Weekly THURSDAY PACKET Parent Notes February 11, 2016 ~Reminder~ February Winter Recess next week have a safe, happy and healthy vacation! School resumes on Monday, February 22 nd . A Note from the Principal… St. Rocco teachers will discuss with their students the meaning of Lent. They will discuss how they can fast, pray, and give alms in special ways throughout their lives, but especially during the season of Lent. Instruction of how to prepare during Lent to celebrate the glorious Resurrection of Jesus will be discussed. Lent is a wonderful time for all of us to reflect on the unity of Christians in light of our common joy in the Resurrection. During Lent we are reminded to stop going after temporary happiness and choose lasting happiness that comes from God. A good way to teach children this idea is to use colors - one for each day of the week to represent a Lenten habit. Write the habit on the assigned colored paper and post it in a prominent place in your home. Monday --Pink for an increase in love in our hearts. We start the week by showing extra kindness to anyone we meet that day. Tuesday-Green for God's gift of creation. Try to honor all that God has given us. We do chores without being asked Wednesday-Yellow to share God's light. We spend time reading the Bible, a book on saints, or other spiritual reading. Thursday-Purple for sorrow. Help children perform an examination of conscience. Friday-Red for sacrifice in addition to abstaining from meat, give up a favorite activity, food, toy or game. Our sacrifice honors Jesus' great sacrifice on the cross. Saturday-White for joy of forgiveness. We celebrate God's unending forgiveness by forgiving anyone who has hurt us and asking for forgiveness from anyone we may have hurt. Attend confession as a family Sunday-What to give up? Help children make age appropriate choices of what to give up for Lent so that they stick with their fast for the entire season. Blessings to you and your family this Lenten Season. God Bless, Mrs. Moschella Operation Rice Bowl – Each year our school participates in “Operation Rice Bowl” for Catholic Relief Services. Your child received a rice bowl to be used to collect donations to assist the poor. Students are to return the bowls during Holy Week with their contributions and the monies collected will be added to the church’s collection. Thank you for your continued support for Catholic Relief Services. RECYCLE - Please continue to send in any size plastic shopping bags, newspaper plastic sleeves, etc. We are collecting these bags until April 22 nd . This program is a challenge to celebrate Earth Day. We are competing against other schools to collect the most plastic bags every month. The winners receive a free Trex bench or picnic table for the school. Last year, we were the regional winner; we are hoping to win for the FOURTH year in a row! GO GREEN !!! Celebrating Over 50 Years of Excellence! Saint Rocco School Sharing the Love of the Heart of Christ! 931 Atwood Ave. • Johnston, RI 02919 Tel: (401) 944-2993 • Fax: (401) 944-3019 www.stroccoschool.org A ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL
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Weekly THURSDAY PACKET Parent Notes February 11, 2016
~Reminder~ February Winter Recess next week have a
safe, happy and healthy vacation! School resumes on Monday, February 22nd.
A Note from the Principal… St. Rocco teachers will discuss with their students the meaning of Lent. They will discuss how they can fast, pray, and give alms in special ways throughout their lives, but especially during the season of Lent. Instruction of how to prepare during Lent to celebrate the glorious Resurrection of Jesus will be discussed. Lent is a wonderful time for all of us to reflect on the unity of Christians in light of our common joy in the Resurrection.
During Lent we are reminded to stop going after temporary happiness and choose lasting happiness that comes from God. A good way to teach children this idea is to use colors - one for each day of the week to represent a Lenten habit. Write the habit on the assigned colored paper and post it in a prominent place in your home.
Monday --Pink for an increase in love in our hearts. We start the week by showing extra kindness to anyone we meet that day.
Tuesday-Green for God's gift of creation. Try to honor all that God has given us. We do chores without being asked
Wednesday-Yellow to share God's light. We spend time reading the Bible, a book on saints, or other spiritual reading.
Thursday-Purple for sorrow. Help children perform an examination of conscience. Friday-Red for sacrifice in addition to abstaining from meat, give up a favorite activity, food, toy or
game. Our sacrifice honors Jesus' great sacrifice on the cross. Saturday-White for joy of forgiveness. We celebrate God's unending forgiveness by forgiving anyone
who has hurt us and asking for forgiveness from anyone we may have hurt. Attend confession as a family
Sunday-What to give up? Help children make age appropriate choices of what to give up for Lent so that they stick with their fast for the entire season.
