April 3, 2020
Dear Fontbonne Community,
I hope you are all doing well and staying healthy. We, at Fontbonne, are so grateful to all of our parents and students during this uncertain and challenging time. Thank you for keeping the lines of communication open; for reaching out to us and sharing your social distancing ideas and activities. We are so appreciative of our wonderful community!
I am writing today with a weekly update on the COVID-19 pandemic and Fontbonne. At this time, we have confirmed two members of our Adult Learning Community have tested positive for COVID-19. It is important for you to know that the two infected adults have not been on the Fontbonne campus since
Monday, March 16, 2020
. Their last contact with our students was on
Thursday, March 12, 2020
. This contact took place more than three weeks ago and we believe following the CDC guidelines, NO ONE in our community could have been exposed to the virus from these two adults.
I am confident the infected adults were exposed to the Coronavirus after we closed our school building. They are both recovering at home right now. I will continue to keep you updated on their progress. We know they will make a full recovery. In fact, one has reported that they have turned a corner and are feeling much better. As a community of Faith, we know the strength and power of prayer to lift our community members in their time of need. We ask that you hold our adults in your thoughts and prayers.
Please remember as we begin
Holy Week
on Sunday, our students will have classes Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday only(
2020 Distance Learning Schedule
). There will be no classes on Thursday and Friday in celebration of the Easter Triduum. It is important all students are reporting to all of their classes throughout the day. If a student is going to be absent, we ask you to please call your daughter in sick through our attendance line at 617-696-3241 as well as email
Ms. Beauport
.
I am sure you are wondering about
April Vacation
and if we will continue Distance Learning courses. We have decided to honor our April Vacation time. The students and adults have transitioned to Distance Learning seamlessly without missing any time. We feel April Vacation is important; for families to be together, for students to regroup, for both adults and students to have less screen time. We want our students to use this time to catch up on long-term assignments, spend time outside enjoying nature (while social distancing of course!) and doing projects they love.
The
AP Program
has announced new dates for the AP Exam Administration. The AP exams will be offered from
May 11, 2020 - May 22, 2020
. Your daughter’s teachers and counselors will be working with you on AP fee collection and the schedule of the AP exams for your daughter’s particular courses. Parents and students can access information regarding the SAT and AP through this
website
.
Our
Financial Aid Deadline
for all families in Grades 9-11 is this coming
Monday, April 6, 2020
. We understand this pandemic will potentially have a financial impact on our families. Please reach out to
Ms. Carrie Pendleton
if you need any adjustments made to your current FACTS account for the remaining 2019-20 tuition payments.
You can find all of the Distance Learning & Student Life information on our
COVID-19 webpage
. This is a great resource for you if you are looking for information sent in a previous email or feel you may have missed something. Please feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns.
Fontbonne continues to pray for all of our families, those affected by COVID-19 and all who are struggling right now. This Sunday, we ask you to join us in celebrating Palm Sunday by placing a green leaf on your doors. Easter is an illustration of God’s promise and love. This promise of Hope is what we will celebrate on Easter. I wish you all a Happy Easter.
