NEW! Thank You! Thank you to Miss Wefers and Emily Uong for their assistance with our lower campus Yearbook group photos today!
NEW! Upper Campus Only! NJHS Spirit Week: March 27 - March 31 –
Monday: Country vs. Country Club - $2
Tuesday: High School/College Day - $2
Wednesday: Sports - $2
Thursday: Twin/Triplet Day - $2
Friday: Pajama Day - $2
Students will give money to their advisory teacher. Students can pay per day or for the whole week ($10)! The NJHS is excited to raise money towards their 8th grade school dance as well as to donate to a local charity. The students voted to donate 50% of the money raised during Spirit Week to Stepping Stones. Stepping Stones is a homeless shelter located in Nashua. Stepping Stones opened their doors in 2020 and they provide supportive services to youth facing homelessness in the Greater Nashua Area.
NEXT WEEK! Spring Portraits - As parents were notified last week, the date for the Spring Portraits by O’Connor Studios has been changed to March 28 due to yesterday’s Nor’easter. Spring Portraits for lower campus students only. This is a one-time event, so there are no retakes for absent students.
Only students who have paid for photos will go to the photographer to have a picture taken. As with fall portraits, each student was given a unique access code for ordering. O'Connor Studios sent parents an email message with a link for online ordering. Paper order envelopes also went home yesterday. Both include your student's unique access code. If you are interested in having your student's spring portrait taken, you may place an order online or use the paper envelope. Students purchasing pictures should bring their online receipt or their completed envelope to school for picture day.*
This is a Dress UP Day! All lower campus students may dress up instead of wearing the uniform, regardless of whether they're getting a spring portrait!
*Any parent who did not receive an envelope or an email with an access code may call O'Connor Studios at (978) 640-6250 to place an order before picture day.
NEW! 3rd Quarter Report Cards - Report cards for the 3rd quarter on both campuses will be released next Thursday, March 30.
NEW! Easter No School Dates - Easter will be here before you know it! Please remember that we have several no school dates surrounding Easter Sunday. There will be an early release on Thursday, April 6, with the upper campus releasing at 11:30 and the lower campus releasing at noon. We will also have no school on Good Friday, April 7 and Easter Monday, April 10.
YEARBOOK GROUP PHOTOS - We are taking group activity/club photos for the yearbook at the upper campus on Tuesday, April 4.All students should come to school in the regular uniform on those days. NOTE: 7th grade students who have gym on Tuesday afternoon should wear the regular uniform but may change into the gym uniform before class.
Lower Campus Front Drop-off - With the extra snow in street, we ask that lower campus parents who drop off in the front of the school to PLEASE remember:
- Do not get out of your car while pulled up to the front of the school. This creates a dangerous line of cars to back-up behind you. If your child needs extra time getting out of the car, or if you need to assist him or her, please pull around to the back of the school and park in the back parking lot.
- Do not park on the opposite side of the street and ask your child to run across the street. Children are hard to see among the cars and are at great risk of being hit by cars speeding down the street! Always approach the school from Manchester St. We would much rather have your child be a few minutes late than get hit by a car!
- Do not pull up to the school side of the street if you are traveling in the opposite direction. This is illegal, very dangerous, and creates confusion and danger for other drivers.
Lower Campus Nashua Riders Pickup – Those who pick up lower campus students in the upper parking lot (Nashua riders) are reminded that they should follow the arrows on the parking lot at all times.
Lenten Service Project- In this season of Lent, in addition to prayer and fasting, we make a particular effort to "give alms," and donate to those who are less fortunate. This year we are focusing our efforts on the Saint Patrick Day Cafe in downtown Nashua. The volunteers at the Day Cafe open the Saint Patrick Parish Center each morning to provide an oasis of calm and dignity to those who don't often find it. They provide a peaceful and safe space where those who live on the street can have a few hours of respite from the elements, enjoy a cup of coffee and snack, engage in conversation, and be seen as a child of God. Their work is entirely funded by donations. We would ask that our lower campus students please "give alms" by donating funds in the St. Vincent de Paul poor box in the lobby at school. All funds will be used for the purchase of the particular coffee, creamer, sweeteners, and snacks used by the Day Cafe.
We would also like our friends served by the Day Cafe to know the joy of Easter. Our upper campus students will be donating items for Easter gift bags that will be distributed to Day Cafe guests. To ensure we can create what we need, a sign up can be found HERE. If upper campus families prefer to make a monetary donation, they may send check or cash in an envelope to Lorrice Bedard. Thank you for your generous support of this worthwhile ministry.
NEW! Spring Sports at the Upper Campus - Tryouts start next week for baseball and softball at the upper campus. Track and field is still finalizing a coach, but there will be practices starting next week. For all the details and schedules, please click HERE.
