St. Malachy Minute
October 15 - For with God, Nothing is impossible
PTO - Yard Flags - TODAY
Attention St. Malachy families and Supporters.....PTO is offering these awesome garden flags. Cost is $35.00 includes 2 sided flag, stake and shipping.
Show your STM support and help the PTO raise money for our school! A portion of each flag sold goes back to the PTO!
Click on the link below to order your flag. Available thru October 15th.
Thank you for your support!!!
- PTO (Tiffany, Michelle, Erin & Meredith)
PTO Meeting
Join us for our October PTO Meeting, this Thursday @ 6pm. Everyone welcome!
PTO Meeting link below!!! Thanks!
Topic: PTO Meeting
Time: Oct 15, 2020 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/72581905805?pwd=NFhSR3VkdUZ0a2FEK1VaY2JoQ0NEQT09
Meeting ID: 725 8190 5805
Passcode: 8LTuUD
Conover Foundation Grant
*a resident artist
*upgrade our art room storage
*paint rocks in our landscaping
*bring in a new 3D printer and design software
*get new windchimes, tuners & metronomes for our music program
*art storage
*art supplies for the classrooms
We are so grateful for Mr. Conover's generosity and dedication to the arts.
Exciting story about our very own Sorensen Family!
New State Guidelines for when to quarantine:
Please note the guidelines for when we quarantined have changed. Please notice the impact wearing a mask all day has on quarantining individuals. A choice made by one can impact an entire group of students and teachers. Ultimately, public health with make the determinations about who is to quarantine but please know this is now the guidance they will follow. https://www.crestonstmalachy.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/WhenToQuarantine.pdf
It is our job as a school to educate our faculty, staff, parents, and students about the latest regulations. We plan to continue with the social distancing, wearing masks when closer than 6ft, using desk shields, following cleaning protocols, and other mitigation strategies we put in place in August.
Here is a link to types of masks that are acceptable: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/about-face-coverings.html Note: shields and desk shields are not acceptable face coverings.
Southwestern Softball Camp ● When: Sunday October 25, 2020
● Time: 1:00 - 5:00 PM
● Where: SWCC softball field (weather permitting)
● Ages: 7-14
● Cost: $30
● Registration Form: https://www.southwesternspartans.com/sports/sball/2020-21/releas es/October-camp
Car Line
Going to be gone?
Mrs. Lane will need to ask specifics about your child's absence because of COVID.
Want to learn from home?
The teachers do not have information preloaded into the student's accounts if they are suddenly sick. Items may need to be picked up for them to follow along.
The teachers may not be aware that the child is wanting to learn online on a sick day. Please reach out to the teacher for details about logging in.
Scheduled time away?
We know that from time-to-time that families need to travel for a wedding, funeral, or other obligations. Please contact Mrs. Lane and your child's teacher once details have been confirmed. This gives the teachers and the school time to prepare for your child's absence.
Return borrowed Masks
K-8 Dress Code
If it feels like sweatpants save it for spirit days.
Leggings may be worn as long as the bottom of the dress, skirt or shirt extends to at least mid-thigh.
Remember no capris on Mass Days
Keep those cold shoulders covered
Here is the entire dress code: https://www.crestonstmalachy.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/St.-Malachy-Dress-Code.pdf
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Dear Parents,
Here at St. Malachy we value the importance of a face-to-face parent teacher conference. We want to make sure we can provide a safe opportunity for our parents and teachers to converse about their child’s academic progress. Here is how fall 2020 parent teacher conferences will go:
Parent Teacher Conferences - Fall 2020
Tuesday, October 27 3:30-7pm
Thursday, October 29th 1-5pm & 6-9:30pm
Conferences will last 12 minutes - this allows for time to clean between each visit.
1 Parent/guardian may attend (we recommend the other parents/guardians attend via facetime or speaker phone call)
Teachers will take the temperature of the parent/guardian in attendance
Masks are required
To reduce exposure we ask that parents/guardians use the door nearest your child’s classroom door
We ask that children to not attend
We will have the Book Fair in the gym on Thursday from 1-9:30. We ask parents to social distance and sanitize their hands before shopping.
Google Meet Conference - If you would like to attend virtually. Please let the teacher know when you sign up for your conference.
Middle School - Miss Steinkamp and Mrs. Hensel will lead the conferences for all middle school students. Please watch for an email from the middle school teachers to set up your conference time. Mrs. Mitchell, Mr. Dunphy, Mrs. Simmons and Mrs. Knapp will provide Miss Steinkamp and Mrs. Hensel documentation on how your child is progressing in their class.
Please contact Mrs. Stoner/Mrs. Taylor and Ms. Lesan by email if you would like to meet with them separately about music or PE. They can set up a time to chat with you.
St. Malachy Christmas Program
October 21st Mass
All other classes will attend online. Please remember students in grades K-8 dress for Mass rather they are in the classroom or the gym.
Holy Spirit Parish
You can always find the weekly mass on the uccat.org page.
SCRIP - Spend money and earn tuition
If you are curious about SCRIP check out this great video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwkeGiRuYVY&t=10s We use SCRIP at STM to help our school and our families. Contact Charlene Dunphy if you would like to get started.
641-344-8331
St. Malachy Calendar - Always up-to-date
It has been updated! YAY
KUDOS
To the students wearing their masks all the time.
Taylor S, Parker V, Tristan E, and Aubrie M for picking up the trash on the playground
For 4th grade picking up homecoming TP mess
SHOP AMAZON SMILE
We are communicating - Are you connected?
*Thursday folders: please check your child’s folder each Thursday for information coming home on paper.
*Website: - http://crestonstmalachy.org/ - subscribe to the website to receive updates by email.
*Calendar: - http://crestonstmalachy.org/calendar/ - subscribe to our calendar on your phone and it will update automatically on your phone calendar - we will not send home paper calendars
*Teacher Blogs: - http://crestonstmalachy.org/our-staff/teachers-aides/ choose your child’s teacher from the list and subscribe to their blog. You will receive emails as the teacher updates information.
*Text: - are you receiving our text messages? Text Y to 68453 and you will receive a confirmation that you are ready to receive text messages. Make sure your cell number is in Power School.
*Email: - is your email up-to-date in Power School? Our messaging system pulls from PowerSchool for your cell phone and email information.
*Principal Blog: https://crestonstmalachy.org/- See the Principal’s Corner on the main page.
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Twitter: St. Malachy School@STMCreston
Communication is the key to success