Educating the Whole Child:
Mind, Body and Spirit.
School Updates
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Thurs., Dec. 3, 2020
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Archdiocese of San Antonio
Department of Catholic Schools
Protocols for 2020-2021 School Year
Revised December 2, 2020To view, click here: DCS Revised COVID-19 Protocols
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Upcoming Events
NWEA Map Growth Assessment begins this week
Fri., Dec. 4th
School Mass @ 8:40 a.m.
Christmas-theme free dress day for everyonePictures with Santa
Friday, December 4th - Christmas Free Dress Day
Turn in order forms by Thurs., Dec. 3rd w/ cash payment.
Pictures with Santa will be taken outside & students will practice social distancing. Santa will wear a mask at all times &
parents may choose whether or not their child wears a mask for their picture.For safety purposes, only individual pictures will take place this year.
(No group or sibling photos)
For order form, please click here: Picture Order Form
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First Sunday of Advent: HOPE!
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Dear Parents and Grandparents,
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Best Advent Ever 2020!
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The First Week of Advent:
HOPE
Today we light the first candle of the Advent wreath, which symbolizes HOPE. It is hope that keeps us moving in the right direction. It is hope that makes us a people of faith. It is hope that unites us. During this blessed Advent season, may you hold hope closely and dearly to your hearts, and know that Christ will come again.
We hope you had a safe Thanksgiving break. We have been blessed to have in-person instruction and distance learning options. Our goal is to return to school tomorrow, Mon., Nov. 30th with the option of in-person instruction in addition to distance learning. In order to open safely and keep everyone healthy, we kindly ask that every school family asks themselves the following questions:
- Have you or anyone in your household had any COVID-19 symptoms?
- Have you or anyone in your household tested positive for COVID-19?
- To the best of your knowledge, have you been in "close contact" with any individual who tested positive for COVID-19?
If the answer to any of these questions is YES over the Thanksgiving break, then we kindly ask that you email Dr. Grenardo at dr.grenardo@stjamesschoolsa.org and/or complete our online COVID-19 Reporting Form. Dr. Grenardo will reach out to you with love and compassion and help explain our protocols to keep everyone safe. Thank you for your cooperation and support in helping to keep our St. James community healthy and safe.
Many of our students learn best in-person. If everyone in your family is healthy, then we would love for your child to come to school. If you decide to transition to distance learning for a certain period of time, then please let us know. Thank you for following all of our Distance Learning guidelines. We aim to be flexible while providing consistency for our students. Please just email your child’s teacher, Ms. Kathy at k.urdialez@stjamesschoolsa.org, and Dr. Grenardo at dr.grenardo@stjamesschoolsa.org. Communication is key. We love you, and we are here for you!
Transformed by Hope, Let Us Rebuild Our Tomorrow!
Most Rev. Gustavo Garcia-Siller, MSpS Archbishop of San Antonio
To view Zoom schedules, please click here:
Log on to itslearning by clicking on the below icon.
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SJS Learning Options
Distance Learning or In-Person On-Campus Only
(No hybrid)We must receive at least a day’s notice prior to changing your child's learning option. Please email Ms. Kathy at k.urdialez@stjamesschoolsa.org
and your child's teacher. Our goal is to provide consistency for our students and teachers.
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AttendanceIn order for our school to remain a healthy and safe environment, it is going to take all of us working together to follow and adhere to our mandated protocols.
- How are you feeling today? If your child is experiencing any of the COVID-19 symptoms below, then complete and submit the online self-reporting form.
• Temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher;
• Sore throat;
• New uncontrolled cough that causes difficulty breathing (or, for students with a chronic allergic/asthmatic cough, a change in their cough from baseline);
• Diarrhea, vomiting, or abdominal pain; or
• New onset of severe headache, especially with a fever.
2. Students must have a doctor’s note to return to school. Thank you for following these guidelines set by the Archdiocese of San Antonio in order to keep our school safe.
3. Please email your teacher and email Ms. Kathy in the office at k.urdialez@stjamesschoolsa.org by 9 a.m. if your child is not able to come to school. Your child is always welcome to join a Zoom class.
