Dear Parents of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School,
Our first (half) week is complete! On behalf of all of the teachers, staff and administration, I want to express my sincere gratitude to our families for your patience and understanding as we reopen our campus in these very unique circumstances. We have been eagerly awaiting this week since last March and we are thrilled it has finally come! It has been wonderful to see our students both in person and remotely. We look forward to the day when we can do this without masks but are grateful that your children have been so diligent about following this directive which keeps us all safe. We have certainly faced some hurdles this week. Our first day, our entire campus experienced a loss of internet which impacted our remote learners and our live-streamed Mass. While our arrival process has gone smoothly and improved each day, we realize we continue to need to make tweaks to the afternoon dismissal. Your words of encouragement have been much appreciated. We are determined to keep working on this until it works! Thank you for all you have done to make these first days a success! I am so grateful for each of you!
Only by His Grace,
Veronica Tucker
Principal
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EARLY CHILDHOOD & ELEMENTARY PARENT INFO NIGHT
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This will be a pre-recorded virtual event. Additional details will be sent next Thursday, August 20th.
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PLEASE COMPLETE ALL PARENT HOMEWORK (ONLINE FORMS) AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
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PARENT HOMEWORK – ONLINE FORMS
Forms are in ParentsWeb © under School Information>Web Forms>STAOPCS 20–21 Back To School Forms:
- Student TB Questionnaire
- COVID-19 Acknowledgement
- Family Handbook Acknowledgment
- Student Demographic Information
- Parent Information (please verify address, email & phone information)
- Student Medical
- Student Emergency Contact
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ABSENCES
Parents are required to contact the school office at attendance@staopcs.org, as well as your student's teacher, by 8:30 AM on the day of an absence or in advance if known. Calls made by students are not acceptable. If a student’s absence is not confirmed by 8:30 am, the school office attempts to contact the parent to verify the student’s whereabouts. You may also let us know in advance if your child will be absent due to a scheduled appointment. Please do not send in notes with your students - use email as the preferred method.
VISITORS
- For the time being, visitors are not allowed on campus.
- Parents are not allowed to drop off forgotten items, including lunches (a lunch will be provided by Geomar© for forgotten lunches; parents will be billed).
- There will be no in-person gatherings or events held on campus until deemed safe.
BIRTHDAYS
- We have reviewed our procedures and students may now bring in individually-wrapped birthday treats to celebrate their special day.
- Student must be able to carry it to class without assistance.
- Students with allergies may want to send in appropriate treats for their own students to have on hand for these special days.
- Students are welcome to wear Free Dress on their birthdays, except on Mass days when we return to Mass in the church.
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ARRIVAL & DISMISSAL NOTES:
Thank you for your patience as we navigated new arrival & dismissal procedures this week! We have just a few reminders going into next week:
- For your safety, please don't leave your car when in car line. Our staff will help children into their cars.
- If you need to buckle car seats, please pull forward into lot in front of the Parish Life Building or into the back lot by the St. Theresa Center to assist your child.
- Please also pull as close to the car in front of you as possible during dismissal line-up so that we can allow for as many cars as possible.
DISMISSAL CHANGES:
All students will dismiss through car line. We have two car lines this year—front and rear. Families with car line numbers 1-150 will use the front car line. Families with car line numbers 151 and higher will use the rear car line.
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Families with car line numbers 1-150 will use the front car line, entering through the main campus driveway on Bay Branch, proceeding to the “holding area” in the front parking lot, then feeding into the line of cars along the sidewalk in front of the school (see diagram). Staff will be stationed at the colored cones along the sidewalk to enforce social distancing and assist with loading when needed. Cars exit via the main Bay Branch drive and turn right.
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Families with car line numbers 151 and higher will use the rear car line, entering through the south Kuykendahl entrance and proceeding to the colored cones near the playground (see diagram). Staff will be stationed at the cones to enforce social distancing and assist with loading when needed. Cars exit via the St. Teresa Center driveway and turn left.
A printable version of these procedures & diagrams detailing the changes are featured at the button below.
