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The girls are working hard on completing their first quarter/trimester work, and fitting in pumpkin carving along the way for the contest on Monday. The weekend holds fun and good deeds--Friday's "Fright Night" Upper School mixer and Saturday's Best Buddies Halloween party, one of their most festive nights of the year.
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| BEST BUDDIES HALLOWEEN PARTY | | | | | | Come one, come all to the annual BEST BUDDIES HALLOWEEN PARTY, this coming Saturday, October 29, from 6:00 to 8:00 p,.m. in the gym. (This, as for many decades, is held in conjunction with PCR, Potomac Community Resources.) Many student volunteers are needed and welcome--members of the Best Buddies club or not--and we ask that you arrive at 4:00 p.m. or thereafter to help decorate. Come in fun costume, and help our "buddies" with crafts, dancing, and just having a rollicking good time. Questions? Write to Jean Plummer, jplummer@holychild.org. | | | |
| Father-Daughter Service Project: WMSG | | | | | | Make a huge difference in the life of a young girl with our fall service project. We will be assisting the Washington Middle School for Girls in getting their expanded space ready and help with moving. This is our first Fathers Club service project and one that will have a visible impact on WMSG. You and your daughters will also be impressed at how the school provides a Catholic education in a safe, caring environment for at-risk girls in an underserved urban area. We are using a new sign-up site, www.SignUpGenius.com/go/wmsg; you can register for times there.
Phase I: SATURDAY, November 5 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. See details and Phase II under Read More.
Email Tom Serena if you have any questions, and/or if you can provide a truck for November 5 ( tomserena@yahoo.com). | |  | |
| MAYFIELD MARKET--MARK YOUR CALENDARS | | | | | |  It doesn't seem possible that our shopping extravaganza is right around the corner, but don't miss our MAYFIELD MARKET, Saturday, November 19, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m, and Sunday, November 20, from 11:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. We will be looking for volunteers amidst the browsing and buying, so look for a couple of hours to donate to the cause and what you can make/bring for the Tiger Bakery--instructions for sign-ups will be coming soon. Remember, this year we will have gently used clothing along with household wares in our "Always Chic Boutique." | | | |
| Father/Daughter Communion Breakfast | | | | | |  Continue a Holy Child tradition that has been going on since the school opened in 1961: plan on spending Sunday, November 13 with your daughter for an inspirational morning of Mass and conversation. Msgr. John Enzler will celebrate Mass at 9:00 a.m. in our chapel followed by a delicious breakfast in the gym. This year’s speaker is Holy Child alumna Meghan Rodgers, the president and chairman of the National Collegiate Cancer Foundation (NCCF), an organization formed to assist young adults surviving with cancer as they pursue higher education. Please go to www.holychild.org/communionbreakfast | | | |
| SPRING MUSICAL TRYOUTS | | | | | |  Calling all actors, singers, dancers!! Auditions for the spring production, FAME, are TODAY, October 26 through this FRIDAY, October 28. Encourage your daughters to sign up on the bulletin board outside Room 11 for an audition time--there are numerous roles, speaking and non-speaking, singing and non-singing. Callbacks will be on November 2. Please email Ms. Fager at efager@holychild.org if you have any questions. | | | |
| OPEN HOUSE A BIG SUCCESS | | | | | |  We want to send out our thanks to all who contributed to the wonderful success of this weekend's Open House--students, parents, and faculty/staff alike. We had more than 150 families tour the school, and the overall feeling was strong and positive. We have already received numerous inquiries and requests for shadow visits, so kudos to all! Don't forget that we have DISCOVERY DAYS (and evening) coming up, so continue to alert interested parties of these small group sessions, which provide a more personal opportunity to discover the best of Holy Child. The first two are: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 9:30-11:00 a.m. and WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 7:00-8:30 p.m. | | | |
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JUNIORS' COLLEGE COUNSELING MEETING: TONIGHT, OCTOBER 26 in the Library. At 6:15 p.m., Chris Hatfield from Revolution Prep, an ACT/SAT prep program, will be coming to Holy Child, will explain the schedule of classes, mock test dates, package options and prices. Meg Mayo has met with them a number of times, was very impressed with their approach to standardized test preparation and the different packages they provide. ("If you are interested in doing a test prep course," she says, "I highly encourage you to attend the session." Classes are scheduled to begin in January and February, respectively, and will run right up to the spring tests. At 7:00 p.m., Ms. Mayo will introduce all to the College Counseling process.
