COVID-19 UPDATES
School Status
St. John's Main Office is opened from 8:00AM to 4:00PM. Face masks required upon entering the campus and visitors are subject to temperature and symptoms check. 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.
Important updates will be communicated to the St. John's community via email, but we recommend to check this page frequently for updates.
Community Communications
August 3, 2020
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Dear St. John’s Parents:
We are so excited to have our students coming back to school in a few days, but we are determined to make this a safe place for them and for their teachers. To that end, we need the cooperation of everyone in following the guidelines for a safe opening. The complete list of protocols that was sent to you previously is also available on our school website.
The main things to remember are:
Additionally:
It will take all of us working together to reinforce the importance of these “rules”. Please talk to your children, help them understand the expectations, and emphasize that you support the school regarding enforcement of the rules.
Thank you so much for your help.
Sincerely,
Pat Bennett
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Dear St. John’s Parents:
We are so excited to have our students coming back to school in a few days, but we are determined to make this a safe place for them and for their teachers. To that end, we need the cooperation of everyone in following the guidelines for a safe opening. The complete list of protocols that was sent to you previously is also available on our school website.
The main things to remember are:
- Everyone must wear a mask. Students should have two clean masks available each day in case one gets dirty or the elastic breaks. Some parents may want to send a sandwich size bag for the student to put his/her mask in while eating lunch.
- Students must be kept at home if they don’t feel well—no matter what their symptoms are.
- Parents will not be able to park in the front parking lot and leave their cars during drop-off or pick-up times.
- Parents of younger students may park at the swimming pool and walk their children to the southern entrance of the Lower School building. Aides will accompany them to classrooms from there.
- Lunches may be brought from home or ordered from the Hungry Knight. Guidelines for ordering were sent to all of you last week. Orders are due by Thursday for the following week.
- Everyone on campus must maintain a distance of six feet from others. In classrooms, we have attempted to maintain a six-foot distance between students at desks, though the guidelines from DPHSS allow a minimum of four feet between students.
Additionally:
- A campus map attached to this email shows the one-way hallways and stairways that students will follow. Signs will be posted to clearly designate the routes.
- For now, we are discouraging the use of lockers in order to reduce the opportunities for close proximity between students. Parents and students who wish to make special-case locker requests may contact Mr. Kelley. He will make individual locker assignments to reduce proximity as much as possible. A review of your student’s schedule, available on Blackbaud, will help you determine his/her daily “load”.
- If you need to make a payment to the Business Office, you can use the drop box at the front for checks or call the office to inquire about paying by credit card or online.
- If you need to come into the office, it is better to wait until after the drop-off and before the pick-up times. And, of course, call or email at any time to make an appointment with anyone in the office.
It will take all of us working together to reinforce the importance of these “rules”. Please talk to your children, help them understand the expectations, and emphasize that you support the school regarding enforcement of the rules.
Thank you so much for your help.
Sincerely,
Pat Bennett
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One-Way System (Campus Map)
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
Middle School: 8:30
Upper School: 9:00
As a reminder, the start times will be:
Lower School: 8:00
Middle School: 8:30
Upper School: 9:00
Virtual Open House Schedule
Lower School
Please put aside an hour to tune into our Virtual Open House next week August 4th. The schedule is as follows:
August 5th we will have a supply drop off for the lower school only. Parents may bring in all the supplies for their child already labeled and in a labeled bag. Between 7:00 am and 12:00 noon you may place the supplies on your child’s classroom bench.
We appreciate your help and cooperation. I also look forward to seeing all your children and how much they have grown.
Best regards,
Michelle Untalan
Assistant Head of School
Middle & Upper School
This year's open house will be an online meeting. Next week we will have our virtual Open Houses. Teachers and students schedules will be available on Monday. At that point they will send notifications about the meeting.
Middle School
Upper School School
The upper school will have their meetings by department. These meetings will be on Thursday, August 6 at the following times:
J. Robert Kelley
Assistant Head of School
Please put aside an hour to tune into our Virtual Open House next week August 4th. The schedule is as follows:
- PK3/4 - 10 am
- Kindergarten - 11:00 am
- First grade 12:00
- Second Grade - 1:00
- Third grade - 2:00
- Fourth grade -3:00
- Fifth grade - 4:00 pm
August 5th we will have a supply drop off for the lower school only. Parents may bring in all the supplies for their child already labeled and in a labeled bag. Between 7:00 am and 12:00 noon you may place the supplies on your child’s classroom bench.
We appreciate your help and cooperation. I also look forward to seeing all your children and how much they have grown.
Best regards,
Michelle Untalan
Assistant Head of School
Middle & Upper School
This year's open house will be an online meeting. Next week we will have our virtual Open Houses. Teachers and students schedules will be available on Monday. At that point they will send notifications about the meeting.
Middle School
- 6th grade Open House will be on Wednesday, August 5 at 11:00am
- 7th grade Open House will be on Wednesday, August 5 at 1:00pm
- 8th grade Open House will be on Wednesday, August 5 at 2:00pm.
Upper School School
The upper school will have their meetings by department. These meetings will be on Thursday, August 6 at the following times:
- Math 9-10am
- Science 10-11am
- Modern Language 11am-12pm
- Social Studies 12pm-1pm
- English 1pm-2pm
J. Robert Kelley
Assistant Head of School
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
- Pamella Valencia - pvalencia@stjohnsguam.com
- Edna Renales - erenales@stjohnsguam.com
