Look at these cute bunnies! Getting ready for Easter in Mrs. Menzies' class! |
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Monday, March 29th - Gently Used Uniform Sale, 4pm-6pm (see details below)
Holy Thursday, April 1st -
12:30pm DISMISSAL ALL STUDENTS.
(No lunch; No ASE)
EASTER Break is APRIL 1ST - APRIL 11TH
Monday, April 12th - Classes Resume.
Monday, April 12th - Last day to cancel 2021-22 contract.
Planning Ahead? Always check out our school calendar on the website HERE!
Need a past newsletter? Check out our archives on the website HERE!
Middle School - you are on the Week 1 Schedule this week (Days 1-5). Not sure? Check ParentsWeb on our website! (Once in ParentsWeb, go to Student - Schedules to see your child's class schedule.)
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As we start Holy Week, I hope everyone is able to take some time out of our busy schedules to focus on the events commemorated this week. This is the high point of the Christian year. The passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus demonstrate for us the incomprehensible love that God has for each of us. These events provide the model for how we, as Christians, should interact with the world - with love and self-giving. So I encourage everyone to participate as fully as your family can in the church services and liturgical events so that we can all deepen our relationship with Jesus this Holy Week. Here are a few ideas for celebrating Holy Week as a family.
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Please join us on the blacktop Monday, March 29th from 4pm-6pm for our Spring Uniform Swap. This is a great way to update your child's uniform for the Spring. Parents are encouraged to bring gently used uniform pieces of their own to swap for new items. All items are $2.00 a piece without a swap. Because of COVID 19 we will be holding the swap in 15 minute shopping increments. Make sure to sign up today!
We also need a handful of volunteers to help set up, help parents shop and breakdown.
All purchases will be made through your FACTS Incidental account.
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Thank you to all of the volunteers who came out for some spring cleaning on our school grounds this past weekend. We are so grateful for your gifts of time and talent! |
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After consultation with our PTO, we have decided to reduce the number of required volunteer hours for this year from 20 to 10. There have simply not been as many opportunities to volunteer this school year due to COVID-19, and we want to be conscious of that reality.
Remember that parents enter your own volunteer hours in ParentsWeb using the following process:
- Sign into ParentsWeb
- Select "Family" from the menu on the left side of the screen
- Click "Add" in the Service Hours box in the middle of the screen
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Carline Reminder from Last Week... |
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(This was included in last week's newsletter and is being posted again in case you missed it! Don't forget - if you have someone else picking up your child/ren - please be sure to share this information with them. Thanks to everyone for doing your part to keep our carline moving and our community happy! You are the BEST!)
We have recently had some of our neighbors express concern about the car line (particularly in the afternoon). We know that the added traffic can inconvenience our neighbors, so we work hard to balance the requests of our friends in the neighborhood; getting our families through car line as quickly as possible, and; doing everything in a safe manner. In past years we have invited the Richmond Police Department to review the car line to make sure we are doing this in the best way possible. After observing how it worked, RPD agreed that the current car line was the most efficient and safe method for the neighborhood, our drivers and our students. Their primary reminders were that we cannot block both lanes of traffic on Cleveland Avenue and we must follow all traffic rules, such as obeying stop signs. Cars in the car line should stay as far to the right as possible to allow other cars to get by.
This year, we have taken additional steps to keep our car line moving in a safe, courteous and efficient manner...and it has shaved minutes off of our car line time as many of our parents have shared. Since the beginning of the school year, Mrs. Ridgely has been on Cleveland St. texting your names to a staff member on the blacktop, who then calls out your child/ren's names on a bull horn so they are ready to go as you pull up. We've also added more pick up stations on the alley to keep our line moving. This week we also added Mrs. Autry to the corner of Cleveland and Hanover to assist neighbors who need to get in or out of their spaces/garage bays during our afternoon carline time and to help keep the line moving.
Because being a good neighbor has always been an important part of our 101 years of serving the Museum District and beyond, we've included our standard reminders below, plus a few new things we'd like to try out to see if they can help make the process work even better:
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When in car line, please put on your emergency flashers, so everyone can tell who is part of our car line.
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Please leave a little room between you and the car in front of you. This should help if a neighbor needs to get in or out of a garage or parking space. And if you see a neighbor trying to get out, please be helpful.
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Our carline should exist on Cleveland and Hanover ONLY (not Tilden or any other cross streets). If you aren't sure where carline ends, please circle the block and get in line on Hanover. Jumping into carline at a cross street is cutting the line, slows down the carline, and isn't considerate of fellow parents or our neighbors.
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Try not to arrive before 2:55 unless you have to. If you are not in a hurry, you can avoid the longer wait by coming at 3:10, and we'll keep the initial backup from extending so far down Hanover. Remember, our carline starts moving continuously at about 2:55pm and doesn't stop until 3:20pm, so let's keep our carline moving and try to reduce our stopping time on Hanover and Cleveland. Also, if you have an oversized vehicle, we definitely encourage you to come towards the end of carline to reduce congestion.
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Please don't block the sidewalk. Mrs. Ridgely is there to let you know when there is enough room for you to pull down the alley without blocking the sidewalk, so please pay attention to her help when driving down Cleveland.
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Finally, if you have someone else picking up your kids, please share the car line guidelines with them.
Thank you so much for helping us in this important regard and always doing so with your wonderful patience and charity. We love seeing your smiles in carline, and we are always grateful for your support!
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Wow! These exciting books recently arrived and are ready to be checked out. Many wonderful titles are being donated to honor special teachers, students, and "those who enjoy a good book." Thank you!
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If You Missed This on Social Media... |
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Keeping Our School Healthy and Together... |
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Covid Question? Email:
And remember...
ONLY COME TO SCHOOL IF….
- Your temperature is under 100.4 degrees.
- You do NOT have other symptoms of COVID-19, without an alternative diagnosis. Other symptoms include chills, sore throat, cough, shortness of breath, muscle pain, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea
- You have NOT had a positive diagnostic test for the virus that causes COVID-19 in the prior 10 days..
- You have NO known exposure to a COVID-19 case in the prior 14 days; exposure being less than six (6) feet for greater than 15 minutes over a 24 hour period, without wearing the appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
UPDATED December 14, 2020
If you are keeping one student home because they have COVID-19 symptoms with no alternative diagnosis, then you are reminded to keep all of your students home.
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Taking Care of our Comet Family |
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Please remember that we are one community that is supportive and respectful. As in any year, from time to time teachers and students may be out of school. Please respect privacy and don't jump to conclusions. Whenever a member of the school community has a confirmed case of COVID-19, we will work with the Diocese and the Health Department to make sure close contacts are notified so they may take appropriate action inline with CDC guidance.
Also, here's some other helpful information:
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CDC recommendations for gatherings.
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Differences between COIVD-19 and the Flu here.
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