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Saint Rose of Lima
Catholic School
2072 N. Hamline Avenue
Roseville, MN 55113
651.646.3832
Fax: 651.647.6437
www.mysaintrose.net
Upcoming Events
Sunday, 12/20
Monday, 12/21
Tuesday, 12/22
Youth Ministry Ugly Christmas Sweater Party, 3-5PM in Youth Rm.
Red & Green Non-Uniform Dress Day! Get Your Merry On!
Advent Mass (Uniform Required!), 8 AM, PPE preparing; Last Day
of School Before Break
Wednesday, 12/23 Christmas Break! Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!
Monday, 1/4
Classes Resume ~ Welcome back!
Tuesday, 1/5
Davanni’s Night, 4-7PM
Wednesday, 1/6
Epiphany Mass followed by Honor Roll Ceremony, 8AM, Grade 8
Preparing
Thursday, 1/7—10 Saint Rose/K of C 8th Grade Girls & Boys Basketball Tournament
Friday, 1/8
Last Day to Send in Box Tops or Labels for Education for Contest
Thursday, 1/14
Home & School Meeting, 7PM, Teachers’ Lounge
Friday, 1/15
Catholic United Financial Raffle
Monday, 1/18
School Closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Tuesday, 1/19
SAC Meeting, 7PM in the Teachers’ Lounge
Wednesday 1/20
All School Mass, 8AM, Grade 2 Preparing
Friday, 1/22
Mid-trimester
Sunday, 1/31
Opening Catholic Schools Week Mass, 10AM,
followed by Open House & Science Fair
Tuesday, 2/2
Davanni’s Night from 4-7PM
Wednesday, 2/3
All School Mass, 8AM, Grade 4 Preparing
Thursday, 2/4
PreK-8 Open House, 6:30PM
Friday, 2/5
Talent Show; Science Fair Awards
From the Principal’s Desk ~ Mr. Blomgren
Dear Families,
Merry Christmas! I continue to thank God for allowing me to be a part of such a
wonderful school. As I write this article, we are in the middle of Concert Week. These
music programs were a very special way for us to celebrate Christ's birth as a school
community. The children shined brightly in every performance and made us all so very
proud of their efforts. Thank you for joining us this week!
We have a lot to be thankful for, and even more to look forward to as we enter 2016. The
new year will bring us a variety of opportunities as we continue to develop and advance
our programs, and explore how, working with each of you, we can continue to make a
difference in the lives of our children.
We remain grateful to God for His presence in our lives and His many blessings bestowed
on Saint Rose. For now, my message to all of you is simple: have a Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year! May your holidays be blessed, and may you be safe in all of your
travels.
We will see you in January!
Mr. B
School News
Don we now our red and green
apparel…
RED AND GREEN FREE DRESS DAY
Monday, December 21
Have a cool Yule—get your merry on!
PLEASE NOTE:
Tuesday, December 22 is our
Advent Mass Day.
Uniforms are Required!
Saint Rose ROCKED at the
Catholic School
Quiz Bowl
On Wednesday, December 16, four of our eighth
graders, accompanied by Ms. Twohy, participated in
the Catholic School Quiz Bowl at the University of
Saint Thomas. Our students made it to the
Championship Round for the first time in Redhawk
history, and ended the bowl with a ranking of 19 out
of 20 in the Championship Round—19 out of 44
overall! #awesomeisasawesomedoes
(Left to Right):
Sebastian, Michael,
Molly, and Auggie
are deep in thought…
#nailedthemathquestion
From Our Family to Yours ~
The Administration,
Faculty, and Staff of
Saint Rose of Lima Catholic School
wishes you the wonders of a
Christmas blessed with the Christ
Child’s gifts of Peace, Joy, and Love.
A very Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year to you!
God bless us, every one!
YOU COULD BE HERE!
(and what a great
place to be!)
GUEST TEACHERS are
needed at Saint Rose. We are
looking for adults with Essential 3 Clearances
who would like to fill in for our teachers on an
as needed basis.
A bachelor’s degree is required; classroom
experience is preferred, but training will be
provided. Please send resume and cover letter
to:
Mr. Mark Blomgren, Principal
Saint Rose of Lima Catholic School
2072 Hamline Avenue N.
Roseville, MN 55113
School News
LAST CHRISTMAS FOR THE RED CARD!
Use your Target REDcard to save 5% on all
your purchases and Target will donate 1%
of each purchase to Saint Rose of Lima
School! Enter our School ID# 9085 in your
Target REDcard account and give a gift that
gives back!
