Thurs., April 1    Holy Thursday    

Fri., April 2          NO SCHOOL – Good Friday  

Sat., April 3         Wedding Bells for Miss. Gallego ♥ Mr. Haggett

Sun., April 4        Easter  - Vacation April 2-9

Mon., April 5        8^th grade leaves for Washington D.C.  

Thurs., April 8     Rosary for Peter Kuzmickas @ 7:30pm

Fri., April 9          Funeral Mass for Peter Kuzmickas @ 12pm 
                              8^th grade returns from Washington D.C.

Sat., April 10       Paper Drive

Mon., April 12     School Resumes

Tues., April 13    PTG Board Mtg. @ 7:00 p.m.

Thurs., April 15  Double Bag Lunch

Fri., April 16        Family Festival – NO SCHOOL

Holy Week Mass Schedule

Holy Thursday:

No 8:30am Mass

7pm Mass of the Last Supper (Bilingual)

Good Friday:

Mon 8:30am Mass

3:00PM Liturgy of the Word/Veneration of the Cross

Holy Saturday:

No 5PM Mass

7:30PM Easter Vigil (Bilingual)

Easter Sunday:

6AM, 8AM  & 10AM – in English

12:30PM – in Spanish

Please join us in thanking Christine Charland for chairing a very successful Jog-A-Thon fundraiser.   For these events, there are always so many people to thank and the fear that we will miss someone but here goes…there was everyone who helped with

• count nights,
• school rallys,
• counting laps,
• announcing,
• set up,
• and of course clean up!              

We also wanted to thank the Booster Club for the delicious food! Part of what makes HNM great is how everyone comes together to help.

TEACHER OF THE YEAR

Congratulations to Mrs. Debbie Marshall, our 4^th grade teacher! Debbie has been chosen as our Teacher of the Year and will be honored at an awards banquet on May 4^th at Sierra La Verne Country Club at 5:30 p.m. For reservations please call the La Verne Chamber of Commerce at 909-593-5265 - tickets are $35 per person. 

Increased Traffic Safety!

In an effort to increase traffic safety for our children and families in and around our school area, the City of San Dimas has  partnered with Holy Name of Mary to install Speed Feedback signs on San Dimas Canyon Road and Bonita Avenue during spring break. These permanent signs will offer state-of-the-art solutions to improve sign visibility, alert drivers and protect children at school crossings.  The Speed Feedback signs give the motorist passing through a school zone a real-time feedback as to their vehicle's speed, since monitoring of traffic speeds at the school showed the majority of motorists exceed the posted speed limits. Speed Feedback signs have proven to be an effective tool to raise driver awareness of speed as they can be programmed to address both the 25 mph limit when children are in route to and from school and for the regular speed limit at all other times.  The signs will include an electronic sign showing your speed, which will flash when you are exceeding the limit, along with "25mph When Children are Present".  In addition to Feedback signs the City will also upgrade and enhance all existing school zone signage.  Please be aware the improvements will be installed when returning to school after Spring Break.

THE FAMILY LIFE PROGRAM – all grades are on chapter 5 this week. Please review what your children are learning in your parent resource book.          

HOLY NAME OF MARY GIFT SHOP – The Holy Name of Mary Gift Shop, located in the Parish Center, provides a convenient source for parishioners and others to purchase religious reading material, sacramental articles, devotional items, and media. We are currently featuring gifts for First Communion and Confirmation. Please stop by Monday thru Friday 9am to 5pm.

HOLY NAME OF MARY FESTIVAL

The Beer Garden/Wine Bar is in need of wine donations. If anyone is able to donate a case of wine (10-12 bottles), it would be  most appreciated. If you are interested in donating wine or working the booth, please call Mr. or Mrs. Elias @ 909-596-4545.

