K-8 Enrollment Increases
October 1st was the official enrollment count date in Iowa. JFK’s K-8 enrollment increased by 4.3% (12 students) from a year ago. Preschool broke even with four/five year old enrollment down by four students, and three year old preschool was up by four students. ECLC was down by two students.
Highlighted Events
Both a summary and detailed school calendars for JFK are available on our website. Highlighted events are below:
- Oct 7: Parish Feast Day. We will have an “all school” Mass with some of the students in the church and others live-streaming.
- Oct 18: Flu shots available at JFK
- Oct 22: End of 1st Qtr. Special dismissal at 12:40. No afternoon preschool classes
- Oct 25: Full day in-service. No classes. ECLC open.
- Nov 1: All school Mass with “parade of saints”
Genesis Flu Free Quad Cities
As in the past, JFK will be a school site for the Genesis Flu Free Quad Cities Program. Free flu shots will be available to students in grades K-8. The consent “form” is only available online and must be completed at least two days prior to the clinic, which is at JFK on October 18th during the school day. The consent forms will be printed by Genesis staff. Students who have permission to receive the shots will be taken to the parish center, where the shots will be administered. Students are then taken back to class. It’s a smooth process! The link to the consent form can be found below:
Ignite Sundays
See below for the list of IGNITE Sundays. There is no cost or registration required to participate. Come to as many of the opportunities listed below as you are able on IGNITE Sundays.
All are welcome, invite a friend or two or three…. Families are encouraged to participate together. There are small group activities and family activities at each session. Those not participating in the family component will remain in their small groups to finish the evening.
Typical schedule for IGNITE Sundays:
- 4:30-5:30pm Mass
- 5:35-6:05pm Meal in the Parish Center
- 6:10-7:15pm Group Gatherings
Ignite Sundays:
- Oct 10: Why does God let bad things happen?
- Oct 24: What is hope and why do you need it?
- Nov 7: Jesus came for all of us
- Nov 21: What’s my motivation to go to Mass?
- Dec 12: Finding your place in the Advent story
- Feb 13: Anawim (Hebrew word meaning “poor one”) Poverty and the dignity of work
- March 6: “I thirst” Lent
- March 20: “I hunger” Eucharist
- April 10: Family: The foundation of society
- April 24: What does God want me to do?
Student Council Officers for 2021-22
President: Brooklyn M (8)
Vice President: Olivia F (8)
Secretary: Dominic N (7)
Treasurer: Charlie A (7)
COVID Guidance for 2021-22
Click on the JFK COVID FAQ, 2021-22 to have your questions answered. Please note that the information is, however, subject to change. The latest changes are highlighted in yellow.
The temporary injunction prohibiting the enforcement of the state’s ban on schools from enacting face mask mandates was extended. The DCSD, which was named in a lawsuit for not having a mask mandate, is continuing theirs. Other local public school districts took no action regarding face masks. The Diocese of Davenport is continuing to consider possible courses of action, and the OLV/JFK board meets on the first Tuesday of each month. COVID is a topic at all of our board meetings.
COVID Data and Comments
Below is a link to a .pdf file that shows several graphs for Scott County and JFK. Below are also some comments related to the pandemic.
- For those watching JFK’s numbers carefully, you may see a couple of minor changes in the data going back to September 13th. We made a correction to the total student population figure that resulted in a couple of absence figures changing by a tenth or two.
- This week’s data also includes a table provided by the health department with multiple counties/areas in Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, and Wisconsin. The locations were chosen due to them being nearby areas with major blood centers.
Chad
