ANNOUNCEMENTS • UPCOMING EVENTS • NOTEWORTHY ITEMS OF INTEREST
Announcements
eLearning Dates and Information
SVDP Grades K-8 will be entirely online for eLearning the week following Thanksgiving Break and Christmas Break. This allows everyone to travel to be with family and friends during these special holidays, and have sufficient quarantine time upon return so that we do not compromise the excellent start we’ve had to the school year! November 30 – December 4, 2020 as well as January 4 – 8, 2021, the school building will be closed and classes will be conducted online.
Link to SVDP eLearning Notes and Schedule
(PK information coming next week)
If you anticipate that you will need to borrow one or more devices for your SVDP school child/ren to be able to access lessons during the eLearning week of November 30 – December 4, please USE THIS FORM to let us know.
Parent Teacher Conferences October 8-9
Parent Teacher Conferences will be held via Zoom Conferencing on October 8-9. You should have received from your child/ren’s homeroom teachers their personal Zoom link and a scheduled 15-minute time slot. If you get onto the Zoom link a few minutes before your scheduled time, you will be able to wait in the “waiting room” until your scheduled start time. If you are using a personal device (tablet or phone), the Zoom app will need to be downloaded. If you are using a laptop or similar, you should be able to access through your browser.
Zoom Links Parent Teacher Conferences
Travel Quarantine
Just a reminder that if you are traveling via airport, out of state or staying in hotels this long weekend, please review our COVID 19 Return to School Guidelines sent out at the beginning of the year for quarantine upon return. It is important to keep our school safe.
SVdP Book Fair Online October 2 – October 16
SVdP is hosting our Book Fair online this year. The Book Fair will be running October 2nd- 16th. You can use this link to browse and purchase books. When checking out, enter “SVDP” in the school code box to make sure our school gets credit for your purchase. Keep an eye out for an email from your child’s teacher with their classroom wishlist!
Home and School
H&S NEWSLETTER
You can CLICK HERE to access the October Newsletter throughout the month.
Please check you junk folders and promotions folders if it didn’t go directly to your inbox.
Sign ups are open for the fall parish programs, for more information and to sign up follow the links below:
Cooking with the Saints: https://forms.gle/rCZfWtkqPAcF4tAz6
Tackling Temptation: https://forms.gle/EDRNkKdjTxAqPRpi7
Marriage Matters: https://forms.gle/25KKJrCk3KTc8fG2A
Gala In the Garden 2.0
Join the gala team! We are still looking for class reps (specifically PK 3/4, Kindergarten, 4th, 7th and 8th). and gala volunteers. Email Melissa.a.regan@gmail.com or join us at the next all-hands meeting will be October 16th at 8:30 am in Observatory Park. We will brainstorming auction items/parties and need your wonderful ideas!\
2020 Fall Raffle
A huge T-H-A-N-K Y-O-U to Gina Sawyer who has chaired the fall raffle for FOUR YEARS. She has refined this to a science – helping to identify the incentives for participation, and tracking all the sales. THANK YOU, Gina! We are looking for a NEW fall raffle chair beginning next school year. If you would like to learn more about this role, please contact Gina or Sr. Dominic.
Thank YOU to all of our families who participated in the Fall Raffle. It was the most successful raffle thus far, raising over $34,200 with 82% of the families participating and 74% selling all of their tickets. Thank you for helping seed the Gala funds.
Classes who enjoyed an extra student-selected party because every family in that homeroom participated:
Mrs. Boian, Both 1st Grade, Both 3rd Grade, Both 4th Grade, Miss DeLisle, Miss Marianna Brown (6th grade homeroom). Many individual students won a free dress day because families returned all tickets sold by the deadline.
SVDP Serves – Winter Clothing Drive
BRRRR!! With the arrival of the cooler temps, it’s time to make sure that your family has winter clothes that fit…AND time to donate the gently used coats, jackets, sweaters, long underwear, gloves, mittens, hats, boots, and shoes that could be better used by someone else! Please take the time to bag and label your donations by size: 0-5, 6-12, adult female, and adult male. October 5-15th, donations will be accepted by the flag pole and by the main entrance at drop-off and pick-up. Please include your children by having them deliver the donations to our drop zones so they feel included in helping us serve those in need.
Picture Retake Day – October 21st
If you wish to have your child’s picture retaken, please bring in your picture packet on October 21st and dress in Sunday best within dress guidelines. If your child did not take pictures in September, please plan to have their pictures taken that day. If you would like to order pictures, our school code is: EVTHSFJVC. Click here for the website to order directly.
Bike Safety Reminder
Parents please review with your child all of the bike safety rules. Our community have brought to our attention that they have witnessed unsafe biking in the neighborhood (groups riding in the middle of the street, crossing intersections in front of cars without the right of way, etc)
Dennis Uniform – Opening In Person Shopping by Appointment
Click here for in person shopping information at the Dennis Uniform store.
Respect Life Activities at SVDP Church
Join us for activities this Respect Life Month in October
Rosary Rally – October 10th at 10:00 am – click here for more details
Adoration and Prayer for the election – October 13th – click here for more details
40 Days for Life Prayer and Mass at Planned Parenthood – October 20th – click here for more details
