OUR MISSION:
St. Rita School inspires students in Pre-Kindergarten through grade eight to achieve academic excellence in a safe, nurturing and faith-filled Catholic environment.
We prepare students to be morally responsible, innovative thinkers who, in today’s technology-guided global community, live and share the Love of Christ.
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FROM THE DESK OF MRS. TIEZZI
Dear SRS Parents,
We are very proud of the many accomplishments of our students over the past several weeks. On Friday, our Mock trial team will compete in the next round of competition at UConn Law School in Hartford. One of our 7
th
graders, Victoria Pachnik has recently qualified as one of the top 100 CT students to participate in the statewide Geography Bee. Last weekend Sam Streater, Sean Figueroa and Adela Hosting proudly represented St. Rita School in the Knights of Columbus Spelling Bee. This Sunday come see our cheerleaders perform at a Cheer-fest at Our Lady of Victory School in West Haven at 6:00. Finally, our JV5 & JV 6 Boys teams, JV Girls and Varsity Girls teams will be playing in the state tournament games this weekend. Congratulations and best of luck to all our students.
The New Haven St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be held this coming Sunday. Last year St. Rita School won the award for best parochial school marching unit. It would be great to see a big contingent of marchers at this year’s parade. Students should be accompanied by an adult and be wearing their school swag along with green of course! Students marching with our SRS contingent are asked to see Mrs. Tiezzi who will be marching and receive their dress down coupon.
During
this Lenten season, our students in grades 3-8 will be receiving the sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation, also called confession. In confession we meet the Lord, who wants to grant forgiveness and the grace to live a renewed life in Him. All churches in the Archdiocese of Hartford during the season of Lent are making it easier for Catholic’s to experience God’s love and mercy in this sacrament. All Catholic churches will be open for Confessions every Monday during Lent from 6 to 7 P.M. For help in preparing for the Sacrament of Reconciliation, visit
www.Light4you.info
Thank you for entrusting your children to our care. Be sure to “Spring” your clocks ahead this weekend.
God Bless,
Mrs. Tiezzi
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TECH CLUB:
The next Tech Club meeting will be on Monday March 19th
There will be NO Tech Club March 12th.
From the Nurse's Station
Please do not send your child back to school until they are feeling better. We are seeing some pediatricians suggesting a week home to recover from the flu. Please follow your pediatricians recommendations before sending your child back to school.
The Flu:
A Guide For Parents
FLU INFORMATION
What is the flu? Influenza (the flu) is an infection of the nose, throat, and lungs caused by influenza viruses. There are many different influenza viruses that are constantly changing. Flu viruses cause illness, hospital stays and deaths in the United States each year. The flu can be very dangerous for children. Each year about 20,000 children younger than 5 years old are hospitalized from flu complications, like pneumonia.
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Support St. Rita School by Grocery Shopping!
Register your BIG Y card through this link!
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SAVE THE DATE:
Divine Mercy Sunday
April 8, 2018
Divine Mercy Parish, Hamden, CT
Divine Mercy Procession and Devotions
Join Archbishop Leonard P. Blair, S.T.D.
2:00 p.m. Procession begins at St. Stephen Church, 400 Ridge Road, Hamden, CT
1.3 mile walk to St. Rita Church 1620 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, CT
3:00 p.m. Divine Mercy Chaplet and Eucharistic Adoration at St. Rita Church
Join for both procession and devotions or only 3:00 p.m. devotions
Confessions available before procession at St. Stephen Church and at St. Rita Church
For more information call: 203 248 5513 or 203 288 6439
CONGRATULATIONS to
Victoria Pachnik who has qualified to compete in the state level competition of the National Geographic Bee!
