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From the Desk of Mrs. Tiezzi
Dear St. Rita Parents/Guardians,
You and your family are invited to attend our Back to School Family Mass and Picnic this Saturday, September 10. The Mass begins at 4:00P.M. at St. Rita Church. St. Rita School is one of the largest ministries of Pope Paul VI Parish and it would be nice to see our church full of young families to celebrate the Eucharist as a school community. The picnic will be held on school grounds immediately following Mass. Please be sure to bring you own blanket and chairs to sit on. To assist us with planning, please R.S.V.P. to the Mass and picnic by clicking HERE.
Beginning next week our students in grades 1-8 will be taking the NWEA MAP assessments. These assessments are technology based and the results will be shared with you during Parent-Teacher conferences in October. Please refer to the attached letter from our superintendent, Valerie Mara and Q & A document for additional information. These assessments will be given three times a year and are being given in lieu of the I-Ready assessments which we have used for the past 3 years and the yearly IOWA tests which have been given across the Archdiocesan school system for decades.
Our school wide theme for the year is The St. Rita Way-His Way----Rooted in Christ. What is the St. Rita Way you ask? It is to be a respectful, responsible, kind, helpful, honest, loving and faith-filled student. We expect all our students to follow the rules in the classroom, in the lunchroom, and out at recess. Working together (parents, teachers and students) we will continue to keep St. Rita School the place to be where the love of Christ is lived and shared.
We will have two Back to School/Meet the Teacher Nights this year. The date for parents with students in grades PreK 3-Grade 3, is Thursday, September 15 beginning at 6:00 P.M. in the gym and for parents with students in grades 4-8, the date is Thursday, September 22 beginning at 6:00 P.M. in the gym. The presentations are in-person only and will include a welcome from our Pastor, Fr. Tiano and overview of the upcoming HSA events. This is a parent event, please leave your children at home.
Thank you for entrusting your child/ren to our care. I am looking forward to seeing you all on Saturday. Take some time over the upcoming weekend to remember and honor all the men and women who were tragically lost on 9/11. Let us never forget to support the men and women in our military and in public service because heroes are everywhere. Stay safe and be well.
God Bless,
Mrs. Tiezzi
Principal
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