Happy Wednesday!

I hope everyone had a wonderful week. Even though I got to see some fantastic kids at Pretty Eagle Catholic Academy, I missed seeing all of our wonderful kiddos. I am happy to be back. I trust that everyone has had the opportunity to review their child's progress report. I just want to remind you that, if you have any questions or concerns about your child's progress, please do not hesitate to contact the teacher directly. We are all a part of a critical team, focused on success in all areas of each student's life (spiritual, academic, social-emotional, etc.). We need everyone to work together to do the best we can for these kids during the many hours each day that they are in our care. Also, don't forgive to say prayers for our teachers and thank them for all they do!

Have a wonderful week!

Katie Dempsey

Principal

kdempsey@hrrsjda.org

• Picture Day is TODAY!
• Thursday - Join us for All School Mass at 9 am.
• Thursday - KG field trip to the pumpkin patch.
• Spirit Gear on Friday - Teachers will indicate eligibility to students.

Upcoming Events:

• Mon, Nov. 2nd begins adult Spanish classes from 5:30 pm - 7 pm at the school.
• Sat, Nov. 7th is the Hispanic Heritage Festival from 6 pm - 8 pm in the auditorium.

Babysitting During Spanish Classes:

2 Adults are needed to babysit children during the adult Spanish classes on Mondays from 5:30 pm - 7 pm beginning Nov. 2nd. If you can commit to helping with this and have already been cleared through Virtus/Safe Environment (and completed your background check), please contact Berenice at office@hrrsjda.org.

Teacher Luncheon - Meals Needed:

If you would like to bring a dish for the teachers to enjoy during lunch on the two half days, Nov 23rd and 24th, please contact our Social Chairs Rosalind Arango at rosalindarango@gmail.com or Gloria Soto at gomezrsoto@aol.com. Lunch will be from 12:15 - 1 pm, followed by conferences until 5 pm.

Book Fair:

• The testing team of Anssel, Betsy, Heather, Claudia, and Bridget undertook all of the Woodcock-Muñoz testing on new students and kindergartners. Thank you...we couldn't have done it without you!!
  
• Everyday, a dedicated (and rotating) group of parents assists Lizbeth and Ericka in the kitchen to make sure that all of our kids have access to breakfast and lunch. For this, we thank you!!
• The Halloween Carnival was a lot of fun for everyone. Something like this takes A LOT of work. Thank you to Nina Tatum for arranging this and to all of the crew who supported it by coming to set up, run events, and break-down/clean up after the event.
• Picture Day takes a great deal of organization. Thank you to all of our volunteers who make this day run as smoothly as possible.
• Hispanic Heritage Festival: This is one of our most popular events at Holy Rosary. A HUGE thanks to the many parents who work tirelessly to practice the dances, create the costumes, run the event, bring meals, and clean up after the event is all over. This is an outstanding event to behold!!

ITBS Testing:

ITBS testing will conclude this week. After it is finished, we send off the testing materials to be scored and should have the results back in time for conferences, Nov. 23rd and 24th.

Woodcock-Muñoz Testing:
The tests will finish up this week on all new students and students in Kindergarten. We will share the information as soon as it is available.

Questions about Curriculum?

Please submit questions for the next Curriculum Corner to Dr. Yaden at BYaden@plu.edu.

Email: office@hrrsjda.org
Website: www.hrrsjda.org
Location: 504 S 30th St, Tacoma, WA, United States
Phone: (253) 272-7012
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HolyRosaryTacoma