Elementary Announcements
December 14, 2020
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What's Happening This Week? |
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Monday, December 14
- Diocesan Virtual Mass with Bishop Foys at 10:00 a.m. Mrs. Bosley will attend on behalf of our school and deliver all of the ornaments our students made.
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Spirit Week: Dress Like a Present or Christmas Tree
- What is Frosty's favorite desert? ICE Krispie Treats!
Tuesday, December 15
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Spirit Week: Wear your favorite Christmas sweater or Dress like a Christmas Carol
- What do you call Santa when he stops moving? Santa Pause
Wednesday, December 16
- Kindergarten Christmas Pageant
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Spirit Week: Wear your favorite Christmas Pajamas or your favorite Ugly Christmas sweater
- What is a snowman's favorite cereal? FROSTY Flakes!
Thursday, December 17
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Spirit Week: Wear Christmas colors and/or accessories
- What is Santa's favorite track and field event? North Pole Vaulting!
Friday, December 18
Thursday, December 25
Monday, January 4
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Dear Villa Families,
This week we light the third candle on the Advent wreath - the pink candle. The pink candle represents joy. Joy fills our hearts when we think of baby Jesus. We also look with hope to Jesus' second coming, when he will raise us up to new life in him. As we prepare our hearts for Jesus' coming, let us take time to thank Him for the many gifts he has given us. We thank God for our school family- our classmates, our teachers, and all of the staff at school. We thank God for our warm and friendly school where we can learn and grow. We thank God for our families. We thank God for our faith. And, we thank God for Jesus, whose birth is a light for all nations.
One of my favorite Christmas traditions at Villa is our annual Kindergarten Christmas Pageant. I'm so glad that our school will be able to hear the story of Jesus' birth thanks to the Kindergarten students. The students did a fantastic jobs creating nativity drawings, making costumes, and reciting their lines for our virtual pageant. I hope all of our students enjoy hearing the story of Jesus' birth this year thanks to our Kindergarten class.
The Diocese has updated the return to school document to reflect recent information from the CDC, etc. You can find the updated document here. A few important highlights from the document are below:
*Please remember that parents need to continue reporting student positive COVID-19 cases as well as positive household cases during NTI and throughout the holiday break. This will help us return successfully in January.
*Updated Quarantine Guidance (p. 16) outlines the new quarantine options and how our schools will be implementing them.
*Family Trips (p. 13) the mandatory travel quarantine will remain in effect. The change is there are new quarantine options.
*Field Trips/Assemblies/School Visitors (p.10) will remain canceled until further notice.
*Elementary Sports (p.12) have been updated to reflect the new winter practice dates and that spring sports will be permitted according to the guidelines. Please note VMA Elementary School, like many of our local elementary schools, will not be opening up school sports until we are back in school.
Thank you for all that you are doing to help us get back to in-person instruction. We appreciate the support of our Villa community, and we look forward to a return in January.
On behalf of the Villa Madonna Academy Elementary School Faculty and Staff, I wish all of our students and their families a safe and joyous holiday. Rest, relax, and have a Merry Christmas. We will see all in the new year when school resumes on January 4, 2021!
Mrs. Soshana Bosley
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Oh God, creator of the universe, You hold each of us in the palm of Your hand. Extend to each member of the Villa community an awareness of your presence, your healing, and your peace. Help us to love and respect one another, to develop our gifts to the best of our abilities, and to use those gifts in the service of others. Help us work together to grow into mature Christian people. We ask this in the name of Jesus, Your son, and our brother. Amen.
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
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Happy Birthday!
