Weekly Family Communication

Dear Holy Rosary Families,

We enter Catholic Schools week next week, a time that we celebrate the great gift of a Catholic education. Catholic education aims to form the whole person – that includes preparation for professional life, formation of ethical and social awareness, developing awareness of the transcendental, and religious education. During the time of Catholic Schools Week, we give thanks for the great gift that is Catholic education and for our wonderful Holy Rosary families who support us! Please pay attention to the schedule of events in this week's eFC for CSW next week.

We will start the celebration tomorrow night with Gator Bowl, a community event that raises funds for the Father Mallahan Endowment Fund. Thank you to the Procopio and Kuhlmann families for chairing the event, and for their entire team involved in making it a success. We will move into our celebratory Open House on Sunday following the 10:30 Mass and all families are invited to attend. This Open House is both an admissions event and a celebration of our school. We also encourage families to attend a Mass this weekend and to bring your students in uniform as representatives of our school community. Next Friday night the Fulcrum Foundation's annual Gala, the Celebration of Light ,will raise money to support Catholic schools throughout the Archdiocese. Our school has received tuition assistance and building improvement grants over the years from the Fulcrum Foundation and we are incredibly grateful for all the Fulcrum Foundation does to support all of our Catholic Schools. Please take a look at the tremendous work of the Fulcrum Foundation and consider supporting their efforts, as they ensure the gift of Catholic education remains accessible to all who desire it.

Finally, don't forget to send a shovel or small garden tool to school tomorrow if you have one, as our whole school will plant primroses in preparation for Catholic Schools Week. It'll be a great week! Go Seahawks!

In Christ,

Anna

Quick recap from our t K–2 counseling lessons last week! Students enjoyed reading The Magical Yet as we talked about noticing frustration and recognizing how it shows up in our bodies (such as tight muscles, fast breathing, or a worried feeling). Students learned that these body signals are important clues that help us know when we need to pause and use a coping strategy. It's ok if we don't know things..YET!, but with hard work, resilience, and sometimes support, we can learn and grow!

We also practiced progressive relaxation, a simple technique that helps children calm their bodies by tightening and then relaxing different muscle groups. This tool supports emotional regulation, focus, and confidence when big feelings arise.

We are proud of the thoughtful way students engaged in learning skills they can use both at school and at home.

Looking ahead...The next two weeks will be focused on our 3rd-5th graders. Students practiced identifying personal triggers and noticing how frustration shows up in their bodies, common actions that result from this, as well as ways to manage this effectively.

Thank you all for your continued support!

Kelly Dobelstein

This week, we invite families to reflect on how small acts of love at home—patience in moments of stress, listening with full attention, and choosing forgiveness—become powerful ways of living out our faith. These everyday choices, often unseen, shape the culture of our homes and reflect Christ’s love to those closest to us.

As we move through the liturgical season, may we continue to place Christ at the center of our homes through simple prayer, shared meals, and acts of service. In doing so, we strengthen our families and grow together as witnesses of faith, hope, and love.

• Jan 23rd - Prim Rose Planting
  
• Jan23rd - Gator Bowl
• Jan 25th-31st - Catholic Schools Week
• Feb 6th - Teacher-In-Service, No School
• Feb 12th - Incoming Kindergarten Testing, No school Kindergarten only
• Feb 13th - Noon Dismissal
• Feb 16th - Presidents Day, No School
• Feb 17th - Mid Winter Break, No School

2025/26 School Calendars

Cheer on the Seahawks as they get ready for the NFC Championship Game! Wear your Seahawks gear or blue & green on Friday. No facepaint or wigs.

Catholic Schools week is filled with community, family and fun. The following is the schedule of activities for the week

· Sunday – 10:30 Mass, Champion of Holy Rosary Award Presentation. Students wear uniform to Mass.

· Monday – In Celebration of Academics – grades 1-4 spelling bee from 8:35-9:30. Grades 5-8 spelling bee from 9:35-10:15. Students wear perfect uniform.

· Tuesday – In Celebration of Service. Students wear normal uniform.

· Wednesday – In Celebration of Family. Student wear perfect uniform.

· Thursday – In Celebration of Students. Students wear Class Choice. (See below)

· Friday – In Celebration of School Spirit – Spirit assembly, 9:00-10:45. Volleyball games at 1:55 – Holy Rosary staff vs. grade 8. Students wear "Winter Olympics" theme clothing.

