All Saints Catholic School Communicator
Friday, October 9, 2020

All Saints Catholic School Communicator  - Friday, October 9, 2020 

Greetings All Saints Families!! 

We have just completed our sixth week and we are heading into a three day weekend! I hope you enjoy the extra time at home or wherever you may find yourselves!  Watch for two important emails in the coming days - your parent teacher conference and access link (sent Friday) and First Trimester Progress Report (sent Monday evening).  NWEA MAP Assessment results will be sent home on Tuesday with your student. Parents of distance learners may pick up these results in the lobby of the main building anytime afternoon today or next week. Please see Mrs. Camara.

Calendar Reminders: 

• Monday, October 12 is a national holiday - No School, No Extended Care. Progress Reports will be emailed for Gr 1-8 in the evening.

• Tues - Thurs, October 13,14,15 - Virtual Parent Teacher Conferences - PreK - Gr 8. Watch for an email listing your appointment time and link sent earlier today.  If you are unable to meet as scheduled please contact Mrs. Massoud. Due to an unanticipated conflict,we have rescheduled some Middle School conferences. Parents affected have been notified. Parents who would have not signed up for a conference and would like to meet, please email Mrs. Massoud 

• Thursday, October 15 - Lifetouch Photos.  Full dress uniform required.   All students are photographed. Please be sure that your student has the required full dress uniform with school sweater. Distance Learners will be photographed 1 - 2 pm. Please enter through the outer gym door at the ramp near the driveway,

• Wednesday, October 28 - Halloween Spirit Day -Students and staff are invited to wear a Halloween color/themed shirt with jeans and sneakers. No costumes or masks. Be sure graphics are appropriate for school - if in doubt, please ask! 

  • Also - in years past, parents have been generous in sending in Halloween treats for their child’s classmates. Due to Covid restrictions and out of an abundance of caution, we will not allow outside food treats to be distributed this year.  

• Friday, October 30 is 11:30 am dismissal - Faculty and Staff PD - Our biannual CPR Certification.  Ex Care TBA - we will let you know if Ex Care will be available by Oct 16.

Uniform reminders

•  “Formal Fridays”/full dress uniform with ASCS sweater and dress shoes will be required beginning October 16.

• Outerwear may not be worn indoors.  As of October 19, if a student feels chilly, the school sweater, or on regular or spirit uniform days, the school sweatshirt, are the only items that may be worn inside the school building. ASCS fleece jackets and ASCS vests are exceptions to this policy (regular uniform days only).  These are available on the Donnelly's website.

• Following the October national holiday, winter uniform options are allowed on regular uniform days. Options include a white long sleeve turtleneck worn with the school sweater or sweatshirt, and on spirit/gym days the ASCS t-shirt may be worn over a solid white or dark colored long sleeve t-shirt or turtle neck.  Girls may also wear Donnelly's khaki pants and are encouraged to wear black tights instead of socks.  Please see the ASCS Uniform Policy, found in the 2020-2021 Student and Parent Handbook for additional information.

Learning Choices - Please email Mrs. Massoud if you would like your student to return on-site from distance learning or if you would prefer your student to begin distance learning. 

Attendance reminders:

• Parents must call or email when the student is absent. 

• K - Gr 8 students who are absent, but able to participate in distance learning are expected to do so. If there is a  planned absence, please be sure books and materials are taken home the day before.

• When students are returning to school after experiencing COVID-19  symptoms or quarantine, a negative COVID test or doctor’s note clearing the student for return must be provided to the school the day prior to returning. Doctor’s notes may be emailed, faxed or dropped off in the office.

• Travelling?  Please be sure you are aware of Massachusetts Travel Order: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-travel-order .  If your student will miss more than two or three days of school while traveling, we highly suggest distance learning while you are away - and note that all assignments are available on your student’s Google Classroom.

Homework Club for Gr 5-8  meets Mondays and Tuesdays ONLY and is dismissed at 3:15 at the ramp exit of the Moore Center (Annex). Masks must remain on while in attendance.Due to conferences and Monday’s holiday, there will be NO Homework Club this week!

The schedule for Grades 1 - 8 remains unchanged.    Log in codes are provided on the schedules. Your student’s Google Classroom is the “go to” for information about schedule changes, etc!  

Supporting Our School:

• ASCS 2021 Annual Fund is focused on defraying the costs of the special items we have needed and will need to purchase to keep our school community safe and socially distanced.  To date we have spent over $10,000, which was not originally budgeted. To date we have raised $400 toward our $10,000 goal! Our Annual Fund link remains open for anyone who would like to contribute. Donations will be billed to your FACTS Incidental Billing or you may send a check to the school.

• When you shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/90-0748611, AmazonSmile donates to All Saints Catholic School! Please support our school as you shop! You can make a difference while you shop Amazon Prime Day deals on October 13 & 14. Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/90-0748611 or with AmazonSmile ON in the Amazon Shopping app and AmazonSmile donates to All Saints Catholic School.

• BoxTops for Education - While the Box Tops program has shifted to on-line, it remains a booster to our school funds, without costing our families!  Please join the program and scan your receipts - 10 cent donation from products you buy can add up to hundred of dollars for ASCS!

• Shop With Scrip Program - Please see https://shop.shopwithscrip.com/ . This is a great way to support ASCS and earn back your Fundraising Fee! You may order and pay directly on-line or order on-line and pay the school. School payment orders are processed once per month. Our school # is  25D594B831292.  We will be placing the October order today ( Friday, October 9)

National Survey Opportunity (Please note - an ASCS Parent Survey is coming soon!)

A new study conducted by the University of Notre Dame, ACE and NCEA seeks to better understand parent perceptions and experiences with home-based learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as how they made decisions about the educational choices for their children in the 2020-2021 academic year. If you are a parent or caregiver of at least one child in a PreK-12 Catholic school and you would like to participate in the study, a link to the survey is available online. No identifying information will be collected.

Important Links & Contacts:

• ASCS website: ascsnb.org.

• ASCS Calendar - http://ascsnb.org/calendar-1 

• Faculty and Staff Listing with emails: https://ascsnb.org/staff

• Learning Choices - On-site / Distance Learning / Hybrid -  https://ascsnb.org/2021-return

• Used uniform sales. Contact Mrs. Camara at 508-995-3696 or by email [email protected] 

• Purchasing new gym and spirit items from the school - https://ascsnb.org/gymwear-orders

• Purchase masks - https://ascsnb.org/mask-orders 

• 2021 Return and DESE links -https://ascsnb.org/2021-return

• NBPS menu for All Saints - see https://schools.mealviewer.com/district/NewBedfordPublicSchools,MA (skip the log in)

• FACTS SIS FAmily Portal (Renweb) Login https://ascs-ma.client.renweb.com/pw/

• ASCS Prayer Line - Submit prayer requests http://ascsnb.org/prayer-requests

• ASCS Parents Group on Facebook - search ASCS Parent Group and ask to join!

• Parent Tip Sheets for Eureka Math (Gr K- 5) - https://greatminds.org/math/parents 

In faith and together as a community, we can make this year a successful academic, social and spiritual journey for our students, as we try to keep everyone safe and healthy!  Please pray for our school, our students, and our families.  

Peace in Jesus and Mary,

Mrs. Susan Massoud

Principal, All Saints Catholic School

 

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