52 Short Hills Avenue, Short Hills, NJ 07078 | (973) 379-3973 | 2024-2025 Registration Packet

Thanksgiving Pie Sale- Hosted by your SRLA 8th Graders

It's that wonderful time of the year!

The annual 8TH GRADE ST. ROSE PIE SALE! 

Place your order early for freshly baked pies from the famous Alstede Farms in Chester, NJ.

We are pleased to announce that we will be offering these annual favorites: Harvest Apple (10"), Pumpkin (10"), Blueberry, Cherry, Coconut Custard (10") & Pecan. (Pies not noted are 9").

Not only do these delicious pies make for an incredible Thanksgiving dessert, BUT they also freeze really well. So, be sure to get a few pies for your Christmas holiday table too! Deadline to order pies is Wednesday, November 16th.

To order, go to https://bngn.blackbaud.school/?id=rgqupbeshri#/home/

All pies are $25.

Pie pick up will be Tuesday afternoon November 22nd at SRLA (exact pick up location TBD). 

Thank you for supporting our 8TH GRADE class! All 8th grade fundraisers support the special activities they get to experience in their final year at SRLA! 

 

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Christmas Giving 2022

SRLA Christmas Gift Giving Program

Dear SRLA Families and Faculty,

A wonderful tradition at St. Rose of Lima Academy has been our Christmas Gift Giving Program that we have run for many years! Through this program we make sure that there is at least one present under the tree for the children of St. Rose of Lima Church in Newark and the seniors and families of St. Joseph’s Social Service Center in Elizabeth. Please consider if you can help these children, families and seniors during the Christmas holidays. There are three ways to participate in the program: 

(1) Buy gifts for children. 

~ If you would like to buy a gift, check off the appropriate box on the signup genius and indicate how many gifts you would like to buy. You will be provided with the name, age, and gender of a recipient in mid-November. Please wrap the gifts and bring them to school by Monday, December 5th. Gifts can be dropped off between November 28th through December 5th (Please budget $35-50 per gift. We ask families to buy a warm piece of clothing in addition to a toy for each child). Drop off details will be provided.

(2) Send in a monetary donation.

~If you are unable to shop this year, our "Holiday Shopper Committee" can shop for you. Your donations will be used to buy toys, coats, scarves and mittens to name a few of the requests we often receive from the children!  Click “ HERE “ to make donations as soon as possible. (https://bngn.blackbaud.school/?id=455vcnnz3qm#/home/

(3) Volunteer to be a "shopper." 

~If you would like to be a "volunteer shopper", please check off the appropriate box. This job entails shopping for 3-5 gifts with the donated money. You will be provided with a very specific wish list and you will be reimbursed.

Thank you in advance for your support for this worthy project! We encourage all families to involve their children in the shopping and wrapping of these gifts. This program is a wonderful way to teach children the importance of helping others!

    Please sign up at the below Signup Genius link by Wednesday, November 9th 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0C4FAAAC2EA4FF2-srla

Any questions, please contact Betsy Guarnieri (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and/or Andrea Mansfield (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) with any questions.

Winter uniforms/ Photo Day November 3rd

Dear Parents,

As of today November 1st, all students need to be in the regular winter uniforms.

Here is a link to the uniform section of our webpage:

 

https://srlacademy.org/images/pdf/uniforms.pdf

Thursday, November 3rd is Photo Day for individual pictures. Students should wear their winter uniforms for photos.

The following schedule is just a framework for photo day.

Your child will be called down and individual photos will be taken outside.

 Photo schedule:

Grade 8 : 8:30-9:15

Pre-k 2.5 & 3: 9:15-9:30

Pre-k 4: 9:30-9:45

Grade K: 9:45--10:00

Grade 1: 10:00-10:15

Grade 2: 10:15-10:30

Grade 3: 10:30-10:45

Grade 4: 10:45-11:00

Grade 5 : 11:00--11:15

Grade 6 : 11:15-11:30

Grade 7 : 11:30-12:00

The Photo Day process will be a bit different this year as there will not be order forms. Parents will receive an email after photo day with a link to view and order photos. If you choose to order, your package will ship directly to your home. 

Principal Underwood

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KIDZ HOLY DAY MASSES FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER


November Calendar

Dear Parents,

Please see the November calendar below.

