Principal's Announcements

The St. Agnes School Board will have 4 vacancies for the 2021-22 school year. If you are interested in serving as a School Board Member, a three-year commitment, please submit your name, a photo, and a brief biography to Mr. Brendan Quigley by April 12 at the following email address: brendan.quigley@bakerbotts.com
Please indicate St. Agnes School Board in the subject line. See below for information about the School Board nomination and approval process.    

Purpose: The school board is a body organized to develop, formulate, and recommend to the rector and administration, policies for St. Agnes Cathedral School. Policies may include, but are not limited to finance, equipment, enrichment activities, facilities, plant maintenance and repair, general school standards, and dissemination of information. The Board promotes the implementation of policy, upon approval by the rector. The implementation of policy is the responsibility of the rector through the principal.

Membership: The board consists of twelve members. The rector, principal, assistant principal, presidents of the parent organizations are ex-officio members. Each member shall serve a term of three years. Members are eligible for one subsequent term. Members are responsible for attending meetings on the third Tuesday of each month. Membership on the board is limited to adult (age 21 or older) members of St. Agnes Cathedral Parish and parents/guardians of children attending St. Agnes Cathedral School. Parents residing outside the parish may serve their term only as long as their children are enrolled in St. Agnes Cathedral School. There are 4 vacancies every year for the School Board.

Process:  A public announcement is made for the open positions in the spring by the school principal. Interested members of the school community submit a brief biography with a photograph to the Board. The Board makes their recommendations to the rector and administration for approval.

Middle School Sports Update
The Stags sports schedule for each week will be posted below. Email the coaching staff or Mr. Grover with any questions.

Baseball
Practice:
Location: Barasch Field

Softball
Practice: 
Location: Joyce Field

Girls Lacrosse
Practice:  
Location: St. Agnes Field of Dreams

Boys Lacrosse
Practice: 
Location: Bligh Field

 

Calendar Update: Due to the 3 snow days that have been used this school year, the school calendar has been adjusted.

· June 22nd
· June 23rd: Last day of school
If further weather emergency days are needed, the school will be in session, remotely.

From the Cafeterias
We are in need of baby wipes. Thank you!

Transportation requests are due to your home school district by April 1st.  Please note, Hempstead School District is ONLY accepting transportation requests online.  Below is the request link for Hempstead School District.

Transportation Requests

St. Agnes Cathedral School will host an Open House for families interested in our Kindergarten Program on Saturday, April 24th. Please call the school office for information regarding this event at 516-678-5550.
Children entering Kindergarten must be five years of age by Dec. 1, 2021. A $200.00 non-refundable registration fee for Kindergarten is submitted along with the registration form. Acceptance is contingent upon screening.
Tuition assistance is available through the Tomorrow’s Hope Foundation. Applications are available on the Foundation’s website: www.tomorrowshopefoundation.org.

Peace and blessings, 
Mrs. Cecilia St. John, Principal


 

Pandemic Information: COVID-19 Updates and Information

Air Doctor Purifiers have been installed in all the classrooms. Thank you to all who donated towards the purchase. 

Travel:  Updated Travel Protocol as of April 1, 2021

Please note that the CDC is presently recommending only essential travel at this time. As per the new NYS guidelines, while quarantine is no longer required, quarantine after domestic travel is still advised as an added precaution. Mandatory quarantine remains in effect for international travelers. Therefore, if you choose to travel domestically or internationally,  during Easter vacation, I ask that you monitor symptoms/quarantine as necessary upon return to prevent any cases from entering the building.

The health and safety of our students and staff continue to be my top priority. Please monitor the health of your family members and if at any point someone develops any Covid-like symptoms, please keep your child(ren) home from school and consult with your primary care physician, and/or get a Covid test. As a reminder, if anyone in your household is awaiting test results ALL children must stay home.

