NEW! Thank You - Many, many thanks to the wonderful donor who provided eclipse glasses for all of our students!
NEW! More Thank You’s - Jack Rugg would like to thank families for their support of his Food Drive to benefit the Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter. Saint Chris families donated approximately 200 lbs of food and Soup Kitchen personnel were very grateful! Special thanks to students Cameron, Christian, and Anna for their help in loading the food for transport!
NEW! 3rd Quarter Honor Roll - Congratulations to our upper campus scholars who achieved Honor Roll status for the third quarter! See the list HERE!
NEW! Confirmation Congratulations - We’d like to extend special congratulations to four of our students who received the sacraments of baptism, confirmation, and first communion at the Easter Vigil at St. Christopher Parish! May God continue to bless Daniel Ciardelli, Leo Escobar, Isabella Infante, and Sophia Escobar as they live their lives in the Catholic church!
THIS WEEK! Drama Club Production of Beauty and the Beast, Jr. - The award-winning animated film Beauty and the Beast comes to life in this beloved take on the classic fairytale in our Drama Club's upcoming production THIS Friday, April 12 at 7:00 pm and Saturday, April 13 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!
Online Tickets - Tickets for both performances of Beauty and the Beast, Jr. can be pre-purchased online HERE. Ticket options include:
- Adult Tickets - $10
- Students, aged 5-15 - $5 (under 5 free)
- Family, including 5+ in the same family - $35
- Multi-performance ticket for one adult - $12
IMPORTANT - You will receive an emailed receipt for the purchase of any online ticket purchase. THIS RECEIPT IS YOUR TICKET and must be presented for admission, either on your phone or in a printed copy.
At The Door Tickets - Tickets will also be available at the door on a cash only basis. Please note that we are unable to sell multi-performance tickets at the door. If you will be attending both performances, please purchase tickets online to receive the discounted price.
NEW! Eclipse Glasses Recycling - What a great day we had on Monday with the solar eclipse! Students spent the morning learning about eclipses and doing special activities, then viewed the event safely through their eclipse glasses donated by a generous donor. Since NH won’t see the next total solar eclipse until 2079, we felt it is important to find a way to recycle our glasses for students in other countries to have the same exciting experience! There will be collection boxes in the lobbies of both campuses through Friday, April 19. All glasses will be donated to Astronomers Without Borders for distribution to students and educators in locations throughout the world who will be experiencing solar eclipses in the near future. Thank you for helping us to help others!
NEW! Silver Knights Education Day Tickets - It’s time to order tickets for the field trip to the Silver Knights on June 4th! Students in grades 1-6 will bring home an order form for student tickets and a permission slip. Both must be completed and returned to school with a $7.00 fee by NEXT Friday, April 19 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 June 4.
Parents are welcome to join us at the game also! The Silver Knights have reserved a number of parent seats for us. Tickets must be purchased through the Silver Knights by using the link HERE and the group password SCA. Parent tickets are on a first come, first served basis through the Silver Knights website. No parent tickets will be available from the school.
NEW! Annual Year-End 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 24 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 it should rain) Plans include a ton of FREE food and a DJ. 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 1. THANKS!
NEW! Campus Ministry Update - Saint Chris Campus Ministry will be visiting the elderly at Aynsley Place (80 Lake Street) next week from 3:00 - 4:00 PM on Monday, April 15th. All UC students are welcome to attend! See Ms. Thompson for more information!
Trivia Night - After a very successful first event, our next Trivia Night for grades 5 to 8 will take place on May 3rd from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM in the church hall! Everyone from grade 5 to 8 are welcome to attend. Bring your own snacks and drinks!
NEW! Lower Campus Street Warnings - Parents should be aware that the school side of Cushing Ave is no parking at any time during school hours (with the exception of live parking during drop-off time). Several parents have received tickets from the police while coming in to pick up their children. As an alternative, parents can park short term across the street, in the bus drop off, or in the upper parish parking lot.
In addition, please also be aware of the speed limits in our neighborhood! We have received complaints from our neighbors about cars speeding to/from school during both the before and after school hours. As this is a school zone, the speed limit is 20 mph around the school. Outside of the school zone, the speed limit is 30 mph.
NEW! Education Freedom Accounts House Bill - The Children's Scholarship Fund invites parents to join them for the public hearing on New House Bill 1665, this coming Tuesday morning, April 16th. HB 1665 raises the income limit for EFA to 500% of poverty line, which is just $102K for a single parent with one child and just over $150K for a family of four. This bill has already passed the House and now must only pass the Senate to get to the Governor’s desk. The hearing is this coming Tuesday, April 16, at 9:30 AM in the Legislative Office Building Room 101 at 33 N. State St, Concord, NH 03301. If you can not attend, CSF asks you to remotely share your support at https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/remotecommittee/senate.aspx.
Lower Campus Security Reminder - Please remember that all lower campus parents must stop at the front desk and sign in before proceeding to a classroom. Parents should not walk their children to classrooms or deliver items to classrooms without a pass. It is imperative that all parents follow this rule for security reasons with NO exceptions at all times during the day, including drop-off. Thank you for your cooperation.
THIS WEEK! Grade 8 Field Trip - All 8th grade students will travel to Concord, NH on Friday, April 12 for a Hispanic Flamenco Ballet. All students should bring a bag lunch from home as they will not return in time for hot lunch at school.
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 19th 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!
