October 1-Stay informed

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.

FROM THE DESK OF MRS. TIEZZI

Dear SRS Parents,

It was so great to see all of our new, returning, and alumni families this past Sunday at our annual walkathon. Over $31,000 was raised thanks to the hard work and generosity of our families. Congratulations to our top three student fundraisers-Grace Evanich , Jack Conklin and Connor Evanich . Our top classes were: Ms Delvecchio, Ms. Salsbury, Mrs. Fortuna and Mrs. Landino.

Tomorrow St. Rita School will be closed for our students but open for teachers from the area Catholic schools. We will be hosting the Teaching and Learning Conference featuring nationally known author and educational practitioner, Monica Burns. Monica will present classroom strategies for meaningful technology integration.

Thursday evening beginning at 6:00 P.M. we will be hosting our annual Catholic High School Fair. Eight area Catholic high schools will be showcased. All middle school students and parents are welcome to attend.

Please join us this Friday, October 4 to celebrate the Feast of St. Francis (Patron Saint of the environment and animals) at an outdoor Mass and blessing of our new outdoor classroom space. Mass begins at 8:45 A.M. behind the school building. Please bring your own lawn chair.

Congratulations to Madison Rosetti who will be honored by the Foundation for the Advancement of Catholic Schools (FACS) at their Annual Columbus Day Breakfast on Friday, October 11. Maddie was chosen by her teachers to represent St. Rita School at this event.

We are midway through the first trimester and Parent Teacher conferences are scheduled for next Friday (10/11) and the following Tuesday (10/15). Both days will be early dismissal days. If you have not yet scheduled your parent-teacher conference please contact your child’s teacher. Report cards for the 1 ^st trimester will be sent home on November 26.

Thank you for entrusting your child/ren to our care. Enjoy the rest of the week.

God Bless,

Mrs. Tiezzi

School News

Attention Grades 6-8 Parents:

If your child has received a new Chromebook this year, the User Fee will be posted on your November SMART Tuition bill. This is a change from the information given to you when you met with Mrs. Tiezzi at our soft opening. Thank you for your understanding.

Attention 4th and 5th Grade Parents:

Study Skills Workshop

Does your child need some assistance adjusting to their new grade level?

Does your child need to strengthen their organizational skills?

Does your child need extra help with their study skills?

Mrs. Conklin, a retired SRS teacher, will be offering a 4- week workshop reviewing some organizational and study skills and teaching some new ones to 4th and 5th graders.

When: Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24

Where: St. Rita School

Time: (Dismissal) to 4:00 p.m.

Cost: $40.00 cash only

Virtus Training Information

At St. Rita School there are endless opportunities to get involved as a parent/grandparent. We welcome your ideas, insight and knowledge to help strengthen our SRS community.

All volunteers must become certified in the Virtus Training and

complete a background check.

Please visit the Virtus Training website for upcoming training dates, locations and registration.

https://www.virtusonline.org/virtus/

New Dates Available:

October 18- St. Therese Church North Haven, 12 noon

November 4- Mt. Carmel Church Hamden, 6pm

**IF YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR VIRTUS CLASS PLEASE BRING YOUR CERTIFICATE AND HANDBOOK SIGNATURE TO SISTER ANNE.

WANTED:

Parent volunteers for our Robotics club

Email Mrs. Tiezzi for more information

New Club for Girls Grades 6-8!!

Please use the sign up below and submit check payment only to main office.

Download the flyer here

"Empower Her" Sign Up

DONATE YOUR HALLOWEEN COSTUMES!

(Donations can be dropped off at SRS)

Sacred Heart Academy is hosting a Halloween Party for the children at New Reach in New Haven. New Reach is a shelter for homeless mothers and children and works on placing them into homes. Currently, there are 40 children and 20 mothers living there. They are in dire need of Halloween costumes for the kids because they do not have access to any and would love to give the kids residing there a normal, fun Halloween. We would be grateful if St. Rita's could collect new or lightly used costumes for our cause. We would need to collect the costumes before the party on October 19th, so preferably by October 17th or 18th. If you are interested or have any questions, please contact Lauren Jerram at ljerram@sacredhearthamden.org . Thank you so much for your consideration, the kids at New Reach thank you!

L. Jerram

Sacred Heart Academy '21 (SRS '17)

SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR ANNUAL

HIGH SCHOOL NIGHT

Open to all students (SRS and non-SRS) in Grades 6-8.

