St. Rose School Handbook-School Activities

Saint Rose School
Parent / Student Handbook 2007-2008

SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

STUDENT SERVICE PROGRAM (For Grades K – 8)

St. Rose School Students serve others in the community during the school year. The motto is; “I Can Make A Difference, I Will Make A Difference. Working Together With My Fellow Classmates, We Will All Make A Difference!”

Some Examples of Service Are:

Gather canned foods for St. Vincent de Paul Food Locker
Raise money to provide turkeys, for holiday food baskets
Adopt families - providing gifts at Christmas time
Visit convalescent homes
Contribute to the Sacramento Life Center and Holy Childhood Association during the Lenten season
Donate food items and decorate lunch bags for the WWJD program
Student prayer group

COMMUNITY SERVICE (For Eighth Grade As Approved By School Board)

Eighth grade students are required to perform twenty-five hours of community service prior to graduation. Community service is to be assistance to the school, parish, charitable organizations or family that is above and beyond normal or required obligations.

FIRST FRIDAY MASSES

Students will attend Mass at 9:00 am on the First Friday of each month. YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED AND ENCOURAGED TO COME CELEBRATE THE LITURGY WITH THE CHILDREN

GRADUATION (Eighth Grade)

Graduation exercises are to be simple, brief and dignified.

Graduation Day Activities may include: Mass, luncheon, and the graduation ceremony itself. Graduation activities are at the discretion of the administration and the eighth grade teacher. Social activities connected with graduation shall be simple, inexpensive, and appropriate for eighth grade. They are not to be disruptive of school routine. The graduation fee is $50.00 and the fee is due by January 7, 2008.

Parties for graduates after graduation are the sole responsibility of the parents.

CALIFORNIA JUNIOR SCHOLASTIC FEDERATION (CJSF)

CJSF Is an Honors organization that is open to qualified students from grades 7and 8 who meet the academic requirements. The purpose of California Junior Scholarship Federation is to foster high standards of scholarship, service, and citizenship. Students in grades 7 and 8 are eligible each trimester, though membership is not mandatory.

ACADEMIC DECATHLON

The Academic Decathlon is a competition for students in grades 7 and 8. St. Rose School forms a team of participating students who compete in ten events. Two are collaborative team efforts and the remaining eight events test individual knowledge of the Roman Catholic doctrine, English, Literature, Science, Mathematics, Current Events, Social Studies, and Fine Arts (Art and Music). There is a $50.00 participation fee for Academic Decathlon due February 1, 2008.

ELECTIVE COURSES

Elective courses will be offered for grades five through eight one day a week for one period. These courses are non-graded and are to enrich the regular academic curriculum. Some classes will change with each new elective term, while other classes (i.e. drama) might be ongoing.

BAND

The Saint Rose School Band, under the direction of a qualified instructor, is open to students in grades 5 - 8. Students have lessons once a week, given at Saint Rose.

BELL CHOIR

The Bell Choir offers both beginning and advanced classes to third through seventh grade students. Classes meet once a week at St. Rose under the direction of a qualified instructor.

CHORUS GROUP
The St. Rose School Chorus, under the direction of a qualified instructor, is open to students in grades 3 - 8. Students have a lesson once a week as an extra-curricular class given at St. Rose.

STUDENT FUND RAISING

Fund raising to finance social activities will be on a limited basis. Activities must have the approval of the Principal. Use of the money is at the discretion of the Principal. All moneys collected or raised must be deposited in the school bank account.

LUNCH PROGRAM

A ticketless lunch program is offered through a catering service named Schoolhouse Catering. Each student is given a lunch menu (monthly calendar) a couple of weeks prior to the start of the month. Giving parents an opportunity to purchase lunches for their children each month. order forms (one menu per child) and pre-payment is required for the lunches the student(s) plans to eat. There are three choices on the quantities of entrees that are offered:

one entree = $3.00

two entrees = $3.75

three entrees = $4.50

In addition to the entree, student are able to help themselves at the seasona fresh fruit and veggie bar. Payment for lunches goes directly to School house Catering. Completed order forms and payment are returned to the school office and given to Schoolhouse Catering. Schoolhouse Catering keeps all records for purchased lunches. Questions regarding a student's order should be referred to Schoolhouse Catering. (Please call 747-1358 - Jill)

MILK PROGRAM

Milk is available for purchase @ $54.00 for the school year. If a child chooses to have milk after the first trimester, the price of the milk will be pro-rated accordingly.

LIBRARY PROGRAM

Students are permitted to borrow books from the Saint Rose School library during library hours. Borrowed books are due back to the school library on the due date stamped on the inside cover of the book. Lost or damaged books are the responsibility of the borrower. A minimum $10.00 fine will be charged for lost or damaged books. The student who signed out the book is responsible for an overdue or lost book. Writing in library books is not permitted. Reference materials are for the use of the students while they are in the library and may not be checked out.

