THANK YOU! Thank you to those who donated cookies for our Parish Christmas Cookie plates and to those who took the time to deliver the plates to the local rectories! The plates were FULL of delicious goodies and greatly appreciated by our recipients. Thank you for helping us share the Saint Chris Christmas spirit!
NEW! Education Freedom Account Scholarship (EFA) Class Wallet Reminder - Parents who receive EFA funding are reminded that the November installment has been applied to Class Wallets at this time. Funds should be transferred to the school immediately or the bank account on record will be charged. Please reach out to Shauna Hein at [email protected] or 603-882–7442, ext. 212 with any questions. The Business Office will be closed from December 22 through January 5.
NEXT WEEK! Early Release - Don’t forget….Our Christmas vacation begins a little early next Friday, December 19 with an Early Release Day! Upper campus students will be released at 11:30 AM and lower campus students will be released at 12:00 PM. There will be NO After Care on either campus. Note: PreK students are released at 11:40 AM and Kindergarten students are released at 11:50 AM.
NEW! Mark Your Calendar - Teacher Endowment Fund Reception - On Tuesday evening, January 27, The Saint Christopher Academy School Board will hold a Teacher Endowment Fund Reception at the lower campus…and all parents are invited to attend! The evening will include refreshments and presentations from faculty and School Board members in support of the development of the Saint Christopher Fund for Teachers. This endowment fund is dedicated to providing long-term, equitable compensation for our teachers. More information about the fund can be found on the school website HERE. A formal invitation will be mailed later this month, but please mark your calendar now! (Note: This is an adults only evening!)
NEW! Auction Committee Meeting - Our next Auction Committee meeting will take place on Tuesday, January 6 at 7:00 PM in the conference room at the upper campus. Please join us!
NEW! UC Campus Ministry News - Upper Campus will be putting together Advent blessing bags filled with socks, toothbrushes, toothpaste, cookies (which we will decorate together), cards, and the like - for the guests of the Day Café at Saint Patrick Parish in Nashua. We will be making these after school from 2:45-4:30 pm next Thursday, December 18th. If you are interested in volunteering, please see Mrs. Prud'homme for a permission slip.
NEW! Lower Campus Drop-off Reminders - The snow on the street makes following our morning drop-off procedures in front of the lower campus even more important! To keep our students safe, please remember:
- Slow down as you approach the school and pull away after drop-off.
- Stay in the drop-off line and wait until the car in front of you has pulled away before you do the same. Do not pull out and go around other drivers.
- Do not park across the street and walk your student over. Visibility is difficult and crossing the street without a crossing guard is VERY dangerous and disruptive to those who are following directions and using the carpool line correctly.
- Please review all of the procedures on the school website HERE.
Thank you!
Annual Appeal - Our Saint Christopher Academy Annual Appeal is underway! Letters explaining the appeal were mailed to current families, staff and faculty, alumni, alumni parents, and community friends and parents received an email kicking off the appeal for yesterday’s Day of Giving. Please let us know if you did not receive the letter or if you would like the information mailed to a grandparent, friend, or other potential supporter! The Annual Appeal is the second of our three school-wide fundraisers and all funds STAY at Saint Chris to directly benefit our students. Donations to the Annual Appeal can be made by sending a check into school, by donating online HERE, or by texting SaintChris to 53555. Our goal for this year’s Annual Appeal is $75,000…we look forward to periodically updating parents on our progress through the Wednesday News and via email! Please join us in reaching this important goal!!
Hot Lunch Ordering for January - Ordering for January’s Hot Lunch is open and runs through midnight on the 15th on Boonli.com. Please be sure to place your order early in case of technological difficulties. You will receive an email confirmation once your order has been placed….if you do not receive that email, your order has not yet been placed and your child will not receive Hot Lunch for the month. Thank you!
Art Room Request - ‘Tis the season for Amazon deliveries….and Mrs. Fessenden is looking for donations of “Amazon box” cardboard for use in her lower campus art projects. Amazon boxes are thinner cardboard than other boxes and therefore easier for the kids to cut. Please cut the boxes into flat pieces and leave on the covered front porch of the Fine Arts Center at any time. Thank you from Mrs. Fessenden!
NEXT WEEK! Pajama and Winter Boot Drive to benefit The Pass Along Project – We are happy to be participating in a Pajama and Winter Boot Drive for The Pass Along Project again this year! The Pass Along Project collects and distributes clothing bundles to children who enter the foster system. We will be collecting pajamas and winter boots for these children who often arrive at a foster home with nothing. Please click HERE for specific instructions! Families on both campuses are urged to participate until December 17!
5th Grade Parent Meeting - 5th grade parents are invited to attend Making Middle School Meaningful: An Introduction to the Upper Campus on Tuesday, December 16 at 6:30 PM in the gym at the upper campus. This program is for 5th grade parents only and will introduce all that the upper campus has to offer 6th grade students next year. (Please note that this evening is intended for parents only. Students will have their own introduction to the upper campus on Step-Up Day on the morning of Wednesday, February 4.) To help with planning, parents are asked to RSVP using the Google Form HERE.
Re-enrollment Reminder - Don’t forget to re-enroll for the 2026-2027 school year! All students must be enrolled by January 10 in order to guarantee a seat for the next school year. Early re-enrollment helps the school with planning and budgeting for the upcoming 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! This is the final re-enrollment packet you will need to complete as we transition to our new Continuous Enrollment process.
December Activities - We have a busy month of Christmas events coming up in December, so be sure to mark your calendar now! More details to follow on every event, but here are the dates:
- TONIGHT! Wednesday, December 10: Christmas Concert for grades 2 to 8 at 6:30 PM in the gym. Reminder: Please do not park in the rear of the school. This parking lot is for faculty/staff only. The parking lot on the right side of the driveway is owned by Thomas More College and for their parking ONLY at all times. Thank you!
