Dear Parents and Students,

It is hard to believe but we are almost at the end of 2008. The month of December always seems to fly by and upon our return in 2009, the end of the second marking period will be over within two weeks! So we urge our students, with parent encouragement and support, to continue to put in the great effort and hard work that are character traits of Nashua Catholic students. We want to find all our students at the end the first half of the year in good academic standing.

Parents are reminded that December 5 and December 23 are Early Release Days for our students - Dec. 5 is a professional development day for our teachers and, of course , Dec. 23 marks the beginning of our Christmas Break. Again, students are expected to be out of the building by 11:30 on both of those days.

FYI RE Tuition Payments:

Those parents who have chosen to pay twice a year - your December payment is due on the first - remember to deduct your tuition deposit of $200 per student.

Parents Please Note RE: Tuition Process for 2009- 2010 School Year:

Our school has contracted with FACTS Management Company to process our tuition payments. FACTS Management Company serves schools across our diocese, and currently provides our school with Financial Aid Assessment services.
We plan to have an important information night on March 11 at 7PM. All parents are urged to attend.
As part of this process, you will be receiving a Tuition Invoice from FACTS for the 2009-2010 school year. It will list your total balance due for the year along with instructions on how to make your full payment or enroll in a payment plan. FACTS Management Company offers the following payment options:

1. Paying in Full
2. Budgeting Payments

Again, more detailed information will be provided in the very near future

News from Educational Outfitters:

December Sale
Our December Sale begins today with all school uniform basics (pants, shorts, skirts, jumpers, polo's, blouses, oxfords, gym wear, and sweaters) on sale 10%off for the entire month. This is a great way for parents to save a little bit of money on their uniform needs for the winter and spring.

New Hours at Educational Outfitters

In order to make shopping more convenient for your families we are instituting Thursday Night Late Hours at Educational Outfitters starting this week. Our new hours will be:

Monday 10-6
Tuesday 10-6
Wednesday 10-6
Thursday 10-8 (This is new!)
Friday 10-3
Saturday 10-3
Sunday Closed

If you have any questions, please call Educational Outfitters or contact them at michaela@educationaloutfitters.com

An Important Notice from Mrs. McFadden re: Cap & Gowns:

Dear Parents,

The holidays are shortly approaching, and I sit at my desk hopefully anticipating the birth of our savior and the meaning of this season. My thoughts also turn to graduation for this upcoming June. Yes, it's time to get started on this yearly endeavor!

Students will be wearing graduation gowns for the graduation ceremony. Girls will be in white gowns; boys will be in royal blue gowns. These "souvenir" gowns are designed for one time use, with no need to collect and return to the school. These gowns will be provided to you at no cost.

I need you to measure your student for his or her gown. Gown sizing is based on total height to the top of the head. Please measure your child from head to heel. Allow for any growth between now and June, and pick a size from the order form (order form can be downloaded from our school website under "Announcements".) Ladies, you may want to consider shoe heel height in your final calculation. Please mark the return form legibly and fill out all the required information. If you have any questions regarding measuring/sizing, you can get information from the company website:
http://www.robeshop.com/graduation.htm Look for measuring/sizing information.

Please return the order form by Friday, December 19, 2008.

Thanks for your cooperation, and have a blessed holiday season!

Peace and Blessings,
Mrs. Glenda McFadden, SFO

News fromn the History Department:

The History Dept will hold its annual Geography Bee on Thursday, 12/18 and Friday, 12/19/08, for all students in the 7th and 8th grade. This is a different type of learning experience, and one in which there is some competition amongst the grades. The school winner will then take a written exam after vacation, in hopes of being accepted into the state bee, which will be held at Keene State College in the spring.

The History Dept. also announces, with great pleasure, that it will host two student teachers for the spring semester. Meghan Merritt, from Rivier College, will be student teaching beginning on January 5th and ending as we begin our April vacation. Meghan has observed and taught classes at Pennichuck Middle School, as well as at Haverhill(Mass) High School. In addition, she has tutored at the Boys and Girls Club of Nashua. In addition, we will have a student teacher from March through May, Todd Therrien, who is completing his Masters in HIstory through Franklin Pierce University, and who is currently on the Nashua police force.

I hope you will join me in welcoming these two bright and eager teachers to Nashua Catholic.

