As a reminder, if your student is moving to remote learning for a day or a period of time, the expectations for remote learners can be found on our FALL 2020 informational page, which has a link on our school  website.  Remote learner expectations can also be viewed HERE.

It seems COVID-19 cases are back on the rise in our area, so I want to take another opportunity to stress the importance of remaining vigilant in daily activities and ask parents to continue to err on the side of caution when it comes to sending your child/ren to school.

I also want to remind everyone:  If your child is involved with an activity where there has been a suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19, and you have been told your child needs to quarantine, that means your child needs to quarantine from the school building for that same amount of time and participate in remote learning, not just that activity.

Along the same line, with Halloween upon us this weekend, I ask you to please continue to be vigilant when it comes to getting together with family and friends.

Thank you again for your support as we navigate this school year with both an abundance of optimism and a heavy dose of caution.  We certainly consider ourselves a family here at Saint James School and want to ensure that every member remains healthy and well.

Thank you to everyone for being flexible with our unexpected, quick pivot to remote learning today.  As noted in last night’s email, the building will be thoroughly cleaned and “fogged” this evening, and we anticipate classes will back in the building on Monday (with the exception of the cohort that will be remote learning).

For all grades that will be returning back to the school building on Monday, if you would prefer that your student move to remote learning for a period of time, we welcome you to make that change by reaching out to your child’s teacher over the weekend.

Also, if you have not yet downloaded the SJS App – which we can use to send a last-minute notification to your phone – now might be a good time to do so.  Information regarding the App can be found in the October Saber Stories Newsletter (link at the bottom of this email) and we have added the informational link back into the bottom of the daily email.

Please be sure you say “YES” to receiving notifications.

Thank you to all our kindergarten – grade 8 families that participated in the our recent survey!  Please click the link below to read the letter from Mrs. Zorger regarding survey results.

Survey Letter from Mrs. Zorger

In light of COVID and health and safety protocol, the bus company has informed us that students are NOT permitted to take the bus to another student’s house this year.  If your child needs to get together with another student for a project, you will need to pick them up at afternoon dismissal.