12/14 Liam (4th)
12/16 Maddie (4th)
12/17 Scarlett (4th)
12/18 1/2 Bday Madelyn (5th) & Ethan (4th)
12/19 Kinsley (3rd); 1/2 Bday Charlie (5th)
12/20 Austin (1st); 1/2 Bday Hudson (5) & Henry (2nd)
12/21 Austin (2nd)
12/22 Meg (3rd)
12/23 Ms. Hamm; 1/2 Bday Addison (K)
12/24 Ethan (2nd); 1/2 Bday Lulu (3rd)
12/26 1/2 Bday Bode (K)
12/27 1/2 Bday Neil (4th)
12/28 Tara (6th); 1/2 Bday Jude (4th)
12/29 Lincoln (K); 1/2 Bday Tristan (2nd)
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KY YMCA Kentucky Youth Assembly
Several of our sixth grade students participated in the virtual KYA conference this past week. Congratulations to Lily Lewis! She received an Outstanding Delegate award at the KYYMCA Kentucky Youth Assembly. She and the other sixth graders who participated Ksenia Miller, Riley Clark, and Cam Kratzer earned a Premier Delegation award.
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Christmas Spirit Week 12/14 - 12/17
We would like to spread Christmas cheer and so have planned a special week for our students.
Monday: Dress Like a Present or Christmas Tree
Tuesday: Wear your favorite Christmas sweater or Dress like a Christmas Carol
Wednesday: Wear your favorite Christmas PJs or your favorite Ugly Christmas sweater
Thursday: Wear Christmas colors and/or accessories
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Photos: We miss seeing you on campus! Please send your NTI pictures to Mrs. Holtzman so that we can all stay connected.
COVID Safety Reminders: We remind all of our school community to follow COVID-19 requirements. Please wear a mask, maintain social distance, wash/sanitize hands frequently, keep your child at home if they are feeling sick, and keep your child home if someone in the household is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms. The most recent safety information (12/11/20) can be found here.
NTI Survey Results: Thank you for sharing feedback with us on the NTI process. All of our 3rd - 6th grade students completed surveys and the results including comments were shared with the grade level teachers. 100% of the students shared that they know what to do for learning at-home. 98% said that they know how to ask a teacher for help or to get clarification. 90% shared that the work they are doing is "just about right" and 92% shared that they are doing "awesome" or "good" with NTI. In comments, they shared many things that they are proud of themselves for doing and shared some ways that things could be improved. Many comments were shared that they are really missing being at school. Obviously, comments like that melt a teacher's heart! All K-6 parents were invited to complete a survey as well. Of the 25 completed surveys (with families from every grade level represented), 98% shared that their student(s) "always or usually" know what to do for at-home learning. 92% shared that their student(s) know how to ask a teacher for assistance or clarification "always or usually". 90% shared that the work load is "just about right" and 88% shared that they are doing "awesome" or "good" with NTI. Parent comments were shared with the faculty at grade level meets as well. It was most commonly stated that parents are grateful for the scheduled school day for consistency at home while parents are working and that parents felt they could be more hands off and let teachers work with the students than last NTI cycle.
Elementary Sports: We have made the decision to put elementary winter sports on hold. Thank you for your understanding and patience.
Picture Retake Day: Due to the move to NTI, the picture retake day has been rescheduled to Tuesday, January 26.
Virtus: Parents who wish to volunteer at Villa must be Virtus trained. Please contact Julie Dickman, in the main office if you have any questions. To register and sign up for a class, visit www.virtus.org and click on “Registration.”
If you missed a bulletin, be sure to go into your Virtus account and catch up before you are locked out of the system!
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December
16 Kindergarten Christmas Pageant;
December/June birthdays out of uniform
17 12:00 PM Dismissal for Christmas Break
25 Merry Christmas!
January
1 Happy New Year
4 Classes Resume
6 2:15 p.m. Faculty Meeting
13 PTAO Meeting
18 MLK Day – No School
22 Rosary Service
24 Open House Event for K-6
25 Catholic Schools Week Begins
29 January/July birthdays may be out of uniform.
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Villa Madonna Academy, a private, Catholic, K-12 school, educates students in a Christ-centered community rooted in the Benedictine traditions of scholarship, service, and hospitality. |
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