St. Christopher School

Sept. 1 Hot Lunch Ordering Will Be Open

Sept. 2 Milk Money Due ($8.50)

Sept. 2 Cross Country Begins

Sept. 2 Band Demonstration – Gr. 3, 4, 5, 6

Sept. 3     No School

Sept. 6     No School – Labor Day

Sept. 8 Signature Page, Publicity Release Form, Phys. Ed. Permission Slip Due

Sept. 8 Drama Club Parent Meeting – 7:00 PM – Church Hall

Sept. 9 New Parent Orientation – 7:00 PM – Church Hall

Sept. 10 Mass – 9:15 AM – All are Welcome to Attend

Sept. 12 Back to School Mass – 10 AM – St. Christopher Church

Activity Fair, Coffee & Doughnuts after Mass

Sept. 13 Information Night & Classroom Orientation for all Parents

6:45 to 8:30 PM in the Church

Sept. 15 Last Day to Order Hot Lunch for October

Sept. 14 Ski Club Meeting – 7 PM – St. Christopher School

Sept. 22 Protecting God’s Children Workshop – 7 to 9 PM – St. Christopher

Church Hall – Please call school to register

Sept. 24 School Pictures

Sept. 27 Hot Lunch Begins

THE WEDNESDAY ENVELOPE  - On the last Wednesday of each month we will be sending home the “Wednesday Envelope”.  There is one envelope per family, and it will be given to your “Oldest or Only” child.  Included in the envelope will be updates of scheduled events, activities, and general information.  The empty envelope should be returned to school on Thursday.  Please do not send any information back to school in the family envelope as it will not be found until the following month. If you have information you would like distributed in the family envelope, please send it to Mrs. Nissen or Mrs. Langenfeld by the last Monday of each month.

Please visit our website, www.stchrisschoolnh.org, for the latest information on upcoming events and classroom activities.  If you have not received our emails, please send in your email address to Marta Nissen, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

SPECIAL MILK PROGRAM – 8 oz. containers of homogenized, 1% low fat, 2% low fat, low fat chocolate and low fat strawberry milk may be purchased for $8.50 for the school year for students in Full Day Pre-K through grade 6.  Please make checks payable to St. Christopher School.  Milk is served at lunch time.  A milk envelope is included in today’s Wednesday envelope.  Please return this envelope to school tomorrow, September 2^nd, indicating your child’s name, homeroom and one selection of milk.  Milk will be served starting on Tuesday, September 7^th.

Free milk is offered to low-income and foster children.  In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of the State of New Hampshire and you must complete the enclosed application, sign and return it to school, Attention:  Jackie Langenfeld.

VOLUNTEERS – We are very grateful to the many volunteers who give hours of their time to the school.  All volunteers who have ongoing contact with students at any time will be required to fill out a Diocese of Manchester Volunteer Application, undergo a State Criminal Records Check, a National Sex Offender Registry check, complete the Acknowledgement Form of the Diocese of Manchester Serving Christ, Serving Others Code of Ministerial Conduct (the “Code) and the Promise to Protect, Pledge to Heal Policy for the Protecting of Children and Young People (the “Policy”) and attend a Protecting God’s Children workshop, and at least every three (3) years, participate in refresher training on sexual abuse awareness and reporting (this does not require attending another workshop—it is a pamphlet which you must review). This includes those volunteering for extracurricular activities (i.e. Chess, Great Books, Ski Club etc.).  All requirements must be completed and passed into the office no later than October 8, 2010.  We will be holding a Protecting God’s Children Workshop at St. Christopher Church Hall on Wednesday, September 22^nd, 7 to 9 PM.  We urge all volunteers who have not already attended the workshop to please make an effort to attend on the 22^nd.

STUDENT / PARENT HANDBOOOK – All families will receive a copy of the Student / Parent Handbook.  Please read the handbook and return the Signature Page, page number 27, to school no later than Wednesday, September 8^th.

ST. CHRISTOPHER SCHOOL PUBLICITY RELEASE FORM, PHYSICAL EDUCATION PERMISSION SLIP – Included in today’s envelope are the St. Christopher School Publicity Release Form and the Physical Education Permission Slip.  Please fill out and return these forms to school by Wednesday, September 8^th.

PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT – All parents are invited to attend the Parent Information Night on Monday, Sept. 13 at 6:45 p.m. The meeting will begin in the Church with a series of short presentations regarding the upcoming school year. We will then adjourn to the school where parents are encouraged to visit their children’s classrooms (be sure to leave a note in your child’s desk…they love that!), as well as sign up for volunteer opportunities for the year. We’ll see you there!

NEW PARENT ORIENTATION– Whether you’re a new parent or a “veteran” in need of a refresher course, you are invited to attend our New Parent Orientation on Thursday, Sept. 9 at 7:00 p.m. in the Church Hall. Topics covered will include volunteer opportunities, upcoming events, “inside info” from veteran families, tours of the school, question and answer session, and more!

BACK TO SCHOOL/BACK TO CHURCH MASS AND ACTIVITY FAIR – Our first mass in conjunction with St. Christopher Parish will be Sept. 12 at 10:00 a.m., followed by coffee and donuts and the annual Back to School/Back to Church Activity Fair. Join our St. Chris community in giving thanks for a new school year, then stop by for goodies and a chance to see all that the school and parish have to offer our families! Students who attend mass in uniform will receive a coupon for a Free Dress Day later in September!

