NEW! Thank You! Thank you to Jane Gill for dressing up our lower campus teacher’s room for the Fall!
THIS FRIDAY! Additional Early Release Day - Please note that in order to accommodate necessary additional professional development for our teachers, we are adding another Early Release Day to this year’s school calendar. THIS Friday, September 23, upper campus students will be released at 11:30 AM and lower campus students will be released at noon. Nashua school busing will be available for the early dismissal, but there will be no After Care that day.
THIS WEEK! Parent Open House Start Time - Please note that BOTH Parent Open Houses this week will begin at 6:30 PM, rather than 7:00 PM!
TONIGHT! Wednesday, September 21 - Lower Campus Parent Open House, 6:30 - 8:00 PM. All lower campus parents should attend the Parent Open House TONIGHT, Wednesday, September 21 from 6:30 - 8:00 PM. The meeting will begin in the church hall with a series of short presentations outlining the state of the school and the upcoming school year. We will then adjourn into the school so parents may visit their children’s classrooms (be sure to leave a note in your child’s desk…they’ll be looking for it!), shop at the Book Fair, and sign up for volunteer opportunities. We’ll see you there!
TOMORROW! Thursday, September 22 - Upper Campus Parent Open House, 6:30 - 8:30 PM. All upper campus parents should attend the Parent Open House TOMORROW, Thursday, September 22 at 6:30- 8:30 PM. The meeting will begin in the gym with a variety of presentations, and parents will then follow their child’s schedule to visit teachers in the classrooms.
NEW! BOOK FAIR NOTES – A big thank you to all of our families for your amazing support of the book fair! It's not too late to send in eWallets or wish list forms. Replacement books and items have been arriving all week to keep the book fair well stocked! On Thursday, September 22nd at 12:00 noon, the in-person book fair ends. Check out the online fair HERE for more books. The online fair ends on September 26th. Please contact Mrs. Noon at [email protected] if you have any questions. Thank you again for your support!
Calendar Raffle Fundraiser – Keep them coming!! We especially appreciate our early sellers! If you would like additional tickets, please send a note to your teacher or email Marta at [email protected]. We have some GREAT prizes this year, including gift cards to fabulous stores and lots of CASH! Every family is asked to sell a minimum of 10 tickets at $10 per ticket. This is the first of our three (and only three!) major fundraisers, so we are really counting on your support! This year, our Academy goal is 4,000 tickets between the two campuses! We can do it!
Tuition Raffle – As in the past, for every 10 raffle tickets your family sells, you will earn one entry into a raffle for a $1,500 Tuition Credit or $1,000 Cash!
Sales Incentives - We know that everyone…especially our most competitive friends…are waiting for this news! Here’s our student seller incentives for this year:
- Random Surprise Prizes – We’ll be picking random submitted tickets on random days…and the student seller for each of those random tickets wins a free dress pass. There’s no special schedule…it’s a surprise!
- Classroom contests – Our 3 top selling homeroom/advisory on each campus win a special classroom treat for the whole class (1st place - ice cream treats & free dress passes, 2nd place - ice cream treats, 3rd place - cookies). And new this year..the TOP SELLING CLASSROOM/ADVISORY for the whole Academy wins an ice cream sundae party!
- Top Sellers - The three top sellers on each campus win a Target gift card! (1st place - $25, 2nd place - $20, 3rd place - $15)
- Random School-Wide Turn-In Days - Keep an eye on your email…we may just throw out a few random days when any student who turns in a ticket gets a free dress!
NEW! O’Connor School Portrait Day - School Portrait Day for both the upper and lower campuses is Wednesday, October 5. (Retake Day will be on Wednesday, November 30.) Information from O’Connor students will be forthcoming soon.
NEW! Online Athletic Calendar - Our website now includes a page dedicated to the upper campus Athletic Events calendar! Please click HERE to keep up with all that’s happening with upper campus sports!
