COVID CRAZY

The COVID situation does not appear to

be moving in the direction that we had all

hoped that it would by now. With that

said, as you know, we have maneuvered

through this ever changing event by ro-

tating from remote to in-person, to quar-

antine, to altering lunch schedules and

dismissal procedures. We now must look

at altering normal and traditional Christ-

mas programs and possibly adjusting the VIP day as well in

February. Thank you for understanding the preparation, pivot-

ing, flexibility that takes place nearly everyday. We are remind-

ed in difficult times that our strength is stronger than we

think and prayer allows us to keep our focus despite challeng-

es and obstacles. When we return to normalcy we will reflect

upon these challenging times and hopefully be able to say that

we grew from this experience. Until then, as a school, we will

continue to prepare, plan, adjust, and work to keep our chil-

dren safe, while trying to keep each other safe. We are all in

this together.

From the Principal….

St. Patrick Catholic School

December 2020

DECEMBER

Parents are encouraged to

take their child’s temperature

before coming to school.

Each child will have their tem-

perature checked before en-

tering the buildings each morning. Home tem-

perature checks will help us out tremendous-

ly. If your child is running a fever

DON’T SEND TO SCHOOL!

Early reminder…..Enrollment for

2021-22 will open January 19.

We already have families on the

priority waiting list that we did

not have space for this year.

You are STRONGLY encouraged

to enroll as soon as possible as

we anticipate

that we will be

at maximum

capacity next

year.

___________________________

Current Wyandotte County Catholic

Schools Enrollment Totals:

St. Pat’s—320

Bishop Ward HS—311

Resurrection—266

Christ the King—246

Our Lady of Unity-139

Holy Name-108

Remember the Pre– COVID, pre-

mask, social distancing era?

Pictures taken prior to COVID

Goal Setting

This is an example of what ap-pears in every classroom. MAP assessment results in each class are charted (without student iden-tity) to identify which levels individ-ual students are and to establish goals for the next round of testing in January. By students taking part in developing their own learning goals, it allows them to be in-volved in their own learning growth. This process is part of the changing learning culture that we have established.

Our middle school students are seeking at least 15 hours of documented community

and/or church service. If you know of an organization that needs help, we have the stu-

dents who can help! Contact us.

Virtues of the Month:

Every week our students study

one virtue. The Virtues by week

for the month of December are:

Week of Dec. 7—Charity

Week of Dec. 14—Joy

11:30 dismissal on Dec. 17. No School Dec.

18—Jan. 4. Students return on Jan. 5.

ALL A HONOR ROLL Congratulations to the following students for obtaining a

4.0 (ALL A) honors for the first quarter of the school year!

“This is a tremendous accomplishment and a testament to

their dedication to academics and strong work ethic. We

are very proud of them. We also had several students who

were just below a 4.0 and we are proud of their efforts as

well,” - Mr. Conrad.

3rd grade: Calli Grimm, Ronald Myers, Theresa Lian

4th grade: James Sang, Joshua Cia, Klara Dordevic, Landon Weissman, Lavender

Phua Mei, Lilac Ngun Mei

5th grade: Blake Campion, Sui Lung Par, Thomas Roberts

6th grade: Alexandria Mendez, Gabby Calderon, John Thang, Lucy Kolenda, Paul

Sang, Valerie Valenzuela

7th grade: Angelina Valenzuela, Lillian Myers, Main Sui Me, Ngun Khung Thang,

Van Par

8th grade: Fatima Montoya-Valdez, Gabriella Herron, Jackson O’Connor, Jayden

Ramirez, Madeline Roberts, Pari Patel, Prisha Patel, San Mawi

Are you interested in a part-time custodian position? Hours are from 8:30am to 1:30pm on school days. If interested, con-tact the business office : lhaeusser@stpatrickkck.org

1. All staff, students, visi-tors will have their tempera-ture checked prior to enter-ing the build-ing each morn-ing. 2. All staff,

students, visi-tors will wear a mask while in the building unless eating breakfast or lunch. 3. Any staff,

student, visitor with a tempera-ture of 100 or greater will not enter the build-ing and will leave campus. 4. All staff,

students, visi-tors will sani-tize their hands once entering the building with hand sani-tizer that will be stationed near the point of entry. 5. Once stu-

dents have their tempera-ture checked they will go directly to their classroom unless they are eating break-fast and they will go to the lunchroom. 6. Students

will need to bring their own mask and keep with them at all times. 7. Students

will need to bring a water bottle labeled with their name. 8. All students

will need to bring their book bag and laptop if/when necessary.

1. Dismissal

will begin at 3:10 with indi-vidual classes dismissed in intervals until 3:25. (Class dismissal schedule will be released prior to the first day of school.) 2. Students,

par-ents/families are asked to congregate away (at least 30 feet) from the exit doors and to main-tain social distancing. 3. Masks may

be taken off after exiting the building while main-taining social distancing.

Entering Building

Exiting Building

Learning

looks differ-

ent….but we

are still

learning!

School cancellations due to weather or if

any alteration in schedule needs to be

made due to COVID, we will announce through:

flocknote, email, facebook and twitter. In the event of

weather, the plan will always be to try to announce in

the evening to help families better prepare. Signing up

for flock note is highly recommended in order to ob-

tain important, and sometimes urgent, school

information. You can download the app. Look

for the logo.

Upcoming calendar

items…..

Jan. 5—Students Return

Jan. 18—No School

Jan. 19—MAP testing begins

Jan. 19—Early enrollment for 2021-22 opens

Jan. 31—Catholic Schools Week begins

1066 North 94th Street

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St. Patrick Catholic School

Upcoming December

events for you to be

aware of:

Remote Learning

Days for grades 6,8:

Dec. 2, 4, 8, 10, 14,

16

Remote Learning

Days for grades 5,7:

Dec. 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 15,

17

11:30 dismissal

Dec. 17. No

School Dec. 18—

Jan. 4.

Students return

Jan. 5

Phone: 913-299-8131

www.stpatrickkck.org

@StPatKCKPrincip

Picture retakes are Friday Dec.

4 only for those

who wish to have a

retake.

For up-to-date information

about us please consider

the sources below:

Find us on :

K-1 students will attend Mass on Dec. 8 Immac-

ulate Conception instead of Dec. 15th as

previously scheduled.

Due to COVID restrictions, Little North Pole has

been canceled for this year.

Under normal cir-

cumstances we

would not be as

restrictive regard-

ing visitors/parents/etc. to

our school...but…...since

we are in a global pan-

demic we ask that par-

ents/visitors not enter the

building unless necessary

and only after a temp

check has been taken and

mask worn at all times.

Visitors will not be allowed

in the lunch-

room/classroom/outdoors

during lunch in an effort to

reduce transmission op-

portunities and help en-

sure safety for all.

We continue to pray for

normalcy and are hopeful

that the second semester

will allow us some flexibil-

ity.

Mask. Social Distance.

Sanitize Often

Flocknote

CHRISTMAS CONCERT

This year we will have our K-3

Christmas Concert outdoors.

Why not?

We plan on having it at

10:30am on Friday Dec.17 by

the Parish Center. Additional

details will be released later.

Please keep in mind that we

are planning this event in an

effort to keep with tradition

AND to comply with health

department orders. If at any

time the orders change, we

may

have

to

can-

cel

the

event.

Just as we have done all se-

mester, we are trying to re-

main as normal and to provide

as much structure and continu-

ity as possible for our stu-

dents.

Looking ahead…..we are in

very preliminary discussions

regarding VIP day but the cer-

tainty of that day is unknown at

the present time.