October 6, 2021

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 St. Rita Parents/Guardians,

I would like you to be aware of a few things going on at St. Rita over the next few days. Tomorrow is the Feast of the Holy Rosary and at 9:45 A.M. we will be having an outdoor rosary prayer service to end our Consecration Journey to Jesus through Mary. Please join us in praying the rosary as a school community outside by our Mary garden. If you are unable to attend in person, please take some time during your day or evening to pray the rosary with your family.

This Monday, October 11 is a full day of school for students and teachers at St. Rita. Next Thursday (October 14) and Friday (October 15) school will be closing at 12:00 for parent-teacher conferences. All parents have been sent a link to sign up for a conference. Please check your email for the signup information. Aftercare will only be in session until 3:00 P.M. on Thursday and Friday of next week.

St. Rita School has joined forces again this year with “Paint Hamden Pink” to raise awareness and educate the public about breast cancer. Next Thursday, October 14 your child may dress down in either their tie-dye tee shirts or pink tee shirt and accessories for a $2.00 donation. All monies donated will be given to help support the fight against breast cancer.

If you are driving your child to school in the morning please be aware that your child should not be dropped off on Dessa Drive and walk through the parking lot while cars are trying to exit the parking lot. Your child should also not be walking between cars or crossing in front of cars, as this is a safety issue. If you do not want to wait in the line, please allow your older student to disembark on Gilles Road near the stairs so he/she can safely walk into the school building following the marked path. Finally, in order to allow our teachers access to the parking lot in the morning, parents are asked not to block both lanes of incoming traffic before 7:50 A.M. Thank you for helping to keep our school community safe.

On October 29 we will be celebrating Halloween at St. Rita. We have some great events planned including our annual Trunk or Treat. Please see the link below to sign-up for this event. Over the next few weeks we will share more details of our fun-filled day with you!

As many of you are aware all the Catholic parishes in Hamden will merge into one parish with multiple worship sites on January 1, 2022. Last weekend the decree on the merger from Archbishop Blair was read at the Hamden Catholic churches. The name of our new combined parish will be St. Paul VI. Additional details regarding the merger can be found on the Divine Mercy Parish website. St. Rita School will continue to be a parish school supported by the parishioners of St. Paul VI Parish. As Msgr. Joe will be retiring in 2022, a new Pastor will be named shortly. Please keep all the members of the transition and leadership teams in your prayers as there is much work to do to blend the various ministries of the Hamden Catholic churches together into one revitalized worship community of St. Paul VI Parish.

Thank you for entrusting your child/ren to our care. Have a wonderful Wednesday!!

God Bless,

Mrs. Tiezzi

Principal

11th Annual SRS Trunk or Treat

Time for a FUN-Raiser!

SRS Trunk or Treat is a fun event in which our children get to dress up and go "trunk to trunk" at SRS to family cars in the school parking lot.

They collect Halloween goodies and have an evening of fun together with treats and music. It is a "rain or shine" event just as Halloween is.

This event is open to all St. Rita School families.

All ages are welcome and all must be accompanied by an adult. Feel free to also dress up! Please no overtly political or intensely horror-themed choices.

HOW IT WORKS: cars with goodies start to line up at 5:00pm in a circle with all the trunks pointed outward. Decorated trunks are a plus: the more fun, the better! Check out Pinterest for ideas!

Arrival time for cars: 5pm

Start time for trunk o' treating: 5:45-6:45 pm

Parents: please sign up to either sponsor a car or to attend with your children. If you're not sponsoring a car, please send in two bags of store-bought treats. If you can help with parking or first aid, please indicate that.

Click HERE to sign up!

Any questions?

Email me at maryleedelaney@gmail.com

St. Rita School's High School Showcase is back!

Students in Grades 7 & 8 will meet in person with

Admissions Representatives from

SHA, Notre Dame, Mercy, Xavier and Northwest Catholic

on Friday, October 29th.

This is a student-only event.

We encourage parents and students to contact those

high schools directly that they are interested in for

specific Admissions information such as

Testing, Shadow Days, etc.

Alpha Course Information Evening

Thursday, October 7th at 7:00 pm

St Rita Church, 1620 Whitney Avenue, Hamden

This is open to all.

Please join us and bring along a friend or family member.

If you have questions, please email: divinemercy@aohct.org

This information session will also be on Zoom for

those not able to attend in person.

If you need a Zoom link,

please email us at divinemercy@aohct.org.

Click HERE to download the Legacy Brick order form.

Nurse's Corner

Travel and COVID

Currently, we are following these guidelines for travel:

-If you are traveling internationally and are NOT vaccinated you must quarantine for 7 days once returning to the USA and get tested on days 3-5. Students can return to school on day 8 with proof of a negative PCR test.

-If you are traveling internationally and you ARE vaccinated you do not need to quarantine upon return to the USA. You should still be tested on days 3-5 and self monitor for any COVID symptoms. Students can return to school upon return from your destination.

- For Domestic travel we currently have no restrictions. You should remain cautious if you are not vaccinated by wearing a mask while traveling, washing hands frequently and avoiding crowded areas. Students can return to school upon return from your destination but should get tested on days 3-5 and self monitor for symptoms.

Hearing and Vision Screening

The health office will provide hearing and vision screening for students in grades K,1,3,4 and 5. This screening will take place the week of October 25 during gym class. If you do NOT want your child screened for hearing and/or vision please send a note to school with your students name and teacher and signed by a parent. Please specify that you do Not want your child screened for hearing, vision or both.

HSA

Home/School Association

Hello Saint Rita Families,

The HSA Executive Board is excited to start another great year, and we have been busy planning events. We are kicking off the year with our 2^nd annual Mum Sale and an Ice Cream Social and outdoor movie night!

We would love to have more parents get involved this year! There are many different opportunities to volunteer. There is something for everyone, from one day events to long term commitments, and some can even be done at home on your own time.

The time and efforts of our volunteers are essential and very much appreciated!

Please review the upcoming events the HSA is planning on the back of this page. We will need volunteers to be able to make these happen, so visit the sign-up genius and let us know how you can help. We are always open to new ideas as well!

We are looking forward to working with you,

The HSA Executive Board

Hsasrs.stritaschool@gmail.com

2021-2022 School Year HSA Volunteers Needed: