Living, Loving, and Learning Our Faith Through Jesus
Living as members of our Catholic Faith Community;
Loving God and all of His creation; and
Learning for our future on Earth and in Heaven.
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Important Upcoming Dates
Important Upcoming Dates
March 20 State Assessment/Forward Exam (Ends April 29)
March 22 Siena Spelling Bee-St. Catherine's High School
March 22-31 Book Sale for a Quarter-during student lunches for students
March 24 Quarter 3 Ends
March 29 Grades Released to Parents (12:30pm)
March 31 Last Day to Order a YearBook
April 5 Last Day to bring in a Soup Can(s)
April 6 Holy Thursday-4th Grade Stations of the Cross Play for the students
4th Grade Families may attend
April 7 Good Friday-No School for Staff and Students-Easter and Spring Break begins
April 7-14 NO SCHOOL
April 17 School Resumes for Staff and Students
April 17 5th Grade Field Trip/Madison
April 18 Fire Drill and ALiCE Drill
April 19 Tornado Required Statewide Drill
April 24 STAR Spring Assessment Begins
April 25 Science Hack-A-Thon-St. Catherine's (5-6pm)
April 26 Administrative Assistants Day!
May 1-5 Staff Appreciation Week
May 16 Fire Drill
May 17 Alternate Date Fire Drill
May 18 Spring Concert (3K-3 6PM and 4-8 7PM)
May 23 Field Day
May 25 Feast Day-St. Rita’s Celebration
GREETINGS!
GREETINGS!
We love St. Patrick's Day! Check out all of the awesome smiling faces and fun pictures!
Congratulations to our Spelling Bee Winners! We know you will do well at the Siena Spelling Bee. Keep practicing and Good Luck.
All the signs of Lent are drawing nearer and nearer to one of our most holiest seasons-EASTER. However, we are still in a solemn period centered on prayer, fasting and almsgiving. There is no better time to reconnect or deepen one's faith than Lent. Many blessings to you and your family during this time.
It is also a great reminder to be grateful for all that we have and to pray and remember all those suffering from many afflictions whether at home or aboard. Please keep our St. Rita's community and our country in your thoughts and prayers.
We are moving into our Grade 3-8 State wide testing window known as the Forward Exam on Monday. Ms. Folker, our Learning Support Coordinator has been working very hard on creating a schedule and ensuring all of the requirements are met for this State Wide Exam. A message has been sent about writing a note of encouragement to your child. They love notes from you! This will help motivate them to do well knowing that you expect them to demonstrate their learning and are accountable to you, their teachers and themselves. We have snacks as some of the assessments are long. You may send in a snack for your child if you prefer your own snack(s).
Praying no more school closings, we would jus like to remind everyone that our morning bell rings at 8AM. We expect students to be in their seats at 8:10AM. We will be monitoring attendance closely these last two quarters. A violation of Siena's attendance and summer school policy may result in your child(ren) attending mandatory summer school.
Enjoy this week's newsletter and the many smiles and activities we are sharing with you.
Blessings,
Dr. Sue
St. Rita's Mission
Living Loving and Learning Our Faith: Living as members of our Catholic Faith Community; Loving God and all of His creation; Learning for our future on Earth and Heaven.
COACH BODI-GREAT TIP THAT WILL HELP WITH THE FORWARD EXAM
COACH BODI-GREAT TIP THAT WILL HELP WITH THE FORWARD EXAM
Did you know?
UW Extension has Parent Programs that are free? This is extra helpful as many therapists have a waiting list during this time of healing in our communities. Check out “Parenting with Intention”: https://racine.extension.wisc.edu/
Benefits of Good Sleep
Better Problem Solving
Improved Mood and Energy
Better Ability to Build Muscle
Alertness
Quicker Reflexes
Improved Memory
Better Focus
Improved Learning
Stronger Immune System
Healing and Repair of Cells, Tissues and Blood Vessels
REM sleep helps the brain solve emotional problems faced during waking hours
SCHOOL SPELLING BEE WINNERS!
SCHOOL SPELLING BEE WINNERS!
Moving on to Siena's District Wide Bee-Make us proud everyone. You got this-Keep studying!
GRADE BAND 1 and 2
GRADE BAND 1 and 2
CONGRATULATIONS!
GRADE BAND 3-5
GRADE BAND 3-5
WAY TO GO!
GRADE BAND 6-8
GRADE BAND 6-8
SO PROUD OF YOU ALL!
Top o’ the day to you!
Top o’ the day to you!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day and Happy Spring! So, what has 3rd grade been up to?
In Reading, we are currently studying Ancient Rome, and Roman mythology. Wrapping up the quarter with everyone’s favorite thing to do in Math is Word Problems! We have been building perseverance, word clue skills as well as checking our answers for reasonableness.
During Lent, we join 4th and 5th grade in Stations of the Cross every Friday. We even made our own bulletin board depicting the different Stations of the Cross and what they each mean.
