Please see the link below for information on our home based learning plan!  Remember, do the best you can -- but don't stress.  We will get through this together!

**Please come only during your scheduled time to avoid as much confusion as possible. 

Abella - Ehrlich        10:00-10:30
Fiest - Hyland        10:30-11:00
Ivanko - Luvaas-Lily        11:00-11:30
Mall - Nelson            11:30-12:00
Nguyen - Pritchard        12:00-12:30
Richards - Tran        12:30-1:00
Vides - Ziegler        1:00-1:30
    
Directions for Pick-Up
 

• Students are asked to stay home.  Parents will remove all personal items from lockers/desks/coat racks at this time so that everything can go home to be cleaned. Teachers will send home only the textbooks and class work that is needed at this time, so not all textbooks will be going home.  Some students' supplies will be labeled outside of the student classroom and ready for pick up.  
  
• If your child does not have access to a laptop or tablet and home and NEEDS one, please email me at: kmonaghan@stpatrickkc.com prior to Sunday and I will have one available for you to check out.  This should only be on a NEED basis and only for students in grades 3-8.
  
• If families cannot make this pick up time, you are asked to email me at kmonaghan@stpatrickkc.com  to set up an alternative pick up time.
  
• Each family is asked to bring a recycle/paper bag (or other type of bag) to place student items in during pick-up time.  For families with more than one student, the parent is asked to bring multiple bags.  
  
• 2020-2021 Registration (yes -  I know it’s a horrible time to talk about this) can be dropped off at this time as well.  You will still receive the Early Bird Discount if you pay in full at this time.  
  

    


The following methods of communication will begin Sunday night (March 22) at 5:00pm.

•  A newsletter will be sent out to all families.  The newsletter will provide links to information from individual classroom teachers.  This newsletter will also give you links to free online learning opportunities that you can use to provide enrichment to your student if needed.
  
• A Google Form link will be provided to you on Friday, March 27. This form will ask you for feedback on the at home learning plan.  The information gathered will guide us in our planning for the following week.  
  

I do ask that during this home-bound learning time, when stresses are high and frustrations are bound to happen, you refrain from negative talk about any teachers, class work (or school in general) in person or on social media sites.  I can assure you, our teachers are working hard (over their Spring Break) to prepare for this, but teaching in a classroom and teaching “online” are two completely different things. Our teachers are comfortable creating hands-on, engaging lessons in the classroom, and are now trying to figure out how to create those virtually.  They are also keeping in mind that parents who are at home will most likely be working and unable to sit at the table helping children with work. Therefore, they are trying to balance keeping students learning and moving forward, without overloading parents and creating any more stress than they already have.  

If your child is struggling with something, the teacher will give you ways you can reach out to him/her throughout the day.  You can also reach out to me any time at kmonaghan@stpatrickkc.com and I will do what I can to help.  We are all in this together and will do what we can to make this work.  We ask that you remain positive, understanding, and join us in our efforts to keep students’ minds active by practicing the skills they are used to doing every day in the classroom. 

Remember, our children are watching us during this stressful time.  They are learning how to respond to challenges by observing how the adults in their lives respond.  Let’s teach them to respond with a level head, reason, and compassion for those less fortunate. In the end, if your family is safe and healthy, that’s all that really matters.  

Thank You,
Kaci Monaghan
Principal
St. Patrick School



*** We realize the financial burden many of our families are experiencing right.  If your family is in need of food, hygiene items, or baby items, please fill out the form below.   I will set up a special pick-up time on Sunday for you to pick up these necessary items. We will get through this together!

St. Patrick Need Request Form:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfM92GSlghgXUG7gY-u-xQYAmglGOaMJK2SuJESlvD38zQp1Q/viewform?usp=sf_link


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Today is the day!  Our students are invited to dress up as their favorite book character as we kick off Read Across America Week and our Scholastic Book Fair!  We are especially excited to have parents, and one special surprise visitor, come read to our classes today, too.  Be watching for a video look inside this special day!

Starting in Kindergarten, St. Patrick Students work one grade level ahead in our Saxon math series.  This means, our students are working at an advanced pace from the minute they start school - using hands on, active engagement to enhance their number sense from the beginning.  As students move through our program, they have the opportunity to move up at their own pace in math.  By middle school, our students have the option to test into Algebra or to receive small group extra instruction at their own personal level.  At St. Patrick School, we believe in meeting kids where they are and working to improve their skill level every step oft he way.  

Also at St. Patrick, we believe that number sense is the key to lifelong math understanding and ability.  We believe that students should be given opportunities daily to experiment with math concepts through a variety of "real life" experiences in and out of the classroom.   While practicing math facts at home is a great addition to what students are learning at school, in our younger grades we focus more on creating a true understanding of numbers and how they work in our world.  

Be watching in the days ahead of a glimpse inside a math classroom at St. Patrick School, so you can see our "Math Mission" in action!

Check out what's happening at St. Patrick School!  

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