NEW! Thank You - This week we thank our upper campus faculty and staff for hosting the 8th grade graduation dance last Friday! Our students had a wonderful time celebrating the end of their Saint Chris career with their friends!
NEW! Faculty Changes - The end of the school year naturally brings changes to our faculty and staff. This year we bid a very fond farewell to first grade teacher Mrs. Imparato who will be moving to Maine over the summer with her husband. Mrs. Imparato shares that she has enjoyed teaching here in both Prek and first grade at Saint Chris and will miss everyone very much…and we will miss her very much too! Please join us in thanking Mrs. Imparato and wishing her the best in her move to Maine!
NEW! Parent Survey Reminder - All parents were emailed a link to our end-of-the-year survey on Thursday, May 9. Please take the time to complete the survey…your feedback is important and of great value as we plan for the 2024-2025 school year! The survey will remain open until 11:45 pm on June 7 and is completely confidential. Each campus has a separate survey, so please refer to your May 9 email or today’s Wednesday News email for the correct link. Thank you for your help!
NEW! STEM Day on Thursday, May 16! – We are excited to welcome 24 STEM professionals in a variety of fields to speak to students on both campuses. Click HERE to view our STEM Day Program listing all of our fabulous presenters!
TOMORROW NIGHT! STEM Fair - Families are invited to return to both campuses TOMORROW evening from 5:30 - 7:00 PM for the annual STEM Fair portion of the day to view student science projects on both campuses!
Summerbook Workbooks – A copy of the catalog of Summer Books was sent home last week with students in grades Pre-K through 5. Summer Books offer a 10-week summer review for students entering Kindergarten through Grade 8. Books may be ordered individually by phone, online HERE or by mail. Please do not send order forms into school. Saint Chris strongly recommends that students complete summer work in addition to summer reading assignments!
NEW! Upper Campus Math SummerSkills Book - All upper campus students (rising 6th, 7th, and 8th grade) will receive a SummerSkills math workbook before they leave for the summer, along with instructions for completing required summer math work. Each student’s workbook will be matched to his or her anticipated math class for the fall. The $20 cost of the book will be billed through FACTS Incidental Billing on May 27. This is a savings of $1.00 over the cost of the book/shipping if a parent would order it online independently. This will also ensure that students receive the correct book!
NEW! Tuition Payment Plan Reminder - As part of the re-enrollment process for the 2024-2025 school year, parents were required to select a payment plan (yearly, bi-annual, or monthly) for their tuition in FACTS. If you need to change your payment plan to another schedule, please inform Shauna Hein prior to the first payment date of July 1. You can reach her at [email protected] or 603-882-7442, ext. 212 to make the change or get more information.
THIS FRIDAY! Lower Campus Field Day UPDATED! – Please take a look at the Sign Up Genius HERE as we are still in need of watermelon slices, individual bags of Goldfish and small water bottles. We also need some pop up tents to borrow, one more food tent volunteer and clean up volunteers. Your help is greatly appreciated!
PRE-K AND K VOLUNTEERS
8:30am - park on the street, check in at front desk to receive your volunteer badge, report to Mrs. Beauregard in the church hall to organize supplies and snacks
8:50am - once drop off is done, set up activities in the back parking lot
9:10am - classrooms arrive and activities begin
10:30am - activities end, clean up, snack back in classroom, check out at front desk, return volunteer badge
1ST THROUGH 5TH GRADE VOLUNTEERS
SET UP VOLUNTEERS:
10:00am - check in at front desk to receive your volunteer badge, report to Mr. and Mrs. Guilmette to transport items from school to field, help set up field
12:00pm - return badge to table outside of school unless you are helping with a classroom
CLASSROOM VOLUNTEERS:
11:50am - back parking lot will be open for parking
12:00pm - check in at tables in front of school near 1st/2nd grade glass doors, wait outside for classrooms to exit, no parents are permitted in the school for safety reasons
12:15pm - classrooms exit school, start walking down to field
2:30pm - walk back with classroom to school
** IMPORTANT STUDENT CHECK OUT INFORMATION ** Teachers will have a check out sheet at the field if you wish to take your child home after Field Day, you MUST sign out with them AT THE FIELD, walk with the classroom back to the school and wait in back parking lot for them to be dismissed, no parents are permitted in the school for pick for safety reasons
ALL OTHER VOLUNTEERS (Photographer, Food Tent, Clean Up)
- Check in at front desk to receive your volunteer badge before heading to the field. Mrs Beauregard, Mrs. Guilmette and Mr. Guilmette can help direct you.
