UPDATED INFORMATION: Important Details About First Three Days of School

Dear Bishop Moore Catholic families,

What a full and fruitful week we have had with faculty and staff preparing for the opening of school. Mid week, we held a faculty and staff spirituality retreat. We spent time in small group discussion, celebrated Mass with one another, and reflected on this school year's theme, Come, Follow Me. (See reflection video, below). We also honored our 2019-2020 Educator of the Year, 9th grade Religion Teacher, John Timmes.

We wanted to bring your attention to an important change to the first three days of school. The goal of segmenting our students over the first two days is so that we can run through the schedule with a smaller group of students, to ensure the safety of students, faculty, and staff on campus.

Wednesday, Aug. 26, 9th and 10th grade students ONLY

will report to campus. (2:10 pm early dismissal)

Thursday, Aug. 27th, 11th and 12th grade students ONLY

will report to campus. (2:10 pm early dismissal)

Virtual learners (9/10 on Wednesday and 11/12 on Thursday) will check in during Home Room for school via Zoom link found in Schoology

(login details, below)

Friday, Aug. 28 ALL students will report to campus.

(2:40 pm dismissal)

Virtual learners will start their first full day of school

At the bottom of this email you will find the School Re-Opening Plan & COVID-19 Procedures. In addition, you will find a link to our updated Student Handbook and the updated Bell Schedule. We encourage you to review these documents before the beginning of school.

In Christ,

The BMC Administrative Team

The How To for Virtual Learners

Updated Bell Schedule

Healthy Hornets

Proactive Measures

to Keep Our Hornets Safe!

We encourage you to watch this video that provides details about measures that have been put into place to maintain health and safety for all on the Bishop Moore Catholic campus.

BMC Spirit Wear

Hello Hornets!

Welcome back for the 2020-2021 school year. We look forward to your participation in our athletic programs.

For those of you who wish to purchase Bishop Moore spirit wear we have created an online store that will run from

Friday, Aug. 14 to Thursday, Aug. 20

Due to the current circumstances, and in order to keep us all safe, pick up for your items will be on Monday, August 24^th and Tuesday, August 25^th from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, and 1:00pm to 3:00 pm. When you enter our campus, please proceed to the end of the loop that circles the Dome building for curbside pick up.

You can pay for your merchandise online using a credit card. Use the following link:

http://tinyurl.com/y4pbegax

Please feel free to contact us with any questions at the Athletics Department (407) 293-7561 Ext.250, or seniora@bishopmoore.org

Purchasing E-Texts

*PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT STUDENT SCHEDULES AND E-BOOKS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL AUG. 24, 2020.

Virtual Discipline/Attendance Policy

Parents, there are three waivers that are mandatory for all students, virtual and in person learners, to complete. Please visit the Parent Portal and sign these three waivers. A new waiver, the Virtual Discipline/Attendance Policy has recently been added.

Virtual Discipline/Attendance Policy

All students and parents need to sign the Virtual Discipline and Attendance Policy. Even if your student is attending in-person, we need all students and parents to be familiar with this policy, in case of quarantine. Students will be emailed instructions on their Bishop Moore Email on how to sign the policy.

Parents will find the waiver in the WebForm area of the Parent Portal.

Click Here for instructions regarding how to login to Parent Portal.

If you have any questions, please contact Michelle Vazquez at vazquezm@bishopmoore.org.

Come, Follow Me

This school year's theme is Come, Follow Me, from Matthew's Gospel; the call of the first disciples. How is God uniquely calling you to discipleship?

BMC Educator of the Year

BMC's Educator of the Year

2019-2020

John Timmes, 9th grade Religion teacher, was selected as Bishop Moore Catholic's Educator of the Year. Mr. Timmes has been part of the Diocese of Orlando for 40 years and a beloved member of the faculty at Bishop Moore Catholic. When we shared this announcement on Facebook, we received comments from past students saying how much they loved Mr. Timmes as a teacher and how he impacted their lives. Millie Hernandez Brinson '84 credits her strong 32 year marriage, in part, to advice Mr. Timmes made to her while she was a senior in his class 35 years ago, "It's not always necessarily finding the right person, as being the right person."

Important Links and Other Information

School Re-Open Plan & COVID-19 Procedures

Student Handbook

The entire Student Handbook can be reviewed at the link, above, but we wanted to bring your attention to a few changes to the following items in our handbook.

All students are required to wear a snug-fitting mask/facial covering (fully covering nose and mouth) while on BMC property. Masks must be BMC-appropriate and are limited to solid-colors only. Masks must not have any logos or text; the only exception to this rule is the BMC school logo and/or Hornet. Masks with exhalation valves or vents are not permitted, per current CDC recommendations. Additional information about Masks/Face Coverings from the CDC can be found here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/about-face-coverings.html

Students are required to wear school-issued lanyard with current BMC ID at all times while on BMC property.

All BMC jackets, sweatshirts, hoodies, etc. must be in school colors (Black, Gold, Gray or White ONLY); other colors are not permitted to be worn on campus during the school day.

Bell Schedule

Text for Help

You should have received an introductory email regarding this Crisis hotline resource for students.

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