St. Rose of Lima School

We thought you might be interested in these events happening at the Barnes and Nobles Warwick location during the month of March!

Saturday, March 13th ~ The Cat in the Hat visits B&N Jr.
11:00 a.m.

•Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Dr. Seuss' Oh! The Places You Will Go!  The Cat in the Hat will be at B&N Jr. to welcome the little ones for Storytime. Children will receive a Reading Passport and stickers to mark the Dr. Seuss books that they have read!

Saturday, March 27th ~ Madeline visits B&N Jr.
11:00 a.m.

•"In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines, lived 12 little girls in two straight lines. They left the house at half past nine... The smallest one was Madeline!" Madeline is visiting B&N, Jr. for Storytime! Stop by to meet her, and hear a story!

The faculty and students held a celebration for Father Wilson in honor of the Year of the Priest and also Father Wilson's birthday on March 1st.  Each class did something special for Father Wilson!  Faculty, students and parents presented Father with a childrens stole to wear at school and childrens' masses. Grade One did a presentation on St. John Vianney. We hope you enjoy a little glance of this presentation!

Our students have been working very hard in computer class!  I have posted some of their creations for you to see on our classroom Computer page. You can see them by clicking on each grade and then what we are doing in class! Grade 5, 7, and 8 have completed student work posted and I will be updating even more classes.  Here are a few for you to enjoy!

Grade 5 has been working on Explorers

Grade 7 has been working on Saints

Grade 8 has been working on creating websites with a Civil War Theme!

Kiah - Civil War Prisons

Mikaela - Boys in the Civil War

Science Fair 2010

Special Awards

Students’ Choice Award                                                                  Raymond Peterson

Best Anatomy Project                                                                      Adriana Kremer

Award for Most Captivating Display                                                 Scott Lepizzera

Best Environmental Project                                                              Madeline Bifulco

Truth in Advertising Award                                                               Mackenzie Renshaw

Best Engineering Project                                                                   Matthew Pimental

The following students did excellent work in all three areas.

Grade 7

3^rd Place:          Head’s Up                                                                 Brennan Bica

2^nd Place:         The Power of Wind                                                    Patrick Flanagan

1^st Place:          Fruit Power                                                                Anthony Silvio

Grade 8

3^rd Place:          Environmental Effects on Seed Germination                 John Michalczyk

2^nd Place:         To Stain or Not to Stain                                              Dan Mason

1^st Place:          Germ Be Gone                                                            Brenden Wildenhain

From our students:

May God, bless my dear parents who have cooperated with the graces and have taken care of me. Bless them for the Catholic education they have proveded for me. Bless them for the good ecample they have given me, for the prayers they have taught me, for the corrections they have given me. Bless them for the home training I received at thier hands. Bless them for all the prayers they haves said for me and for the encouragement which they have given me.

We the faculty also thank you for all you do.

A Green Club meeting was held on January 20^th and there was a lot to talk about! To start off we welcomed our new green club member, Aaron from the 7^th grade. He is now our photographer for the Green Club also. (Pictures will be posted soon). Mrs. Fuller attended our meeting to discuss the lunch tray issue. We talked about ordering different Styrofoam lunch trays. The trays are biodegradable but cost ten cents each. The trays that we have now are only two cents. We talked about maybe calling Dave’s Bar Grill to ask if they could send reusable lunch trays. If the trays are purchased they may not be available till next year. We are hopeful that one of these options will be implemented next year.

Our president Becca, talked about how long items take to disintegrate. Glad plastic bags take at least 20 years to disintegrate. The Green Club decided to make posters to put up around the school talking about how bad these bags are for our environment. She also suggested that we could make recycled notebooks, using recycled paper by cutting paper into small pieces and using a string to tie them all together. This would be a great idea for arts and craft.

At previous meetings, we talked about treasures from trash. We thought about it and said that we should start to collect clean trash to show a model of what to do, so that all St. Rose students can create treasures in April. Andrew also suggested that the 3^rd, 4^th, and 5^th graders could bird watch during recess, and record the numbers and types of birds seen.

Sincerely, Your Secretary,

Kiah M.

Saint Rose is proud to introduce our new 3 year old program !

Saint Rose is proud to introduce our new 3 year old program the 3 year old students. As you know the 3 year old is one that is full of wonder. They spend most of their time observing and imitating whatever they encounter. Their days are busy exploring their world and discovering new things.

 All students entering the 3 year old program must be 3 by September 1, 2010 and be completely toilet trained no exceptions.

Saint Rose will develop the entire child mind, body and spirit. The students will learn about Jesus through daily Religion lessons, prayers and modeling of the Catholic Faith. The 3 year old program is a unique program as it will prepare the student for the Saint Rose of Lima 4year old program and beyond.

The teacher will use Art to teach. Art is not only a fun way to play but a fun way to learn in preschool. Art allows a student to use their imagination and is also a good release for emotions. It also develops eye-hand coordination. 

Language Development is an important part of preschool. This is developed during story time, Religion, group time, show and tell and discussions about different subjects through the day.

An essential part of the preschool day is social activities. Students are encouraged to interact with one another through group play. Students interact on the playground, in the classroom, during lessons and at lunch and snack. Students have many opportunities to learn how to cooperate with one another and learn to take turns.

Students learn math in a variety of ways. For example, students count how many cookies were eaten at snack time.  Other math games include identifying shapes, measuring, sorting and comparisons which lay a solid foundation for number sense.

Science ideas become magic to the young preschooler. Students are introduced to meteorology, biology, chemistry and physics in very simple forms. Teachers use books and hands-on games, art projects, and other activities to introduce the concepts to the students.

Preschoolers love music. Music is an important teaching tool in the preschool class. Three year olds can easily remember the rules when taught in a song to remind the children what to do.  Music is used to teach the students letters, sounds, movement, numbers, directions and so much more. Anything can be taught through music.

Physical Development is included through using large muscle play on the playground. The teacher will also develop large physical development through music, poems, block play and centers. 

Sunday, January 31: 10:30 Mass at St. Clement Church.

OPEN HOUSE & NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION FOR 2010-2011: Follows Mass from 11:30AM to 2PM at school.

Book Fair will be open all week.

Monday, February 1: Parent & Student Appreciation Day

Tuesday, February 2: Crazy Tie/Socks Day for $1.00, sponsored by the Student Council.  Bingo Day.

Wednesday, February 3: Teacher Appreciation Day - Luncheon scheduled for 11:45AM.  Eighth graders will teach classes at some point during the day.

Thursday, February 4: Science Day - Grade 7 & 8 science projects will be set up in the gym.  They will be judged during the day.   Awards will be presented at 6:30PM.

Friday, February 5: First Friday Liturgy at 8:30AM by Grade 5.  Science Fair viewing during the day.  Also, Game Day for 40 minutes!

Saturday, February 6, 5-9PM: Father/Daughter Dance in school gym.