SPORTS NEWS: The 6-8 cross country team is starting
practices on Wed Sept 1st from 2:30-4pm.
There will be a parent meeting right after practice in the Aquinas Center.
Anyone interested in joining the team should attend.
9:00 AM Meeting with Mr. Rakiey
9:30 AM Tour of school
10:00 AM Grade 1 parents meet with Mrs. Hagerty in her classroom
(Warm weather or regular uniforms required)
8:00
AM Students of Grades 5 – 8 only arrive and meet in school
yard
FREE PIZZA LUNCH for all students!
(There will be no bus transportation. Parents must provide transportation to and from school.)
12:00 PM Dismissal (NO buses available)
*Note: Grades 1 – 4 do not attend school this day!
Friday, August 27 – Grades Kindergarten – 4
(Warm weather or regular uniforms required)
8:00
AM Students of Grades K – 4 only arrive and meet in school
yard
FREE PIZZA LUNCH for all students!
(There will be no bus transportation. Parents must provide transportation to and from school.)
12:00 PM Dismissal (NO buses available)
*Note – Grades 5 – 8 do not attend school this day!
Monday, August 30 - Grades K – 8 Full Day of School 8:30 AM – 2:30 PM
NO BUSES – Parents must provide transportation to and from school.
Tuesday, August
31 – Friday, September 3 – Grades K – 8 Full Day of School
8:30 AM – 2:30 PM.
*Buses will be operating on regular schedule.
*Please allow students to take the bus if they will be using bus service during the school year. This will help everyone to be familiar with the bus routes, etc. in order to have things run smoothly.
Monday, September 6 – Labor Day – NO SCHOOL
DISMISSAL
If you must pick up your child at dismissal time, please enter the parking lot from the Rollins Street side and exit onto Moody Street. The alphabet is divided into three sections. Cars A-D and all Kindergarten parents will display #1 in the driver’s side windshield. Cars E-M will display #2 and Cars N-Z will display #3. (These numbers are distributed on the first day of school or you may contact the school office.) If your number is not displayed, you will be sent around and allowed to return only at 2:45 PM. Please park your cars in three or four rows facing Moody Street. The first row nearest the school should be left open for a buffer between students awaiting pick up and the traffic. Wait in your car for your child to be dismissed, not at the door of the school. If you need to see a teacher after school, please park in the lot across the street from the Church and advise your child to wait for you in school.
Dismissal times are as follows:
1. Kindergarten students will be dismissed at 2:27 PM (from the Moody Street door) in order to
give parents time to buckle children into car seats. These cars will be a part of the regular
dismissal traffic and, as such, will not leave the parking lot until the buses have departed.
2. Bus students and walkers will be dismissed at 2:30 PM. Walkers will be dismissed at the
parking lot door and will cross the school parking lot to the Church and follow the walk
beside the Church to Crystal Avenue.
3. Students with last names from A-D* will be dismissed at 2:30 PM. Cars may leave the lot as
soon as buses have departed.
4. Students with last names from E-M* will be dismissed at 2:40 PM. Cars for these students
will not be allowed to enter the lot until 2:40 PM.
5. Students with last names N-Z* will be dismissed at 2:45 PM. Cars for these students will not be allowed into the lot until 2:45 PM.
6. Do not enter the car line prior to your anticipated group arrival. This necessitates special paging for your child and disrupts the normal flow of traffic. If this is a continuous problem, your child will be held inside the school and you will be required to park and enter the school to retrieve your child.
*Students who carpool should go out with the letter of the carpool car.
Permission slips are required if a child is to go to home with another child or take a different means of transportation home. If a note is not provided to the school office, the child is to proceed as usual.
Before and After School Programs begin on Monday, August 30
Milk will be available beginning on Thursday, August 26
Hot Lunch Program begins on Monday, August 30
Save the Date!
Our 4th Annual
Golf Tournament will be held on Friday, October 15th at Candia Woods
Golf Links, Candia, NH. We hope you will get together with former classmates,
family or business colleagues and join us for the day! Registration will begin
at 11 am. The event will kick off with a Noon shot gun start and includes lunch,
raffles and more. More information regarding sponsorships and registration will
be available in the summer newsletter and in the
golf brochure.
