Parents

Access to Online Grades

Fontbonne Academy makes all student grades available online with the Schoolmaster Gradebook service. Note: Please obtain student name and password information from your daughter's teacher. Please note that the Virtual High School teachers post their grades on a different timetable. Check your daughter's current grades online through her password to her course.

Parent's Notes...

To Obtain a Youth Work Permit, also known as Working Papers.

1. The application can be downloaded from http://www.mass.gov/Elwd/docs/dos/youth_employment/youth_application.pdf

2. The student must complete the form and get all the appropriate signatures

3. The completed form must be brought to the issuing site in the town in which the students reside.

Ex. For Milton residents, students must go to Milton High School [Superintendent’s office] to submit their completed forms. [It is usually the High School in each town.]

International students

If any family is interested in hosting one of our international students for a year or more, please contact Maura Spignesi at 617-696- 3241 ext.3053.

Gently used fitness equipment request

Fontbonne's Wellness Center is seeking gym-quality gently used fitness equipment, especially upright bikes and treadmills. Please contact Keri McPhillips at 617-615-3073.

Morning Bus Service Form: Click here to download the form to sign up for bus service.

After school monitoring:
The Fontbonne Cafeteria is open until 6:00pm with a proctored faculty member. This enables all our students to stay for extracurricular activities, homework, and study, in a safe environment.

If you have any issues regarding Varsity Book orders, please contact Florence Lathrop.

Community Service Info

For information about your daughter's community service opportunities, go to the Community Service page.

Parent Volunteering Opportunities

Fontbonne Academy Parents Guild
All parents of current and past Fontbonne students are automatically members of the Fontbonne Academy Parents Guild. The goal of the Parents Guild is to foster friendship and fellowship while providing vital support to the school and the Learning Community.
The Parents Guild meets regularly throughout the year and sponsors a number of spiritual and social events, such as seasonal Liturgies, pot luck dinners, and Parents Evening Out. The Parents Guild also plays a critical fundraising role at Fontbonne through its sponsorship of two fundraising events: Evening of Stars and the annual Fontbonne Golf Tournament. In addition, the Parents Guild supports school-sponsored activities, such as Open House, Freshwomen Orientation, and the Admissions Office “Just One” Campaign.

Parents are encouraged to join one or more of the Parents Guild committees listed below:

Fundraising/Marketing
This committee meets regularly to develop alternative sources of revenue for the school.

Evening of Stars
All parents are expected to support EOS in some way. This committee meets regularly Oct-March to plan all aspects of this annual fundraiser.

Golf Tournament
This committee plans the annual golf fundraiser.

Hospitality
This committee welcomes parents and prospective students/parents at all meetings and events and may also provide light refreshments for some occasions.

Site Council
This committee of four (one representative from each grade) meets twice a year with the administration to address issues and concerns that arise throughout the year. Parents interested in serving on the Site Council must return their form to the Office of Mission Advancement no later than October 3, 2008.

Homeroom Parents
Each homeroom will have a parent who will be a liaison between the homeroom teacher, parents and the Site Council.

**If you would like to download the Parents Guild brochure and committee sign-up form, please click on this link.

Schedule of Upcoming Academy Parents Guild Events

September 7: Convocation Prayer Service 4:00 p.m. in the Convent Chapel

September 11: Ninth Grade Parent Orientation & Pot Luck Dinner
6:00 p.m. dinner, 7:00 p.m. Orientation in the school cafeteria

September 19: Golf Tournament & BBQ Dinner
11:00 a.m. Golf Registration-Presidents Golf Course, Quincy
6:00 p.m. Barbeque Dinner/Silent Auction on Fontbonne lawn

October 5: Open House
1:00-3:00 p.m. in the Fontbonne lobby

October 22: Fall Meeting of the Parents Guild
7:00-7:30 coffee and dessert, 7:30-8:30 meeting in the multi-purpose room (upper campus)

November 9: Open House
12:00-2:00 p.m. in the Fontbonne Lobby

November 20: Mother St. John Fontbonne Prayer Service/NHS
8:30 a.m. in the Fontbonne Auditorium

December 12: Christmas HR Breakfasts

December 13: Giving Tree Gift Wrapping

January 30: Parents Night Out

February 10: Winter Parents Guild Meeting
7:00-7:30 coffee and dessert, 7:30-8:30 p.m. meeting in the multi-purpose room (upper campus)

March 19: St. Joseph’s Feast Day Tea

March 28: Evening of Stars, 6:00 p.m. at Lombardo’s in Randolph

April 9: Holy Thursday Prayer Service & Reception

May 29: Teacher & Staff Appreciation Lunch

Parents Guild Officers and Contact Information

Staff Person: Anne Comber
Office of Mission Advancement
Fontbonne Academy
303 Adams Street
Milton, MA 02186

617.615.3028
acomber@fontbonneacademy.org or parentsguild@fontbonneacademy.org

Events Where We Need Your Help:

Fontbonne’s Annual "Evening of Stars" Dinner and Auction

Fontbonne’s Annual Golf Tournament

Homeroom Parents: the personal communication link between the classroom parents and the school

Calendar Drive: assist in the annual student fundraiser