| September 22, 2021 Dear STM Families, We are already four weeks into the 2021-2022 school year. The excitement and joy of having students back in class help us all feel a little more normal. So many of you have shared how much happier your children are to be back in school with their friends and teachers, to have a routine and rhythm to their day, and to be just ...kids! The past few weeks have also brought some struggles with the delta variant that has proved to be highly contagious, especially for our younger students, who are unvaccinated. We understand the frustrations and challenges that last-minute notices of classroom closures bring and appreciate the sacrifices you are making to accommodate these changes. We continue to follow the hygiene and sanitation guidelines put in place last school year. School and classroom doors remain open all day for cross-ventilation purposes and each classroom has a large air purifier that is constantly running. Students have designated seating in the classrooms, and we have seating charts available to share with the health department when needed in making decisions on modified or standard quarantine. Students will continue to eat all snacks and lunch in the schoolyard and a written plan is in place for days that the weather does not allow for eating and/playing outside. Both the gym and Carroll Hall will allow for adequate spacing and ventilation when needed. Continue to remain in your cars until it is time for students to be dismissed. Picking up your child and leaving immediately after is not only the safest thing to do, it also frees up parking spaces for the next group of parents. Families with younger siblings at Utopia are asked to follow the guidelines in place regarding pick-up times.
Below are the updates for this week: - Calendar
- Meet the Principal
- FUN RUN
- School Emergency Messaging System
- Robotics
- Halloween Spooktacular/Fall Festival Postponed
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