Sharyn Sevigny
History Dept Chair

From the Mathematics Department:

We've just completed our first of four tests in the Catholic Math League contest. Congratulations to all classroom winners and to the following students who placed in the top three schoolwide for each test.
Math 7 Test

First Place
Emily Murphy
Ben Thibault
Audrey Holt

Second Place
Tomas Stuopis

Third Place
Katherine Mail
Patrick Dowling
Casey Humphrey

Prealgebra Test

First Place
Andrew McCrossan
Parthiv Patel
Anji Radakrishnan

Second Place
Matthew Clarkson
Evan Johnston

Third Place
MIchael Raposo
Dylan Brown
Rex Li

Algebra 1

First Place
Emma Brooks
Greg McCutcheon

Second Place
Yiran Buckley
Jennifer Dai

Third Place
Barbara Duckworth

Keep up the great work. Next test date is December 10.

Prayer and Service Club News:

First, we send a big "thank you" to all who contributed to our Thanksgiving basket. Delivery was made to a happy Nashua Catholic family. Thanks to all who purchased their holiday wreaths from our Prayer and Service Club. Your generosity will make it possible for us to continue our mission in service to our school and our community. Also, many thanks to the students who volunteered to make Christmas wreaths and ornaments for the tree in the lobby. We have been busy creating crafts! Please consider purchasing a Nashua Catholic ornament ($5.00 each). Each beautiful creation is an original "one of a kind" ornament. See Mrs. Kirkwood for the complete selection! Finally, we will be Christmas shopping for a family in need in the coming weeks - more info to follow. Sending our wishes for a blessed holiday season - Mrs. McFadden and Mrs. Parolin

News from the Yearbook Staff:

Anyone who has photos of fall sports (volleyball, soccer cross-country) and/or fall activities, that they please send them to the Josten website for inclusion in the Yearbook.

Website is: images.josten.com login1181362

Password: wildcat 09
Once in website: 1. Browse to select the photos you wish to upload, click on "Image Share".

2. Enter info. about the photo and provide contact information is case the staff needs additional info.

3. Clike "save Details"

Nashua Catholic's Admissions Corner:

INTERVIEWS/OPEN HOUSE for 6th Graders and Parents at NCRJHS

We ask our parents and friends to help us "call by name" all those who may have interest in the values and academic level we try to maintain here at Nashua Catholic. Now is the time to call for placement on the Nashua Catholic 2009-2010 Admissions List. Please mention to family, friends and work colleagues with 6th grade students our invitation to the Nashua Catholic Open House on December 7, 2009 from 12:30-2:00p.m. If you have an area at work that an Open House flyer might go up in, please request them from Mrs. Kirkwood. Your efforts are the spirit of Nashua Catholic.

Note: If you have a 6th grader in public school, please request an application from Mrs. Kirkwood mkirkwood@ncrjhs.org - so your student's name can be placed on our mailing list.

Our Second Annual Admission Leads Raffle is now underway!

WIN $200 Toward NC Tuition!

*No tickets to buy!
*Recommend Nashua Catholic
*All Applications received between October 1, 2008 and April 30, 2010 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!

Grandparents' Day

We as the Nashua Catholic Family will be honoring Parents and Grandparents during our Catholic Schools' Week literagy. We would like to send the Grandparents a special invitation and also get an idea of the interest in their coming. Please send the names and addresses, as well as, comments on interest to Mrs. Kirkwood mkirkwood@ncrjhs.org as soon as possible. Thank you.

Club Activities
Hat and Mitten Drive:

The Garden Club will, once again, be sponsoring the NC Hat and Mitten Drive. We will be collecting hats, scarves, gloves and mittens to donate to local charities for distribution. Before we package them up and send them on, we will use them to decorate the Christmas tree in our foyer. Please consider purchasing one of these articles and sending it into school with you child. This drive ends December 18, 2007.

December 2008

5 Early Release 11:30a.m.

7 New Student Open House 12:30 - 2:00

8 School Mass All are Welcome!

9 Arts Festival 6:00-8:00

10 Progress Reports

11 Nashua Catholic Goes to the Theatre Day

17 Assembly - Recycled Percussion - 1:30
23 Early Release 11:30a.m.

January 2009

1 & 2 No School

l 9 Winter Celebration Dance 6 - 9

16 2nd Q Grades Close

19 No School

20 3rd Q Classes Begin

23 No School - Step-up Day for 6th Graders