October 2020

Dates to Remember: Thursday, October 15- 8:15 Mass- grades 4-6 Cohort B Monday, October 19- 8:15 Mass- grades 4-6 Cohort A Thursday, October 22- 8:15 Mass- grades 1-3 Cohort B Tuesday, November 3- Election Day- No School- Vote Monday, November 9- 8:15 Mass- grades 1-3 Cohort A

Protecting God's Children The Diocese of Buffalo employs a program called Protecting God’s Children. Part of this program is teaching children safety skills to help empower them to make safe choices. This is mandatory for all Catholic schools in the Diocese. This year, due to COVID-19 the diocese has designed a home learning plan that families can complete together. This is a wonderful opportunity for families to sit down and discuss these matters together. Below are the links to the parental lessons for each age grouping. Please review the lesson with your child and return to their teacher the accompanying form. Questions can be directed to our Religious Education Coordinator, Miss Wind at KWind@saintmarkschool.com Family Safe Environment Training Lessons K-2: https://www.virtusonline.org/educators/parents/Parent-Lesson1-K-2.pdf 3-5: https://www.virtusonline.org/educators/parents/Parent-Lesson1-3-5.pdf 6-8: https://www.virtusonline.org/educators/parents/Parent-Lesson1-6-8.pdf Parent Acknowledgement Form

Also from the Diocese of Buffalo... The Road to Renewal is seeking input from throughout our Diocese and encourages everyone to please participate in their brief online survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7JLT2LY Please be sure to participate before the deadline of October 19th. Thank you!!

The NYSDOH has released a COVID-19 Toolkit which includes a decision making chart for student attendance. Per our Reopening Plan, this tool should be used by parents every morning before leaving with their child(ren) for school. It is also on our school website. This does not have to be printed and returned to school; we ask that you use it with your child(ren) at home. Daily Covid-19 Screening Flowchart

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October Partners in Faith Newsletter

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