The next Spring Festival mtg. is on Thurs., Mar. 25^th @ 7:30 PM in the Faculty rm. Please join us if you would like to get involved. We need lots of HELP and there is something to do for everyone. Spring Festival Boutique is looking for donations of New or Like New items in the following categories: Kitchen Accessories: dish & glassware, restaurant gift cards, linens, cookbooks, etc. Mother’s Day items: soaps, lotions, perfumes pampering gift cards, etc. Faith articles for either religious gifts or home décor Garden items: tools, art, stepping stones, plants, etc. Kids items: First Communion, Graduation, books, toys, etc. All Holiday items.  Please call Darlene Capuano @ 909-596-2360 to contribute to our event. Items may be dropped off @ HNM School during school hours. We need YOU to help make this year’s Boutique spectacular!

Do you have a creative mind? The festival’s boutique is looking for a parent who would like to volunteer to be on the boutique committee, to coordinate one, themed area. If you are interested in helping, please contact Natalie Ortiz @ 909-596-9867

Got Talent?  Come show us!  Come for the evening of fun.  Perform in our TALENT SHOW at the Festival.  Earn volunteer hours for your talent!  The Talent Show will be Sat., April 17^th, from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.  For more information please call Morgan Sternquist at (909) 239-9921.

Do you like to bake? Do you want to help a good cause? If so, please get out your favorite recipes and get ready to bake for the HNM Festival. The Bakery Booth needs cookies, brownies, pies, cakes, etc. If interested in baking and/or helping to staff the booth, please contact Janet Reilly @ 909-228-3543 or Vanessa Gonzalez @ 626-482-0312 ( School parents will get credit for baked goods, as well as hours worked!)

Tickets & T-Shirts for sale! Pre-sale ride tickets & raffle tickets are available in the school office. Support your school with a Festival T-Shirts, youth       & adult sizes are on sale for $10 in the school office. Students may wear the T-shirts for P.E. as well as to school (with a uniform bottom) the week before the festival April 12–15.

First Aid Station – We are looking for volunteers who are CPR & First Aid certified to work in the First Aid station. If you are interested, please contact Carmen Penny @        951-212-2166

Attention 5th, 6^th, 7^th and 8^th graders ~are you interested in giving your time and serving our Family Festival?  If yes, then call right away and reserve your time and the booth you want to work in!  Service Hours are earned.  (Parents welcome too!) Face Painting Booth ~ Mrs. Hoynes 909-525-0770, Beverage Booth ~ Mrs. Ray 909-896-7451, Bakery Booth ~ Mrs. Reilly 909-228-3543.

A very special thank you to our HNM parents Brenda Gonzales, Erich Rentmeester, Brenda Borchmann, as well as our HNM teachers, Debbie Marquez, Kristy Vena, Laura Abraham and students, too. All these  wonderful volunteers were on hand to man our HNM School Booth at the San Dimas Family Festival. It was beautiful and many people were interested in learning more about our school.

HNM SUMMER PROGRAMS  Sign up today

Jump Ahead, Catch Up, or Ride the

Wave of Summer School at HNM

Who: Students entering Gr. K-8 (Fall 2010)

Subjects: Reading, Writing/Grammar, Math

Dates: July 1- July 30, 2010

Time: 8:00-11:00 a.m.

Tuition: $300

*Enrollment will be limited to the first 15

students at each level.

Summer Math Enrichment Program

Who: Students entering Gr. 6-8 (Fall 2010)

When: Tuesdays & Thursdays in July

Time: 12:00 to 2:00 p.m.

Tuition: $135 

HNM Summer Enrichment Program

Who: All Students Gr. K-8 (Fall 2010)

When: June 21-July 30, 2010

Time: 6:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Dig Deep For Uganda Continues

“…You shall love your neighbor as yourself…”  (Mark 12:30)

Collections for a bore hole in Uganda will continue throughout Lent and Easter break. Please have money in by April 15^th, 2010. Large orange buckets are in each classroom specifically for this. Remember, we are trying to raise $6,000 to create a fresh water source for a small village that cannot help themselves. At this time, we have about $300.00

Thank you so much for your generosity and showing how much you care!

SAFEGUARDING THE CHILDREN- HNM School is committed to safeguarding our children. Anyone coming to volunteer at our school, or driving children to and from field trips or sporting events, must be fingerprinted and Virtus trained according to the guidelines of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Be sure to return the livescan form and Virtus certificate to Mrs. Kuzmickas.  Livescan and Virtus Calendar