We are so blessed to be able to offer our students at Holy Rosary a truckload of "extras" that go above and beyond what is taught in the classroom. And despite COVID putting a damper on some things, we think you will all be pleasantly surprised to see what we can still make happen. Some of these programs, events, etc. may look a bit different than normal, but we are so proud to still be offering them in one capacity or another.
Programs/Events Put On Hold:
***keep in mind, we will continue to revisit and evaluate if, and when, we can make these happen for our school community throughout the school year
- Robotics Club
- After School Art Club
- Fishing Club
- Choir
- Family Groups
- Hero's Lunch
- Restaurant Fundraisers
Programs/ Events That Are Still Planned:
***remember, revisions and accommodations have been made to these services and programs in order to keep in line with our reopening plan, but we are so glad we have found a way to safely offer them in some capacity!
- Daily Mass
- Monthly Rosary
- Computer Lab
- Art
- Music
- PE
- Spanish
- Library
- 6th Grade Retreat
- monthly Corporal Works for Mercy community service projects
- Morning Care
- Aftercare
We are working hard to make every day a G.R.E.A.T day at Holy Rosary for our students!
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So, what's the plan for Spirit Wear Days this year? Don't worry...they are still happening! Students will be able to wear their HRCS spirit shirts or sweatshirts on Monday's during this school year. The first spirit wear day of the year will take place on Monday, September 14.
If families are interested in purchasing spirit wear (available in both youth and adult sizes), please visit this link to look at all options: https://www.frenchtoast.com/schoolbox/schools/Holy-Rosary-School-QS46GNY/Spiritwear/QS46GNY-30
In addition, the PTO is excited to announce that the first dress down day of 2020 will be Monday, September 21st! This is a prize for all Holy Rosary students as they met their $300 goal of boxtops as a school last year! This is a FREE dress down day (on other dress down days, students pay $1 to participate). Any future dress down days for the student's will happen on Monday's this year. Those dates will be announced soon!
A Dress-Down Day policy reminder
-Clothes should be appropriate, clean, modest, and in good taste for a Catholic School
-Shorts, pants, jeans, and shirts must be without holes, frays, or patches
-Leggings are not acceptable as pants
-Shorts and jeans must be worn at the waist
-Shirts must have appropriate logos
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As promised, we wanted to keep everyone updated after our meeting last week with Eastern Idaho Public Health officials. We are proud to say that they have, for a second time, reviewed our reopening plan and give it full approval. Both EIPH, our school board, and the HRCS staff feel confident in our plan to open the school to students on Sept. 8. Our administration has gone above and beyond to get total input from EIPH twice now and has been open to their recommendations to ensure the safety of all while at HRCS. We take the safety and well being of our students, staff and families extremely important here!
There were minimal changes made to the reopening plan, which you can review below.
Changes to the previous plan include information re: daily washing/sanitization of student masks, as well as protocol for each student having their own set of masks (labeled appropriately by the school) that will stay at school. Also updated was EIPH clarification on group gatherings.
We will continue to post frequently asked questions that we have received and will do our best to provide answers and additional information so that our families can be well prepared to begin the school year. We cannot WAIT to have our students back!
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We thought it would be helpful to clarify what the new daily mass classroom schedule is, as it was changed from what was originally laid out in the first reopening plan.
    Tuesdays - 2nd grade
    Wednesdays - 3rd grade
    Thursdays - 5th and 6th grade
    Fridays - 4th grade
    Pre-K, Kindergarten and 1st grade will be watching mass live streamed on       
          Wednesday mornings in their classroom.

• Students will need to wear their mass uniform on their classroom's assigned mass day. Daily mass begins at 8:15am each day at Holy Rosary Church.
• Students will sit physically distanced from each other, staggered among the pews, as well as be wearing masks, per church protocol. Information on the parish's attendance guidelines can be found here: https://www.ifcatholics.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Guidelines-Responsibilties-and-Standards-for-Gathering-at-JPII.pdf
• Parents are welcomed to come to their child's assigned mass, and are allowed to sit next to their child. However, this will not count as volunteer hours like it has in the past. Also, all adults that attend must follow the church's guidelines for attending mass (see link above).

Our monthly school wide Friday Rosary's will also be taking place this year, but as we are still in the process of determining logistics on what this will look like, plan for more information to follow in the future.
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Back to School Night is happening a bit differently this year, so we wanted to be sure to fill everyone in:

• Families may choose to come anytime between 6:30-7:30pm on either Tues, 8/25, Wed, 8/26, or Thurs, 8/27. There is no need to let us know when you plan to come ahead of time...just show up with whatever date/time works with your schedule
• Back to School night is for students that will be starting the school year with in-person learning. Families choosing distance learning will not have to attend as there will be no materials to drop off
• When you arrive at the school, please pull through the school parking lot as you normally would at car line. A staff member will greet you and gather all of your supplies from your car
• Parents and children: please plan to stay in your cars! It will work best if all supplies/materials were put into big garbage bags and the child's name and grade was clearly labeled on the outside of the bag. Consider placing the garbage bags in your trunk or backseat to make it easier for a staff member to remove it from your vehicle.
• Items to bring to Back To School Night are the following: supplies from your class list and extra change of uniform clothes to keep at school (outfit should be in a ziploc bag labeled with your child's name)
• If your family is donating any snacks/sanitizers/etc. to the school (THANK YOU!!), please place those items in a separately labeled bag. For a list of appreciated snack donations, please refer to the school supply list. They are listed at the top of this page. Also, any sanitizer donated must have a "Made in the USA" label.
• A Kinsa thermometer will be given to each family when they attend Back to School Night (thank you to Teton Toyota for their generous donation of these!!). Instructions are included, but you can expect a future post with information on these soon.
• Families can expect an email from their student's teacher this week that will outline important classroom specific information, as well as a link to a virtual tour of their room.

We are excited to see you all this week! 
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