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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 3:20 pm
Minimum School Days: 12:30 Dismissal ALL - supervision ends at 12:50 pm
School Office Hours: 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM (1 PM on minimum days)

Please be on time picking up your students. 
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 19, 2020
MONDAY - 12:30 Dismissal
If your child is not enrolled in after-care, please pick up on time. The school office will close at 1 PM for a Teacher in-service. Thank You.
Shrove Tuesday

NEXT Tuesday, Feb. 25th is Shrove Tuesday
As we prepare for the season of LENT, it is tradition that on this day we eat pancakes!
The entire school will be served a pancake lunch.
All students (K - 8th) and staff will receive a FREE lunch.
WEDNESDAY - Mass - DRESS UNIFORM
Wednesday is Ash Wednesday. ALL students should be in Dress Uniform. No PE clothing. Mass is 9:30AM.
5th Grade Parent Meeting for Camp
All 5th grade parents will meet tomorrow night, Thursday, Feb. 20th, in the 5th grade classroom, regarding the upcoming Westminster Woods trip. 6:30-8 PM.
NB CSL 7/8th Basketball Tournament
Next week is the end of season tournament for our 7/8th teams! Click on the attachment below to see the tournament schedule. Games are being played throughout the week, beginning Monday night, 2/24. Consider coming out to support one of our 4 teams representing St. Rose School.
Admission is FREE! Championship games will be held at St. Rose next Saturday, 2/29.

A Note from Mrs. Ryan

Dear Parents,

St. Rose has a variety of opportunities for our students to explore the fine arts. If you attended our recent Open House you saw some of their lovely art work displayed. Most of these projects have curricular tie-ins and support student literacy, science, or social studies. 

The primary grades have instruction in music theory and singing twice a week while Grades 4 – 6 have it weekly. There is also an instrumental band program for students in Grades 4 – 8 with many added benefits.  Research shows that those who participate in a band program gain strength in memory and reading skills and have a stronger ability to process multiple concepts at once.

Many of the teachers use drama activities to enhance the curriculum and there is an after school drama program that is dedicated to producing a full-fledged musical each spring. This year we are presenting Dreamworks’ Madagascar.  Our student actors are exhibiting marvelous enthusiasm. If their Friday afternoon practices are any indication, Madagascar promises to be a fabulous production. There are evening performances on April 24th & 25th with a closing matinee performance on April 26 th . You may want to save the date. 

Have a great week and enjoy the spring-like weather. 

Sincerely,
Kathy Ryan
Principal
Principal
SCHOOL WEBSITE
The NEWLY designed and improved website actually launched today, and we've begun making necessary updates to documents, photos, etc. Then there were technical difficulties, and it crashed, was up, then crashed again!. At the posting of this newsletter, it was up and working!

Please check it out. www.strosecatholicschool.org
We are still working on adding new photos, and other information.

Links to documents, forms, etc., from the newsletter, may not open for you if the website is down. All are linked through the website. If you find it not working, we apologize for the inconvenience.
2020-21 School Year
IF YOUR FAMILY WILL NOT BE RETURNING NEXT YEAR, PLEASE INFORM THE OFFICE IN WRITING as soon as possible, no later than March 25th.

We already have a waiting list for some grades for 2020-21 school year.

Reminder: Your April Smart Tuition payment is already set up to be the non-refundable
Registration fee for 2020-21 in lieu of the regular tuition payment. Be sure to notify the school office early if you are not returning to avoid being charged this fee.
FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION FOR 2020-21

  1. St. Rose Tuition Assistance - Need based aid. Application will be available February 1st.
  2. BASIC Fund - For FIRST year St. Rose Families. Applications will be available online beginning January 1st.
  3. BASIC Fund Renewal: Those families who wish to renew will be notified in March with instructions on how to renew their scholarship. Renewal is NOT automatic. Application and all required documents must be attached or your application will be considered incomplete.
COMING EVENTS
Sunday, March 8th
3rd Annual
Mother - Son Bowling
11:00am to 1:00pm
$20 for Mom & Son
($25 for Mom and 2 Sons)
RSVP REQUIRED by MARCH 4, 2020
SAVE the DATE
Father - Daughter Dance
Friday, March 20th
Check back later for details!
IMPORTANT CLICKS & LINKS
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The uniform store is now OPEN until FEBRUARY 28th
THIS IS THE LAST ORDERING OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
Orders placed before February 28th will be ready for pickup by the end of March.

Uniform ordering for NEXT school year will begin May 1st - June 30th for early AUGUST delivery.

St. Rose School
4300 Old Redwood Highway
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
(707) 545-0379