Since Target launched Take Charge of Education,
over 200 REDcard holders have raised over
$87,500 for Saint Rose of Lima School! Login into
your REDcard account, enter our School ID #9085,
and Target will donate 1% of your purchase to
Saint Rose of Lima School each time you shop with
your Target REDcard. Take Charge of Education
ends on 5/14/2016. Click http://
www.target.com/redcard/main to learn more.
CATHOLIC UNITED RAFFLE
On January 15, Saint Rose will join many Catholic
schools across Minnesota and begin our
participation in the 2016 Annual Catholic United
Financial (CUF) Raffle. CUF works to promote
Catholic Schools and spearheads this fundraiser
wherein every dollar that is raised goes back
to the participating school. No administrative
funds are taken from your donations.
We have exciting news to share
with you about our
4-Year-Old Prekindergarten Program!
Beginning next September, our traditional M/W/F
option will continue, but we will offer expanded
PreK 4 and Extended Day opportunities. Our new
“Five Day a Week” PreK program will include
extra enrichment activities, including additional
time in computer, gym, music, and Spanish
classes. We will continue to provide a quality
educational experience within a caring and loving
environment.
When you enroll your child in our 4-Year-Old
Prekindergarten Program, you will be able to
combine the following options to create a full day
schedule from Monday through Friday:
PreK Extended Day Care – 7AM-8:30AM
5 Day a Week Prekindergarten – 8:30AM-11AM
PreK Extended Day Care – 11AM – 5:30PM (with
the option to purchase Hot Lunch)
Total costs for the combined program, which
would cover care from 7AM-5:30PM, Monday
through Friday, would be approximately
$250/week.
Extended Day opportunities can also be combined
After Christmas break, we will send home
with our traditional M/W/F program, and can be
information on the raffle prizes that can be won by scheduled in three hour increments if a full day is
schools and students.
not required. Our goal is to create a program that
can fit the needs of your family.
Saint Rose of Lima Catholic School would like to
thank Catholic United Financial for this
wonderful opportunity! As always, we extend our
thanks to YOU—our families and friends—for
your continued support of the mission of Catholic
education here at Saint Rose of Lima.
Sing we Noel!
Sing we joyously Noel!
On Tuesday, December 15, the Saint Rose
of Lima School family was treated to a
concert performed by our Kindergarten
through Grade 8 students. Led by our own
Linn Ahrendt, the children wowed the
audience with their beautiful and joyful
choral program that really ushered in the
Christmas Season. Many thanks to Linn
and the children for all of their hard work.
The concert was truly a gift of Christmas
Spirit to all of us present that evening!
Sing a song
of Christmas!
It’s the most wonderful
time of the year!
Enjoy the sights of the Season here at Saint Rose!
PreK’s Glitter Snow Globes and Christmas
Trees and
First Grade’s Advent Calendars
Second Grade’s Animal Report
featuring
some frosty friends!
Saint Rose folks hard at work — and
posing for the occasional photo opp!
Enjoying the Gifts of the Spirit
with Our Spirit Partners
Prekindergarten and Grade 5 enjoying Advent
fun, a candy craft, and even some gift giving!
Steaming Ahead With STEM
Mrs. Rossini’s Grade 8
Science students are
utilizing the Scientific
Method and putting their
skills and hypotheses to
the test in preparation for
this year’s Science Fair.
Come and see the Science
Fair on display in the
cafeteria on Sunday,
January 31, after the 10AM
Mass. The Redhawk
Reporter bets you’ll learn
something from our young
scientists’ work!
Called to Service
Giving. It does a heart & soul good!
For an Advent project, Ms. Marshall’s Third
Grade donated money, cake mix, and
frosting to our Birthday Bank project.
The result? A whopping $60 in cash as well
as over 25 boxes of cake mix and
containers of frosting were collected!
#serviceiswhatwedo
A Gift From the Heart
On December 9, on behalf of Saint Rose of Lima
Catholic School, Mr. B accepted a $250 donation
from our new fifth grader, Marek. Turn the
page to read Marek’s own words.
Saint
Rose
of
Lima
Catholic
School
says,
“Thank
you
for
your
efforts,
generous
gift,
and
kind
spirit,
Marek! ”
A Gift From the Heart
In His Own Words:
Marek Says It Best
Saint Rose of Lima Catholic School
Building faith, education, and community since 1940
75th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee UPDATE
During this holiday season, we would like to take the opportunity to thank you for your financial
support of Saint Rose of Lima Catholic School. Our 75th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee fundraising goal
is $75,000. We are very pleased to share that we are currently at $71,000! We continue to be blessed
by the support of our Saint Rose community and beyond.
