NEW! Thank you! - Thank you to our After Care parents for making alternative arrangements last Thursday so that teachers and staff could enjoy their after-Christmas celebration! Great fun was had by all!
NEXT WEEK! Martin Luther King Jr Day - Don’t forget! We will have NO school on this coming Monday, January 15 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr Day.
IMPORTANT DEADLINE! Re-enrollment Reminder - All students must be re-enrolled by this coming Monday, 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! Students who are not enrolled by Monday are not guaranteed a seat for the 2024-2025 school year. Several classes are in great demand by new students and seats will be limited!
UPDATED! Snow Days and 2 Hour Delays! When there is a snow day or two hour delay, we attempt to notify parents in the following ways:
- robocall and/or text message (UPDATED information below!)
- posting on WMUR Channel 9 and 95.7 WZID
- posting on school Facebook and Instagram accounts
Please note that our notification system is not foolproof….technology glitches and power/internet outages during storms may occasionally interfere with delivery of one or all notifications. Please consider ANY notification that you receive from the school (either directly to you or as a social media posting on a Saint Chris account) as an official notification. Thank you for your understanding!
Text Message Update - After January 15, all text messages from the school Parent Alert system will come from 317065. This is a new short code, so to ensure that you receive text alerts, please text START to 317065 from EACH mobile device listed in your family record in Renweb. If you have previously opted out of text messages from the school, you will need to opt-out again by texting STOP to 317065. By providing your consent, you are enrolling in Saint Christopher Academy's Parent Alert system. You may opt out of text messages by texting STOP to 317065 at any time. Please note that message and data rates may apply and subscription to the alerts is not required by the school. Please review the FACTS Parent Alert Privacy Policy HERE.
NEW! Gym Day Reminder - Please remember that on gym days on both campuses, students should be wearing sneakers. If they are wearing boots or other shoes to school, they need to bring a pair of sneakers to change for gym class. Boots and other non-athletic footwear are not appropriate for gym classes. Thank you!
NEW! Campus Ministry News - Campus Ministry at the upper campus will be visiting Aynsley Place next Tuesday, January 16 at 3:00 PM to visit with residents. All upper campus students are invited to participate! See Ms. Thompson for more information.
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.
NEW! STEM Day Speakers - Are you in a STEM field? Would you like to share your love of or experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math? We have begun planning for this year’s STEM Day, to be held on May 16. We are looking for speakers to present to students about their interest and/or careers in any STEM-related field, whether as a professional or hobbyist. Presentations will be approximately 20-30 minutes in length. If you are interested in speaking, please email Carol Fiore at [email protected].
TONIGHT! Auction Committee Meeting - The next meeting of the Auction Committee will TONIGHT, 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!
THIS WEEK! End of 2nd Quarter - Grades will close for the 2nd quarter on both campuses THIS Friday, January 12. Report cards will be issued next Friday, January 19.
NEW! Free Throw Competition – The Knights of Columbus at St Elizabeth Seton in Bedford will be hosting their annual Basketball Free Throw Competition on Sunday, January 21 2024 beginning with FREE registration at 2:00 pm in the St Elizabeth Seton Activity Center located on 190 Meetinghouse Rd in Bedford. All boys and girls, ages 9 through 14 are eligible to participate. IMPORTANT: all participants must bring their birth certificate for proof of required age as of January 1, 2024. Winners will be awarded a trophy in each category and the first place winner in each category will be eligible to participate in the KofC State Competition (date/location TBD). Any questions please contact Mark Rioux at 603.714.8030 or [email protected]
NEXT WEEK! STEM Committee Meeting - The STEM Committee will be meeting at 7:00 PM on Thursday, January 18 at the upper campus. It’s not too late to get involved in planning STEM oriented activities for our students!
THIS WEEK! 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!
NEW! Upper Campus Art Installation at NCC - Does your upper campus student have Art Class on Mondays? Then they currently have artwork on display at Nashua Community College! (If your upper campus student has Art Class on Tuesdays, theirs is on display outside the Cafeteria at Upper Campus) Please click on the link HERE to see a description of their work.
You can join Mrs. Fessenden at the NCC Open House on Wednesday, March 6th from 5-7 PM to view the artwork. To see the artwork during the NCC Open House, the main entrance at Streeter Hall (facing 101A) is the easiest way in the building. And the best way to describe the work is just “next to the atrium”.
You can also see the artwork outside the Open House hours by contacting Christina Forbes at the NCC in advance. Her email is [email protected] and her phone number is 603-578-8900, extension 1523. Due to security regulations at the NCC, drop-in visits are not possible.
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
February 5
Chess:
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! Hot Lunch Ordering for February - Hot Lunch ordering for February is now open through midnight on Monday, January 15. Please place your order as soon as possible to avoid any technical issues. Thanks!
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Auction Sponsor! Thank you to these fabulous businesses for their Auction sponsorship:
Presenting Sponsor
Gold Sponsor
Wanderlust Therapeutic Services
Silver Sponsor
Nashua Cosmetic & Restorative Dentistry
Bronze Sponsor
Kevin Brown '99 - the Knights of Columbus Insurance
NEW! Family Chiropractic of Merrimack and Wellness Center
Heads or Tails Sponsor
Linen Sponsor
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!
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!!
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 11
LC: Courtney Duran, Beth Kreick
UC: Susette Parks, NEED A VOLUNTEER
Friday, January 12
LC: Jenna Richardson, Natalie Boldeia, Jamie Viveiros
UC: Tarrah Ledoux, Nadra Bell
Monday, January 15
LC: NO SCHOOL
UC: NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, January 16
LC: Tina Bruno, Stephen Carroll
UC: Emily Uong, NEED A VOLUNTEER
Wednesday, January 17
LC: Alex Sullivan, Amanda Vargas
UC: Paul Schibbelhute, NEED A VOLUNTEER
NEW! Hot Lunch Substitutes Needed - We are in need of hot lunch volunteer sub for the following dates:
LC: February 8 and April 11
UC: February 5 and March 11
Popcorn Poppers: Our popcorn poppers for this Friday are:
LC: Andrea Rugg, Amy Milinazzo, Emily Rodriguez
UC: Rachel Ricker, Stephanie Ellison, Ram Mandell
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:
UPDATED! January 10 - Upper campus Mass (there will be no Mass on January 11)
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