Crusader Connection: December 3, 2020

Lancaster Catholic High School Crusader Connection December 3, 2020

Toys for Tots Varsity Club’s annual Toys for Tots campaign will kick off on Friday, December 4th and continue to Thursday, December 17th.

Toys must be $5.00 in value minimum, must be new and unwrapped. If you can not make it to the store, monetary donations can be accepted and will be towards buying more gifts.

The mission of the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to less fortunate children in the community in which the campaign is conducted.

The top homeroom with the most donations of toys will earn a pizza lunch. Second and third place homerooms will receive cookies for breakfast.

Upcoming Events at Lancaster Catholic High School Dec. 8th Dec. 9th Dec. 11th Dec. 23rd Dec. 24th Immaculate Christmas Early Dismissal Jan. 4th

Conception Concert of Mary Mass

Livestream

Christmas Break

Advent Wreath Blessing The spirit of Christmas is alive within Lancaster Catholic High School.

On Wednesday, December 2nd,Catholic High came together as a community (while remotely in homerooms) to have our classroom Advent wreaths blessed.

School Counseling Corner Attention all Juniors & Sophomores The application for the Lancaster County Career and Technical Center (CTC) continues to be open for the 2021 - 2022 school year. Please contact Mrs. Maria Taormina, LCHS School Counselor, if you have any questions or you would like to start the application please email Mrs. Taormina  mtaormina@lchsyes.org.

FAFSA Tutorial Freshmen Meetings - all School Counselors are meeting with freshmen now to go over their first quarter report cards and offer some academic and personal goal setting.

Self Care The upcoming holidays amid the pandemic can be times of overwhelming stress for everyone. Remember to take a breath, a break and take care of yourself. Regular sleep and exercise patterns have been very helpful during these trying times!

PSAT Now Being Offered in January Registration is now closed for this PSAT. Any student who has registered for this exam will be contacted.

Weather Related Flexible Instruction Days (asynchronous) When the Flexible Instruction Day is announced “A” or “B” day will be designated.

• If snow is predicted for the next day, teachers will have an assignment posted by 3:30PM before leaving the building. If an unexpected weather event causes the cancellation of school, all assignments will be posted by 10:00AM. • When a weather-related Flexible Instruction Day is called, an alert will be posted on the school website and included in the recorded phone message informing families of the cancellation. Guidelines on weather related Flexible Instruction Days will be included in the weekly Crusader Connection periodically beginning mid-November to parents and students so they are informed prior to the 1st “snow” day.

• Lessons and assignments will be posted on Google Classroom.

• Expectations are to be provided as to how the students are to complete and turnin the assignment(s).

• Assignment(s) are to be turned in electronically by the students no later than 8:00PM that day. Turn-in options include electronically on Google Classroom, Google Docs, Rediker or Turn-it In. • The entire lesson and accompanying assignments should take a minimum of 35 minutes and a maximum of 45 minutes.

• Teachers will notify students of their availability to answer questions via email.

Teacher availability will not exceed a 2-hour block. Teachers will take class “attendance” based on submission of work. This attendance will be forwarded to the Attendance Officer.

• If a student is legitimately sick on a Flexible Learning Day, parents will be expected to follow normal procedures for reporting illness; an excuse card for the Flexible Learning Day must be submitted by the student upon returning to school. Students will be expected to make-up the assignment per the teacher’s make-up policy.

• Students who have reported no home Internet connection may opt to use a smart phone to complete assignments. If this alternative is not an option, all assignments are to be submitted by 3:00PM the 2nd school day after the return to school.

• If there is a loss of power due to the weather, this will be taken into consideration for both students and teachers. This will be monitored and adjusted upon return to school.

Civitas LCHS Coat Drive Civitas LCHS is once again sponsoring a Coat Drive.

We will accept all types of coats in good condition, as well as, gloves, hats, and scarves.

Items can be dropped off in room 217 or the main office starting December 3rd through Friday, December 11. All donations go to local dry cleaners and then to the Salvation Army.

AmazonSmile You can now shop with AmazonSmile through the Amazon Shopping App! • • • •

Open the Amazon Shopping App on your smart phone Go to Settings Select AmazonSmile Turn AmazonSmile on!

It is that easy to support Lancaster Catholic while Christmas or everyday shopping!

New Face Covering Guidelines As of December 1, 2020 the following face coverings will no longer be accepted at Lancaster Catholic: • Neck Gaiters • Face Shields (that have gaps on the side and do not go below the chin) • Half-shields that sit on the chin (these are open from the nose to the forehead) Click here to view our COVID-19 HQ