The purpose for our Jubilee Fund remains steadfast. Monies raised will be used to enhance
curriculum, bring additional technology into the classrooms to support and enhance the learning
experience, and provide professional development opportunities for our teachers. Thanks to your
generosity, we are working on several objectives in these areas, including our recent purchase of a
mobile technology charging station and 20 Chromebooks that will be shared by students within the
school. Additionally, a new server has been brought in to help us meet the demands of this new
equipment. While our technology funding continues to flow from the 75th Jubilee Fund, we have also
applied for a grant to help us defray some of the administrative and structural costs that go along
with this.
We are proud of our achievements, but have yet to attain our goal. If you or someone you know
would like to contribute to our efforts, you may donate online at www.mysaintroset.net, mail your
donation to the school, or personally deliver it to our school or parish center office. If you have
questions or would like to discuss donation opportunities, we also invite you to contact our school
principal, Mr. Mark Blomgren, at 651.646.3832.
We sincerely appreciate your ongoing support as we work together to continue the wonderful
tradition that is Saint Rose of Lima Catholic School. We are Saint Rose Strong!
The Next Chapter...
Thanks to the efforts of many and the support of the Saint
Rose community, we will have many more books on our
school library shelves for our students come January. Over
70 books were purchased for our library by book fair
guests on Saturday, December 5! Additionally, our school
library will receive approximately 20% of the $14,000 in
purchases that guests made in honor of Saint Rose. We
will use a portion of that to purchase even more books, and
keep the remaining monies to help purchase other library
supplies as needed throughout the school year. This is
truly outstanding!
We are grateful to everyone who joined us at the book fair
or who participated by purchasing items on-line. We
would also like to thank our amazing library volunteers
who continue to bless us with their talents, their love of
reading, and their incredible support of our school. Saint
Rose and Corpus Christi parishioners Diane Simmons,
Sherrie Lamb, and Sue Colten will be entering all of our
new books into the computer, covering books that have
paper-sleeves, and getting the books into the hands of our
students by displaying them in our school library. In
addition to entering all of the books into our computer,
they work many hours each month shelving books,
reading to our students, and teaching the library
curriculum.
We are so thankful for our many library blessings. If you
would like to support literacy at Saint Rose by
volunteering in our school library, please contact our
school office at 651.646.3832. Hours can be flexible and
it’s a wonderful way to be a part of the school action.
~ Tammy Thompson
Yes, Virginia,
we HAD a
Book Fair!
“‘New books for the
shelves—that’s good
news to be sure…
and money to buy
library supplies
and more …”
Artist Appreciation:
Our Own Young Rembrandt!
Congratulations to fourth grader Siobhan Wheaton for
having been chosen as a Young Rembrandts Star Artist! Her
instructor, Tara Tieso, states:
“Siobhan has a great sense of color and
her work is always both creative … and
carefully and thoughtfully done.”
You can see Siobhan’s award-winning work on Young
Rembrandt’s website:
www.youngrembrandts.com/twincities/default.aspx.
Click on the Student Showcase box to find the drawing.
Siobhan’s work is also featured in the Star Artist album
on Young Rembrandt’s Facebook page. Go to:
www.facebook.com/pages/Young-Rembrandts-TwinCities/192877743508. Click on Photos, then on Albums,
scroll to find the album, and then click on it to open the
gallery.
Young Rembrandts teaches art classes after school here at
Saint Rose. There are new lessons every week. Watch for the
next class flyer in the Redhawk!
Saint Rose Girl Scouts and the Giving Tree
Girl Scout Troop 53633 would like to thank
the Saint Rose community for their support
of the 2015 Giving Tree. Through your
thoughtfulness, we collected over 1000
items, $2205 in various gift cards, and
$600 for Holy Hammers. Members of
the Union Gospel Mission and the Theresa
Living Center were overwhelmed by the
generosity of our parish!
Our girls are pictured at the Theresa Living
Center in East St. Paul after delivering a car
load of gifts!
(Back Row, L to R): Delvena (board member), Emma Radenbaugh, Nicole Sammon,
Jenna Schell, Mary Zanders, Executive
Director (Seated): Kalina Fitzgerald, Anna
Caspers holding baby Hussan, Genevieve
Payne
School News
The winter cold
and snow
are finally here!
Paul Revere Redhawk says,
“The Chromebooks are HERE!
The Chromebooks are HERE!”
DON’T let THIS
happen to your
child!
Check out the link below for this 21st century
teaching/learning tool that will soon be in our
students’ hands!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVqe8ieqz10
DO make your sure
your child comes
to school with
warm winter
outerwear!!
Sign, sign, everywhere a
sign!
