Paw Prints: January 8, 2021

PAW PRINTS

January 8, 2021

Dear SMCS Families,

Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas break. Thank you for doing an awesome job communicating with Nurse Diaz about any questions/concerns related to COVID. We appreciate your cooperation and working with us so that we could return to school in person.

Nurse Diaz and I continue to monitor the number of COVID cases in the community. Safety of students and staff is our top priority and we will continue to focus on our safety protocols at school with mask wearing, handwashing, and social distancing. Please feel free to contact Nurse Diaz with any questions or concerns related to COVID.

Here is an informational flyer about COVID testing. We are very blessed to live in an area where free COVID testing is readily available.

This week's events at our nation's capitol show that we are a country in need of prayer and healing. Here are some resources about how to talk to your children about these events from the National Association of School Psychologists.

While we are all grateful to begin a new year and for all the hope and promise it brings with it, we certainly have some challenges ahead of us. Our community is strong, and we will successfully manage these challenges together. I look forward to the year ahead.

Thank you again for your continued support! Have a wonderful weekend!

Blessings,

Dr. Kathleen Cox

Upcoming Dates and Events

Wednesday, January 13

School Picture Day: Please send your students in their dress uniform.

Monday, January 18

MLK Holiday/No School

Tuesday, January 19-Friday, January 22

Red Ribbon Week

Tuesday, January 19

Sock it to drugs! Students may wear crazy socks with their uniform.

Wednesday, January 20

Join the fight against drugs. Students may wear a

camouflaged shirt with their uniform.

Thursday, January 21

Give drugs the boot! Students may wear boots with their uniform.

Friday, January 22

Team up against drugs! Students may wear their favorite team jersey or t-shirt with their uniform bottoms.

End of 2nd Quarter

Friday, January 29

2nd Quarter Report Cards

School Pictures

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

All students in PK3-8th Grade will have their individual and class pictures taken by Natural Expressions. A link will be sent later to purchase pictures.

Please send students in their dress uniform next Wednesday.

Congratulations to our SMCS Street Basketball Tournament Winners!

5th Grade Winners

Lucas Casares, Margot Yardley, Thomas Cropper