St. Aloysius School Update

October 10, 2019

The Bulldog Bulletin

From the Principal's Office

Parents,

I am excited to share that this past week, we launched a new website for our school! One of the primary objectives for redesigning our website was for people to learn more about who we are. The new design employs a simple, contemporary layout and content that clearly articulates our mission and what makes our community so special. You'll see that our new video is prominently featured on the homepage. The site has also been optimized for search and mobile devices. What's not visible is that we've also changed the underlying technology platform that powers the site. This new platform makes updating the site much easier (and faster) and will save the school thousands of dollars annually.

This effort has been a key priority for our marketing and communications efforts for quite some time, but was not able to come to fruition until now given the incredible time and resources that were required to complete this endeavor. I’m pleased to share that all this great work was donated to our community by Mike and Lisa Eisenreich, parents in our lower school, who kindly gave their time, talent and treasure for our school’s benefit. I am continually moved by the extraordinary generosity and talent that resides among our parent base in this community. While it’s a work in progress and there are still various sections that are getting fleshed out, I’d strongly encourage you to spend a few minutes to peruse the new format here: www.sasncct.org

On a less exciting note, I am noticing a substantial number of tardy students each day since the beginning of the year. I am reaching out to individual families where I am seeing this but I feel it is worth explaining this problem to all. While I know mornings can be difficult and traffic could be crazy, please make every effort to have your children here ready to start school at 8:25. When your child is tardy, it makes the morning difficult for them. The day has already started and the child must then “catch up” on what has happened. In addition, this is disruptive to the entire class as routines must now be repeated and teachers will need to restart. This is the not the way children should start the day. In addition, there are requirements from the Diocese and the State of Connecticut regarding reporting of excessive tardies. We have limited time with the students and starting on time is of vital importance to making the most use of that time, particularly when we begin every day together in prayer. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Wishing you all a blessed and relaxing long weekend.

In Christ,

Dr. Alfone

Upcoming Dates

For the full year calendar of events, visit the website .

OCT 11 & 14: No School

OCT 15: Safe Environment Training for Students

OCT 18: Kindergarten Family Potluck Dinner

OCT 19: Annual HSA Lobster Bake

OCT 22: Individual Picture Day

OCT 23 : Class Picture Day

OCT 31: Halloween Parade & Party (All grades, Parents welcome)

Events Information

Annual HSA Lobster Bake (10/19)

LAST CALL FOR RSVPs! Don't miss out on this fun parent social event!

Email HSAEvents@sasncct.org to RSVP.

Family Portraits - HSA Event (10/20 & 11/3)

Capture that perfect family photo with a professional photographer.

Click here to sign up. Limited time slots available!

School Picture Days (10/22 & 10/23)

For individual photos: Students can wear an outfit of their choosing as long as it is still school appropriate.

For class photos: Students should be in their full winter uniform.

For all students: If it is a gym day, please bring your gym clothes and sneakers with you.

Order info. from Lifetouch was sent home with your child(ren) on Monday.

Reminder from the Office

SCHOOL HANDBOOK

If you haven't already done so, please send in the Parent/Student Signature Form that confirms you and your children have read the school handbook by the end of next week.