NEW! Thank You! Oh what a week it’s been already as we prepare for our Drama Club production of Willy Wonka, Jr.! Many thanks to our students, parents, and staff who are working so hard on preparing the production during this week’s Tech Week! It’s going to be a fabulous show…be sure to check it out:
Willy Wonka Jr. – Step into a world of pure imagination with our Drama Club's upcoming production of Willy Wonka Jr.! Performances will take place THIS Friday, April 14 at 7:00 pm and Saturday, April 15 at 2:00 pm at the upper campus gym. Drama Club students in grades 3 to 8 have been working hard to prepare this amazing show and can't wait to share it with you! Click HERE for ticket prices, seating notes, and more!
Shuttle Bus – We are also excited to announce that Bishop Guertin will be providing a shuttle bus between the lower and upper campuses for the Friday night production of Willy Wonka Jr! Parking around the upper campus can be a challenge for these big events, so make life easy for yourself and park in the big back lot at the lower campus! The shuttle bus will begin pick ups at 6:00 pm in the bus drop-off on Brookline Street next to the lower campus building, will drop off at the upper campus, and will return to the lower parking lot to pick up more guests! After the show, the bus will return guests to the lower campus . Thank you BG!
Walking to the show: It looks like the weather is going to be fabulous on Friday night…families should feel free to park at the lower campus and walk over to the upper campus! The walk is an easy half mile stroll through a lovely North end neighborhood.
NEW! Lower Campus Field Day! Our annual lower campus Field Day is right around the corner! We need many volunteers to make this favorite student event a success! Please use the Sign Up Genius HERE to help with food items, set up and breakdown shifts and classroom helpers. More details will be sent as we get closer to the event. Thank you! For any questions, please contact Mrs. Beauregard at [email protected].
Auction Video - Did you see the amazing video that got our Auction party started? Created by talented alumna Natalie Sheehy “14, the video captures what makes our school great…from the perspective of our students! Check it out HERE!
THIS WEEK! Silver Knights Education Day Tickets Deadline - It’s time to order tickets for the field trip to the Silver Knights on May 31st! Students in grades 1-6 brought home a packet last Wednesday with an order form for student tickets and a permission slip. Both must be completed and returned to school with a $6.00 fee by THIS Friday, April 21 for all grade 1 to 6 students who will be attending the baseball game. Please note that students who do not choose to attend this field trip will need to stay home from school on May 31.
Parents are welcome to join us at the game also! The Silver Knights have reserved 30 parent seats for us. Tickets must be purchased through the Silver Knights by using the link HERE and the group password EDUCATION. Parent tickets are on a first come, first served basis through the Silver Knights website. No parent tickets will be available from the school.
NEXT WEEK! Vocation Day SignUp Genius - Our Vocation Day next Tuesday, April 18 is fast approaching! For the 31st consecutive year, we will welcome priests, nuns, brothers, deacons, and lay people to both campuses to discuss their religious vocations. Our theme this year is “Spring into Faith.” The morning will start with a mass for all students on both campuses and a brunch for our honored guests. Later, the lower campus will complete a special craft. Volunteer assistance is needed for all parts of the day…please see the SignUp Genius HERE to see how you can help!
CORRECTION! 4th Quarter Progress Reports - 4th quarter progress reports for students on both campuses will not be distributed on Friday, April 21....they will be distributed on May 5th!
NEW! Family BBQ - It’s time to start planning our annual All Saint Chris Academy BBQ! All families are invited to this fun and FREE gathering on Friday, May 26 from 5:30 - 7:00 PM! The event will be held in the field behind the upper campus building (or inside the upper campus if we have rain again this year!) Plans include a ton of FREE food and a DJ. To help us plan, we have two requests:
- We are in need of parents to help with the planning and execution of the BBQ! We will hold a one-time, very short meeting on Wednesday, May 3rd at 7:00 PM in the upper campus cafeteria. (Enter through the cafeteria doors at the far end of the school.) All parents are invited!
- To help us plan and purchase enough food, we'd like to get a preliminary count on attendees. If you think that you and your family will be attending, please complete the anonymous form HERE by May 3. THANKS!
NEW! Lower Campus Library News - Birthday Books: If you would like to purchase a birthday book for your student this year, please send Mrs. Noon an email or a note by April 21st to allow plenty of time for the book to be delivered and processed. If you have more than one student, feel free to get their birthday books at the same time! For more information on the birthday book program find it HERE. We have added over 50 new books to the library this year, thanks to our families donating to the Birthday Book Program. Thank you for your generosity!
Freeeee Daylilies! Spring has sprung…and so have the daylilies in the beds along the front of the lower campus building! We have been working on cleaning up those areas for the past year, including pulling out many of the daylilies and other plants that overwhelm the bushes during the summer. But, like daylilies often do, they have come back yet again! We welcome any families who would like to add these lovely plants to their garden to come on by and dig out as many as they would like from the beds right up against the front of the school. All we ask is that you pull them up carefully and smooth over the spot where you pull them from. These are your typical New England orange daylilies and will add a great pop of color to your summer garden!
Lower Campus After Care Phone Number - Parents who use the lower campus After Care program are reminded that they can contact the After Care staff directly after school hours at 603-438-4735.
