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Dear St. Rose Community,
As you can imagine, there is a different liveliness and excitement of anticipation during those dismissal minutes at the end of the day. Waiting to be called, looking forward to what you're going to do when you leave, sharing a bit of chatter with your friends; and it's not only the teachers, the children feel that way too;) The children hurry out to buses and cars awaiting them, and there comes a point when there are just a few left; and sometimes that's when they like to chat the most about this and that; the things on their mind.
So Wednesday afternoon, when there was just one left, who happens to be new to our community; he started to talk about his favorite thing so far this week. It was one of those times when I had to do very little prompting; he just shared thought after thought and all I did was listen.
He really liked meeting and working with his buddy this week and said he was surprised how much they were alike. He went on to share that he liked being here very much; his classmates were really nice and he already made some friends. People are kind and helpful; and we do a lot of stuff in a day. He was excited about the things he had already learned and the different activities he worked on with his classmates and he liked that we used books and paper and pencils and did hands on activities. He had been at his former school since Kindergarten and there, he did a lot of his work on a computer and it actually wasn't too much fun. He said our school is bright and cheery, that our classroom and hallways made him happy because of all the colors and things in the rooms and on the walls. He likes going to all the different specials; he loves being able to pick a book from the classroom shelves and keep it at his desk to read. He went back to the different things we were learning and then, there it was, why we are here; "I really like when you teach religion, because I didn't have that at my other school and I like learning about Jesus and all the things we have learned so far," and in just those few minutes as we waited for dismissal, he had shared all those things; that might be the reason I hear him hum sometimes when he works, all those things that are right here in front of us and we experience each day.
God always leads us where we need to be at different times in our lives and I'm filled with joy when I see how many new SRS family members he has led to us over the years, especially this year. Sometimes when we are down in the trenches with lots of details and have been around for awhile, or we are hurrying through our days to get everything done; we forget to pause and see how truly blessed we are, even with some of the imperfections we might have and experience. I hope you too are uplifted by this story, that you can take the time to pause to see that we are greatly loved and greatly blessed at our school. With Christ in our hearts and minds, and beside us, leading us, we need to remember to be grateful for every day he gives us as a community; even on those really busy days, and those not so perfect ones.
We look forward to opening our doors and welcoming you to our Back to School Night. Our teachers are ready to have you visit the classrooms and see where your child learns and makes friends and talks about Jesus each day.
The year has begun with many blessings and plans for adventures to add to our St. Rose Story. We are grateful that we have this year, to work and journey together, for all of our St. Rose children.
Warmly,
Mrs. Mary Jo Bokuniewicz (Mrs. B)
Dean of Student Life
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