Dear Parents/Guardians:
As we continue to best meet the educational needs for all our students, we have determined that some clarifications regarding protocols for attendance and reporting of absences is necessary. This includes all students — those who participate in remote learning as well as those who are in-person learners.
1. Parents/Guardians must call the school nurse (option #3) to report any and all absences, regardless of the reason, by 8:00 am. This includes remote learners.
2. Students who are absent from school for personal reasons (i.e. vacation/travel) should continue to keep up with missing classwork, but are not allowed to attend classes virtually. Their absence from school will be noted in the school’s daily attendance report.
3. We really appreciate how diligent our parents/guardians have been these past few weeks in keeping students home from school at the sign of any illness (even if students are not experiencing the “high-risk” COVID symptoms). These students, and students who are remaining home due to a COVID-related issue (quarantining due to close contact with a COVID-positive person, experiencing COVID-related symptoms, or awaiting COVID test results), but are otherwise able to attend school, may sign in remotely and attend classes virtually. A parent/guardian must call the school nurse to report the student’s absence from in-person learning (please do not email the teacher or the school office of the absence).
With devices now being sent home nightly, it is possible that K – 3 students needing to stay home (not for personal reasons) can be part of the remote learning on their first day of absence. If the decision is made too close to the start of the school day, teachers will not have time to upload the materials to the Seesaw platform. Students can still live-stream from home beginning at 8:00am as long as all other remote learning protocol are followed.
Please do note, however, if the student is truly not feeling well and is not able to remain online with their class for a full day, they really do need to take the day as a “sick day”.
**It might be helpful to familiarize yourself with the “Student Expectations for Remote Learning” (click to open), also found in the parent/student handbook. in case your student needs to attend class remotely.
**Students who are traveling or are on vacation, will be marked absent, and are expected to complete the classwork posted in their Google Classroom. They may not attend classes virtually. Please refer to the parent/student handbook for additional information regarding attendance and school policy.
**Reminder: Students (in-person and remote) are tardy if they are not in school when the bell rings at 7:55 am.
Kindergarten STREAM Fun
/in St. James Notices /by Saint James SchoolWe Need Each Other
/in St. James Notices /by Saint James SchoolThis week teachers have been kicking off our new biblically-based, social-emotional character development program with students. The theme for this first month is “We Need Each Other” and focuses on how important it is for us to support each other. Yesterday afternoon, fourth grade science teacher, Mrs. Devanney,…
Virtual HSA Meeting Tonight
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolThe Saint James Home & School Association (similar to a PTA/PTO) will hold its second meeting of the new school year this evening, Thursday (10/8) via Zoom from 7:00-8:00pm. We strongly encourage parents to attend to learn more about the HSA and to hear about what events are upcoming in the next few months. If you are unable to attend the Zoom call but would like to volunteer to help at various times throughout the year, please reach out to our HSA President (parent volunteer, Jodi Talaga) at hsa@saintjamesschool.net.
The Zoom information is as follows:
Topic: HSA Meetig
Time: Oct 8, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/
Meeting ID: 761 4849 8886
Passcode: n4KJ95
8th Grade Mass
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James School6th Grade STREAM
/in St. James Notices /by Saint James SchoolThis week’s STREAM engineering challenge for 6th grade: Using ten popsicle sticks and 2 feet of tape, build a tower that is at least 4 inches tall and can hold a tennis ball for at least 10 seconds. Great work Sabers!
Reminder: Please Sign Up For Fall Conferences
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolCherrydale Fundraiser Ends Tomorrow
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolA huge thank you to everyone who participated – your support makes a difference!
Attendance Reminders & Clarifications
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolDear Parents/Guardians:
As we continue to best meet the educational needs for all our students, we have determined that some clarifications regarding protocols for attendance and reporting of absences is necessary. This includes all students — those who participate in remote learning as well as those who are in-person learners.
1. Parents/Guardians must call the school nurse (option #3) to report any and all absences, regardless of the reason, by 8:00 am. This includes remote learners.
2. Students who are absent from school for personal reasons (i.e. vacation/travel) should continue to keep up with missing classwork, but are not allowed to attend classes virtually. Their absence from school will be noted in the school’s daily attendance report.
3. We really appreciate how diligent our parents/guardians have been these past few weeks in keeping students home from school at the sign of any illness (even if students are not experiencing the “high-risk” COVID symptoms). These students, and students who are remaining home due to a COVID-related issue (quarantining due to close contact with a COVID-positive person, experiencing COVID-related symptoms, or awaiting COVID test results), but are otherwise able to attend school, may sign in remotely and attend classes virtually. A parent/guardian must call the school nurse to report the student’s absence from in-person learning (please do not email the teacher or the school office of the absence).
With devices now being sent home nightly, it is possible that K – 3 students needing to stay home (not for personal reasons) can be part of the remote learning on their first day of absence. If the decision is made too close to the start of the school day, teachers will not have time to upload the materials to the Seesaw platform. Students can still live-stream from home beginning at 8:00am as long as all other remote learning protocol are followed.
Please do note, however, if the student is truly not feeling well and is not able to remain online with their class for a full day, they really do need to take the day as a “sick day”.
**It might be helpful to familiarize yourself with the “Student Expectations for Remote Learning” (click to open), also found in the parent/student handbook. in case your student needs to attend class remotely.
**Students who are traveling or are on vacation, will be marked absent, and are expected to complete the classwork posted in their Google Classroom. They may not attend classes virtually. Please refer to the parent/student handbook for additional information regarding attendance and school policy.
**Reminder: Students (in-person and remote) are tardy if they are not in school when the bell rings at 7:55 am.
Announcing the Friendzy Program
/in St. James Notices /by Saint James SchoolPlease review the following letter from Mrs. Zorger regarding a new program we are implementing at SJS. The program will run October through May and each new month will have a specific theme (similar to our Virtue of the Month program from the past few years), tying in important social-emotional development concepts. For the month of October, the theme is “We Need Each Other.”
Letter from Mrs Zorger – Friendzy Program Launch
Mass for Sunday, October 4th
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolHere is the link to the Saint James Parish Mass for Sunday, October 4th, 2020 for families that don’t wish to attend in person.
https://youtu.be/zofZ1nEqln8