Parent Bulletin
November 5, 2020
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Please err on the side of caution, and keep your child home if he/she is showing any one of these symptoms:
• Fever (100.4 or higher) • Chills • Headache
• Cough • Sore throat • Runny nose or congestion
• Fatigue • Muscle pain or body aches
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing • New loss of taste or smell
• Diarrhea • Nausea or vomiting
We ask you to pay particular attention to "Scenario 2" in our PROCEDURES FOR HOW TO HANDLE ILLNESSES AND ABSENCES. You'll see that it states if your child has merely one of these symptoms above and you choose to NOT get a COVID-test to show your child is negative for COVID, he/she will have to stay home for 10 calendar days! That's a lot of school to miss for something as simple as a runny nose or sore throat, which is why we strongly encourage a test the day the symptom appears.
By you having your child tested when a symptom appears, we can confidently and happily see him/her return to the classroom as soon as possible.
If you want to get COVID-19 testing done, please contact your pediatrician and/or check out the number of testing options in the area:
We understand the stressful nature of having sick children during this time and appreciate you partnering with us to ensure the safety of all St. Louise students and staff. Yes, it's a hassle to have to follow the new, strict procedures, but if we are going to keep St. Louise open, we need to be more cautious than typical. Thanks for your cooperation, which allows us to continue to keep open our school for in-person schooling and have peace-of-mind.
If you have questions, please call or email Mindy or Tracy in the office (425-746-4220), or email Jane Reynolds, school nurse.
As we make sure everyone is physically healthy, we also have to make sure we all watch our mental health too. No teachers are working harder these days than St. Louise teachers! They are not only teaching in-person, when the majority of all other teachers in the Puget Sound area are teaching solely remotely (and from home), but our St. Louise teachers are also simultaneously teaching online to the select students in their classes who are staying home. This synchronous instruction requires our teachers be flexible, patience, tech-savvy, resilient, and sometimes super-human!
Take a look here at what the average St. Louise teacher looks like when teaching to kids both in-person and remotely for just one class period: Wow!
In the interest of making sure our teachers can catch their breath and do some self-care, we have a few days approaching that give them a breather and impact the school calendar.
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November 30 is a no-school day,, with no online learning, giving the teachers time to work on inputting 1st trimester grades. Report cards come out in December.
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December 9 is a no-school day, with no online learning. giving the teachers time for technology training in the morning and afternoon parent-teacher conferences of families who were unavailable during November conference week.
Thank you for your understanding of these no-school days, and your support of our outstanding teachers.
Blessings on your day,
MR. FITZ
p.s.
You should have received an email this week from your child's homeroom teacher, asking for you to go to our SignUpGenius link and choose your preferred date and time for an upcoming Parent-Student-Teacher Conference. We require every family to conference with the teacher each November at a minimum. If you are out of town during our Thanksgiving-Week conference days, we have one optional day in December. In addition, since some teachers and/or some parents will prefer to conference virtually over Microsoft Teams this fall, even if you are out of town during Thanksgiving-Week, you still might be able to choose a day that week to conference over your laptop. Thank you for partnering with your child's teacher!
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CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
Saturday, November 7
- JH Math Team participating in national online math tournament; our Math Team recently finished 2nd in the Seattle Prep Math Tournament!
Wednesday, November 11
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Veterans' Day Mass at 9:00AM; grades 6-8 attending; other grades and those at home may watch the livestream; family members of St. Louise students who are Veterans are welcome to attend and receive a blessing and recognition; pre-registration for adults coming to this Mass is here
Thursday, November 12
- School Commission meeting in library at 6:34PM
Saturday, November 14
- Speech Team's virtual competition
Thursday, November 19
- Bake Sale for entire school, run by 7th and 8th graders; prepackaged treats and sweets will be sold for $1 each at lunch time; proceeds go to junior high activities fund.