Click here for the online version:

Calendar

Thank you,

Principal Underwood

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Halloween Candy Donation

ST. ROSE OF LIMA ACADEMY

Presents

Candy Collection

Collection Dates:

November 1 through November 14

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Do you have any leftover or excess candy from Halloween?

St. Rose of Lima will be collecting the excess candy from Halloween and donating the candy to The Apostle’s House.

The Apostle’s House is a homeless shelter that provides services for at risk individuals or families in Newark and Essex County.

In addition, they run a food pantry for the community.

 

THE COLLECTION BIN IS LOCATED IN THE FOYER.

 

Thank you so much for your support!

Raven Rundown, 10/28/2022

Trunk or Treat Monday, 10/31

November 3rd is Photo Day

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Dear Parents,

 

Thursday, November 3rd is Photo Day for individual pictures.

 

All students need to be in the regular winter uniform.

The following schedule is just a framework for photo day.

 

Your child will be called down and individual photos will be taken outside.

 

 Photo schedule:

 

Grade 8 : 8:30-9:15

Pre-k 2.5 & 3: 9:15-9:30

Pre-k 4: 9:30-9:45

Grade K: 9:45--10:00

Grade 1: 10:00-10:15

Grade 2: 10:15-10:30

Grade 3: 10:30-10:45

Grade 4: 10:45-11:00

Grade 5 : 11:00--11:15

Grade 6 : 11:15-11:30

Grade 7 : 11:30-12:00

 

The Photo Day process will be a bit different this year as there will not be order forms. Parents will receive an email after photo day with a link to view and order photos. If you choose to order, your package will ship directly to your home. 

 

Thank you,

Principal Tina Underwood

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Walkathon Wrap-up/Thank you

Raven Rundown, 10/21/2022

Gym Uniforms for Walk-a-thon Friday

Ready…Set…WALK!

All students (K-8) should wear their gym uniforms and sneakers to school.

Parents are welcome to attend and join in the walk!

Parking info for tomorrow

To All,

The Walk-A-Thon is tomorrow (10/21) from 10 a.m until noon.

Please only park in the second section of the parking lot farthest from the Rectory.

Thank you,

Principal Underwood

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Breast Cancer Foundation Fundraiser

To Support National Breast Cancer

Awareness Month

and the

National Breast Cancer Foundation,

Saint Rose of Lima Academy

Is Selling

Pink Camo Bracelets

$1 per bracelet

Click here for a download of this form

We will be sending home a paper copy as well.

If interested in supporting this fundraiser, please fill out the information below and return to school no later Wednesday, October 26, 2022.

Student’s Name ________________________________________ 

Homeroom/Grade____________

Number of Braclets _________ x $1 each = ____________ (Total Amount Enclosed)

Please make checks out to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.

Thanksgiving Food Collection

St. Rose of Lima Academy

Thanksgiving Food Collection 2022

Please help feed a family in need this Thanksgiving holiday.

Each grade is asked to bring in a specific item for a family’s dinner plus $1.00 to help purchase turkeys to complete the dinner. Food can be brought to homeroom starting November 7th.  

All food must be in by Wednesday November 16th.

The Thanksgiving Dinners collected from St. Rose of Lima Academy will be added to the St. Rose of Lima Parish Thanksgiving Food Collection and will be delivered to the families on Saturday November 19th.

Since many recipients will be walking or relying on public transportation, the donation of reusable shopping bags will be appreciated.

GRADE:

Pre School- Canned Pumpkin or Fruit Pie Filling / Pie Crust Mix

Kindergarten-  (1) Brownie Mix & (2) Boxes of Corn Muffin Mix

1st -   Salt and Pepper (Small Plastic Picnic Style)

2nd -            (1) 26 oz. Box of Mashed Potatoes

3rd-              (1) 12 oz. Box of Stuffing

4th-              (3) 10 oz. cans Turkey Gravy (no glass please)

5th-              (2) 14 oz. cans Cranberry Sauce

6th -           (2) 15 oz. cans of Vegetables (your choice)

7th-             (1) 29 oz. can Fruit (your choice)

8th -               (1) 40 oz. can of Yams

                    ADDITIONAL TURKEYS ARE NEEDED!!!!

