Crusader Connection - August 13, 2021

August 13, 2021

Dear St. Anne Catholic School Families,

Letter from Principal Shamas

It has been a JOY-filled first week of school. The halls and classrooms are filled with excitement and wonder. We thank everyone for joining us at our Meet the Teacher and New Family Welcome. We are excited to see what the new year has in store and assure you that our commitment to Catholic education is stronger than ever.

As with every new year, there are opportunities to celebrate, grow and change. We are thrilled to welcome over 60 new students to St. Anne Catholic School. Our student ambassadors have done a great job welcoming our new friends and helping them feel comfortable. We thank our ambassador families for reaching out to our new families and helping to make their transition into our family go smoothly. Our Pre-K building has been freshly painted. Our courtyard is being upgraded to provide a tranquil prayer garden for our students. Our lobby has been transformed into a welcoming waiting area centered on our St. Anne painting. We are excited to continue growing our St. Anne community.

Thank you for your patience as we work through our carline procedures. Please review the procedures found in this Crusader Connection. We are going to two lines in the morning to improve efficiency and ensure students make it into the building on time.

Safety is always our priority. Please display your carline placard in the afternoon. All students should be dropped off and picked up via carline beginning Monday. If there is a need to walk students into the building in the morning, please walk along the gym and cross the carlines using the covered walkway the students use in the afternoon. Please do not drop off your children in the parking lot for them to walk to the school.

Teresa Sims, our afternoon childcare coordinator has resigned due to personal reasons. We are grateful for her service over the last two years. We are looking for one to two part time people to run our before and after care programs. Please call the school office if you are interested or know someone for these open positions, 281.351.0093. Until we fill these positions, aftercare will be available through Step by Step. Information can be found in this Crusader Connection.

Please review the Family Handbook for hair requirements with regards to color and cut. All students are expected to follow these guidelines.

We will attend mass next week on Wednesday, students will wear mass uniforms. We are aware some of you are still waiting on uniforms from Lands End.

This weekend is the Feast of the Assumption which commemorates Mary being taken into Heaven. We will hear in the Gospel how the promises of the Lord were fulfilled for Mary, and as always, beyond all expectation. Hope to see all of you at mass.

Thank you for choosing St. Anne Catholic School.

Only by His Grace,

Kendall Shamas

Principal

“I command you: be strong and steadfast! Do not fear nor be dismayed, for the LORD, your God, is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9

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IMPORTANT CARLINE PROCEDURES

Please review the procedures (here) for morning and afternoon carline procedures.

Morning Carline

· Carline begins at 7:40 am.

· No phones to be in use during carline.

· All carline vehicles enter via Cherry Street, forming two lines. One line on the right will be the red line (closest to the school) and the line on the left will be the blue line (closest to the gym).

· PK, Kinder, and 1^st grade students should enter the red line (closest to the school) for drop off.

· Vehicles should proceed and stop before the crosswalk.

· All vehicles should pull up close to the car in front of them.

· All vehicles when stopped should be put in park for safety.

· Students should be ready to exit the vehicle upon stopping.

· A teacher will announce the start of morning carline with a whistle.

· All cars parked in the loading and unloading zone, between the corner of the food pantry and the crosswalk, will then exit their car.

· Students in red line (closest to the school) exit their car and walk to the sidewalk to enter the school.

· Students in the blue line (closest to the gym) exit their car, walk along the blocked off middle lane, through the gates, and along the sidewalk to the teacher monitoring the walkway. These students will be safely guided along the crosswalk to the sidewalk along the school. They will walk along the sidewalk to enter the school.

· Cars will remain in park and in line until the students have been safely moved.

· The sidewalk monitors will then release the cars to exit the parking lot.

· Vehicles will exit out to Cherry Street.

· NOTE: Families arriving after 8:00 am should park at the front of the school and enter the main building to sign their child(ren) in.

Afternoon Carline

· Carline begins at 3:35 pm.

· No phones to be in use during carline.

· All carline vehicles enter via Cherry Street, forming two lines. One line on the right will be the red (closest to the school) and the line on the left will be the blue line (closest to the gym).

· When the parking lot and lines are full, vehicles will go to the overflow parking lot across the street.

· A police officer will be at the street to assist with directing traffic. Please follow the directions of the police officer.

· The name placard should be placed in your dashboard the entire time you are in the parking lot. Do not remove the placard until you are leaving the parking lot.

· Teachers will be entering names for student dismissal.

· Vehicles will proceed forward to the designated cone at the top of the carline.

· Vehicles must leave the cross walk open for students to pass.

· All vehicles must be put in park when stopped.

· Students will be dismissed from their classes by sets of 12 cars from both lines.

· All students must be loaded in their cars before the lines can move and exit the parking lot.

· The front monitors will release the cars to exit the parking lot.

· Vehicles will exit out to Cherry Street.