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WEDNESDAY AUGUST 21, 2019
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School day begins at 8:10 AM
Kindergarten dismissal: 2:30 PM 
1st - 8th dismissal: 2:50 PM - Dismissal supervision ends at 3:20pm
Minimum School Days: 12:30 Dismissal ALL - supervision ends at 12:50pm
School Office Hours:  7:30 AM - 3:30 PM (1 PM on minimum days)

Please be on time picking up your students. 
(You'll need to log into Google to view the ON-LINE calendar)
PLEASE GET INTO THE HABIT OF CLICKING ON THE CALENDAR REGULARLY to view school events, activities, hot lunch menu, etc. 
You can always view the calendar on our school website:
The 'Coming Up Roses' Newsletter is normally posted by 5pm every Wednesday.
Rise and Shine and Get To School On Time!
The school day begins at 8:10 AM. As everyone gets into their new routine coming to school, will not be marking any students tardy this week.  Beginning Monday, Aug. 26th, any students who are not lined up or in the classroom when the 8:10 bell rings or are outside the front window of the school office, will be marked tardy.  Please see handbook for school attendance policy. 
WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL

Wednesday, August 21st
School day starts at: 8:10AM

ALL PARENTS PLEASE READ: 
RSVP for Back to School BBQ is due TODAY!
Scroll down for more info!
IMPORTANT CLICKS!

Morning Care: Before school child care (K - 8th)
YMCA (The 'Y'):  After-school child care (1st - 8th)
St. Rose Band: Concert & Beginning Band (4th - 8th)
Student EMERGENCY Kit:  DUE FRIDAY THIS WEEK (K-8th)
After-school Spanish:  (6th - 8th)
Basketball Registration:  (5th - 8th)

WEDNESDAY ENVELOPES:  Today's Wednesday Envelope has some important information in it for you to review. Your family WED envelope is sent home every Wednesday with your oldest child. Most weeks, it has nothing in it. It is your vessel to return forms, notes, etc. back to school. Your Family Envelope is to be returned, by your child, to their teacher by FRIDAY of every week - even if it is empty.  

FAMILY NAME PLACARDS - In today's WED envelope are your FAMILY NAME PLACARDS  to be used for afternoon dismissal. We are asking that ALL families who pick up 1st - 8th graders after-school, to please display their name placard in the right front corner of your windshield, every day. We have found that dismissal goes much smoother if our staff can quickly identify an approaching vehicle and call for the student. The placard should easily fit in your glove box or side console. 
Madagascar Jr. Auditions coming up!  Scroll down for all the info.
MORNING PARKING REMINDER
Parents, PLEASE do not park in the Faculty parking lot. The numbered spaces are assigned to a staff member. Do Not Park There.   Thank You.

AFTER SCHOOL PICK-UP REMINDER
Beginning TMRW - ONLY Kindergarten parents should arrive on campus at 2:30 to pick up. Kindergarten dismisses at 2:30pm and those parents have priority in the traffic circle.  Kindergarten parents who wish to gather out front must find a place to park. Do not leave your car in the traffic circle unattended.

1st - 8th parents - PLEASE do not arrive on campus until AFTER 2:40pm. Trust us when we say, timing will be everything!  

CN dismisses at 2:25pm and SR parents can not be lined up in the parking lot until AFTER 2:40PM.   We can not block the flow of traffic for CN dismissal.  
PLEASE share this information with all who pick up your children.

THANK YOU!
Back to School BBQ
Friday, August 23rd

The Parent Association will be hosting a Back to School BBQ.  $5 per person. RSVP by Wed. 8/21 is required.
EPICUREAN HOT LUNCH PROGRAM  - 1st - 8th grades
Menu is now posted on-line for Aug - Sept ordering.  

Click HERE to look up your STUDENT ID NUMBER (You need that to create your student lunch accounts and to place orders.)  
To create your account and place lunch orders,  GO TO:   https://mymealorder.com 

ORDERS MUST BE PLACED IN ADVANCE 
  • If ordering WEEKLY - your order must be placed no later than WEDNESDAY the week before.
  • If ordering MONTHLY - your order for the next month must be placed by the LAST WEDNESDAY of each month.
St. Rose office will no longer ADD ON students who do not order in time. If you miss the order deadline, please send your child to school with a lunch. 
A Note from Mrs. Ryan    
Dear Parents,

Welcome Back! "Hope Leads Us To Happiness With God" is our theme for the new school year. Through the study of this theological virtue, we want to bring a deeper understanding of the mysterious reality of hope to our students. The lesser virtues we will be studying each month under the umbrella of hope include studiousness, humility, patience, fidelity, temperance, cheerfulness, obedience, and diligence. These virtues, which make us better Christians and more successful people, will be studied school wide. Although the particular saint that is associated with each virtue changes with grade levels, the entire school will be studying the same virtue at the same time. The virtue of the month makes for great dinner table or bedtime discussion with your children.
 
