St. Teresa Tidbit
Nov. 24, 2021
Family Envelope
Holiday Bake Sale
A Note From Public Health
We have had some students getting their 1st COVID shots and appointment times are filling quickly. COVID shots are available at the local pharmacies, clinics and public health, all by appointment.
Please let us know if we can be of assistance.
Krista Vanden Brink, RN, BA
Administrator
Winneshiek County Public Health Nursing Service
Snow Days
Last week at the board meeting, it was decided to follow the same plan as South Winn for snow days. Below is the plan:
Dear Students and Parents:
Last year, due to the pandemic, Iowa law was changed to allow school districts to use virtual (online) learning on emergency closure days in place of make-up days at the end of the school year. However, at the end of last school year, the law was reversed back.
Currently, the Iowa Department of Education allows schools to use virtual learning to make up missed instructional time only above and beyond the required 1,080 hours. For 2021-22, South Winn has 53.7 hours (roughly 8 school days) of instruction beyond the minimum 1080 hours of instruction required. These are essentially built-in snow days. However, because our teacher’s are contracted by days and not hours, we do need to make up some of those days. I firmly believe that utilizing virtual learning in January and February is more beneficial than face-to-face learning in June.
On Monday night, the school board approved a plan to utilize a blend of traditional inclement weather days and virtual learning days this year. Our first inclement weather day will be a traditional school closure day. The next two inclement weather days would be virtual learning days and would count toward those that need to be made up. In the case of a fourth inclement weather day, we would begin this cycle again (see the sample schedule below). When school is closed, the announcement will indicate whether it will be a virtual learning day or a traditional snow day. In the event of a late start or an early dismissal, there will be no virtual learning. Kris Einck, Superintendent
Day 1 - Traditional Snow Day
No Learning Required
Day 2 - Remote Learning Day
Asynchronous Learning via Google Classroom or SeeSaw/ Learning Packet
Day 3 - Remote Learning Day
Asynchronous Learning via Google Classroom or SeeSaw/Learning Packet
Day 4 - Traditional Snow Day
No Learning Required
Day 5 - Remote Learning Day
Asynchronous Learning via Google Classroom or SeeSaw/Learning Packet
Day 6 - Remote Learning Day
Asynchronous Learning via Google Classroom or SeeSaw/Learning Packet
Day 7 - Traditional Snow Day
No Learning Required
Day 8 - Remote Learning Day
Asynchronous Learning via Google Classroom or SeeSaw/Learning Packet
Upcoming Events:
Nov. 24-28 Thanksgiving Break
Nov. 28 Advent begins
Dec. 8 All School Mass- Solemnity of the Immaculate Mary
Dec. 12 First Reconciliation- St. Al's
Dec. 14 7:00 Board of Education
Dec. 15 2:15 Ossian PS Christmas Concert- Ossian gym
Dec. 15 6:30 K-8 Christmas Concert- Ossian gym
Dec. 16 6:00 Calmar PS Christmas Concert- St. Al's
Dec. 17 two hour early out
Dec . 18-Jan. 3 Christmas vacation
Jan. 4 classes resume
Email: kkriener@st-teresa.pvt.k12.ia.us
Website: st-teresa.pvt.k12.ia.us
Location: 414 East Main Street, Ossian, IA, USA
Phone: 563-532-9353
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