COVID-19 UPDATES (AS OF 04.02.2020)
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Due to the existing concerns surrounding the novel COVID-19 virus, Saint Patrick School will be closing it's doors for a period of 4 weeks. This is in an effort to follow the process of social distancing and quarantine for those who may be carriers.
The school will be open on SATURDAY, MARCH 21 from 8-10 AM for families to come in an pick up any and all materials their students may need for learning at home. We will have a limited number of devices that can also be checked out from the school office on a per-family basis. The following are links to letters sent out on Bloomz and they are also accessible on Facebook. English Letters: SAINT PATRICK LETTER DIOCESE OF DES MOINES LETTER Spanish Letters: SAINT PATRICK LETTER DIOCESE OF DES MOINES LETTER As we have more information to share it will be posted here! In order to help us prepare for those families potentially checking out devices on Monday morning, we are asking families to complete the form below. If you sign-up for a device, but change your mind, please contact Ms. Roethler. Technology Check-out Form Saint Patrick School will be offering "grab and go" lunches during our closure. Details on how this will work are posted in the letters linked below: English Letter Spanish Letter Distance Learning Communication sent on 3.19.2020 Good morning all! I know that there have been many questions regarding how your child will be able to learn for the next 4 weeks. Please know that we are not ignoring these questions and that teachers are working hard on plans right now to get to you staring on Monday, March 23. The attached letters from the school and Diocese detail what the next few weeks will look like. St. Patrick Letter (English) St. Patrick Letter (Spanish) Diocesan Letter Teacher Office Hours (English) Teacher Office Hours (Spanish) If you are not planning on checking out a device from the school or have one at home and will need paper copies of things, please reach out to Ms. Roethler by Sunday night. As always prayers at this time are welcome for our teachers, your children, and the nation while we continue moving into uncharted territory. Sincerely, Ms. Roethler NEW PARENT PICK-UP TIME: Here is the most recent communication sent out to families: Good evening all! We have changed the date for parents to pick up their child(ren)'s materials from the school and check-out a technology device if it is needed. The new date is SATURDAY, MARCH 21st from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM. The letters attached provide more details at this time for families. It is very important that all families send at least one adult to pick up materials for students. After 10:00 on Saturday, the school doors will be locked to all non-essential individuals until further notice. Spanish Letter English Letter Food Service Update: Thanks to the generous donations of various businesses in Perry, we now have options for families to get meals at home beyond the grab and go lunches. The letters below detail this for families. English Food Service Update Spanish Food Service Update |
Closure update (new date: April 30th)
Saint Patrick School and Gingerbread Preschool will continue to be closed until April 30th. All guidelines from our previous closure will be in place. Students will continue to utilize the learning opportunities set forth by their teachers. This is in recommendation with the guidelines set by Governor Reynolds. Diocesan Letters: English Spanish A Letter of Thanks: Father Luis and I want to take a moment to share how thankful we are right now for our church and school community. The responses we have gotten over our closures due to COVID-19 have been amazing and unimaginable. To those who we missed in these letters, please know that you are still on our blessing list each day and a vital part of being able to continue moving forward together. We will be stronger at the end of this all. So again, thank you! English Letter Spanish Letter School Update Letter (posted 3.27.2020) Updates regarding distance learning, food services, and the first-round CTO deadline. English Letter Spanish Letter |