Although we don’t know for sure what next year holds for Sam, we do know that we are very grateful that Sam is attending JPII this year.  The kids had their last day of class in school on Friday, March 13th and they also had their last school sporting event, a home Lacrosse game that same night.  The following Monday was a built-in teacher’s day and that was when we got the notification that the school would be closed for at least 2 weeks (it’s now indefinitely), but online classes would begin on Wednesday, March 18th.  The first day was really just a test run as everyone was getting used to the online setup, but the next day school began in earnest.  Lis even heard one of Sam’s teachers tell the class that if she couldn’t see you then you would be counted absent… no messing around here.  So Sam really only missed one day of classes and they will still have Spring Break as planned (the week of Easter) and also plan on finishing the school year on schedule.  The school announced this week that they are able to go to a 4 day work week as they are not wasting the time in between classes and trying to get the students to start class.  The 5th day of the week, the teachers will be available online for questions and tutoring as needed.  It has definitely been a blessing to know Sam is still getting a good education… can you imagine if Mom and Dad would have had to home school him? 😁 😁  We are still trying to figure out his Saturday welding class at Pitt Community College – apparently they are still continuing class online with the very large textbook and videos, but he just won’t have the on-hand training.  With a little help from Alex, we hope to sign in tonight to see how the system works and check to see if there is any homework assigned.

 

Nothing better than nature to help us relax during a pandemic…