If you have a turkey that you would like to donate –

please bring it to the church parking lot

on Saturday, November 19th between 9:00-10:00am

THANKS FOR GIVING!!!   

Please contact Mike Roberts with any questions:

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Food Truck Festival THANK YOU

SRLA Families, 

Thank you all for coming out and supporting the Fall Food Truck Festival Friday night! It was a fun evening with delicious food, lots of laughs, and a rousing corn hole competition! We are so thankful for the generous and giving spirit of our school community. 

A major round of applause to our FFTF Co-chairs, Jennifer Coleman and Mara Sirhal. We simply can't thank you enough for all of the hard work you put in to make this event so incredible. 

Gratitude is also due to:

·     Mrs. Underwood, Danny, and Johnny for being so helpful and available for everything we needed to make our event the success it was.

·     Jersey Rollz, Pie Oh My and Lexylicious for cooking up a delicious selection of foods. 

·     The Badim, Gianetti, and Uzzolino families, for making our 50/50 raffle the highlight of the night!

·     Our FFTF volunteers, for their hard work with set-up, clean-up, registration and more!

Lastly, a VERY SPECIAL thank you to our SRLA Family Sponsors. We couldn't do this without you! 

- The SRLA HSA

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The SRLA Walk-a-thon is THIS FRIDAY!

Dear Parents,

The SRLA Walk-a-thon is THIS FRIDAY! Students are excited to walk, hop, skip and dance and are very proud of their fundraising efforts! For those keeping track, 1st grade and 3rd grade are currently neck and neck with 6th grade close behind (and 5th and 4th rounding out the top 5). Don't worry, there is still time to donate https://pledgestar.com/roseoflima/

Want to help keep our walkers hydrated???

Donate Water for Friday's event.

Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0e49abaf2dabfa7-srla

Details for Friday:

·     The front half of the PARKING LOT WILL BE CLOSED at 7 AM to allow for set-up. Morning drop-off will occur in the back half of the lot. If you volunteered to donate water, you can drop it off when you drop off your child. 

·     Students are to wear their gym uniforms to school.

·     Students will be given their Walk-a-Thon t-shirts (created by Pre-K and 3rd Grade mom, Mary Uzzolino) during homeroom.

·     Water will be provided during the Walk-a-thon

·     The schedule is 

·     10-10:45 AM (Pre-K-4th grades), 

·     11-11:45 AM (Middle School) 

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Friday's weather forecast looks to be partly sunny and CHILLY so dress your children accordingly and BUNDLE UP! Spectators and Cheerleaders are welcome to cheer on our walkers! 

Thank you for your support,

The HSA Walk-a-thon Committee

Emergency Phone System Test tonight at 7:30 PM

12:10 Dismissal tomorrow

Dear Parents,

Tomorrow, Friday, September 14th is a 12:10 Dismissal.

Aftercare is only until 4:30 pm.

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

Thank you,

Principal Tina Underwood

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Dangerous Drop-Off Practice Must Stop

Dear SRLA Families,

A concerned parent sent me this earlier today.

"Today at drop-off, I noticed that some drivers continue to drive around stopped cars as children are departing the car, and I wanted to bring it to your attention. This has happened to us multiple times, with a vehicle squeezing between the side of my car and the walkway or the median while my children are getting out. It is dangerous."

As a reminder, not a single car should pass a car on the left as they are unloading children in the morning.

Please just take the extra minute to ensure that all of our children are safe and sound on school grounds.

I also ask for your cooperation in not parking in the Weichert Realtor parking lot at anytime. 

The manager complained that his employees and clients many times cannot get a parking space and they see people crossing over to the school. 

Students must cross with the crossing guard who is on duty at 7 am and leaves at the end of the day.

Thank you,

 

Tina Underwood, Principal

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St. Rose of Lima Academy

Principal: Tina Underwood, Ed.S.
 
52 Short Hills Avenue
Short Hills, New Jersey 07078
 
Phone: 973-379-3973
Fax: 973-379-3722


 


 

National Blue Ribbon School

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St. Rose of Lima Parish

Pastor: Father Larry Evans

50 Short Hills Ave
Short Hills, NJ 07078

Phone: 973-379-3912 
Fax: 973-379-6157 

Website: http://www.stroseshorthills.org