Fall 2020 School Reopening Update for July 23, 2020

View this email in your browser Dear STM Families,  Between June and early July all three counties that are part of the Archdiocese of San Francisco released guidelines for returning to school in August. We have been following those guidelines in our planning thus far. On July 17, Gov. Newsom announced new guidelines for reopening schools that override the local county guidelines for returning to school. Today I am sharing with you this letter from Pam Lyons, Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of San Francisco, regarding the reopening of our schools. Letter from Superintendent of Schools, Pamela Lyons English | Spanish Based on the decisions and guidelines presented by the San Francisco Department of Public Health, (SFDPH) and the Department of Catholic Schools (DCS), we have developed a timeline for the 2020-2021 school year at St. Thomas More that we believe offers the safest way possible to bring our students back to campus.  August 17: Utopia Preschool begins with Distance Learning August 18: TK-8 will begin the new school year with Distance Learning September 8: Preschool begins in person classes September 8: TK-5 begin in person classes  September 21: Grades 6-8 begin in person classes  STUDENT LEARNING/INSTRUCTION OPTIONS Distance Learning will continue to be an option that families can choose. Please complete this form to let us know if you will be choosing to have your child/children attend class in person or continue with Distance Learning beginning September 8, (TK-5) or September 21, (Grade 6-8). Student Learning/Instruction Options for Fall 2020 Form DUE by Friday, July 31, 2020 EXTENDED CARE Morning Care will not be available until further notice as we do not have an extra room to accommodate this.  Afternoon Extended Care will be offered in a limited capacity beginning Wednesday, September 9, 2020. It will not be a drop-in program but will primarily serve the needs of our healthcare and other essential workers. SCHOOL UNIFORMS School uniforms may be worn at all times. However, a modified school uniform may be used through the end of 2020 to assist with frequent laundering.  School sweaters will be worn at all times. School shoes and socks will be worn at all times. White polos may be worn in lieu of the school shirts. Black, dark blue or navy jeans, pants or sweatpants may be worn. These must have no rips or tears, limited or no logos, and must sit at the waist. A MESSAGE FROM SIMPLY UNIFORM "We have exciting news to share: we now have a website! If you log on to simplyuniformscolma.com, you can check the price lists, see the sizing guides and our store hours, and learn more about placing an order through email or over the phone!  Please be advised of the following schedule changes: we will now be CLOSED on Sunday, July 26th. For the entire month of July, our hours are: Tuesday - Friday 10:00am to 5:00pm, and Saturday 10:00am to 4:00pm. Sunday, August 2nd begins our extended summer hours so we will be open that day from 12:00pm to 5:00pm." REOPENING PLANS Below are the following reopening plans that were submitted to the DCS. These will be available to the SFDPH when and if needed. We will keep you informed of changes or updates as they become available.  Preschool Reopening Plan  TK-8 Reopening Plan  As I mentioned in the beginning, Governor Newsom last week announced that schools within a county on the monitoring list can only reopen once the county is off the list for at least 14 consecutive days. San Francisco County continues to be on the watchlist. All the plans we are presenting are based on the assumption that we will be removed from the watchlist at some point in the next few weeks. However, we need to be aware that we may be required, at any time, to transitioning between distance learning and in person learning as the year progresses.  Rest assured that we are committed to providing the best possible educational experience for our students in the safest possible environment. We are grateful for the trust you have placed in us and we look forward to working with you and your family for the 2020-2021 school year. Marie Fitzpatrick  Principal Copyright © 2020 St. Thomas More School, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email from the office of St. Thomas More School.   Thank you for helping us go green. Our mailing address is: 50 Thomas More Way San Francisco, CA 94132 www.stmsf.org unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

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