March 15, 2020
Dear St. Rose School Families and Faculty,
I hope this finds you doing well and at ease with the distance learning plans that are in place for your child(ren). The teachers and I met at length Friday afternoon and this afternoon to be sure that the most effective formats are in place to maximize learning and communication during this unprecedented time. As in all things, we value our partnership with you in the education of your precious children. Therefore we welcome your feedback and suggestions as we carefully monitor this approach and make adjustments as needed.
Teachers will be available week days to answer student questions and/or to assist students who need help with a lesson. In order to ensure that every student's learning needs are being met I have asked teachers to prioritize incoming emails/phone calls so that students receive their first responses and then they will be happy to address parent questions/concerns. We truly appreciate your patience.
St. Rose School will be officially closed until March 31st at which point the timing will be re-assessed. This is a directive from Governor Lamont. This means that starting tomorrow nobody, including Faculty, will be allowed into the school building. We believe that social distancing and containment is critical in quelling the reach of this virus and will continue to do everything we can to reach a positive outcome.
In the meantime, I enjoy the photos you are sending of your happy children making the most of their home work spaces. Please continue to submit them. Although we may not be in the same building we are all on this learning adventure together so let's stay connected!
On the good news front I spoke with Monsignor Bob. He is back home continuing his recuperation and was delighted to receive all the cards and goodies from our faculty and students. He assures us all of his prayers and sends his love. In order to be safe he cannot have visitors at this time but he'd be delighted for your ongoing prayers.
I will sign off for now and promise to keep in touch with updates.
Thank You and God Bless,
