Monday Memo
Week 02 | August 24-28, 2020
NEw In this Week's Edition:
Updates added to our Re-Entry Gameplan Document
Carpool Reminders
Cub Scouts is starting
PTO: Yearbook Committee will need photos & Room Parent Signups come out this week
Fall Sports Cancelled
Online Chess Club
Morning and afternoon carpool reminders
We've had to make more than a few adjustments to our arrival and dismissal procedures due to COVID-19 safety cautions. Our students, staff and parents have been champs at being patient and getting the hang of what we need to do to ensure our student and staff's safety. Thank you to everyone making it work!
We are working towards making afternoon dismissal more efficient with the goal of returning to our normal school dismissal time by Friday of this week. That's the goal!
Just a few quick reminders:
Morning Carpool
1A - Mrs. DeMuth's students are dropped off at the gym door
KB - Ms. Ray's students are dropped at the PLC door across from 4th/5th classrooms
Afternoon carpool
Please have your number displayed.
Turn on your FLASHERS once your have all your children in the car
IF you do not have your child - roll down your window and hold up your carpool tag so teachers can see you and assist.
Please keep animals in your vehicle
--- Around the school ---
Lunch menu
You can always find our lunch menu on our school website. The new month calendar is typically posted around the last week of the month prior.
Sycamore & Carpool
Mr. Henderson sent out a message on Friday evening with details about helpful tips for Sycamore and information about Carpool for this school year.
Optional Remote Learning Online (RLO)
Families that requested the optional RLO for their family can find the grade level plans below. This is the plan we will start the year with and we will be making adjustments as needed to fit the needs of our families.
Please direct all RLO questions to Lindsay Finley at lfinley@stalbert.org or leave a message or text at (502) 536-8761. Ms. Finley will be the liaison between students, parents, and teachers.
Since our start date for school has been pushed back one week to August 19, we will also be pushing back the date to notify us about choosing the Remote Learning Option. If you would like to choose the Remote Learning Option for August, you will need to notify Lindsay Finley (lfinley@stalbert.org) by Wednesday, August 12. We will still be doing RLO on a month to month basis so that if you are wanting to make a change to in person instruction from RLO or RLO to in person instruction you will need to do that by the 25th of each month.
Thank you for your patience and understanding during these continually changing times.
Join St Albert Girl Scouts!
Saint Albert the Great Girl Scouts welcomes all girls to join us for a great 2020-2021 school year!
Grade level troops are open to all girls, starting in Kindergarten. We will be having two separate online parent information sessions for girls new to Girl Scouts interested in joining for the 2020-2021 school year.
Weds, 8/26 @ 7pm: Parents of girls interested in joining existing Girl Scout Troops in Grades 1-8.
Google Meet: meet.google.com/shd-naqp-xzg
Tues, 9/1 @ 7pm: Kindergarten parents interested in participating in the new Kindergarten Daisy troop being formed now.
Google Meet: meet.google.com/rfo-pcsr-hhc
Questions?
Contact Karen Schuler Ising
--- From The ParisH ---
First Holy Communion
Hello to our Parents with Children Preparing for their First Holy Communion,
This will be a special year for your children! I am honored to walk with your family in this journey of faith and help prepare them for their Sacraments! We encourage all parents to attend our First Communion Meeting on September 8 at 7:00pm in the Church.
First Communion Masses are scheduled!
Saturday, November 7 at 3:00 pm for 2A;
Sunday, November 8 at 1:00 pm for 2B
Sunday, November 8 at 4:00 pm for 2C & PREP students
Hopefully, you have received an email with the First Communion Enrollment Form which includes the plate painting order (optional) as well as an RSVP form with a number of immediate family to reserve your pew. Those with twins will need to choose which homeroom Mass to attend. Please notify the office if you have not received the email.
Thank you!
--- FROM YOUR PTO ---
Thank you from the School Supplies Committee
Thank you to everyone who ordered a pre-packaged school supplies kit. Also, a special thank you to our volunteers who helped deliver all of the boxes to the classrooms! We had 296 kits ordered - approximately half of our students.
Each box purchased had $1 added to be a donation back to our PTO plus SchoolKitz offered a $0.50 donation per box so we raised $444.00 for our PTO!
If anyone had any issues with their supply box please email ptoschoolsupplies@stalbert.org.
Yearbook Committee
The Yearbook committee would like to encourage parents, students, teachers, and staff to have their cameras ready! We will be incorporating a lot of candid photos into the yearbook this year. Special links to submit photos and more info coming soon!
Room Parent Sign-Ups Wednesday
The Room Parent Sign Up Genius will go live on Wednesday August 26 at 6am. An email will go out with the link, so be watching your inbox. Please sign up for only one homeroom and be sure that you have the correct homeroom.
While this year looks different from past years, our room parent/grandparent volunteers will be needed now more than ever! This is new territory for all of us, but some ways room parents can help out include helping plan games and activities for class parties, assembling individual craft bags for holiday celebrations, and coordinating prizes and treats for special days. While room parents won’t be able to be there in-person in the classrooms, we can still support our teachers and students remotely.
If you have any questions, please email the Room Parent co-chairs, Lauren Biagi and Kristin Chin at ptoroomparents@stalbert.org
--- FROM YOUR SPORTS MINISTRY ---
Fall Sports CANCELED.
Unfortunately...all JK-8th grade fall sports have been canceled. We hope to process all refunds by Friday, August 28. Below is the correspondence we received from CSAA...
For immediate Release:
The CSAA Board of Directors met on August 19th to discuss fall sports. After much discussion, the board decided that in our current environment, we cannot safely offer fall sports. The football, volleyball, and cross country seasons are canceled. No CSAA member/parish can offer or sponsor or field these sports.
This discussion was made considering the health and welfare of those who will participate; players, officiants, and fans. At this time, safety must be our only concern.
God Bless You,
Fr. Tom Gentile
Chair of the Board of Directors
Support SAAM
Buy a Mask or Water Bottle
SAAM is selling St. Albert branded face-masks and water bottles that will be available for pick up while supplies last, place your order online to reserve yours today. More details at the link below.
Online Chess Club
CHESS PERFORMANCE is proud to offer our popular chess club in a new format that allows students to participate wherever they are!
Classes will be held over Zoom meetings and students will have an opportunity to both learn and play during each session.
Open to all students, regardless of skill level!
$60 per session.
Class Info:
Classes will be held Monday through Thursday!
Pick your meeting day!
Classes will meet from 4 to 5 p.m.
Two 6-week sessions offered for Fall 2020!
Session 1: Week of Sep. 14 through Week of Oct. 19
Session 2: Week of Oct. 26 through Week of Dec. 7
(No classes Nov. 23-26)