From: Sharon Anderson
Date: March 13, 2020
To: Parents/Guardians, and Staff
Dear Patten Academy Families,
As you know, we have been adhering to the advice of the governing agencies in regards to the Covid 19 pandemic. We have just learned that the Oakland Unified School District is closing for the next three weeks. The CECA Board has made the decision that Patten Academy will also close beginning on Monday, March 16th for three weeks. We will return Monday, April 6th.
In order to decrease the missed education days, the decision has been made to move the spring break from April 13th – 17th to March 30th-May 3rd.
Patten Academy has been planning for this contingency for the past week and are prepared to proceed with curriculum beginning March 17th. Our faculty and staff are committed to continuing to offer quality education in a variety of formats with the goal of a strong finish to the school year. We will use our school information system, Renweb to post assignments and continue to utilize emails to communicate with families for clarity of assignments.
In closing, this is a very serious season and we must exercise discretion and wisdom, but please allow us to encourage you to never allow yourself to be governed by fear or panic. The child of God is granted the inheritance of peace and the blessing of a sound mind. We need the Grace, Mercy, and Power of The Lord to touch lives, and we are confident that He will do so. The words of the Apostle Paul to Timothy are ringing especially true in our spirit right now:
2 Timothy 1:7 NKJV - For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
Respectfully,
Sharon Anderson
Principal
Date: March 13, 2020
To: Parents/Guardians, and Staff
Dear Patten Academy Families,
As you know, we have been adhering to the advice of the governing agencies in regards to the Covid 19 pandemic. We have just learned that the Oakland Unified School District is closing for the next three weeks. The CECA Board has made the decision that Patten Academy will also close beginning on Monday, March 16th for three weeks. We will return Monday, April 6th.
In order to decrease the missed education days, the decision has been made to move the spring break from April 13th – 17th to March 30th-May 3rd.
Patten Academy has been planning for this contingency for the past week and are prepared to proceed with curriculum beginning March 17th. Our faculty and staff are committed to continuing to offer quality education in a variety of formats with the goal of a strong finish to the school year. We will use our school information system, Renweb to post assignments and continue to utilize emails to communicate with families for clarity of assignments.
In closing, this is a very serious season and we must exercise discretion and wisdom, but please allow us to encourage you to never allow yourself to be governed by fear or panic. The child of God is granted the inheritance of peace and the blessing of a sound mind. We need the Grace, Mercy, and Power of The Lord to touch lives, and we are confident that He will do so. The words of the Apostle Paul to Timothy are ringing especially true in our spirit right now:
2 Timothy 1:7 NKJV - For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
Respectfully,
Sharon Anderson
Principal
