Weekly Family Communication

Dear Holy Rosary Families,

We are wrapping up an exciting Catholic Schools Week! We've had such a fun time celebrating our school and are looking forward to our exciting assembly and staff versus students volleyball match tomorrow!

Tomorrow night, the Fulcrum Foundation will hold its annual fundraising gala, the Celebration of Light. The Fulcrum Foundation supports Catholic schools through grants and tuition assistance, and our school benefits from this generosity each year. Fulcrum also supported our school with a grant during our fire alarm upgrade in my second year here, and they were a major sponsor of our endowment fundraiser just last week.

You can learn more here, and we invite you to consider supporting this important cause that makes such a meaningful difference for our students and school community.

As we wrap up this CSW, we give thanks for our tremendous school families. We are grateful for each of you!

In Christ,

Anna

Being a Catholic family isn’t about adding more—it’s about doing ordinary things with extraordinary love.

Here are just a few ideas on how to do that.

🙏 1. Start or End the Day with 2 Minutes of Prayer

• Morning: “Jesus, help us love each other well today.”

• Night: One thing you’re grateful for, one person you pray for

Keep it short. Consistency matters more than length.

📖 2. Bring Sunday into the Week

At one meal, ask:

“What was one thing you remember from Mass?”

No teaching—just conversation.

❤️ 3. Practice One Intentional Act of Love Each Day

Choose one:

• Be patient when it’s hard

• Listen without interrupting

• Forgive quickly

• Do a chore for someone else quietly

Call it: “Today’s secret act of love.”

📿 4. Pray for Others When You Hear News

When something hard comes up:

“Let’s say a quick prayer for them.”

This teaches kids to respond with compassion first.

😊 5. Speak Blessings Over Your Children

Before school or bed:

“God made you good. I’m so thankful for you.”

This mirrors how God speaks to us.

🌿Small acts of love at home become powerful ways of living our faith.

• Jan 30th - 8th Grade Pizza Lunch
• Feb 5th - Blue Thursday
• 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
• Feb 18th - Ash Wednesday

2025/26 School Calendars

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!

Friday is 8th Grade Pizza Lunch. Yum! Yum!

Congratulations to our 2026 Spelling Bee Winners! Wyatt H (1-4) and Gabriel T (5-8)

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

Congratulations to Ellie S, Lauren W, Sophia R, Nick G and Oliver E for earning a spot in the Elementary Honor Band.

We're Going To The Super Bowl!!! We don't have school on Friday the 6th, so we'll support our local team on Thursday, February 5th. Wear your Seahawks gear or blue & green clothes as we cheer the Hawks to a win.

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

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.

Thank you for supporting the CSW Book Fair! Our students had a great time and enjoyed the books and other merchandise. A big thank you to all the parent volunteers. It would not be possible without your help.

Missed the book fair? Sold out of a book? Check out the online book fair: Scholastic Book Fair

Online shopping is available through February 8th.

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
• Pre-Kindergarten - Application notifications by Jan. 30th
• Kindergarten class 2026/27 - Notification by Feb. 16th
• New Applicants Grades 1-8 - Notification by mid-March

Don't miss out on the the 47th Annual HRS Auction. Invitations went home this week. Sign up early as this event will SELL OUT. Tables of 10 and individual tickets available. You can volunteer during the cocktail hour and attend the sit-down dinner.

Details:

Date: March 7

Time: 5-10pm

Location: Brockey Center @ South Seattle College

Theme: Denim & Diamonds

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. Bakery purchased desserts count as 2 volunteer hours. 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.

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.

TAX DOCUMENTATION

The Parish sent out tax documentation this week. If you donated to the Annual Fund through Finalsite re-enrollment or through the Parish giving site (OSV) your tax receipt will include this amount.

If you donated through the Annual Fund Fall Drive in October you received tax documentation at the time of your donation, please search for support@boostmyschool.com or subject Thank you for your support!

Auction donation receipts were sent in March 2025, please search for noreply@online.greatergiving.com or subject 2025 HRS Auction Receipt.

Volunteer opportunities are abundant leading up to the auction and the day/night of the event. Please sign up to work a shift. Many slots are available. Decor committee will hold a crafting party on Saturday, February 21 from 10-2.

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.

The 6th grade girls are undefeated this season. They have not lost a single game and are a force to be reckoned with. They knocked out St John/St Al 32-13 in the semi-final round. They'll be playing ASB at 1:00pm on Saturday.

The 7th grade girls won their semi-final match against Our Lady of the Lake - the current CYO champ and a team that has not lost a game in three years - yes, you read that right, three years. OLOL has beaten every team they've played by over 20 points until this past Sunday. Our girls beat them 36-34. Our girls will face off against St Joes at 7:00pm on Saturday night.

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

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.