We celebrate spirit with a fun spirit day: Winter Olympics Students can choose to dress in their Olympics gear! Do not feel the need to buy anything! Find something at the house, or ask around to borrow items. Students can keep it simple or go all out!

K- Gator Spirit Day

1- Gator Spirit Day

2A- Comfy Cozy w/ stuffy & 2B- Black & White

3- Comfy Cozy w/ stuffy

4- Comfy Cozy w/ stuffy

5- Comfy Cozy

6- Baggy & Big

7- Twinning Day

8- Comfy Cozy

We are hard at work putting next year's school calendar together. It should be released in early March after Archdiocese approval. For now, we can give you the basic dates for the school year.

Aug 31st - 1st Day of School

Dec 21st-Jan 1st - Christmas Break

Mar 29th-Apr 2nd - Spring Break

Jun 11th - Last Day of School

The Washington State Catholic Conference (WSCC) is the public policy voice of the Bishops of Washington State. Please see their latest newsletter, which includes policy notes that affect Catholic schools.

This week's big storm is a reminder that we can sometimes have weather that will necessitate closing school or starting late. In case of a need to close school or have a late start due to the weather, we will notify families as early as possible. Keep an eye on the West Seattle Blog, Facebook, and on our website. We will also send an email to all families notifying you of any closures or late starts. If we start late, there will be no AM BASE, and if we close due to snow, there will be no BASE care on campus during the closure.

The book fair will be here next week! The best way for Holy Rosary students to shop is with an eWallet. Please visit the Scholastic site and create an eWallet for your student. Scholastic Book Fair

Thank you for supporting our CSW Book Fair

Baseball & softball season is coming. If you need to have a form signed by the office, please fill it out completely and bring it to the office.

2026/27 Tuition rates have been announced. Principal Anna Horton shared a video announcement about new tuition rates. Re-enrollment opened Jan. 15th and closes January 31st. You were sent a link on Jan. 15th to re-enroll your students, unless you fall into the below category:

Application Notifications for 2026/27

• Financial Aid applicants - re-enrollment emails sent out by Feb. 13th
• New Preschool 3s student - Application notification by Jan 23rd
• Pre-Kindergarten - Application notifications by Jan. 30th
• Kindergarten class 2026/27 - Notification by Feb. 16th
• New Applicants Grades 1-8 - Notification by mid-March

If you missed dropping off your physical auction donation, please bring to the main office ASAP. If your donation requires a gift certificate, please create and print with all pertinent information (description, restrictions and contact information. Appreciate your assistance with providing a certificate as this is very labor intensive for one person to create over 150 certificates.

Invitations will go home next week. Tables of 10 and individual tickets will be available for purchase.

Hello Holy Rosary Families,

As you know our Annual Auction is just around the corner on March 7, 2026 and we hope to see you there! An important part of the auction is the Dessert Dash and we are looking for several volunteers to donate a dessert. If you are not able to attend the Auction, but still want to participate, this is a great way to support the school. Bakery purchased desserts count as 2 volunteer hours.

The dessert should feed about 8-10 people and be a nice dessert from a bakery like Bakery Nouveau, Ala Mode Pie, Trophy Cupcakes, Treat Cookies, Metropolitan Market etc. We also LOVE all the creative bakers in our community and appreciate homemade desserts as well! If you are making a homemade dessert, you can earn volunteer hours for the time it takes to purchase ingredients and prepare the dessert.

Please sign up and help us have a FUN AND DELECTABLE DESSERT DASH!!

Use this link to sign up:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1unknn3uINDn-T3haT5Dk2rnBx5obhCxAT-NGtS0eTGE/edit?usp=sharing

If you are cleaning out your closet, the auction committee is looking for old denim. Adult sizes preferred, but kids will do. Preference for blue denim. Drop off at the school main office.

If you know of a business that would be a good fit to sponsor the auction, multiple packages available ranging from $150 - $5000. Contact Beth Martin at bmartin@holyrosaryws.org.

See all Gator Bowlers on Friday, January 23!