2023-2024 Tuition/Financial Aid - As noted in the email sent to parents this morning, we are delayed in posting financial aid awards for the 2023-2024 school year to parent accounts. We are working on completing this as quickly as possible. In the meantime, parents who have applied for financial aid should log in to their FACTS account through the Family Portal and be sure that ALL required documentation has been uploaded. We are unable to make financial aid awards to any incomplete application. For questions, please contact Shauan Hein at [email protected] or 603-882-7442, ext. 212.
NH Education Freedom Accounts and Education Tax Credit Scholarship Applications Open - The Children’s Scholarship Fund has announced that applications for the Education Freedom Account awards and Education Tax Credit Scholarship for the 2023-2024 school year are now open HERE. All parents who apply for Saint Christopher Academy financial aid are required to apply for these scholarships.
THIS WEEK! No School - Please note that there will be NO school THIS Friday, March 24 so that teachers can participate in the Diocesan professional development being offered that day.
Silver Knights Education Day - We are excited to announce that our grade 1 through 6 students will be attending the Silver Knights Education Game on Wednesday, May 31! Parents will also be given the opportunity to purchase tickets and attend with us. More details on ticket prices and other arrangements will be forthcoming in April!
End of the Year Dates - The end of the school year may seem like a long way away, but it will come quickly! We have scheduled the following important dates and events:
NEW! Friday, May 19
- Lower campus Field Day
Friday, May 26
- Family BBQ at the upper campus (all current families invited!)
Thursday, June 1
- 5:00 PM – 8th grade Baccalaureate Mass at St. Christopher Parish (graduate and two parents only)
- 6:30 PM - 8th grade dinner at the upper campus (graduate and two parents only)
Tuesday, June 6
- Last day of school for 5th and 8th grade students
- 5:30 PM - 5th grade Convocation at the upper campus
Friday, June 9
- Early Release and final day of school for grades PreK to 4, 6 & 7
- 7:00 PM - 8th grade Graduation at the upper campus
Recognizing Excellence Award Nominations - Nominations for the 2023 Diocese of Manchester’s Teacher of the Year and Clergy of the Year awards are now open!
- Teacher of the Year Award - The New Hampshire Catholic School Teacher of the Year views Catholic education not only as a profession, but as a vocation of service to students and to the greater Church. A practicing Catholic active in his or her faith, the award recipient brings a joyful witness to his or her ministry that inspires students to not only achieve academically, but to put their skills and knowledge to good use creating the Kingdom of God on Earth. Submit a nomination HERE.
- Clergy of the Year Award – The recipient of the Spirit of St. John Vianney Award is a member of the clergy who similarly provides inspirational support for Catholic education in the diocese. The faithful witness that the recipient of the Spirit of St. John Vianney award provides is inspirational to students as they go on to eventually discern their vocation in life. Submit a nomination HERE.
School Mass Schedule - All parents are invited to attend our weekly school masses! Parents must enter through the front door of each campus facility, sign in, and receive a nametag to attend. All masses are at 9:45 AM on both campuses. The schedule for March and April is:
March 29 - Lower campus
April 3 - Lower campus
April 12 - Upper campus
April 18 - Lower campus Vocation Day
Lower Campus Stations of the Cross - 5th grade will be presenting Stations of the Cross on the Fridays of Lent. Parents are welcome to attend this short (approximately 20 minutes) observation of the stations and should come through the school and sign in prior to going to the church. The schedule is:
- Friday, March 31 - 2:15 PM
Hot Lunch Volunteers - Thank you to our fabulous Hot Lunch volunteers! The schedule for the next week is:
Thursday, March 23
LC: Tina Bruno, Sadie Presenti, Lori Gordon
UC: Katie Osborn, Nadra Bell
Friday, March 24
LC: No School
UC: No School
Monday, March 27
LC: Lisa Censabella, Sadie Presenti, Alison Nardone, Stacy Driessen
UC: Carrie Ayers, Marge Decato
Tuesday, March 28
LC: Tina Bruno, Sadie Presenti, John Lynch, Anju Kurian
UC: Emily Uong, Luci Foppa
Wednesday, March 29
LC: Sarah Colon, Sadie Presenti, Liz Siracusa, Beth Kreick
UC: Elona Cook, Nadra Bell
Popcorn Poppers: No school this Friday, so no popcorn poppers this week!
Nashua Youth Football and Cheer - Registration is now open for Nashua Youth Football and Cheer! Nashua is served by the Nashua Elks Crusaders and Nashua PAL Force. Both programs offer cheer, flag football, and tackle football for ages 5-14. If you live in the Nashua High School South district, please visit www.nashuaelkscrusaders.com for more information. If you live in the Nashua High School North district, please visit www.nashuapalforce.com. The season begins on July 31st and we look forward to seeing you!
St. Christopher Parish Lenten Schedule –Saint Christopher Parish has created a rich schedule of programs, masses, rosaries, and confessions to help us deepen our faith during the holy season of Lent. All school families are welcome and encouraged to attend any and all of these Lenten activities!
NEW! Holy Week Schedule - St. Christopher Parish invites families to join them for Holy Week and Easter! Please see the schedule below:
