Cardinals Corner | Edition # 24| March 4, 2021
A NOTE FROM YOUR PRINCIPAL

Dear Families,

Each year we ask for your feedback through a survey designed in collaboration with the School Advisory Committee to gather your feedback and advice for St. Rose of Lima Catholic School.

We value your feedback. We identify a few points that appear more than once in the comments, and utilize these ideas to frame our work moving forward. The SAC and myself hoped to share the results with you today, as we do each year, and I am happy to share with you a message from the committee below.

Thanks to everyone that participated in the 2020-2021 St. Rose of Lima Annual School Survey. Seventy-one of our school parents completed the survey helping to identify areas where St. Rose excels and areas that need attention. Each of the areas touched on by the survey are important and necessitate continued review, but based on the survey results communication from teachers and administration warrants further attention. The complete survey results are available here.

School administration, along with the support of SAC, will evaluate and institute ways to improve communication to parents over the coming months. We will report on these efforts in future editions of Cardinal’s Corner. The goal of the yearly survey is to provide information to the school to help promote continuous improvement at St. Rose of Lima. We appreciate all of those that contributed responses to the survey, and encourage all parents to provide their feedback in future surveys, as an important way to help us provide the best possible learning environment for our students. 

Thank you to all of the parents who submitted feedback. For those of you who missed the survey, please contact the front office with any questions or me directly.


Yours in Service,

Bernadette L. Drabek, M. Ed.
Class of 1975
MISSED SCHOOL DAY WAIVER DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER

St. Rose of Lima will not be required to make up missed days due to inclement weather during the recent arctic blast. St. Rose of Lima was closed February 15 – 19, 2021 and these days have been excused for this weather system only.

Since we are accredited by the TCCBED (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops Education Department), we will be required to have a Missed School Day Waiver letter of approval on file with the TCCBED. 

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE - MARCH 4, 2021
FACE MASK POLICY

St. Rose of Lima Catholic School follows the guidance of both the TCCBED and the TEA regarding COVID-19 protocols.

We are currently awaiting communication from the TCC BED expected Friday, 3/5 to confirm that our mask policy remain in place for the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year.

As we await this communication, our mask and COVID-19 policies remain unchanged at this time. All staff, faculty, and students grades 1 and above are still required to wear a face mask each day.

Please contact Nurse Amalfi with any further questions.
This morning, Middle School Students prepared lunch kits for Kids' Meals, a local organization deeply effected by the Winter Storm two weeks ago. With team work and oversight by Principal Kylie, students were able to put together nearly 450 bags to donate to this wonderful program.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
SPX Athletics Fundraiser

Please consider supporting SPX Athletics and our Panther Friends on March 26, 2021 from 3- 8 PM at their Crawfish Boil at 811 West Donovan Street.

Eat In OR Take Out is available


YEARBOOK "TRIBUTE" ADS NOW FOR SALE

Yearbook ads are on sale now!

Want to commemorate the first year of school? Celebrate the end of elementary? Congratulate your 8th grade grad? Purchase an ad in the yearbook! Space is limited, first come, first in the yearbook. You can choose a ¼ page for $50 or 1/8 page for $35. Click this link: https://www.balfour.com/texas/houston/st-rose-of-lima-school.

You will see a prompt to put in the student’s name and grade. Then click “shop for this student”. Purchase the ad size you like and make the payment. In about 24 hours, you will get a link so you can create your ad online and it’s magically sent to the yearbook!

Please purchase by March 31st.
A NOTE FROM THE REGISTRAR

School Supply Fee/Technology Fee: The School Supply fee of $500 per child and Technology fee of $100 per child for 5th - 8th grade are due by March 31st. If your child is registered for the 2021-22 academic school year, and you have not paid the fees, then you should have received an invoice this morning. If you did not, please contact the Registrar with any questions.
 
Tuition: March tuition has been posted and is due by the 1st of the month and considered late after the 5th. Late payments will incur a $30 late fee. If you have any questions in regards to your invoice, please do not hesitate to contact the Registrar at registrar@stroselima.org.
 
Healthy Lunch Box: HLB has posted their March menu. Please make sure to log into your account and place your child’s lunch order. If you have any questions in regards to your HLB account, you may contact them directly at (281)444-8444.
2020 - 2021 ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Remember the key dates in second semester!


The First Day of the 2021 - 2022 school year will be August 19, 2021.
Stay tuned for the full 2021-2022 Academic Calendar (It's in progress!)
TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

*Deadline for Round 1 has been extended to Tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 26th.
 
2021-2022 Tuition Assistance Timeline

F.A.C.T.S Application:

JOIN MORNING ASSEMBLY

8:15 AM Monday/Tues/Wed/Friday
8:00 AM Thursday



Meeting ID: 823 6546 5256
Passcode: 848391
ON THE SCHEDULE
COACH VADEN OUT

MARCH 5, 2021

Coach Dylyn will be handling PE Classes as

COACH FOR THE DAY!!

Welcome Coach D!
REPORT CARDS

MARCH 11, 2021
EARLY DISMISSAL

MARCH 12, 2021

1/1:15/1:30 PM
SPRING BREAK - NO SCHOOL

MARCH 15- 19, 2021

KIDVENTURE SPRING BREAK CAMP

MARCH 15-19

Registration is now open for Kidventure’s 2021 Springfest Spring Break Camp at St. Rose. Celebrate five days of festival-style summer camp and make your campers Spring Break one they will love. 

For more information visit https://kidventure.com/springfest or call 713.960.8989 #kidventure2021


EARLY DISMISSAL

MARCH 28, 2021

1/1:15/1:30 PM
EARLY DIMISSAL

THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2021

In observation of Holy Thursday
NO SCHOOL

APRIL 2, 2021

In observation of Good Friday
NO SCHOOL - INCLEMENT WEATHER DAY


APRIL 5, 2021
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