All prospective and current families are invited to join us for our Virtual Kindergarten Information Night on Thursday, February 18th, at 6 pm. Learn about how St. Dominic School is the Premier Literacy School in the Northfield Area. Meet the Teachers! Jackie Chatelaine, Kindergarten teacher Brooke Johnson, our Believe + Read teacher Dawn Biren, our …
Virtual Kindergarten Information Night- Thursday, Feb. 18th at 6pm Read More »
As many of you know, we started a full-time Middle School at St. Dominic School two years ago. We are now in the position to enhance and expand the opportunities we have for our Middle School students. Please click here to view the new and exciting opportunities for students entering Grades 5-8 for the 2021-2022 …
Dear SDS Parents: We are excited to share our Fall 2020 Reopening Plan with you today! First and foremost, I would like to sincerely thank our PPRP Planning Committee for their hard work over the past month to get us to this point. Their dedication and expertise is greatly appreciated. You can access the Reopening Plan on our …
School Calendar 2020-2021
Hello St. Dominic Families, It is very hard to believe there are only 8 days left in this school year! Because there are only 8 days left, that has many people asking questions about the fall. I want to assure you that I continue to work with other principals, the Catholic Schools Center of Excellence …
Dear St. Dominic School Families, After much consideration and discussion, we have made the decision to end Distance Learning for the 2019-20 school year on Friday, May 29, 2020. This is one week earlier than the original last day of school. We know for some families, this comes as a relief and yet for others, this may be a disappointment! …
#1. We care about each other. Principal Marvin and Mrs. Reak Sletten greet students by name when they walk through the doors in the morning. Middle School students give high-fives to the younger students in the hallways. 2nd graders are reading buddies with Preschool students. Teachers celebrate students’ accomplishments, big and small. Our community comes …
Good Morning St. Dominic Families, I realize that I should have further explained the change in our plan for May 1 and May 4. The governor ordered that public schools use May 1 and May 4 as planning and training days for staff. Because we are a Catholic school, we are not obligated to follow this and allows …
April 25, 2020: COVID-19 Update from Mrs. Marvin Read More »
Dear St. Dominic Families, This afternoon, Governor Walz announced that the Distance Learning Period will extend for the rest of the 2019-20 school year. As previously planned, student instruction will not be held on May 1 and May 4. These days will remain as planning days to prepare for the remainder of the school calendar …
April 23, 2020: COVID-19 Update from Mrs. Marvin Read More »
Good Afternoon St. Dominic School Families, I hope everyone had a chance to collect some vitamin D and get some fresh air this weekend! I would take blue skies and sunshine every day! We have decided to make an adjustment to the distance learning schedule, and it will go into effect this week. Rather than having …
April 19, 2020: COVID-19 Update from Mrs. Marvin Read More »
Good Morning St. Dominic School Families, This will be a lengthy update, but please read it in its entirety. Yesterday afternoon, Governor Tim Walz announced the extension of the Shelter-in-place order to 11:59pm on May 3, 2020. The following website clearly states the guidelines and expectations of the order: https://mn.gov/governor/covid-19/news/#/detail/appId/1/id/427372. It gives a list of acceptable reasons to leave …
Good Morning St. Dominic Families, We are just a few hours away from completing our first week of distance learning! Every single one of us deserves a pat on the back for this. Honestly pause and consider all that you have learned in the past week. You are all amazing! Through all of these changes …