The Connecticut State Bee will be held on Friday, April 6, 2018.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
The grade portal will be closing on March 6, 2018
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Lenten Project
We have begun the Lenten season. As a school community, it is a time to for us to give to others. This year we will be joining forces with the
Wounded Warrior Project
and collecting donations for this organization. Each day the classroom that collects the highest amount of donations will get to spend the day with our project mascot, HERO. Please considering donating to this project. (Donations are collected in class each day)
Follow our Facebook page to see where Hero lands each day!
For more information, please visit
Wounded Warrior Project Update
We are half way to our school wide goal of $4,000.00, thanks to your children’s generous donations. Our Lenten project has encouraged our students to make sacrifices by donating their snack money, emptying their piggy banks, giving up their money from the Tooth Fairy, doing chores around the house to earn money, as well as babysitting, shoveling snow and offering up their allowance. These are just a few of the wonderful examples of our students truly following Jesus’ Lenten Journey by helping people in need.
The WWP offers it services from providing immediate comfort items to providing long-term support for returning wounded veterans via compensation, education, health care, insurance, housing, employment and many more services. The demand for the program and services has grown from serving a handful of injured veterans to now serving tens of thousands; they continue to receive hundreds of new registrations from injured veterans, their families, and caregivers each month.
We have three weeks until our Lenten project comes to an end. We would deeply appreciate your continued generous and loving support to reach our school goal.
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Mercy/Xavier High School Presents:
"The Addams Family - A New Musical Comedy"
this March!
Showtimes are 7:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, March 9 and 10, and at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 11.
The performance will be held at Mercy High School,
1740 Randolph Road
in Middletown. Admission is $10 for students and $15 for adults. Tickets are available
online
and at the door.
Archbishop Leonard P. Blair and the Foundation for the Advancement of Catholic Schools cordially invite you
to attend the
18th Annual Archbishop’s St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast
Friday, March 16, 2018
7:30 a.m.
Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford
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LIVING STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?” are the words to a well-known hymn.This year the youth of Divine Mercy Parish and St. Rita School (
Preschool through High School
) are being given a wonderful opportunity to participate in a live reenactment of the Stations of the Cross. This will be a very spiritual event for the entire family. If your child would like to participate, please fill out the bottom portion of this letter and return it by
March 15, 2018
. Primary parts consist of the roles of Jesus, Mary, the soldiers, Pontius Pilate, and examples of secondary parts are the people in the crowd along the route that Jesus traveled.
When: Good Friday, March 30, 2018
Start Time: 12:00 noon (those with assigned parts meet in church basement at 11:30)
Where: Divine Mercy Parish, St. Rita’s Church
Practice: Sunday, March 25, 2018 (immediately following 11:30 mass in St. Rita Church basement--one hour)
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PALM CROSSES
St. Rita Knights of Columbus is again sponsoring the distribution of crosses made with palm for the Easter season. These beautiful crosses, 24” high by 12”across include a choice of colored ribbons and also feature artificial lilies, suitable to adorn your yard or respectfully placed at gravesites of beloved family members.
The price is $12 per cross, and order forms will be available at the exits of both churches beginning on the weekends of March 3-4 and 10-11. Crosses will be available for pickup on Palm Sunday weekend, March 23-25.
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SRS SPIRIT WEAR IS SPRINGING-UP EVERYWHERE!
SUPER SOFT SHERPAS AND LOUNGE PANTS,
TRADITIONAL SRS HOODIES AND
BILLBOARD CREWS,
RETRO JERSEYS AND BASEBALL HATS–
IT’S ALL FOR YOU - CAN’T BEAT THAT!
EASY TO ORDER, EASY TO PAY!
ORDER VIA SIGNUP GENIUS LINK:
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CEO FOUNDATION of CT
Children's Educational Opportunity
Foundation of Connecticut, Inc.
For information regarding parent renewal and new applications, which will be available March 1, 2018, please visit the step-by step application instructions on our
website
. Please remember your parents must have their 2017 taxes filed before they apply for a scholarship.
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SRS Summer Camp dates and information coming soon!!
