St. Christopher School

Auction 2010 is just a few short weeks away and we have a great evening planned! The night will include a silent auction with a wide variety of prizes, raffles (including the drawing for our annual vacation raffle!), great food, an exciting live auction, and lots and lots of socializing with your St. Chris friends! Have you RSVP'd yet? Reservations are due to the school by March 12 and you don't want to miss this event!

Wondering what items will be up for bid? Check out our Auction page HERE -- items are added on a daily basis. Item donations are also still being accepted. Simply download the Donation form on the Forms and Documents page, complete it and attach it to your item. Donations can be dropped off at school or an Auction Committee member will pick up large items from you or your business. Just give Marta a call at 882-7442, ext. 116 to arrange a pickup.

3/10/10 -- Great News! Mrs. T is back, safe and sound! Welcome her back to school tomorrow, Thursday, March 11!

As many know, 4th grade teacher Claire Ternan was in Chile last week visiting her daughter and her family -- and she was still there when the earthquake hit the area. However, Mrs. Moore has received an email from her and she and her family there are fine. She says," We're lucky we have water and electricity here in Vitacura. Lines are hours long at the grocery store and very long at the gas stations. Carlos's (her son-in-law) university is closed tomorrow while they evaluate the buildings. In Santiago, several bridges are destroyed as well as highways south or to Argentina. One of his colleagues lost everything in his apartment: tv toppling over, dishes crashing to the floor... Say hello to everyone and please remember the Chileans in your prayers. It always seems to be the poor who suffer the most."  Many thanks to all those who have asked about her safety and said prayers for her and all those affected in Chile!

Our February Vacation school "upgrades" are complete! Over the week, an enormous amount of work has gone into improving the school and we are so excited!

Among the changes:

On Wednesday, March 10, the St. Chris Parent Group will be sponsoring another fun and delicious night out at Valentino's Restaurant.

February 17, 2010

Dear Parents and Friends of the Saint Christopher School Community,

Kicking off Catholic Schools Week with Mass on Monday, February 1, we celebrated holistic education, the meshing of academics with the teachings of Jesus and the Church.  Mrs. Emond’s sixth graders “buddied” with Mrs. Moore’s first graders, who led the congregation in prayer, reflection, and gift-giving.  How moving it was to see sixth graders accompany first graders to the altar, stand next to and assist them as they delivered their readings, and escort them back to their pews.   These students’ actions tell all: just as God’s love nurtures us, we nurture each other.  Illustrative of Catholic education, Saint Christopher School provides students with the tools to create a better world, not just for themselves but also for others, particularly the vulnerable and disadvantaged.  What a gift Catholic education is!

There will be a Parent Group Meeting on Wednesday, March 17 at 7 PM in the church hall. Come join this fun and dedicated group of parents plan teacher appreciation luncheons, enrichment programs and family fun nights!

Mrs. Tassoni would like parents to know that some classes will be receiving homework assignments from Computer class. However, these are written assignments only -- no computer and/or software is necessary or expected to complete the assignment! The written assignments are meant to be the first, preparatory step in completing a computer project. By doing this written work at home, the students can be ready to get right to work on the computers in the computer lab. If you have any questions about the homework, or anything else in computer class, please feel free to contact Mrs. Tassoni at any time. Her email is This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Congratulations and thank you to all of our students and parents for their outstanding contributions to our "Coins for Haiti" collection -- together, we raised over $2,000! The money will be sent directly to the Religious of Jesus and Mary Haitian mission, which helps the poorest of the poor in Haiti with education. One of the sisters in this mission is a friend of Mr. D's and was injured in the earthquake. Thank you for such a wonderful response!

The St. Christopher School Parent Group met on January 20. Read on for the meeting mintues...