August 12, 2020
Dear Saint Anne Parish School families,
As always, we remain committed to a safe student-centered learning environment. As you know, this school year we will be doing that by offering two main platforms of instruction: In Person Learning and Parallel Digital Instruction. Students engaged in In-Person Learning will be grouped into cohorts and abide by the safety procedures that we have put into place.
Our Parallel Digital Instruction (PDI) will allow families who are not yet comfortable with In-Person Learning to live stream our teachers, and students to participate in the same curriculum as their in-person classmates while remaining a part of the St. Anne community. PDI learners will have the flexibility to rejoin their cohorts in person each trimester. However, we have maintained our commitment to safety by setting up a desk for every PDI student in the classroom from the start of the school year regardless of their presence in the school! Classroom set up reflects that students will be sitting six feet apart! We hope that shows our commitment to every student and to safety.
Please review our dynamic Saint Anne Parish School Reopening Plan that was designed with all our stakeholders in mind - students, parents, and faculty/staff. We are dedicated and prepared for not only a safe reopening but it is our goal to remain open and that will take ALL of us to work together and focus on what is best for the children of Saint Anne Parish School! In order to do so it was necessary to make adjustments to our school calendar. Please see the details below.
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DATE
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TIME SCHEDULE
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EVENT
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NOTES
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08/26/20
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8:00-3:00
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Virtual Meet the Teacher
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Teachers introduce themselves via zoom to families
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08/31/2020
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7:45-11:45
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Welcome walk through of new arrival/dismissal policies, new look to classroom, and pick up devices, new policies for grades 6-8
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Teachers will give full attention to each
student about setting up their personal space and
understanding the importance of distancing. Shortened day allows for building mask-wearing stamina.
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09/01/2020
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7:45-11:45
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Welcome walk through of new arrival/dismissal policies, new look to classroom, and pick up devices, new policies for grades 3-8
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Teachers will give full attention to each student about setting up their personal space and
understanding the importance of distancing. Shortened day allows for building mask-wearing stamina.
Continued personalized explanations and monitoring of all new procedures for 6-8. Students will be introduced to new plans for using familiar and new tech platforms. Continued practice with masks.
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09/02/2020
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7:45-11:45
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Welcome walk through of new arrival/dismissal policies, new look to classroom, and pick up devices, new policies for grades K-8
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Teachers will give full attention to each student about setting up their personal space and
understanding the importance of distancing. Shortened day allows for building mask-wearing stamina.
Continued personalized explanations and monitoring of all new procedures for 3-8. Students will be introduced to new plans for using familiar and new tech platforms. Continued practice with masks.
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09/03/2020
And 09/04/2020
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8:00-12:00
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Half Day for grades K-8
PreK Calendar Begins
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Continued personalized explanations and monitoring of all new procedures. Continued practice with new plans for using familiar and new tech platforms. Continued practice with masks. Students will be given SEL assignments to practice new procedures and help in building relationships needed for this new reality.
The Early Childhood Director will send details.
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09/08/2020
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8:00 -3:00
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Full Day of all Students K-8 engaged in In Person and Parallel Digital Learning
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Attention to lunch procedures and working out any question areas
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If you have any questions as you read through this plan, please do not hesitate to reach out to us or to anyone on the Reopening Plan Committee.
Sincerely,
Dawn Kapka and Lisa Torrence