• Time: From 5-8pm
• Where: West Seattle Bowl
• Theme: Seattle Sports
• Proceeds: Go to Father Mallahan Endowment

THANK YOU to the Gator Bowl chairs: Jeremy & Amanda Kuhlmann and Sam & Britt Procopio for all their hard work. They also secured a record-breaking number of sponsors, so that all registrations and night of fundraising goes straight to the Endowment Fund!

Truly appreciate all the support from our sponsors listed below! Please support their businesses and let them know that you're a Holy Rosary family.

The auction sign up genius will go live next week. Many slots will be available. Decor committee will hold a crafting party on Saturday, February 21 from 10-2, so hold that date and sign up next week.

Take a few minutes to log into your Safe Env account and check your status. You may need a refresher course. Checking your status now will save staff time in contacting you before you can volunteer.

New families: Please complete your background checks and SE training before volunteering! If you haven't set up a volunteer log-in yet to record hours, here is the link! One parent must be the main account user, a 2nd parent can be added to the account as a sub-account. Instructions will be on the main account user’s page on how to add a sub-account.

Registration is now open for 4th-8th grade volleyball! Please register your athlete prior to January 23rd, 2026, in order that we may register for the appropriate number of teams.

Coaches must register and complete all requirements of the Archdiocese.

Practices will start in earnest the first week of February. Coaches may have the option to start practicing the week of January 19th; gym availability will depend on how many of our basketball teams are in the playoffs. Games start the weekend of February 21st.

In order to keep costs reasonable, we are using the same shirts we used last year. If your athlete still has one that fits, there is no need to order a new one. Families are encouraged to share shirts they no longer need with other families.

Families in need of financial assistance are encouraged to contact Athletic Director Brendan Kolding atcyo@holyrosaryseattle.org.

Our Lady of Guadalupe Knights of Columbus Council is sponsoring the annual free throw competition for all boys and girls age 9 to 14. Come to shoot baskets and enjoy pizza on Friday, January 30th at 6:00 PM. The competition will be held at Our Lady of Guadalupe Gym, 3410 SW Myrtle St., Seattle. Please see our website for more detaiis:

https://olgseattle.org/free-throw-championship

If you are interested in having your child baptized at Holy Rosary, contact Deyette Swegle.

Are you interested in assisting us in our Soup Kitchen? Please contact Chris Dormaier.

https://holyrosaryseattle.org/rcia-for-older-children

See our Flyer for more information.

https://holyrosaryseattle.org/1st-reconciliation-1st-communion

srstella@holyrosaryseattle.org

https://holyrosaryseattle.org/rcia-adults.

We offer Children’s Liturgy of the Word year round at Sunday 10:30am Mass.

• Parish Children’s Choir YouthChoir! (Grades 3-6) | Holy Rosary Catholic Church | Seattle, WA (holyrosaryseattle.org)
• Altar Serving (5th -High school)–email Paul Dolejsi at Pdolejsi@holyrosaryseattle.org for more information.

https://holyrosaryseattle.org/confirmation

Holy Names Academy has a fun, student athletics event planned in January, and we hope you can help us spread the word to your students. We are hosting Grade School Night at Cougar Basketball on Friday, January 23. Teachers, faculty, coaches, and families are also welcome to attend. See this flyer for more details.

Admission is free, and everyone is encouraged to RSVP using this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4DADA92EA6F9C61-60845206-grade#/.

West Seattle Little League (WSLL) Spring 2026 registration is now open for softball (ages 7-15), baseball (ages 4-13), and our Challenger program (adaptive baseball for players with physical and intellectual disabilities).

The WSLL spring season will run from March to June, featuring fun activities like the jamboree, sandlot days, and end-of-the-season bash. Become part of our amazing community and make some memories on and off the field.

Each year, we want to make sure all kids have the opportunity to write the next chapter in the Little League story, regardless of their situation. No child will be denied a chance to play due to financial reasons. If you need a full or partial scholarship, please visit our scholarship page for more info. We are dedicated to finding a confidential financial solution for families.

Check out westseattlelittleleague.com for more information and to register.

The mission of Holy Rosary School is to help each child discover and fully develop their God-given talents. As a Catholic School community, we strive for excellence in our students’ spiritual, academic, physical, mental, aesthetic, and social-emotional growth. It is our intention that those who attend this institution mature into active citizens leading a committed faith life and reaching out to help others locally, nationally, and internationally with their wisdom, time, talent, and financial resources.