Dear St. Rita Parents/Guardians,
Congratulations to our Boys Varsity Basketball team for winning the New Haven Deanery Championship after defeating the Assumption Cagers by a score of 46-42. The boys have a bye to the 1st round play in the Archdiocesan Tournament games this Saturday, March 9. However, they will be playing on Sunday, March 10, at 12:30 P.M. at St. John’s School in Watertown. The Girls Varsity team will also be playing in the Archdiocesan Tournament this Saturday, March 9. They will be playing at 11:45 A.M. at St. John Paul the Great Academy in Torrington. Their opponent will be the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School in Waterbury. The admission fee is $5.00 per adult for each of the games.
Tomorrow and Friday are early dismissal days for optional Parent-Teacher Conferences. Teachers have sent out a link for parents to sign up for conferences. Please contact your child’s teacher via the link if you would like to schedule a conference. The grade portal will be closed tomorrow morning as the marking period has ended. Report cards will be sent home next Wednesday, March 13. If your tuition account is past due, your child’s report card will be held until the account is made current.
We are half-way through the season of Lent and our Lenten service project, which will help with the rebuilding of Sacred Hearts School in Lahaina, Hawaii, has surpassed the $2,000 mark. Many of our students are assisting at home by performing additional chores or sacrificing their lunch snack in order to help the students at Sacred Hearts who lost everything, including their school, to the wildfires last August. We will continue to collect donations until after Easter. Thank you to our families for teaching their children the importance of sacrifice and almsgiving.
Our Lost & Found is once again overflowing with green fleeces, navy sweatshirts, green polo shirts, water bottles, pink earmuffs, winter hats, winter jackets, lunch boxes, and other assorted items. If your child has come home missing items, please have them check our lost and found. The school uniform items will be recycled and the other items will be placed in the church donation bin if they are not claimed by April break. Any item properly labeled with your child’s name will be returned to him/her.
During this Lenten season, our students in grades 3-8 will be receiving the sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation, also called confession. In confession we meet the Lord, who wants to grant forgiveness and the grace to live a renewed life in Him. All churches in the Archdiocese of Hartford, during the season of Lent, are making it easier for Catholics to experience God’s love and mercy in this sacrament by offering confessions every Monday. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church will be open for Confessions every Monday during Lent from 6:00 to 7:30 P.M.
The dates for First Communion and Graduation are now finalized. Our First Communion Mass will take place at St. Rita Church on Saturday, May 11 at 9:30 A.M. Graduation for the Class of 2023 will take place at St. Rita Church on Friday, June 7 at 6:00 P.M. Graduation Mass will be held at 9:00 A.M. on June 7. Parents and relatives are invited to join the St. Rita School community in celebrating the Class of 2024.
During this season of Lent, Pope Francis invites the faithful to sow seeds of goodness so that we might reap a harvest of salvation for ourselves and others. Throughout this season let us take some time as a family to reflect, pray, and sacrifice, and by doing so, grow closer to God, the church, and each other.
Thank you for entrusting your child/ren to our care.
God Bless,
Mrs. Tiezzi
Principal
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