Jamie's Update: SGS Orientation Week

Dear Saint George’s Parents and Community:

 

The faculty and staff are so excited for next week’s Student Orientations.  The majority of our students will be attending in-person and others will be attending remotely, so for us, it is a win-win in getting to see our students.  This carefully orchestrated week will allow our students to see one another and get on campus for a short period of time.  It will also allow our 49 new students to meet their teachers and new classmates before we start gathering in our Distance Learning 2.0 platforms and before we return to a hybrid model (part in-person/part online).  I know our returning students are eager to welcome their new peers to the community, and our Parent Ambassadors will be reaching out to assist new families as we all navigate the atypical start to the year.   As we all continue working together and supporting one another through the challenges we will all thrive until we are together again in-person.

 

The Spokane County COVID-19 related data has been moving in the right direction over the past several weeks.  This is good news as it applies to the various metrics associated with re-opening to a hybrid learning model.  The Labor Day weekend is still a concern for health officials monitoring the data, so please keep up the good work of social distancing and wearing face coverings.

 

You have received a great deal of communication this week from various sources around the school, so I will keep this brief so you can enjoy your weekend and focus on the most important information.  Please review the information from Ryan Peplinski, the SGS COVID Coordinator,  included in this email for the key reminders for next week.  This includes details by Division/grade level for attending the orientations, as well as what you will need and where to go.  We will have a small army of staff and volunteers to assist throughout next week.

 

 

• Students will be required to wear a face mask (or face shield with a shroud). 

• Complete Daily Symptom Check Card – (aka the “Golden Ticket”) that was mailed to you this week.  Students will need this to enter the school.  Please keep students home if they are showing any symptoms.  

• Although it may be difficult, students will need to remember to socially distance themselves from others. Everyone is excited to see their friends, but this is the new normal, so please talk with your child about how to express their enthusiasm from 6 feet away.

• We ask our parents not to enter the school buildings.  If Lower School parents would like to walk their students to the building, please have a mask on and stay socially distanced.  

• There will be no buses on these days.

• Students should bring a water bottle that can be filled at school with the bottle fillers.  Water fountains will not be available.

• Bring a lunch or snack as needed.  We will not be allowing food deliveries or off campus privileges during the orientation days.

 

Have a great weekend!  We look forward to visiting with our students next week and seeing our K-2 students on September 8. 

 

Sincerely,

 

Jamie Tender

Head of School