Blessings to you and your family this Lenten Season.
God Bless,
Mrs. Moschella Operation Rice Bowl – Each year our school participates in “Operation Rice Bowl” for Catholic Relief
Services. Your child received a rice bowl to be used to collect donations to assist the poor. Students are to return the bowls during Holy Week with their contributions and the monies collected will be added to the church’s collection. Thank you for your continued support for Catholic Relief Services.
RECYCLE - Please continue to send in any size plastic shopping bags, newspaper plastic sleeves, etc. We are collecting these bags until April 22nd. This program is a challenge to celebrate Earth Day. We are competing against other schools to collect the most plastic bags every month. The winners receive a free Trex bench or picnic table for the school. Last year, we were the regional winner; we are hoping to win for the FOURTH year in a row! GO GREEN !!!
Celebrating Over 50 Years of Excellence!
Saint Rocco School Sharing the Love of the Heart of Christ!
931 Atwood Ave. • Johnston, RI 02919
Tel: (401) 944-2993 • Fax: (401) 944-3019 www.stroccoschool.org A ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Pride Assembly ~ On Tuesday afternoon, we held our monthly Pride Assembly. Students were recognized for their good deeds and acts of kindness, intramural accomplishments, and shoe-tying, just to name a few. Congratulations to all the students for their hard work and setting a good example of being a St. Rocco Student!
Caught in the Act - The following students were “Caught in the Act” for the month of January: Aaron Lewis, A.J. Zuena, Brady Parmentier, Annissa Ferranti, Elizabeth Scotti, Marcos Diaz, Katherine Fredette, Isabella Sanchez-Fernandez, Karissa Cotoia, Bailey Cederbaum, Henry De La Zerda, Emma Massoyan, Adrianna De Le Zerda, Madison Ciliberto, Julian DiSanto, Daniel Catanzaro, Alex Cadden, Brendan White, Roman Mostecky, Devin Morra, Sophia Colucci, Alessandra Carlucci & Wailynn Sweeney. Congratulations!
Community Partnership News… Pro-Life Baby Shower – Many thanks to everyone who generously donated baby items for our annual pro-life baby shower. All donations and money collected from our Dress Down Day will be given to the Gabrielle Project of the Diocese of Providence. We thank you all for your support; it was very much appreciated!
Food Drive –Our Food Drive was a wonderful success. All food collected went to local families in our
community. Thank you for your kindness!
Classroom News…Mrs. Tavares ~ Prekindergarten 4-Year Old It is amazing how fast a school year goes by; we are already over half way
through the 2015-2016 school year. The Pre-K 4 class has grown since September;
we have added three new students with more showing interest every day!
We are continuing on our journey through the alphabet, we are already
working on the letter T! We are working on our number skills recognizing the numerals up to 20 and
putting them in order. We are also learning about the different parts of a book. We can identify the
front cover, the back cover, the spine or binding, the title and we know that the author writes the
words and the illustrator draws the pictures. The pre-k students are working very hard on their cutting
skills. Even though it has been a mild winter, the students have been making a blizzards worth of
snowflakes for the classroom.
The students are continuing to get ready for Kindergarten. We have been working on rhyming
words, sequencing events in a story and measuring.
After February vacation, we will learn about the weather and the different seasons and the
planets and space. The students really enjoy bring our classroom to life with stars and plants hanging
from the ceiling.
2016-2017 Registration News
Re-registration ~ Just a reminder to all St. Rocco School families in regard to re-registration.
Both the online application and FACTS Tuition Payment Plan must be completed, as well as an appointment with Fr. Carusi, Sr. Mary Antionette, Sr. Daisy or Sr. Donna in order for your child’s 2016-2017 application to be finalized. Please call the school office should you have any questions regarding this process.
Special Note Please be aware, Friday, February 12th
is the Deadline for FACTS Grant & Aide Applications.
“Station of the Sauces” Friday, February 26th
Church Hall
Mark your Calendar ~ Lenten Dinner Please see the attached flyer for additional details.
Return ticket form to school office and tickets will be sent home.
SRS Parent Association News… “Where our Children always come First!”
The final results of the voting:
Congratulations to Mrs. Dana Ricci and Mrs. Tyler Weir who will serve as Parent Association
Co-Vice Presidents for the remainder of this year and the 2016-2017 School Year.