If you have a Saint Rose yard sign, please make
sure it’s displayed in your yard for all to see. If you
don’t have one, stop by the office for your FREE
sign. Let your neighbors know #WeAreSaintRose
All the little birdies go “Tweet, Tweet,” and so does
the Redhawk! Follow us on Twitter
@StRoseRedhawk and “like” us on
Facebook! https://twitter.com/StRoseRedhawk
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Saint-Rose-of-LimaCatholic-School/1431959933692566
Interested in Volunteering at Saint Rose?
Thank you for offering to volunteer at Saint Rose
of Lima Catholic School! The Archdiocese of Saint
Paul and Minneapolis has enacted policies that
ensure our children are kept safe. All adults who
come into contact with minors in a Catholic
school need to have completed the following
before they can volunteer:
 Attend a three-hour VIRTUS class on the
protection of children and youth.
 Pass a background screening. Forms are
available at school.
 Sign a Volunteer Code of Conduct form, also
available at school.
VIRTUS classes are offered regularly in the
Archdiocese throughout the year. Online
registration for the VIRTUS classes can be found
at www.virtus.org. Advance registration is
required. Please designate Saint Rose of Lima as
the parish in which you are volunteering. Thank
you.
Home & School Association News
PUT THIS ON YOUR CALENDAR:
Our next meeting will be held on Thursday, January 14, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the teachers’
lounge, directly across from the school office on the main floor of the school. Everyone is welcome!
If you can’t make attend and have suggestions or ideas to share, please feel free to send an email to any
Home & School committee member. We will be happy to discuss it at our meeting and get back to you.
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
A Christmas Card to Our
Saint Rose Family
Saint Rose Home & School
Association would like to
thank all of our families,
parishioners, and friends
who baked and/or
purchased goodies at our
Bake Sale last weekend! With your support, Home
and School earned $1,019.00, which will be used to
support programs at school.
A very special thank you is extended to Karen
Wheaton for all of her hard work organizing and
running the bake sale!
We greatly appreciate our many parent and student
volunteers for their help wrapping and selling the
goodies, and setting up the bake sale space. Thank
you!
As an expression of the season,
We want to extend to you,
Our appreciation for all your work,
Your time and effort too
For we acknowledge your input
Is great in our children's lives,
So we want you to know we value you
And that you're valued by Christ.
© M.S. Lowndes
We would like to thank Mr. Blomgren and
our amazing teachers, staff, and volunteers
for all that you bring to our school each
day. We wish you a joyous Christmas
celebrating faith, hope, and love with
your family and friends.
~ Saint Rose Home & School Association
For more information about volunteer
opportunities, please contact Amy Michel
from the Home & School board at
[email protected] To sign up to help,
please click on this link to
get started:
www.saintroseoflima.net/
volunteer-opportunities
Saint Rose Youth Ministry News
Can we build it?
YES WE CAN!
Our Youth Ministry Room
is
getting a face lift!
Over the next month or so, some fun and fresh
changes will be taking place as we turn the room into
a contemporary gathering space for our Youth
Ministry fellowship. Members will even have the
opportunity to “make their mark” on the room with
artwork and DIY crafts — it’s all very exciting! We
are blessed that Mrs. Tammy Thompson has agreed
to consult with us on the process. Thank you,
Tammy!
To this end, we are looking for donations of two café
or bistro sets (tables and chairs) that we can use in
the room. We’re happy to do the pick-up! We
would also gratefully accept any goodwill monetary
donations to be used in refurbishing the space.
We also need a birch tree
branch—about four feet long (see
left) — for which we have
special plans.
If you can help us with these
items, please contact
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Sunday, 12/20 SALT celebrates Christmas
with our UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATER PARTY
from 3-5PM in the Youth Room!
Sunday, 1/17 JUNIOR HIGH OPEN GYM,
1-2:30PM. Come for Open
Gym; stay for SALT from
3-4:30PM!
Sunday, 1/24 SALT, 3-4:30PM
*SALT gatherings take place in the Youth Room
(Door #5 in the school parking lot)
Questions?
Contact Stefanie Wetzel at
[email protected]
Merry Christmas, Youth Ministry Families! Thank you
for your support in this time of transition in the Youth
Ministry. I’ve enjoyed working to program activities
that will engage, enlighten, and create social and
service learning opportunities for our young people.
I’m looking forward to a wonderful new year
with them! ~ Stefanie Wetzel
ADULTS: Youth Ministry relies on adults with Essential 3 Clearances (Virtus training/
background checks/signed volunteer code of conduct) in order to have our events and
meetings. We NEED your presence. If you can spare a few hours here and there for an event
or SALT meeting, you will be helping us grow our program and make a lasting impact on the
lives of our youth ministry members. Please consider helping us help our kids. No clearances?
