NEW! Thank you! - Thank you to all those who donated to our Advent Service Project to collect pajamas for the Pass Along Project! Between the two campuses, we collected 214 pajama sets for children in foster care. Special thanks to Julie Vincent for coordinating the program and to Erin Varsalone, Alison Nardone, Emily Uong, and Lara Louis for their help!
Upcoming Calendar Notes --
- TODAY! Our last day of school before Christmas vacation will be Wednesday, December 20.
- Our first day back to school after Christmas vacation will be Wednesday, January 3.
- There will by NO After Care on Thursday, January 4 so teachers can enjoy their Christmas party! Please be sure to make other arrangements for your child if he/she usually attends After Care. Thank you!
- We will have NO school on Monday, January 15 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr Day.
UPDATED! Re-enrollment Reminder - January 15 will be here before you know it! All students must be re-enrolled by January 15 in order to guarantee a seat for the next school year. The enrollment packet can be found in the Family Portal of the “primary” parent under Enrollment/Reenrollment. Thank you for your prompt attention to this!
NEW! Wildcat Girls Christmas Basketball Tournament Needs Volunteers! This year we are extremely excited to host the 18th Annual Wildcat Girls Christmas Tournament. The 2023 tournament has 9 total teams all coming to Saint Chris to play basketball from December 27-29. This tournament is a great way to showcase our athletic programs, but also a great way to showcase our Saint Chris community. We are looking for some volunteer help to make this tournament run smoothly, and to best show off our school pride and community. If you are available to help out in any fashion, please look over the SignUp Genius page below for various volunteer opportunities. Volunteer positions include running the concession stand, collecting admission money, selling 50/50 raffle tickets, and keeping the official game book. To view the sign up opportunities, or to sign up, please click HERE.
Snow Days! The snow will be flying soon, so we want to remind everyone of how they will be informed of a snow day! Parents will receive a robocall and/or text message, as well as an email. In addition, any closures or delays will be posted on WMUR Channel 9 and 95.7 WZID, as well as the school Facebook page and Instagram.
Please note that our notification system is not foolproof….power and internet outages may interfere with delivery of the text messages and emails and we will post the information as soon as we are able. Thank you for your understanding!
Delayed Openings - Delayed openings are 2 hours. When there is a delayed opening, there is no school for the AM Pre-K. Paid Before Care will take place on both campuses starting at 8:30 AM. Lower campus doors open at 10:30 AM for regular drop-off and school starts at 10:50 AM. Upper campus doors are open for regular drop-off at 9:30 AM and school starts at 9:55 AM.
Father-Daughter Dance Photos - Looking for photos from our Father-Daughter Dance? You can find them HERE!
NEW! Auction Committee Meeting - The next meeting of the Auction Committee will be Wednesday, January 10 at 7:00 PM at the upper campus. Plans are moving into high gear as we plan for our 20th Anniversary event…please join us!
NEW! End of 2nd Quarter - Grades will close for the 2nd quarter on both campuses on Friday, January 12. Report cards will be issued on Friday, January 19.
NEW! Martin Luther King Day - We will have NO school on Monday, January 15 in observance of Martin Luther King Day.
NEW! STEM Committee Meeting - The STEM Committee will be meeting at 7:00 PM on January 18 at the upper campus. It’s not too late to get involved in planning STEM oriented activities for our students!
Kid Trivia Night - Does your child have random information taking up space in his or her head? Students in grades 5-8 are invited to come show us what they know at SCA's very first Kid's Trivia Night on January 12, 2024 from 6:30-8:00 pm in the LC church hall. Students are invited to make teams of 6. We encourage students to make teams that are multi-grade level and to include people who have varying skill sets. The cost is FREE. Students bring their own snacks and water…Miss Nott and Mrs. Lowry will provide the questions and prizes. We are capping it at 8 teams of 6. To make it fair, it will be a first come first serve sign up through sign up genius. Click HERE to add your student's team!
Lower Campus Chess, Checkers and Cribbage Club - The lower campus Chess, Checkers, and Cribbage Club is going strong! Students are learning and perfecting their skills and having a great time! Many of the students are particularly excited to learn the game of cribbage in addition to chess, and Mrs. Morrell has volunteered to teach them this fun math-oriented game. Therefore, we will be alternating chess and cribbage weeks for the foreseeable future. The schedule for the next two months will be:
Cribbage:
January 22
January 25
Chess:
January 8
January 29
It’s not too late to join the club! It meets on Monday morning at 7:30 AM. Students should enter through the Before Care entrance and check in with the teacher on duty before proceeding to Mrs. Hickey’s classroom for the club.