UPPER SCHOOL PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES: The sign-up form is now online for the conferences, which will be held in ten-minute intervals in the gym on Thursday afternoon/evening (4:30-8:30 p.m.) and Friday morning (8:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.), November 10 and 11. Click here to sign up for those teachers you wish to see. Questions, write to Shannon Van Why ( svanwhy@holychild.org).
SENIORS: Our graduation dress session with dressmaker Velma Lee has been postponed. Watch this space for the next scheduled event.
Fall Mixer: "Fright Night," the Upper School fall mixer, will be held here at Holy Child, on Friday, October 28 from 8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. The cost is $10 at the door. Students must arrive by 8:30 p.m. and will not be released prior to 10:45 p.m. unless a parent is here to pick them up. Costumes are encouraged, and other school's students must bring a picture ID or schedule to be admitted.
PICTURES: Make-up pictures will be taken the afternoon of November 8. Students may pick up an order form at the front desk and they may bring a non-uniform shirt/blouse to wear for the pictures.
DRA. GARCIA AT NATIONAL CONFERENCE: Dra. Graciela Garcia will be presenting a paper at a session of the Annual Conference of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association at Scripps College in Claremont, California, on November 5. She has written on the significance and textual structures of the Uruguayan film Whisky, and its place in world cinema. Bueno, Dra.!
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PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES
This fall's conferences are TOMORROW, Thursday, October 27 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. and Friday, October 28 from 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon. If you missed signing up, please contact Mrs. Orban immediately via phone (ext. 2230) to schedule a conference time with any or all of their daughter's teachers.
DAYS OFF: Ther is no school for MS Students on October 28 due to conferences.
RETREAT FOR 8TH GRADE: The 8th grade students will be participating in a retreat on Wednesday, November 2 at the Lodge at Seneca Creek in Germantown, MD. The permission slip was sent home and should be signed and returned to school by TOMORROW, October 27. The students will be leaving at 8:15 and returning by 3:20. Please be sure to pack a lunch and a drink.
PICTURES: Make-up pictures will be taken the afternoon of November 8. Students may pick up an order form at the front desk and they may bring a non-uniform shirt/blouse to wear for the pictures.
Montgomery College Continuing Education Youth Programs will be offering MC Adventures for gifted and talented students in grades 4, 5, and 6 on Saturday, November 19 from 9 a.m. -3 p.m. Sessions include Chess Strategies, Going Wild with Clay, Robotic Adventures, and The Art of Storytelling. There is also an optional workshop for parents entitled Beating the Bullies. Brochures may be found at www.montgomerycollege.edu/youth | | | |
| IN LOVE WITH BOOKS | | | | | |   8th graders Caroline Henschel, Caroline Holmes, Zaria Nabinett, and Sarah Holladay, sophomore Andrea Manchester, junior Amanda Arcidiacono, and faculty members Mary Hopkins, Colleen Wealton-Mailander, and Sarah Stonesifer joined more than 300 others to discuss the latest trends in young adult literature at the Books for the Beast conference. See the slideshow of the students and faculty members up on the Holy Child Library website! | | | |
| DRUG ABUSE SPEAKER NOVEMBER 30 | | | | | | Mark your calendars now for an important presentation to be held on November 30 Tim Rader, from the Caron Foundation will speak regarding his personal battle with drug abuse and addition. He will spend time with the Upper School students during the day, in both a large assembly and smaller grade-level meeting, and speak to the parents in the evening at 7 p.m. | | | |
| | | | | | | ATHLETICS
GYM CLOSING: Please note that the gym will be closed from November 1 through November 8 for floor refinishing.
SWIM/DIVE: Please note that swim team practices do not begin until November 9. There is still time to sign up.
UPPER SCHOOL BASKETBALL TRYOUTS:
Tryouts begin Wednesday, November 9.
