Important Notes for 4th Co-op Meeting

Greetings in Christ! After enjoying a wonderful field trip, we are now happy to return to our co-op schedule!

 

Announcements:

• Father Carr plans to visit this Monday! Please welcome him with open arms and friendly faces!
• Fees for Field Trip #1: We ask that all families who signed up for field trip 1 (even if they did not attend) please pay the $4 fee per K-6th student if you haven't done so yet. Please understand that supplies were bought in anticipation of the number of students who signed up and these supplies cannot be returned. They now belong to the co-op for the rest of the year.Thank you.
• New Teachers/Positions: The 4th-6th Grade teachers are now Mrs. Kathy Herter and Mrs. Elizabeth Pullen. Pamela Qualkinbush has graciously stepped forward to do Hall Clean-up in place of Mrs. Pullen.
• No Tolerance Policy: Schola Rosa has a no tolerance policy when it comes to violence or rude behavior. We will be having someone speak to the 4th-6th grade class on Monday about the greater responsibility that comes with greater strength.
• MICROSCOPES: Please bring a microscope, if you have one.

How to prepare?

1. K-6th Students need the map for Week 4 (Classically Catholic Memory); children can share.
2. 4th-6th graders also need Puella Romana.
3. Student binders!
4. If you have any outstanding field trip 1 fees, please bring payment in cash.
5. Here are some other preparation tips for a successful first day: http://www.scholarosa.blogspot.com/2012/09/tips-for-successful-first-day.html

 

Some Rules to remember:

1. Keep your children with you at all times unless they are in class. During Morning Assembly and during Dismissal, children should be with their parents and not wandering around nor chatting with other children. We especially remind parents with older children not to allow the older children to go about in the building without adult supervision.
2. It is our responsibility to watch our own children and to guarantee their safety. If we are concerned or worried about anything at any time, it is our responsibility to bring it up. Christina Durgin will be on hand in the hall way to field concerns.
3. Do not touch anything without asking first. VA Hills is not our property, and it is important that we respect their property by not touching things without permission. (This is a good rule to go over with your children before they arrive.)
4. Remind your children of the old adage: If you do not have something nice to say, then do not say anything at all. This is especially true in art class, where many students are sensitive about showing their art skills in a group.
5. Also, talk to your children about good listening: We listen with our eyes by looking at the person talking; with our mouth by keeping it closed; with our body by not wiggling, and with our ears by hearing. :) You can apply the appropriate motions to the reminders, if you like. :)

**Special Notes for Teachers** Please arrive early enough to allow yourselves time to meet in the Art Room before Morning Assembly for a very brief meeting.

Please email with any questions between now and Monday!

May St. Bridget, Saint for October 8th, pray for us!

Blessings,

Alecia Rolling

First Friday Reminder

First Friday Mass

Fr. Carr will be offering a Votive Mass in honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus today, October 5th, at 6:30 PM at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Front Royal, VA

October

October is dedicated to the Holy Rosary.

 Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, pray for us!

4th-6th Grade Archaeological Dig!

The 4th-6th graders dug in a prepared site that was planted with artifacts from the pioneer period (top layer) and the Indian period (bottom layer). Students worked carefully to uncover these artifacts to tell the story about what happened in that 5'X2' area. Thank you to Doug McCarthy for preparing this site in advance!!!!

K-3rd Archaeological Dig

The K-3rd graders had a fantastic time digging for their artifacts. Each new layer was filled with wonderful surprises. They found beads, ribbon, cloth, coins, crayons, paper, nuts, charcoal and plenty of rocks. A few of the kids even found a few little critters crawling through their dirt piles.

After digging in the transparent containers, students talked about their findings. What does charcoal tell us? What does a piece of fabric tell us? They were eager to participate!

After all their hard work as archaeologists, they relaxed and enjoyed some cake.

A fun time was had by all.

A Field Trip Thank you!

Thank you so much to all who helped make the Field Trip today a great success. To Alecia especially and Mr. McCarthy for all the time and effort they put into the archeological "sites", and Mrs. McCarthy for opening up her house to all of us.

My kids went on and on about how much fun they had today at the dinner table (and they will repeat it all over again tomorrow at breakfast so their father can hear about the day - he's not home in the evenings).  Best of all was hearing how the kids really understood more about history from this hands-on experience. All of my kids enjoyed the stories Mr. McCarthy told.  They loved the dig and the battle that ensued on the grounds afterwards with guns and swords - future artifacts to be found on the McCarthy farm someday :)

Dear members of Schola Rosa,

What a great trip we had to the McCarthy farm!  How good to see the children have some freedom to run and dig and have simple and child-like fun! 

I hope you all had as much fun as we did.  We have so many wonderful and caring children, though we know of course they are just children and will act as such - even and especially mine.  I am constantly reminding my older ones not to berate and pick on the younger ones, but to look after those that are younger. 

If you have older children our co-op is such a great opportunity to encourage them to see the younger generations as real people and to teach them to think of others outside themselves, both younger and older.  I am so edified by the Moms who go out of their way to teach the children especially boys to open doors, carry heavy loads etc..  And the Mom's who teach their girls to be sensitive to people's feelings, to speak kindly and to include the younger children in their games.  I do know it does not come naturally to boys and girls in such a culture as ours, but if they are always given reinforcement of this message by their dad or grandparent it does help them grow.  So it is also great to see the Dads who can be to be involved in this effort of ours. 

Thank You to all of you who are trying so hard and May God Bless all of your efforts! 

PS do not be afraid to insist upon raising children who are not allowed to behave in the cultural norm.  Do not be afraid to discipline a bad temper, or a bad attitude.  It can change.  We have worked hard to change this in our own household as they do spend a lot of time with the public schooled children.  Do not give up the good fight!  St. Michael and all the Archangels ..
Pray for us!