St. Patrick Catholic School

Thursday September 30, 2021

IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENTS

Oct. 1st: 1st & 3rd Grade Mass

Oct. 4th - Oct. 15th: Terra Nova Testing Window

Oct. 8th: No School Mass due to Testing

Oct. 15th: 2nd and 4th Mass; Early Dismissal; CCHS Tailgate

There will be no after school program on Oct. 15th.

Oct. 16th: Fall Family Portrait Fundraiser

NEWS FROM MRS. TOBERGTE

Dear St. Patrick Families,

Thank you to all of our families who have contributed to our PTO's Four-Leaf Clover Teacher Gift Fund and Luck of the Irish School and Student Fund, in our annual Pot of Gold campaign.  We are 70% of the way to our financial goal, with 59% of our families participating.  If you have not yet donated and would like to do so, the deadline has been extended to October 7th.  Remember that all children of families who donate receive a dress down pass, and the class with the highest percentage of participation will win an ice cream party!  Through your generosity and support of these funds, our PTO is able to sponsor special projects in the classroom, family and community events, building and grounds enhancements, cultural events, and more!  See below for more information about these funds and for the QR codes which make donating easy!

Next week our 1st-5th graders will begin Terra Nova testing. The testing dates by grade level are as follows:

2nd and 5th Grades: 10/4, 10/6, 10/8, 10/12, 10/14

1st, 3rd, and 4th Grades: 10/5, 10/7, 10/11, 10/13

On testing days please be sure your child has had a solid breakfast and a good night's sleep.  Encourage your child to do his or her best, but testing should not be stressful.  It is an opportunity for students to show us what they know.  Our teachers use this data to drive instruction in the classroom for the remainder of the school year.  If your child is absent from school on a testing date, he or she will make up testing upon return if it is during the testing window of 10/5-10/15.  If the student returns to school after 10/15, there is no option for make up testing, because it will be outside of the testing window.

Tomorrow our Song Leaders will sing at school Mass.  Please join us virtually at 8:30AM via this link to hear their beautiful voices and celebrate Mass with us.

God's Blessings,

Amy Tobergte

IMPORTANT- PLEASE READ

COVID Protocol

For all COVID related issues/questions please email Principal Tobergte, Nurse Tobben, and Mrs. O'Connor:

amtobergte@stpatrickschool.net

kstobben@stpatrickschool.net

dmoconnor@stpatrickschool.net

All Positive Cases: The student with the positive test result may not come to school.  Siblings of the student with the positive test results may not come to school either.  Further direction regarding return dates will be provided by one of the staff listed above.

Contact Tracing and Community Notification:

Official contact tracing for exposed individuals while at school will be performed by Mrs. Tobergte and/or Nurse Tobben in collaboration with the classroom teacher. Notification for required quarantine will be given to exposed individuals, and communication of positive cases will be sent to the impacted classroom and grade level.

All positive cases reported after 3:00PM Monday through Friday will be addressed the following school day.

All positive cases reported over the weekend will be addressed the next day that school is in session.

If your child has been quarantined for an exposure, you must email a negative test result obtained 24-48 hours prior to the child's scheduled return date. If your child has a hardcopy negative result, he/she must stop in the school office upon arrival at school on his/her return date with the negative results.

Student Work:

Quarantined students' work packets will be available for pick up in the front entry of the school between 2:45-3:15PM the day after their first day of absence from school. (Ex: student is absent on Tuesday due to quarantine--work available for pick up on Wednesday 2:45-3:15).  All other absences please reference the Student Handbook for our guidelines.

NEWS FROM THE SCHOOL

NEWS FROM THE PTO

NEWS FROM THE DIOCESE

RESOURCES

HELP WANTED!

St. Patrick Catholic School is Hiring!

Matthew Morgan Assistant

(1 on 1 assistant to student with Down syndrome)

37.5 hours/week and benefits eligible

Classroom Assistant

10-20 hours/week

Substitute Teachers

Please email a resume and completed application to

Principal Tobergte at amtobergte@stpatrickschool.net if interested.

PARENT HANDBOOK & DRESS CODE

Please take a moment to read our St. Patrick School Handbook and dress code

to familiarize yourself with our rules and regulations.  You will sign an electronic form indicating you have read the Handbook in our Online Form (above).

A few reminders on our dress code:

- Only uniform fleeces and sweaters may be worn indoors,

      no other jackets, hoodies, etc will be permitted except for during outside play.

- Shirts must be neatly tucked in

- Girls' hair must be neatly styled, with no dyes, and

accessories must be simple and in keeping with our uniform

- Boys' hair may not touch the collar of their shirt or cover their ears,

and bangs must be above the eyes - alternative hair styles are not permitted

- Socks for girls and boys must match and may be white, black, green or navy

- Electronic watches may not have texting/internet or calling capabilities

even if those are disabled during the school day.

- No sandals, Tevas, boots, open back shoes or slides of any kind may be worn

- Rain or snow boots may be worn during inclement weather when appropriate

NEWS SO NICE WE SAY IT TWICE

IMPORTANT!!

CARPOOL CHANGES

PLEASE TAKE NOTE!

Buchanan Street is now closed from Kenilworth to Waverly Avenue. Buchanan Street is open from our parking lot to Dilworth Road East.

We will have 2 new dismissal times for afternoon carpool:

Last Names A-L dismiss from 2:30-2:45pm

Last Names M-Z dismiss from 2:45-3:00pm

Please comply with these times in order to lessen our impact on surrounding roads.

Due to the closure of Buchanan Street from Kenilworth to Waverly, carpool will follow the map below until further notice. All cars must enter carpool from Kenilworth onto Pierce Street in both the morning and afternoon. All cars must go straight at the stop sign. Do not turn right onto Waverly to enter the parking lot. Cars will continue down Pierce Street and into the playground black top behind the school. In both the morning and afternoon, students will enter/exit cars as usual but cars will NOT loop around the parking lot. Cars will pull straight onto Buchanan St. Cars MUST turn right onto Buchanan St. Cars may turn right or left onto Dilworth Rd. East.

In the afternoon, cars will loop around the blacktop and form 2 lines (this is the same as our current procedure). Cars will alternate entering the line near the dumpster, and will follow along towards the gym-side of the school.  Please be patient and drive slowly and cautiously to keep our staff and students safe.

Note: Parking for the school is available in the school parking lot only. 

Parking in the rectory parking lot is never permitted.

WALKER DISMISSAL PROCEDURES

Due to our revised carpool routes and times, we will be modifying walker dismissal as well. Walkers will still continue to enter the gym in the morning as in years past. In the afternoon, walkers will be dismissed at 2:30pm until further notice. Walkers will be released out the door nearest the first grade classrooms which exits near the Family Life Center. A staff member will walk students to the Family Life Center area at which point they will continue to walk home.  If a parent will meet the child to walk with them, they should plan to meet their child on the sidewalk between the church rectory and the Family Life Center. Families will not be permitted to play on the playground after school due to carpool traffic.  Parking is not permitted in the rectory parking lot under any circumstance.