- Check out at tables in front of school near 1st/2nd grade glass doors and return your badge.
CLASS T-SHIRT COLORS - Each grade is assigned a color. Students should wear a shirt of that 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 - Red
Field Day Popcorn - Because of the tight schedule for Field Day, there will be NO popcorn served THIS Friday!
Field Day Lunch - Please note that there will be NO Hot Lunch for the lower campus that day. All lower campus students must bring a bagged lunch. Upper campus Hot Lunch will be served as usual. Thank you!
Field Day Parking - Lower campus parents who are volunteering for the afternoon (grades 1-5) Field Day are welcome to park in the back parking lot before checking in outside the front of the school and walking to the field! Volunteers for the morning Prek & Kdg Field Day will need to park in the street as the parking lot will be in use!
NEW! Final Chess and Cribbage Club Dates - The chess portion of the lower campus Chess Club has finished for the year. The cribbage group will meet………….. The upper campus Chess Club will meet for a final time on Monday, June 3rd. Many thanks to Tom Nardone and Amanda Morrell for coordinating the group this year!
NEW! UC Girls Summer Basketball Workouts - This summer the upper campus girls basketball program will have skills sessions on Monday nights from 5:00-7:00 pm. They will begin on June 17 and continue each Monday night throughout the summer, concluding on August 19. The only exceptions will be Monday, July 8 and August 5. The cost will be $150 for the entire summer or $25 for each individual session. Any Upper Campus girls and incoming sixth graders interested in playing next year are invited. Please contact coach Scott Purcell at [email protected] with any questions.
NEW! BBQ - Just 10 days until our oh-so-fun BBQ! We are looking forward to a great night!! A few important notes:
After Care Ends at 5:30 on Friday, May 24 - After Care on the night of the BBQ will be ending at 5:30 pm. This allows our After Care teachers to enjoy the BBQ in its entirety.
Dessert Table Donations - While the school provides hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, watermelon, drinks, and more, we are looking for contributions to our famous dessert table! Please see the SignUp Genius HERE! (Note: You can drop your dessert off at either campus during the school day or simply bring it with you to the BBQ! Please, no nuts in any dessert!)
Volunteers - We are looking for a few volunteers to help with set up and/or clean up! Both will be quick and easy! Please see the SignUp Genius HERE to help out! Thank you!
DJ Requests - We are happy to be bringing back the same DJ as our Father-Daughter Dance, Summer Brown! Summer has requested that we collect a list of possible tunes for her to play…think fun and danceable! Please forward any requests to Marta at [email protected]. Thanks!
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 Monday, June 3. Volunteers can be from either campus! If you can help from approximately 9:00-10:00 AM, please email Marta at [email protected]. Thanks!
4th Grade Flower Planting - The 4th grade will be planting flowers all around the lower campus on Tuesday, May 21. They have chosen flowers that will keep blooming from now until the first frost in October…we can’t wait to see their beautiful work!
Employment Opportunities - We are currently interviewing for new faculty members to fill potential open positions for the 2024-2025 school year! 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 by clicking HERE!
NEXT WEEK! Fine Arts Festival - Please join our extra curricular music groups for the Spring Fine Arts Festival concert on Wednesday, May 22 at 7:00 PM in the gym at the upper campus. The evening will also include instrument demonstrations from grade 3 to 5 students and artwork from every student in grades Kindergarten through 8! Doors open at 6:30 PM.
Hot Lunch Ends - Don’t forget….Hot Lunch service ends on both campuses on Friday, May 31. All students must bring a lunch from home from June 3 through the end of school! There will be no “Forgotten Lunches” available at the lower campus. If a student does not bring a lunch, a parent will be called.
NEW! Catholic Sacraments - A number of our students have recently made Catholic sacraments at area parishes…and we’d like to congratulate them! If your child has made a Catholic sacrament (baptism, reconciliation, confirmation, or first communion), please send Marta an email with the details at [email protected]. Thank you!
NEW! Milk Ends - Friday, May 31 will also be the last day for milk! Thank you to Mrs. Langenfeld for her coordination of this program!
Memorial Day NO SCHOOL - There will be NO SCHOOL on Monday, May 27, in observance of Memorial Day. Have a super day off!
