For the 3rd consecutive year, St. Anthony School has been voted "Best Parochial School" in Bristol by the readers of the Bristol Observer!! We were also voted Best Pre-K!! Thank you to our supporters!!
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Please join your St. Anthony School family at our annual Welcome Back Picnic!
The event takes place on Friday, September 10, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. on our school grounds. (*Rain or Shine!*)
Download the RSVP Form via the link below! We hope to see you there!

Picnic Form

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Click on the icon above, to read a recent informative article! It addresses the incredible improvements in keeping with the No Child Left Behind Act, that have now been documented in the school from which Dr. Nocera has joined us! We have much to look forward to!

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Click on the icon above to vote for SAS!!! You must have a Facebook account in order to place your votes, and you can vote 5 times! We will have a chance at winning $500,000!!!!
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The Archdiocese of Hartford, Office of Catholic Schools, is asking that parents complete a brief Online Satisfaction Survey.  Please click on the logo above, follow the link, and take a few moments to complete it. Thank you!

Great News!

St. Anthony School Has Been Awarded Full Accreditation!

The St. Anthony School Board is excited to announce that St. Anthony School received full accreditation following a comprehensive evaluation by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). The comprehensive evaluation program involved a three-fold process including a self-study conducted by the school, the evaluation of a visiting committee, and a follow-up program to implement the recommendations of the visiting team. Accreditation is determined by the level of the school's compliance with the 15 Standards for Accreditation and how well the school serves the needs of itsstudents. St. Anthony School passed each Standard. Furthermore, the visiting team commended the leadership of Sister Frances, the commitment of the staff for upholdingthe mission of St. Anthony School, the excellent support of Father Alphonso Fontana, the generosity of the parishioners, and the dedication of the school parents, especially the Home School Association.

The School Board in its advisory capacity to the governance of the school looks forward to assisting the professional staff in the implementation of the excellent recommendations for school improvement found in the report. In addition, The School Board will incorporate the visiting team's recommendations with the current strategic plan that is being implemented this year as part of a school-wide effort to advance St. Anthony School as an excellent Catholic school for the children of the parish and the greater Bristol community.

Again, thank you and congratulations to everyone who contributed to St. Anthony School earning the certification of Accreditation by NEASC. The Pastor, professional staff, and School Board are committed to a continuing pursuit educational excellence at St. Anthony School for all our students.

***Please check our School Wish List link to see how you can help St. Anthony School!!

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We are proud to announce the launch of our new Parent Web section of the School Website. This section will allow parents to track their progress in fulfilling their SPIRIT obligation.To access this section, click on the "Parent Web" icon in the upper right corner of the website. Your user name is your youngest child's first initial and your last name. Initial password is "password", please change it the first time you log-in.

We have the following events entered:

Scrip dollars for July-December, Scrip hours for July-December, Fall Fundraiser dollars, Golf Tournament hours,  Book Fair hours, School Board hours, Home & School Board hours, Hot Lunch through November 15th.  If you find any discrepancies, please contact the event or activity chair person and they will contact the office with corrections. Thank you.

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You may have noticed the "Goodsearch.com" icon at the bottom left corner of each page.Each time you search the web with GoodSearch's Yahoo-powered search engine, about a penny will go your charity or school. Also, every time you shop online at 1,000 participating stores including Amazon, eBay, Target, Apple, Staples, Expedia, etc., a percentage of your purchase will be donated for free! The site also has thousands of money-saving coupons!  While shopping online for the holidays, please consider using it.  Thank you.

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**Check out our Photo Gallery, and even more photos on our Facebook page!

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Please sign up for our email blasts which will include Wednesday packet and event information under Weekly Packet link above.

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Virtus- Protecting God's Children the Archdiocese of Hartford requires that all employees and volunteers that have regular contact with children complete the Virtus training program. To learn when and where upcoming training sessions will be held and to register for a Virtus training session, click on the link below to access the Virtus home page. From the Virtus home page, click on "Help" on the left navigation bar. Click on the link to "View a list of upcoming Protecting God's Children classes in your area. On the next screen, use the drop down to select the Hartford, CT archdiocese. A list of upcoming training sessions throughout the Archdiocese of Hartford will be displayed. Some sessions may be identified as limited to certain types of personnel or volunteers. You may register for a session on-line or by calling the training site. If you have any questions about Virtus training or whether you should register for a training session, please contact the school office at (860)582-7874.

Virtus- Protecting God's Children - Find a Training Session   http://www.virtus.org/virtus/