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Virtual Open House event on Zoom at 7PM; let your friends and neighbors with school-age kids know about it and have them register here.
Friday, November 20
- 1st Trimester Ends; the Skyward portal will be closed temporarily as teachers begin inputting final grades and comments for report cards
Monday and Tuesday, November 23 and 24
- Parent-Student-Teacher Conferences held one of these two days (or on December 9); parents are to signup for a specific day and time via their child's teacher's SignUpGenius link
- No School on these days; no online classes; Kids' Club closed
Wednesday thru Friday, November 25-27
- Happy Thanksgiving!
- No School on these days; no online classes; Kids' Club closed
Monday, November 30
- No School on this day - teachers' workday to begin working on 1st trimester report cards
- No online classes; Kids' Club closed
Wednesday, December 9
- Please note the change from the original calendar - December 9 will now be a NO-SCHOOL DAY for all students; originally it was set to be a noon-dismissal day; teachers will be using the morning time to receive technology training and the afternoon time to hold parent-teacher conferences
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Kids' Club childcare will be open from 8:00-5:45 on this NO-SCHOOL DAY; if you are a current Kids' Club member and wish for your child to come to the Lavelle Center on December 9, please email Maria Zambrano and let her know what timeframe your child will need supervision.
CHECK OUT OUR COMPLETE SCHOOL CALENDAR HERE
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Prayers for Mrs. McIntosh |
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Our fabulous librarian and computer teacher, Mrs. McIntosh, will be gone from school through November and December. She has another cancer-related surgery tomorrow, and will be recovering at home until returning to us in January. Thank you for your prayers for Cherie's comfort and recovery! We are pleased that Mrs. Ingrid Flaat will be subbing in the library and computer lab during this time. |
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If you are looking for a few volunteer hours, we have some opportunities available! These jobs can be done at home ...or even in your car! Please email Julianne Read if you are interested.
1) Deliver bags to our remote families in one or more of the following cities:
- Duvall – 1 location
- Bellevue – 2 locations
- Kirkland – 1 location
- Sammamish – 3 locations
- Sultan – 1 location
- Redmond – 3 locations
2) Update content on the school website an average of an hour a week.
Thanks so much for considering these opportunities!
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Thank You for Keeping Your Child Home When Not Feeling Well |
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For more information about what to do when your child has one of these symptoms, please refer to our Illness Protocol.
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Our preschoolers have been attending school in-person since the first day of school in September. These "long timers" welcomed our middle schoolers back to school this week. Grades 6-8 are attending in-person for the first time since last March! These students are following a hybrid schedule, which has them at school two days a week and learning remotely the other three days, so to keep the class sizes small. |
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Thanks to Tiffany Neuman for helping to organize last Friday's Trunk-or-Treat event. This first-ever event might now become an annual event, since it was so successful! |
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Do you know which Saints Fr. Gary, Mr. Fuerte, and Mr. Fitz were dressed as for Halloween?
Email Mr. Fitz with the names of these Saints.
The first parent with the correct answer will win a Charger Card.
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Calendar Updated for November and December |
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Please note the following changes from the original calendar that was published this summer:
November 13
If you donated/procured a minimum $400-value to our 2020-21 Auction this past summer/fall, you earned a treat for your children - they get "free dress" this date. Julianne Read will soon confirm which families get this privilege.
November 19
Our Thanksgiving Baskets collection drive will be canceled this year; however, we plan to have an Advent Season collection drive in December. Stay tuned for more details.
December 5
The St. Nicholas Breakfast and Bazaar will be canceled this year. We still expect Saint Nicholas to visit the school on Friday, December 4, and surprise the students!
December 9
This will now be a NO-SCHOOL DAY for all students. Originally it was set to be a noon-dismissal day. Teachers will be using the morning time to receive technology training and the afternoon time to hold parent-teacher conferences. Thank you for your flexibility with this major calendar change.
