2020-21 Back to School Resources

PAGE UPDATES:

AUGUST 2, 2020 – At-Home Learning agreement updated

JULY 31, 2020 – Headshots for the yearbook will occur during Orientation Days. No “Picture Form” is needed.

JULY 30, 2020 – Reminder to Sophomore, Junior and Senior parents/students: You may log-in to your Family Portal (formerly Parentsweb/Renweb) after 5 p.m. today for your schedule of classes. Freshmen and transfer students will receive their account information and schedules during orientation next week. #GoIrish

JULY 24, 2020 – Service requirements update, medical release form, orientation schedule, MySchoolBucks, daily schedule, Family Portal/Moodle/Teams, and At-Home Learning agreement.

Dear KCHS Parents:
As we approach our 89th year of providing an exceptional Catholic education, we are eager to embrace the changes we face. Our highly flexible hybrid learning model, which includes a modified block schedule, will help us provide as safe an environment as possible for our students and community. Please use the links below to access information to prepare for our return to school.

God Bless and Go Irish!
Dickie Sompayrac
President

ORIENTATION SCHEDULE

Back to School Orientation Schedule

Includes Tech Orientation sessions for freshmen and transfer students, which REQUIRE a fully-charged laptop with Windows and Office 365 installed and latest updates completed.
Students must be in uniform on orientation days.

DAILY SCHEDULE

Daily Schedule – including Hybrid Learning/Modified Block plan

MEDICAL RELEASE FORM

2020-21 Medical Release Form

Please complete and have ready for student to submit on first day of orientation.

FAMILY PORTAL, MOODLE & TEAMS

Introduction to Family Portal (formerly ParentsWeb), Moodle and Teams

STUDENT MEAL ACCOUNTS

MySchoolBucks

Instructions for using MySchoolBucks to manage student meal accounts.

AT-HOME LEARNING AGREEMENT

At-Home Learning Agreement

Families that have selected the At-Home Learning model are asked to sign and submit this agreement by August 7.

TAX FREE HOLIDAY

The first tax-free holiday weekend focuses on clothing and other back-to-school items. It begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 31 and ends Sunday, August 2 at 11:59 p.m. During this time, clothing, school supplies, and computers and other qualifying electronic devices may be purchased tax-free. Certain price restrictions apply. Exempt items sold online are also eligible. Items must be purchased for personal use.

*** Please make sure your student brings their laptop to the first day of school for technology training!***

School Supplies Exempt:
School and art supplies with a purchase price of $200 or less per item, such as binders, books, backpacks, crayons, paper, pens, pencils, and rulers, and art supplies such as glazes, clay, paints, drawing pads, and artist paintbrushes

Not exempt:
School and art supplies individually priced at more than $200
Items that are normally sold together cannot be split up to stay beneath the $200 maximum

Computers & Other Electronics Exempt:
Computers for personal use with a purchase price of $3,000 or less
Tablets, smart phones and electronic readers with a purchase price of $3,000 or less
Televisions and video game consoles with a purchase price of $3,000 or less

Not exempt:
Storage media, like flash drives and compact discs
Individually purchased software
Printer supplies
Household appliances

Learn more: https://www.tn.gov/revenue/taxes/sales-and-use-tax/sales-tax-holiday.html

SCHOOL SUPPLY LISTS

Parents of incoming Freshmen often ask what supplies they need to purchase for students. Please note, KCHS does not have a school supplies list for any grade including incoming Freshmen. Teachers will inform students on the first day of school if any supplies are needed for their particular class.