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From the Desk of Mrs. Tiezzi
Dear St. Rita Parents/Guardians,
Throughout these forty days of Lent, our faculty and students will focus on prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Our goal is to get our students to think beyond themselves and to focus on kindness and mercy. Each year St. Rita School undertakes a school-wide service project during the Holy Season of Lent. For our project this year we will endeavor to raise money in support of Sacred Hearts Elementary School in Lahaina, Hawaii, which was burned to the ground during the devastating wildfires last August. This week during religion class, the students were introduced to our theme "Aloha, Helping Others In Need".
Our children at St. Rita School have the opportunity to help others as Jesus taught us, "Love one another as I have loved you." Our mascots for this service project are two adorable stuffed characters, appropriately named Milia (Hawaiian name for Mary) and Colin Chameleon. Each homeroom is working toward providing monetary funds for the Sacred Hearts Elementary School. The mascots will visit the classrooms throughout Lent to encourage the children's support. Monetary contributions, large and small, may be brought in daily throughout the weeks of Lent. We also invite and welcome families who would like to make a personal monetary donation from their own family to please send in their contribution and we will add it to our school's total. IF DONATING BY CHECK, PLEASE MAKE PAYABLE to ST. RITA SCHOOL. It is our hope that together, school and home, we will be able to serve our community and share our compassion and gifts and help another Catholic school rebuild after these catastrophic wildfires.
Our second trimester will be ending on Thursday, March 7, and our third and final trimester will begin on Friday, March 8. Report cards will be sent home with your child on Wednesday, March 13. Optional Parent-Teacher conferences are scheduled for next Thursday, March 7 from 3:30 P.M.- 6:15 P.M., and on Friday, March 8 from 1:00 P.M. -3:15 P.M. Please contact your child's teacher directly to schedule a conference.
We are currently accepting new enrollments for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year. If you know of a family who is interested in learning more about St. Rita School, please have them contact Mrs. Bruno, our admissions director, to set up a tour or learn more about our wonderful school. Our parent referral program is now open and details on how to receive a $250 referral tuition credit for the upcoming school year can be found on our website.
During this holy season of Lent, let us try to pray a little more, give a little more, and complain a little less. What a great example we will be to our children when we model these behaviors. Thank you for entrusting your child/ren to our care. Have a wonderful and blessed Lenten journey.
God Bless,
Mrs. Tiezzi
Principal
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