NEW! Thank You! Extra special thanks today to the Nashua Police Department for the rousing welcome they gave our students this morning as they entered the lower campus! Members of the SWAT team and other officers lined the back stairs, while a large number of officers welcomed students along the front entry. Three students even received an extra special ride to school with the Police Chief and other officers, thanks to their parents’ winning bids during the Auction! Thank you to Chris Toomey and Tom Bolton for making this happen…it was a GREAT way to start our day!
NEXT WEEK! NEW! STEM Day Presenter Listing – Our STEM Day is coming up next Tuesday, May 16! We are excited to welcome STEM professionals in a variety of fields to speak to students on both campuses. To see the list of fabulous speakers, click HERE!
NEXT WEEK! STEM Fair - On the evening of Tuesday, May 16, families are invited to return to both campuses from 5:30 - 7:00 PM for the annual STEM Fair portion of the day to view student science projects on both campuses!
Employment Opportunities - We are currently interviewing for new faculty members to fill our open positions! Please spread the word! Preferred applicants should be practicing Catholics, hold an appropriate New Hampshire teaching certification (or be eligible for certification), and be ready to embrace our school mission of developing students who lead by example and live their lives with integrity and in service to God and others. Candidates may read more about our open positions and apply by clicking HERE!
Congratulations - Upper Campus Honor Roll! Congratulations to all of our upper campus scholars who earned a spot on the Honor Roll for the 3rd quarter! You can see the list HERE!
UPDATED! NEXT WEEK! Lower Campus Field Day! The lower campus Field Day is coming up next Friday, May 19th. Here's a few key details you'll need about the day:
- Students should wear a t-shirt in their grade level color with school appropriate bottoms and sneakers.
- PreK - Yellow
- K - Purple
- Grade 1 - Green
- Grade 2 - White
- Grade 3 - Orange
- Grade 4 - Blue
- Grade 5 - Gray
- Hot lunch will be served early that day before we start the walk to the park around 12:25.
- Grade parent volunteers will need to stop by the front desk to check in and get a visitor pass before proceeding to their child's classroom between 12:00 and 12:15. They will assist with walking the students down to the park, actively assisting in directing games/activities with the students and walking them back to the school. Expected time to start walking back to school is 2:30. Schedule and station descriptions will be emailed next week.
- All other volunteers and donation items - please confirm times and locations using the SignUp Genius link below.
- Each grade will participate in 3 stations (1 being water based) along with a Fun Run. All activities will be outdoors and potentially in the sun/other weather elements. Bug spray and sunscreen should be applied before coming to school.
- At the field, each child will be provided with a snack of water, Goldfish and a watermelon slice.
- VERY IMPORTANT - no child will be dismissed from the field. All children must be walked back to the school and be dismissed from there. Estimated time to return to school is by 2:45.
We are still in need of watermelons and grade 5 parent volunteers. Please see the SignUp Genius HERE!
Contact Mrs. Beauregard with questions. [email protected]
NEW! Upper Campus Lacrosse - There will be lacrosse practice for both the boys and girls teams tomorrow afternoon at Artillery Park field located directly behind Holman Stadium. Both practices will run from 3:15-4:30 PM. Students who are interested in attending practice will walk to the field as a group and then need to be picked up from the field and not from Saint Chris afterwards.
Both the boys and girls lacrosse programs are open to anybody regardless of experience. It is recommended that if you have your own equipment to please bring it with you for practice.
If there are any questions or if you are looking for additional information, please email Ryan Farris at [email protected].
Family BBQ - The Saint Chris Family BBQ will be here soon! 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.
NEW! BBQ Help Needed - Our BBQ Committee needs a few volunteers, food and equipment donations for the big night! Please view the SignUp Genius HERE to see how you can help!
