Dear Saint Rose Families,

I hope that you and your family enjoyed our weather related cancellations this week. I personally enjoy winter, and I hope that real snow arrives at some point so that we can enjoy some outdoor winter fun! 

This week we held our monthly School Advisory Meeting. SAC is finishing up their review of the parent survey from this fall. The feedback was outstanding and SAC will have a summarized review of the data for you soon.  

Parents expressed their appreciation for the safe environment that Saint Rose provides. This is something that we take very seriously. Updates that have been made or will be made in the near future as part of our state school security grant include the following:  

• Saint Rose has installed impact resistant safety film on all of our glass entrances. This project was completed this fall. 

• Our parents and visitors will soon see a visitor screening device at our front desk. This device will scan driver's licenses and check their identification against the national database for sex offenders. 

• We will make updates to our PA system to cover areas that do not currently receive the PA announcements.

• We will update our outdated phone system.

• Our video surveillance system will be updated and expanded. 

Thank you for entrusting Saint Rose as your son or daughter's school!

Sincerely,

Dr. Bryon Borgelt

Academic Assistance Program

St. Elizabeth Academic Assistance Program or A2 provides free academic assistance to any Saint Rose student in grades 4-8 and meets on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3:30 until 4:45 in the school library.

Saint Rose intervention specialists, Mrs. Barbara Houck and Mrs. Jody Ward will run the program.

A2 is for students of all academic levels. Students must bring their books and supplies with them and be prepared to learn and work. 

OPEN HOUSE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES!

ATTENTION Middle School Families (Grades 6-8)

Our students are our best advocates. Every year Saint Rose Middle School students serve as tour guides during the Open House. This is great service to our school. 

The student volunteers can earn service hours plus an Alternate Dress Pass!  

Parent Volunteers Needed:

Pirates Parents Club is looking for volunteers to help staff the PPC activities in the cafeteria during Open House! We understand that you have children you want to experience Open House with, so we are only asking for 30 min of your time to help pass out refreshments, support our used uniform sale and assist with the photo op area. 

Thank you for support, the Pirates Parent's Club!

Golden Apple Award Nominations Now Open!

Through the generosity of the Donahue family, the Golden Apple Award recognizes 7 preschool and/or elementary school teachers and 2 secondary teachers each year.

Golden Apple Teachers are awarded:

• Cash award of $5,000
• Golden Apple with 24 carat gold cross
• Recognition Dinner

Requirements:

• Be a practicing Catholic.
• Currently teaching PK-12 in a school within the Diocese of Toledo.
• Have taught full or part time, for at least 5 full years in a school within the Diocese of Toledo.
• Hold a valid license or certification to fulfill both diocesan and state requirements.
• Nominated by a fellow teacher, student or parent (If student nominates a teacher in an elementary school, it must be done with a parent.)

ALL NOMINATIONS ARE DUE TO THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL BY FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Congratulations Essay Winners!

The Knights of Columbus recently recognized three Saint Rose 8th graders for their essays on "How Can the Church Evangelize in the Digital Age."  

Monsignor Singler presented the awards to students (L to R): Kera Goblrisch - 1st Place, Evie Johnson - 2nd Place and Madison Wachowiak - 3rd Place

Well Done, Ladies!

Keep Christ In Christmas Winners

The Knights of Columbus recently selected the top three finalists for the annual Keep Christ in Christmas campaign. 

Congratulations to Angelina Jaros and Kopelyn Kessler for their 2nd place tie. Mia MacBride's artwork was selected as the 1st place winner.

Mia's artwork will be featured next year on the billboard on Route 199. 

Congratulations to all of our students!

Don't Miss Out on the PPC Event!

This is a private Saint Rose event! 

The polar bear/penguin skate helpers will be available on a first come, first serve basis. 

The Garden by Poco Piatti will be open to purchase food and beverages.  

Join in the fun!!

Military Celebration Request

As part of our Catholic Schools Week celebration, we would like to create a slide presentation to honor those in our community who are serving or have served in the military.

If you have family members and/or friends who are either active duty military members or veterans, and you would like to have them acknowledged during the slide show at our Catholic Schools Week assembly, please send us the service person’s name, branch, rank (optional), photo (optional), and tour of duty (optional).

Please send the information to Mrs. Sankowski at sankowski@saintroseonline.org NO LATER THAN January 22nd. 

Thank you!

Show Your Support NOW through January 26!