Dear Families,
Happy New Year! I hope
your family had a restful break from school, and that you were able to enjoy
the special time together with extended family and friends. We are off to a great start in 2012, and
thankful for the opportunity to begin anew.
I love Oprah’s quote about the new year:
“Cheers to a new year and another chance to get it right.” Beginnings are full of hope and good
intentions, and the year ahead I’m sure will provide countless opportunities
for us to try to get it right. Thank you
for all you do, and for partnering with us to try to make things right for your
children. Please read on:
Clubs: We are
going to take a break from clubs for a few weeks. Look for information about spring clubs in the coming weeks.
Report Cards: Many thanks to everyone who has returned your
child’s report card. If you have not already done so, please
return it signed immediately.
Half Day: This Friday, January 6 is a half day. Students will dismiss at 11:30 so that the
teachers can have professional development.
National
Geography Bee:
Congratulations to the following students in Grades 4-8 who qualify for
our school geography bee: Andrew
Acluche, Fiorella Osorio, Cherry Le, Jorge Guardado, Andres Ramirez, Ciara Morris,
Hadassah Cormier, Sebastian Merino, Tuyen Tran, Declan Corchado. Our school bee will be held next Thursday,
January 12 at 12:45 pm in Hubner Hall.
Parents are welcome to attend.
The winner will take a written exam to see whether he or she qualifies
to go on to the next level of competition.
The National Geography Bee is sponsored by Google and National
Geographic Magazine.
Winter
Weather:
A few reminders: unless it is pouring rain, we will not open
the front doors until 7:30, so please do not come (or drop off your children)
earlier than that. All children need to
dress for the weather, with a coat, a hat, gloves, and a scarf. They go outside for recess, gym, and other
occasions, and need to be prepared! If
your child does not have these items, please let Ms. Keeton know and she will
try to see if she can find them for him/her.
If it snows and you think there is a possibility that we won’t have
school, tune in to Channel 4 (WBZ), Channel 7, Channel 5 (WCVB) or Fox 25 and
look for St. Rose Elementary. I will
call in as soon as I make a decision.
All decisions are made based on the likelihood that teachers and
students can get to school safely.
GoodSearch: Need to know more about something? Instead of using Google, try using www.goodsearch.com. You can put in St. Rose School (Chelsea, MA)
as the charity you want to benefit each time you use this search engine.
Missions: Today we received a visit from Ms. Maureen
Heil, who coordinates the Holy Childhood Association for the Archdiocese of
Boston. The HCA is a way for kids to
help kids around the world through missions.
We will be participating in the HCA as a school. Occasionally information will come home about
different countries that are helped by the missions. You can read more about the HCA online at: www.hcakids.org. There are some great resources!
Lunches: Please see attached letter to order the school lunch for your child for the
week of January 9-13. You need to send this form back in each week, even if you
receive free lunch, or if you are choosing not to get lunch this week for our
records. Thank you.
Registration: We hope to send home paperwork for
re-registration in next week’s Thursday envelope. During Catholic Schools Week, we will open
registration to new families. Please
plan to re-register early to guarantee your child a spot!