Dear St. Giles Families,
As we enter our 10th week of in-person learning, we are so grateful for everyone’s vigilance and understanding as we keep to our protocols and not allow pandemic fatigue to take over. Like all of you, we, and the Archdiocese, are monitoring the rising numbers and increase in cases in the area. While we do not have imminent plans to shift to remote learning, we are prepared if the need arises. As part of this preparation, we may begin asking our Lions to take home books and materials for remote learning in case of a last minute decision to go remote. If you see your child bringing home extra books and materials, please don’t be alarmed; if we have any indication we are moving to remote learning, we will let you know immediately.
We have received questions regarding our specials and departmentalized teachers and how they maintain their physical distance while teaching. We have marked off a 6 foot line with blue tape in order to show teachers and students where to stand when either participating at the board or providing instruction. While those teachers may step “out of the box” for periods of time during instruction, they are consistently masked and the interaction is minimal. We have also purchased plexiglass for each classroom to enable 1:1 small group work with non-homeroom teachers. As colder weather limits our ability to be outside, and as the curriculum becomes more challenging, we are working through the best way to keep students and teachers safe while delivering effective, personalized instruction. The plexiglass will be utilized in our Kids Klub as well.
Thank you to our faculty for their efforts to prepare for and execute our first virtual Parent-Teacher Conferences. Thank you also to our families who participated. We know that speaking in person is always preferable, but the remote option still enabled parents and teachers to discuss student progress and see each other face-to-face. As always, we are grateful for everyone’s participation and patience as we navigate this new method. We will do the same in February.
Have a wonderful week and stay well!
Meg
P.S. Upcoming Parish Coat Drive
As you clean out and ready your closets for winter, are you coming across coats that need to be replaced? We will be participating in the St. Giles Parish coat drive in the coming weeks! If you have coats to donate, please hold onto them for now. We will have more details regarding drop off, etc. next weekend.
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