COVID-19 UPDATES
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We are closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation and taking the necessary precautions to ensure the health and safety of our students, employees, parents and visitors.
Important updates will be communicated to the St. John's community via email, but we recommend to check this page frequently for updates. If your child is enrolled in St. John's School and you have not been receiving our emails, please complete the email subscription form.
Important updates will be communicated to the St. John's community via email, but we recommend to check this page frequently for updates. If your child is enrolled in St. John's School and you have not been receiving our emails, please complete the email subscription form.
Community Communications
January 10, 2022
Dear Parents of Knights:
Choosing optimism, I still have high hopes for 2022. As we face this new surge of COVID cases, and look forward to seeing our students back on campus on Monday, I must reiterate that our safety protocols are the very things that will keep our students and school personnel safe. It is more important than ever that we don’t get careless!
The only thing more important to schools than quality instruction is student safety. During this time that we will all remember as the “COVID Years” this fact has remained clear, and we have enforced strict guidelines to keep safety at the forefront. There have been sacrifices—from no parents on campus to lost proms and online chapels—many of our traditions have been put aside.
What hasn’t changed has been the dedication of our professional educators to make sure every student receives the instruction and support they need to learn. In fact, much of the stress that teachers have experienced has come from striving to make learning excellent in every unprecedented situation that has arisen.
The diversity that we speak of in Episcopal schools isn’t just ethnic, or economic. It is also a diversity of politics, of philosophies, of beliefs. It is where our thoughts overlap that we find our strength. It is in those unshakeable goals of student safety and quality education that we all share.
I implore you to pay careful attention to your family’s health. Monitor closely for any symptoms of illness, and keep kids at home at the slightest sign of distress—any symptoms at all. If you know your family has been exposed to the virus, please notify the school at once and follow the DPHSS guidelines for quarantine and testing. If you feel you need to isolate and monitor for symptoms, after travel or at any time, please notify your child’s teacher to request temporary online “attendance”.
Our teachers will double down on teaching and enforcing the rules for proper mask wearing, personal distancing, and sanitation.
No, we didn’t want 2022 to look like this. But we know what to do and we will do it—together.
Sincerely,
Pat
Dear Parents of Knights:
Choosing optimism, I still have high hopes for 2022. As we face this new surge of COVID cases, and look forward to seeing our students back on campus on Monday, I must reiterate that our safety protocols are the very things that will keep our students and school personnel safe. It is more important than ever that we don’t get careless!
The only thing more important to schools than quality instruction is student safety. During this time that we will all remember as the “COVID Years” this fact has remained clear, and we have enforced strict guidelines to keep safety at the forefront. There have been sacrifices—from no parents on campus to lost proms and online chapels—many of our traditions have been put aside.
What hasn’t changed has been the dedication of our professional educators to make sure every student receives the instruction and support they need to learn. In fact, much of the stress that teachers have experienced has come from striving to make learning excellent in every unprecedented situation that has arisen.
The diversity that we speak of in Episcopal schools isn’t just ethnic, or economic. It is also a diversity of politics, of philosophies, of beliefs. It is where our thoughts overlap that we find our strength. It is in those unshakeable goals of student safety and quality education that we all share.
I implore you to pay careful attention to your family’s health. Monitor closely for any symptoms of illness, and keep kids at home at the slightest sign of distress—any symptoms at all. If you know your family has been exposed to the virus, please notify the school at once and follow the DPHSS guidelines for quarantine and testing. If you feel you need to isolate and monitor for symptoms, after travel or at any time, please notify your child’s teacher to request temporary online “attendance”.
Our teachers will double down on teaching and enforcing the rules for proper mask wearing, personal distancing, and sanitation.
No, we didn’t want 2022 to look like this. But we know what to do and we will do it—together.
Sincerely,
Pat
Bell Schedule
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Lower School
1st 8:00 – 8:45 2nd 8:50 – 9:35 3rd 9:35 – 10:15 Recess 10:15 – 10:45 4th 10:50 – 11:30 5th 11:35 – 12:15 Lunch 12:15 – 1:00 6th 1:05 – 1:45 7th 1:50 – 2:30 Dismissal 2:35 – 3:00 |
Middle/Upper School
Period 1: 8:30-9:55 Break: 9:55-10:10 Period 2: 10:10-11:35 Lunch 11:35-12:25 Period 3: 12:25-1:50 Break: 1:50-2:00 Period 4: 2:00-3:25 |
MS/US Wednesday Chapel/Class Meeting Schedule:
Period 1: 8:30-9:50 Chapel: 9:55-10:30 Break: 10:30-10:40 Period 2: 10:40-12:00 Lunch: 12:00-12:40 Period 3: 12:40-2:00 Period 4: 2:05-3:25 |
Early Drop-off for Multiple Children
The staggered start of our schools this year may cause some difficulty for parents of multiple children. If you have children in more than one division of our school (lower school, middle school, or upper school), which requires you to drop some students off before their appointed start time, please fill out the Google Form.
As a reminder, the start times will be:
Lower School: 8:00 AM
Middle School: 8:30 AM
Upper School: 8:30 AM
As a reminder, the start times will be:
Lower School: 8:00 AM
Middle School: 8:30 AM
Upper School: 8:30 AM
Payments
To maintain social distancing and to add another option to make payments while the campus remains closed during the coronavirus pandemic, a payment drop box has been installed at the main office. This box is for payments by check only; no cash please. Please indicate your child’s name on the check’s memo. The drop box is conveniently located on the right window, next to the main office entrance.
Online payment is also available through PayPal. If you choose to opt for this method, kindly email any of the business office personnel:
Online payment is also available through PayPal. If you choose to opt for this method, kindly email any of the business office personnel:
- Priscilla Adriano - padriano@stjohnsguam.com
- Edna Renales - erenales@stjohnsguam.com
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this payment method or any other questions for the business, do not hesitate to reach out to any of the personnel above
