K-8th Campus

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Attendance Policy - Updated August, 2022

K-8th School begins at 8:10AM

School office hours: 7:30AM - 3:30PM

Office closes at 1:00PM on minimum days

Pre-School

Open 7:45AM - 4:00PM

Closes at 12:30PM on minimum days

Preschool Phone: 707-526-9844

CLICK ON GOOGLE IMAGE ABOVE TO VIEW THE DAILY SCHOOL CALENDAR

(Also can be viewed through the school website)

PARENTS ONLY BACK-to-SCHOOL NIGHT

THU. 9/1 - Begins at 6:30PM in the GYM

NO SCHOOL MONDAY, 9/5

LABOR DAY

Click here: 2022-23 Parent - Student Handbook UPDATED AUGUST, 2022

CONTINUOUS REMINDER - DISMISSAL

• K - 4th Grades dismiss at 2:45PM (on full school days)

• 5th - 8th Grades dismiss at 3:00PM (on full school days)

PLEASE DO NOT ARRIVE ON CAMPUS PRIOR TO YOUR OLDEST CHILD'S DIMSISSAL TIME.  

Dear St. Rose Parents,

Seeing many of you at our prayer service on Friday was lovely. I hope more of you will be able to attend these special moments with the students. I am very proud of the Student Council for all the time and effort they put into making the announcements and the prayer service into a serious and respectful representation of our school and our reverence towards God and our Catholic Faith.

Student Council has decided they would like to raise their own money for the special activities that they prepare for the student body over the year. One of the ways they hope to do this is to have a popsicle/ice cream bar sale this Friday, September 3. They will sell this treat for a dollar each. The treasurers will be responsible for the handling of all monies as well as preparing the proceeds for the deposit to the bank. This is an excellent opportunity to develop their leadership skills for high school and beyond. I am therefore asking that if you choose to participate that you send your child with just one dollar bill. They will only sell one ice cream or popsicle per student and they will not be able to make change. This is not an occasion for friends to buy treats for each other. We have many opportunities for students to be kind and care for one another rather than buy them treats.

I hope many of you can attend Back to School Night on Thursday, September 2. We will begin with a parent dessert social in the gym at 6:30 PM then go to the classrooms for teacher presentations at 7:00PM. Each teacher will give the same presentation twice so the teachers can fully inform parents with more than one child.

This is an adult-only function; children do not attend Back to School Night.

Coach Daryl Kapis, the new Volleyball Coach at Cardinal Newman, was the substitute teacher for P.E. while Mr. Calos was out. The students were thrilled with all he had to offer them, and I look forward to having him return as a substitute whenever needed.

As we forge ahead during these uncertain times I continue to ask for God’s blessings on all of you.

Blessings,

Kathleen

PRAYER SERVICE THIS FRIDAY - September 2nd. All parents are welcome to join us.

NOT a dress uniform day. Prayer service will be held outdoors shortly after the 8:10AM bell.    

VOLUNTEER SERVICE HOUR OPPORTUNITY

• School Office project - Contact Ms. KC at: k_paul@sonic.net
• Picture Day Support - Mon 9/12 & Tue 9/13 - 2 parents are needed to help support the photographer, gather kids for school photos.  -Contact Ms. KC via email if interested.  k_paul@sonic.net   (Preschool photo days are in October)

DID YOU KNOW.....Senate Bill 1383 (SB1383) is legislation that now requires CA residents and businesses to separate compostable food scraps from recyclable materials and garbage daily?   What does this mean at school and HOW CAN YOU HELP? 

Please review tips and suggestions below. 

St. Rose has already been fined for not having 'contaminated waste bins'. We need everyone on board to help us with this new reality.

When packing snacks and lunches, consider using reusable containers and utensils and don't use plastic baggies. Talk to your child about bringing everything home to be washed and reused.

We know there are convenient packaged foods out there, but consider the consequences to the environment with all the throwaway containers. Did you know that yogurt cups or Gogurt tubes are NOT recyclable and can not be thrown in the garbage without being cleaned out first? 

This kind of process is unattainable at school.

Students on campus are now being trained where to put all the disposable plastics, containers, chip bags, juice boxes, etc.

NO food can be placed in Recycle bins, meaning no food residue of any kind. Consider sending food in reusable containers that can be brought home, cleaned and reused.

ALL left over food; snacks and lunch your child doesn't eat, no longer can just be thrown into the garbage. ALL food must be put into the COMPOST bins. Certain soiled paper products are compostable, and we are all learning what goes where.

Just throwing everything in the garbage can is no longer acceptable, at home or at school.

We have our work cut out for us, as we must be vigilant with this process on a daily basis. St. Rose can not afford to pay weekly fines for contaminated waste bins. 

My Hot Lunch Box

Hot Lunch program is for 1st - 8th grade students. (NO Kindergarten)

This program is offered as a service to families who have requested a lunch option at school.  Most of the items offered are single protein entries.  Parents may consider sending supplemental sides; chips, vegy's, a drink that are not provided.  

• PARENTS ORDER IN ADVANCE on MY HOT LUNCH BOX WEBSITE
• ORDERS MUST BE PLACED BY 12PM THE DAY PRIOR
• Orders can be edited or cancelled up to Noon the day prior to delivery. There are no cancellations the day of and no refunds or credits for absences or missed school.
• At this time, there are 3 vendors: Chick-fil-a, Subway & Pizza Guys

CLICK HERE FOR HOW TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT

We currently have a large supply of COVID test kits. If your family would like to request a test kit, please notify the office and we'll send one home. There have been several COVID positive cases on campus since the first day of school affecting students and staff.

School Policy for exposure and testing positive for COVID.

Student exposed at home: If anyone at home tests positive for COVID, please notify the office. This does not mean exposed students need to stay home, but there is protocol that must be followed.

Students exposed to positive case at school: Only the affected class parents will be notified via text message of a potential exposure. Recommendation is to test on day 3 AND day 5 after exposure and monitor for symptoms. Students continue coming to school, if symptom free. The school only expects to be notified of a positive test result.

COVID positive, student or staff: Anyone who tests positive must isolate for 5 days. On day 5, if COVID test is negative and symptoms resolved, they may return to school, but must wear a mask indoors around others for full 10 days. This is not an option.

Student/staff may not return to school within10 days of testing positive until they can achieve a negative test result.

IN ALL CASES, Please notify the office if a student or anyone in your household tests positive to receive clear guidance.

PLEASE REVIEW THE UPDATED HEALTH & ILLNESS POLICY IN

THE PARENT-STUDENT HANDBOOK.

CHILDCARE

MORNING CARE: Before school child care is offered from 7:15am-7:45am. Supervision is provided by school staff. $100 annual fee per student. Begins the first day of school.

MORNING CARE FORM HERE - complete and return to office the day you need to start morning care.

AFTER-SCHOOL YMCA - The 'Y'

The Y offers childcare immediately afterschool for Kindergarten - 8th grade students, until 6PM daily. The Y is a vendor who contracts with St. Rose to provide this service to our families. Pre registration is required.

Registration and payments are made directly through the YMCA. The Y begins the first day of school.

To register, go to: www.scfymca.org to get the form, complete then email to: childcare@scfymca.org

OR you can register in person at the YMCA main office, 1111 College Ave, Santa Rosa.