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Greetings from Dr. G
Ho! Ho! Ho! Santa Claus was in the classrooms this week, bringing joy and wide eyed wonder to our students. This added extra light to the festivities happening in our halls including the fabulous Christmas shop which your children greatly enjoyed and the gingerbread house buddy activity. Classes are also engaged with the Advent calendar and service projects, all good works that are making spirits bright. The latest issue of Adventures in Student Life captures all of the joy!
Monsignor Bob's traditional Day in NYC with the 8th graders took place on the 7th. This is such a special experience including time at St. Patrick's Cathedral and the Radio City Music Show among other fun activities. We are grateful to Monsignor and Mrs. Cicarelli for planning such a memorable day. Thanks also to Mrs. Mok and all of the parent chaperones. Days like these remind us why the St. Rose School experience makes a lasting impact. If you ask alumni from 20 years ago they can share their memories of the same trip. Very special.
Speaking of alumni, we were excited to see that Anna Campolettano, SRS Class of 2022, who is a current Sophomore at St. Joseph High School in Trumbull, has been selected to perform a soprano solo at Carnegie Hall. This is quite an honor. In catching up with her family we discovered that Anna's favorite subjects are History and English and she is very involved with the Drama Club. She misses the teachers at St. Rose School whom she credits for encouraging her to reach her potential as well as friends and times spent in our halls. We pray continued blessings on Anna and all of our alumni who are doing great things out there. Click here to read about Anna.
We have some important dates coming up. The K-8 Christmas concert is December 12th in the church. It will be available on livestream at Live Stream - St. Rose of Lima – St. Rose of Lima (strosechurch.com) beginning at 6:00 p.m. On Friday December 15th you will be receiving information in Plus Portals about registration for the 2024-2025 school year. It is my sincere hope that all in our current school family will continue the learning journey with us. Registration will open to the public on January 21st. If you have questions email Mrs. Mok, admissions@srles.com. On December 16th progress reports will be emailed. This is a good time to check in with your children about the status of homework, tests and all things related to their class performance. Questions can be directed to teachers. Thank you.
Mark your calendars
December 12th -- School Christmas concert in the church, 6 p.m.
December 14th -- elearning day
December 15th -- Registration for the 2024-2025 school year opens for current families
December 16th -- Progress reports emailed
December 21st -- Join us for 9:00 a.m. Christmas Mass; FULL DAY of school
December 22 - January 1st -- Christmas Break
January 2, 2024 -- School resumes
January 28th -- Open House, kick off to Catholic Schools Week
If you have a chance to take in the RAMS basketball games coming up I'm sure they would appreciate a good cheering section!
I hope you were able to get to Mass for the Feast of the Immaculate Concemption today. May the Blessed Mother watch over us all.
There are many Christmas activities happening in the community including performances of The Nutcracker in Danbury this weekend, a Merriest concert at Immaculate High School next weekend AND... Breakfast with Santa at St. Rose on the 17th which is run by the Knights of Columbus and Columbiettes. Enjoy this most wonderful time of the year!
We will see your children back in our halls Monday morning.
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