September 10, 2020
First "Pick up/Drop off" This Week
There will be a pick up and drop off of materials this week on Friday, September 11, 2:30-5:00 p.m. Your teachers will direct you on what needs to be turned in or picked up from those locations.
Assumption Location - Grades 3-6 pick up and drop off materials will be available in the Assumption gym. Your class room teacher will direct you on anything that needs to be turned in or picked up.
DeSales Locations - Grades 7-12 will pick up and drop off materials in the same locations students came to pick up their books and materials before the first week of school.
7th and 8th grade: 300 wing
Freshman and Juniors: 100 wing
Sophomores: Cafeteria
Seniors: Gym
“Pick up/Drop off” Next Week
With grades K-6 moving to our in-person hybrid schedule next week, Pick up and drop off will occur only for grades 7-12 at DeSales. The scheduled times for next week will be:
Tuesday, September 15, 2:30-5:00 p.m.
Friday, September 18, 2:30-5:00 p.m.
Grades 3-6: AM/PM hybrid schedule
starting next Monday, September 14
As mentioned above, this week our 3-6 grades will move to our AM/PM hybrid schedule. As we begin adding additional students to our building it is important that we become as efficient as possible with our health screening, as well as our picking up and dropping off of students. To that end, listed below are important points to follow for students and parents in assisting our efforts:
- Health Screening Checks
- We are asking if at all possible to please complete health screening attestation on Skyward prior to your arrival at school. Your child will still need to have a temperature check clearance but having the other attestation completed will speed up the screening process dramatically.
- When dropping off students:
- There will be two lanes entering the Assumption parking lot. We ask that you pull forward to the designated spot prior to letting your student out of the car. Each student’s health screening will be reviewed and temperature taken. Once cleared, the student will be directed to a hand washing station and then to their classroom. We ask that parents wait until students are cleared before leaving the area.
- When picking up students:
- Make sure you keep the lanes moving. If you must wait, please pull into a parking space in the lot.
COVID-19 Acknowledgement Letter
for Parents and Students
The WWCS will be including a hard copy of our COVID-19 Acknowledgement Letter in the pick up and drop off boxes available on Friday, September 11, for parents of students in grades 3-12. Teachers of grades K-2 will distribute hard copies of this document in their classes. A link to this letter can be found below.
We are asking that this document be read, signed by parents and students, and returned on Monday, September 14 at drop off for grades K-6. Students in grades 7-12 may return with drop off materials next Tuesday, September 15. This document allows you to list all of your children on one form.
Parent Volunteers Needed!
Monday through Friday, September 14-25
We need your help at the following times:
- Health Screening and Directing Students | 7:30 a.m.- 8:15 a.m., 11:30 a.m.- 12:15 p.m.
- Recess | 9:40 a.m.-10:20 a.m. and 12:50 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
Additional help will be needed when Assumption K-6 moves to full day instruction and DeSales 7-12 moves to the AM/PM hybrid schedule.
To volunteer, please contact your school's office.
Community Feedback Form
In the Spiritual Exercises, St. Ignatius of Loyola enjoined his followers to make a regular examination of the activities of their day, seeing the times in which they responded to the work and the grace of God as well as the times they sinned and rejected God’s work. This common Catholic practice can also be seen in the Mass and, of course, in the sacrament of confession.
The practice of making an examination allows us to reflect upon what is going well and where it is that we need to make corrections. In addition to our personal lives, this process of examination is important in the work of our school. Anthony Bryk in Learning to Improve: How America’s Schools Can Get Better at Getting Better, says that the efforts of improvement in science are, “often wrong and always incomplete.” As such, it is necessary to gather information about the work we are doing at the school so that we can always be growing.
Every week we will request feedback using the Cultural Plus/Delta form found below. Please take a moment to fill out the form letting us know what is going well, where we can improve, and possible solutions you see to the challenges we face.
Prayer Request Form
Prayer is a powerful force for good. We at the WWCS invite you to share your prayer requests with the rest of the school community.
St. John Chrysostom wrote,
“We are compelled to pray for ourselves, but the love of our brethren engages us to pray for others also. Now, far more acceptable to God is the prayer that proceeds not from the pressure of our wants, but from the love of our neighbor.”
Pepe's Pizza Sale
September 14th – October 6th
The WWCS Pepe's Pizza Sale kicks off Monday, September 14, and we need your help to sell as many pizzas as humanly possible through Tuesday, Oct 6th!
Get a Jump on your sales - create a contact list of everyone you know who loves Pepe's Pizza and WWCS! View and print the order form HERE.
Incentive for all sellers: For every 12 Pizzas you sell, your family get one cheese or pepperoni pizza for free, with no limit!
Top FIVE (5) Selling Families will choose a TOP SALES PRIZEI
- A Newly Designed Custom Embroidered DeSales XL Stadium Chair in your choice of Black or Green canvas (Photo to the side) with Annual WWCS Family Sports Pass - $200 value - up to 3 available
- $150 Cugini's Gift Certificate - up to 2 available-
- $125 WWCS Scrip - up to 5 available
- $100 CASH - up to 5 available
ALL pizzas will be ready for pick-up on Thursday, October 15, between 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. at DeSales Catholic High School.
Click here to view the printable order form!
Skyward Mobile Access
All students, staff and parents entering our buildings will be required to complete Health Screening Checks, including temperature checks on site. Skyward, our Administrative program, within the last week made available a Health Screening program we will be using. Having all student data and information in one program was a priority to assist parents and the school in consistency and coordination.
To prepare for in-person education, set up Skyward on your mobile phone (Video 1) and learn how to complete a health screening (Video 2). The two videos included below will walk you through this process.
Alternatively, follow these step-by-step written instructions to install the Skyward app on your phone, and complete the health screening.
As a reminder to parents, please remember to log into Skyward to update your demographics if you haven't already. If you need help with your login and password, contact the secretary at your student's school.
Video 1: Set up Skyward on Your Mobile Device
Video 2: Learn How to Complete a Health Assessment on Skyward
Spiritual Reopening
Preparation
A weekly Holy Hour for all students, families and faculties, hosted by WWCS will continue on Wednesdays in the coming weeks to help us be well-equipped for the school year.
The Holy Hour begins at 3:30 p.m., at Assumption Church on Wednesdays.
Community Masses will continue to be held Tuesday and Thursday at 5:30 p.m., at Assumption Church.
We're Hiring! Part-Time Administrative Assistant Position Open at Assumption
WWCS is accepting applications for a part-time administrative assistant at Assumption.
To apply, send a resume and cover letter to John Lesko, principal of the WWCS, at jlesko@thewwcs.com. See the full job description on the WWCS Employment website. This position will be open until filled.
Office Hours
The DeSales Catholic High School office will now be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Back-to-School Scrip Sales
Back-to-School Scrips! Do you need to get ready for the school year? Looking for a wardrobe refresh? Check out the following Scrips available for purchase: Famous Footwear, iTunes, JC Penney, Land's End, Macy's, Old Navy, Sears, Starbucks and more!
UPDATED: Office Hours and Scrip Sales
The DeSales Catholic High School office will now be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Scrip Sales
Back-to-School Scrips! Do you need to get ready for the school year? Looking for a wardrobe refresh? Check out the following Scrips available for purchase: Famous Footwear, iTunes, JC Penney, Land's End, Macy's, Old Navy, Sears, Starbucks and more!