Wednesday, November 9: 5:00-7:00 p.m. @ Holy Child
Thursday, November 10: 7:00-9:00 p.m. @ Holton Arms
Friday, November 11: 5:00-7:00 p.m. @ Holy Child
Saturday, November 12: Tryouts for those attending Kairos. Varsity only practices 3:00-5:00 p.m. @ Holy Child; JV Team will be OFF.
Middle School elective will begin on November 15.
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| SCHEDULES | | | | | | Remember to check the website weekly for schedule updates. Day-of-game weather changes will be posted on the home page, but additional changes to games happen for other reasons, and may be posted weeks ahead.
SENIOR GAME VOLLEYBALL: Thursday, Oct. 27 4:15 p.m. vs Don Bosco
TAKE NOTE--ISL TOURNAMENTS ARE BEGINNING; WE WILL POST ACTUAL LOCATIONS AS WE GET CLOSER. WE GENERALLY DO NOT KNOW ACTUAL TIMES UNTIL THE STANDINGS SHAKE OUT JUST A DAY OR HOURS BEFORE.
Wednesday, October 26
Postponed V Tennis ISL Tournament Bullis
Thursday, October 27
3:00 PM V Tennis ISL Tournament @ Bullis
4:15 PM V Field Hockey @ Stone Ridge
4:30 PM V Volleyball vs Don Bosco -- Senior Game HOME
4:30 PM V Soccer SSSA SSSA
5:45 PM JV Field Hockey Stone Ridge HOME
Friday, October 28
Canceled MS Soccer GDS HOME
Canceled MS Field Hockey @ Bullis
3:00 PM JV Volleyball @ GDS
4:15 PM JV Soccer vs SSSA HOME
4:30 PM V Field Hockey @ Visitation
Canceled JV Field Hockey @ Visitation
Saturday, October 29
9:00 AM JV Soccer Potomac Tournament @ Potomac
9:00 AM MS Field Hockey @ Hill School
9:00 AM V Cross Country ISLs @ Derwood
9:30 AM JV Field Hockey @ Madeira
3:00 PM JV Volleyball @ GDS
Tuesday, November 1
Canceled MS Soccer St. John the Evangelist HOME
Wednesday, November 2
Canceled MS Tennis @ Flint Hill
3:30 PM V Field Hockey ISL @ Higher Seed TBD
3:30 PM V Soccer ISL @ Higher Seed TBD
4:30 PM JV Volleyball @ Episcopal High School
Thursday, November 3
2:45 PM MS Soccer vs Saint John Episcopal HOME [UNLESS Field Hockey ISLs home]
3:20 PM V Field Hockey ISL @ Higher Seed TBD
4:00 PM V Volleyball ISL @ GDS
Sunday, November 6
9:00 AM JV Equestrian Horse Show @ Oatland Stables
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| | | | | | THURSDAY, OCT. 27
MS PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES
4:00-8:00 p.m., Connelly Hall
1/2 DAY FOR MS STUDENTS
FRIDAY, OCT. 28
MS PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES
NO SCHOOL FOR MS students
6th Grade Parent Social
7:00 p.m. hosted by the Soistmans at their home
Upper School Fall Mixer "Fright Night"
8:00 p.m. Gym
SATURDAY, OCT. 29
Best Buddies/PCR Halloween Party
6:00-8:00 p.m. in the gym
MONDAY, OCT. 31
HALLOWEEN
Halloween accessories may be worn with uniform
TUESDAY, NOV. 1
Cardinal's Holiday--NO SCHOOL
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 2
FATHERS CLUB General Meeting
6:30 p.m., McShain Library
THURSDAY, NOV. 3
8TH GRADE Parent Social
7:00 p.m., hosted by the Kazor-Christovich family
at Lakewood Country Club, Rockville
FRIDAY, NOV. 4
SENIOR CLASS Parent Social
7:00 p.m., hosted by the Thomas family at their home
MONDAY, NOV. 7
WINTER UNIFORMS
TUESDAY, NOV. 8
DISCOVERY DAY
9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
THURSDAY, NOV. 10
US Parent/Teacher Conferences
4:30-8:30 p.m. in the gym
FRIDAY, NOV. 11
US Parent/Teacher Conferences
8:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
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| | | | | HOLY CHILD NEEDS YOU!