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The Third Annual ST. THOMAS AQUINAS SCHOOL GOLF TOURNAMENT |
STA 15th Annual Auction |
Little Efforts Can Bring Big Rewards!
St. Thomas Aquinas participates in a variety of programs to earn cash or points that can be used to purchase additional items for the school not covered by the regular budget. Please look over the list below and see how easy it is to help the school earn dollars. St. Thomas Aquinas is registered and participating in the following programs:
Hannaford Helps Schools
From September 5 to December 5, 2010 purchase participating products in the Hannaford’s Helps School program and earn school dollars for our school. Participating products will have shelf tags telling you they will earn school dollars. There is no limit to the dollars we can earn. For every 4 participating products you purchase, earn 3 school dollars. Deposit the school dollars into the collection towers at the Derry Hannafords or submit them to the school. For more information including a complete list of products go to Hannaford.com/hhs.
Box Tops for Education
Last year, our school received $1,096 through the Box Tops for Education program (and since enrolling in 2002, we have received $8,729). This year, our goal is to raise $1,500. During the summer, we received a generous donation of 2,500 box tops for a value of $250. This is a great start to meeting our goal but we can only reach $1,500 with your help.
Box Tops offers three easy ways to earn cash for our school through everyday activities such as buying groceries, shopping online and purchasing books.
Clip — Clip Box Top coupons from hundreds of participating products and send them to school. Box Tops coupons are worth 10¢ each when our school redeems them through Box Tops for Education. The first submission date for this year is October 31st.
Shop — Shop at your favorite online stores through the Box Tops MarketplaceSM (btfe.com/marketplace). Up to 8% of each qualifying purchase is automatically donated to our school. There is no additional cost to your purchase and many exclusive deals and discounts can be found!
Buy books — Purchase books online at Barnes & Noble through the Box Tops Reading RoomSM. Our school will receive 6% of your new book purchases and 3% of all other online purchases.
One of the easiest ways you can help is to sign up to support our school at btfe.com. You will learn about new and easy ways to help our school earn the extra cash it needs.
Exclusive web benefits:
See how much our school is earning with Box Tops
Enter online promotions for chances to win Bonus Box Tops
Print money-saving coupons for your favorite Box Tops brands
Make mealtime easier with family-pleasing recipes
Plus, you can sign up for email newsletters to receive new product updates, and Box Tops members-only deals and discounts at Box Tops MarketplaceSM retail stores.
To learn more, visit btfe.com—and thanks for choosing to make a difference for our school with Box Tops! If you have any questions about this program, please feel free to contact STA’s parent coordinator, Terry Thuillier, at 434-6169 or ptjp@comcast.net.
FundingFactory® Recycling Program
For several years, STA has participated in the FundingFactory® Recycling Program. The program runs year-round, accumulating constant income for our efforts. We recycle empty ink cartridges and cell phones to earn new technology equipment. Through this program, the school has acquired digital cameras, software, and many other items.
Last year alone, more than 300 million cartridges were thrown away, while 30,000,000 cell phones were tossed or replaced. We’re alleviating the volume of waste that goes into landfills, while collecting products we need to keep our school running smoothly. The help of our STA families is vital to our fundraising success. Cell phones and cartridges can be dropped off at school or sent into school with the students. Thanks to Mrs. Villanueva, they are then boxed and shipped out.
FundingFactory® also sponsors a business support program, where businesses can help out our school without spending a cent. Prepaid shipping boxes can be sent, free of charge, directly to any business, organization or other facility within the continental United States. Business supporters simply need to load the boxes and leave them for the next UPS pickup.
Go green for your school! Recycle used printer cartridges and cell phones to earn contributions through FundingFactory®.
Shaw’s Gift Certificate Program
Everyone buys groceries; please buy them through our school! We sell Shaw’s Gift Cards that work like cash. You can purchase them on a weekly basis like most of our parents do, or on a monthly basis, so you always have them on hand to shop at your convenience. Shaw’s Gift Cards also make great gifts for companies to give their employees at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. Shaw’s Gift Cards are always welcome at food pantries year round and are very much appreciated. Shaw’s Cards are available in $25 and $50 denominations to fit your grocery shopping needs. An order form is sent home every week with the Thursday Notice. Fill it out for the amount of cash cards you want, write a check payable to STA School for the amount of your purchase and send the order and check back to school (with your child) on the following Monday. Your child will bring your Shaw’s Cards home on that Tuesday! Simple! Our current participants find the program very convenient. This program benefits both YOU and our school. How??
