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
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Please DO NOT park in our Auction Winner's parking spot.
That spot is reserved and was paid for by the auction winner.
Thank you.
Reminder:
Any parent or grandparent who would like to volunteer, chaperone or assist with field day MUST be Virtus trained. The upcoming training sessions are as follows:
Thursday April 25th 6pm Assumption Church, Ansonia
Spanish Session- May 5th 3pm Blessed Sacrament, Hamden
Wednesday May 8th 6pm St. George Church, Guilford
To register, please visit
www.virtusonline.org/
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Playground Guidelines
St. Rita School is lucky to have two playgrounds for use by our students.
The new playground, located at the far end of the school parking lot, is
designed for students in grades Kindergarten to grade 5. Beginning this
week the playground will be opened for student use (K to gr.5) after
school from 3:00 to 3:30.
The second playground is located at the back of the building and is for
the use of students in Pre-Kindergarten 3 and 4 only. This is also
opened for student use (Pre-K) after school from 3:00 to 3:30. As this
particular playground is designed for children under age 5 and is limited
to no more than 12 children, we are asking parents to please adhere to
these limitations for your child’s safety.
Each afternoon at 3:30 both playgrounds will be available for use by
students attending the After-Care Program ONLY.
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June 24 - July 12, 2019
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
with extended-day options
Experience summer at Notre Dame!
Introducing the ND Summer Experience for boys in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. The three-week program offers the best of academics and recreation and focuses on these 5 C's - critical thinking, competition, creativity, communication, and collaboration. Rotating recreation and academics, the boys will have fun, achieve, experience new challenges and enjoy success.
Daily recreational activities will include:
- baseball
- basketball
- capture the flag
- dodgeball
- flag football
- kickball
- knockout & shooting contests
- ping pong
- ultimate frisbee, and more!
Explore six subjects in fun and exciting ways. From ESports to Crime Scene Investigation courses, ND Summer Experience has something for every camper.
Extended Day options include: Aviation Camp, Basketball Camp, and fun sports.
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MERCY HIGH SCHOOL
Super Charge Your SUMMER
Mercy High School Summer Camp Program
Open to all 6th-9th Graders
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Celebrate Our Cultures
Please note the changes to our cultural board.
April : Asia
Please label items with name and
attention to:
Carissa Civitello
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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 follow the link below to sign up at Sign Up Genius by
April 6, 2019. Parts consist of the roles of Jesus, Mary, the soldiers, Pontius Pilate, and the people in the crowd along the route that Jesus traveled.
When
: Good Friday, April 19, 2019
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, April 14, 2019 (immediately following 11:30 mass in St. Rita Church basement--one hour)
**Parents are asked to stay for the practice and to attend the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday.
Sign-Ups
Please sign up by
Saturday, April 6
and remember to provide your child(ren)'s name and age and best way to contact you.
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Lenten Works of Mercy Tree
We hope your Lenten journey is going well! We are excited to invite you all to help us with our Lenten Works of Mercy Tree this Lent. As we get closer to Easter and Divine Mercy Sunday, our parish feast day, we would like to encourage you to practice the Spiritual and Corporal Works of Mercy (which can be found on the back of your passports). There will be an empty tree at each church with baskets of tags in front. Please take a tag and write the ways you have shown mercy to others, and then put the completed tag in the 'completed tag' basket. When Easter arrives, the empty tree will be in 'full bloom' with all of the great things our parish has done. We look forward to taking this Lenten journey together as we help others in need.
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Our Scrip Gift Card Fundraising is still available all year long!
Remember to visit the Scrip Store for all of your gift card needs.
Every gift card purchase supports our school.
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Spirit Wear is available for purchase!
Stop by our Advancement Office to shop.
or email
jbruno.stritaschool@gmail.com
for availability
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Crusaders Corner will be open every Thursday during all lunch periods. Please send your child with cash or check to purchase items!
We are still seeking volunteers to help run the store. If you are interested please contact
Mrs. Civitello.
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Home and School Association
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Friday, April 5th 2019
6:00-8:00pm
Dessert & Dancing
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The St. Rita School Online Auction is a fundraising event to raise money for the school and help bridge the gap between the tuition and actual cost to educate our children. These funds play a significant role in enabling SRS to continue to provide the highest quality educational environment for our children. This exciting auction is not only open to the school community but also the general public. Please share far and wide.
Please show your support by clicking on the link below and bidding:
You do not want to miss out on the opportunity to purchase great items while supporting St. Rita School. There will be fantastic sporting event packages, fun items such as front row seats to school events, premium parking spots at SRS, passes to theme parks, museums and much, much more! Ready, set, BID!
Thank you for your participation and support!
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SAVE THE DATE
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SATURDAY, MAY 18TH
HAMDEN TOWN GREEN
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Our first 10 bags of sneakers are on their way!
Thank you SRS families. Keep those sneakers coming.
Our sneaker drive continues until May 19th ...
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So far we have sold 91 tickets, and only 36 families have
participated in selling tickets.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Please help us
spread the word!
$10,000 TUITION RAFFLE!
Prize $$ can be used for any accredited
K-12 school, college or university in the U.S.
