End of Mid-Quarter on Tuesday
The end of the third mid-quarter is Tuesday. Allowing for time for teachers to complete the mid-quarter reports, the reports will likely be emailed early next week. Use JMC to see the most current grades for students in at least grades 3-8.
Virtual Career Fair
This year’s Scott County Catholic Schools and St. Ambrose University 8th grade career fair is virtual. We would like to thank our “presenters” who did things much differently this year, and our counselors and student services personnel who organized the event.
Special Activities on March 12
March 12th is the last school day before spring break. Students have an out of uniform green/white themed day on the 12th, and we will do the Minute to Win It activities in the afternoon that had been postponed from Catholic Schools Week due to the weather. Classes resume after spring break on March 22nd.
Donations, Fundraisers, and Special Projects
We would like to thank Uncle Bill’s Pizza, which donated the pizza for all students and staff during Catholic Schools Week.
We have restricted use funds in memory of Janet Thomas, long-time librarian for JFK and organist for OLV, that will be used toward outdoor musical equipment to be installed near our rosary-themed play area by the playground this summer. If you would like to contribute toward that project, please specify that with your donation.
Major projects related to the Cultivating Our Future capital campaign are being planned. A quote was approved to replace the blower in the church’s HVAC system, and quotes are being received to replace the church’s sound system. (None too soon!) We are also finalizing the documents for the school HVAC project that we’d like to complete this summer. The school HVAC project includes heating pipes mitigation, mechanical ventilation, air conditioning, and air purification. Pledges and donations are still being accepted for the $1.6 million campaign. For more information about the campaign, use the following link: capital campaign.
Plans are being made for a late spring “Gala” fundraiser that will combine online elements and socially distant outdoor elements utilizing our vast campus. We also hope to celebrate the anticipated beginning of the school HVAC project. If you would like to donate an item or service that can be auctioned alone or in a basket combined with other items, please contact Angie Hillebrand in the school office.
Last Day of School to be Decided this Week
The OLV/JFK board of education meets this week. On the agenda are the last day of school for this year and the first day of school next year. The DCSD approved August 23rd as its first day of school for next year, and I anticipate that we will too.
Tuition Contracts for 2021-22, Kindergarten Round-Up, PS, and ECLC Registration
Emily Sanderson, in the school office, is preparing the 2021-22 tuition contracts that represent the official registration document for next school year. If you have not turned in your kindergarten round-up paperwork yet, please do so or contact her ASAP. We don’t want to leave anyone off the list and without a kindergarten spot for next year. We hope to have the tuition contracts mailed to families before spring break.
Preschool registration for 3, 4, and 5 year olds and ECLC (childcare) does remain open. If you have not yet registered for these programs, please contact the school office ASAP. Information we receive from families is used to determine waiting lists, staffing levels, and the number of sections to operate for each grade level. We are, for example, already looking at student to staff ratios for preschool and ECLC for next year.
COVID Data
Below is a link to a .pdf file that shows several graphs of Scott County and JFK data.
I’ll add a few comments below as well.
- The sources I have been using to prepare some of the Scott County information I’ve been sharing on a weekly basis changed the way they are reporting the information, and I may have to change my information as well for the future.
- Scott County data continues to trend downward. Health department officials are hoping that we can avoid a 4th surge even as new variants become more widespread. Looking at the “Confirmed and Epi-Linked Infections” graphs, one can see the first surge after the July 4th holiday, a November surge (which, oddly enough for Iowa, was before Thanksgiving), and the after Christmas surge. Health officials jokingly asked school administrators if we’d consider cancelling spring break!
Assumption Musical
Join the Assumption Knight Players as they present Shrek the Musical March 5, 6, and 7. Shrek brings all the beloved characters from the film to life on stage and proves there’s more to the story than meets the ears. A limited number of in-person tickets will be available beginning February 22, or watch from the comfort of your couch with our live stream! For all tickets, please click HERE. Please Note: No tickets will not be sold at the door.
Chad
