Friday Forecast January 22nd

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Jan 22, 2021
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ANNOUNCEMENTS • UPCOMING EVENTS • NOTEWORTHY ITEMS OF INTEREST

Announcements

Online Enrollment: January 22-February 5

Please read the registration letter attached to the text of the email in which you received this Friday Forecast Link, and also look for an email from admissions@svdpk8.com later this afternoon (Friday, Jan 22) by which you will have access to enroll for next year. Enroll by February 5 in order to be guaranteed a seat for the 2021-2022 school year.

Calendar Dates for SPRING 2021

Per the November 2020 Sister Direct, the full allotment of required professional development days for teachers and staff was not included in the published calendar for this 2020-2021 school year. At the time of publication there were too many unknowns to predict how to best schedule these days. SVDP is required to schedule nine professional development days between August teacher inservice days and the final day of school. Four have already been scheduled and used. Following is the schedule for all non student days for the spring semester.

1) January 18 – MLK Holiday

2) February 5 – professional development day (new to the calendar)3) February 12 – professional development day and necessary parent-teacher conferences* – Zoom (new to the calendar)

4) Feb 15 – Presidents Day Holiday

5) March 12 – Archdiocesan-wide professional development day for all teachers

6) March 26 – professional development day (new to the calendar)

7) April 1-9 off for Easter Triduum and Spring break**

8) April 12 – professional development day (new to the calendar)

9) May 7 – professional development day (new to the calendar)

10) May 31 – Memorial Day Holiday

11) May 27 (3 y/o) or 28 – last day of school for preschool

11) June 2 – last day of school for K-7

*Teachers will reach out to families where a personal conference is deemed important for the ongoing academic and social progress of a student. Parents may request a conference if they have a specific concern, and this will be accommodated if possible on the same date.

** With vaccines on the horizon we plan to be in person the week following spring break, with the exception of Monday, April 12 which we have scheduled as a professional development day.

We have not yet received dates for the 2021-2022 school year including first and last days and major holidays. This is usually available by February.

Home and School

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK

While Catholic Schools Week may look a little different than years past, we are very excited to celebrate our amazing school community and all of the groups who make is so special. Here is some initial information to help you get ready!!

SATURDAY, JANUARY 30 and SUNDAY, JANUARY, 31: Parish Appreciation Days

We are inviting students to participate in the weekend masses to show our appreciation for our SVdP Parish support. Please consider signing up your child(ren) to help out here.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1: Parent Appreciation Day

Dress “like a parent” to honor them – choose their favorite sports team, college colors, or anything to represent your parents/family!

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2: Clergy Appreciation Day

We will pray a school-wide Rosary on Tuesday morning for and Father Hilton and the priests of the Archdiocese. What a powerful way to show our appreciation for our clergy! Tuesday is also “Red and White” dress up day, with judging for class participation, most red, most white, most school spirit, and wackiest.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3: Student Appreciation Day

Free Dress Day – the perfect way to celebrate and appreciate our students! And be prepared for some other fun activities and surprises for the students on Wednesday.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4: Teacher Appreciation Day

Our teachers are all super heroes – especially this year!! Please plan to honor them by dressing up as your favorite super hero! We will also host a special all school mass (some classes will attend in person, others will stream in) on Thursday morning at 10:00am (note special time).

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5: NO SCHOOL!!

DINE OUT: Support a local SVDP favorite, take the night off from cooking, and pick up dinner from Brightmarten on Thursday, Jan 21. Their in-person dining is very limited so will create a special SVdP takeout menu on their website. Order dinner from that menu and they will donate 15% of sales back to our school. They’d very much appreciate advanced orders, by Tuesday the 19th, but will accommodate day-of orders. Click here to order from our special SVdP takeout menu.

Home & School January Newsletter, click here to read.

Gala In the Garden 2.0 and Golf on the Greens

Plan a class or adult party to auction at the gala! Hosting a party is a great way to come together as a community (when it’s safe!) and raise money for our school. We ask each grade to host 2-4 parties (end of school, back to school, plus 1-2 family, children or adult parties). For parties ideas, click here. If you are ready to host, please use the new online party donation form:

https://forms.gle/QYki9UNmSLdk57YZA

Please note that the deadline to submit all details via the online Party Donation form is March 1, 2021. Questions? Please contact Party co-chairs Aly Tonkin (aly.tonkin@gmail.com) and Lauren Josephson (lologott@gmail.com) with any questions.

Thank you to the families and businesses that committed as sponsors for The Garden to the Greens in 2020! There is still time to sponsor the Gala, the Greens, or both! To become a sponsor, complete this form. For additional questions, please contact Melissa Regan or 410.336.7097.

Novena for Life

Join SVDP Parish in praying the Novena for Life starting Friday, January 15th and ends January 23rd. Fr. Hilton will say Mass at 10:00 am and host Adoration following on January 23rd. Click here for more details.