December 12, 2025

Dear Holy Name Families,

Students thoughtfully selected gifts for everyone on their list at this week's Santa's Workshop. Many students showed their shopping savviness by coming in under budget so they could pick up an item for themselves. Enjoy your gifts! Thank you to Home & School and especially the shoppers for making this event happen.

It has been a busy week for H&S. Santa's Workshop follows on the heels of the successful Holiday Marketplace. Thank you to everyone who attended the marketplace as well as our Advent Prayer Service and Tree Lighting. Thank you to Student Council and our choir members for leading us in prayer and song last Sunday.

We are looking forward to our annual Nativity and Christmas Show next Thursday. Parents, grandparents, family and friends are invited to attend. The show begins at 9 am in Parish Hall; doors will open at 8:45 am. See additional details below. It is hard to believe that Christmas and school vacation are upon us. As a reminder, next Friday is a half-day and casual day. Even though next Friday is a casual day, we do encourage students to wear green and red or Christmas attire; we perform the Christmas Show a second time so students and teachers can see it in its entirety.

With break coming, please don't forget to order lunches or sign up for Extended Day for the first week of January. Also, we'd appreciate it if you can take a few minutes to complete our mid-year survey (see details below).

Enjoy the weekend.

Best regards,

Mr. Chisholm

Announcements and Reminders

• 5th and 6th grades will have Confession on December 17th.
• Next Friday is a half-day of school. Dismissals are 12 pm (N, K1, K2); 12:05 pm (1st, 2nd, 3rd), and 12:10 pm (4th, 5th, 6th). It is also a casual day - students are encouraged to wear red and green.
• Be sure to order your lunches for the week of January 5th. That window closes this upcoming Wednesday.

Nativity & Christmas Show

Holy Name's annual Nativity and Christmas Show is next Thursday beginning at 9 am. The advanced members of our band will perform a concert to begin followed by kindergarten's performance of the Nativity. Following the Nativity, all other grades will perform in our Christmas Show according to the order below.

Students should wear Christmas dress to school on Thursday (pants with collared shirts or sweaters or dresses). We encourage you to stay for the entire show. Times below are approximations in case your schedule does not allow you to attend the entire show. Once we begin, we run the show as one continuous performance. Grades may perform 5-10 minutes before or after the listed time.

Band Concert (9 am)

Kindergarten Nativity (9:15 am)

6th Grade (9:30 am)

Nursery (9:45 am)

K1 (9:55 am)

2nd Grade (10:05 am)

3rd Grade (10:15 am)

1st & 5th Grades (10:25 am)

4th Grade (10:35 am)

Parent Survey: Please Share Your Thoughts

As we enter December and approach the mid-point of the school year, we are asking parents to take a brief survey about your family's experience so far. Parent feedback is important to us. The survey will be open through December 19th. The survey was created by CSSN, one of the school's partners, but the results will come to school leadership to help inform decision making. Please take15 minutes to complete the survey.

The Angel Card Project

Over the last week, students participated in the Angel Card Project in art classes. Students designed cards to be sent to those less fortunate, ill, or otherwise in need.

Our 6th graders volunteered some additional time after school today to address and affix stamps to the envelopes. Thank you to Ms. Patterson for introducing this initiative as well as Ms. Buckley for including the project in her class.

• January 5th: Classes Resume
• January 21st - 23rd: MAP Testing for Grades 1 to 6
• January 19th: No School - MLK Day
• January 26th - 30th: Catholic Schools Week

EAGLE AWARDS

Congratulations to the fourth grade who were recognized for their cooperation. Mr. Hastings' homeroom also received an Eagle for respect. Also, the following students earned Eagles this week:

• Colette B., K1-4 (Kindness)
• Olivia D., K1-4 (Respect)
• Jack N., K1-4 (Responsibility)
• George T., 1-1 (Responsibility)
• Jana D., 1-2 (Kindness)
• Ronan N., 1-2 (Kindness)
• Kristen R., 1-2 (Responsibility)
• Olivia D., 2-3 (Empathy)
• Zoe D., 2-3 (Empathy)
• Hazel R., 2-3 (Kindness)
• Luisa T., 2-3 (Empathy)
• Zane R., 2-3 (Empathy)
• Vivi M., 2-4 (Kindness)
• Everly O. 2-4 (Responsibility)
• Athena R., 3-5 (Responsibility)
• Leda T., 3-6 (Responsibility)
• Zach B., 4-8 (Kindness)
• Hunter B., 5-9 (Empathy)
• Benjamin K., 5-10 (Kindness)

What a festive two days! Everyone had a wonderful time shopping for family and friends at the annual Home & School Santa’s Workshop. From cozy gloves and scarves to toys for siblings, there were so many thoughtful gifts to choose from. A huge thank you to Home & School and our parent volunteers for making this time so special — we’re grateful for your help in creating this joyful experience. We’re so happy to have gifts to share!

Congratulations to our three art contest finalists!

The student card chosen to be the Holy Name Christmas card this year was created by Sophia L. (Grade 6–12).

Our finalists are Aria K. ( 5–9) and Lila M. ( 6–12).

Ms. Buckley presented each finalist with art supplies for their outstanding work. Congratulations to all three — wonderful job!

Our bulletin boards are so festive! This one is from Mrs. Coakley's K2-5 class!

The HNPS Spirit Wear Store is officially OPEN! Check out the new and improved site and gear up for the school year. Open now 24/7, with tons more offerings, and ships directly to you! 

DECEMBER 8–14

Holiday Shopping for a Cause!

Come shop for holiday gifts at Kids R Kids Toy Shop and support HNPS at the same time. 10% of all sales during this event will be donated to HNPS.

Support local business and support HNPS!

Kids R Kids | 1952 Centre Street, West Roxbury

* Be sure to mention HNPS at checkout!

NEW THIS YEAR:

West Roxbury Main Streets is hosting Christmas Night Shop on Thursday, December 11, starting at 7:30 PM. Kids R Kids will be open—so put the kids to bed and shop!