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News from
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September 10, 2007 |
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Dear Parents and Students,
The 2007-2008 school year is underway. We hope your child has
had a smooth transition from vacation mode to school mode and is
ready to explore and enjoy the many academic and
extra-curricular activities that our school has to offer. We all
look forward to working with you to help make your child's
experience at NC a successful one.
Just a gentle reminder to students and parents. Students are to
leave their cell phones locked - and turned off- in their
lockers. Cell phones have no place in a NC classroom.
Student Spotlight:
Congratulations are in order for one of our 8th Grade students.
Shane Donnelly successfully completed a "Counselor in Training"
Program at Small World Country Day School and, during the
summer, spent several hours a day for ten weeks doing volunteer
service and working as a classroom and program assistant. Shane
was highly commended for his daily interactions at the school
with students and staff alike.
Notice to 8th Graders & Parents:
HIGH SCHOOL ADMISSIONS FAIR hosted by
Nashua Catholic Regional Junior High School will be held
Friday, October 12, 2007, from 6:30 to 8:00 pm in the NCRJHS
Gymnasium at
6 Bartlett Avenue in Nashua, NH. This annual event will
feature information tables and presenters from area high
schools, such as: The Academy of
Notre Dame, Austin Preparatory,
Bishop Brady High School,
Bishop Guertin High School,
Lowell Catholic High School, Nashua Public High School,
St. John's Preparatory, and
Trinity High School. Our 8th graders and their parents
are particularly encouraged to attend this kick-off event to
your high school search. This evening will enable you to compare
many ares high school programs and practice admissions skills.
Admissions Corner:
We have just stepped into a new school year and have already
been asked about 2008-2009! It's such a joy to receive these
calls! Many of them are prompted by our Nashua Catholic families
so we would like to share some of our admission's time table
with you. We try to settle our current classes first in
September. Our primary list of applicants starts October 1, 2007
for next year. This will insure that all families interested in
NC will be notified about our Open House on November 28th,
Step-Up Day on January 25th and asked to set up an interview at
a convenient time. We appreciate the fact that you are sharing
your Nashua Catholic experience with family and friends.
Remember the NC RAFFLE!
WIN $200 Toward NC Tuition!
*No tickets to buy!
*Recommend Nashua Catholic
*All Applications received between now and April,
2008 listing you as the recommending family will earn you a NC
Raffle ticket.
*No limits
This is NC's way of thanking you for being GREAT!
Thank you for helping us to grow.
News from the PE Department:
It would be very helpful if students put their names on
their gym uniforms. Many gym items were left on the floors and
on the gym staging area last year and were ultimately lost.
News from the Theology Department:
Mass/Prayer Service Schedule 2007/2008
Mass/Prayer Service Schedule 2007/2008 by Day, date, time,
Occasion and Celebrant
Please note all parents of NC students are welcome!!
Monday, 8/27/07 @ 9AM Teacher's and Staff Mass Chapel Fr. Aggie
Thurs., 9/13/07 @ 9AM First School Mass- feast of St. John
Chrysostom Fr. Aggie
Thurs., 10/18/07 @ 9AM School Mass- feast of Saint Luke Fr.
Aggie
Thurs., 11/1/07 @ 9AM
All Saints Day Mass Holy Day of Obligation Fr. Aggie
Wed., 12/5/07 @ 9AM Mass with the Bishop Season of Advent Bishop
Christian
Thurs., 1/10/08 @ 9AM Parent/Grandparent Mass Fr. Aggie
Wed., 2/6/08 @ 9AM
Ash Wednesday Season of Lent Fr. Aggie
Thurs., 3/6/08 @ 9AM School Mass Season of Lent Fr. Aggie
Thurs., 5/8/08 @ 9 AM Last School Mass Fr. Aggie
Lenten Reconciliation service to be announced - most likely will
take place in early March.
No Mass in April due to Terra Nova testing and April vacation
Graduation:
Practice at Immaculate Conception Church 6/10/08, 10-11:30 AM
Mass at Immaculate Conception Church 6/12/08 @ 6 PM
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION SCHEDULE GYMNASIUM (NOT DURING STUDY
PERIOD ON TUES. AND THURS.)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5
NO DECEMBER EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2
NO FEBRUARY EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
TUESDAY, MARCH 4
THURSDAY, APRIL 3
MONDAY, MAY 5
Traffic Patterns:
It is for the safety of all of our students that we ask that
those dropping off and picking up students follow these
quidelines:
Morning: All students coming by car should be dropped off in the
parking lot -
Columbia Avenue entrance - close to the cafeteria. All
students, unless specifically stated or late should use this
entrance in the morning.
Afternoon: Cars should use
Columbia Avenue to Wellington Avenue (TWO streets up from
the school) and come down Wellington to Bartlett Avenue in time
for a 2:30 dismissal. Students will exit the school through the
foyer and meet their rides on the school block and school side
of the street ONLY.
Webster Avenue in the Afternoon: Parking on Webster Avenue is
limited and should only be used for sports carpools and urgent
needs that require the parent to come in to the school in the
last moments of the day to excuse the student.
