Raven Rundown, 11/21/2025

November 21, 2025

11/26 | Half Day (No aftercare)

11/27 | SCHOOL IS OUT FOR THANKSGIVING RECESS

11/28 & 29 | SRLA Thanksgiving Basketball Tournament (no school)

12/01 | Return to School. Candy Orders Due

12/08 | Morning Mass. Wear Proper Uniform to School

12/10,11,12 | Christmas Boutique

12/12 | Pajama Day. KIDS NIGHT OUT

12/18 | SRLA Holiday Concert 6:30pm

12/19 | Half Day & Ugly Christmas Sweater Day (No aftercare)

12/22 | Last Day of School for Students

01/05/2026 | Return to School

SAVE THE DATE!

The HSA will be hosting its first ever Kids Night Out KIDS-MAS PARTY!

Let us watch your kids while you take some much needed time to yourself! We will have pizza and snacks, do a Christmas themed craft and watch a Christmas movie! OH and don’t forget to wear your favorite holiday pajamas! So go ahead and have a nice dinner, catch up on some shopping or just stay home and enjoy the quiet time…you deserve it! $45/child. Registration link coming soon!

We are in need of a few more volunteers for this event.

All volunteers must complete the Protecting God’s Children Course.

The SRLA Thanksgiving Tournament is a really fun event in which schools all over our area compete for bragging rights and a sweet turkey trophy!

Saint Rose is known for having a GREAT basketball community and stellar fan base, so let’s keep that energy going for 2025/2026! Join us for what is sure to be another epic tournament! And make sure to bring friends and family, the louder the better!

The first game starts at 9am and runs until about 6pm

We are also in need of volunteers to help with

check-in, 50/50 and concessions.

Can’t make it but want to help? Please consider donating to our concession stand!

CLASS TRIP TO WATERLOO VILLAGE

The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade classes enjoyed a wonderful trip to Waterloo Village last week, where they learned about the Lenape tribe in the Winakung village. Each class participated in activities tailored to their grade level, and the trip concluded with hands-on experiences using many of the traditional Lenape tools and games. Students even had the chance to try an early version of lacrosse!

Thank you to our teachers for providing such a memorable and enriching experience!

Fun Fact: The origins of lacrosse are rooted in multiple Native American tribes!

SRLA is preparing for the blessed holiday of Thanksgiving. As we give thanks for all of our blessings, we love to also bless others in our community.  Each grade recently started a collection of Thanksgiving food items to help this happen! Items such as stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes, vegetables, cranberry sauce and yams were dropped off in Ryan Hall and separated by our middle school students. Thank you to those who donated these much needed items that will be distributed here at SRLA on November 22nd. We would like to extend our heartfelt sense of gratitude to our HSA for organizing this special event. Have a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving!

SRLA Christmas Gift Giving Program — URGENT HELP NEEDED

Thank you to everyone who has signed up so far! We’re still 49 gifts short and need $395 more in donations to cover gift cards for our senior recipients. If you haven’t had a chance to sign up—or can take on one more gift—please consider helping today. This program ensures every child, family, and senior we support receives at least one Christmas gift.

For new families: This beloved SRLA tradition ensures that every child from St. Rose of Lima Church (Newark) and every senior/family from St. Joseph’s Social Service Center (Elizabeth) has a gift to open at Christmas. 

Ways to participate:

Buy a gift for a child (budget $35–$50)

Send a monetary donation for our Holiday Shopper Committee

Volunteer to shop for donated gifts

Deadline: Sunday, November 23

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Thank you, SRLA, for living our mission of faith, service, and generosity!

Andrea & Christy

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Please help Saint Rose earn money by just buying everyday items, it’s easy! Download the Box Top App, designate Saint Rose of Lima Academy as your school and be sure to use referral code T6L05X2Y. You can link your Walmart account or just take photos of paper receipts on the app and earn box tops for our school! If you have any questions or are interested in becoming a box top coordinator, please contact:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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