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April 12, 2024
 
Spring Chickens
 
PreK-4, Kindergarten, and 1st and 2nd Graders have been learning all about chickens! And we are happy to announce that six of our eggs have hatched and we have six adorable baby chicks!
 
Spotlight on the Class of 2024
 
As the countdown to graduation begins, get to know our graduates!
 
Suhailah Abdullah
 
High School
Rutgers Preparatory School
 
What are your favorite subjects? Language Arts and Social Studies
 
What is your favorite book? Ground Zero by Alan Gratz
 
What is your favorite movie?The Breakfast Club
 
If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? Iceland
 
Mairéad (Maggie) Naughton
High School
Academy of St. Elizabeth
 
What is your favorite subject?
Language Arts
 
What is your favorite movie?
Mamma Mia!
 
What will you miss most about SRLA?
Friends and teachers
 
What do you hope you'll be doing on the Monday morning after graduation? Sleeping in with no alarm
 
If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? Hawaii
 
Shine With Us at WISH
 
Please join us Friday, May 10 at Maplewood Country Club for A Night to SHINE at our Wish Upon A Star celebration!
 
WISH is a long-standing tradition at SRLA and our biggest fundraiser of the school year. We hope that you can come support our school, hang out with friends, and win some fabulous prizes! This adult-only event is a cocktail/light dinner celebration with music, a Silent Auction, Lucky Draw, Grand Raffle, 50/50 and more! Doors open at 7 pm.
 
We are striving for 100% participation among our school families to help sell tickets for the annual Grand Raffle! Two books of tickets will be sent home on Monday, and you can purchase more online! Sell tickets to your family, friends, neighbors, and coworkers—and don’t forget a few for yourself! Complete a ticket stub for each ticket purchased and return all stubs to the school office. Contact Tina Fay (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) for more information.
 
Interested in donating an item for the Lucky Draw or Silent Auction? Check out our Amazon Wish List and please reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
 
Keep an eye out for more WISH details and exciting sneak peeks soon!
 
Reminder for 7th Grade Families
Please join us on Thursday, April 18 at 7pm in the in the media center for an informative meeting on what to expect in 8th Grade.
 
Mrs. Underwood and a few 8th Grade parents who have gone through this process will be there to help answer your questions and share their experiences.
 
Leave Your Legacy at SRLA
 
The SRLA Advisory Board is raising funds for new equipment for our school's playground, and you're invited to help! Leave your legacy at SRLA and help us meet our goal through the 2024 SRLA Brick Campaign!
 
Purchase a personalized brick along the school's walkway to commemorate your family's time at SRLA, or honor a loved one or friend of our school community with a special memory that will last a lifetime!
 
To participate:
1.Purchase your bricks via Blackbaud with a contribution of $250 per brick.
 
2.Customize your bricks.
  • Once purchased, a Google form will be sent to gather your customization information for each brick.
  • Each 4x8 brick may contain up to 3 lines of 15 characters per line. Characters include capital letters, numbers, punctuation marks, and spaces.
 
3.Walkway reveal! Bricks will be unveiled in May once the campaign has ended.
 
 
Thank you for supporting our children and our school!
The SRLA Advisory Board
 
DATES TO REMEMBER
 
4/18 Meeting for 7th Grade Parents
4/18 & 4/19 Science Fair
4/24 School closed | Professional Development for Teachers
4/29 5/17 MAP Testing
5/3 Dress-down Day for Charity | 12:10pm Dismissal
5/7 May Procession
5/10 Wish Upon A Star
 

St. Rose of Lima Academy

52 Short Hills Avenue
Short Hills, New Jersey 07078
 
Phone: 973-379-3973
Fax: 973-379-3722
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