4. If at any time you need to transfer to Distance Learning only, then please notify the office and/or your teachers so we can document clearly. If a family moves to Distance Learning, then the family will follow that learning option for the remainder of weeks 4, 5, and 6. The learning option can be re-evaluated for weeks 7, 8, and 9.
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Car Line
Students attending school in-person must enter and exit campus via car line.
Please click here for details:
Car Line Guidelines
*Students will not go to the church this week for Mass. We want everyone to arrive safely through car line.
Thank you, parents and grandparents, for wearing your masks during car line drop-off
and pick-up for the safety of our faculty and staff.
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New Dismissal Times
Pre-K 3 – 2nd – 3:00 pm 3rd – 8th Grade – 3:15 pmPlease enter car line ONLY during your designated time slot. If adults arrive early, then they are welcome to wait in their vehicles in the church parking lot. If an upper grade parent/grandparent accidentally enters the lower grade car line, then the person will have to drive around the block and re-enter car line at their child’s designated time. Thank you for your cooperation.
Car Placard in Front Window PleaseEvery family was given 4 school-issued nameplate placards with their child(ren)’s name(s) and grade(s). Please place the placard in the front window on the passenger side. A staff member will read the name over a walkie-talkie to the school office before you enter the Nunes gate. Child(ren)’s names will be called over the intercom. Teachers will supervise and ensure that each child enters the correct car.
Pre-K 3 - 2nd Grade ONLY
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm
If you ONLY have children in 2nd grade or lower, then car line pick-up will be from 3:00 pm – 3:15 pm. Vehicles will travel along the lower grade path nearest the gym. Your child(ren) will be called over the intercom system and will come to your vehicle with the assistance of a staff member.
3rd - 8th Grade & lower grade siblings
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm
If you ONLY have children in 3rd grade or higher, then car line pick-up will be from 3:15 pm – 3:30 pm. Vehicles will travel along the upper grade path nearest the classroom barracks. Your child(ren) will be called over the intercom system and will come to your vehicle with the assistance of a staff member.
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Items to Bring to School
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Please bring the following items:
- Face Mask must be worn by ALL at all times (except recess, lunch and naptime).
- Masks should be school colors. (We have disposable masks for emergencies. We will take care of your child.)
- Sack Lunch
- Clear water bottle with name
- Snack
- Face Mask must be worn by ALL at all times (except recess, lunch and naptime).
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Students may wear P.E. uniforms on the following days:
- Pre-K 3 & 4 – Tuesdays and Fridays
- Kinder (A) – Tuesdays and Fridays
- Kinder (B) – Mondays and Wednesdays
- 1st – Mondays and Wednesdays
- 2nd – Tuesdays and Fridays
- 3rd (A) – Tuesdays and Thursdays
- 3rd (B) – Mondays and Fridays
- 4th – Mondays and Thursdays
- 5th – Wednesdays and Fridays
- 6th & 7th – Mondays, Wednesdays
- 6th/7th will wear Mass uniform on Fridays & learn about health in P.E.
- 8th – Tuesdays and Thursdays
School uniform should be worn on other days.
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PK3 - Kinder Schedules
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1st - 5th Grade Schedules
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Join us from home and view mass on the church webpage.
Click here:
St. James the Apostle Catholic Church.
For more information, please click here:
Mass Guidelines
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St. James the Apostle Catholic School
To view our Action Plan, please click here:
2020-2021 Action Plan:
Growing Our Spiritual Garden
Updated August 15, 2020
*This plan is subject to change.
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Message from Archbishop Gustavo
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Click Yellow Text Below
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From Most Rev. Gustavo Garcia-Siller, MSpSDe S.E. Mons. Gustavo Garcia Siller, MSpS
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Monday, Spetmeber 14, 2020
A Pastoral Letter to the People of God in the Archdiocese of San Antonio on the Challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic
Lunes, 14 de Septiembre de 2020
Carta Pastorla al Pueblo de Dios en la Arquidiocesis de San Antonio en ocasion de los desafios de la pandemia de COVID-19
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First Week of School Archived Material
