Christmas Concert info

Dear SRLA Families,

 Our annual Christmas Concert, presented by grades K through 8, will take place on Tuesday, December 20th 2022.

As we gather outside the church, we will begin with the arrival of Mary and her donkey for Stations of the Nativity as presented by our own 6th and 7th graders at 6:30 PM.

  

Upon its conclusion everyone will be invited into the church for our annual Christmas concert.

 

 The dress code is: festive and colorful holiday attire lots of red, green, silver, gold and white.

For girls: comfortable dress shoes, (heels less than 1”)

For boys: dress shoes (no sneakers, please)

 

 The students will leave with their families directly from the church at the end of the performance.

                        

I am looking forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday!

Merry Christmas!

Principal Underwood

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The Blessing of The Creche / Bambinelli Sunday Dec 18th

12:10 Dismissal Friday NO AFTERCARE......

Dear Parents,

Friday December 16th, is a 12:10 dismissal with NO AFTERCARE.

All Preschool programs end at 11:25 on early dismissal/half days. 

Please be prompt in picking up your child as the whole staff is attending the HSA staff luncheon.

Principal Tina Underwood

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Raven Rundown, 12/9/2022

Raven Rundown, 12/2/2022

Parents of Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Grade Students

Dear Parents of Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Grade Students,

I am very excited to share the following information with you today.

Mrs. Muller returned just yesterday, and Mr. Federico has agreed to stay on for the remainder of the 2022-2023 school year!

This allows SRLA to strengthen both our writing programs as well as our literature program.

Beginning on Monday, December 5th, 2022, the sixth, seventh and eighth grades will be split into two groups for Language Arts and Literature. The best setting for learning is to have the luxury of attending an ELA/Literature class of ten or fewer students for a true writer’s workshop experience.

Should you have any questions or require any additional information, please feel free to email me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Enjoy your weekend,

Principal Underwood

Christmas Boutique December 7th, 8th and 9th

Dear SRLA Families,

It's time to shop the Annual Christmas Boutique! Look for an envelope in your child's backpack today!

It's a simple process:

1.    Complete recipient information on the envelope

2.    Specify funds to be spent on each recipient

3.    Insert the total cash in envelope (change will be sent home in same envelope) checks should be made out to SRLA HSA.

4.    Send envelope back to school Wednesday (12/7) morning

About the Christmas Boutique:

  • Shop hours: Wednesday, December 7th, Thursday, December 8th and the morning of Friday, December 9th
  • Students will shop at a time selected by their teacher
  • There's a wide range of gift items to choose from, ranging from approximately $.25 to $15 
  • Purchased gifts will be gift wrapped and tagged - and waiting for you under your Christmas Tree!!

This is a fun, festive way for kids to take joy in handpicking presents for the important people in their lives. A sign-up genius will be sent out shortly. Please consider signing up for a shift or two! As this is an in-school event, compliance with Protecting God's Children is mandatory.

If you have any questions, please contact us!

Christmas Boutique Co-Chairs,

Lucy Chambers and Lauren Chapman 

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Road Closure

Good Morning SRLA Families,

Short Hills Avenue will be closed to all traffic on Thursday and Friday of this week for road paving. Their "plan" is to mill the road on Thursday and pave it on Friday.  The only access to the entrance to the church parking lot will be from Pine Terrace East.

(This is what I was told by the Millburn Police Dept. but I have learned that this is not true)

I suggest parking on Millburn Avenue and walking up to the school.

I will keep you posted if anything changes. Timing is everything, as they say.

Happy Thursday!

Mrs. Underwood

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Report cards going home today

Dear Parents,

Report cards for the first trimester will be in your child's backpack today.

If you have any PowerSchool questions please e-mail Mr. Miller directly at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

If you need to contact our faculty and staff, please see the link below.

https://www.srlacademy.org/contact-us

Thank you,

Principal Tina Underwood

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12:10 dismissal Tomorrow & Friday Parent Teacher Conference info

Dear Parents,

Just a reminder that tomorrow, Thursday, December 1st and Friday, December 2nd are 12:10 dismissal days due to Parent Teacher Conferences.

All Preschool programs end at 11:25 on early dismissal/half days. 

Parent Teacher Conference info:

Thursday, December 1st 12:30-3pm  5:30pm-7:00 pm

Friday, December 2nd  12:30-3pm

There will be aftercare, but please note:

On Friday Aftercare is only until 3:30 pm.

Anyone staying for aftercare must bring their own lunch and a drink.

Thank you,

Principal Tina Underwood

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Please see the Faculty & Staff Directory below if you would like to email the teacher of a specific grade.

https://www.srlacademy.org/contact-us

Parent Teacher Conference Info

Dear SRLA Families,

Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Thursday, 12/1 from 12:30 -3:00 pm and 5:30-7:00 pm. and on Friday, 12/2 from 12:30-3:00 pm.

