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Our Lady of Guadalupe School fosters Gospel values, inspires academic excellence, and develops service and leadership. We face this as a sacramental community united and
sponsored by the Holy Spirit.
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Dear OLG Families,
This has been quite a week coming back to school! Thank you to all families for working together with us on re-establishing those school-wide expectations and "new years resolutions" this first week of 2022!!! Thank you also for your understanding and patience as our teachers rise to this most current challenge of extra absences and navigating needed changes to lesson planning and assessments. Alongside of you, our staff is working incredibly hard and making the most out of a challenging situation. Here is some data of the current week and some reassurances of the strength of our covid resilience:
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Vaccinations -- Thank you families for updating us with verified vaccination status with the school office (email a pic or simply present in person). If unvaccinated or in case of an extended absence, this resource page can be helpful in answering questions as well! Classes that have completed this process are our middle school classes with almost 90% vaccinated (or in-process). Younger grades are still reporting-in.
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COVID #'s -- 12 students this week have delayed returning to the classroom due to travel and/or positive tests and are following covid protocols. Additional short-term absences of non-covid-reasons kept us on our toes as well. Four staff have tested positive, two before returning and have cleared quarantine timelines while two others currently out for a few more days.
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Two grade levels have been affected by Covid this week: Our preschool families were notified last night of a possible close contact and due to their unvaccinated status are following a precautionary move to remote learning. Our 7th grade class was notified this morning of a case but by strength of vaccinations and close monitoring of contact tracing and our protocols is able to remain in session.
- Regarding a switch to Remote Learning -- We believe that in-person learning has numerous inherent benefits for academics and social-emotional health, and that we learn best in community! That being said, if we are forced to switch to Remote Learning due to any statewide mandate, Archdiocesan decision, or extraordinary number of absences of staff/students, we know we have the ability. As with any transition, there will be a time needed to make a switch.
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Public Health and the Archdiocese is consulted on each and every case and we continue to receive kudos for our protocols and response. While CDC recently shortened quarantine timelines for the public, as schools we continue to follow the same precautionary measures and protocols of our more local authority. Read more here and here for details, or simple reach out to us at the school office if you have questions.
- Thank you for your continued diligence and efforts to keep all our greater OLG Family safe! You make the difference!
As we move ahead into the new year, keep an eye out for two important emails (and no, I'm not talking about tomorrow's spirit wear or Fulcrum deadlines!)... This is the time of year were we begin making plans for NEXT school year, so a special set of survey's is coming out soon, AND we begin the process of re-enrollment. If you have a new student from your family you'd like to enroll, please make sure you've completed a full application soon! Much more details below! |
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Yours in Christ,
Anton Kramer
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Jan 7 - OLG Spirit Day! Wear OLG Spirit Gear, anything CYO, or your uniform
Jan 12 - Wednesday 2:15 pm Early Dismissal
Jan 17 - NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King Day
Jan 30 - Catholic Schools' Week begins!
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Save the Date!
Some key items to mark on your calendar:
- Jan 30th: All-School Mass & Open House
- Feb 3rd: Special Persons Appreciation & All-School Mass
- Feb 4th: Pajama Day / OLG Spirit Wear
Stay tuned for updates to our 2022 celebration plans:
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Financial Aid Application -- Due Friday, Jan 7th
Tuition Assistance scholarship applications for the 2022-23 school year are due Jan 7th. The application process is an annual procedure so you need to reapply each year. Tuition Assistance is available for grades K-8.
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Referral Incentive Program
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- Kristee Bingham & Juan Cubias
- Dan & Robyn Campbell
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Minerva & Lincoln del Rosario
- Andrew & Jen Dickson
- Saba Fesseha (Michael)
- Mike Hammond & Wyndi Rejniak
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- Steph & Dave Huske
- John Kamin & Alexandra Olins
- Senait Kifle (Tesfay)
- Rachelle & Josh Snyder
- Mackenzie & Jake Sullivan
- Mark & Teresa Webb
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January Open House is coming Jan. 30th. If you know a family that may be interested in attending OLG, make sure that they attend the open house (via zoom) and that they write your name on their application. Find out more about our Referral Program
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Battle of the Books Begins this Week!
This week in the Library, students in grades 4th-8th were introduced to the books selected for this year's Battle of the Books (BOTB) reading incentive program. This is the 4th year for this reading incentive program sponsored by Our Lady of Guadalupe’s school library. Students are encouraged but not required to participate. There are two levels: the intermediate level is for students in grades 4-6 and they will be reading books nominated for the Sasquatch Book Award. Middle school students (grades 6-8) will read several books nominated for either the Young Reader's Choice or the Evergreen Teen Book Award. For more information and a list of books, visit Mrs Sommerville's webpage.
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News from the Band!
A most blessed 2022 to all!
Band members in grades 6-8: Please note that HONOR BAND AUDITIONS have been changed to a single night, January 20th from 4:00 - 7:00 pm/Kennedy Catholic Music Room.
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Parent Organization (PO) News |
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Stay Golden - Get Your Groove on with OLG!
Interested in funding our fantastic teaching staff so they can attend the auction? This year we are looking for sponsors for our teacher tables.
Please reach out to the Auction Team if you are interested in talking to potential business and community donors. Or indeed if you would like to sponsor at teachers table yourself
With gratitude to our 2022 Auction sponsors!
- Our presenting sponsor Sean Crowder from All State.
- Our Far Out sponsors Henry Real Estate and Pure Vida
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Join us 2nd Tuesday of each Month for PO Meetings!
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Save the Date! 8th Annual Day of Service
We are excited to announce our 9th Day of Service will be on Saturday, April 2! This annual event gathers 200+ people from our parish to serve in a variety of locations in the greater Seattle area. We already have 15 sites secured with several new options and will continue to offer at-home options as well. There’s something for every age, ability, and schedule. Keep an eye out for project descriptions in the coming month and registration in February. Visit www.olgseattle.org/day-of-service to learn more! If you would like to help plan the event, contact Jennifer. Our next planning meeting is Tuesday, January 18 at 9am via Zoom.
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Our Lady of Guadalupe, Pray for Us!
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Our Lady Guadalupe Catholic School
3401 SW Myrtle St. Seattle, WA 98126
office 206-935-0651
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