8th Grade Helen J. Horan Scholarship Applications – Applications for the Helen J. Horan Scholarship for graduating 8th grade students are now being accepted. This scholarship provides support to a deserving Saint Christopher Academy 8th grade student who plans to continue his or her education at a Catholic high school next year. Established by the late Father Denis Horan in loving memory of his sister Helen, the Helen J. Horan Scholarship is the top award for our graduating students and will be awarded at the Baccalaureate Dinner on June 1st. The deadline for applications is May 5. Please see the description HERE for qualifications and other important information.
Summerbook Summer Skills Workbooks - – A copy of the catalog of Summer Books was sent home last week with students in grades Pre-K through 7. Summer Books offer a 10-week summer review for students entering Kindergarten through Grade 8. Books may be ordered individually by phone, online or by mail. Please do not send order forms into school. Saint Chris strongly recommends that students complete summer work in addition to summer reading assignments!
April Vacation - Not that your kids will EVER let you forget, but here’s a reminder that we will be closed from April 24 to April 28 for our annual April vacation!
THIS WEEK! FINAL Hot Lunch Ordering – Hot Lunch ordering for May is open on Booli.com through April 15. Hot Lunch will end on Friday, May 26 on both campuses. This is the last Hot Lunch ordering period for the school year! As of Tuesday, May 30, all students on both campuses must bring a bag lunch through the end of the year!
Earth Day Free Dress - On Friday, April 21, we will mark Earth Day with a Free Dress Day on both campuses! Some classes will be involved in a campus clean-up and several others will be planting flowers, so it makes sense to wear something a little more casual than our regular uniforms! Students must follow our Free Dress guidelines.
CMC Heart & Hands Scholarship – The CMC Heart & Hands Scholarship is presented to two students entering grades 7-12 in a diocesan Catholic school who have made a significant contribution or impact in their community. Learn more about the eligibility requirements and how to apply at www.catholicnh.org/scholarships. The deadline is May 5 for all applications.
ENDS THIS WEEK! 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 jar on the counter 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. The deadline for donations is THIS Friday, April 21!
End of the Year Dates - The end of the school year may seem like a long way away, but it will come quickly! Please put the important dates below on your calendar! (Note: Specific student dress code requirements for Field Day, Baccalaureate Mass & Dinner, Convocation, and Graduation will be shared with applicable parents in the next few weeks.)
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
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 unless otherwise noted. The schedule for the remainder of the year is:
April 18 - Upper campus Vocation Day @ 8:15 am
April 18 - Lower campus Vocation Day @ 9:15 am
May 2 - Lower campus May Crowning @ 9:00 am
May 2 - Upper campus, followed by May Crowning
May 9 - Lower campus (Note: this is a change from May 8)
May 18 - Ascension - both campuses
May 24 - Upper campus
May 30 - Lower campus
June 7 - Upper campus
Hot Lunch Volunteers - Thank you to our fabulous Hot Lunch volunteers! The schedule for the next week is:
Thursday, April 13
LC: Sarah Daughtery, Tina Bruno, Julie Vincent, Sadie Presenti
UC: Nadra Bell, NEED A SUB VOLUNTEER
Friday, April 14
LC: Amelia Mickles, Ashley Curreri, Katie Shrieves
UC: Jaclyn Leonardi, Lisa Blanchard
Monday, April 17
LC: Sadie Presenti, Alex Sullivan, Erin Sarette
UC: Nadra Bell, Paul Schibbelhute
Tuesday, April 18
LC: Sadie Presenti, Andrea Rugg, Sarah Colon, Amanda Coan
UC: Kathy Maynard, Sue-Ellen Maher
Wednesday, April 19
LC: Sadie Presenti, Elona Cook, Katie Osborn, Erica Lilley
UC: Sasha Shaplyko, Nadra Bell
NEW! Upper Campus Hot Lunch Volunteer Needed – We have a volunteer opening for tomorrow’s upper campus Hot Lunch program! If you can help out, please send Marta an email at [email protected]. Thanks!
Popcorn Poppers: Andrea Rugg and Becky Kosterman will be our popcorn poppers extraordinaire this week!
NEW! PAL Gate City Striders Track and Field – The youth track & field program is a program offered by the Nashua Police Athletic League (PAL) and Gate City Striders (GCS) for boys and girls ages 7 through 12, who are interested in competing in track and field events. Middle school and High school athletes under 18 are invited to participate at the conclusion of their school track & field season. It includes twice-weekly coached workouts - Mondays and Thursdays from 6:00pm - 7:00pm (the website has the end time listed at 7:30pm - 7:00pm is the correct end time) - beginning May 1st and running through June 29th at Nashua High School South and Pennichuck Middle School (details will be emailed). Runners can also choose to participate in the USATF Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships in June (optional). Click HERE to sign up!
NEW! Camps Bernadette and Fatima - For over seventy years, children from all over the country and world have attended Camp Bernadette for girls and Camp Fatima for boys. Located in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire, the Diocese of Manchester’s camps continue to provide opportunities for children between the ages of five and fifteen years old to develop personally and grow spiritually. Families searching for meaningful summer activities choose Bernadette and Fatima for their traditional summer camp experiences within a Catholic environment. Campers spend two weeks living in cabins while enjoying the lake, competing in sporting events, conquering the ropes courses, and participating in faith formation activities and the sacraments. This unique programing enables campers to have fun and grow in faith, confidence, and friendship. NH Catholic school students are eligible for 15% off tuition. Camp Bernadette is 98% full and Camp Fatima is 75% full for the summer, so register today to secure your spot! If you have any questions, please contact Andrew Thibault: [email protected] 603-931-5500 x114. More information and registration can be found HERE.