Aftercare will end at 3:30 pm on Friday, 12/2/22.

Prek - grade 4 are by appointment only with your homeroom teacher.

Grades 5-8 Parent / Teachers conferences will be hosted in the Gym.

Looking forward to seeing everyone!

Best,
Principal Underwood

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Thanksgiving Tournament Thank you

Good Morning

I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who came out to the St. Rose Thanksgiving Tournament this year. 16 games over 2 days with a packed Ravens nest the entire time. I would especially like to thank the HSA, Principal Underwood, Parents, Volunteers and all the current students who are responsible for making the weekend run so efficiently.

I also want to thank the participating basketball programs and their coaches for entering the tournament and providing us with a competitive and enjoyable set of games.

St. Joseph Maplewood

St. Patrick’s (Chatham)

Assumption (Morristown)

St. Thomas (Bloomfield)

St. Helen’s (Westfield)

Holy Trinity (Westfield)

There is an album with photos from the event in our Ravens Sports Athletic Group on Facebook. Click below to view the photos and feel free to add any you may have taken.

St. Rose Thanksgiving Tournament Photo

Click the link below to view the games from the weekend. When the screen opens click on “Video Vault” in the top right and clock on the calendar dates to view the games

St. Rose Thanksgiving Tournament games

GO RAVENS!

Harcourt Lucius

SRLA Athletics Director

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Christmas Giving Drop off of gifts starts this week!

SRLA Christmas Gift Giving Program

Dear SRLA Families,

Thank you again for participating in the Christmas Giving Program!!

A FEW REMINDERS:

·      Drop off of gifts starts this week! Please bring the gifts into school between Nov 28th thru Dec 5th. All gifts MUST be in by Monday, Dec 5th. 

·      Please bring your gifts to the office, Danny will direct you where to leave them. OR if you bring your gifts in on Thursday or Friday, there will be a table setup in the parking lot during morning drop off to leave your gifts. (Thank you, Aveen, Andrea & Volunteers!)

·      If you still would like to donate to Christmas Giving, it is not too late! Click “ HERE “ to make cash donations. We are collecting additional donations to purchase supermarket gift cards for the families in need.    

(https://bngn.blackbaud.school/?id=455vcnnz3qm#/home/)

We sincerely appreciate the support and generosity shown by everyone! 

Any questions about your gift assignments please contact Betsy Guarnieri (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

Any questions about gift drop off please contact Aveen Corr (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) & Andrea Mansfield (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

Middle School Conferences sign up

Dear 5th-8th Grade Parents,

Here is the link for Middle School Conference signups:

Sign up

Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up.

Thank you!

Principal Tina Underwood   

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Raven Rundown, 11/23/2022

12:10 Dismissal Tomorrow NO AFTERCARE

Dear Parents,

Tomorrow, Wednesday, November 23rd, is a 12:10 dismissal with NO AFTERCARE. 

Please be prompt in picking up your child.

Wishing everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Principal Tina Underwood

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Please Volunteer for Basketball Tournament!

Please Volunteer for Thanksgiving Basketball Tournament

Our SRLA Basketball teams are set to compete in the 2022 Thanksgiving Tournament, held Nov. 25-26 in the school gym.

This is a fun and exciting event, and we hope the SRLA community will pitch in to help host a successful tournament for our players! Check out the games schedule and different shifts and ways to volunteer, including donating much-needed items to stock our Snack Bar!

Take a look at the two links below, the first is for volunteering at the event, and the second for donations for the snack bar.  Donated items can be left with Danny at the front desk, or brought to the gym on Friday morning.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0D49A5AA2AA02-srla3

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0D49A5AA2AA02-basketball3

Each year, this tournament signals the kick-off to Ravens Basketball Season and also serves as an important fundraiser for the HSA and to support the SRLA athletics program. Please consider participating in some way. Thanks in advance! And go, Ravens!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

SRLA HSA

Thanksgiving Pie pick up Tuesday and Wednesday

Dear Parents/Caregivers,

For those families that ordered pies in support of the 8th grade fundraiser, pick up will be Tuesday, November 22nd from 2:30pm-3:30pm in the gym.

Wednesday, November 23rd distribution will be from 8am- 11am.

Don’t worry about remembering what you ordered -we have all the details of each order.

Thank you for supporting the 8th graders and a very happy Thanksgiving to all.

Raven Rundown, 11/18/2022

December calendar

Dear Parents,

Please see the December calendar below.

Click here for the online version:

Calendar

Thank you,

Principal Underwood

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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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