We are just a couple of short weeks before school is back in session. Can you believe it? I hope that everyone is rested and has gotten some Vitamin D from that beautiful sunshine! We have been busy at the school. The hallway is coming together with all new sheetrock and will soon have brand new lighting to brighten everything. It will be close, but it should be done just in time for school to start.

As you all know, we have a number of new members in our Holy Rosary family. In fact, we have been able to hire for Mrs. Silva’s position in 2nd and 3rd grade. Thank you, God!! The teacher’s name is Engelbert Kelah. Mr. Kelah comes to us from Cameroon, via Mexico and Texas. He is fluent in English and French and understands quite a bit of Spanish. He will be a great addition to our school. He is even a certified soccer coach. I will be sending out a bio and a photo of Mr. Kelah in the next few days, but wanted to let everyone know that we do have an English teacher for grades 2 & 3. We are such a global community here at Holy Rosary. We have teachers from Mexico, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Cameroon, and Peru, as well as the United States. What a fantastic way to bring not only language to children, but also a diversity of cultures and traditions. This creates an amazingly rich learning environment. Here is a reminder of who is who for 2018-19:

Pre-K 3: Ms. Marseille (Lead Teacher). We only have 10 students, so there is no assistant. Mgrimaldi@holyrosarybilingual.org

Pre-K 4A: Ms. Juliet and Ms. Wendy (Class of 20) Jquintero@holyrosarybilingual.org

Pre-K 4B: Ms. Patty (Class of 10) Pmontes@holyrosarybilingual.org

Kindergarten: Señora Raquel (Lead Teacher) and Señora Santos (Asst. Teacher)

Rlambrecht@holyrosarybilingual.org

1st Grade English: Mrs. Allen Dallen@holyrosarybilingual.org

1st Grade Spanish: Señora Williams Cwilliams@holyrosarybilingual.org

2/3 English: Mr. Kelah Ekelah@holyrosarybilingual.org

2/3 Spanish: Señora Sonia Sceballos@holyrosarybilingual.org

4 & 5/6 English: Mr. Anderson Janderson@holyrosarybilingual.org

4 & 5/6 Spanish: Señor Ivan Iachata@holyrosarybilingual.org

7/8 English: Mr. Farias Gfarias@holyrosarybilingual.org

7/8 Spanish (1 block daily): Mr. Anderson Janderson@holyrosarybilingual.org

Music: Mr. Wolfert. Dwolfert@holyrosarybilingual.org

Pre-k Extended Care/Pre-K 3 PE: Ms. Hazel Htate@holyrosarybilingual.org

Extended Care/PE: Ms. Heidi Hgamez@holyrosarybilingual.org

Kitchen Director: Ms. Lizbeth Lduran@holyrosarybilingual.org

Kitchen Assistant:. Ms. Erika Egaribay@holyrosarybilingual.org

Custodian: Ms. Gricelda Ggonzalez@holyrosarybilingual.org

Development Director: Sarah McKinney Smckinney@holyrosarybilingual.org

Bookkeeper: Kelly Robertson Finance@holyrosarybilingual.org

Office Manager: Berenice Williams Office@holyrosarybilingual.org

Vice-Principal: Amparo Farias Afarias@holyrosarybilingual.org

Principal: Katie Dempsey Kdempsey@holyrosarybilingual.org

The teachers will be back at the school starting on the 20th (except for Mr. Kelah who is moving from Texas and will be here on the 22nd), so feel free to email them at their new email addresses, if you have any questions. Everyone is getting their emails switched over, so please be patient. :)

It will be wonderful to see all of you and hear the laughter fill these halls. It has been a pretty quiet summer around the school, with the exception of our little Pre-K Summer Camp.

If you have any questions about uniforms, school supplies, or anything else. Don’t hesitate to contact us. Berenice is here regular hours (7:30 - 3:30, Monday through Friday).

Blessings,

Katie Dempsey

Principal

Holy Rosary Bilingual Academy

Kdempsey@holyrosarybilingual.org

• Painting the ceiling in the 2nd floor hallway (no one who is afraid of heights, please)
• Clean-up from all of the dust during construction
• General dusting and cleaning around the school
• Help moving desk and setting up classrooms
• Decorating bulletin boards

If you can help us, please contact Berenice at office@holyrosarybilingual.org or 253-272-7012. Thank you!!

• Monday, Aug. 27th: 8 am - 12 pm (No before or after school extended care)
  
• Tuesday, Aug. 28th - Thursday, Aug. 30th: Regular school hours (8 am to 3 pm) with drop off from 7:45 and until 3:15. Extended Care is in the mornings from 6:30 am and in the afternoon until 6 pm.
  
• Friday, Aug. 31st: School hours are from 8 am - 12 pm. Before and after school extended care is available.
  

Week 2:

• Monday, Sept. 3rd: No School for Labor Day
  
• Tuesday, Sept. 4th and going forward: Regular hours with morning and evening extended care
  

Don’t forget to check the school calendar for important dates!

• Don’t forget to shop Tommy Hilfiger or Land’s End for uniforms. There is more info on the school website at: http://hrrsjda.org/wordpress/?page_id=361
  
• Our first day back is Monday, Aug. 27th. (Noon dismissal and no extended care)
• Friday, Aug. 24th is Teacher Meet and Greet and supply drop off from 8 am to noon.
• Back to School BBQ for all school families is from 1 pm - 3 pm on Sunday, Aug. 26th.

JOB DESCRIPTION: Holy Rosary Parish has an opening for a custodial worker to work 8 - 10 hours per week. Major duties include Custodial services for the church and office buildings, bathroom, and kitchen cleaning, vacuuming/floor cleaning. Event setup/cleanup and opening/closing duties. For inquires please contact Laurie Halte parish@holyrosarytacoma.org.
Application is available at http://www.seattlearchdiocese.org/Assets/HR/6652_EmploymentApp2016Parish.pdf