Upper Campus Chess Club - We are thrilled that we can now also offer Chess Club at the upper campus! The club will meet on Monday morning every other week from 7:00 - 7:30 in the music room. Students should enter school through the cafeteria doors. The next meeting will take place on Monday, January 22!
NEW! Date Change for Hot Lunch Ordering for February - Due to a delay in setting the menu during the holiday rush, ordering for February’s Hot Lunch not open until Friday, January 5th on Boonli.com. The deadline for ordering will remain at midnight on January 15.
Academy Annual Appeal - Our Saint Christopher Academy Annual Appeal is underway! The Annual Appeal is the second of our three school-wide fundraisers and all funds STAY at Saint Chris to directly benefit our students. Donations to the Annual Appeal can be made by sending a check into school, or by donating online HERE. Our goal for this year’s Annual Appeal is $80,000…our donations stand at $17,366. Please join us in reaching this important goal!
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Auction Sponsor! Thank you to these fabulous businesses for their Auction sponsorship:
Presenting Sponsor
Gold Sponsor
Silver Sponsor
Bronze Sponsor
Kevin Brown '99 - the Knights of Columbus Insurance
Heads or Tails Sponsor
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Hot Lunch Volunteers - Thank you to our fabulous Hot Lunch volunteers! The schedule for the next week is:
Wednesday, December 20
LC: Olga Usyk, Amanda Vargas, Parissa Khayami
UC: Heather McCorry, Nadra Bell
Wednesday, January 3
LC: Jennifer Villada, Liz Guillmette
UC: Rocio Spencer, Becky Kosterman
Thursday, January 4
LC: Athena Chisholm, Melissa Richardson
UC: Lucilene Foppa, NEED A VOLUNTEER
Friday, January 5
LC: Erin Sarette, Jen Liba, Cassy Vachon, Stephen Carroll
UC: Karla Hall, Nadra Bell
Monday, January 8
LC: Robin DeGrandis, Erik Smith
UC: Carrie Ayers, Marge Decato
Tuesday, January 9
LC: Tina Bruno, Andrew Ciardelli
UC: Teresa Carlton, NEED A VOLUNTEER
Lower Campus NEW Hot Lunch Schedule - A quick reminder to all lower campus Hot Lunch volunteers that we have a new schedule starting in January. A copy was emailed to volunteers on November 30. If you did not receive a copy, please email Marta at [email protected]. If you need a substitute, please contact the others from your original
Popcorn Poppers: Our popcorn poppers for the first week of January are:
LC: Louis Cardinale, Stacy Cardinale, Caroline Belt
UC: Tara Canaway, Melissa Szymansky, Daliana Spencerl
Upcoming School Masses - 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 next month is:
January 11 - Upper campus Mass
January 18 - Lower campus (grades 3-5) Mass
January 24 - Upper campus Mass
January 29 - Upper AND lower campus Masses to kickoff Catholic Schools Week
SAINT CHRISTOPHER PARISH NEWS
Parish Christmas Mass Schedule: School families are cordially invited to attend any of the upcoming Christmas season masses:
COMMUNITY NEWS
Confirmation Prep at Immaculate Conception Parish - If your child is baptized, has received First Reconciliation, is in (at least) Grade 3, and has been enrolled in his/her 2nd year of Faith Formation (or attending Catholic School), he/she is eligible to receive Confirmation/First Eucharist in the Spring of 2024 at Immaculate Conception Parish in Nashua. Registration deadline is January 1, 2024. To register, please go to www.iccnashuanh.org.
Happy Hearts Day Care - Happy Hearts Daycare, located across the street from the lower campus at 12 Cushing Ave., has a few openings for extended care. The hours are 6:30 to 8:30 AM and 3:00 to 5:30 PM. They accommodate students on snow days, two hour delay, early release, no school days (except for the major holidays) and even if there is a power outage :) They also provide care on the Christmas, February and April vacation weeks. If interested, please call...603-321-9320.
