September 21, 2018 Dear St. John Families, Thank you to Mrs. Backus and her volunteers for a very successful and fun fall bingo. A special shout out to our awesome callers Mr. Heeter and Mr. Schuler. They provided additional entertainment throughout the night. Starting tomorrow, September 24, look for your Genevieve's catalog to come home with your child. It will be due back on Oct 12. Orders are expected to come in on the week of November 12. Thank you for your support! If you have any questions, contact Melanie Hecht at mlhecht927@gmail.com. Thank you to the Goscha/Andersen, Dorrell, Edwards, Hecht, and DiCocco Families who represented St. John at Faith Fest. It was a beautiful day to gather and join other parishes and schools in celebrating our faith. This is a gentle reminder to please review the uniform policy with your student with special attention to hair, jewelry, and socks. You can access that information by clicking on this link, https://stjohnschoollgv.org/assets/imgs/uploads/hand book-2018-2019.pdf, for our online handbook. Please see attached flyers for additional club options. Many blessings, Mrs. Blake Pizza Lunch Volunteers Please consider signing up to help out during our monthly pizza lunches. You can sign up for one month, two or more - whatever your schedule can allow. Your help will be greatly appreciated! The attached sign up contains the dates for all pizza lunches throughout the school year, and we are looking for one more volunteer for our first lunch on Tuesday, September 25. Thank you! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080945a4ab23a 57-sjespirit Beans and Bread This Tuesday, September 25, is our school s Beans and Bread day. We will be collecting bagged lunches again. Please note: Tuesday is Spirit & Pizza Day so even though many children won t be bringing packed lunches for themselves, it would be GREAT if your family could prepare a bagged lunch ahead of time for those less fortunate. bit.ly/beansbreadinstruct Blessing of the Animals On October 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, our parish will have a blessing of animals at 6:00 pm in front of the chapel. The school will be collecting animal treats to make goodie bags for all the animals in attendance. Please send your donation to your child s homeroom by Thursday, September 27. Thank you for your support. Catholic High School Fair This year's Catholic high school fair for our geographic area is Wednesday, September 26. It will be held at St. Ursula School (8900 Harford Road in Parkville.) For more information please call The Catholic High School of Baltimore at (410)732-6200. Fair hours are: 6:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. with the first individual school session at 7:10 p.m. and the second individual school session at 7:40 p.m. St. John the Evangelist School is an Archdiocese of Baltimore Collaborative School that prepares students for success by providing academic of instructional approaches that support each child s uniqueness. Together with the community, St. John the Evangelist School aspires to infuse
2019-2020 Admissions St. John School s preschool is full for this academic year; we do not expect many openings for the 2019-20 school year so if you have friends, family members or neighbors with preschool age children, please encourage them to apply early. Additionally, due to the size of our fifth grade, we also expect limited seats for 6 th grade in 2019-20. If you know someone considering transferring for middle school, please encourage them to call or email Mrs. Eileen Phelps (ephelps@stjohnschoollgv.org) in the school office to schedule a private tour and a shadow date soon. Bring-a-Buddy to School Day Our 2018-19 Bring-a-Buddy to School day will be Tuesday, November 6. This was chosen due to parent feedback earlier this year. Please keep this in mind as you're talking with family, friends and neighbors and encourage their children to come visit. HASA News Genevieve Gift Wrap The kick-off for purchasing gift wrap and products from Genevieve begins September 24. Your ordering information packet will come home with your child on that day. The school receives 40% of the total sales. Please contact Melanie Hecht, mlhecht927@gmail.com, with any questions. Orders are due October 12 and are expected to come in on the week of November 12. Crab Feast Our annual crab feast will be held on Friday, September 28 at 7:00 pm. We need your help to make this event successful in the following ways: The link to help at the actual event is below. If you can take one hour to serve in an area, that would be a big help. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0a48a4ad2d a20-crab Lunch Duty Sign-up Below you will find the sign-up links for lunch duty. Parents are kindly asked to volunteer for 2-3 lunch duties per child throughout the school year. FC1-recess (8 th grade) FC1-7thgrade (7th grade) FC1-6thgrade (6th grade) FC1-5thgrade (5th grade) FC1-4thgrade (4th grade) FC1-3rdgrade (3rd grade) FC1-2ndgrade (2nd grade) FC1-1stgrade (1st grade) What s Purple Friday? On designated Fridays or Thursdays students may wear Ravens jerseys, shirts, or colors with their gym shorts or gym pants and tennis shoes for a donation of 50 cents. The SJE Student Council will designate the charity that the proceeds will be donated. Students also may wear purple and /or black socks, ribbons, bows, and jewelry. The dates are marked on the website calendar and highlighted in the weekly update. Our next Purple Day will be on Thursday, October 18. What s Spirit Day? Once a month on the Tuesday that we have our pizza lunch in the Church Hall, we also have a special spirit day. Our student council chooses a theme, and students can wear t-shirts, socks, and hair accessories reflective of that theme with their gym pants and tennis shoes. Our first SJE Spirit Day is September 25, and no donation is required. The theme will change each month and announced in the weekly update. St. John the Evangelist School is an Archdiocese of Baltimore Collaborative School that prepares students for success by providing academic of instructional approaches that support each child s uniqueness. Together with the community, St. John the Evangelist School aspires to infuse
Volunteering and VIRTUS Now is the time to complete your requirements so you are ready to volunteer and participate in activities for the new school year. If you want to volunteer and/or attend field trips, Spring Fling, and Olympic Day, you must be current with the VIRTUS screening and training. Complete or update your certification easily online at http://www.virtusonline.org/virtus/. Please contact Mary Beth Bressler at stand@stjohnschoollgv.org if you have any questions. St. John the Evangelist School is an Archdiocese of Baltimore Collaborative School that prepares students for success by providing academic of instructional approaches that support each child s uniqueness. Together with the community, St. John the Evangelist School aspires to infuse
Calendar Monday, September 24- Garden Club/ BC Book Club (Grades 3-5) Genevieve Fundraiser Begins/Art Club (Grades 5-8) Tuesday, September 25- Mass Music Group/ KC Dance/ Hot Lunch/Spirit Day- Wear with your gym shorts. Wednesday, September 26- Jump Rope Club/ Marathon Kids Club/ High School Fair at St. Ursula Thursday, September 27- Running Club/ Mass Music Group/Social Action Club Friday, September 28- Noon Dismissal/ HASA Crab Feast Monday, October 1- Garden Club/ BC Book Club (Grades 3-5) Art Club (Grades 5-8) Tuesday, October 2- Mass Music Group/KC Dance/Drama Club Auditions Wednesday, October 3- School Mass 8:45/Jump Rope Club/Marathon Kids Club Thursday, October 4- Mass Music Group/ Running Club/ New Freedom Art/ Blessing of the Animals Friday, October 5- Sunday, October 7- Mass with Bishop Parker at 11:30 am St. John the Evangelist School is an Archdiocese of Baltimore Collaborative School that prepares students for success by providing academic of instructional approaches that support each child s uniqueness. Together with the community, St. John the Evangelist School aspires to infuse