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School day begins at 8:10 AM
Kindergarten dismissal: 2:30 PM
1st - 8th dismissal: 2:50 PM
Minimum School Days: 12:30 Dismissal ALL
School Office Hours:  7:30 AM - 3:30 PM (1 PM on minimum days)

Please be on time picking up your students. 

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 24, 2018
IN TODAY'S WEDNESDAY ENVELOPE
School Family Directory:       1 per household

Parent Teacher Conference assignments. 
Parents were given the opportunity to give their preference or conflicts a few weeks ago. There can be no rescheduling or changing assigned times at this point. If you need to cancel your assigned conference, please let the office know. 
You will then need to reschedule directly with the teacher, at their convenience.
NOVEMBER HOT LUNCH ORDERS MUST BE MADE BY END OF TODAY 
Parent Association presents:
Drive-Thru Dinner!
TUESDAY, OCT. 30th

The Parent Association will provide a family meal for 4 
TO GO for only $40! ($41.25 for the convenience of ordering online)

BBQ TRI-TIP / CHILI BEANS / CAESAR SALAD / DINNER ROLLS

Orders MUST be placed by THIS THURSDAY!!
Meal Pick-Up: Tues. Oct. 30th, in the traffic circle, 4-6:30PM.

Questions: [email protected]

Volunteers are needed to help prepare meals. Look for signup link NEXT week or contact Racquel Wooley at email above.  
PLEASE CONSIDER SUPPORTING THIS PA FUNDRAISER!

Halloween - Wednesday, Oct. 31st
Minimum Day - 12:30 pm Dismissal

Costumes must be in good taste and judgement, not graphic, suggestive, evil or scary to younger children. No covered faces or masks. Children must be comfortable in their costume for the entire day. See above schedule for more information. 
NO KINDER-CARE ON HALLOWEEN - 10/31
YMCA (1st-8th) will be open 

NO SCHOOL THU OR FRI
11/1 & 11/2
Next UNIFORM ORDER
Ordering opportunity is now open for DECEMBER delivery.
PLACE UNIFORM ORDERS BY NOV. 5TH for December delivery.
Orders placed after Nov. 5th will not be delivered until sometime in February.

Send checks payable to St. Rose School or exact CASH please.
 
A Note from Mrs. Ryan    
Dear Parents,

St. Rose has been a fully accredited school since the 1970's. Our accrediting agencies are the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and the Western Catholic Education Association. The St. Rose teachers and I have been working very hard to complete our self-study accreditation document. We were originally slated to have our visit last March but were granted a one-year extension due to the fire. In order to preserve instructional days last year we gave up all of our accreditation inservice days. This has resulted in a very short window of time to complete the extensive document as we need to have the published book in the hands of our visiting committee by January. I am confident that our visit in March will go well and St. Rose will again receive a full-six year term of accreditation.
 
It is important that our self-study is informed by input from all of our shareholders. Some of you may remember completing the Parent Survey for Accreditation back in the Spring of 2016. Most of the data from that survey is still valid and is being used to complete our self-study. However a lot has happened in the past year and we want our document to reflect the current reality of our school. An addendum to the original survey has been created on SurveyMonkey and school parents will soon receive a link to the survey through email. It is essential that at least one parent from each family take a few minutes to complete this survey. Thank you, in advance, for your time.
 
There is great excitement, especially among the preschoolers and their teachers. The finishing touches are being put on St. Rose Preschool 2.0. Our preschool staff is looking forward to being back in their permanent home as this will be their third move and the third time they have gone through the extensive process of re-licensing. The building will be blessed on Sunday, November 4 th at 2:30 PM in a brief ceremony followed by an open house. We invite all school families to attend and see this new space which is very much like Preschool 1.0 but nicer in every way.

Kathy Ryan
Principal
St. Rose School
SPECIAL EVENTS
St. Nick's Night hosted by Mom's Club
Friday, Nov. 9th
6-9 PM at Trione Winery's Stonehouse

Mom's, please join us for our annual St. Nick's event, where we spend the evening crafting for the St. Nicholas Day celebration, eat and make memories.

A taco bar & desert will be provided at $15 per person.
Wine will be available, sold separately by the winery.

Room parents will be sending out class emails in regards to the needs for this project soon.

RSVP is required by Nov. 5th to Leyla Hobbs at:  [email protected]

Cash or check (payable to the St. Rose PA) can be dropped off in the school office.
PARENTS NIGHT OUT at Epicenter!
Join the Mom's & Dad's clubs for a Parent's Night Out. Saturday, Nov. 17th, from 6pm - 8pm at 
Epicenter, 3215 Coffey Lane, Santa Rosa.

Come have a kid free night of bowling, food and drinks. $35 per person includes; bowling, shoes, appetizers and some drinks. We will also be having a few fabulous raffles so bring your cash! 

RSVP by Nov. 8th to Leyla Hobbs at: [email protected]
Bring your check or cash to the event. Check's payable to St. Rose PA.
5th Grade See's Candy Sale
Coming Soon!