Lower Campus Forgotten Lunch Reminder - Please do not rely on our bagel and cream cheese “forgotten lunch” as a bagged lunch from home replacement. The forgotten lunch is ONLY for those students who get to school and discover that they are not on the Hot Lunch list for the day. All parents are expected to provide a bagged lunch from home for their child if he/she did not order Hot Lunch for the day. Parents will be billed $3.50 for the forgotten lunch through Boonli. Students who repeatedly ask for a forgotten lunch will be asked to call home and have a parent bring a lunch to school rather than receiving a forgotten lunch. Thanks for your help with this!
THIS WEEK! UPDATED LOCATION! Parent Group Meeting - Our Parent Group will meet THIS Thursday, April 11 at 6:30 PM in the lower campus library to plan two important upcoming events….the Teacher Appreciation Lunch on Wednesday, May 8 and our school-wide BBQ on Friday, May 24. We are in need of many volunteers to make each event a success…please join us!
NEXT WEEK! Vocation Day SignUp Genius - Our Vocation Day on April 16 is this coming Tuesday! For the 32nd consecutive year, we will welcome priests, nuns, brothers, deacons, and lay people to both campuses to discuss their religious vocations. The morning will start with masses on both campuses followed by a brunch for our honored guests. Students will participate in mini-sessions with our guest speakers. Later, the lower campus will complete a special craft. We are in special need of help with the morning brunch for our guests…please see the SignUp Genius HERE to see how you can help!
FINAL Hot Lunch Ordering – Hot Lunch ordering for May is OPEN on Boonli.com through Monday, April 15. Hot Lunch will end on Friday, May 31 on both campuses. This is the last Hot Lunch ordering period for the school year! As of Monday, June 3rd, all students on both campuses must bring a bag lunch through the end of the year!
Earth Day Free Dress - On Friday, April 19, we will mark Earth Day with a Free Dress Day on both campuses! Students must follow our Free Dress guidelines. Note: This is an Early Release Day…see below!
Lower Campus Poetry Slam - Friday morning, April 19, all lower campus students will gather in the church hall for our annual Poetry Slam under the direction of Mrs. Ternan. Students in every class have created their poetry and teachers have selected two students to read their creation in front of the school. The program begins at 9:15 AM. Parents are welcome to attend!
April Vacation - April vacation will be here before you know it! Vacation begins with an Early Release Day on Friday, April 19. The upper campus will release at 11:30 AM and the lower campus will release at noon. Vacation runs through the following week, April 22 to 26.
End of the Year Dates - The end of the school year may seem like a long way away, but it will come quickly! We have scheduled the following important dates and events:
Friday, May 24
- Family BBQ at the upper campus (all current families invited!)
Wednesday, June 5
- 8th Grade last day of school - 8th grade released at 11:30 AM
- 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)
Friday, June 7
- 7:00 PM - 8th grade Graduation at the upper campus
Tuesday, June 11
- Grade 5 last day of school - 5th grade released at noon
- 5:30 PM - 5th grade Convocation at upper campus (students gather at lower campus at 4:40 PM)
Wednesday , June 12
- Early Release and final day of school for grades PreK to 4, 6 & 7
Upper Campus Track & Field Help Wanted – We are looking for some additional assistance with our upper campus track & field team. We are looking for some additional help with throwing and jumping events. Specifically, long jump, high jump, shotput, and discus. Anybody interested in helping out, and with experience in these events, is strongly encouraged to email Mr. Farris at [email protected].
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].
Hot Lunch Volunteers - Thank you to our fabulous Hot Lunch volunteers! The schedule for the next week is:
Thursday, April 11
LC: Alison Salafia, NEED A VOLUNTEER
UC: Susette Parks, NEED ONE VOLUNTEER
Friday, April 12
LC: Jenna Richardson, Natalie Boldeia, Jamie Viveriros, Kelly Ciardelli
UC: Nadra Bell, Tarrah Ledoux
Monday, April 15
LC: Diane London, Shannon Silva
UC: Nadra Bell, Tina Bruno
Tuesday, April 16
LC:Andrea Infante, Cindi Conley
UC:Emily Uong, NEED A VOLUNTEER
Wednesday, April 17
LC: Carol Laviolette, Nancy Sydow
UC: Paul Schibbelhute, NEED A VOLUNTEER
Popcorn Poppers: Our popcorn poppers for this Friday are:
LC: Melissa Michels, Kristie Healey, Jill Queenan
UC: Nadra Bell, Mike Slocumb, Priyanka Bachwal
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:
April 16 - Vocation Day -
8:15 AM Upper Campus Mass
9:00 AM Lower Campus Mass
April 29 - Upper Campus Mass
May 1st - Lower Campus May Crowning (not a Mass)
May 9 - Ascension Thursday - Mass on both campuses. Upper Campus May Crowning to immediately follow.
NEW! Moms and Minis Group - Are you a mom to a mini (under school age) looking to get together with other mom's and mini's? Join St. Christopher Parish's new Mom and Mini's group, starting April 17! See the flyer below for more information...
COMMUNITY NEWS!
NEW! Bishop Guertin Spring Fling - Families are invited to attend Bishop Guertin’s Spring Fling on Sunday, April 14 for an afternoon of activities, games, crafts, prizes, and more! See the flyer below for more details!
PAL Gate City Striders Track and Field – Click HERE for more information regarding spring track for ages 7 to 14 through the Gate City Striders.