All auction items and donations of any kind are to be sent to the school office.
Listed below are more details regarding the Gala:
FYI……. All donations including Grade Level Gala Basket items are due February 26th. Baskets will be assembled on that Friday evening in Café Rocco at 6:30pm. All parent volunteers are welcome!! If you would like to donate any empty baskets, please send into school with your child prior to this date. For Grade Level Basket themes – List available on line.
Gala Solicitation/Donation Letter ~ A donation letter was sent home. Feel free to make copies or if in need of additional copies, contact the school office. Please remember to sign your name on the line provided labeled committee member.
Suggestions of donations: your hair stylist, manicurist, lawn care company, mechanic, or any stores that you frequent would be greatly appreciated. The donation may be a monetary one or a certificate for services full or partial. If everyone does a little, we can accomplish a lot. All proceeds go directly to our children at the school.
Wine/Liquor Surprise ~ Wine or Liquor donations for the Gala event welcomed! We will utilize your donation for surprise bags which will include an additional gift certificate or small gift item and a “Bottle”.
Gala Classroom Art Pieces ~ Many thanks to the “Moms” that helped Ms. Connors in the classroom with the design and decorating of the many art pieces. It was much appreciated! Don’t miss out bidding on your child’s beautifully designed platters, and accent pieces and many other generously filled basket items and help raise funds for St. Rocco School at the same time.
Save The Date
ST. ROCCO SCHOOL PARENT ASSOCIATION
An Enchanted Evening
You are invited to join us for a FUN-FILLED NIGHT….
SILENT AUCTION, DINNER AND DANCING! SATURDAY, MARCH 5th
Providence Marriot Begin making plans for your table of 10!
Eighth Grade Video Photo Needed ~ Just a reminder, each eighth grade student needs 3 photos. (A baby,
elementary and current picture) You may use the same baby photo submitted for the yearbook or you may
submit a different one. These photos were due by December 23rd. There are still 8 students who have not yet
submitted their photo. Photos MUST BE SUBMITTED BY FEBRUARY 26th.
Eighth Grade Yearbook Ads ~ Please remit by February 26th or sooner as we will not be able to
guarantee you ad space after that date.
Confirmation News
Lenten Requirements ~ Eighth grade students received a letter last week regarding requirements needed to be fulfilled during Lent and Holy Week. Any questions please call Sr. Mary Antoinette at the CCD office 401-944-6040. No exceptions!!! Retreat ~ Eighth grade students preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation are to attend
a mandatory retreat. The retreat will be held on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at St. Rocco School. Students are to report by 9:20am and the day will end at 3:00PM. Please mark your calendar. Failure to attend will exempt you from making the sacrament.
Spelling Bee – Congratulations to Lauren DiSanto ~ Grade 8 and Elizabeth Scotti ~ Grade 6 for placing 6th
and 8th in the Regional Spelling Bee held at Saint Mary School, Cranston, on January 28th.
Great job girls!
Catholic Alumni Partnership (CAP) ~ The Catholic Alumni Partnership of the Diocese of
Providence is a program to help preserve Catholic elementary schools and the values they instill – a well-
trained mind, a developed self and an aspiring spirit. In partnership with grateful alumni from across the
decades and across the nation, CAP seeks to guarantee a bright and enduring future for Rhode Island
Catholic elementary schools.
Ultimately, CAP's vision is to create a sustainable fundraising program for every Catholic elementary school
with alumni support as its foundation. For more information, contact Rebecca Page Perez, CAP Project
Manager-Alumni Relations Coordinator at 401-278-4554 or email: [email protected].
To submit a pledge or make an immediate tax-deductible donation via credit card (either a one-time charge,
or smaller payments schedules over time) please go to:
Feel free to pass on this information on to any extended family members, friend or alumni.
On behalf of the St. Rocco School community and future students, we thank you for your selfless giving and
prayerful support. We believe that St. Rocco School truly makes a difference!
What great news to report! Many schools have been actively receiving CAP donations via online or directly to the schools! However, Each CAP check should be made out to CAP, not the school directly.
Remember each school will receive 100% of all donations received in their name to be used for the school’s individual needs.
If you have any questions in regards to this program feel free to contact:
