NEW! Thank you! - Thank you SO much to all of our parents for their incredible generosity to our faculty and staff for Christmas! We are so blessed to have such a supportive community who recognizes the hard work and dedication of all those in the school! The treats, gifts, cards, letters, and more were MUCH appreciated!
Important Upcoming Calendar Notes --
- TOMORROW! There will by NO After Care TOMORROW, 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.
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!
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.
NEW! Nurse Request for Parents and Staff - Please remember to inform our school nurses about all student and staff illness, particularly the flu, strep throat, or COVID. It is important for the nurses to have this knowledge so that they may track illness rates in the school and take necessary precautions to keep our student and staff population healthy. Mrs. Sheehan at the lower campus can be reached at [email protected] or ext. 509 and Mrs. Danielson can be reached at [email protected] or ext. 307.
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!
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.
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!
THIS WEEK! 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 will not open until THIS FRIDAY, January 5th on Boonli.com. The deadline for ordering will remain at midnight on January 15.
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Auction Sponsor! Thank you to these fabulous businesses for their Auction sponsorship:
Presenting Sponsor
Gold Sponsor
NEW! Wanderlust Therapeutic Services
Silver Sponsor
NEW! Nashua Cosmetic & Restorative Dentistry
Bronze Sponsor
Kevin Brown '99 - the Knights of Columbus Insurance
Heads or Tails Sponsor
NEW! Auction Donations – Help us make the Auction a fun and exciting evening with the donation of an item for the silent or live auctions! Donations of new items are always needed and greatly appreciated. Feel free to reach out to friends, family, and local businesses too! You can find donation ideas or make a donation online HERE or simply bring your donation to either the upper or lower campus!
NEW! Class Baskets - Themed baskets are VERY popular at our event! In addition to the wonderful baskets donated by individuals and businesses, each grade (Pre-k to 8) is putting together a very special themed basket thanks to the donations of their families! To make a cash donation towards your child's class basket, please click HERE!!
NEW! Tickets - Formal invitations to the Auction will go out by the end of next week, but you can purchase tickets NOW to beat the rush! Tickets are $100 per person and include complimentary champagne, a drink ticket, a fabulous sit-down dinner, and night full of fun with your Saint Chris friends! All tickets MUST be purchased by March 1st as there will be no late tickets available. We expect this year’s Auction to be sold out early, so click HERE to purchase your tickets today!
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Hot Lunch Volunteers - Thank you to our fabulous Hot Lunch volunteers! The schedule for the next week is:
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
Wednesday, January 10
LC: Danielle Schuh, Stacy Driessen
UC: Sasha Shaplyko, Nadra Bell
THIS WEEK! Lower Campus NEW Hot Lunch Schedule - A quick reminder to all lower campus Hot Lunch volunteers that our new schedule starts THIS WEEK! 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 this Friday 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