DEADLINE TODAY! Helen J Horan Scholarship Applications for 8th Grade Students – Applications for the Helen J. Horan Scholarship for graduating 8th grade students are now being accepted. This scholarship provides support to a deserving Saint Christopher Academy 8th grade student who plans to continue his or her education at a Catholic high school next year. Established by the late Father Denis Horan in loving memory of his sister Helen, the Helen J. Horan Scholarship is the top award for our graduating students and will be awarded at the Baccalaureate Dinner on June 1st. The deadline for applications is TODAY, Wednesday, May 15. Please see the description HERE for qualifications and other important information.
LOWER CAMPUS LIBRARY NEWS - Please see below for important news from Mrs. Noon!
End of Year Library Dates
- THIS WEEK! Week of May 13th - Last week to check out library books
- Week of May 20th - Students return all library books
- Week of May 28th - Email notices sent home regarding overdue books
Grades 2-5: Feel free to check your student's library account. Click on "Login" and then go to "My Stuff" to see books that are currently checked out. To access the Destiny Online Catalog, your student's username and password are located on a label inside his or her agenda. If you need that information, please email me at [email protected]. Please have your student check backpacks, cars, home bookshelves, etc. Books have a way of hiding in plain sight!
Birthday Books – Thanks to your generosity, we had a record breaking year with over 60 new books donated to the library commemorating our students' birthdays! These books will be in the library for many years to come! Thank you for your support.
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:
THIS WEEK! Friday, May 17
- Lower campus Field Day
NEXT WEEK! 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 (Reminder…no bus transportation is available for 8th grade early dismissal. Please arrange for transportation!)
- 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 (Reminder…no bus transportation is available for 5th grade early dismissal. Please arrange for transportation!)
- 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
Back to School Dates - Speaking of important dates, we have some important notes about back-to-school for Fall 2025! If you are booking summer vacations or other plans, please keep these important dates in mind:
PreK and Kindergarten Playground Days - The lower campus playground will be open for all PreK and Kdg students and their parents for three Mondays in August (5, 12,and 19) from 9:00-10:00 AM. Come on down! This is a great time for the kids...and parents....to make important connections with friends before the school year begins!
Monday, August 26 –
- First day of school for 6th grade students ONLY. This will be a half day for 6th grade students. More details will be sent to 6th grade parents later in the summer.
- Lower campus Meet the Teacher from 9:00 - 11:00 AM. Class lists will be posted in the school lobby that day.
Tuesday, August 27 - First day of school for all students on both campuses. (2nd day of school for grade 6.) Students should be in full school uniform.
Friday, August 30 and Monday, September 2 - No School…Labor Day Weekend
Hot Lunch Volunteers - Thank you to our fabulous Hot Lunch volunteers! The schedule for the next week is:
Thursday, May 16
LC: Courtney Duran, Beth Kreick
UC: Susette Parks, NEED A VOLUNTEER
Friday, May 17
LC: NO Hot Lunch - Field Day
UC: Nadra Bell, Tarrah Ledoux
Monday, May 20
LC: Amanda Vargas, Anju Kurian
UC: Nadra Bell, Tina Bruno
Tuesday, May 21
LC: Tina Bruno, Stephen Carroll
UC: Emily Uong, NEED A VOLUNTEER
Wednesday, May 22
LC: Alex Sullivan, Crystal Romero
UC: Paul Schibbelhute, NEED A VOLUNTEER
Popcorn Poppers: Our popcorn poppers are:
Friday, May 17:
LC: No Popcorn this week
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:
May 20 - Upper Campus Mass
May 30 - Lower Campus Mass
June 10 - Final Lower Campus Mass
June 11 - Final Upper Campus Mass
CHRIS PARISH NEWS
St. Chris Vacation Bible School - Students entering grades kindergarten through 5 are invited to attend St. Christopher Parish’s Vacation Bible School on July 29 to August 2!
COMMUNITY NEWS
NEW! Peacock Players Summer Camp - Registration for the Peacock Players Summer Theatre Camp for grades K-9 is now open! The Peacock Players is proud to provide students with theatre arts education that encourages, informs, and challenges its students. Our goal is to build a fun, safe, and creative space for kids to explore the performing arts in Nashua and to grow the next generation of Peacock Players performers. Whether your child is brand new to performing or a seasoned veteran of the stage, our camp provides an opportunity to learn, grow, and discover. For more information, click HERE.
Immaculate Conception Vacation Bible School - Immaculate Conception Parish in Nashua will hold their Vacation Bible School from August 12 - 16! All students aged 3-12 are welcome to attend. Please find more information HERE!