The winner has up to 4 years to choose a school and student and apply
the $10,000 prize, and it does not have to all be spent in one year.
Prize can be used towards tuition, room and board or books –
even pay back existing student loans!
Drawing will be held April 27th 2019
Please make every effort to sell as many tickets as possible; this raffle is open to
the public and not restricted to St. Rita School families, so sell to family, Friends,
coworkers....
A great way to sell more tickets is to
post about our raffle on your social media accounts
Only 800 tickets will be sold at $50 per ticket –
great odds to be a WINNER!
A minimum of 450 tickets must be sold or all
tickets will be refunded.
All 800 tickets sold = $30,000 for SRS!
(Just think, less fundraisers next year!)
All proceeds will benefit the SRS general fund.
There is a difference between the cost of tuition and the actual cost to educate our
children, without fundraisers like this, the price of tuition would go up.
We truly need your support!
Need more tickets? Contact Trisha Kozloski at
trisha.kozloski@yahoo.com
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Spring is coming…we promise!
It’s time to start thinking about our annual
Mother’s Day Plant Sale…
Orders forms due April 10th
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SAVE THE DATE FOR THE
SRS GOLF TOURNAMENT!
The SRS 22nd Annual golf tournament will be held Monday June 3rd and we need your help to make it a success! Are you a golfer or do you know one?! We would love to have you and your friends, family or business partners attend this fun event! If you don't golf how about sponsoring the tournament, there are many levels available to support the tournament. Haven't complete your assessment yet?? Any sponsorship you secure counts toward your family assessment at a rate of 60%! Secure a tee sign for $150 from a local business and $90 counts toward your assessment. The form for the tournament is attached. Please also feel free to share the information with anyone you think might be interested for a day of golf, food, raffles and prizes, and of course fun!
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Your time and talents are needed for the continued success of our school. Even just one hour of volunteer time makes a great difference to the school community.
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Check back here for all Athletic News
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BASKETBALL UNIFORMS
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Please return
cleaned
basketball uniforms and green practice shorts to the main office in a bag clearly
marked with your child’s name ASAP or you will be charged a $50 fee to your SMART tuition!
Spring Sport Information:
Baseball and Softball meetings are this week to setup schedules.
Coaches will be in touch with players for first practice soon.
More detail to follow
SAVE THE DATE:
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Sunday, May 19th
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Il Monticello Restaurant
Honoring our 5th - 8th Grade Athletes
Food, awards, and fun!
Invites going
home this week
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PICTURES WANTED! If you love taking pictures at our SRS sporting events, please share them with us! Please send to ccivitello.stritaschool@gmail.com
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Did your child/ren do something amazing? Share with us!
Please send submissions to
Please be patient as we receive many wonderful stories of our SRS students and Alumni!
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Please keep the following SRS community
members in your thoughts and prayers
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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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Visit
amazonsmile.com
, and anytime you purchase an eligible item, Amazon will donate a portion of the profit to our school! Select “Divine Mercy Parish
Corporation” as your charity, and St. Rita School will benefit every time you shop.
We're excited to announce another bonus donation opportunity for Divine Mercy Parish Corporation. Through January 31, 2019, AmazonSmile will donate 15% the purchase price of new print magazine subscriptions. Click
here for details
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Use the message and image below in email, social media, and on your website to spread the word to your donors, staff, and volunteers.
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Link your Stop & Shop Card to St. Rita School, and we’ll earn CASH when you buy groceries! Click
here
and use School ID: 06434.
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Link your ShopRite Price Plus card to St. Rita School, and help us earn school supplies! Click
here
and use School ID: 50073, or send your PricePlus card number to Alice Kuether,
alicemcgrew23@hotmail.com
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Rewards Program
Click
HERE for a flyer with all of our rewards programs.
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Does Your Company Offer Volunteer Grants?
Volunteer grant programs, also known as “Dollars for Doers” programs, are corporate giving programs created to encourage volunteerism in communities where employees live and work.
Through these programs, companies provide monetary grants to organizations where employees volunteer regularly.
Please take a moment and ask if your employer participates in a Volunteer Grants Program. Your time and talent at St. Rita School could turn into dollars for our school! Questions? Feel free to contact Joanne Bruno at
jbruno.stritaschool@gmail.com
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We invite you to come celebrate the beatification of Blessed Clelia Merloni with us! Please
RSVP online
to attend any of the below celebrations.
Sunday, April 7, 2019
2:00 p.m.
Cathedral of St. Joseph
140 Farmington Avenue
Hartford, CT 06105
Celebrant: Archbishop Leonard P. Blair
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UPCOMING DATES -
April 5- 1st Friday Mass, Father/Daughter Dance 6pm
April 14- Palm Sunday
April 15-19 Spring Break
April 21- Easter
April 25-27 Peter Pan Musical
April 28- Divine Mercy Sunday
May 1- Iowa testing begins
May 3- 1st Friday Mass 8:45am, Mother Son Night 5-8pm
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St. Rita School
1601 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, CT 06517
Phone: (203) 248.3114
Fax: (203) 248.1016
www.stritaschool.org
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