NEW! Shuttle Bus - Since we are using the back parking lot at the upper campus for the BBQ, parking will be VERY limited around the school. But fear not! Bishop Guertin will again be providing a shuttle bus from the parking lot at the lower campus to the upper campus. The shuttle will run all evening, so families can easily park at the lower campus, ride over to the upper campus, and return to their car when they are ready. Families are strongly encouraged to use this service!
NEW! Fine Arts Festival - Please join our choruses, band soloists, strings, and 3rd grade recorder students for the Spring Fine Arts Festival concert on Wednesday, May 24 at 7:00 PM in the gym at the upper campus. Artwork by many of our students will also be displayed!
NEW! Gym Tarp Help - The last two weeks of school are busy, busy, busy in the upper campus gym! To protect the floor, we are in need of a minimum of 8 volunteers to help Mr. Farris cover the gym floor with a tarp on the morning of Friday, May 26. Volunteers can be from either campus! If you can help from approximately 9:00-10:00 AM, please email Marta at [email protected]. Thanks!
Rising 6th Grade Parent Orientation - On Monday, May 22, parents of current 5th grade students are invited to attend a Rising 6th Grade Parent Orientation at 6:00 pm in the upper campus gym. This session will help parents prepare for the transition to the upper campus and answer common questions. Current 5th grade parents should also check their email for information on the upcoming 5th grade Convocation.
NEW! Upper Campus Art Work - Mrs. Krassowski would like to remind students and parents that all student artwork is ready for students to take home! It is located in the "Hall Gallery" between the Art Room and the Makerspace.
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!
NEW! Next Year’s Auction! We are excited to announce that we have reserved the date and picked the theme for next year’s Auction! In celebration of our 20th annual event, our theme will be “Saint Christopher Academy’s Roaring 20th Anniversary Auction” and it will take place on Saturday, March 16, 2024 at the Event Center at the Marriott Courtyard. We’ll be putting on the Ritz…it’s going to be the cat’s pajamas!
NEW! School Pinterest Page - Do you love Pinterest?! So do we…so we started our very own school Pinterest page HERE! The page features teacher favorites on a variety of topics of interest to our families, from family travel and fun, saints for kids, internet safety, math activities, handwriting skills, and more! The school board is being managed by Mrs. Presenti, so feel free to share any great pins with her that you think might help other parents! Her email is [email protected]. Happy pinning!
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:
May 18 - Ascension Mass - Upper Campus @ 9:45 AM
May 18 - Ascension Mass - Lower Campus @ 1:15 PM (Please note schedule change)
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, May 11
LC: Haddy Marte, Heather McCorry, Tina Bruno, Shannon Silva
UC: Nadra Bell, Marnie Gordon
Friday, May 12
LC: Jenna Richardson, Erin Varsalone, Natalie Boldeia
UC: Nadra Bell, Emily Uong
Monday, May 15
LC: Sadie Presenti, Susan Morton, Sarah Currid, Allison Cimon
UC: Elizabeth Cyran, Carol Cyran
Tuesday, May 16
LC: Sadie Presenti, Marnie Gordon, Irene Owuor
UC: Sue-Ellen Maher, Kathy Maynard
Wednesday, May 17
LC: Sadie Presenti, Greidy Medrano, Courtney Duran
UC: Becky Kosterman, Teresa Carlton
NEW! Lower Campus Hot Lunch Substitute Needed - Due to a schedule conflict, we are in need of a lower campus Hot Lunch sub on Tuesday, May 23rd. Please email Marta at [email protected] if you can step into this slot! Thank you!
Hot Lunch Ends - Don’t forget….Hot Lunch service ends on both campuses on Friday, May 26. All students must bring a lunch from home from May 30 through the end of school! There will be no “Forgotton Lunches” available. If a student does not bring a lunch, a parent will be called.
Popcorn Poppers: Alayna Zucchi and Laura Gehringer will be our popcorn poppers extraordinaire this week!
Vacation Bible School - Students entering grades kindergarten through 5 are invited to attend St. Christopher Parish’s Vacation Bible School on July 24 - 28! Check out the flyer below!
