St. Patrick Catholic School

Thursday April 22, 2021

IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENTS

April 23: No School

April 24: Garden Clean-Up Day 9am

April 30: 1st/3rd Grade Mass (students only)

May 3-7: Teacher Appreciation Week

May 6: Midterm Reports Go Home

May 7: 5A/KA Mass (students only)

May 12: Beginner's Day for Rising Kindergartners

May 12: School Band Concert 1:30pm

May 13: Wine to Water Service Project-filter build

NEWS FROM MRS. TOBERGTE

Dear St. Patrick Families,

I want to thank you for your overwhelming generosity this week as we worked to support one of our dear bus drivers.  When I initially heard her story, my goal was to help ease her burden in some small way--maybe be able to provide a meal here or there, or a visa gift card to help buy groceries.  I know how often we ask for donations for Dress Down Days to support various organizations, and this being unplanned, I did not want to add extra burden to you.  The response from our collective community has brought me to tears several times this week, and reminds me that God is good all the time!  Over the last few days we have collected $1,840 dollars in monetary donations, $460 in Visa Gift Cards, and many restaurant and specialty gift cards as well.  And then I received a phone call . . . one of our families, who wishes to remain anonymous, has donated an additional amount to cover the difference between what we collected monetarily and what her wages would be that she is losing during her time of treatment and recovery.  Today we will be delivering to her a sweet video message from the students who ride her bus, along with a check to cover her wages for the next 6 weeks, as well as the additional gift cards which will make meal planning a little easier.  I can predict her response will be one of deep emotion, gratitude, and humility, because that is the kind of person she is.  We are able to do this as she heads into a second, unplanned surgery this weekend.  I know what a relief she will feel, and she will now be able to fully concentrate on her own health and recovery.  This is a powerful example of what makes our school such an incredible faith family.  From the bottom of my heart, thank you for making this possible. All the time, God is good!

Enjoy your extra-long weekend!

God's Blessings,

Amy Tobergte

NEWS FROM THE SCHOOL

NEWS FROM THE PTO

NEWS FROM THE DIOCESE

RESOURCES

ATTENDANCE REMINDERS

As we are revisiting carpool/walker reminders, we also wanted to take the opportunity to review some attendance notes. 

If your child needs to be picked up early from school, please send an email to their teacher and/or a note through backpack mail that morning. We ask that all students be dismissed no later than

2:15 pm to allow us to complete our end of day tasks.

If your child will be absent for any reason, please send an email to their teacher and Mrs. O'Connor by 8:30 am on the morning of their absence. We are required to follow up on all absences if we do not have a note with a reason for the absence.

CARPOOL/WALKER REMINDERS

As we have had new families join the St. Patrick school family, it’s a great time to revisit our morning and afternoon carpool procedures. In the morning, please arrive between 7:00-8:00AM. Please do not park your car, but rather remain in the carline and allow a staff member to help your child exit the vehicle. After 8:00AM, your child is tardy and parents do need to park and escort their child to the main school entrance to be checked in with the front office. The afternoon car line begins at 2:40PM and ends at 3:10PM. Again, you will remain in your vehicle and allow a staff member to assist your child. Please do not park on the street and walk up to pick up your child—this is dangerous for children and staff.

When entering the carpool line from Scott Ave. heading uptown, do not use Pierce as a cut through to drive straight across Kenilworth. Continue on Scott Ave to the light where Romany meets Kenilworth and make a u-turn to queue into the line. Additionally, do not park at the Rectory in the morning or afternoon. Those spots are reserved for church parishioners and are not to be used by the school. Parents picking up walkers need to wear a face mask while on the playground. There is no supervision of walkers by school staff after school dismisses. Walkers must live within walking distance of the school and have a signed permission form on file with the school office to be a walker. Thank you for your help with these procedures.

EO 180 & EXEMPTION FORM

On Wednesday, you received an email from Superintendent Monroe regarding MACS compliance with EO 180. As you know, our current health-safety protocols are working as intended and expected, and our collective diligence has kept our school community healthy and in school thus far. We have successfully prioritized the use of face coverings in developmentally appropriate ways, and in ways which preserve a normal learning experience for our students.  Thank you all so very much for partnering with us throughout this ever-evolving journey. 

At St. Patrick, we have students wear face coverings if they are working collaboratively, if they are moving throughout the school building, or if they are in a situation where they are not able to socially distance.  Our students and staff have done an incredible job adhering to these policies.  Moving forward, students and staff will be required to wear their face coverings at all times, except for when teachers provide students with breaks from their masks (only when students are socially distanced), during lunch, and during outdoor activities when social distancing is possible. 

Families may claim an exemption from EO180 by signing and returning the exemption form below; however, the exemption would pertain only to new uses of face coverings.  All students will be required to continue to use face coverings in the manner in which we are currently utilizing them.

NEWS SO NICE WE SAY IT TWICE

We will begin communicating active cases for COVID-19 here, in additional to sending school-wide notification via email in letter format. An active case includes any student or staff member who has tested positive for COVID-19 and is within the 10-day isolation period.

Active COVID-19 Case Resulting in School Quarantine: In this case, the person testing positive was possibly infectious while on campus according to the health department guidelines. Contact tracing occurs and individuals potentially exposed will be notified and will need to quarantine.

Active COVID-19 Case Without School Quarantine: In this case, the person testing positive was not on campus when considered infections according to health department guidelines. No contact tracing is necessary and no additional quarantines are recommended.

Active COVID-19 Case Resulting in School Quarantine: 0

Active COVID-19 Case Without School Quarantine: 0

Total Active Cases: 0

SCHOOL MASS SCHEDULE

Please remember to check the calendar and school Mass schedule each week.

Students must wear their Mass uniforms on the Fridays that their class goes to Mass.

Boys must wear long pants and girls must wear the jumper (K-3) or kilt (4-5).

As of now Mass is limited to only our students and staff in that we are asking parents not to attend Mass. We only allow 3 students per pew, and they are spaced out for social distancing. Students are seated with their class, not with prayer partners. The church is sanitized with the aerosolized sanitizing machine before and after Mass, which effectively kills virus and bacteria within 5 minutes of spraying. Masks are optional since the students are socially distanced, but if a parent asks a teacher for their child to wear their mask, we are enforcing that. Only children receiving communion are out of their seats, and they are socially distanced on a kneeler 2 at a time. Father and Deacon sanitize their hands in between each Communion offering, and students are able to take the Host by mouth or by hand.