NEW! Thank You! Thank you to those students and parents who participated in the Thank You Project’s Water Walk last week and to those who donated, too! We are so happy to be able to assist in the good works of the Thank You Project (click HERE for more information) and are grateful to Mrs. Litch for matching our donations!
NEXT WEEK! Additional Early Release Day - Please note that in order to accommodate necessary additional professional development for our teachers, we are adding another Early Release Day to this year’s school calendar. NEXT Friday, September 23, upper campus students will be released at 11:30 AM and lower campus students will be released at noon. Nashua school busing will be available for the early dismissal, but there will be no After Care that day.
NEW! Book Fair News! Click HERE to see a slide show of the book fair! Be sure to click on pause in the upper left hand corner so you can browse the shelves.
If you'd like to make online purchases to benefit our book fair click HERE. Scroll all the way down to "Shop Now'". The online book fair runs from September 13th - September 26th.
Don't forget to use the eWallet and send in your wish lists sooner than later. Parents may shop during the Open House until 8pm. Happy Shopping and Happy Reading!
UPDATED Parent Open House Start Time - Please note that BOTH Parent Open Houses next week will begin at 6:30 PM, rather than 7:00 PM!
NEXT WEEK! Wednesday, September 21 - Lower Campus Parent Open House, 6:30 - 8:00 PM. All lower campus parents should attend the Parent Open House on Wednesday, September 21 from 6:30 - 8:00 PM. The meeting will begin in the church hall with a series of short presentations outlining the state of the school and the upcoming school year. We will then adjourn into the school so parents may visit their children’s classrooms (be sure to leave a note in your child’s desk…they’ll be looking for it!), shop at the Book Fair, and sign up for volunteer opportunities. We’ll see you there!
NEXT WEEK! Thursday, September 22 - Upper Campus Parent Open House, 6:30 - 8:30 PM. All upper campus parents should attend the Parent Open House on Thursday, September 22 at 6:30- 8:30 PM. The meeting will begin in the gym with a variety of presentations, and parents will then follow their child’s schedule to visit teachers in the classrooms.
Calendar Raffle Fundraiser – Keep them coming!! We especially appreciate our early sellers! If you would like additional tickets, please send a note to your teacher or email Marta at [email protected]. We have some GREAT prizes this year, including gift cards to fabulous stores and lots of CASH! Every family is asked to sell a minimum of 10 tickets at $10 per ticket. This is the first of our three (and only three!) major fundraisers, so we are really counting on your support! This year, our Academy goal is 4,000 tickets between the two campuses! We can do it!
Tuition Raffle – As in the past, for every 10 raffle tickets your family sells, you will earn one entry into a raffle for a $1,500 Tuition Credit or $1,000 Cash!
UPDATED! Sales Incentives - We know that everyone…especially our most competitive friends…are waiting for this news! Here’s our student seller incentives for this year:
- Random Surprise Prizes – We’ll be picking random submitted tickets on random days…and the student seller for each of those random tickets wins a free dress pass. There’s no special schedule…it’s a surprise!
- Classroom contests – Our 3 top selling homeroom/advisory on each campus win a special classroom treat for the whole class (1st place - ice cream treats & free dress passes, 2nd place - ice cream treats, 3rd place - cookies). And new this year..the TOP SELLING CLASSROOM/ADVISORY for the whole Academy wins an ice cream sundae party!
- Top Sellers - The three top sellers on each campus win a Target gift card! (1st place - $25, 2nd place - $20, 3rd place - $15)
- Random School-Wide Turn-In Days - Keep an eye on your email…we may just throw out a few random days when any student who turns in a ticket gets a free dress! SURPRISE! We’ll have our first Turn-In Day Free Dress incentive THIS Friday, September 16! Any student who turns in a raffle ticket on Friday (or has turned one in prior to Friday) may have a Free Dress day! Please be sure that your student adheres to the Free Dress code rules found on page 41 of our Parent-Student Handbook.
NEW! A new opportunity for Upper Campus girls will be starting this October! BLAZE is coming soon to the upper campus! BLAZE is a small group ministry for teen/tween girls which uses Scripture to affirm their true worth and beauty.
Girls in their tween/teen years are filled with questions. They have doubts, desire clarification, and want to share their thoughts together in a space that will allow them to make their relationship with God personal and meaningful as they navigate the challenges of adolescence.
BLAZE strengthens girls from the inside out. Each week, a small group of participants will be led through an ice breaker activity and a short lesson based on a lie found in the world and a truth found in Scripture. The girls will also leave with a small take-home gift which corresponds with the lesson.
BLAZE helps seventh and eighth grade girls discover their identity as chosen, beloved daughters of God. (A specific course for sixth grade girls will be offered in the spring.) Meetings will be held on Thursdays from 2:30-3:30pm. The first of twenty weekly lessons will start October 6th. Click HERE for more information regarding the BLAZE program and register HERE! Space is limited and the deadline to register is Tuesday, September 27th. If you have any questions, please contact our course leaders, Becky Thibault and Lorrice Bedard, at [email protected] and [email protected] .
NEW! Music Activities - Mr. Quigley, our new Academy music teacher, is working on creating band, chorus, and other extracurricular music activities for students on both the lower and upper campuses. Stay tuned later this week for a detailed email outlining these opportunities!
