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!
NEXT WEEK! RE-ENROLLMENT REMINDER - The deadline for re-enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year is NEXT WEDNESDAY! All students must be re-enrolled by January 15 in order to guarantee a seat for the next school year. New students will be offered open seats beginning January 16. To re-enroll your student, complete the enrollment packet found in the Family Portal of the “primary” parent under “Enrollment/Reenrollment”. Thank you for your prompt attention to this! For any questions, please contact Enrollment Coordinator Lorrice Bedard at [email protected].
NEW! Congratulations! Congratulations to the new Mr. and Mrs. Prud’homme! Campus Minister/Theology teacher Abbey Thompson and her new husband John Prud’homme were joined in the sacrament of marriage in a beautiful ceremony at Saint Marie Parish on Saturday, June 4. Please join us in wishing John and Abbey a marriage filled with many blessings!
NEW! iReady Testing Begins Next Week - Our winter session of iReady standardized testing runs from Monday, January 13 through January 24. Lower campus students will test in their homerooms, while upper campus students will test in their computer classes. Please look for an email later this week with additional details!
NEW! Advent Service Project NOTE! It’s not too late to donate! Due to increased need at the Pass Along Project, we will be collecting PJ’s until January 10.
End of 2nd Quarter - Grades will close for the 2nd quarter on both campuses on Friday, January 17. Report cards will be issued on Friday, January 24.
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.
NEW! Lower Campus Winter Recess - It’s cold outside! Please remember that all lower campus students will go out to recess as long as the RealFeel temperature is above 20 degrees. Students should be dressed appropriately, including coats, hats, and gloves.If they wear outside boots to school, please be sure to send a pair of school appropriate shoes for the rest of the day. Thank you!
January Calendar Notes --
- TOMORROW! There will be NO After Care TOMORROW, Thursday, January 9 so teachers may 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 20 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr Day.
- Wednesday, January 29th will be an Early Release day for teacher professional development.
Hot Lunch Ordering for February - Don’t forget! Hot Lunch ordering for the month of February is open through midnight on January 15. Please order early to be sure you don’t run into any technical difficulties (or just plain forget!). Your order is not complete unless you receive an email from Boonli.com and we are unable to add/change any orders after January 15.
Snow Days! It feels like 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.
UPDATE! Annual Appeal - Thank you to all those who have already made their Annual Appeal donation…we have raised just shy of $47,000 of our $80,00 goal! Donations can be made by donating online HERE, by texting SaintChris to 53555, by returning the blue remittance envelope you received in your Annual Appeal letter, or just by sending a check into school with “Annual Appeal” in the memo! The Annual Appeal is the second of our three school-wide fundraisers and all funds STAY at Saint Chris to directly benefit our students. Thank you for your support!
Uniform Policies - Just a reminder that we do have a firm set of policies in place for uniforms and for free dress days. To make referencing the policies easier, you can click HERE to view just the uniform requirements from the Parent-Student Handbook. You can also view the entire Parent-Teacher Handbook HERE for the lower campus and HERE for the upper campus.
Lower Campus Pickup Reminder - Let’s be safe! ALL cars picking up in the back parking lot MUST back into a parking space. This allows everyone to walk across the parking lot safely without the risk of being hit by a car who is backing out of space. Please also be sure to park ONLY in the designated spaces. Any space with lines across the middle is a NO parking zone. Thank you!
UPCOMING EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
Upcoming School Masses - All parents are invited to attend our school masses! Parents must enter through the front door of each campus facility, sign in, and receive a nametag to attend. All upper campus masses are at 9:45 AM and lower campus masses will be at 1:45 PM unless otherwise noted. The schedule for the next month is:
- January 15 - Upper campus @ 9:45 AM UPDATED..NEW DATE!
