St. Patrick Catholic School
Weekly Bulletin-September 6th, 2020
Our staggered entry was a great success!
We are off to a terrific start and our students are very content in their learning spaces. The staggered entry was very successful as our students are settling in nicely to regular day routines (and new routines) at school. Our new pre-K and Kindergarten students did a fantastic job on their first day of school-we are very proud of them. Thank you to our wonderful staff for making our students feel so welcome and safe. Consistent two-way communication between home and school is very important for a successful school year. Your child should have now received their "2" re-usable masks provided from the Alberta government. Our school has also received additional PPE (sanitizer, wipes, 2 thermometers to use within the school). We have incuded an electronic copy of the AHS screening tool within this Smore and have sent a bright colored paper copy that could be posted at home. A reminder that attendance at school is a declaration that screening has been completed.
Our new faith theme "Choose Joy" will be referenced often by staff and students as a great way to approach this unique learning year. We look forward to having all students together on September 8th!
Mrs. Nanias and I are always out on bus supervision (am and pm) should you ever need to chat-please come and say hi. As always, we can be reached by phone/email as well.
God bless,
Mr. Charchun
Mrs. Nanias
STAGGERED RECESS/REVERSE LUNCH
For lunch time, a reverse system will be used where half students would be eating their lunch and the other half would be in recess. For the second half of lunch, the students would then reverse this process.
Please see the updated schedule below:
AM/PM Recess
10:08-10:24am (16 min) Phase I AM recess (Gr. 1/3)
10:28-10:44 am (16 min) Phase II AM recess (Gr. 2/4)
1:29-1:45 pm (16 min) Phase I PM recess (Gr. 1/3)
1:49-2:05 pm (16 min) Phase II PM recess (Gr. 2/4)
Reverse Lunch
11:44-12:02 pm (18 min) Eating (Gr. 1/3) Noon recess (Gr. 2/4)
12:05-12:23 pm (18 min) Eating (Gr. 2/4) Noon recess (Gr. 1/3)
OUR 2020-2021 ST. PAT'S STAFF:
Assistant Principal: Michelle Nanias
Secretary: Callista Baska
Pre-Kindergarten (4 year old) Program - Nola Bellamy
Kindergarten - Nola Bellamy, Cathy Dacey
Gr. 1 - Georgina Baker, Jason Ernst, Cristina West
Gr. 2 - Kaitlyn Duggan, Morgan Wilson, Stacy Lofgren, Mindy Wilcox
Gr. 3 - Alysha Blackburn, Jana Gau, Stacy Ellert/Michelle Nanias
Gr. 4 - Lindsay Sharek, Kyla Kucy, Diane Kueber
Music: Sandra Carlson
Collaborative Response Coordinator: Stacy Ellert
Family Wellness Worker: Laurie Kushnerick
Physical Literacy Lead: Greg Doll
Counsellor: Jason Ernst
Chaplain: Michelle Nanias, Alysha Blackburn
Learning Commons: Linda Dueck
EA's: Jean Rawson, Trisha Kenzie, Rochelle Leslie, Stephanie Ragan, Janet Rudosky, Amanda Wallace
Custodians: Irene Kiebiech, TBD
Welcome Ms. Wilson!
Ms. Wilson is entering her 2nd year of teaching and is a fantastic addition to our staff.
On a personal note, she will be married this November!
SCHOOL OFFICE REMINDERS...
SCHOOL OFFICE HOURS
If calling during lunch time (12:00 - 12:30) please leave a message and Mrs. Baska will return your call as soon as she can.
Remember to phone and book an appointment if you need to come into the school @ 780-672-2177.
END OF DAY PHONE MESSAGES TO STUDENTS
It is very difficult to find a child once they have left the classroom at the end of the school day.
PARENT/VISITORS - SCHOOL ACCESS
If entry is needed, screening protocols are required. All visitors will need to use the self-screening tool, wear a mask, hand sanitize and sign-in at the office as a record of all school visitors must be kept.
It is encouraged to call or email the school rather than visit in-person.
If items are forgotten or need to be dropped off - please contact the office before entry.
OUR BEAUTIFUL NEW PRE-K 4 ROOM!!!
DROP-OFF/PICK-UP PROCEDURES
STUDENT ENTRANCES
Please use the following designated entrances for your child. See MAP.
These entrances are to be used for morning arrival (drop-off), recesses, and departure (pick-up) in the afternoon. The front entrance will be designated for our pre-K and ECS students.
South Front entrance- PRE-K, Kindergarten
N.East entrance (Gr. 3/4 portable wing)- 3G, 3E/N, 3B
S.East entrance (directly adjacent to STAFF parking lot)- 2Wilcox, 2L
North entrance (Gr. 3/4 portable wing)- 4K, 4Kucy, 4S
West entrance (Gr. 1/2 wing)- 2D, 2Wilson, 1W
N. West entrance (next to library)- 1B, 1E
Due to COVID restrictions, our procedures have changed:
ARRIVAL
Students who arrive on the bus will go directly to their designated entrances where they will see a marked pylon and will line-up with their homeroom. Students who get dropped off by families should arrive no earlier than 8:15 and proceed to their marked line up. Students will wait in line until their teacher signals them into the boot room to sanitize and proceed to homeroom. With rain/inclement weather, staff will be available to expedite this process where students would access classrooms earlier.
**Late students will be required to enter through the front doors. Proceed directly to office to check in.**
DEPARTURE
Under the direction of their teacher, students will stagger exit from their respective entry point at the end of the day. Bus students will report directly to respective bus line-ups and parents picking children up can wait outside of entrance or at a designated meeting spot (arranged with your child).
PLEASE NOTE: Parents cannot enter the building with their children. We have NO SUPERVISION available earlier than 8:15 am.
SCHOOL PATROL-in front of school
NO PICK-UP/DROP-OFF FROM STAFF PARKING LOT
Please make alternate plans for pick-up/drop-off location as our Staff parking lot is no longer available as an option. This area has become far too congested in the past and is an extreme OH&S concern. Please look at streets/locations that are close to your child' designated entrance where you can safely guide them.. While we understand that this takes away some convenience, we are more concerned about the safety of your children. Please see the attached pic showing some highlighted safe alternatives considerations for drop-off/pick-up.
Thank you for you attention to this.
BUS INFORMATION
TRANSPORTATION SET-UP at end of school day
There are 2 waves of buses this year for staggered pm pick up. The buses will lineup from front (west) to back (east). Please see pic below.
The 1st wave (BRSD) will arrive at 3:00pm depart at approx. 3:10pm.
The 2nd wave (HAYS) will arrive at approx. 3:12pm and depart at approx. 3:16pm.
We will be teaching the 2nd wave students to wait patiently at their assigned bus area.
*Students REQUIRE their bus pass to ride the bus.*
BRSD TRANSPORTATION:780-672-6131
EICS TRANSPORTATION: 780-449-6480
****PLEASE STAY CLEAR FROM BUS LANES AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR DAY AND AT THE END OF OUR DAY*****
UPCOMING EVENTS
September
- Sept 7 Labour Day-No School
- Sept 8 First School day for ALL Gr. 1-4 students
What a great start to a new school year!
PARISH INFORMATION
COMMUNITY INFORMATION
St. Patrick Catholic School
Email: bobc@eics.ab.ca
Website: https://stp.eics.ab.ca/
Location: 4816-53 Avenue Camrose, Alberta T4V 0Y2
Phone: 780-672-2177
Twitter: @StPatrickSch2