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Dear SRS Parents and Guardians,
Did you read the article in the January issue of the Catholic Transcript which featured our school? St. Rita School was profiled in the article “Growing in a Personal Relationship with Christ”. Two of our Middle School students, Cooper Leng and Sephie Delaney, were interviewed for the article and a number of our students are pictured as well. Please click on here to read the article.
The nationwide celebration of Catholic Schools Week begins on Sunday, January 29. We will be reinstituting our annual St. Rita Family Mass at 11:30 on that Sunday. I would like to invite all our school families to join us as we celebrate our school, its students, and their families. Sr. Anne is looking for some student lectors (Grs. 6-8) and altar servers for the Mass. Please contact her if your child is interested in assisting. Students are asked to wear their school uniforms to Mass to show their school pride and receive a free dress down day coupon from Fr. Tiano. Please see Mrs. Tiezzi or Mrs. Robinson at Mass to receive your coupon.
Registration for new students for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year is currently open to our school families. If you have another child you would like to have join our school community for next year, please contact Mrs. Bruno, our admissions director, for the registration information. Re-enrollment for current students will not take place until early March.
January 20 is the midpoint of the second marking period. A progress report will be mailed to parents of students in grades 4-8 if your child has any grades below a C- (70%). Just a reminder that parents have the ability to receive automatic updates of their child’s progress simply by checking the appropriate box on your EduConnect account. This is only available to parents with students in grades 4-8.
Over the past few weeks, students in grades 1-8 have been taking the NWEA MAP assessment. MAP Growth creates a personalized assessment experience that accurately measures achievement—whether a student performs on, above, or below grade level. Teachers will use the results of the assessment to assist them in planning instruction for their students. The results of the assessment will be shared with your child and sent home to you in the next few weeks.
During the upcoming Lenten season, Fr. Tiano is looking for our St. Rita parent community to become involved in the parish-wide Alpha program. What is Alpha you ask? Alpha is a series of sessions exploring life and our Christian faith. Our parents will have the opportunity to increase their personal relationship with God and with each other as members of the Body of Christ. St. Paul VI Parish will run both on-line and in-person Alpha programs beginning on February 21 & 23. If you are interested in unpacking the basics of Christianity and addressing questions such as “Who is Jesus?” and “How can we have faith?” these sessions provide an opportunity for personal spiritual growth and fellowship. The in-person program begins on Tuesday, February 21 from 8:30 A.M. to 10:00 A.M at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church and the Zoom session will begin on Thursday, February 23 from 7:00 P.M.to 8:30 P.M. Please register for the Alpha program at www.hamdencatholic.org and scroll down to Alpha or call 203-248-5513.
Thank you for entrusting your child/ren to our care. Have a magical week.
God Bless,
Mrs. Tiezzi
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