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W
hether we’re trying to reduce children's screen time or kick-start a fitness routine the whole family can enjoy, the solution might be as simple as hitting the ground running. In the September 2000 issue of Runner's World: "To a potentially catastrophic degree, our kids have stopped moving. One quarter of Americans under age 19 are overweight. Worse, approximately 5.3 million kids, or 12 percent of all youths aged 6 to 17, are seriously overweight." Getting children active at an early age creates a healthy lifestyle easier to maintain, even as they get older.
Kids are natural runners, but whether they're running with family or participating in a school program, they require special care at every step of their development. From the right shoes, to the right distance, ensuring kids will remain lifelong runners means support, encouragement, counsel, and attention to possible overuse injuries. Guiding Life running club looks to provide a safe and enjoyable way for local youth to run and train together with the intent to making running a lifelong enjoyable lifestyle.
This program aims to:
Combat childhood obesity
Promote pride in accomplishment and life-long positive habits
Foster Non-competitive activities - all children are successful
Offer a fun experience for children
Set individual and group goal setting
Provide running education
Model good citizenship
Discuss healthy eating habits
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Saint Rita School
Parade Marchers Wanted!
New Haven St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Sunday, March 11, 2018
St. Rita School has again been invited to march in the New Haven St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday, March 11, 2018. The parade is the largest single-day spectator event in the state of Connecticut. Let’s march together to show our school pride!
Deadline for registration:
March 9, 2018
Children must be accompanied by a parent for the duration of the event.
The marching group will meet at the school parking lot at 12:15pm on the parade day. The bus will leave the school lot at 12:30pm and transport the marching group to the staging area. The parade officially kicks off at 1:30pm at Chapel Street & Sherman Avenue and ends at Grove Street & Orange Street around 4:00pm. Buses will drop participants off at the school lot around 4:00pm. This event is rain or shine.
This event is a FREE for St. Rita families but pre-registration is preferred. The first 40 people to pre-register will be given priority seating on the bus.
Participants are encouraged to wear warm clothes along with other festive attire. Additional information will be emailed to registered families prior to the parade day.
The parade will be covered live on WTNH News 8.
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Dear Catholic School Supporters:
On March 8
th
there is public hearing in the Education Committee for a bill that calls for a study of Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) and their potential effect in Connecticut. ESAs grant parents access to all or a portion of the money allocated toward their child’s government school education, to use on educational alternatives such as homeschool textbooks, tutoring, learning therapies, or private school tuition. As you know, Connecticut currently has no private/nonpublic educational choice programs.
We are arguing that all Catholic School families and prospective families should have these accounts.
Therefore, we need written and vocal support from all of our Catholic school friends: parents, volunteers, teachers, administrators, staff, school board members, and pastors.
We must join together and convince our elected state officials, especially those on the Education Committee, to vote in favor of this bill.
Please
both
e-mail and call your state legislators and express your support for House Bill No. 5340, An Act Concerning a Study of Education Savings Accounts, a necessary first step towards ESAs. The following link helps you find your legislators’ contact information:
https://www.cga.ct.gov/webapps/cgafyl.asp
Your communications should:
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Introduce yourself, and identify where you live.
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Explain the impact Catholic Schools have made for your family and how you and others would benefit by making tuition more affordable.
3)
Respectfully ask your legislator to support your family, your school, and House Bill 5340.
“Although ESAs are hardly a panacea for all of Connecticut’s problems, they do promise both to improve equity and save millions of dollars—and most importantly, offer the opportunity for children across our state to achieve their full potential,” authors Lewis M. Andrews and Martin F. Lueken write in “Education Savings Accounts: Empowering Kids and Saving Money in Connecticut,” released in September 2017.
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An opportunity for the eighth grade (rising ninth grade) class--
a trip through Scotland and England during April 2019
! This trip, which is open to high school students around Connecticut, will provide an immersive experience for students to engage with the culture, history, and literature of Great Britain.
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Interested in learning more about the message of the Divine Mercy?