Click HERE to sign up online! Contact Mary Ellen Jorgensen about volunteer slots: mejorgensen@norcotech.com.
SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR: Mayfield Market (Nov. 19 & 20) is adding a Scholastic Book Fair (click to Holy Child's website for info) to the already stellar line-up of vendors, providing posters, accessories, and tons of fabulous books. Want to help set-up? Or perhaps share your reading favorites with shoppers? Contact the librarian, Sarah Stonesifer (sstonesifer@holychild.org), to schedule a vounteer shift!
FATHERS CLUB SERVICE PROJECT: Click here for the sign-ups for the Nov. 5 (and future) dates to help the WMSG.
TIGER SHOP VOLUNTEERING
It's easy to schedule your hours for the Tiger Shop; just sign up with Volunteer Spot! Questions, write to Mary Fairbanks ltjkfair@gmail.com.
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| M.E. PRAYER BLOCKS | | | | | | Mission Effectiveness is in full swing (read more about the process here), and we want to invite any parents interested to our upcoming prayer blocks, held during homeroom time, 8:10-8:30 a.m. This is where the students demonstrate, in their planning of and participation in the monthly contemplative assemblies, their understanding of our goals. On Thursday, November 3, we will celebrate Goal 4: Justice, Peace and Compassion; on Thursday, December 1, Goal 1, Faith. | | | |
| Tiger Shop Contributes to Breast Cancer Awareness | | | | | | In observance of Breast Cancer Awareness month, the zip pink sweatshirts will be on sale for $40 during the month of October, and $5 of each sale will be donated to the breast cancer research division of the National Foundation for Cancer Research. Purchase yours today! | | | |
| HOT LUNCH...NOVEMBER now available. | | | | | |  Ordering for NOVEMBER is now open; though you've missed the whole-month discount, weekly discounts are still available. Here is the menu, if you want to get a jump on things. It's so easy to order; Click here to go to the hot lunch page on our site for the information on how to register, and the link to the ordering site. Eat well! Direct your questions to Diane Boragno, dboragno@holychild.org. | | | |
| Clean Out Those Closets! | | | | | | Mayfield Market’s "Always Chic Boutique" Wants What You Don’t
The Always Chic Boutique wants your gently worn upscale clothing especially Cotillion and prom dresses. Don’t leave them hanging in the closet! Donate them to Holy Child’s Always Chic Boutique, even bigger and better this year! Opportunities to volunteer will be available this week. We are always grateful when your daughters volunteer at Mayfield Market, and this year is no exception. All students will get service hours for their volunteer time. Thank you for your support. Questions, write to Suzi Montes de Oca, smontes@holychild.org. | | | |
| Coat Drive | | | | | | Help Holy Child alumna Mia Simms, now at Virginia Tech, gather warm cloting for a coat drive this month. Please bring your gently used coats– in children's and adult sizes–to Holy Child this week to donate them to a good cause. Please bring them to Mrs. Kumm in the Main Building or Ms. Gaiser in Connelly Hall. | | | |
| BOOK CLUB SELECTIONS | | | | | | Another rousing book club discussion was enjoyed by an even larger contingent at the last meeting. Now get ready for our next with two selections from our leader, Meg Mayo.
Mothers and Daughters by Rae Meadows (suggested by new freshman mom Maureen Martin),
and "because I feel the need to add a classic; you know I have been dying to do this":
Emma by Jane Austen (my all-time favorite author!)
Happy reading, and we will meet either in early December or after the holidays; we'll let you know when we clear a date. | | | |
| DID YOU MISS IT? | | | | | | We will use this space to point you to articles of interest that faculty and staff have come across in local and national media. The articles will also be posted on the Parents Resources section of the website.
The July/August issue of The Atlantic had a fascinating piece about how too attentive parenting may not be the best choice!
Click here to read "How to Land Your Kid in Therapy: Why the obsession with our kids’ happiness may be dooming them to unhappy adulthoods. A therapist and mother reports." By Lori Gottlieb | | | |
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