Explorers, and how America grew is what we have been learning about in Social Studies. Each student researched an Explorer and made an Explorer Wanted poster on Google Docs.
In our Life Cycle Unit in Science we are currently learning about different animal adaptations such as bird beaks.
Other enriching activities include building up our reading stamina during RAP time (Read Any Place) in the room. We are close to 30 minutes of sustained reading! IXL is another class favorite! 20,000 questions have been answered as we try to build proficiency in various ELA and Math skills.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Hello St Rita Families!
Thank you for your participation and all of your donations raised for the Kids Heart Challenge! The event was a huge success to aid in the fight against heart disease and stroke! The kids enjoyed learning about and discussing fun heart facts from a video that we watched during class while discussing nutrition and healthy foods for our bodies. We also played a special tag game called veggie fruit tag along with some special Valentine’s Day themed activities such as a cupid shuffle workout and finding cupid!
Our volleyball unit has also just wrapped up. 5th through 8th graders enjoyed playing some highly competitive games while 3rd and 4th graders enjoyed practicing basic fundamentals of bumping and setting while playing modified versions of games utilizing a beach ball. 1st and 2nd grade also had fun keeping the ball up until it made it over the net.
K-3, K-4 and K-5 have been staying busy working on their underhand and overhand throwing and catching using a yarn ball.
Have a great month and stay active!
Mr. Schwaiger
MIDDLE SCHOOL ELA
MIDDLE SCHOOL ELA
It’s time for March Madness. The middle school ELA classes have been reading poems and narrowing it down to our favorite one! The students are also beginning to write their own poems modeled after Kobe Bryant’s poem, “Dear Basketball.”
Eighth graders have been reading the graphic novel, Frankenstein. As soon as they finish their essay,they will be moving on to Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet.
Seventh graders have been learning about the way the brain works, and reading articles about interesting cases of brain injury cases. Next they will be moving on to Edgar Allen Poe’s poems.
Sixth graders have been reading articles and learning about the history of chocolate and the many ways it’s been used and produced over the years. They are starting a unit about Greek Mythology starting with a webquest.
As always, the middle school students are choosing their own books from the library or the classroom library to read during independent reading time. It’s been awesome to hear students beg for extra reading time lately!
Riding the Bus, Shamrocks and Snow Volcanos
Riding the Bus, Shamrocks and Snow Volcanos
SC Johnson Golden Rondelle "The Money Show"
SC Johnson Golden Rondelle "The Money Show"
American Heart Association-$6,878.15
American Heart Association-$6,878.15
WOW! DRUM ROLL...Your generosity helped raised $6,878.15 during our American Kids Heart Challenge!
THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS!
6th Grade Math Hoops
6th Grade Math Hoops
4K Center Time
4K Center Time
Thursday Mass & Altar Servers
Thursday Mass & Altar Servers
Altar Servers for Thursday Mass were Lily and Ella. The fifth grade class led Mass this week.
Summer School Registration
Summer School Registration
Scan the QR code below to Enroll!
Scan the QR code below to Enroll!
Dates: July 6- August 1, 2023
Time: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays 7:30 am- 2:00 pm ; Wednesdays 7:30 am-1:00 pm
Cost: Free-Includes Breakfast, Lunch, Games, and a Safe Learning Environment
THERE IS NO COST TO ATTEND SUMMER SCHOOL: HOWEVER STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR A UNIFORM WHICH CONSISTS OF THE SUMMER SCHOOL T-SHIRT. T-SHIRT MUST BE PURCHASED THROUGH CFUT. The cost is $5.
20230303_cm APRENDERAN LOS ESTUDIANTES_.pdfPLEASE DONATE TO HELP OUR STUDENTS REACH NEW HEIGHTS!
PLEASE DONATE TO HELP OUR STUDENTS REACH NEW HEIGHTS!
Join the 8th Grade Boys & Girls at the Padre Tournament
Join the 8th Grade Boys & Girls at the Padre Tournament
The first game for the boys is Saturday March 18th at 12:00pm
The 8th grade girls won there first game! Their next game will be March 22nd at 8:15pm.
The games will be held at St. Thomas More High School
Located at 2601 East Morgan Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53207
Padre Bracket.pdfBOOK SALE
BOOK SALE
Volunteers Needed
March 20 and 21-Set Up
March 22-31 Open for Sales during student lunches.
Book Donation Drop Off-During school hours in the vestible area.
If you would like to volunteer, please contact Mrs. Schotz fschotz@sienacatholicschools.org
St. Rita Parish Fish Fry
St. Rita Parish Fish Fry
The Lenten Fish Fry's will be held March 17, 24 and the 31st. We would love to have some of the school families help!
St. Rita Lenten Fish Fry's
Fridays 5:00 - 7:00 PM
School Gym
Volunteers are needed for dining room help or serving in the kitchen - arrive at 4:30 PM and tear down at the end of the night at 7:15 PM
If you wish to volunteer, please call Laurie Jensen at 262-639-7602.
