Important Upcoming Dates

• February 13 Yearbooks for the 2022-23 School Year-ON SALE!

• February 13 Soup-er-BOWL-Collecting Soup as an Almsgiving Project-Any kinds!

• February 14 Happy Valentine's Day-Middle School Class Party-Roller Skating Field Trip

• February 16 Parent Teacher Conferences (In-Person) 3:30-7:30pm

• February 17 No school for Students

• February 21 Fire Drill

• February 21 Field Trip for Grades 6 and 7/Madison

• February 22 Alternate Date Fire Drill

• February 22 Ash Wednesday

• February 22 Ash Wednesday Mass at St. Rita's Parish 6:30pm

• February 24 Student Sport Teams Yearbook Pictures with Ms. Thomas (during the day)

• March 1 Math Competition (Middle School)

• March 2 VIP Mass

• March 2 Field Trip for Grade 8/Milwaukee Art Museum 

• March 16 Staff In Service- No school for Students

• March 17 No School for Students

• March 21 State Assessment/Forward Exam (ends April 29) 

• March 22 School Wide Spelling Bee

• March 24 Quarter 3 Ends

• March 29 Grades Released

• March 31 Last Day to Order a YearBook

• April 5 Last Day to bring in a Soup Can 

• April 6 Holy Thursday-4th Grade Stations of the Cross Play for the students

• April 7 Good Friday-No School for Staff and Students-Easter and Spring Break begins

• April 17 School Resumes for Staff and Students

• April 18 Fire Drill 

• April 19 Tornado Required State Wide Drill

Celebrating Counselor Appreciation Day!

We love because he first loved us  1 John 4:19

Sending Love from Second Grade!

In this month of February, mostly everyone focuses on Love, especially on Valentine’s Day. This year, the following week is the somber beginning of Lent and then Holy Week. As second graders we will focus on Lent and how we can make it meaningful to each of us as we get closer to the date when some will have their first Holy Communion in April!

The students in second grade have been very busy since the start of the new year. They completed projects based on the 7 sacraments and presented them to the class. Students made mobiles based on a biome/habitat they chose to research. They completed Google slides for Catholic Schools Week and now they are focused on IXL for homework. We are hoping the work students complete in IXL will have a direct impact on their Star Math scores in spring. 

Have a very blessed season of Lent from the Second Grade Class!

Ms. Wiemer

Grades 3K-5 Valentine's Day Party

Racine Parental Choice Program Online Application Open!

If you haven't completed your Choice Program online application for the 2023-24 school year, it's time to get it done! The February open enrollment ends Monday, February 20, 2023.  Please remember that February is the only month that will guarantee your child(ren)’s seat in their current school for the 2023-24 school year.

When searching for your current school, please select the "Siena Catholic Schools" option on the online application.  If you did complete the online form, you will need to turn in the verification documents before the February 20, 2023 2:00 p.m. deadline. For help with the application or verification documents, stop in at our school office during school day hours or the Siena Financial Aid Office, located at 1220 Villa St. between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. To submit verification documents, you may email Mrs. Lopez at mlopez@sienacatholicschools.org, drop off at during school hours , or at the Siena Financial Aid Office located at 1220 Villa St.     

Questions? Contact your school office or the Siena Admissions office at (262) 812-0155. Para preguntas o ayuda traduciendo a español, por favor contacte a Cintia Sanchez al (262) 753-1471.

https://sms.dpi.wi.gov/ChoiceParent/

CURRENT FAMILIES TO RESERVE YOUR CHILD(REN) SEAT(S).

Dear Parents,

Please take a moment to log into Blackbaud Enrollment Management to sign the 23-24 tuition contract(s) for your child/ren. This signed contract will reserve the seat for the upcoming 23-24 school year at St. Rita School.

You should have received an email in the past few days asking you to confirm your email address in preparation of this email. If you are unsure, please send Ms. Kory Borek kborek@sienacatholicschools.org  a quick email and she will check for you.

If you are wanting to apply for financial aid for the upcoming school year, here is the link to Blackbaud Financial Aid Management. The financial aid application opened Wednesday, February 1, 2023 closes April 15, 2023. Any financial aid awarded will be updated to your signed tuition contract reducing the amount of tuition you will owe for the next school year.

The deadline to digitally sign the available 23-24 tuition contract(s) for your child/ren is Friday, February 17, 2023.

If you have any questions or need assistance please,

Boys 7th & 8th Grade Baseball

Weather Related School Closing 

As we approach the cooler weather, we know in WI things can change quickly, in the event RUSD closes schools for weather, Siena follows suit. No one with the  possible exception of maintenance is expected to report to work. Staff will receive an all users communication from Siena/Ms. Kimberly Gardner. 

Current Handbook Language we will follow:

The school will be closed including CARES supervision, on days when Racine Unified School District is closed. Closings are announced over local radio (WISN 1130, WTMJ 620 / 94.5, WRJN 1400), television (FOX 6, TMJ4, CBS58, WISN 12), and their media websites. Parents will not hear our school name announced on public media unless there are specific circumstances affecting only our school or only all Catholic schools. 

School closings will be announced in the media as Siena Catholic Schools of Racine. Staff will receive an email from Ms. Kimberly Gardner.  Rarely used, but if a delayed start is announced for Racine Unified School District, St. Rita will follow the same schedule and delay the start to the day. 

Parents may use their own discretion to decide whether to keep their children at home for safety. This absence will be recorded as an excused absence.