NEW! Hot Lunch Begins- Hooray! Hot Lunch service begins next Monday, September 26 for those who preordered lunch using Boonli.com. Upper campus students will also have a limited number of a la carte items available (fries, cookies, etc.) in addition to the usual ice cream concessions items. Because our food is not prepared onsite at the lower campus, these extra items are not available there. If a lower campus student forgets to bring lunch, he or she will be asked to call home. NOTE: If this happens and you need to bring lunch to school, please refrain from delivering items directly from fast food establishments such as McDonald’s, Chik-Fil-A, etc., as this creates issues in the classroom for students who would want the same “treat”.
NEW! Hot Lunch Volunteers - The beginning of our Hot Lunch service also means the start of our Hot Lunch volunteer schedule! Many thanks to those who kindly volunteered! Please be sure to mark the dates listed on Sign-Up Genius for your team as you will not receive any other reminders. We count on each and every volunteer to be here!
NEW! Upper Campus National Junior Honor Society Induction - The induction ceremony for our newest members of the National Junior Honor Society will take place on Tuesday, October 11th at 6:30 PM in the upper campus gymnasium. Families of NJHS inductees are invited to attend! Students should dress up appropriately for the occasion!
NEW! Upper Campus Skorts in Stock! Great news! The skorts for the upper campus girls are now in stock. If you ordered one, you can head to Red Brick to pick it up. Please note..... If your daughter's skort is more than 3 inches above the knee, front and back, you will need to call Red Brick to make an appointment to get fitted for a new skort. If you decide not to do that your daughter will not be able to wear the skort and will need to wear the khaki pants instead. Thanks for your cooperation.
NEW! Auction Committee Meeting - It’s time to start planning for the event of the year! Our 19th Annual Auction will take place on Saturday, March 15 at the Event Center in Nashua. Those who attended last year can attest…this is an amazing evening in support of the school and its students… full of live and silent auctions, raffles, delicious dinner, and more! The Auction Committee has a GREAT time putting the event together and we’d love to have any and all parents join us! The committee will meet for the first time on Thursday, September 29 at 7:00 PM at the upper campus. Please email Marta at [email protected] for more information…or just come to the meeting! (P.S. Our first order of business at the meeting will be to pick a theme…come with ideas!)
A new opportunity for Upper Campus girls will be starting this October! BLAZE is coming soon to the upper campus! BLAZE is a small group ministry for teen/tween girls which uses Scripture to affirm their true worth and beauty.
Girls in their tween/teen years are filled with questions. They have doubts, desire clarification, and want to share their thoughts together in a space that will allow them to make their relationship with God personal and meaningful as they navigate the challenges of adolescence.
BLAZE strengthens girls from the inside out. Each week, a small group of participants will be led through an ice breaker activity and a short lesson based on a lie found in the world and a truth found in Scripture. The girls will also leave with a small take-home gift which corresponds with the lesson.
BLAZE helps seventh and eighth grade girls discover their identity as chosen, beloved daughters of God. (A specific course for sixth grade girls will be offered in the spring.) Meetings will be held on Thursdays from 2:30-3:30pm. The first of twenty weekly lessons will start October 6th. Click HERE for more information regarding the BLAZE program and register HERE! Space is limited and the deadline to register is Tuesday, September 27th. If you have any questions, please contact our course leaders, Becky Thibault and Lorrice Bedard, at [email protected] and [email protected] .
NEW! Upper Campus Music Activities - Mr. Quigley is pleased to announce new music programs at the upper campus! (Please note: All students must have their own instruments and may store them in the music room during the school day.)
- Band will meet before and during advisory from 7:30am to 8:15am on Wednesdays. Please complete this form HERE to register for band. Please note: at this time, "band" will refer to wind and percussion instruments. There will be a separate strings ensemble (sign-up below) with the hope of joining the two at times in the future.
- Strings Ensemble will meet before and during advisory from 7:30am to 8:15am on Thursdays. Please complete the form HERE to register for strings.