CALENDAR RAFFLE – It’s calendar time again…and we have some GREAT prizes this year! Your paper Wednesday News packet this week should include 10 calendar raffle tickets per family. Each ticket is $10 each. For every 10 sold raffle tickets a family returns to the school, they will earn an entry into a raffle for a $1,500 Tuition Credit or $1,000 Cash prize! Be sure to read the notes attached to the calendars in your packet and get ready to win!

DRAMA CLUB PARENT MEETING – This week’s paper Wednesday News includes a sign-up sheet for this year’s Drama Club for grades 3-6. On Wednesday, Sept. 8, parents of students interested in Drama Club are required to attend a meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the Church Hall. The production this year is The Wizard of Oz – it should be a lot of fun for all involved!

BOOK FAIR –  Once again this Fall, we'll start the year off with our annual Scholastic Book Fair to support the library! For the first few weeks of school, the library will be FULL of great books and items that are sure to be a hit with your kids (and even a few things for us adults, too!). Each class will visit the library during the Book Fair and parents are welcome to shop any time that school is in session or during any of the evening Orientation meetings. Additional details and dates are available on our Scholastic Book Fair website which can be found at http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/stchrisschoolnh. Also, volunteers are needed to help Mrs. Riley with the event. If you can help, please contact her at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

SKI CLUB – Time to hit the slopes!!!  St. Chris and Crotched Mountain are partnering up again for another year of Ski Club.  The Ski Club will begin Friday, January 7^th, and run for  5 consecutive Friday nights.  Registration is open now and in order to get the best price, you must register by October 11^th.  We encourage all interested families to join us Tuesday, September 14^th, at 7 PM at St. Christopher School for a Ski Club information night.  Someone from Crotched Mountain will be at the meeting to speak to all interested families and answer any question.  Please see the enclosed information sheet with all the details on pricing, online ordering instructions and contact information.

PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN– The Diocese requires that ALL volunteers attend a Diocesan Protecting God’s Children workshop before volunteering in the school (including volunteers for Hot Lunch, classroom parties, etc.). We will be having a Protecting God’s Children workshop here in the Church Hall on Sept. 22 at 7:00 p.m. If you are planning on attending, please send Jackie an email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call her at 882-7442, X-114.  If you cannot attend the Sept. 22 workshop, but would like to volunteer, you can find other workshops online at http://www.catholicnh.org/child-safety/how-the-diocese-works-to-protect-children/protecting-gods-children-workshops/.

WEDNESDAY NEWS EMAILS – Over the summer, we transitioned to a new system for sending our Wednesday News communications (as well as other announcements) during the year. You should have received a series of two emails from us on or around August 11, the second of which was sent from the new email address at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . If you did not receive this email, please contact Marta as soon as possible at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or by phone at 882-7442, ext. 116. It is imperative that you provide us with an email, as we often use this as a way to get short-notice announcements out to our parents. Thank you!

COOPER DOUCETTE -- As many of you may know, Cooper Doucette, a sophomore at Nashua North High School, was involved in a terrible accident during the first week of football practice.  The community is rallying around the family with some fundraising to support Cooper and his family during this trying time.  A terrific opportunity to support this is through Modell’s Team Week fund raiser.  Starting on Friday 8/27 for the following 4 weeks anything you buy at Modell’s will be 15% off the total price.  At the end of the 4 weeks, Modell's will donate 5% of all sales collected to Cooper's fund.  Simply print the coupon located at http://stchrisschoolnh.org/downloads/3-documents.html and bring it in with you.  Please also keep Cooper and his whole family in your prayers, this is going to be a VERY long road for all of them to get through!

NORTHEAST REGIONAL TENNIS ACADEMY AT THE NASHUA SWIM & TENNIS CLUB -The Northeast Regional Tennis Academy at NSTC is committed to providing affordable, high quality tennis instruction. Each of our classes is tailored to the appropriate developmental stage of our students. Our main goal is to foster an atmosphere of positive reinforcement and personal esteem so that students will be excited about continuing to learn what is a both a challenging and rewarding lifetime sport.

The  staff consists of top quality USPTA or PTR certified instructors and New England's most experienced tournament directors and USTA Player Development Committee members. Classes are held year round at our indoor and outdoor facilities.

Tennis Express - Ages 10 and under -- We are excited to offer a new program called Tennis Express which is tailored to more effectively guide kids through the early stages of their tennis development. Both nationally and internationally accredited USTA/ITF teaching techniques are implemented for the players in this program The first 10 week session will begin the week of September 12, 2010, at a cost of $150.00 per child. Each student will receive a Tennis Express t-shirt. Classes are offered Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 4:00-5:00, and Sundays at 12:00, 1:00 and 2:00.

High Impact Tennis (HIT) Ages 11-13 --The first 10 week session will begin the week of September 12, 2010, at a cost of $195.00 per child. Classes will be offered Mondays and Thursdays 5:00-6:00.

Additional classes for both age groups will be added as needed, and specific times other than the ones posted can be requested. A pizza party will cap off the end of each session.

To register, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or (603) 889-9901.