GREETINGS!

August 29, 2025

Dear St. Rita Families,

We are off to a wonderful start to the school year, and I want to thank you for your continued support and partnership. It was a joy to see so many of you at our Back to School Night! If you were unable to attend, please feel free to reach out to your child’s teacher for any information you may have missed. Class Dojo is a wonderful way to connect with your children’s classrooms as well.

As part of our commitment to student safety, we’ve implemented a new parking lot procedure for afternoon pick-up. We ask all parents to wait for the “SLOW” sign before driving away. This brief pause—just 6 minutes on the first day and 4 minutes on the second day—allows us to ensure that all classes are outside and students are safely in or near their vehicles. Your patience during this short wait makes a big difference in keeping our students safe. 

Important Safety Note:
Please never back up in the main parking lot. This helps us maintain a safe and predictable environment for all students and families.

To help students fully participate in recess and gym, athletic shoes/sneakers are required every day. This ensures safety and comfort during physical activity. In the winter, younger students will bring snow boots for outside play but keep athletic shoes on while inside the school. 

Also, please note that false/acrylic nails are not permitted. We want students to be able to:

• Play basketball and other sports

• Type efficiently

• Play musical instruments

• Work with art materials

Fake nails can interfere with these activities, so we appreciate your support in keeping our students ready to learn and play.

We warmly invite all families to join us for our Welcome Back Mass at St. Rita Church on Sunday, September 14, 10:30 a.m. This is a beautiful opportunity to come together as a community and celebrate the beginning of a new school year.

Thank you for entrusting us with your children’s education. We are honored to partner with you and look forward to a joyful, enriching, and successful school year ahead.

Warmly,
Beth Woodward
Principal, St. Rita School

Lifetouch- School Pictures!

Picture Day is coming on Thursday, September 11!
You can place your order on mylifetouch.com using your Picture Day ID: EVT7QJ962. Order before midnight on Picture Day to get FREE shipping!
Your child can also bring their completed flyer with cash or check on Picture Day. Orders after Picture Day must be placed online only on mylifetouch.com.

St. Rita Parish

St. Rita Parish Bulletin

Tablesetters - Community Service Group

Children in kindergarten through 8th grade are welcome to participate in the community service group at St. Rita called Tablesetters. We meet once a month to learn about Catholic social teaching and participate in service opportunities which reflect those teachings. Some examples of projects from the past are: making dog toys for the Humane Society, collecting winter clothes for a local school, making "blessing bags" for the patrons of the St. Patrick's meal program, planting bulbs on the St. Rita grounds, making scarves and hats for the Hospitality Center, and making cards for our homebound parishioners. Participation in Tablesetters gives students the opportunity to play a real part in the local and global work of serving our community. It's fun to work together in helping others! Please fill out the form that was sent home with your child and return it to school before our first meeting. 

Monthly Outdoor Rosary 

Please join us in praying the Rosary outdoors. We will meet monthly from May to October on the 13th of each month at 7:00 PM at the St. Rita statue on the St. Rita grounds (near the parish office doors). Our next Rosary will be said on Friday, September 13. Rosaries, prayer booklets and assistance will be provided, if needed. The event will be canceled in the case of inclement weather. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket and your friends and family. If you have small children, feel free to come for only one decade, if that is what works for your family. All are welcome!

Welcome Back Mass

St. Rita Parish would like to welcome all school families back for another fun and successful year. Be sure to join your parish family for the 10:30 AM Mass on Sunday, September 14. Students are encouraged to wear St. Rita uniforms to show their school pride. If you take a photo of your child in their uniform at church and send it to their teacher or Mrs. Lopez, they can earn an OOU pass. There will be refreshments and a time to mingle with fellow school families and parishioners afterwards. Children are encouraged to play an active part in the Mass. If your child is interested, please fill out the form below and return it to school by Wednesday, September 10.

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