Make It Happen!

Summer greetings! I hope that all of you are getting time to refresh, renew and relax.  As always, the summer has been quite busy here at the school, but as you can see from my smiling face, I did find a few moments to relax and and catch up on my personal life.  Please join me in welcoming the new and returning members (some returning in new roles) of the SSCS family:

Kasey McCusker        8^th grade HR/MS math/science   

Al-Aakhir Rogers       Long-term sub for Kelly G.

Nathan Wiles              3^rd grade homeroom
Susana Moll                Kindergarten Teacher

Jamie Stencel              ESE

Melissa DiCenzo         Enrichment and Teacher Resource
                                          Molly Neuman                Extended Day
                                          Mirta (Grace) Merrette   Extended Day

July 26 through August 2 is dedicated for you to get the classrooms ready.  You may pick up your keys from Karen on July 26.  Faculty/staff children are welcome to be in your rooms with you while you are preparing your classrooms.  Although we would like families to help with classroom setup, we ask that August 3-8 be limited to faculty and staff only. Please be sure your rooms are ready for school by August 3 so you can focus on the professional development scheduled.  Prof Dev schedule will be send by email ASAP.  Finalizing a few items.  

New employees have been registered for the diocesan mandated trainings taking place on August 1-2 at the Bethany Center, 18150 Bethany Center Drive, Lutz, Florida 33558.  Please check with Charles for details.  Some of you may not need to attend both days.  All new employees must also have a Level II Background check prior to the start of school.  All returning employees must complete the annual Blood-borne pathogens training and assessment.  New employees must also complete the online Suicide Prevention program.  This information along with due dates was sent via email by Charles.  Please provide him with the appropriate verification once completed. 

The first day back for instructional assistants and Extended Day staff will be August 3.  If teachers would like assistance during classroom set up, please reach out to your Instructional Assistant and see if they are available to come in.  Our faculty/staff retreat this year will be at school on August 4.  All employees are expected to attend and the theme will be Make it Happen!  See attached schedule for more details regarding the schedule.    

We will have a potluck lunch on August 7-8.  Please check your email for the link to Sign-Up Genius.  Faculty meetings this year will again be twice each month on Mondays.  A new google calendar has been shared with you titled Faculty/Staff.  Be sure you are checking that calendar and the School Events calendar to keep up with what is happening.  Schedules have also been shared via Google docs.  All employees should check their email on a regular basis. 

After much debate and consideration and thought about who was going to wash and dry 400 tie-dyed t-shirts, we decided to get solid red t-shirts.  Thanks to Marcela in Faith Formation, we have a pretty amazing shirt.  These will be available in the East Hall during pre-planning for faculty and staff and during Open House for students to pick up.  I would like everyone to wear their shirt for the retreat and students may wear theirs the first Friday of school.  God Bless you all and I look forward to seeing you soon.