Our profit is 5% of every gift card purchased. You receive half (2½%) of our profit back in the form of a tuition voucher. You can use your voucher towards monthly tuition payments through FACTS, before/aftercare charges, the fundraiser buyout, or any other fees incurred throughout the school year (with the exception of the lunch program). Simply send in the voucher Attn: Lynn Kish with a note stating how you wish to use it. On average, our participants are saving between $15 and $25 each month off their tuition bills. As you can see, this program helps the shopper and the school! Join us and give it a try, that’s all we ask. Laurie O’Brien is our parent coordinator. Talk to Laurie or call the school office for additional information.
OneCause
Proceeds from OneCause go into the PTSO account and are used to bring special educational programs to our school. There are several ways to earn rebates through OneCause.
Shop Online
When you start your everyday shopping at OneCause.com, you will contribute up to 20% of every eligible purchase to your chosen cause or school, at no extra cost to you! Simply shop online at hundreds of well-known merchants, save money with valuable Coupons & Deals and earn contributions on every eligible purchase. Start your online shopping at OneCause now!
OneCause Visa Platnium
Contribute to your chosen cause or school with every purchase you make, anywhere at all. You can with the OneCause Visa® Platinum! You will earn a 1% contribution on total spending, a $20 bonus contribution with your first purchase and up to a 9% contribution at the stores and catalogs of Visa Rewards Merchants. Start contributing more today! Apply for your OneCause Visa Platinum!
Visa Rewards Merchants
Prefer shopping in stores and through catalogs? Support your chosen cause or school when you do! Simply use your registered OneCause Visa® Platinum at participating Visa Rewards Merchants, including Pottery Barn, Marriott, Hard Rock Cafe and Eddie Bauer. Every purchase will contribute 1% for using your Visa and up to 9% extra from the merchant -- contributions only available to OneCause Visa Platinum cardholders. View all Visa Rewards Merchants now!
Neighborhood Merchants
Contribute to your chosen cause or school when you shop at your favorite neighborhood stores and service providers, including local dry cleaners, pizza shops, and even hair and nail salons! Simply use your registered credit and debit cards at Neighborhood Merchants to earn contributions today. Shop in your neighborhood to support your cause or school now!
Target Take Charge of Education Program
When you shop at Target and use your REDcard, Target will donate 1% of your purchase to your designated school.
Here's how to participate:
1. Apply and get approved for a REDcard.
2. Enroll in Take Charge of Education and choose a school. (School id#10188)
3. Start shopping with your REDcard.
Target tracks purchases made by participating REDcard holders, then sends a no-strings-attached donation check directly to the school. You can track our school's progress at Target.com/tcoe. Visit Target.com/tcoe, or call 1-800-316-6142 to designate our school. So if you're going to Target anyway, please consider using your Target® Visa® or Target® Card. Big thanks to those who are already doing their part to make a great school even better. Grandparents and friends can also participate. Please spread the word.
Shaw’s Community Rewards
Shaw’s Community Rewards program returns to the school 1% of eligible purchase. You must register your rewards card and designate St. Thomas Aquinas as your designated school. Shopping with your Shaw’s Rewards Card on any Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, will earn money for our school! Shoppers login or register with your Rewards Card first. Important Note: Be sure to register all the cards used by your family. If you have been issued a replacement Rewards Card, you will need to re-register in the Community Rewards program with your new Rewards Card number. Website to register is www.albertsons.com/cp/shaws/. Our school is #49001018660 or use our name and Derry, NH.
Labels for Education
Send in your Labels for Education. This is a fundraiser that everyone can participate in, even grandparents and friends. Pictured below are the products where labels can be found. For more information about Labels for Education please go to the website http://www.labelsforeducation.com or contact our parent coordinator, Lisa Trainor, at LLLisaT@comcast.net.
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