Community e-News l 1.16.22 |
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Be sure to click "View entire message" to see the newsletter in its entirety. Some email viewers, including Gmail, can cut off before reaching the bottom of the e-newsletter.
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Yearbook Photo Request
Yearbook is looking for students with pictures and stories of service or volunteering. Please let us know how students have been helping others this year. Fill out the form now through Friday 1/21 and submit your information.
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Applications are due February 14, 2022. Families must apply each year they require aid. There is one application for both Carondelet and De La Salle students. This application can also be used to apply for FACE through the Oakland Diocese.
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'22 Senior Activities Zoom Meeting - Jan 19
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MLK Prayer Service
This week, DEI Council lead a prayer service in honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. With Monday's holiday, we remember and appreciate to love with all our hearts, souls, and minds, and love our neighbors as we love ourselves.
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Advent Project - Thank you!
Thank you to everyone for participating in this year’s Advent Project! Students raised over 400 art and exercise items for Las Trampas. Know that you made such a difference in the lives of their clients. Read Spiritual Life Council student Leila Watters's recap on the culture of giving at Carondelet.
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Thank you, families, for your diligence and positive attitude amid a very hectic start to the semester. Know that masking is being enforced in classrooms and though we have had to work through a ton of reports about close contacts and positive cases, our families have been proactive and responsible by getting tested and keeping students home when sick. We have seen that the week off from Jan. 3-7 helped us immensely in limiting spread.
Here are numbers related to COVID-19 cases for the past two weeks:
Over the past two weeks, there were 111 cases where students stayed home either because of a COVID-19 close contact or positive case.
Of the 111:
- 25 were close contacts who tested negative but quarantined at home.
- 86 were positive COVID-19 cases and are quarantining at home.
- 26 of the positive cases were on campus this week for at least one day and some close contacts were on campus before quarantining.
- 78 were never on campus because they either tested last Thursday (1/6), Friday (1/7), or let us know they were staying home to monitor or follow the quarantine guidelines.
Though case numbers have increased, masking and our families being vigilant are still the keys to creating a safe environment. Please keep your daughter home if she is sick and when symptoms arise please have her tested.
The Spectrum testing has been invaluable and these sessions have been incredibly well-attended. We had almost 400 people test last week and more than 200 on Thursday (1/13).
Mrs. Reinwald, Mrs. Main, Mrs. Wilson, and I have been trained by Spectrum and we are doing the return to school testing for students in the morning. We are working with Spectrum to be able to test students who are interested in getting antigen tests at various times throughout the school day. We will post updated information on Schoology. Thank you all again for your diligence and partnership.
Sincerely,
Kevin Cushing
Principal
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Testing
2-4 PM is reserved for students, faculty, and staff on campus.
4-5 PM is open to students, families, faculty, and staff.
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Masking
Strict masking policies will continue being enforced as they have been for the past two years. KN95 masks are now the most widely recommended respirator. Here are some mask guidelines from the CA Dept of Public Health.
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Vaccinations
The FDA has now expanded the use of booster shots to ages 12-15. We encourage everyone to get vaccinations/booster shots to help ensure that we can maintain our in-person environment based upon county protocols.
Isolation/Quarantine Protocols
Here is a link to the current protocols from CDPH regarding the new five-day isolation/quarantine time frame.
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Students that are positive or who have tested positive, please email the attendance office and either VP Reinwald or Principal Cushing.
- Students must have a negative test to return to school if they tested positive. That test must be administered by a healthcare provider or school admin. Schoolwide antigen testing dates qualify.
- Students needing to test to return to school are encouraged to bring their own, unopened rapid tests to the Main office and the test will be administered by a Carondelet admin.
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Summers at Carondelet - Spread the Word |
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Camp Carondelet Registration Open
Calling all kids! Spend the summer with us. Camp Carondelet offers a balance of creative learning and outdoor play for incoming 3rd to 8th-grade students. Create, play, and build summer memories to last a lifetime. Register now.
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Sports Clinic Registration Open
This summer, elementary and middle school girls can train with Carondelet coaches, improve their skills, and have fun playing their favorite sports in our state-of-the-art facilities. Clinics run from June to August and are open for incoming 2nd-9th graders. Register now.
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Parents Association in Action |
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Thank you for your support! Events you've made possible include a special taco truck lunch for the senior class, yummy snacks for students during finals, and a gift for our faculty and staff. |
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Upcoming Crab Feed
Pick up for the second Drive-Thru Crab Feed is Saturday, February 26, so get ready to strap on your bibs and start your engines!
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The Parents Association needs your help to make the Drive-Thru Crab Feed a success. Sign up to help!
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Seniors: Read through this important document regarding upcoming action items regarding college admission decisions, including what to do if deferred.
Juniors: It’s course advising time! Please go onto the Scheduling Website, click on “Class of 2023” and follow the steps for completing your course advising request. Once you submit the “Course Selection Form” with your parent(s), you will receive an email confirmation with your counselor’s calendar link to set up a meeting appointment.
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Each week, your C+C counselors share updates for students and families about upcoming opportunities for your road to college. Click the button above for the full update. |
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Attendance & Other Policies
Students need to be in class when the bell rings to begin that class. Students must check in with Stephanie Gutierrez, Attendance Officer, before leaving campus and when arriving late. Without checking in, these absences may be an indicator of a cut class. Starting this semester we will not be retroactively changing attendance if it is more than one week in the past.
If students leave class to use the restroom, they need to go back to class immediately after. This semester we will be using passes for restroom use. Phone pockets will be used in all classes.
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Lunch Expectations
- Students are not permitted to sit in their cars at any point during the school day (including break and lunch).
- Students may not leave campus for lunch.
- Carondelet does not accept DoorDash/UberEats or other food delivery services.
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If a student forgets their lunch or if there are any financial barriers, please have your student visit Caitlin Main, Dean of Students, or Alexis Bustamante, Assistant Dean of Students.
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Dress Code
We will be enforcing the dress code expectations in place. Please review the dress code with your student and keep these expectations in mind.
Know that not following dress code and attendance policies will lead to disciplinary consequences. These are not overly stringent expectations at all, but they are expectations for being a Carondelet student.
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All information regarding Carondelet rules and policies can be found in our Student Handbook. |
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Spring sports tryouts start February 7! Athletes must be medically cleared before tryouts begin. Registration must be complete before tryouts. Instructions can be found on the Athletics Page.
Spring Sports include: Beach Volleyball, Lacrosse, Rugby, Softball, Stunt, Swimming & Diving, and Track & Field
Upcoming games
Register for the NCAA Eligibility Center webinar for college-bound student-athletes and families. Learn about the eligibility, on-campus requirements, and resources for studying and competing at NCAA Division I or II schools.
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Take $5 off every order (including clearance items) at the school store now through 1/31/22
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Use code
5$OFF
at checkout
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Valley Vista Racquet Club
No initiation fees when you join in January or February. The member-run tennis club operates on the tennis courts at the Carondelet Athletics Complex. High school student memberships are only $20 a month!
The club includes USTA teams, a ladies morning league, a teaching pro and more. VVCA's website.
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