Welcome New Students and Families!

Welcome to Saint Simon Parish School. As a new member of our family we want to help you navigate the tools and applications that enable transparency and ease of access to the information you need. These also support our efforts to be green. Early in the summer, you will be sent credentials for both yourself and your children that will enable you to access Schoology, a learning management and communication tool.

After parent-teacher conferences in October, this site will no longer be available. By then we believe you will have become familiar with Schoology and where you can find homework, the parent/student handbook, registration of field trips, student report cards, how to volunteer, and much more. We have tried to anticipate your questions with the below information, but if other matters arise never hesitate to call or write. We are here to help.

How do I?

Access Schoology

You will receive your log in credentials in early June after the Summer KickOff.
A Guide to Schoology is available in Schoology. Click on the down arrow next to your name and select “St Simon Parish School.” Select Resources on the left menu and then the General Parent Information folder
Schoology has groups and courses that you may view based on your activities and children’s courses.
Contact: Marilyn Willey at mwilley@stsimon.org

Get the School Supplies List

Supplies can be ordered on-line through schooltoolbox.com.
Order from May 24-July 31.
Purchasing your own supplies is an option.
Supplies are listed in Schoology in Resources in the Summer 2021 folder and on the schooltoolbox.com site.
Contact: Laura Potter at lpotter@stsimon.org.

Access the Covid 19 Information - BEING UPDATED

The documents and reports for Covid 19 provided from Santa Clara County Health Department and other related information are in Schoology. Click under you name on the right side and choose group “St. Simon Parish School”. Select Resources on the menu bar and then the Covid 19 folder.
Contact: Ann Kozlovsky, akozlovsky@stsimon.org

Find Uniforms Details

Uniforms can be viewed on the website under student life/uniform.
Uniforms are also detailed in the Parent Handbook which can be found in Schoology. Click on the down arrow next to your name and select “St Simon Parish School.” Select Resources on the left menu and then the General Parent Information folder
Contact: Laura Potter at lpotter@stsimon.org

Volunteer

An overview of volunteering and requirements can be found on the website at support our school/volunteer.
The training and instructions can also be found in Schoology in St. Simon Parish Group under the Resources link and General Parent Information Folder.
Fingerprinting is required and will be on campus on August 17 from 11 am to 1 pm. The cost is $20 cash/check.
Engage is a Schoology application where you will find events to sign up for. Students also use Engage to sign up and fulfill their service hours requirement (grades 6-8). To find the Schoology applications, click on the icon with 4 squares on the Schoology menu (between the search and calendar icons).
The check-in kiosk in the main school lobby is where you sign in to volunteer. The events you are registered to volunteer for will be shown, and you will select your name and print a badge to wear while on campus. Please return to the kiosk and check out when you are done.
Contact: Engage Tracy Bettendorf at tbettendorf@stsimon.org

Find Summer Homework

Summer homework is in Schoology under “St. Simon Parish School” (dropdown menu under your name in upper right corner). Select Resources on the left tab and then Summer 2021.
Contact: Ann Kozlovsky, akozlovsky@stsimon.org

Sign Up for Taste Nutrition

During COVID All students must order through Taste
Taste Nutrition is the lunch provider.
During COVID all meals are preordered at Taste Nutrition and paid by on line by credit card and delivered to classrooms.
The details are on the website under Student Life/Health and Wellness and in Schoology in the Taste Nutrition folder.
Contact: Laura Potter at lpotter@stsimon.org

Sign Up for Sports

You will receive a survey asking you if you would like to sign up. The Schoology AnswerMe application does not accept nonreplies and will email you regularly until you respond.
The athletic director or teach coach will contact you when teams have been formed.
If you cannot recall if you signed up, you can look at all of your responses in the AnswerMe application in Schoology. To find the Schoology applications, click on the icon with 4 squares on the Schoology menu (between the search and calendar icons).
Questions: Josh Miller at jmiller@stsimon.org

View the Calendar

The school calendar may be viewed by clicking on the calendar icon in the top right corner of the school website
The calendar in PDF form may be downloaded from school calendar web page; the PDF may also be found in Schoology in the Resources section under General Parent Information.
You may subscribe to the on-line calendar and sync it with your personal calendar by using the link on school calendar web page
A calendar is also available Schoology by selecting the calendar icon on the menu bar. The calendar is personalized with assignments and related information for your child(ren) and can be exported to other calendar software.
Contact: Tracy Bettendorf at tbettendorf@stsimon.org

View My Child's Grades

Report cards and STAR test results are posted in the DocViewer application in Schoology. To find the Schoology applications, click on the icon with 4 squares on the Schoology menu (between the search and calendar icons).
Report cards are posted after the trimester end.
Trimester dates are marked on the school calendar, which also indicates the date report cards will be available.
Contact: Marilyn Willey at mwilley@stsimon.org

Find My Child's Homework

After logging into Schoology, click the down arrow next to you name, select a child’s name, and then view that child’s courses, activities, homework, calendar, and teacher updates.
Contact: Marilyn Willey at mwilley@stsimon.org

Update Emergency Data

- You will be sent a survey before the school year starts asking you to confirm your emergency contacts and other critical information.
- It is essential that you maintain the list of individuals who have permission to pick up your child(ren). We strictly adhere to this list whenever we have an emergency release.
- You can update and view this information in Schoology using the RFamily application. To find the Schoology applications, click on the icon with 4 squares on the Schoology menu (between the search and calendar icons).
- Contact: Marilyn Willey at mwilley@stsimon.org

Drop Off & Pick Up

The safety of our families is of utmost importance, and thus we have very specific guidelines for dropping off and picking up. You may read the instructions in our Parent Handbook in Schoology or review this video.
We encourage you to use our drive-thru drop off, because the parking lot is extremely congested in the mornings.
~~You may park in the front lot before school and walk your child to school by using the crosswalk nearest to the school entry at the side of the Church.~~This option is not available in COVID. Parents may walk their child to the bollards but cannot come onto the campus.
~~At the end of the school day the bollards come down, and you may park in the large parking lot; your child will be waiting in front of the Parish Center.~~ NOTE: The 2021-2022 pickup process is a drive-through pick up that is outlined in the COVID-19 protocols.
Contact: Laura Potter at lpotter@stsimon.org

New Family FAQs

Here is a one page summary of daily logistics for Saint Simon

Find Student Passwords

Students need passwords to use many of our online learning applications
The passwords are stored in the Passwords application in Schoology. To find the Schoology applications, click on the icon with 4 squares on the Schoology menu (between the search and calendar icons).
Contact: Tracy Bettendorf at mwilley@stsimon.org

June 7 & 8 - Virtual Summer Kickoff

Thank you for those who could attend. Here are the slides from the general overview session.

Other Events

New Family Meeting

We invite all new families and host families to the outside church seating on August 16 from 5:00pm – 6:15pm for our New Family Meeting. There will be outdoor activities for students and a meeting for parents with the principal to share the details of daily routines.

Used Uniforms

We will be having used uniform events on June 10 from 1:00-3:30 p.m. and June 11 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.. We will offer this again on August 17 at the Classroom Reveal Day.

Classroom Reveal Day and Fingerprinting

August 17, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

New Family Coffee

Grades 1-4
October 19, 8:00 a.m.

Grades 5-8

October 21, 8:00 a.m.

Kindergarten

October 26, 8:00 a.m.

Kindergarten MeetUp (Parent Sponsored)

9:30 am to 11:00 am, Grant Park, 1575 Holt Ave., Los Altos.

room parents: Jessica Navarro and Tori Reynaga