“Joy must be one of the pivots of our life. It is the token of a generous personality. Sometimes it is also a mantle that clothes a life of sacrifice and self-giving. A person who has this gift often reaches high summits. He or she is like sun in a community.”
-St. Teresa of Calcutta, Mother Teresa
Greetings from Mr. G
April 17, 2020
The Easter car parade was so joyful! Many thanks to Mrs. Chomiak and Mrs. B for organizing it and to all who participated. It was such a lift to see everyone's smiling faces and your car decorations, signs and even bubbles. The pure spirit of love and hope on the most beautiful day of Jesus' Resurrection were a gift. Monsignor and the residents at Church Hill Village loved it!
Dear St. Rose School Families,
I hope you all had time to relax this week and that the children were able to enjoy some down time. We were very fortunate to have a beautiful Easter and sun most days this week. Monday's storm was powerful but all of the rain caused many trees and flowers to burst into color. I realize it was a different kind of Spring break but I do hope everyone had time to refresh.
The teachers and I met over the break to fine tune the distance learning process. We are committed to making this an effective, but not stressful experience for your children -- and you. Here is a proposed daily schedule by grade level:
Daily Schedules - Suggested times
Grades 6-8:8:30 am - 11:30 am and
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Grades 3-5:8:30 am - 11:30 am and
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Grades K-2:8:30 am - 10:30 am and
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Preschool suggested times: 2 - 3 hours daily
If you find that your child is working more than these recommended hours please reach out to their teacher. If you would like your child to have extra practice work we encourage them to continue accessing IXL.
Click here for specific information for specials classes.
As you may have heard, St. Joseph Academy in Brookfield will be closing. This is sad news for that community who, like us, cherish their school. Please keep them in your prayers. As these families search for a new school we hope you will share information about St. Rose. Our virtual tour information is available on the website, and we will be having a virtual Open House on Sunday April 26th at 10:00 a.m. and 4:00p.m. Prospective families can visit
https://www.stroseschool.com/virtual-tour and/or reach out to Mrs. Coppola, admissions@srles.com, with any questions. A warm welcome awaits all who come through out doors.
The HSA is having a Zoom meeting next Thursday, April 23rd at 7:30 p.m., all are invited. Monsignor will join us, I'll be there as will Mrs. B and many faculty members. This will be a great opportunity for us all connect and I look forward to seeing you. The HSA will send a link to the meeting shortly.
It will be nice to get back to classes on Monday but I admit I really miss seeing all of your children's happy faces in the halls. I pray, as I know we all do, that the time when we can all meet again comes soon. There are hopeful signs so let us all continue to be positive and put our trust in God.
We hope you and your family enjoyed a healthy and peaceful Easter and Spring Break.
We would like to thank Danuta Chomiak and Cathy Monckton for their efforts gathering our school community together for an Easter Parade to greet Monsignor Bob and Father Alphonse, who give so much to our school and parish. The parade also continued across the street to greet and cheer the residents and staff of the new assisted living facility. Officer and parent Rich Monckton directed traffic. Thank you to all who participated - we don't know who enjoyed it more...our children seeing their friends, or us parents seeing familiar faces!
As we return to our "back in school" mindset, the staff and faculty have been hard at work continuing to fine-tune our distance-learning experience. To that end, they would like to have a Zoom meeting on Thursday, April 23 at 7:30pm to give us parents an overview of the next month's curriculum approach. Here is a link to the call, https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83793692653?pwd=QTJsTFVLZnJPZ25WV1A0RzZFRWgzUT09 plus key information:
Meeting ID: 837 9369 2653, Password: SRS, One tap mobile +16465588656,,83793692653#,,#,692608# US (New York)
The call will also be recorded for playback in case anyone cannot "attend" live.
We look forward to seeing your faces on the call, and hope that you and your families are doing well.
The faculty and staff have been deeply touched by the beautiful messages, drawings and emails you have been sending. Your encouragement during these unprecedented times means the world to them. We have set up a Kudo Board where you can post pictures and messages. If you haven't had an opportunity to post a picture and message to the board, please follow the link below and post your picture and message. We know how much this will mean to our faculty and staff! Thank you for participating! We will keep the board open for several more days to give everyone a chance to add their family message and picture. Follow the link below if you'd like to add your "Kudos."