December 9
With this date now being a NO-SCHOOL DAY, our Kids' Club after-school care is happy to announce they will be offering childcare in the Lavelle Center all day from 8:00AM to 5:45PM on December 9. Current Kids' Club families are asked to please confirm with Maria Zambrano if you will be bringing in your children for childcare that day, and if so, for what hours?
December 14-18
An opportunity for students to have "free dress" this entire week! Be looking for details in our forthcoming "virtual silent auction" for a chance to purchase this fun Advent gift for your kids!
These above changes are now reflected in our virtual calendar, so if you are already subscribed to it, your virtual calendar already shows the above updates. If you have yet to subscribe to our school calendar, you may download it to your computer/smartphone by clicking on the “Subscribe” link found on our website’s Events/Calendar page: http://www.stlouiseschool.org/apps/events/.
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Use Your Credit Card with No Fee |
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Credit Card Fee-Free Week Coming Up!
If you use your credit card for purchases between Friday, November 13, through Friday, November 20, there will be NO FEE for the transaction! Plan ahead to make your Charger Cards orders, using your credit card to buy Charger Cards for Thanksgiving grocery shopping and Christmas gifts.
You can pay in person with your credit card at the sales window next week between 8:15-9:00 a.m. We'll be open an EXTRA DAY:
- Friday, 11/13
- Wednesday, 11/18
- Friday, 11/20
You can also choose to skip the line at the Charger Card sales window during this popular promotion and submit your order online or on paper pay. Here's how you do that:
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Place your order on ShopWithScrip and choose “Pay by Check” instead of PrestoPay.
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Then email chargercards@stlouiseschool.org to let us know you wish to pay by credit card.
- We will email you an invoice with a link allowing you to go online to enter your credit card payment.
Another alternative way to pay with a credit cards is to return an order form to the Charger Card office by 9:00 am on Friday, 11/17. We will enter your order and email you an invoice with a link allowing you to go online to enter your credit card payment. Your cards will be delivered to you after your payment is received.
Either way, don’t wait! This order ends Friday, 11/20 at 9:00 am.
What's New?!
Charger Cards has a limited stock of a few favorite brands at higher rebates:
- Amazon ($10, $25, $100) – 3.25% rebate
- Bai Tong ($50)- 20% rebate
- Chilli’s/ Maggiano Little Italy ($50) – 17% rebate
- Daniel's Broiler ($50) - 20% rebate
- Gap/ Banana Republic/Old Navy/Athleta ($25, $100) – 20% rebate
- QFC & Fred Meyer ($15,$25, $50, $100) - 5% rebate
- Safeway ($25, $50, $100) - 5% rebate
For more information on additional brands/cards available for purchase 24/7 please go to shopwithscrip.com.
Thank you for supporting St. Louise Charger Cards!
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A Special Mass Is Coming Up |
Coming up next week, on Wednesday, November 11, a Mass on Veterans' Day will be at 9:00AM, and grades 6-8 will be attending. Grades K-5 will be viewing the Mass' livestream.
At our Veterans' Day Mass, we will honor and bless the Veterans who are family members of our school students. If you or your child's grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc. are Veterans and would like to attend, or if you're not a Vet, but would simply like to come to Mass, please RSVP here. The parish needs for all adults to sign-up to attend a Mass, so we have a count of who is attending and can make sure we have space for all to sit physically distanced.
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Do you have a passion for communicating the love of Christ through cutting-edge technology? St. Louise Parish is looking for additional volunteers to help with our AV ministry/live-streaming our Masses and other liturgical celebrations.
While equipment is easy to operate and training will be given, it is necessary to have some basic knowledge of computers. Volunteer hours can be counted towards your St. Louise School volunteer service commitment.
Currently help is mostly needed for our 9AM weekday Masses, as well as weddings and funerals.
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Thursday's Theology: A Spiritual Work of Mercy Is to Pray for the Dead During the Entire Month of November |
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