- January 21 - Lower campus @ 1:45 PM
- January 27 - Lower campus Catholic Schools Week Mass @ 9:45 AM
And Upper campus students will attend Mass at Bishop Guertin High School
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NEW! Elite Eight Email - Did you see our email earlier this week regarding the top 8 ways to support the Auction? Be sure to check it out HERE to learn more about
- Sponsorships
- Item Donations
- Amazon Wishlist
- Class Baskets
- Wine Pull
- Bourbon Pull
- Ticket for a Teacher
- Auction Tickets
NEW! Sponsor Thank You! Thank you to our first three Auction sponsors!
GOLD Sponsor
SILVER Sponsor
BRONZE Sponsor
Additional Sponsorships Available - Do you, your family, or your business want to join Ciardelli Fuel Company and Stanchion Wealth as a fabulous Auction sponsor?! We have many levels of sponsorships available, from $250 to $10,000! We also have a great variety of “custom” sponsorships including support of many important parts of the Auction like the Wine Pull, desserts, centerpieces, candy table, and more! All sponsorships provide donors opportunities to reach hundreds of parents, alumni, and friends of Saint Chris through pre-event publicity on the Auction website, on social media, and in the Wednesday News, as well as ample recognition at the Auction itself. To learn more about Auction sponsorship opportunities, please click HERE!
TONIGHT! Auction Committee Meeting - The next meeting of the Auction Committee will be TONIGHT, Wednesday, January 8 at 7:15 PM at the upper campus. Plans are moving into high gear as we plan for March 22nd…please join us!
NEW! Videographer Needed! One of our favorite Auction traditions is the school video that opens the live auction portion of the evening! The video often follows the theme of the evening and gets the crowd ready to bid high in support of our students. Due to professional obligations of the wonderful alum who produced the last few videos, we found ourselves in need of a new videographer. We’d love someone with professional experience who can capture the spirit of our school and students and let it shine on the screen! If you…or someone you know…would like to help with this project, please contact Marta at [email protected]. (Note: This would be a GREAT sponsorship opportunity for a local videography business!)
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Student Programs and Activities
NEW! Ski Club - Ski Club begins this Friday! Parents of Ski Club members should have received an email this week with details from Mrs. Beauregard. Please contact her at [email protected] with any questions!
Chess, Checkers & Cribbage Club! New members are ALWAYS welcome to the Chess, Checkers, and Cribbage Club. To view the schedule for upcoming meetings, please click HERE!
Parent Volunteers
NEW! Faith Outreach Committee - Our Faith Outreach Committee will meet next Friday, January 17, at 9:00 AM in the lower campus library to plan our upcoming Vocation Day on February 18. Please join us!
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 20. 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].
NEW! Hot Lunch Volunteer Schedule - Thank you to our fabulous Hot Lunch volunteers! The schedule for the rest of this week and the first few days of next week is:
Thursday, January 9
LC: Athena Chisholm, Stephanie Ellison
UC: Nadra Bell
Friday, January 10
LC: Liz McClure, Julie Vincent, Sarah Daugherty
UC: Aaron Missner, Jennifer Squillace
Monday, January 13
LC: Melanie Marcu, Beth Kreick
UC: Diane London, Paul Schibbelhute
Tuesday, January 14
LC: Dorene Krauss, Leslie Bellows
UC: Nadra Bell, Jen Liba
Wednesday, January 15
LC: Colleen Rice, James Rappaport
UC: Sandra Delosa, Robert Delosa
NEW! Hot Lunch Subs Needed - We are in need of lower campus Hot Lunch substitutes on both January 16 and January 17! Please email Marta at [email protected] if you are able to help out!
NEW! Popcorn - Thank you to this week’s popcorn poppers:
Lower Campus: Laura Gehringer, Diane Perault, Jhoanny Marte
Upper Campus: Andrea Rugg, Louis Cardinale
ST. CHRISTOPHER PARISH NEWS
St. Christopher’s Moms & Minis – Meet with other moms for hot coffee, light treats and conversation in the church hall. Our minis get to play while we chat and grow in faith and fellowship! We meet every 1st and 3rd Wednesday at 9 - 10:30 AM during the school year, with play dates throughout the summer. For additional information call or text Alex Sullivan at 603-479-4554.