PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Dear Holy Rosary Families,
We continue to honor our 8th graders who will graduate in just over a week.  We celebrated a lovely and prayerful Baccalaureate Mass and dinner this past Sunday and one week from today they will officially graduate from Holy Rosary School.  Please continue to hold them in prayer these final days as they work hard to complete their finals and projects and then celebrate with one another.
We’re looking forward to field day Friday, and I want to thank Mrs. Southerland for all of the work she put into planning this fun day.  It’s been three years since we’ve had an in person field day and I know our students are excited!  So are the teachers!  
In Christ, 
Anna

COUNSELOR’S CORNER

Transitions are always hard for kids—they crave and need consistency and routine, and so the end of the school year can be challenging anyway. But if big changes (or even medium-sized ones) are on the horizon, it can be even harder on kids.
The best thing we can do for kids is to talk openly about upcoming and ongoing changes. If they are starting a new afterschool activity, talk about what will happen at the end of the day, how they will get there, what it will look like, and who else will be there. Continue reading…

UPCOMING DATES

• May 27th – Field Day (Noon Dismissal)
• May 30th – Memorial Day (No School)
• Jun 2nd – 8th Grade Graduation
• Jun 7th – Kindergarten Graduation
• Jun 8th – New Parent Orientation
• Jun 9th – Noon Dismissal
• Jun 10th – Last Day (10am Dismissal)

NOTES & REMINDERS

Field Day Tomorrow!

Your child should wear their class color (see class newsletters), bring a water bottle and be ready for fun! Students will be dismissed at 12pm at the school.

Lost & Found

All lost and found items will be put out on the street on Wednesday and Fridays at pick up.  After school is out for the summer, all items not claimed will be donated.

Summer Math Challenge

It’s almost summer, which means time for fun and relaxation!  Students also have the opportunity to keep their math skills sharp by participating in the summer math challenge.  Students should fill out and record their time as the summer progresses and be ready to turn it in during the first week back at school.  It will be due on Sept. 9th!  Both the summer math and reading challenges are optional.

Immunization Requirements for 2022/23

Per the State Department of Health, all required vaccinations must be up-to-date by the first day of school. If a student is missing any of the required vaccinations, they will not be able to start school until those doses have been administered. There is no longer a thirty day grace period. The only accepted exemption is medical. You can access your child’s state immunization records at My IR Mobile. If you have any questions, please contact Kristin Bentler in the school office.

COVID Update

We continue to experience cases of COVID in the school with community levels where there are right now.  In certain classes masks are currently required indoors, when there are multiple cases popping up within a short window of time.  We are sharing this update with you from Public Health of Seattle and King County, which includes important information regarding masking as well.  Number of COVID Cases in the school this week as of Thursday am: 15

ACTION ITEMS

Missing Library Books

Please take a look around your house and in your child’s backpack for any Holy Rosary Library books! All library books are due back by Friday, May 27th. Book fines for lost or missing books will be submitted to FACTS accounts on June 3rd. 

Room Parent Recruitment

Be a room parent for the 2022-2023 school year! If you enjoy planning and attending classroom parties, parent nights out, and spoiling the teachers with birthday gifts, then this job is for you! Room parents fill such an important role in each class and help take a little weight off our teacher’s shoulders. This time spent also goes towards your family commitment hours. If you are interested in being a room parent during the 2022-2023 school year or would like more information on room parent responsibilities, please contact Joellyn DeRonghe at joellyn17@hotmail.com. Thank you!

EVENTS & FUNDRAISING

Thanks again for supporting the auction.  All receipts have been sent.  Please check this site to see if your company matches funds and then follow the steps to apply. This is an easy way to raise additional dollars for HRS.

Spring Book Fair

THE BOOK FAIR IS BACK! That’s right…the book fair is back and will be held in our library! It runs from Tuesday, May 31 through Monday June 6. Mrs. Wallace is seeking volunteers to help with the Book Fair. Click here to sign up! 

Westfest

The responses from people interested in helping out with Westfest have been fantastic!!
Right now we are in need of a Activities Chair. If interested, please reach out to Marianne at the email below for details.
If you were previously in charge of something and will need a replacement because you have a graduating 8th grader, or if there is a position that you’d like to know more about, please reach out to Marianne Wintermute (mmwintermute@gmail.com).

ADMISSIONS

KINDERGARTEN ROUND UP – If you have an incoming Kindergartener, then mark your calendars for June 8. The students will get to spend an hour in the Kindergarten classrooms and meet the teachers, starts at 9am.  Parents will be in the School Hall for a new parent orientation.
AMBASSADOR FAMILIES – Looking for about 5more families. Want to share all you know about HRS? Then we need YOU! Volunteer and help welcome New Families to Holy Rosary School! Need families in all grades!  Earn volunteer hours during the summer for the 2022/23 school year.  Details here.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

The auction committee is looking for a few parents to serve on the Executive committee.  Parents in this role are considered co-chairs and thus automatically fulfill their 50 hours. These are integral roles leading up to the auction, but let you attend the party as a guest.
IT – detailed oriented and can manage database software, then this position is for you.  Plan on shadowing next year to take over the fall of 2023.
Procurement Chair – lead business and family procurement.  Work on creating a strong live auction. 2022/23 would be a shadow/co-procurement chair year to train.
Business Procurement – work off the list provided to coordinate a group of volunteers in procuring at local businesses.
Room Parent Coordinator – Coordinate each grade’s room parents. Distribute information and provide links to special projects.  The 2022/23 school year will be a shadow year to take over the following year.
Contact Beth Martin (bmartin@holyrosaryws.org) for details on any of the above positions or to be put in touch with the current parent volunteers for further details.

Uniform Closet

Are you short volunteer hours?  The uniform closet is getting full and we need your help getting items into the homes of returning students.  We would like to put the uniforms out several afternoons at dismissal for students and parents to shop.  Time slots are for a half an hour but feel free to make it longer if you’d like.  It does take about 10 minutes to get everything outside.  Sign Up Here Thanks for your help!

Do You Love To Weed

Our gardeners have not been able to come to the school recently. If you love to garden, weeding in the flowerbeds at the school, parish and the round-about is a great way to earn volunteer hours. You get to pick your days and hours. Vaccination is not required

After School Playground Volunteers

We have opened our playground on Thursdays and Fridays until 4:00 to students that are supervised at all times by an adult. If you are interested in volunteering on the playground, please sign up here.

Volunteers Needed For Westfest

Please see the Events and Fundraisers section above for a list of the positions to be filled.

REMEMBER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES ARE ALSO LISTED HERE!

Rite Of Christian Initiation Adapted For Children

Holy Rosary Church welcomes children 7-18 years of age who have never been baptized, along with their families, on a journey of preparation for initiation into the Catholic Church. If you or your children are interested to know more about RCIA, please contact Sr. Stella at srstella@holyrosaryseattle.org or 206-937-1488 ext. 252 or you can register online: RCIA for Children (formsite.com)

Sacramental 2 Preparation (First Reconciliation & First Holy Communion) 

Holy Rosary parish follows the guidelines of the Archdiocese of Seattle regarding children’s preparation to receive the Sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion. Children must have one year of religious instruction before being prepared for the sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion. Registration is already open online: 2021-2022 Sacramental 2 (formsite.com)
If you have a first grader who is not attending a Catholic school, please make sure you have your child enrolled in Sacramental 1 of our Faith Formation program and are regularly attending the class. If you have older children who have not yet received either of these sacraments or for more information about First Reconciliation/First Communion Preparation, please contact Sr. Stella at srstella@holyrosaryseattle.org

SUMMER CAMPS