This morning Fr. Michaelraj, our new pastor, was present with us at morning assembly. He is very excited to be pastor of a parish with a Catholic school and is looking forward to getting to know us all.
 
I'm looking forward to a great school year. If you have not already done so, please mark your calendars for September 12 th, which is our Back to School Night. Attending this event is one of the most important things you can do to ensure that your child has a successful year of learning and growth.  

Kathy Ryan
Principal
St. Rose School
SPECIAL EVENTS - Mark your calendar!
New Parent Orientation Meeting - Thursday, August 29th - 7pm
All NEW parents are invited to join Mrs. Ryan for a brief orientation about all that is St. Rose School. At least 1 new parent from each family should try to attend. (Parents only please)
St. Rose After-School Players
Presents our next drama production:

Madagascar Jr.  A Musical Adventure

Auditions are open to 1st - 8th grade students.

Madagascar Jr. 
April 24th - 26th
St. Rose Parish Festival
September 15th, 2019
St. Rose School is a beneficiary of this event. It's success relies on Parents who volunteer and donate! 
Any volunteer hours worked at the festival can be used towards your family service hours at school.

All volunteers must be compliant with Diocese requirements. See the bottom of this newsletter for volunteer info.

Please contact Maridel Perlas at (707) 540-2186 for information on how you can contribute.


WINE PAIRING EVENT
Fri. Sept 13th  -  6 - 8PM  -  Click HERE for details
SAVE THE DATE!
ST. ROSE SCHOOL WALK-a-THON
Friday, October 4th


All students participate in this annual fundraiser for our school. Information will be sent home to all in September.    HELP will be NEEDED! Check back here later for more details. NOTE: If you want to volunteer to work the event, you MUST be volunteer compliant!  See info below.
 Interested in Girl Scouts?  Click HERE for information
CALENDAR
2019-20 ANNUAL SCHOOL CALENDAR - HERE
UPDATED AS OF 8/1/2019
(You'll need to log into Google to view the ON-LINE calendar)
You can always view the calendar on our school website:
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT.....
St. Rose Parent / Student Handbook  has been updated as of 8/1/18
There are some changes and updates and we have highlighted the areas of revision and those that require all parent's attention.  Please review the entire document.
The handbook will always be available to review by clicking on the link at the bottom of this weekly newsletter OR  on our school website: www.strosecatholicschool.org   
SCHOOL UNIFORMS

Online Uniform store is now OPEN for ordering - August 1st - 30th for late September delivery.

To try on sample sizes before ordering, set up an appointment with school office after Aug. 7th. Remember, there are NO RETURNS/EXCHANGES if YOU order the wrong size.
ALL NEW VOLUNTEERS MUST BE COMPLIANT WITH DIOCESE REQUIREMENTS to Volunteer for any school activity BY SEPT. 1st.
Now is the perfect time to GET COMPLIANT! If you plan on volunteering for anything during this school year,
  • NEW parents, ALL room parents, coaches, walk-a-thon volunteers, hot lunch or yard duty help, classroom activities, field trip chaperones or drivers, etc. 
If you wish to volunteer for any on campus activity, you must get compliant with Diocese Volunteer requirements by September 1st to be eligible to volunteer between now and December. 
  • This process can take several weeks to complete.
Uniform update:  
PE Shorts 
We have gone to a new manufacture that will be more consistent throughout all grades.  You may notice the shorts may seem shorter than the previous. We don't want anyone worrying about the length not falling into the 'at the knee length' category as we expect for the uniform walking short, skirt, jumper or skort.  However, students are not allowed to roll up the waist to make them shorter. You may continue wearing the PE shorts previously purchased until your child grows out of them.
PE Sweatpants
You will notice there is no longer elastic at the bottom of the PE sweatpants. This was a decision made by the school administration. This will be the last year the students may wear the old sweatpants with elastic. The PE sweatpants are optional. After this year school year, please purchase the new version.
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