Regarding Parent's Night (September 12):
Lightly Used Uniforms will be available during Parents' Night on
September 12th. If you have any NC uniforms that you would like
to pass on to other families, please have them to school by
Tuesday. This is a great chance to add that extra piece to your
student's waredrobe.
Library News:
Parents are once again invited and encouraged to donate the cost
of a magazine subscription to Nashua Catholic. Subscriptions are
otherwise unfunded. We are implementing a new process to better
utilize the subscriptions this year. One teacher will be
reviewing the table of contents of all the subscriptions, to see
if any articles may be of interest in relation to subjects being
studied in the various departments.
The subscriptions we currently receive, which are soon to expire
are:
Time $34.75 56 issues
Newsweek $23.00 54 issues
Discover $24.95 12 issues
Smithsonian $38.00 12 issues
National Geographic $34.00 12 issues
U.S. News $34.95 56 issues
PluggedIn $24.00 12 issues
(pub. by
Focus on the Family)
There will be an opportunity to sponsor a subscription during
the Open House on September 12, or you may bring or send your
Subscription donation.
Additionally, we are in danger of losing the huge (40%) discount
negotiated for Library Software. Book Systems, Inc. has been
holding the agreed upon price for us since last spring, while we
try to come up with the $3000 needed to make this leap from
hand- written/typed Library processing, to computerized library
functionality. This Software will enable us to access our own
inventory from any computer in the building, and to interface
with other libraries, expanding our resources exponentially!
If you are able to make a donation to the Library Software Fund,
please also investigate whether your employer offers Matching
Gifts for you tax-deductible donation. If this challenge is met,
the software can be up and running within weeks of delivery.
Please give consideration to this very important, and
desperately needed improvement to our school.
Destination Imagination at
Nashua Catholic!!
Several parents have volunteered to coach one or more
Destination Imagination Teams for the 2007-08 School Year. There
will be an informational meeting for interested students and
parents on Wednesday, September 19, 2007 from 7-8PM in the
School Cafe. Mrs. Pat Hubbell will speak about the program and
answer any questions you might have. Further information about
Destination Imagination can be found online at
www.nh-di.org.
Public Announcement:
Nashua Catholic Regional Junior High School announces
sponsorship of the Special Milk Program. Milk will be made
available to participating children at the sites listed below.
Milk will be provided regardless of race, color, national
origin, sex, age or disablilty.
Nashua Catholic Regional Junior High School
From the Athletic office:
Our Fall sports teams are in full swing. Please visit our web
site for game schedules, come support your classmates. Most
games are right after school 3:30/4pm. Our soccer teams play
home games at Main Dunstable Road (directions are on the web).
Unfortunately the Cross Country team has all away meets.
Volleyball is played right here in the 'Cage'.
We hope to have sign ups for Intramural golf and flag football
in the very near future. Golf will be played on Wednesdays at
Green Meadow Golf Course. The cost is $10 per player on a first
pay first play basis. You sign up week by week, so you don't
have to commit to the whole season. We're going to try for at
least four weeks. We transport the golfers to the course and
parents pick up at Green Meadow in Hudson. We ask that players
have played before and have their own clubs, and display the
utmost golf etiquette while on the course. Flag football will be
played at Greely Park on Wednesdays. Sign ups for both sports
will be in the cafeteria at lunch times, see Mr. B.
From the Development office:
The 19th Annual Nashua Country Fair is in full gear. Please keep
Saturday, September 29th open for a full day of fun and games.
Many of you already know this event is a fundraiser sponsored by
the three Catholic schools in
Nashua. Please support this event by selling cow deeds,
offering an item for the raffle or by attending this fun day. We
are currently looking for a few more volunteers for either
Friday (setting up cow pen) or Saturday, (set-up, take down or
at one of the venues). Deeds, volunteer sign-ups, and
contribution info may be found in your child's first day packet.
The Fair is looking for a few more crafters/vendors. If you are
interested, spaces are $50 each for a 12 x 12 lot. See the web
site for contact and application information,
www.nashuacountryfair.org
The school sponsors two very special events during the school
year to involve not only our students but our parents as well.
Many of you already know about our very popular Father/Daughter
Dance. This year, the Mother/Son get together will be Glow
Bowling. This will be held at
Merrimack Ten Pin, 698 DW Highway in
Merrimack, on Saturday, November 3rd 7:30-10pm. Tickets
are $35/couple which includes shoes, pizza, desert, soda and
raffles! Tickets will be available at Parents Night
Wednesday, September 12 or by sending in your money to the
homeroom envelope. Sign up early, space is limited!
Nashua Catholic Fall Calendar:
SEPTEMBER
6 School Pictures
12 Parents Night 6:00-8:00pm
13 School Mass 9:00am
21 NC School Dance 6-9pm
29 NASHUA COUNTRY FAIR & COW MANEUVER 10am-4pm
OCTOBER
1 No School
4 Progress Reports - Parent sign and return
8 No School
12 High School Admissions Fair 6:30 - 8:00 Kick-off Event for
8th graders' high school search.
16/18/29/31 Prep Course- Catholic Schools Exam Pre-registration
Forms will be out near October 1st.
18 School Mass 9am
26 Halloween Dance 6-9:00pm
God Bless,
Thomas Kelleher
Principal
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