PERMISSION TO LEAVE SCHOOL YARD

Parental permission is needed before a student may leave the schoolyard. Students who go home for lunch must have their parent sign a permission slip to leave the school grounds. Students who walk or ride a bike home or to a friend’s home after school must have a signed slip on file in the office. PARENTS ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY FROM THE TIME THE CHILD LEAVES THE SCHOOL YARD.

Any child who leaves the school during school hours MUST be signed out and back in at the school office.

FIRE/EARTHQUAKE DRILLS

The signal for the fire drill will be the continuous sound of a loud bell. Students are to walk silently to the outside areas in single file and remain in the ranks at all times. At the whistle signals, all will return to the building by the same routes in silence. All persons are to leave the building during a fire drill. Fire drills take place once a month. An earthquake drill will take place after each fire drill, when the students return to class.

FIELD TRIPS

Faculty members may arrange field trips of interesting and educational nature for their students. The administrator must approve such field trips in advance of the actual trip. The children must have a signed permission slip for each trip, which is distributed by the student’s teacher. No other signed form can be substituted and no phone call authorization will be accepted.

Those transporting children must have completed the driver’s insurance coverage form and follow the volunteer guidelines as listed in this handbook. The minimum age for driver is twenty-one (21). Those driving may not bring siblings on the trip.

As students are representing Saint Rose School, they are required to wear the school uniform on all trips away from school unless the Principal in conference with the teacher, deems other non-uniform attire necessary.

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES FIELD TRIP

Each year the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students and their teachers along with volunteer parents take overnight field trips for the purpose of studying various natural environments. The cost of the trips ranges from $215.00 - $375.00 per child. It is the responsibility of the student and his/her family to cover the cost.

ROOM PARENTS

Each class has at least two (2) room parents assigned to help the teachers with the planning of classroom parties, field trips, and other items per teacher request.

CLASSROOM PARTIES

The students are allowed parties on the following occasions:

1) Halloween, 2) Christmas, 3) Valentines Day, 4) Teacher's Birthday

Each teacher has their own policy regarding student birthdays. If a parent/guardian would like to provide birthday treats for their child’s class, they must first plan this with the teacher.

HOME PARTIES

Invitations to birthday parties, etc. MAY NOT be passed out on school property, unless ALL members of the class are invited.

SCHOOL PICTURES

Individual and group pictures are taken of the students each year. The parents may purchase these if they wish. Please check the school calendar for the date. Checks are to be made to the photographer and not to the school.

LABELS FOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Saint Rose School participates in the Campbell’s Soup and General Mills Cereal Box Tops for Education Program. This is an excellent opportunity for us to obtain much needed school equipment - FREE - in exchange for labels and other proofs of purchase.

SCRIP PROGRAM

Parent Guild Scrip program is an ongoing fundraiser for St. Rose School. It is a fundraiser that does not cost any extra money to use. As a part of the Parent Guild “parent commitment” each family is required to purchase a minimum of $2,500.00 of Scrip during the 2007-2008 school year. School families may choose to make a donation of $250.00 to the Scrip program as an alternative to purchasing this minimum amount of Scrip.

Scrip is a painless fundraising vehicle. Scrip is used at face value at local stores and other businesses. A percentage of your purchase i returned to the school. A list of participating merchants is available in the office and on the school website. Scrip is offered for sale in the school office, after school during the LOOP time, through an order form, or outside the church after the 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Masses.

There are three ways to earn Scrip donations for St. Rose School:

Card Scrip

Paperless Scrip

E-Scrip

Card Scrip - gift cards or gift certificates purchased by St. Rose School Parent Guild from the business vendors at a discounted rate. Families buy the Scrip at face value to use for purchases or gifts. The school gets the difference (anywhere from 1% to 13%).

Paperless Scrip - means you don't have to purchase any Scrip cards. In most cases it means you need to register (on-line) your (grocery store) club card so that donations will go directly to St. Rose School Parent Guild. Each time a family swipes their club card at a store, it will generate a record of the profit earned. St. Rose School automatically receives the store's periodic reports to show the earnings our school families' raised by using their paperless Scrip card.

E-Scrip - Another way families can participate in the St. Rose School Parent Guild Scrip Program is by signing up to use eScrip at www.escrip.com, (our St. Rose School group number is 139839273). Though e-scrip families can register their credit, debit and ATM cards online. Participating merchants (e-Scrip vendors) will make contributions throug e-Scrip to St. Rpse School Parent Guild based on our families' usage.

In all three cases, whether you choose to use Card Scrip, Paperless Scrip, or E-Scrip records will be sent to St. Rose School Parent Guild and tracked by one of the Scrip Coordinators. Reports will be calculated on a regular basis and a coopy of the school families Scrip purchases will be distributed so that parents can view their progress in reaching their $2,500.00 goal. Scrip Progress reports will be included in the Parent Guild Newsletter and distributed as needed. The tallying of Scrip purchases for the school year begins June 1, 2007 through May 31, 2008.

2007– 08 Scrip Coordinators: Dawn Holm, Karen Grehm and Edie Sickman