Dear New Families,
Those of us who have been here for a while tend to take things for granted, they become “old hat” for us and we think everyone knows what we know. The following is to orient you to some of those “old hat “ things.
The School Directory
The directory is made available to you as a handy and helpful reference. It includes listings of each grade, teacher e-mail addresses, teacher extension numbers, room parents, family information, PTO contacts and business listings. We ask you to keep this directory in a safe place and to supervise its access by your children to avoid any misuse of the information. The directory is not distributed outside of SJRS.
Buddies
Your children will be paired up with a “buddy” from a different grade, for example Kindergarteners are paired up with 7th graders, 1st graders are paired up with 8th graders, etc. When the children go to Mass they go with their buddies (and of course their teachers). They get together for different celebrations (Christmas, Easter, etc). It’s a way to encourage responsibility, compassion, patience, and friendship in our children.
Room Parents
Each grade has at least two room parents. A room parent is a parent who volunteers to assist the teacher in coordinating items needed for class celebrations, chaperones for field trips, volunteers for PTO related events, etc.
Hot Lunch Program
Our Hot Lunch Program is run by the Concord School District. Students will be using swipe card (debit card) system for the purchase of lunch and/or milk. To purchase school lunches, funds will have to be placed on the student’s debit card. More information can be found HERE.
Used Uniform Sale
The PTO sponsors a used uniform sale once or twice a year. You may donate old uniforms for the sale or we can sell them for you.
Inclement weather
If the temperature falls below ten degrees the children go right in to school in the morning, they do not stay on the playground until the bell rings. Also if it is raining they will go right in to school. Delayed opening or school cancellations are listed on the WMUR website. Parents are also sent an email to notify them of these types of changes.
Advent & Spring Concerts
Children wear their Sunday best and need to be in their classrooms at 6:00pm. The concert begins at 6:30pm in the Church. The front pews and prime parking spaces are auctioned off at the school’s Annual Auction.
Magazine Drive/Auction/Spell-A-Thon/Walk-a-thon
The school is required by the Diocese to raise a certain percentage of its operating costs through fund raising. These are some of our fund raising events.