SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

St. John Catholic School Educational Ministry of St. John The Baptist Parish

UPCOMING EVENTS Tuesday, Sep 3rd - Sunday, Sept 8th Gym CLOSED Thursday, Sep 5th 6:00pm Back-to-School Night: beginning in the church Thursday, Sep 12th 6:00pm PTG Meeting in school Tuesday, Sep 17th Fall Fundraiser Ends Wednesday, Sep 18th Picture Day Thursday, Sep 19th Disaster Drill Noon Dismissal NO afterschool SEP Friday, Sep 20th NO School

Dear Shamrock Family, It is almost that time of year again, a special weekend at the beginning of October when we come together as a community and celebrate with one another enjoying great food, entertainment, games, and camaraderie. The annual fall festival is quickly approaching and will be held on our parish & school campuses on Friday, October 4th and Saturday, October 5th. On Sunday, October 6th a tasty brunch will be sold in the gym to conclude the festival weekend. Our school receives 50% of the total profit from the earnings of the fall festival, so your volunteerism directly benefits the students! Below is more detailed information about what you need to know as a school parent:

1. Wristbands: Presale wristbands will be available for purchase in the near future. These specific wristbands are for students to use for games on Friday and proceeds from these go directly to our school. More information to come.

2. Festival Friday: On Friday, October 4th, students will be dismissed from school as usual at 2:50pm. From approximately 3:15-5:00pm the festival will be opened to SJCS students and school families only and SJCS teachers and staff will be running the various booths. An adult must accompany all SJCS students who come to the festival during these hours, as SJCS staff will not be responsible for supervising students at the festival. SEP students will not be allowed to attend the festival until they are signed out by a parent/guardian.

3. Snack Bar: Snacks will be sold to students and school families from 3:15-5:00pm on Friday. Please come with cash.

4. Friendly Reminder: All school families are required to work 2 hours

at/toward the festival.

The festival is the best community-building event of our year. Our students, families, and staff look forward to it very much. The fall festival is an event that is the joint responsibility of the St. John parish and school. Parents, please recognize that your involvement is imperative in making this event a success and again, directly benefits our school monetarily. Please show your support of our school and parish community. I hope to see all of our families at the festival this year.

Blessings, Ms. Paige Child Principal

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ATTENTION: The gym will be CLOSED from 9/3 – 9/8 for renovation of the gym floor. No one may enter the gym during this time. For this reason morning SEP and morning drop off will take place inside the school building. Likewise dismissal during these days will remain the SAME for PARENTS, but students will be dismissed from the playground area. SCHOOL CALENDAR Please visit our school website to access the school calendar. http://www.stjohncatholicsc hool.org/calendar.html If you would like to subscribe to/ add our calendar to a device just add this link https://calendar.google.com /calendar/ical/ch3o3n0fpm4 v0tpth3ntm38lq4%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics Please feel free to visit room 14 during Back to School Night to see an example of an ergonomically friendly setup for students who use chrome books at home.

Fall Festival Announcements

Want to help with the Fall Festival ?!?! The festival committee is looking for our students, along with their parents, to sell raffle tickets after mass on September 7th and September 14th. Please reach out to sjcsfallfestival@gmail.com if you are interesting in helping. If a family is not interested or planning on selling their festival tickets, please return them to the school office. Thank you!

IMPORTANT: Disaster Drill on September 19th

Hello Parents,

The diocese mandates that all schools participate in a school-wide evacuation/student pick-up drill every other school year to prepare for a large emergency during which we would have to evacuate the school and wait for student pick up. This very important drill provides staff with the opportunities to review and practice search and rescue and first aid protocols. On September 19th our Disaster Drill will take place, beginning at noon. All students will need to be picked up by either a parent or someone listed on their emergency information. Students will only be released to people who are indicated on their emergency list, and people who pick up students must have identification present and ready to provide staff upon release of students. Lastly, their is no afternoon SEP this day, so ALL students will need to be picked up during the 12 o'clock hour, via our Disaster Drill dismissal system.

To Recap:

Disaster Drill September 19, 2019 12:00pm

Noon Dismissal of ALL students, NO SEP after school Students only released to parents/individuals on student emergency list (parents are encouraged to update with the front office if necessary)

Students only released to parent/permitted guardian who comes with an ID for formal identification purposes

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Congratulations to our newly elected Student Council Class Representatives

4th Grade – Marina Beers and Gabby Duenas 5th Grade Diego Catalan and Jade Ocampo

6th Grade Masiela Aguilera-Calderon and Claire Maricle 7th Grade – Jamie Amond and Kyle Deklavon

8th Grade Isabella DeRosa and Elijah Borowsky

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Purchase your tickets before September 30th and be entered to win the FREE DRINKS bracelet!

St. John PTG

Casino Night

Saturday, October 19, 2019 6pm-10pm

Roulette, Craps, Black Jack Card games, Dominos, Life Size Jenga

Texas Hold ‘em Tournament (additional $50) Seating is limited for the Poker Tournament (10 person max)

$35* PER PERSON INCLUDES: entry, $100 chips, raffle ticket, dinner and dancing

(additional chips can be purchased at the event)

This is a 21+ Event

This event will sell out, so grab your tickets soon! Name: _____________________________________ Phone Number : _____________________________ Child’s Name ________________ Grade ____

____ tickets @ $35 = _____ ____ tickets @ $85* = _____ (*includes $35 ticket + Texas Hold ‘em entry)

Checks made payable to SJCS

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