September 25, 2020

Hello Falcons Friends!

Virtual Parent Teacher Conferences:
  • We are excited for conferences in three weeks!
  • October 15th (3:00-7:30 PM)
  • October 16th (8:00-11:30 AM)
  • We are anticipating more conference requests than usual because they are virtual. Therefore, we are trying a new registration process to make sure parents and teachers with known issues are guaranteed time slots.
  • We promise everyone will have the chance to meet with a teacher whether it happens during the formal conference window or after.
  • We will have two registration windows.
  • Window #1: September 30th 8:00 AM to October 6th 3:00 PM: Teachers with specific student needs will invite those specific families to register during Window #1.
  • The teacher invitation will be sent via email on Monday September 28th.
  • Window #2: October 7th 8:00 AM to October 14th 3:00 PM: This will be the usual open registration for all remaining families.
  • Before registering, please make sure you understand your student's schedule and you are registering with the correct teacher for the correct subject.
  • After registering, you will receive a confirmation email from the teacher with a Google Meet Link.
  • Conferences will last for 10 minutes with a 5 minute cushion between each conference. Please be respectful of others and do your best to be on time.

Books & Materials: We understand some students are taking home a heavy backpack every night. Our intention is for students to take home only what is needed for that night's homework; everything else should stay at school. Teachers are confirming these expectations with all classes and also discussing extra storage options at school for those grades requiring it.

Teacher Tribute: Beau Townsend, Inc. awarded St. Christopher School $800 for deserving teachers. Our faculty selected four teachers to receive $200 each: Hollie Bryan, Maura McKenna, Brittany Paulus, and Kim Vore. Congratulations to the winners and a big thank you to Beau Townsend!

40 Days for Life: We started 40 days of prayer this Wednesday and some of our junior high students decorated the front fence.
Sick Days & Distance Learning:
  • If your student is staying home due to a potential COVID-19 exposure and is well enough to learn, please have your student live-stream from home. Google Classroom can be accessed from any device.
  • Textbooks and other materials can be helpful, but are not always necessary when staying home for only a day. If your student is staying home for more than one day, is well enough to live-stream, and you are able to pick up textbooks, please let us know and we will box them up.
  • If your student is staying home due to an actual illness, we do not recommend your student live-stream. Please allow your student to take full advantage of the sick day and rest.
  • In either case, when students are live-streaming, they should be in uniform, sitting in a chair, and following all other guidelines, as if they were in the school building.

Vacations & Distance Learning:
  • If your family takes a vacation and your student misses school, it is considered an unexcused absence.
  • If your student participates in a full day of live-streaming while on vacation, then the student is considered present for that day.
  • Anything short of a full day of live-streaming will be considered an unexcused absence.

Thank you for 6 great weeks!

St. Christopher, pray for us!

Mr. O'
St. Christopher School Principal
937.898.5104
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