Join us for
Divine Mercy Parish Lenten Series
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Please keep the following SRS community
members in your thoughts and prayers
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Mrs. Patty Landino
Father of Anna-Ramirez-Allard
Sister Mary Jane Paolella
Father Robert Beloin
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Mr. Alfred Tossetti (Grandfather of Quinn Michels)
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If you have a special intention that you would like to share in our prayer corner, please email
Carissa Civitello
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Home and School Association
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Download more photos from our Father Daughter Dance
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The Great Gathering Auction
With the Great Gathering Auction a little over a month away, the auction committee is asking for your help!
Back in January, we had suggested a monetary donation of $20 per student and were hoping for 100% participation from each student. To date, we have received donations from 33% of the student body. The monetary donations are needed in order to purchase the fabulous items for the silent auction raffles. All proceeds from the auction will benefit St. Rita School. Please consider supporting this great cause. To donate, please access the link below. You donations will be charged through SMART TUITION
THANK YOU to those families that have already generously donated to the Great Gathering Auction. We have a fabulous night planned and hope to see you there!
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Coming Soon: The Second Annual $10,000 Tuition Raffle!
Beginning on March 6th, St. Rita School will sell raffle tickets for the Second Annual Tuition Raffle. Each family is asked to sell, or purchase for themselves, 2 tickets. Tickets are $50 each and only 800 tickets will be available, so buy your ticket early! The prize money may be used to pay tuition at any accredited k-12 school, college, or university, or to pay back student loans. The winner does not have to personally use the money. They may designate any student they wish to use the money (for example, a grandparent may use the prize to pay a grandchild's tuition). The drawing will be held on Wednesday, June 6th at St. Rita School. The winner need not be present to win. Extra tickets are available by calling the school at
203-248-3114
or emailing
trisha.kozloski@yahoo.com
.
Proceeds from the Raffle will support St. Rita School.
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EASTER PIE FUNDRAISER
The Saint Rita School Annual Easter Holiday Pie fundraiser starts Tue, March 6th. Easter Pies will be on sale through March 16, 2018 and available for pick-up until 5pm on Good Friday, March 30th at Disorbo's Italian Bakery.
To order, please access the link below. Your orders will be billed through SMART TUITION.
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For updated sports information and schedules, please visit our
2017-2018 Basketball Calendar
*subject to change/weather permitting
3-2-1 SCORE!!!
Great shot by Guliana on our SRS Girls JV team!
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Congratulations the Girls Varisty Team for winning the Greater New Haven Parochial League Girls Varsity Basketball Champions!! Go Crusaders!!
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Congratulations to our Girls JV team for a 2nd Place finish in the deanery championship game!!
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Kids Night Out
Dates:
March 16, April 6, April 20, May 4, May 18, June 1
To view other Caritas Christi Center events visit their
website
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St. Rita School Early Learning Center
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The Early Learning Center is HIRING!
Part time, morning and afternoon availability
For more information please call
Colleen 203-288-6828
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NOW ENROLLING
St. Rita School Early Learning Center offers a safe, nurturing, and stimulating learning environment for children aged two months to five years.
Check out their NEW
SAVE THE DATE:
Open House
Sunday April 8th 10am-12pm
Tuesday April 10th
9:30am-11:30am
Visit our center & Meet our staff!
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UPCOMING DATES -
March 13- Report Cards go home
March 29- Holy Thursday - 12:15 Dismissal (No after care)
March 30- Good Friday -No School
April 2- Easter Monday- SCHOOL
April 6- Auction
April 8- Divine Mercy Sunday
April 13- Unity T-Shirt Day
April 16-20 - Spring Break
April 26-28- Annual School Musical - Into the Woods Jr.
May 1-4- Iowa Testing begins
May 4- Grandparents Day and May Crowning
May 5- Shred Day
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St. Rita School
1601 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, CT 06517
Phone: (203) 248.3114
Fax: (203) 248.1016
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