Dear Parents,
I am pleased so many of you were able to join us virtually for a special "Mass on the Grass" for Ash Wednesday. It turned out to be a beautiful day. Thank you for your flexibility. It was very cold and wet that morning! Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the period of growth and repentance during the Lenten season. I hope you and your family have a meaningful journey.
As we continue to move through this year, it is extremely important that the In Person students come to school. In a very difficult year for teachers, the inconsistency of some students showing up to school has made it even harder for our teachers. We ask you to quarantine for legitimate reasons as per our guidelines, but to stay home because it is easier is not an acceptable reason for a student not to come to school. That is hard on both teacher and student.
This is the time to consider if you would like your child to return to school M-F, Hybrid (T-Th) or continue with Distance Learning from home. Email the school office by Monday, 3/15 if you want to change your child's learning platform. Any changes begin Monday, 3/29 (after conferences). If we don't hear from you everything will remain the same. The deadline of 3/15 is important because we have had to reduce the distance between student desks in some rooms to less than 6ft. The guidance says "no less than 4 ft. between student desks." We might need to move more furniture out to accommodate student desks and other considerations, so it is imperative for us to have the hard deadline of 3/15.
Last week, our Eighth Graders submitted ideas for this year's Walkathon t-shirt. We are in the process of choosing one and getting ready for Walkathon 2021! Tracy Giordano, our event Chair, will have more information as we get closer to April 23.
Diane Hartley
"God, make me hunger for equality. Open my hands to be generous, as you are generous." - Lenten Pray of the Day
