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Dear Families, We continue to be filled with awe and gratitude for the generosity of our families - overflowing Pennies for Peru jars, overflowing Toys for Tots boxes, and "Friday Love" sweet treats for staff! Thank you all so much for all you do to make Lourdes a wonderful place to be. A reminder to consider a year-end gift to the Mississippi Valley STO (MVSTO). For more information, go to MVSTO.org. In case you missed it, check out this short video - Lourdes students are among those featured! Again, in the spirit of transparency, I wanted to let you know we learned on Friday that one of our 7th grade students tested positive for Covid-19. The student was at school Monday and a little bit of Tuesday, when the student went home sick. The results of the Covid test came Friday - positive. It is unlikely the student contracted Covid-19 at Lourdes. We have identified four students who were close contacts - one of the students was exposed at a sleepover last weekend; the other three were exposed at recess on Monday 11/30, being within 6 feet of the student for more than 15 consecutive minutes. Though none of the four close contact students were displaying symptoms on Friday, all four were sent home in the middle of the day today to begin quarantine. Our intention was for Lourdes students and staff to never have ANY close contacts at the school, but we are now noticing some gaps and are working to address them. We made an adjustment after one of our 7th graders was determined to be a close contact because of sitting next to each other to work on a movie project for 15 consecutive minutes, so that should never happen again. This latest situation reveals that we have to be more diligent at recess to ensure the students are not next to each other for 15 consecutive minutes, so the recess supervisor team and I will meet first thing this morning to decide how to proceed. Thank you for remaining diligent and continuing to monitor your social interactions, so that we can keep the absences at Lourdes among students and staff at a minimum. It would be a good idea to avoid allowing your children to attend social gatherings like sleepovers and parties for the foreseeable future. I am grateful for your commitment to our Lourdes family, and I know we all have the same shared goal of keeping our staff and students healthy and in school full time. As a reminder, you can access the Lourdes Return to Learn FAQ online anytime for the latest protocols and guidelines. Remember St. Nick’s Shop is online only this year, via the Penguin Patch Holiday Shop, now open until Friday for online student shopping: shop.penguinpatch.com Please take a few minutes as a family to reflect on and discuss the scripture passage for this week: Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing. ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:16-17 Here are some events to remember this week: Monday, Dec. 7 9:00 AM Mass – Mrs. Mesick’s homeroom Tuesday, Dec.8 9:00 AM Mass – Mrs. Behnke’s homeroom Wednesday, Dec.9 9:00 AM Mass – 5th-8th Group B (Group A livestream) 2:30 PM K-8 Early Dismissal Thursday, Dec.10 9:00 AM Mass – Ms. Snyder’s homeroom Friday, Dec.11 9:00 AM Mass – Mrs. Holmes’ homeroom Saturday, Dec.12 4:30PM Saint John Vianney Mass 5:00 PM Our Lady of Lourdes Mass Sunday, Dec.13 8:00 AM Our Lady of Lourdes Mass 8:30 AM St. John Vianney Mass 10:30 AM Our Lady of Lourdes Mass 11:00 AM St. John Vianney Mass 5:00 PM Our Lady of Lourdes Mass Upcoming Events (Save-the-Dates): No School December 19-January 3 for Christmas Break Have a faith-filled week!

The Home & School Association is our version of the PTA. Everyone is a member of this organization, and all are welcome and encouraged to get involved. We work with the LCS Board of Education to help maintain and improve the engagement and experience of our families. The Home & School Association coordinates volunteers, fundraising activities, and events for our school.