- NEXT WEEK! Tuesday, December 16: Upper campus Lessons and Carols at 10:15 AM in the gym.
- NEXT WEEK! Thursday, December 18: Christmas Free Dress and lower campus Christmas Crafternoon
- NEXT WEEK! Friday, December 19: PJ Day on both campuses
- NEXT WEEK! Friday, December 19: Early Release on both campuses
- December 20 - January 4: Christmas Vacation!
- Monday, January 5: Back to School!
NEXT WEEK! Christmas Free Dress - Our classrooms will be fun and festive over the last two days of school with TWO Christmas free dress days! On Thursday, December 18, all students on both campuses are welcome to wear their favorite red, green, and white free dress. On Friday, December 19, all students should wear their favorite school-appropriate pajamas! For both days, all students should keep in mind our free dress guidelines outlined in the parent-student handbook…thank you!
January Calendar Notes -- Looking ahead January, we have a few schedule notes for your calendar:
- Our first day back to school after Christmas vacation will be Monday, January 5.
- There will be NO After Care on Thursday, January 8 so teachers can enjoy their Christmas party!
- We will have NO school on Monday, January 19 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr Day.
DEADLINE TODAY! SCRIP for Christmas! – Did you know that you can purchase gift cards to most popular retailers and restaurants quickly and easily online through the Shop with Scrip Program…AND benefit Saint Chris at the same time? Click HERE, select “Join a Program,” and create an account using our school code 751C7D6L13155. Gift cards are available from a long list of retailers and restaurants and all gift cards will be shipped directly to the school. You’ll usually receive your gift cards in under a week, and the school receives anywhere from 1.25% to 14% of your gift card purchase! Christmas is a perfect time to give the program a try, with gift card options like Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks, Target, and Barnes and Noble! SCRIP also has an app for your phone that makes ordering and managing gift cards soooo easy! Check out RaiseRight by ShopWithScrip! Please note: All Scrip orders must be placed by TODAY, December 10 to guarantee delivery before school vacation!
NEW! Now is the time to finalize your Ski Club plans!
- Click HERE to join Ski Club. If you need to sign your child up for the bus, you must send a check for $100 in to school no later than Wednesday December 17th as it is now past the FACTS draft date. Anyone who signed up before December 8th will be drafted next week.
- Epic Passes are no longer on sale through Vail Resorts. If your child needs lift passes each night, you can purchase the lift/rental/lessons package or pay for a lift ticket each evening through Crotched.
- Seasonal rentals have now been added to the options at Crotched. Click HERE to reserve your equipment (scroll all the way to the bottom of the page).
- If you need to make any changes with items purchased through Crotched, contact Tom Kirlin via email ([email protected]).
THIS WEEK! Click HERE to order Ski Club sweatshirts, short sleeved and long sleeved t-shirts. The deadline is Sunday December 14th.
Warm Clothing Drive: Outgrown your winter pants? Have some sweatshirts, coats, hats, and mittens in your closet that you no longer need? We are hosting a warm clothing drive at UC from now until Friday, December 19th. All gently used warm clothing donations are appreciated!
Chess, Checkers & Cribbage Club! Chess, Checkers & Cribbage Club is going strong at the lower campus….but more players are needed at the upper campus! This program offers a safe, low stress environment for students to learn and enjoy the games, while engaging in a social activity that is fun for all. Students play with classmates and learn at their own pace. Please click HERE for the meeting schedule. All are welcome!
NEW! Hot Lunch Volunteer Schedule - Thank you to our fabulous Hot Lunch volunteers! The upcoming schedule is:
Thursday, December 11
LC: Athena Chisholm, NEED A VOLUNTEER
UC: Lori Gordon, Lani Johnston
Friday, December 12
LC: Krista Spadano, Ann Marie Pellecchia
UC: Sarah Neary, NEED A VOLUNTEER
Monday, December 15
LC: Dorene Krauss, NEED A VOLUNTEER
UC: Diane London, NEED A VOLUNTEER
Tuesday, December 16
LC: Leslie Bellows, Michael Vacca
UC: Lani Johnston
Wednesday, December 17
LC: Taylor Barry, Liz Guilmette
UC: Amy Algeo, NEED A VOLUNTEER
NEW! Lower Campus Hot Lunch Volunteer Needed - We are in need of a Hot Lunch volunteer substitute on Monday, January 12 at the lower campus. Please email Marta at [email protected] if you can help out!
Popcorn - Our poppers for this Friday are:
Lower Campus: Andrea Hechavarria, Liz Anthony
Upper Campus: Amy Algeo
St. CHRIS PARISH NEWS
THIS WEEKEND! A Visit from St. Nick!
Parish Advent and Christmas Schedule: School families are cordially invited to attend any of the upcoming Advent and Christmas season masses and activities:
THIS WEEK! Youth Group Advent Event -
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.
Daily Morning Mass - Parents and families are welcome to attend the daily morning Mass at St. Christopher Parish! This non-music Mass takes place Monday through Thursday at 7:30 AM and lasts approximately 30 minutes. On Wednesday mornings, Mass is immediately followed by Eucharistic Adoration and Rosary until 9:00 AM for those who wish to stay.
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY NEWS
NEXT WEEK! Immaculate Conception Parish Confirmation/First Eucharist - For all those with children eligible to receive Confirmation and/or First Eucharist this year at Immaculate Conception Parish (check the website for eligibility or call the parish office), the registration deadline has been changed to Thursday, December 18! Please go to the website to register under the Sacraments link.
Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadelupe in Mexico over April Vacation:
