• Do not come to school if you are sick with any illness.
• Do not come to school if you answer yes to any COVID-19 symptoms. 
• Contact the SAA Nurse, Mrs. Sandra Miller at Health@saa-sds.org if you have COVID-19 or if you have a pending COVID test result. 

• Thursday, August 13 - Registration and Orientation for Grades 12, 11, and 10
• We hope to see all students attend. 
• Laptops will be distributed.

• Friday, August 14 - FSO for Freshmen Only

• Directed by Mrs. Maria Smith and Senior Peer Mentors
• No Seniors, Juniors, or Sophomores
• Arrival location is Siena Hall. Screening is the same as above. Bring your completed Emergency Form from the ePacket on the SAA website. 
• All instructions concerning the time, the agenda, and the attire will be provided by Mrs. Smith and the Peer Mentors.
• Note: You are required to wear a mask and to social distance.

• Monday, August 17 - 1^st Day of Classes for all grades 
• All students are to be in uniform and wearing a mask. The uniform includes uniform shirt, jumper, socks, either gray tennis shoes or saddle shoes.
• Bring a clear water bottle.

• Seniors and any student riding with a senior will be screened outside the Veritas door. 
• Students dropped off by their parents at Veritas will be screened at the Cyber Café Patio.
• Those parking at Independent Presbyterian Church (IPC) will follow the walkway around St. Dominic School and will be screened on the patio of the Dining Hall. Students may not cut through the St. Dominic Building or the Early Childhood Center (ECC) area.
• Screening will include temperature checks and questions about symptoms.
• After screening, students will go immediately to their first period class to get ready for the 9:00 start time. They may not sit in the hallways.

• Please pick up your daughters as soon as possible after dismissal.
• Freshmen will be picked up in front of Buckman.
• Seniors (and those who ride with them) will exit Veritas to go to cars or will be picked up in front of Veritas.
• Those parked at IPC will follow the walkway around St. Dominic School toward the IPC parking lot. Students are not allowed to cut through St. Dominic School or the ECC area.

• Each teacher will send a ZOOM invitation to the class.
• Students may not attend class while in bed.
• Students must get up and get dressed. Students do not have to wear the SAA uniform, but must be appropriately dressed.
• Students must be seated at a desk or a table in the home.
• Students may not use their phones while in ZOOM class.
• Students must begin muted. They will follow their teacher’s instructions about how to ask questions and participate.

• Students will not be allowed to use lockers. However, anyone with heavy books, such as those for AP classes, as well as athletic gear may leave their items in a designated location. Students should not bring large amounts of money or valuable items to school.
• Students should only bring necessary items to school in backpacks.

• Students will receive instruction about Dining Hall procedures for ordering meals. Lunch will be delivered to designated locations. Of course, students can bring their lunches from home. However, there can be no sharing of food or drink. Weather permitting, we will eat outside with 6 feet of distance and a mask break. More details to come from the dining service.

• Uniforms are required when a student is on campus. Please make an effort to look nice in your uniforms. Check that uniforms are not too short, that hemlines are not hanging down, that there are all buttons on the jumper, and that they are buttoned.
• No non-uniform items can be worn with the uniform. 
• Students do not need a “tennis shoe note” if they cannot wear saddle shoes, BUT they must wear gray tennis shoes as stated in the Upper School Handbook.
• Note that 2019-2020 was the last year for the Parker Uniforms to be worn. Everyone must now be wearing a uniform from Flynn-O’Hara.

• Note that we will be following the 2020-2021 School Calendar for all holidays.
• The school buildings will only be open to students, faculty, and essential personnel.
• Put your name on your water bottle and your masks, so that again no one is sharing and we can return your items to you. We do have water fillers on the water fountains for your use.
• Concerning student parking, the information on this will be sent out at the beginning of next week.
• Hand sanitizers are stationed throughout the school at entrances and in classrooms.
• If you must drop off your daughter earlier than 8:15 a.m. or pick her up later than 3:45 p.m., please let her counselor know.
• If you have Lower School or Junior High students riding with your high school student, note that the younger student will wait in his or her classroom until the older student either goes through the car line or goes to the appropriate location to have the younger one called to her. Please have your daughter see me or my assistant for a complete explanation of the process.
• For even more information about preparation for classes to begin, including classroom supplies, etc., go to the Upper School Summer ePacket at the SAA-SDS website.
• Make sure that you have finished your summer reading assignment from the English Department before you return to classes on Monday, August 17.