Holy Name of Jesus School
GATOR GAZETTE
February 3, 2015
Volume 28
Issue 22
PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
Dear Holy Name Family:
Happy February! It is hard to believe that we are already in the month of
February. This week our two big events are the PTC Meeting and the Dad
& Darling Dance. The PTC Meeting is tomorrow night at 7:00 PM. The Beta
Club is offering Beta-sitting from 6:45 to the end of the meeting as a
service project. Also, the homeroom with the most parents in attendance
will receive a treat on Thursday! The Dad & Darling Dance is Saturday
night from 7:00-9:00 PM and sponsored by the 7th grade. All proceeds will
benefit their class trip.
I would like to remind you that registration for returning students was last
week. If you have not returned the re-enrollment form and set up your
account with FACTS Management, your registration is not complete.
Please contact the school office if you have any questions. Registration for
NEW STUDENTS is February 23-27. A complete registration packet must
be submitted in order for an application to be reviewed. Please contact
Libby McGinn with any questions.
As always, please do not hesitate to contact me if you need anything.
In His Holy Name,
Jessica A. Dwyer, M.Ed.
Principal
CLASS PICTURES
Class Pictures are TOMORROW!
IMPORTANT
DATES
Picture packets were sent home last week by
the homeroom teachers.
February 4 - PTC
Meeting, 7:00PM
February 7 - Dad &
Darling Dance, 7-9PM
February 11 - LATER
GATORS ENDS @
5:00 PM (due to parade
schedule)
February 12 - Show
Your Heart Day; NO
LATER GATORS (due
All students must wear their school uniforms to
school tomorrow - NO PE UNIFORMS!
ADMISSIONS NEWS
Registration for NEW STUDENTS is the
week of February 23-27. Families interested
should submit a Registration Packet to the
school office. Please contact Libby McGinn,
to parade schedule)
February 13PK/K Mardi Gras
Parade; Early
Dismissal, 1:00 PM; NO
LATER GATORS
February 16-20 - Mardi
Gras Holidays (School
Closed)
February 23 - Classes
Resume
February 25 Community Dinner 6:30
P.M.
Director of Admissions, with any questions.
Registration Fee - This fee reserves a place for
student and is non-refundable. Acceptance of
the registration fee is not a guarantee of the
student’s place in the school, but only
reservation of a spot on the waiting list. The fee
amount for archdiocesan elementary schools is
the same in all schools and is set by the Office
of Catholic Schools; archdiocesan high
schools, however, may set the amount of their
registration fee. ~Archdiocese of New
Orleans Policy Handbook for Elementary
and Secondary Schools
PTC NEWS
Next
Meeting: TOMORROW! Wednesday,
February 4 @ 7:00 PM
IN and AROUND HNJ...
100th DAY OF SCHOOL
The Early Childhood students celebrated the
100th day of school last Wednesday in a
variety of ways.
BETA-SITTING WILL BE AVAILABLE
IN THE BASEMENT DURING THE
MEETING! Special thanks to the Beta
Club for providing this! Please contact
Melissa Wolbrette,
[email protected], if you plan
to use the service.
PRE-KINDERGARTEN
CARPOOL
-Please be prepared to
circle, continuing on
Calhoun Street and using
Loyola Avenue as the
street from which to reenter carpool on Palmer
Avenue.
-Please use your left
blinker the whole time you
are on Palmer Avenue;
that is the only way we
know for sure that you are
in the carpool line. It also
helps carpool parents
behind you to know where
the back of the line is.
-Carpool traffic will not be
permitted to stop on
LaSalle Place or Palmer
Avenue until the section of
LaSalle Place between the
school yard and Loyola
parking area is clear of
standing vehicles.
-Please make sure you
have a name card on your
KINDERGARTEN'S SPECTACULAR
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION - Kindergarten
students celebrated the 100th day of school by
dressing up as 100-year-olds, making projects
with 100 items, building 100-cup structures,
assembling 100-piece snacks, and all sorts of
other 100-related activities!
dash board so that your
children can be called to
the loading area.
-Please do not use your
cell phone while in carpool
line.
-Please do not park along
Calhoun Street causing
congestion and blocking
the flow of carpool traffic
exiting the school yard.
FIRST GRADE
ATHLETICS
The 7th Grade Boys'
Basketball Team
wrapped up the 2014-15
regular season with a 39point win at Trinity. HNJ
finished the season with
a record of 9-2 and
earned the #2 seed in
the upcoming Metro
League Playoff
Tournament. The Gators
will play the winner of
Hynes and Trinity on
Tuesday evening at
Stuart Hall. Tip-off is
5pm.
The 4th Grade
Basketball Team opened
up their season at St.
Paul's on Monday. This
year's team consists of
32 members. Good luck,
Gators!
LATER GATORS
Registration is open for
the Spring semester! This
amazing program is
available to girls in
grades 3rd-5th. Please be
sure to sign up by
Monday, February
9th. Feel free to reach out
with any questions to
[email protected].
LENTEN
INFORMATION
FIRST GRADE VISITS NOMA
Stations of the Cross
Monday, March 2 Stations of the Cross 1-5
(led by 7-3) 2:45 in the
auditorium
Monday, March 16 Stations of the Cross 6-9
(led by 7-2) 2:45 in the
auditorium
Monday, March 30 Stations of the Cross 1015 (led by 7-1) 2:45 in
the auditorium
Wednesday, April 1 Full Passion Play,
Stations of the Cross 115 (led by the 7th grade
and the choir) time TBA
in the church
SOCIAL WORKER NEWS
Our children love to use a particular word for
anyone they don’t like, don’t want to play with
on a given day, or don’t understand because of
some difference in that child. The word is
“annoying.” It’s what I call a “waste-basket”
term, because it can mean anything, and
covers over the sometimes complex emotions
we have in dealing with others. You might say,
FIRST
COMMUNION
IMPORTANT
DATES
as a parent, that you would like your child to be
kind to everyone, or even just courteous. You
would also encourage your child to interact with
many diverse kids, and be empathic toward
those who seem to be at a disadvantage. But
this doesn’t just happen by itself.
