4.2.2020
Yesterday Governor Newsom stated: “”We should not prepare to bring our children back into the school setting,” Newsom said, adding that school districts should instead be focused on improving and enhancing distance learning. Newsom stopped short of issuing an executive order related to school closures.”” (Quoted from LA Times). THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT ST. JOHN’S WILL BE ONLINE FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. St. John’s is and will continue to make the call about school coming back on campus based on local, state and federal health department recommendations.
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4.1.2020
SJLS Parents – Yesterday the State Superintendent for School in CA stated that “it appears that our students will not be able to return” to classrooms this school year. THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT ST. JOHN’S WILL BE ONLINE FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. First, the state superintendent does not govern private schools. St. John’s is and will continue to make the call about school based on local, state and federal health department recommendations. Second, the superintendent said “it appears.” Even he doesn’t know for sure. Third, much of the decision making at the state schools level is also based on negotiations with public school teacher unions.
St. John’s feels that making decisions week-by-week is the best way to plan wisely. We will be online through April 10 and most likely through April 30, but we will make that call in a week or two.
Easter/Spring Break is April 10-19. There will be NO online instruction during that time.
3.26.2020
Family resources for talking with your children about COVID-19 https://bit.ly/sjlscovid
Although Orange USD has announced they will remain closed through May 8, St. John’s will continue to make the call about campus closure on a week-by-week basis. See below.
St. John’s Lutheran School will continue to follow federal, state and local health officials with regards to the length of this online learning period. St. John’s will make the call week by week as to when school will resume on campus. The school (preschool – 8) will be online the rest of this month (March) at the least. If school moves back to face-to-face, that information would be sent out to all parents as soon as the decision is made.
If your student needs a technology device during this time, please reach out to your child’s teacher (K-8).
Tuition: St. John’s continues to offer education, so we will continue to collect tuition. The economic hardships for each family are different, and there are some that need help during this COVID-19 economic downturn. St. John’s will work with each family individually to reschedule payments (there are no payments in June, so that is an option for some) as needed by each family situation. Tuition questions should be addressed to Dr. Hollatz and Shannon Arnold (school bookkeeper).
3.18.2020
Today’s chapel message: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Dst26S0_-V8EPZMawBKXD68NuZr2X2K3/view?usp=sharing
If you are having fun with an activity at home and would like to share it so that I can share it on SJLS social media, please send me pictures or videos. We would love to showcase the various activities going on at home to provide others with hope and encouragement! Be sure to follow us on social media: @sjlsorange on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to follow the fun! Try this to upload larger files https://driveuploader.com/upload/1VGLawC93R/. My email is jhollatz@stjohnsorange.org.
St. John’s continues to do everything we can to make sure that our child experiences a full and robust learning experience! We are praying for your families each day. Please pray for us during this time as well. You can pray with us as a community at http://drhollatz.blogspot.com/.
3.17.2020
No SAC or Preschool childcare per OC Health Guidelines posted today.
School Office hours 10:00-2:00.
The most up-to-date information will be posted to this page and stored in this Google folder http://bit.ly/2TNHyxH.
Continue to check your email and Slices for up to date information!
Pray with us on Dr. Hollatz’s prayer blog http://drhollatz.blogspot.com/.
