CALENDAR RAFFLE UPDATE!
TOMORROW, October 1st, IS THE LAST TURN-IN DAY!
To beat our school goal, we need just over 2,000 tickets!
ALL students who bring in a ticket tomorrow…or purchase one online…
may have a FREE DRESS DAY tomorrow!
No Free Dress pass necessary…just bring/purchase a ticket and wear free dress!
Need a quick way to purchase a last minute ticket? Click HERE to get your ticket online!
As a reminder, we ask every family to sell at least 10 tickets! 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!
As of last Friday, our top sellers and classrooms are:
Top Sellers:
1st place: Emmaline Currid with an INCREDIBLE 437 tickets!
2nd place: Kaydence McMullen with 116 tickets
3rd place: Hannah Landry with 76 tickets
4th place: Just one ticket behind.... Dominic Franco with 75 tickets!
Lower Campus Classroom Contest:
1st place: KO with 296 tickets
2nd place: 2A with 265 tickets
3rd place: 3L with 229 tickets
Upper Campus Classroom Contest:
1st place: 303/Lowry with 529 tickets
2nd place: 407/Anger with 135 tickets
3rd place: 401/McCormick with 127 tickets
Need More Tickets?! - Email Marta Nissen at [email protected]!
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NEW! Lower Campus Grandparents Day - Wowza! We were blessed with over 300 special guests joining us for yesterday’s lower campus Grandparents Day! Many thanks to our teachers and staff for welcoming our guests, making room for everyone, and for sharing the Saint Chris love! We love our grandparents!
NEW! THANK YOU! Thank you to Mrs. Lowry and Ms. Nott, along with their parent volunteers Mrs. Neary and Mrs. Wong, for a fabulous first Trivia Night of the Year. Special thanks to the Currid family for the delicious pizza treat!
TODAY!! Parent-Student Handbook Reminder - Parents are reminded that they should review this year’s Parent-Student Handbook with their student/s and complete the acknowledgement form HERE by the end of the day TODAY, Wednesday, September 30. The handbook is posted on both the lower and upper campus websites. In addition, the handbook appears in your Family Portal under the Resources tab. The handbook is the same document in all three locations.
- To access the handbook on the lower campus website, click HERE.
- To access the handbook on the upper campus website, click HERE.
LAST DAY TO ORDER! Milk Ordering - TODAY is the last day for students to order milk for the school year. The program will begin serving milk on October 13. Cost is $11.00 for the year and it will be billed through FACTS Incidental Billing. To order milk, download and complete the form HERE for the lower campus and HERE for the upper campus. Return the completed form to the school no later than September 30. Applications for free milk are available HERE.
NEW! Hot Lunch Ordering DELAYED - Due to ordering software changes with Celebrations Catering, we will be unable to open our Hot Lunch ordering for November as usual on October 1st. They anticipate that this will be a short delay. We will email all parents as soon as the ordering window has opened. Thank you for your patience!
NEXT WEEK! Upper Campus Grandparent Day - Grandparents are special! Our upper campus Grandparent Mass and Open House will take place next Tuesday, October 6. To RSVP, CLICK the invitation below by Monday, October 5th!
NEW! Accessing Your Family Portal - All Saint Chris parents have access to a FACTS Family Portal, a private and secure portal that allows you to view information specific to your student/s and family. Lower campus parents can view attendance information and important school resources, while upper campus parents can also view a student’s schedule, grades, and homework. If you have not yet created a Family Portal account, you may follow the directions provided by FACTS HERE.
NEXT WEEK! October No School Days - October has TWO no school days for Columbus Day weekend, Friday, October 9 (faculty professional development) and Monday, October 12. October 30th is an early release day for professional development. Mark your calendars now!
EFA Parent Information and Instructions - Parents who receive EFA funds are asked to review the letter from Mrs. Clarke HERE detailing the updated timing of tuition payments and EFA funds. In addition, parents should review the instructions for creating an invoice or receipt for the EFA program HERE.
Hot Lunch Price Increase - Due to rising supply costs, Celebrations will be increasing its Hot Lunch prices beginning in October. To accommodate this increase, the cost of Monday through Thursday lunches will be $6.00 per day. Upper campus lunches will now include a salad bar or the salad bar will be available a la carte for $4.00! Courthouse Pizza is not increasing its prices, so Friday pizza lunches will remain at $5.50, with an additional slice available for $1.00. We appreciate your understanding of this necessary change.
Auction Meeting - Our fabulous Auction Committee is ready to get started with planning this year’s incredible 🍋 La Dolce Vita Auction 🍊 on April 17! The first meeting of this fun-loving group will be Wednesday, October 7 at 7:00 PM in the upper campus conference room (enter the school through the gym doors). If you love to plan a party, this group is for you! Please join us!
Next Week’s Hot Lunch Volunteers - Thank you to our dedicated Hot Lunch volunteers!
Thursday, October 1
LC: Rachelle Green, Athena Chisholm
UC: Lisa Blanchard, Nancy Sydow
Friday, October 2
LC: Jenna Richardson, Natalie Boldeia, Amanda DeWitt
UC: Rachel Franco, NEED A VOLUNTEER
Monday, October 5
LC: Amanda Lavery, Amanda DeWitt
UC: Dorene Krauss, Andrea Rugg
Tuesday, October 6
LC: Melissa Michels, Ann Marie Pellechia
UC: Jean Scescke, NEED A VOLUNTEER
Wednesday,October 7
LC: Parissa Khayami, Leslie Bellows
UC: Amy Algeo, Amy Milinazzo
NEW! Lower Campus Hot Lunch Replacement Volunteer - Due to a work schedule change, we are looking for a lower campus Monday, Team D hot lunch volunteer. This shift covers the following dates: Oct. 19, Nov 16, Dec 14, Jan 11, Feb 08, Mar 08, April 05, and May 03. If you can volunteer for that shift, please email Marta at [email protected]. Thanks!