This is a reminder
that the First
Communion
rehearsal is March
22 (Sunday) at
9:00 a.m. at Holy
HNJ is a much more diverse school than it
used to be 18 years ago when I first got
here. We are more diverse racially, ethnically
and developmentally. This poses its
challenges, some of which are hard to
meet. Much can be gained by simple exposure
Name of Jesus
to and playing with people who are different
Church, followed by
from you. You find out that you often share
the Second Grade
things in common, and the line of difference
Mass of Blessing at
begins to be less sharp. In previous years
10:30 a.m. First
some of our children with Down syndrome have
Communion is April
met with great kindness, because their age
11 (Saturday) at
4:00 p.m. vigil
Mass at Holy Name
of Jesus Church.
mates love to “help” them and take care of
them, and these children delight in human
contact. But some disabilities come with
behaviors that are difficult to tolerate, such as
noises or temper outbursts, and thus the word
“annoying” comes into play. They may have
particular challenges interacting with their
classmates, even though they are smart and
capable of age-appropriate work. And this
makes everyone uncomfortable.
How to address this? Like most things in childrearing and child-educating, it takes that
proverbial village. It also takes realizing that
this is not just “bad behavior.” It takes
ANNUAL BEAD
COLLECTION FOR
ST. MICHAEL'S
educating ourselves about new territory. I
would say that the new territory many schools
are navigating these days is educating children
with autistic spectrum disorder. The social
SPECIAL SCHOOL
arena is difficult for children with autism, and
this makes it easy for their peers to
As parade season
begins, please send in
any beads you would like
to donate to the students
of St. Michael Special
School. THANK YOU!
misunderstand their reactions.
We can and should sensitize our children to the
idea that everybody has “wiring” in his brain,
which helps him process information and
manage his thoughts, feelings, and
actions. Everybody’s wiring is a little
different. For some children, that wiring lets in
too much information from the outside world
and they get overwhelmed. For many, their
wiring doesn’t give them enough information
about other people—how they are feeling, what
their expressions mean. These differences can
account for behaviors such as blocking ears
and humming, or making blunt comments that
SHOW YOUR
seem rude. Both of these would be dubbed
HEART DAY
“annoying” by someone who didn’t understand
why they were happening. We do have to
Our school is supporting
Catholic Charities
Archdiocese of New
acknowledge that sometimes, even with
understanding, we feel annoyed by others, but
understanding goes a long way toward
developing tolerance.
Orleans on Thursday,
February 12th with
As a school, we can promote bullying
Show Your Heart Day!
awareness, conflict resolution, and empathic
Students who donate
responding. As school and parents we also
$1 (or more) to Catholic
need to take specific steps to help our children
Charities can wear
understand what some of the wiring differences
their favorite red t-shirt
to school along with
their school uniform on
mean, which means educating ourselves. The
parents of (and the schools serving) children
with ADHD, Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Anxiety,
Autism, etc. already go out of their way to
Thursday, February
research what they mean and how best to help
12th. Red is the color of
the kids achieve their potential. We should do
the heart of Catholic
the same so that we can help our kids respond
Charities and reminds us
with more knowledge and thus more tolerance.
that we can be the heart
of their mission to
Mrs. Lisa Houck, LCSW
lovingly serve the most
Social Worker
vulnerable and needy
through our support! We
hope your child/children
will show off their spirit of
service and show some
heart! Donations should
be given to the
homeroom teacher that
morning.
Did you know? Catholic
Charities Archdiocese of
New Orleans provides
hope, help, and care for
over 80,000 poor and
vulnerable in our
archdiocese each year!
Show Your Heart Day
supports Catholic
Charities' areas of
greatest need and will
help them quickly
respond during times of
crisis. Visit
www.ccano.org for more!
HNJ LADIES
TENNIS
TOURNAMENT
Mark your calendars for
the HNJ Ladies Tennis
Tournament on Friday,
March 20! Click here
for the registration form.
COME TO THE SPRING FLING ON SATURDAY, MARCH 28TH!
FROM THE OFFICE
Arrival/Dismissal: Please follow all rules for drop-off and pick-up to
help ensure the safety of everyone.
Early Check Out Procedure: We ask that you make all necessary
appointments for your child after school hours. However, if you need
to check your child out early, you must come to the school office prior
to 2:45 p.m. and sign them out. The office staff will call for your child
to meet you in the office. No students will be dismissed after 2:45 p.m.
This is done to ensure the safe dismissal of all students. Thank you
for your cooperation.
Transportation Changes: To ensure the safety of your children,
changes in your child’s afternoon transportation should only be made
in the event of an emergency. If an emergency occurs, please notify
the school office of any transportation change no later than 2:30
p.m. Please note that play dates and after school activities do not
constitute an emergency. Thank you for your cooperation.
Information Updates: Please keep the office informed of any
changes to phone numbers, email addresses, and/or home addresses
as soon as possible.
Gator Gazette Deadline: If you wish to publish something in the
Gator Gazette, please email the information to
[email protected] for approval by Wednesday of the previous
week.
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