposure and symptoms.
The Foundation to Advance Catholic Education (FACE) raises money for scholarships to assist with the costs of a Catholic education. FACE uses the FACTS system to determine financial need so that each situation can be fairly assessed for scholarship opportunities. All families with one or more children enrolled in or applying to a Catholic elementary or middle school in kindergarten through 8th grades in the Diocese of Fall River are eligible to apply. Please see our FACE scholarship application flyer for more information.
It’s that time of year again where we are reminded about being thankful. Holy Name School will once again take part in the Clothe-a-Child fundraiser. Each class will be sponsoring a child who is in need of a warm jacket. If you could please use the Holy Name School Clothe-a-Child Square link to make a donation to help purchase a jacket for each child, that would be greatly appreciated. Please make your donation by Tuesday, December 1.
Report cards for trimester one are now available via Gradelink for kindergarten through 8th grade. Log into your account, and you will see the option to "download report card" as a PDF. This is located in the right hand corner of the page. If you are using your smart phone app, it will highlight a blue tab "view latest report card" which you can click to open.
If you are unsure of how to access your Gradelink account, a separate email was recently sent with your login information. Look for an email coming from Gradelink. You may have to check your spam/junk folder.
We have begun trimester two, and middle school students and parents will begin receiving low grade alerts. This will come via an email from Gradelink for a grade of C- or lower. Alerts will also go out for a grade of incomplete (IC) which means this is an assignment the student is missing and needs to complete.
We are starting to see an increase in cold and flu symptoms, which is normal for this time of year. As you know, these symptoms are very similar to COVID indications. Please keep your children home if they are exhibiting two or more of the symptoms or if they have a fever. Kindly consult your pediatrician and if you have any questions, please contact the nurse’s office here at school.
Please send your children to school with winter coats, hats, and gloves. It is very important for the students to spend time outside in the fresh air as we continue to make our best efforts at limiting chances for infection with COVID-19. Additionally, per the new regulations, students will need to wear their masks outside and maintain social distancing in an effort to stop the large increase in new cases in the state and in the city of Fall River. Thank you for your continued efforts and support with regard to these regulations.
Mrs. Maria Fernanda Ferreira had been battling illness for quite some time, and on Wednesday, November 11 the Good Lord called her home. Mrs. Ferreira is the mother to Charlize Ferreira, a member of our 8th grade class here at Holy Name School.
On Friday, November 20 we will be holding a dress down day in Mrs. Ferreira’s honor. We are asking for a $2.00 donation, however, please know that the family will be eternally grateful for whatever you can give.
We require students to be in winter uniforms beginning on Monday, November 9. Due to the requirement of leaving windows open in the classroom, we will allow students to wear extra sweatshirts or jackets to ensure they are warm enough.
Let’s all band together and show the Pineault family that we support them!
Madeleine Pineault has been part of our Holy Name school family since kindergarten. Now in grade 5, we’ve loved the Pineault’s for many years. Last week, Maddie’s dad Chris suffered a hemorrhagic stroke while they were preparing to leave for Maddie’s softball practice, (to which he is the coach). He was airlifted to Beth Israel Deaconess where he has remained on life support. As Chris continues to fight, his wife Tiffany is trying to continue life as normal for Maddie and her older brother Sam who is a student at Durfee High School.
On Friday, November 6 we would like to hold a dress down fundraiser for the Pineault family. We ask for a $2.00 donation to go straight to the family. If you are unable to donate the $2.00 please let the office know as we would like the highest participation possible but do not want to burden families. If you would like to donate more to this very worthwhile cause, please feel free to do so as well. Please use this Square link to send in your donations as we are unable to accept money in school. Please see the Pineault Strong flyer.