NEW! Cheerleading Interest Form - We’re looking to gauge interest in cheer at both the upper and lower campuses with a grade 3-5 squad and a grade 6-8 squad! If your student is interested, please complete the form HERE. We are also in need of assistant coaches, so please complete the form if you would like to help out!
NEW! Used Uniform Closet Parent Volunteer - Our used uniform closet at the lower campus could use a little lovin! We’re looking for a parent volunteer to come in a couple of times a month to straighten up and organize all of our wonderful uniform donations. If you’d like to help out, please send Marta an email at [email protected]! Thank you!
Chess, Checkers, and Cribbage Club - Still Looking for Coordinators! One of our students most favorite activities here at Saint Chris is the Chess, Checker, and Cribbage Club! On both campuses, the club meets weekly and offers a safe, low stress environment for children to learn and enjoy the games, while engaging in a social activity that is fun for all. We provide the games, but each campus is in need of a parent volunteer or two (or more!) to run this easy program. We are still looking for parent volunteers to get these programs up and running! Times and day of the week can be determined by parent volunteer availability. If interested, please contact Marta at [email protected]!
FIRST Lego League - We are looking for parent volunteers to coach our FIRST Lego League (FLL) team! This fun after school opportunity is open to students in grades 5 through 8 and runs from the beginning of school through the fall. The group would meet in a dedicated space at the upper campus. FLL “guides youth through STEM learning and exploration at an early age. From Discover, to Explore, and then to Challenge, students will understand the basics of STEM and apply their skills in an exciting competition while building habits of learning, confidence, and teamwork skills along the way.” If you are interested, please contact Mrs. Clarke at [email protected] as soon as possible.
Look Us Up on Social Media – Don’t forget that we have very active social media accounts on Facebook and Instagram! Each account usually has different material, so be sure to follow both! You can find us at https://www.facebook.com/SaintChrisAcademy and https://www.instagram.com/saintchrisacademy/
UPDATED! Hot Lunch Volunteers Needed! While a few of our Hot Lunch volunteer shifts are full, we still have some days that do not have enough volunteers to run the program! Volunteers serve lunch one day a month on the day of the week of your choice. The Sign-Up Genius lists the exact dates that each team is scheduled. Volunteer hours at the lower campus are approximately from 11:15 AM to 1:15 PM and 10:10 AM to 12:30 PM at the upper campus.
- The lower campus is in need of volunteers every day of the week except Fridays. Please click HERE to see the lower campus Sign-Up Genius.
- The upper campus has openings on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please click HERE to volunteer!
TOMORROW! Hot Lunch Ordering - Ordering for Hot Lunch closes at midnight TOMORROW, September 15 at Boonli.com. We can not accept ANY orders after midnight on the 15th, so please be place your order in plenty of time to avoid any technical issues. Full instructions for ordering can be found HERE for the lower campus and HERE for the upper campus. Please be sure to read all instructions carefully!
NEW! St Christopher Parish Women’s Book Study - Ever feel like your beliefs are questioned or attacked? Have you ever tried to discuss God with someone, but struggled with what to say? This Fall we will be reading and discussing Brandon Vogt’s book, “What to Say and How to Say it,” which discusses what the Catholic church teaches in regards to several current hot topics and how to discuss them in a loving manner. We will be meeting in the Parish hall from 7:00 - 8:30 PM on several Tuesdays beginning September 27th through December 6th. Sign Up at https://tinyurl.com/StChrisWomen
THIS WEEK! Cub Scout Lego Race Car Derby - Saint Christopher Parish Cub Scout Pack 253 is once again setting up our 50-foot racing track to host a Lego Race Car Derby in the Parish Hall on Saturday September 17th from 9am-12pm. Young people of the Parish and the young at heart are welcome to attend, build a Lego car, and race it on the track. Specialty lego chassis for the event can be borrowed free of charge or purchased for $10 if you prefer to take your lego racer home with you. There will also be information available at the event on how to join our Parish sponsored Cub Scout program, which is open to boys and girls in the 1st-5th grades and strives to teach young people to live a lifestyle that prioritizes duty to God, others, and Self (in that order). If you have any questions or want to donate some of your unused lego to help support the event, text: 603-864-9187 or email: [email protected].
Nashua Nighthawk Basketball Registration - Registration is open for the 2022-2023 Nashua Nighthawks travel basketball season for grades 3-8, see the attached link. The Nashua Nighthawks travel league provides boys and girls with an opportunity to participate in an inter-town, competitive basketball league. The practices and games do not conflict with middle school sports activities. For boys, you must reside in the city of Nashua. For girls, you must attend school in Nashua. Visit HERE for more information.
STEM Contest - Is your grade K to 12 student interested in a STEM occupation when he or she grows up! The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education is holding a contest for students interested in STEM professions with lots of great prizes! Check it out HERE!
THIS WEEKEND! Multicultural Fair - On September 17, the Nashua Mayor’s Office and the Nashua Multicultural Festival Planning Committee will hold a FREE multicultural festival at Greeley Park., It will feature multicultural food, art, dance and more! Free samples of foods from a variety of countries will be provided (first come, first served). The Multicultural Festival is part of Nashua's celebration of Welcoming Week, an annual series of events where communities bring together immigrants, refugees, and native-born residents to raise awareness of the benefits of welcoming everyone