Catholic Schools Week
We continue our Catholic Schools Week journey. Have you told anyone about your school and how to register?
Wednesday is Heritage Day - wear your cowboy boots, barong, huipil, or lederhosen and celebrate your family heritage
Thursday is Tropical Day - we want to see your flowers, bright colors, grass skirts.
Friday is Disney Day - dress like your favorite character from a Disney movie (Star Wars counts now ;))
Read-A-Thon
We would like to thank everyone for their involvement in the Read-A-Thon. We have one more day! A special thanks to Joe Acklin for designing and running the fundraiser.
eLearner Material Pickup
Material pickup is tonight form 5-7 at gym door 14.
Afternoon Pick Up
Please do not arrive until 2:40PM on regular dismissal days. No one should be parking on Knollton Road as a courtesy to our neighbors. If you arrive early you can park in the regular main entrance parking lot in a parking space. Thank you for respecting this request.
Registration for 2021-2022
Registration is now open for the next school year. All current families have priority registration until February 19th. You must register your family by February 19th in order to guarantee a spot for next year. A packet was sent home with your child last Wednesday.
St Monica Food Services Meal Distribution Changes
Beginning this week we will distribute Saturday and Sunday Meals (breakfast and lunch) on Fridays. When you pick up Friday meals you will automatically receive your weekend meals for St Monica students. Meals are distributed from 10:00am to 11:30am at gym door 15. No Meals will be distributed on Saturdays.
Recess Help Needed
We are striving to take students outside for recess daily. In order to provide the safest environment we need your help. Our recess period in most need of support is from 12:00 - 1:05, for our youngest students. Even if you do not have a student in Kindergarten or First Grade, we welcome your help supervising the children on the playground. Please consider signing up for a time slot.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4DABAF2DA1F85-recess
How to help your child focus/ Cómo ayudar a su hijo a concentrarse en su tarea
Muchos estudiantes hacen muchas cosas a la misma vez con los medios mientras hacen sus tareas/o trabajos, y la mayoría piensa que esto no tiene ningún efecto en la calidad de su trabajo. A pesar de lo que piensen y hagan los niños, el uso frecuente de varios dispositivos a la misma vez afecta la capacidad de concentración. La productividad sufre cuando se cambia rápidamente entre diferentes tareas porque el cerebro tiene que volver a enfocarse cada vez que cambia a una nueva actividad. Con el tiempo, las personas que hacen muchas tareas al mismo tiempo también pueden tener problemas con las conversaciones cara a cara.
¿Sus hijos hacen muchas cosas cuando tratan de hacer la tarea? Aquí hay seis consejos para ayudarlos a concentrarse en una actividad a la vez.
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/videos/ayuda-a-tus-hijos-a-enfocarse-en-las-tareas
Many students multitask with media while doing their homework, and most of them think this has no effect on the quality of their work. Despite what kids think and do, frequently using several devices at a time affects the ability to focus. Productivity suffers when switching rapidly between different tasks because the brain has to re-focus every time it switches to a new activity. Over time, heavy multitaskers can also have trouble with face-to-face conversations.
Are your kids multitasking during homework? Here are six tips to help them focus on one activity at a time.
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/videos/6-ways-to-help-your-kids-stop-multitasking-during-homework
Attendance
Our policy this year has been that students are in one of three categories: Virtual by choice, Temporary Virtual (due to illness or quarantine), or In Person.
- Virtual by choice means that as a family, you have decided that it is best to keep your student(s) home. To return to the building as an in person learner, a two week notice is required.
- Temporary Virtual due to illness or quarantine students are given a return date by the nurse and can only return after consulting with the nurse.
- In-person learners are expected to be in the building daily unless they are ill or have an appointment or other obligation.
We've not allowed families to choose to be virtual for only a day or two and then return to the building. An In-person student who attends class virtually for a day or two (without becoming a Virtual by choice or Temporary Virtual learner) will be marked absent for the day because they are not physically in the building. This allows teachers and staff to know which students to expect daily and to prepare work for virtual students. It is also a matter of safety as we need to know an exact number of students in the building at any given time.
Cathedral Honor Roll
Please join me in congratulating our former St. Monica School students' academic achievement. Maya Marshalleck earned High Honors and April Perdomo earned Honors this semester.