Volunteers Needed
Volunteers Needed
What: Service Opportunity. Help move tables and chairs after St. Rita's Fish Fry.
Where: St. Rita's School - 4433 Douglas Avenue
When: 3/17, 3/24, 3/31 - 7pm-8pm
Why: It's an easy service opportunity that benefits St. Rita's Parish, St. Rita's School, Siena and most importantly....YOU.
Wear something St. Rita's if you can! Great opportunity for the kids too!
2022-2023 Yearbooks For Sale!
2022-2023 Yearbooks For Sale!
Yearbooks will be for Sale ONLINE Only! They are $12.50
Last Day to order Yearbooks is March 31.
https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/Order/SelectJob?jobNumber=2270723
Spring Concert Date Changed
Spring Concert Date Changed
SIENA ATTENDANCE POLICY AND SUMMER SCHOOL
SIENA ATTENDANCE POLICY AND SUMMER SCHOOL
Siena_Attendance_and_Summer_School_Policies (1).pdfSchool Mass
School Mass
Building Our Community-St. Rita School and Parish!
Building Our Community-St. Rita School and Parish!
Rita's Parish website is: https://www.st-ritas.org/
The "News & Events" menu has the events scheduled for the parish.
The "Welcome" page also has an "Upcoming Events" list with a link to the "News & Events" page.
The link to the bulletins is on the "Welcome" page as well.
COME JOIN THE FUN!!
COME JOIN THE FUN!!
The St. Rita Dinner Club is a great way to meet new people from church and school while also getting better acquainted with those you already know.
12-14 adults are grouped together and dine out at various medium priced restaurants. There are group leaders who will coordinate and communicate the dates of the gatherings once a month. Perfect for Date Night! Our first dinner gathering will be in February.
This is a very flexible club…just come when you can!
We are starting fresh this year so please sign up with your phone number and email address. Even if you were on a list a couple of years ago, please contact us to sign up again. Hope you can join us! Any questions and for signing up, please contact:
Jeanine McCabe - 262-681-3710 | jmccabe52sbcglobal.net
or
Cathy Ramage - 262-497-5614 | ninerzfanz@aol.com
It’s a SOUP-er Bowl!
It’s a SOUP-er Bowl!
We are over 100 soup cans! Way to go St. Rita's.
Keep them coming!
BOY'S BASEBALL-GRADES 7 and 8
BOY'S BASEBALL-GRADES 7 and 8
Racine Public Library Readers K-5
Racine Public Library Readers K-5
Football Registration
Football Registration
It's that time of year again, time to start planning for fall football! We would like to thank everyone for helping us have an amazing season last year. We appreciate all of your support and we're excited for the 2023 season as we continue to build a quality football program for the youth in Racine!
Registration for the 2023 season is now open online
Registration cost is $250
Registration closes on June 1st
First Practice is August 1st
Jamboree August 19th
First game August 26th
Register online at www.racineyouthsports.com
General Football information
The Football Program operates under the overall RYS philosophy of “Giving Kids a Sporting Chance”. The objectives of this program are to develop the physical and mental well being of the individual, to increase self-confidence and self-respect, and to encourage leadership development. We wish to develop better citizens through team play and sportsmanship-like competition. Provide a quality physical education program, allow every youth player to participate, and develop their skills to the extent they desire. We teach a positive attitude toward competition and discourage the “win at all costs” attitude. The goal is to teach each player that they are a winner if they give their best effort-regardless of the score.
Youth football teaches kids important life skills:
*How to finish something you start.
*How to be accountable
*How to be disciplined
*The value of Goal setting
*Teamwork and leadership
*How to be selfless.
*That there are no shortcuts.
*How to stand for something.
*How to accomplish something bigger than oneself
WHY RYS FOOTBALL?
4 professional WIAA officials per field
Home games at a Turf stadium
Athletic trainers on site
USA Football certified coaches
Tutelage from the high school coaches
Inclement weather on school days
Inclement weather on school days
In rainy or subzero weather, students need appropriate outerwear. Students are outdoors several times a day. A hooded sweatshirt for example is not as adequate as a winter jacket. If the outdoor temperature is 10 degrees or below, wind chill factor of “zero” degrees or below, hard rain or blizzard like conditions, recess is most likely to be indoors. The decision is up to the Principal and at times in collaboration with supervisory staff. While outside, if any playground supervisor determines that the weather is too severe for outdoor recess (as our weather changes often), the outdoor supervisor is authorized to bring the students inside.
Weather Related School Closing
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.
Upcoming Safe Environment Classes
Upcoming Safe Environment Classes
Safe Environment: How to sign up: Instructions.
Family Resources
Family Resources
Facebook
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Siena's Mission
Siena's Mission
We ignite a spirit of excellence in faith, knowledge,
and service, inspiring students to be who God created them to be.
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