The most recent NYS travel guidelines are as follows:

Regardless of quarantine status, all individuals exposed to COVID-19 or returning from travel must:

• Continue daily symptom monitoring through Day 14.
• Continue strict adherence to all recommended non-pharmaceutical interventions, including hand hygiene and the use of face coverings, through Day 14 (even if fully vaccinated);
• Must immediately self-isolate if any symptoms develop and contact the local public health authority or their healthcare provider to report this change in clinical status and determine if they should seek testing.

• Arrival in NY before 12 noon = day 1
• Arrival in NY after 12 noon, day 1 is the next day.

Contact Tracing: Goes back 48 hours from the onset of symptoms or when the COVID-19 test was administered if asymptomatic.

Return from Quarantine: Individuals must complete the 10-day quarantine and be fever-free for 72 hours.

Pending COVID-19 Tests: If your child has a pending COVID-19 test or resides with an individual who has a pending test, your child must quarantine until the test results come back. Once the test results come back, you must contact the school and report the results. Directives from the health office will follow accordingly.

 

Testing Sites Available:

On-site Testing: $30.00 Fee
ATC Healthcare Services:  Will provide on-site testing at St. Agnes Cathedral School.  ATC will provide all staffing and equipment to conduct the testing. The co-pay is $30.00 to be paid at the time of service. Insurance card will be needed.

Off-site Testing: No Fee
Firstcare: Baldwin: https://firstcarebaldwin.com/contact-us/

• 2360 Grand Avenue, Baldwin, New York 11510
• (516) 546-2266
• Dr. Wayne Sebastiano: Stags Parent
  •  Insurance card will be needed. No cost. Please click on the link below to access the registration paperwork that will expedite the service.

Firstcare

Off-site Testing: No Fee
UrgentWay: Two Offices: Hempstead and Hicksville
Hempstead: https://www.urgentway.com/locations/urgent-care-hempstead/                                          

• 2 Main Street, Hempstead, NY 11550
• (516) 489-6600

Hicksville: https://www.urgentway.com/locations/urgent-care-hicksville/

• 120 Bethpage Road~ Suite 309~ Hicksville, NY 11801
• (516) 252-3903
• Dr. Ali Hashmat: No students in the school, but he is a client of one of our parents.
  • Insurance card will be needed. No cost. Please click on the link below to access the registration paperwork that will expedite the service.

Urgent Way

Social Responsibility: During this time, it is of the utmost importance that everyone follows the COVID-19 protocols that have been established by the school, CDC, DOH, and State. Below, please find the major protocols. It is a good reminder of the social responsibility pledge that we took in September. If you are unsure of a protocol or in doubt of what to do concerning your child’s health, call the school health office for clarification.

• All students are to wear face masks. Masks must be worn correctly, covering the nose and mouth.
• Practice social distancing.
• Complete the screening questions accurately and honestly.
• When sick or feeling sick, stay home and call the school health office for directives.

We are preparing for the worst but praying for the best. Thank you all for your help and support in protecting God’s greatest gift, our children!


Masks must be worn while waiting online to pick up your child from school. They must be worn correctly, ensuring that the nose is covered.

iPads must be charged and brought to school every day. The students will practice joining Google Meet. They will need their earphones. Please make sure your child brings them to school as we continue with our in-school Digital Days.


Announcements From the Cafeterias 
Snack coupons are purchased from the main office on Mondays. A sheet of ten water bottle coupons cost $10.00. A sheet of twelve coupons cost $9.00. Please place the exact amount or a check made payable to St. Agnes Cathedral, in an envelope with your child's name, his/her teacher's name, and your order will be filled and returned to your child through his/her teacher. Please note, the school's Venmo account cannot be used to purchase water bottle or snack coupons. 


