A Message from Mrs. Fortunato
May 30, 2020
Dear Parents,
I pray this note finds you and your family enjoying the warmer weather. School is still going strong and I am happy to hear most students are keeping to deadlines and meeting all expectations. We are almost there!
I wanted to take some time to discuss reopening in the fall. It’s a question on everyone’s mind: When the time comes, how will school reopen with a focus on health and safety for students, employees, and the greater community, while providing quality education? Though the answer will depend on many factors, including guidance and rules from federal, state, and local officials, our school has never stopped planning for the future.
There are more articles, and random information sources than anyone can count. Every school is struggling with what decisions are the “right” ones to make. With that in mind, the “right” decision is one that considers public health guidance, the law, our school’s mission and culture, and our community’s safety. What is “right” for one school may not be right for another. Please keep this in mind as you discuss and review feedback about what other schools are doing.
After many discussions, ICS has a Re-Opening Committee (Fr. Jay, SAC members, teachers, and parents) working alongside me to assist with researching accurate information and staying abreast of the most current CDC mandates and official directives pertaining to our school’s re-opening in the fall. I suspect sometime this summer we will have a safe re-opening school plan that will clearly explain how we plan to open and the procedures we will follow to safely come back into our school buildings. In the meantime, I will keep you informed of the most current information as things develop. As always, I appreciate your patience and understanding as we diligently collect data and construct a plan for the 2020-2021 school year.
The ICS Spring Talent Show needs you! Please encourage your child to submit a video by following the details on the Talent Show flyer. The Talent Show link will be sent to all families after 9:00 am Mass on Thursday, June 4th. We have a few submissions and I am hopeful many more will be posted.
All School Surveys will close on June 3rd. If you have not had the opportunity to give your feedback, please try to submit your information by the 3rd. Your input is valuable to us!
Important Dates:
Thursday, June 4th ~First Thursday Mass at 9:00 am- a link will be sent.
Thursday, June 4th ~ ICS Talent Show- information will be sent
Thursday, June 4th ~Kindergarten Orientation Meeting at 7:00 pm- an invite will be sent and we will post on our web site for prospective parents.
Monday, June 8th 7th- 8th grade Virtual Candle Ceremony and t-shirt signing at 9:30 am
Wednesday, June 10th ~ Last day of school
Monday, June 15th ~ Awards ceremony- link will be released that evening
Wednesday, June 17th ~ 8th grade Graduation (rain dates: 6/18 or 6/19)
Thursday, June 19th ~ Report cards will be emailed home.