No problem. I’ll help you get the ball rolling.
HIGH SCHOOL TEENS: Youth Ministry is looking for additional Peer Ministers to partner
with our 7th & 8th grade members. This is a great opportunity for service hours and looks
terrific on college applications!
For more info, contact Stefanie Wetzel at [email protected].
Like Saint Rose Youth Ministry!
https://www.facebook.com/Saint-Rose-of-Lima-Youth-Ministry-263322563684003/
Community News
MOMS’
FELLOWSHIP
High School Information
for 7th and 8th Grade Families
All Saint Rose and Corpus Christi Parish and
Saint Rose School moms are invited to join in
a circle of warm friendship and warm drinks!
We are at-home moms and moms who work
outside our homes, and moms with children from
babies to grown. We’ll share meals and practical
support when you have a new child or
a family emergency. We generally meet once a month
for an evening out or for morning coffee. Event
notices are emailed on a monthly basis, but a general
schedule for the year is provided below.
This year we will meet in the Roseville Public
Library Kids’ Room for Morning Out Fridays.
Moms’ Night Out locations may change, so keep an
eye out for details. We’re happy to see you whenever
you can make it!
Our next morning out is Friday, 1/8 and our next
night out is Friday, 1/28; mark you calendar now!
For information and to be put on our email list, please
contact:
Jenny Martineau, [email protected]; 651-470-1083
Jessica Miller, [email protected]; 651-492-9091
Amy Lamb, [email protected]; 612-325-2671
2015-2016 DATES
MORNINGS OUT at 10 AM:
1/8, 2/12, 4/8, 5/13
Visitation School, located at 2455 Visitation
Drive in Mendota Heights, will host an Open
House for prospective Upper School (grades 912) families on Tuesday, January 5 at 7 p.m. We
invite you to spend this time with us to learn
more about all that Visitation School has to offer.
For more information, visit our website or
call 651-683-1700.
MOMS’ NIGHT OUT at 7:30 PM:
1/28, 3/31, 5/19
**These events are not sponsored by Saint Rose of Lima
Church or Saint Rose of Lima Catholic School.**
News You Can Use
If you are not a parishioner at Saint Rose of Lima
Church, or were not able to join us for Mass
last weekend, please use this link to view a copy
of the Sunday bulletin for December 12 & 13.
You can also sign up to be notified each week
when a new bulletin is available.
Hot Lunch
If you have any questions regarding your child’s
lunch account balance, please call Nutrition
Services Manager, Stacey Gaetz, between the
hours of 9:00 AM-12:30 PM at 651.357.1232 , or
you can email her at [email protected].
Saint Rose of Lima School contracts with
Roseville Area Schools to provide a K-8 hot lunch
program. Monthly menus are sent home in
advance and are available on the school website,
and MAIN or ALTERNATE meals are available
each day. The cost for a hot lunch is $2.80 for K-8.
Hot lunch includes milk. If milk is purchased
separately, the cost is $0.50 a carton.
Checks for hot lunch should be made payable
to Roseville Area Schools or RAS.
Free and Reduced Lunch Program
When the weather outside is frightful, the
Redhawk wants you to be prepared!
In the event of extreme cold or snow, Saint Rose
will follow the lead of Roseville Area School District in closing the school. If ROSEVILLE AREA
SCHOOL DISTRICT IS CLOSED, SAINT ROSE
WILL BE CLOSED.
Ultimately, it’s the parents’ and guardians’ choice
whether to send their child to school in inclement
weather.
We will continue to notify our school families of
our decision to close via the news media (the
announcement will come under “Roseville Area
School District”), Facebook, Twitter, e-mail, and
our school website. In case of a school closure,
there will be someone at the school to make sure
students aren’t mistakenly dropped off. As
always, our students’ safety is our top priority.
Roseville Area Schools Child Nutrition Program
participates in the Federal Free and Reduced
Lunch Program. This program serves not only to
provide all children in our country a nutritious
lunch and/or breakfast, but also is the basis for
most federal funding we receive as a school, most
importantly our Title One program. The more
families who qualify for free and reduced lunch,
the more money we receive from the federal
government for our educational programs. Even
if your child brings a lunch from home, we strongly
encourage you to apply if you meet the income
guidelines, as our school benefits in many ways
from students who qualify for funding. Please
click here to see if your family meets the
guidelines to apply. If you do meet the financial
guidelines, please complete the application on as
soon as possible. Please note: All families
receiving Tuition Assistance from Saint Rose
of Lima must apply for Free and Reduced
Lunch if they meet the income guidelines.
Pizza. It’s what’s for dinner.