School Fundraising Opportunity: iGive.com/StAgnesCathedralSchool: With the holidays approaching and online shopping on the rise, please help support the school by making your online purchases through iGive.com. Click on the link below for information and details.

iGive Details 

• Yearbook: The 8th Grade Yearbook is underway. Grade 8 Parents, please click on the link below to access important information regarding the Yearbook. Baby pictures are now due. 
• Yearbook 

• Missing work—Work that’s late at the time the email was sent.
• Upcoming work—Work that’s due today and tomorrow (for daily emails) or work that’s due in the upcoming week (for weekly emails).
• Class activity—Announcements, assignments, and questions recently posted by teachers.

• In your email program, at the bottom of any email summary, click settings if you haven't already, signed into your Google Account.
• Under Frequency, click the down arrow and choose when to get summaries: daily or weekly

A Message from Our Nurse, Mrs. Keating:

NYS Law mandates health appraisal forms for the following grades: Kindergarten, 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th grades.

6th-grade students are mandated to have a Tdap adolescent booster vaccine.  This vaccine must be administered at the minimum age of 10.  The student must receive the Tdap vaccine on or before their 11th birthday, but not before they turn 10 years old.  

7th-grade students are mandated to receive a meningococcal vaccine upon entry into 7th grade.  The minimum age for the first dose of meningococcal conjugate for grade 7 is age 10.   

PLEASE NOTE, THERE IS NO IMMUNIZATION ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THOSE STUDENTS MISSING IMMUNIZATIONS DUE TO COVID-19!

If you have NOT submitted your child’s forms, even if remote learning, they must be by this Friday, October 8. Please click on the link below to access the forms.

Medical Forms
 

Water bottles and Snack Coupons: Will be sold every Monday through the main office. A sheet of ten water bottle coupons cost $10.00. A sheet of twelve snack coupons cost $9.00. Please place the exact amount or a check made payable to St. Agnes Cathedral School, in an envelope with your child’s name, his/her teacher’s name, and your order will be filled and returned to your child through his/her teacher. Please note, the school’s Venmo account cannot be used to purchase water bottle or snack coupons.
 

Pick Up Patrol: Please continue to use Pick Up Patrol to report your child’s weekly health screening and daily temperature check. Thank you to all who have been consistently submitting your child’s screening on time. The cut-off is 7:30 A.M. It is necessary to submit it by that time in order for your child to be permitted to enter the building.
 

Bus Students MUST wear their masks on the bus. I am receiving reports that students are standing up in the back of the bus and NOT wearing their masks. Not only is this a dangerous situation to the physical well-being of those students because they are not seated and wearing seatbelts, but it is also undermining the health and welfare of all the students on the bus by promoting the spread of disease instead of containing it. I will be following up with the bus drivers to instruct them to follow the bus protocol to pull over when students are out of their seats and include pulling over when masks are not worn.  Parents, please speak to your child about proper bus behavior and mask-wearing.

 

Morning Drop-off: Thank you to all the volunteers who are working the Morning Drop-off. Please see a few reminders below:

~All vehicles entering the back-parking lot in the mornings must use their turn signals to help security identify those coming into the parking lot.

~Parents, please watch your speed when exiting the parking lot after dropping your children off as there are a number of K-1 parents and students walking in the parking lot.

~Children need to exit their vehicles on their own as security cannot touch the cars, the students, their backpacks, etc.

~K/1st Grade placards should be visible on the dashboard of your car as it makes it easier for security volunteers to know. There are more available if needed. 

Students who are in-person learners and joining in remotely when they are absent from school do not submit work electronically and do not participate in tests unless otherwise directed by their teacher.
 

Personal Grooming: I  Boys’ hair should be neat, not in their eyes, and not be longer than where a dress shirt collar would fall. Besides the hair length, neat grooming is essential. Girls’ hair should not be dyed unnatural colors. Personal Growth Codes will be impacted for being out of compliance with these standards.

 

Social Distance Correctly!

Wash your hands and say your prayers because Jesus and germs are everywhere.
Emails are checked regularly at cstjohn5546@stagnes-school.org and it is the best method of contact. 

 

Pacella Family Contributions