- Chorus will meet before and during advisory from 7:30am to 8:15am on Fridays. Please complete the form HERE to register for chorus.
Additionally, the following afterschool clubs will be offered. Note, fees for clubs will apply.
- Guitar Lessons: Students of all skill levels are invited to participate in guitar lessons with Mr. Quigley! Lessons will be held after school from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. Students must bring their own guitar. Sign up for guitar lessons HERE.
Cost will be $40 per student per week, for a total cost of $480. Billing will be done through Incidental Billing in the Family Portal.
Students may sign up for ONE of the sessions below:
Session 1 (12 weeks) October 5 - January 11
Session 2 (12 weeks) March 8 to May 31
- Drama Club: Open to all upper campus students and will meet after school on Wednesdays from 2:30-3:30. Click HERE to sign-up!
Cheerleading Interest Form - We’re looking to gauge interest in cheer at both the upper and lower campuses with a grade 3-5 squad and a grade 6-8 squad! If your student is interested, please complete the form HERE. We are also in need of assistant coaches, so please complete the form if you would like to help out!
Chess, Checkers, and Cribbage Club - Still Looking for Coordinators! One of our students most favorite activities here at Saint Chris is the Chess, Checker, and Cribbage Club! On both campuses, the club meets weekly and offers a safe, low stress environment for children to learn and enjoy the games, while engaging in a social activity that is fun for all. We provide the games, but each campus is in need of a parent volunteer or two (or more!) to run this easy program. We are still looking for parent volunteers to get these programs up and running! Times and day of the week can be determined by parent volunteer availability. If interested, please contact Marta at [email protected]!
FIRST Lego League - We are looking for parent volunteers to coach our FIRST Lego League (FLL) team! This fun after school opportunity is open to students in grades 5 through 8 and runs from the beginning of school through the fall. The group would meet in a dedicated space at the upper campus. FLL “guides youth through STEM learning and exploration at an early age. From Discover, to Explore, and then to Challenge, students will understand the basics of STEM and apply their skills in an exciting competition while building habits of learning, confidence, and teamwork skills along the way.” If you are interested, please contact Mrs. Clarke at [email protected] as soon as possible.
UPDATED! Hot Lunch Volunteers Needed! While a few of our Hot Lunch volunteer shifts are full, we do not have enough volunteers on Wednesdays at the lower campus to run the program every week! Volunteers serve lunch one day a month on the day of the week of your choice. The Sign-Up Genius lists the exact dates that each team is scheduled. Volunteer hours at the lower campus are approximately from 11:15 AM to 1:15 PM and 10:10 AM to 12:30 PM at the upper campus.
- Please click HERE to see the lower campus Sign-Up Genius.
- The upper campus has one opening on Tuesdays. Please click HERE to volunteer!
NEW! Eagle Project underway! Beginning this weekend, construction will be underway on a 324 sq. foot brick walkway connecting the parish parking lot to the barn parking lot, making for safer and easier access to additional parking. The walkway will extend from the Pennell Center ramp, pass behind the grotto, and end at the pavement of the barn parking lot. Please avoid this area until the project is complete. This eagle scout project is the work of Ambrose Rockwell (BSA Troop 15, St. John Neumann) and work will continue through the weekend of October 8th. Donations toward the cost of materials are gratefully accepted and can be made out to Saint Christopher Parish with “Eagle Project” in the memo line, and brought to the parish office.
NEXT WEEK! St Christopher Parish Women’s Book Study - Ever feel like your beliefs are questioned or attacked? Have you ever tried to discuss God with someone, but struggled with what to say? This Fall we will be reading and discussing Brandon Vogt’s book, “What to Say and How to Say it,” which discusses what the Catholic church teaches in regards to several current hot topics and how to discuss them in a loving manner. We will be meeting in the Parish hall from 7:00 - 8:30 PM on several Tuesdays beginning September 27th through December 6th. Sign Up at https://tinyurl.com/StChrisWomen