Principal's Newsletter to Staff
Weeks of November 20 and 27, 2023
Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School
Mission Statement:
Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School, united by the Holy Eucharist, shepherds the whole child to live Gospel values, pursue academic excellence, and serve others.
Theme: "Many Parts, One Body"...1 Cor. 12:12
Faculty and Staff Announcements
Happy Thanksgiving... and rest and return for a fun week ahead... Pay special attention to...
- Classroom Spelling Bee Information on Button Below - written or oral spelling bees in classrooms on Friday, Dec. 1 - trophies and ribbons will be given to you to distribute to your students that day.
- Catholic Giving Tuesday - Try to promote it
- Diabetes Awareness Walk on Thursday with families - Wear Blue and walk with us for Kathi!
Highlights from Last Week:
Kinder and 8th Grade Buddies have a Turkey Feast!
Congratulations to our 8th graders who scored high on MCC's High School Placement Test and earned a scholarship!
- Kolbe Collins (Highest score of all Catholic schools)
- Hunter Harris
- Adrian Davis
- Justice Tisdale (to be pictured next week)
- Max Carroll (to be pictured next week)
Mrs. McCauley's 1st graders put on a wonderful Thanksgiving play!
All 8th grade students that took the HSPT at MCC from all our Catholic schools
Faculty and Staff Fun
Our HNJ Faculty and Staff have fun together, too!
Our Guidance Counselor, Ms. Liz Schillo performs in "Sister Act," now playing at the Cocoa Village Playhouse!
Posing for a picture together in support of our Sister in Sister Act!
Catholic Giving Tuesday-Nov. 27, 2023 - Early Giving is Going on Now - Help HNJ
Catholic Giving Tuesday is fast approaching! This is an important day of Catholic charity, especially in the wake of the Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping crazes. Each gift on this day provides important funding to help us continue our mission.
Luckily, we don’t have to wait until November 28th to make an impact. Our Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School is eligible for extra funding if we can acquire the most donors before Catholic Giving Tuesday. Each “Early Bird” who makes a gift now through November 27th will help us come closer to gaining even more funding!
Make an even greater difference for the better through your gift today!
Giving Tuesday is the annual global day of giving. Following Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, this day encourages and celebrates acts of generosity. In the Diocese of Orlando, we celebrate #CatholicGivingTuesday lifting up the collective impact we as Catholics have on our Central Florida community. On November 28th, we invite you to join with us in raising awareness and supporting the incredible Catholic ministries serving the spiritual and corporal needs of the people as together we bring the world to its fullness of Charity. Click here to make your gift: https://www.cfocf.org/catholicgivingtuesday/
Join us in a Family Diabetes Awareness Walk on Thursday, Nov. 30 at 7:45 am
Week at a Glance:
Monday - Friday, November 20-24, 2023
- Thanksgiving Holiday Week - No School
Saturday, November 25, 2023 (Celebrating November Birthdays)
- Happy Birthday, Renee Gozzi, PK3 Teacher
- Happy Birthday, Kathi Arms, 3rd Grade Teacher
- Happy Belated Birthday, Allison Komjathy, PK2 Teacher - November 2
Monday, November 27, 2023:
- Performing Arts 3:15 - In Ms. McCauley's Room
- "Classroom Spelling Bees" this week for Grades 1-8 to find top 3 in each class and top 5 in grades 5-8 to compete on stage for school champion Spelling Bee Winner on stage - Dec. 5, 2023. Parents, please help your child start studying their Spelling Bee words by clicking on the button for their grade level below.
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
- CATHOLIC GIVING TUESDAY (See Below)
- Choir practice - music room - 3:15 - 4:00 pm
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
- School Mass - 8:30 am
- Choir practice - music room - 3:15 - 4:00 pm
Thursday, November 30, 2023 - Diabetes Awareness Month
- Morning Walk after Morning in the Gym - 7:45 am - Donate $1 or more to wear blue shirts with PE shorts for Diabetes Awareness Month as families are welcome to join us for our first family walk ($1 for every lap or more, up to max of 3 laps) on our HNJ track this year as we walk in solidarity for those with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and to honor our very own, Kathi Landers, Spanish and Research Lab Teacher, while she is home recovering from surgery. All proceeds with be donated to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) in her honor on behalf of HNJ. Families are welcome to join us in the gym for this Diabetes Awareness Walk with your children. Just bring your car tag to enter gym and if you have a loved one with diabetes, bring them or their picture, and we will walk in their honor, too! Mrs. De Leon will be walking in honor of her daughter, Abby Rose, too. Strollers are welcome! Wear your blue! We will position ourselves in the gym or track in a round blue circle like the Diabetes logo for an aerial photograph.
- Cheerleading practice - 4:30 - 5:30 pm
- Classroom Spelling Bees in Grades 1-8 today!
- Middle School Dance at HNJ - 7pm
- Knights of Columbus Poster Contest Ends
Spelling Bee Lists: Study your grade level list over Thanksgiving Break!
Be ready for Classroom Spelling Bees on Fri. Dec. 1st
Upcoming Events:
Grades 5-8 School Champion Spelling Bee - Dec. 5, 2023
HNJ MS Science and Engineering Fair - Jan. 16, 2024
HNJ 4th / 5th Grade Science Fair - Jan. 17, 2024
Science Research and Engineering Fair - Help Needed
HNJ Athletics
Walk and Run Club - Sign up - Starting in Jan. 2024
If you are interested in Coaching or having your child join our "Walk and Run" Club, either before school or after school, please complete the form below. Our intention is to gather regularly on our HNJ track and join some of the races or charity walks in our community and represent HNJ with shirts that show our solidarity as we participate and serve others.
Middle School Volleyball Game Schedules
We are excited about a new E-Sports Club!
Is your middle school child interested in joining our E-sports Club in the STREAM Lab on Thursdays from 4 - 5 pm?
Click on the button below if either you are interested in coaching or if your middle school child is interested in being in our E-Sports Club that will compete in a Rocket League Competition in the Sunshine State E-Sports League. Here is a link to information on an E-Sports Summit in March 2024:
Practicing how to play "Rocket League!"
Gearing up for E-Sports!
E-Sports League...here come our HNJ students!
We are excited to be getting bids for 24 new desktop computers for STREAM Lab!
Consent for Guidance Counselor
If you would like your child to visit with our guidance counselor, Ms. Schillo, during school hours, please click on the buttons below to complete the form and click on the other button to print and complete a consent form and turn it into the office.
HNJ Social Media
Follow our school Facebook page and "like" or "love" our student activities...
New Parent Resource Directory:
Do you do something for a living or know of someone that we can add to our Parent Resource Directory, so that when we need to make improvements to our campus or need volunteers to help us with school events or activities, we can look to our families first as resources? Add your name and contact information to our Parent Resource Directory below:
STREAM Parent Night
Save the Date: postponed to Jan. 22, 2024 -Family STREAM Night - Life Center - 6pm
We are very excited to announce that as we are working towards school-wide STREAM certification, we are partnering with local engineering firms to bring hands-on STREAM activities to our HNJ parents and students to explore careers in science, technology, religion, engineering, arts, and math as we offer opportunities for families to spend quality time together as we learn about the endless possibilities and benefits of living and working in our very own Space Coast community.
Lunch Menus
Important Links
Lunch Policy
Click on EZ Apps for directions on how to sign up for lunch and place orders.
Tuition Category 1 - Parishioner Rate Expectations
Volunteer Opportunities
Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School, 3060 N. Hwy A1A, Indialantic, FL 32903
321-773-1630