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SHOW YOUR ST. ANTHONY SPIRIT |
STAOPCS Yard Signs are available to all families! You may pick one up during our office hours or we will have them available at the front of the school all next week during morning arrival.
There is no charge for yard signs - we just ask that you please prayerfully consider how your family can support our school in 2020-2021.
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SCREENING AND ON-CAMPUS REQUIREMENTS
We will continue to work closely with our local health department officials and the Catholic Schools Office to ensure the safety of our students and staff should the school experience a positive case of COVID-19. Please see the attached documents regarding screening of your students and on-campus requirements should someone test positive for COVID-19.
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PADUAN PARENTS & VOLUNTEERING |
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ROOM PARENTS & OTHER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
We are still organizing our Room Parents! If you are interested in being a Room Parent or assisting with other volunteer opportunities, please complete this volunteer interest form. Room Parents will be notified if they are selected. Additional Volunteer Opportunities will be communicated in The Messenger e-newsletter.
NEW: If you are interested in assisting with afternoon car line, please fill out the form to let us know!
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2020-2021 SPIRIT T-SHIRTS
Spirit Shirts have been ordered and will be sent home with students in the next week or two! If you didn't place your order in time, we will do our best to assist you, please email: advancement@staopcs.org
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SQUAD LOCKER SPIRITWEAR
We also have a St. Anthony Spirit Store through Squad Locker. Our school will receive a percentage of all sales to benefit our programs on campus. Enter coupon code: PLAYNOW for 10% off!
- Outerwear & Sweatshirts may be worn by students over uniforms.
- St. Anthony t-shirts may be worn with uniform bottoms in the 1st quarter.
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COMMUNITY PARTNER PROGRAM
Our school would not exist without the support and engagement of our community members and businesses. Thank you to the following organizations for their early commitment as 2020-2021 Community Partners!
Grandparents Day Sponsor:
JK Dentistry
Go Texan Day Sponsor:
CHI St. Luke's
Blue & Green Folder Sponsors:
America's Family Dental
Cherry Creek Mortgage | Jason Higham
Liz Flores Listings
Teacher Appreciation Week Sponsor:
Hughes & Cozad Orthodontics
Silver Sponsor:
Wheeler Pediatric Dentistry
If you would like to support our students through our Community Partner Program, please contact Katie Tressel, Advancement Coordinator at advancement@staopcs.org. Or click the button for more information about this year's program.
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WISH LIST - 2020-2021
Are you interested in making an immediate impact for our students? We have created a list of classroom or school-wide items that we would like to purchase for our students. As a school we will be working to fund these items through the Fund for St. Anthony but if you would like to give to specific items, you may give online at the link below. THANK YOU!
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GIVING BY LIVING
Through just living your life and making purchases, you will be supporting our students. These are some of the simplest ways to support our school!
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AmazonSmile customers can now support St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School in the Amazon shopping app on iOS and Android mobile phones! Simply follow these instructions to turn on AmazonSmile and start generating donations.
- Open the Amazon Shopping app on your device
- Go into the main menu of the Amazon Shopping app and tap into 'Settings'
- Tap 'AmazonSmile' and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process
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If you do not have the latest version of the Amazon Shopping app, update your app. Click here for instructions.
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Box Tops for Education - The next generation of Box Tops is here. No more clipping – just scan your receipt using the new and improved Box Top mobile app. Find participating products and instantly add Box Tops to your school’s earnings online. Giving has never been so easy! And you can still send in clipped Box Tops for double the earnings!
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Mabel's Labels - Mabel’s labels are dishwasher, microwave, and laundry safe personalized labels. Please visit campaigns.mabelslabels.com and search for St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School to place your order and support our school! Great for uniforms, water bottles & lunchboxes!
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Shutterfly or Tiny Prints - Shop at Shutterfly or Tiny Prints and 13% of your purchase will be donated to St. Anthony! Shop here: staopcs.shutterflystorefront.com
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New procedures - Students did awesome! |
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Celebrating St. Anthony's Birthday! |
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Blessing of the classrooms |
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(281) 296-0300
7901 Bay Branch Dr.
The Woodlands, TX 77382
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