Parents

A Message from Our Principal

Hello Falcon Families!

While it is such an unusual ending to the school year, I don’t want us to forget the many wonderful successes that took place during this school year.  We have seen an abundance of Falcon Five award winners who have represented our school well, Diocesan recognition for high MAP scores and achievement, made huge strides with the use of some great online programs during distance learning, congratulated our 8th graders on their  awards of thousands of dollars in scholarship money to area Catholic High Schools (including 4 students who scored in the top 10% of all high school placement test test-takers) and watched our students rise to the occasion to be creative in their Distance Learning efforts. It has been an awesome year! 

All of those successes and all that took place would not be possible without each of you and your incredible children.  The staff and I thank God for you daily! We are excited for the day when we can be back together! Please know that in future communications we will share the most up-to-date local, state, and federal mandates, as well as Ohio Department of Education directives and regulations, with regard to any plans for the 2020-2021 school year.  

This letter is to put in one location the information and plans on how this school year will close. 

Drop Off and Collection of Materials

• Distance learning and on-line instruction will continue through May 22.
• Our last day of distance learning and any on-line classes will take place May 22.
• We will continue with school centered activities during the week of May 25 that do not require technology.  
• Grades will close May 27. 
• Report cards will come home digitally sometime in the first two weeks of June. As a reminder, there is no formal report card for K-2 and report cards for students in grades 3-8 will look slightly different than in other quarters. 
• Please see the chart for the dates and times of pick-up and drop-off of materials and the procedures below that chart for how drop-off and pick-up of materials will work. 

Pick-Up/Drop Off of Materials Procedure for Families:

1. Enter through Diederich Lane and follow the car rider lane 1 painted on the parking lot.
2. Please use ONLY lane 1.
3. You will be turning left before the Kindergarten doors to go along the building toward the main entrance.   
4. Before that turn you should have ChromeBooks (w/case if they have one), and chargers, ready for a staff member to take. 
5. Continue to go alongside the building toward the Main Entrance of the school.
6. Once you reach a designated marked stop, place your car in park and stay in your car. A staff member will collect other non-consumable books like novels or textbooks from you.
7. A staff member will then bring your child’s items to you.
8. WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO BE EFFICIENT AND QUICK BUT YOUR PATIENCE WILL BE NEEDED. PLEASE REMEMBER OUR PLAYGROUND IS CLOSED AND YOU MAY  NOT LET CHILDREN OUT TO PLAY, EVEN IF YOU ARE WAITING. THANK YOU.

What should you return at this time? 

PLEASE RETURN ALL OF YOUR CHILD’S SCHOOL BOOKS IN A LABELED GROCERY BAG. CHROMEBOOKS SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN THIS BAG OF ITEMS. 

Final Week of School- May 25-29

Please join me in a virtual Falcon Spirit Week to close out our 2019-2020 school year!

Summer Slide Activities 

We cannot thank you enough for all of your hard work with your children during this distance learning time. Though students have been working hard digitally to close out this school year we want to ensure that there are activities provided to them over the Summer to help reduce the Summer Slide. This information will come in a separate email to families the first week of June. 

Supplies and Class Lists

We will send out a final list of supplies needed for the 2020-2021 school year by the end of June. 

Class lists will be sent digitally through your Gradelink account by the first week of August. There is a lot of time, consideration, and work that goes into creating these lists. We truly feel that we are making choices of homerooms based on the needs of the students. For this reason we are unable to take requests for homerooms, teachers, or make any changes once the lists are posted. Thank you for your understanding of this policy. 

I pray that each of you enjoy a healthy, fun, relaxing Summer! Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for sticking with us during this time. We are a stronger community because of it!

I am looking forward to a new school year full of hope, learning and love of all of our Falcons!

Many Blessings,
Mrs. Dougherty

Also, bookmark this page and refer to it often for the latest St. Francis de Sales Parish School news, and to find all important information for parents. If you have a concern or question about any of the links on this page, please email Mrs. Goshe.

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 2019-2020 School Calendar Revised Car Rider Instruction & Procedures Tuition 2019-2020

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Teacher Pages  March Lunch Calendar

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Trailer for The Falcon Five – Click here

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MAP Parent Guide Gradelink FACTS