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)

School Picture Days - DRESS UNIFORM

Monday 9/12 Kindergarten - 3rd Grades

Tuesday 9/13 4th - 8th Grades

Students are to wear Dress Uniform on their scheduled picture day

(Preschool picture days are in October)

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

Dear St. Rose Parents,

I truly enjoyed seeing so many of you on Back to School Night. It was great just to walk around and mingle. I hope you were able to reconnect with others you might not have seen during the stress of COVID. I was thrilled we could all be together again in a pleasant environment.

Campus Safety is a top priority for us. An important email has been sent to parents today about campus safety and a new program we are adopting. Please be sure to review.

Due to the extreme heat on Tuesday, we devised a plan that worked well. We kept all students in for lunch recess. After eating, two classes were allowed to play in the air-conditioned gym for fifteen minutes. If there are consecutive extreme heat days in a row, we will devise a schedule for the classes so all will get a turn in the gym. PE classes will be in the gym, and dismissal will be in the shade for all grades, except for Kindergarten. They will be in the gym lobby. All teachers are encouraging their students to drink plenty of water. We will follow this plan for any sweltering day.

NO DOGS ON CAMPUS As we have mentioned to all through the newsletter, have posted ‘Dogs not Allowed on Campus’ signs in the traffic circle, we ask that you please respect the rules and do not take your dog out of your car for any reason while on the St. Rose or Cardinal Newman campus.  Walking through campus with dogs is also not permitted. 'On campus' means our sidewalks, parking lots, side lots, gyms, CN track & football field, auxiliary fields, CN campus, etc.. Getting the students to their cars safely is a feat in its own right. We know your beloved pets are ‘family’, but there are children and staff who are afraid of dogs, and we need everyone to understand this is private property, and dogs are not permitted on school grounds.

Having your placards in your cars is essential so I can see who you are; if you place it on the dashboard, some of us are too short to see it. Please put it on the visor, and we will be able to call your student’s name. This will make the process go smoothly and efficiently.

As of last week, our music teacher Mrs. Gloria Verse has left St. Rose. I know you join me in wishing Mrs. Verse the best of luck. We appreciate all she has done for the school over the past few years and wish her well for the future.

God’s Blessings,

Kathleen

PRAYER SERVICE THIS FRIDAY - September 9th. All parents are welcome to join us.

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

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.

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.

VOLUNTEER COMPLIANCE - GET COMPLAINT SO YOU ARE READY FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR

COVID VACCINATION REQUIREMENT FOR ALL VOLUNTEERS:  CDPH has a health order in effect that requires all 'workers', which by definition in the order applies to all volunteers on K-12 campuses, provide proof of COVID vaccination or a negative test result taken the day of before coming on campus for any volunteer activity.  If you are fully vaccinated and have not already done so, please email a copy of your vaccination card to the school office. 

NEW VOLUNTEERS: It can take up to 2 weeks to get compliant and cleared. Don't delay in starting the process. Click on NEW VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS at the bottom of this newsletter for more information and direction.