Share the news, bring a friend!

St Rita School

Picture Day Dates:

Monday, October 21 - Tuesday, October 22

Picture Day ID: RI239054Q0

LIFETOUCH

Help us celebrate our cultures here at St. Rita School.

We are now collecting for the month of October!

Home and School Association

10th Annual Trunk or Treat!

Friday October 25th

Time for a FUN raiser! For the past 10 years, our children have been celebrating Halloween early by coming together in the SRS parking lot for an evening of costumes, music and friendship. Join the fun! Click the link to sign up to sponsor a car, help park cars or attend! Questions can be sent to maryleedelaney@gmail.com.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094DA8AE2FA5FC1-10th

Please help to support our school with the below fundraisers and FREE rewards programs!

Support our upcoming Fall Fundraiser with Boon Supply!

Starting Oct. 8, 2019 St. Rita’s school will be selling Boon Supply.

Get organized with Bags, Kitchen supplies, Gift Wrap and more!

Orders will be due on Oct. 22nd, 2019.

Questions? Please contact Kristen Geltman: kristen@paws-in-motion.net

Support St. Rita School

with Mabel’s Labels!

Hoping for a year with fewer lost mittens and water bottles?

Our new fundraiser will help keep your kids’ items out of the Lost and Found.

Start your shopping here , or learn more by clicking here .

Support St. Rita School by Shopping at Boscov’s!

St. Rita School is selling tickets to Boscov’s Friends Helping Friends event on October 16 ^th 2019. Tickets are $5 each and are good toward 25% off purchases the day of the event. There will also be refreshments and prizes! Passes can be used at any Boscov’s location. Passes are available in the St. Rita School office or St. Rita Church Rectory. The entire $5 donation directly supports St. Rita School! *Smart tuition can be used to pay for tickets* Just click here to purchase your tickets today!

Crusaders Corner Store

A St. Rita School Initiative

Crusaders Corner will be open every Thursday during all lunch periods. Please send your child with cash or check to purchase items!

The school store is NOW OPEN! NEW Items Available!

Smencil Order Form

Reusable Tote Bags Order Form

Stickable Family Order Form

Athlete's Corner

Check back here for all Athletic News

Soccer Schedule

Attention Soccer Parents : The Participation Fee and Backpacks will be posted on your November SMART Tuition bill.

Basketball!

Cheerleading!

St. Rita School offers two winter sports

Basketball for students in Grades 3–8 and

Cheer Squad for students in Grades 5–8.

Interested in learning more?

Click Here

Forms are due Friday, Oct 4 ^th !!

There will be a CHEER information Session on Tuesday, Oct 1 ^st at 3:00.

Reminder:

If your child is absent from school or leaves school sick, they will not be permitted to participate in any athletic events (games or practice)

PICTURES WANTED! If you love taking pictures at our SRS sporting events, please share them with us! Please send to ccivitello.stritaschool@gmail.com

Divine Mercy Parish News

Student Spotlight

Did your child/ren do something amazing? Share with us!

Please send submissions to

Carissa Civitello

Please be patient as we receive many wonderful stories of our SRS students and Alumni!

Prayer Corner

Please keep the following SRS community

members in your thoughts and prayers

Grandmother of Spenser Artaiz

Uncle of Kayla Sharkey

If you have a special intention that you would like to share in our prayer corner, please email Carissa Civitello

Support SRS

Rewards Program

Click HERE for a flyer with all of our rewards programs.

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 .

The Box Tops for Education program is changing the way we can earn cash for our school

Over the summer, participating brands began to change their packaging from the traditional Box Tops clip to the new Box Tops label. Going forward, instead of clipping from packages and checking expiration dates, all Box Tops will be earned digitally by scanning your receipt. The Box Tops for Education team has worked hard to build a NEW-and-improved, user-friendly Box Tops mobile app , available now. The new app features state-of-the-art technology that allows you to scan your store receipt, ﬁnd participating products and instantly add Box Tops to our school's earnings online.

If you still have traditional Box Tops clips at home, make sure to send them to school. We will still earn cash for all clipped Box Tops until they expire. Better yet, you can “double dip” during the packaging transition by clipping traditional Box Tops AND scanning your store receipt containing participating products.

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.

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.

Link your ShopRite Price Plus card to St. Rita School, and help us earn school supplies! Click here and use School ID: 50073, or email your PricePlus card number to Alice Kuether, alicemcgrew23@hotmail.com .

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!