Each year, our 5th grade class attends a week long Environmental Camp experience at Westminster Woods. To help keep the cost per camper down, the 5th grade class will raise funds with some small fundraisers.

Look for the ordering opportunity in early November!  See's Candies make perfect holiday gifts!
Sunday Masses at St. Rose Church
School Participation Masses
We encourage all St. Rose Families to attend these school participation masses that are listed below. We are also in need of volunteers for offertory procession and  readers.
Please contact Mrs. Szczech if anyone in your family would like to participate: [email protected]

Nov. 4th 
9AM
Dec. 2nd  10:30AM Jan. 27th
9AM		 Feb. 10th
10:30AM		 Mar. 3rd
9AM
Apr. 7th
10:30AM		 May 18th
5:30PM - Special Mass & blessing for our Track team.



Baptismal Preparation Class for older Children (grades 2 - 8)
A baptism class for older children will be offered for children in grades 2-8. 
An informational meeting will be held on November 29th, at 7:00 PM at ST. Rose Church Baptistry. (This is the round building east of the church.)
Contact Mrs. Szczech if you have questions.  [email protected]
2018-19 ANNUAL SCHOOL CALENDAR - HERE
CALENDAR
OCTOBER
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
21 22 23 24
Hot Lunch orders DUE
 25
Field Trip-Kinder

Drive-thru dinner orders DUE
 26
Jr. High Dance
 27
28 29 30
Drive-Thru Dinner pick-up!

 31
12:30 Dismissal
Parade of Costumes
Trunk or Treat!


NOVEMBER
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT






1
NO SCHOOL
2
NO SCHOOL
3
4
School Mass 9am
5 Preschool
Moves back Home!

Uniform orders DUE
6
PA Mtng 7pm
7

 8
$$ Free Dress
9
Mom's Club Event @ Trione Winery
 10
11 12
NO SCHOOL
 13


 14 15

 16

 17
Parent's Night Out @ Epicenter
18 19 20
DRESS UNIFORM
Mass 9:30am

Report Cards
21
NO SCHOOL
22
We give Thanks!
NO SCHOOL
23
NO SCHOOL

24
25 26
12:30 Dismiss
PTC Week
27
12:30 Dismiss
PTC Week

28
12:30 Dismiss
PTC Week

29
12:30 Dismiss
PTC Week

30
12:30 Dismiss
PTC Week

See Google calendar for more detailed information: hot lunch menu, etc. 
(You'll need to log into Google to view the ON-LINE calendar)
TAKE ANOTHER LOOK
DISMISSAL Every Day - THANK YOU to everyone who has adhered to what we have asked of you at dismissal time. We have noticed a difference.  Those who have a 3rd-8th grader in tutorial Tu - Th, please pull off to the side until tutorial is dismissed so not to block the flow in the traffic circle.  We really appreciate everyone's assistance in making the end of the day as stress free as possible for all. 

The Cardinal Newman HS and St. Rose Administrations would like to remind ALL our parents to please be respectful and mindful of the following at the end of each school day:

1.  St. Rose parents of 1st-8th grade students should not be lined up in the lot or parked in the traffic circle before 2:45PM. The only cars that should be in the  traffic circle at 2:20pm are Kindergarten parents picking up at 2:30pm. 
2. St. Rose parents should not be lined up in the parking lot until after 2:40PM, after SR Kindergarten & CN dismissal. It is best for those picking up 1st-8th grade students to NOT arrive on campus until after 2:45pm.
3 . St. Rose parents should not impede the flow of traffic between 2:15 - 2:45pm
4. NO ONE should ever block someone from exiting a parking space. You MUST leave your place in line to allow a parked car to exit. 
5. At the end of every SR school day, some of our brave faculty and staff are out there to ensure the safety of all our students. Please be kind to them if they ask you to stop your car, wait, or move.

PLEASE, share this with ALL those adults in your family who come onto our busy campus to pick up your child(ren).  A gentle reminder to ALL, that this is a busy SCHOOL campus, where the speed limit is SLOW, patience needs to be practiced, and the safety of ALL students, Preschool - 12th grade is our #1 priority. 
Let's be KIND & SAFE out there!
Thank You for your cooperation.
YAY! You've gotten to the end. We thank you for reading our newsletter.
In honor of the Tricks & Treats of October, on Tuesday  morning, Oct. 30th ONLY, between
 7:45am - 8:00am, students who come to Ms. KC in the office with a 'clean and tasteful' Halloween riddle, may receive a treat!  Shhhh...don't tell our secret!  
Only for those students whose parents READ the newsletter!
THANK YOU for reading our newsletter!!
St. Rose Catholic School
4300 Old Redwood Hwy
Santa Rosa, CA 95403

Office: (707) 545-0379
Fax:     (707) 545-7150

Report Absences: (707) 284-1551
www.strosecatholicschool.org