NEW! Popcorn Starts this Friday - Popcorn starts this Friday for all those who preordered for the year! Please note that there will be no individual bags of popcorn available for purchase on Friday. Our poppers for this Friday are:
Lower Campus: Caroline Belt, Leslie Bellows, Janelle Joliat
Upper Campus: Lara Lois
TOMORROW! Applications for 2027-2028 - Do you know a family who would like to join the Saint Chris community next year? We will begin accepting applications for new students for the 2027-2028 school year on Wednesday, October 1. New families should start the process HERE.
TOMORROW!! Planning on Kindergarten or PreK for Your Little One at Home Next Year? - If you have a younger child who you would like to attend Saint Christopher next fall, please consider applying on October 1st when new applications open. Veteran families can complete a new student application through their Family Portal. While siblings of current families do have priority, we can only honor that if we know you are interested! Please reach out to Lorrice Bedard, Enrollment Coordinator, at [email protected] with any questions.
THIS WEEK! Upper Campus Dance - Tickets for the upper campus Fall Dance are on sale during lunch. The dance takes place Friday, October 2nd from 6:00 to 8:00 PM in the cafeteria. Tickets are $5 per student. No tickets will be available at the door. Dress is casual within the handbook guidelines.
iReady Testing - iReady testing runs through October 8. Lower campus students will test in their homerooms, while upper campus students will test in their computer classes. Please be sure that your student is well-rested and has had breakfast every day so they can do their best!
Lower Campus School Store - We’re ready to get our lower campus school store up and running! The store sells a variety of school supply items like pencils/pens/erasers, along with school spirit items, rosaries, and more! To make this happen, we are in need of a parent volunteer on Thursdays to help our grade 2-5 shoppers from 8:20 to 8:45 AM. If you are interested, please email Marta at [email protected]. Thank you!
Bishop Guertin Applications - ‘Tis the season for Bishop Guertin applications for our upper campus students! All applications should be sent to upper campus Guidance Counselor Katie Osborn. Her email is [email protected] for more information.
Open Houses - Bishop Guertin will be holding two Open Houses for prospective students…
- Thursday, October 22: Tours begin at 5:30 p.m.
- Sunday, October 25: Tours begin at 12 p.m
HSPT Entrance Exam dates run from October through January. Families can register for both events through their MyBG Admission Portal or on the website.
🏀 All Things Basketball - There are many basketball opportunities at Saint Christopher Academy!
CYO Basketball - Teams are available for 3rd/4th grade coed, 5th/6th grade girls and 5th/6th grade boys.The commitment is one weekday evening practice per week on either a Tuesday or Wednesday at the upper campus gym. Games will be every Saturday in the Manchester area. Practices begin in November and games run December through February. All students interested in playing will make a team but should plan to attend the team selection night on Tuesday October 20th 6:30 to 7:30 at the upper campus gym. Click HERE to sign up.
Tri-County Basketball - Available for students 5th through 8th, tryouts will be held Monday, November 9th and Thursday November 12th. Attendance is required for both days for these cut teams. There are 4 teams to tryout for - JV girls, JV boys, Varsity girls and Varsity boys. The commitment is multiple weekday and Saturday morning practices and an average of 2 games per week beginning in December. Any 5th or 6th grade athlete that does not make a Tri-County school team is welcome to play for a CYO team. Sign ups will be available in October.
Boys JV Basketball Coach Needed – We are looking to hire a boys JV basketball coach for the upcoming Tri-County season. This team is focused on building a fundamental base, and preparing students for higher levels of middle school basketball. The team will practice 3-4 times per week, typically in the early evenings, and on Saturday mornings. Previous coaching experience is strongly preferred for this paid stipend position. For those interested, please contact Tracy Beauregard ([email protected]) for more information.
Chess, Checkers & Cribbage Club! We're happy to report that the Chess, Checkers & Cribbage Club is a go at both campuses! There is no need to sign up in order to participate. Please click HERE for the schedules.
Lower Campus: "Chess and Checkers" meets every other Monday morning at 7:45 AM. "Cribbage" meets every other Monday morning at 7:30 AM, alternating weeks with chess and checkers. Students should enter through the Before Care entrance and check in with the teacher on duty before proceeding to the 4th grade science classroom. The Club starts on Monday, September 14th.
Upper Campus: The club meets on Monday morning every other week at 7:00 AM in the music room. Students would enter school through the cafeteria doors.
ST. CHRIS PARISH NEWS
THIS WEEK! First Friday Eucharistic Adoration - Come spend some quiet time with the Lord! The parish’s next First Friday Eucharistic Adoration takes place on Friday, October 2nd from 1:00 to 3:00 PM with the Chaplet of Divine Mercy recited at 3:00.
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 from 9:00 - 10:30 AM during the school year. For additional information email Leslie Bellows at [email protected] or Parissa Khaymi at [email protected].
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY NEWS
COMMUNITY NEWS
Happy Hearts Day Care - Happy Hearts Daycare at 12 Cushing Avenue has two openings for before and after school care. We open at 6:30 AM and close at 5:30 PM. We accommodate all of the early release days, 2-hour delay, snow days, most no school days, the Christmas, February and April vacation weeks. The weekly fee for before and after school care is $60 per week. If interested, call Linda at 603-321-9320.