St John the Evangelist Catholic School Chronicle
January 8, 2010
Love the Learning. Build our Friendships. Live the Faith
Dear St. John’s parents:
We have some excellent news to start our new year!
In an effort to improve the quality of online communication with the parents at Saint John’s, we have completed a massive overhaul of the school website. Our goal was to improve the site’s navigability, aesthetics and overall ease of use. Our desire to revamp the website came as a result of your feedback, both from the end-of-year survey and the parent focus groups. Your input and feedback has helped guide our actions and prompted us to make our website more useful and user-friendly.
A site use manual was sent home with your child earlier this week. The purpose of this manual is to help you become more quickly acquainted with the site and to highlight all of the amazing features our new site offers. I encourage you to see the new school site for yourself at http://school.saintjohns.net. It really is fun to browse!
I’d like to take the opportunity to thank profusely our amazing webmaster, Samantha Sweeney for all of her hard work in making this website a reality – thank you!
I hope you have a wonderful start to 2010 – may the Lord continue to bless you all.
+Blessings,
Dr. Sara Baird Amodio
SCRIP INFORMATION
Scrip information for the first half of the school year (7/1/09 – 12/31/09) is available for families to pick up at the school office. This report details your purchases and shows whether you have met the minimum $150 profit (a negative number under contribution indicates how much further you need to go before the 50% tuition credit is effective).
Many families have met this year’s minimum and will have the 50% tuition credit of any contribution over $150 of profit on their tuition statements.
This school year is a transition year for scrip rebate, requiring a $150 minimum before tuition credit. Next school year however, the minimum will be required of every family as part of their school commitment. Those who do not meet the minimum will see an additional charge on their tuition statements for the difference between their scrip profit contribution and the $150 minimum. The 50% scrip rebate will remain the same after meeting the minimum.
If you have any questions please contact Dorothea.boettcher@saintjohns.us
ST. JOHN’S ANNUAL SOCK HOP
January 30, 2010, 5:30-8:00 P.M., Hoying Gym
It’s that time of year to start planning our Annual Sock Hop to kick off Catholic School’s Week!
We are planning a fun-filled family event and we need your help.See the volunteer sign up sheet and log in those volunteer hours. (Remember you need 50!) the sheet is posted on the website. We need volunteers for the clean-up crew, door greeter, photo booth, and food service. Please sign up to help us make this year’s Sock Hop a fun time for all St. John’s school and parish families. For more information, contact Shannon Lotz at 635-5844 or email at lotzsh@saintjohns.net
Please help the St. John’s Booster’s Club raise money for Eagle Athletics!
Wednesday, February 3rd, 4:45-8:00 PM at Culver’s Restaurant, located at HWY 34 Next to Centerra
St. John’s will receive 10% of Wednesday night’s proceeds! Bring the family and enjoy a night out for a good cause!
LENTEN FISH FRY'S AT THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HALL
Mark your calendar for the Lenten Fish Fry's at the Knights of Columbus Hall starting Friday, February 19, and running through and including Friday, April 2 (Good Friday), from 5:00p.m. to 7:00p.m. Meal prices start at $5.00. Free meatless pasta bar for the kids.
PTO Updates:
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v The Next PTO meeting will be January 14 at 7:00pm in the Eagle’s Nest
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK ACTIVITIES!
January 30- February 4, 2010
Greetings St. John’s Families,
Catholic Schools Week is quickly approaching and we have many great events planned for your child and the whole family. The theme for the year’s celebration is “Dividends for Life”.
Each school day we will celebrate with and outreach to the many different communities that are part of Catholic Education. The following is a schedule of events for the week so please mark your calendars!
Please stop by and check out your student's art work throughout the week.
Art will be displayed throughout the hallways and in the church foyer.
Saturday, January 30th – Sock Hop!
5:30 - 8:00 pm, Hoying Gym – all families welcome!
Saturday/Sunday January 30th and 31st – Mass “In our Parish”
At each Mass Dr. Amodio will be speaking about the school and there will be a short DVD presentation. We will also be collecting prayer requests from parishioners so that our students can pray for our congregation during the week.
ACTION: 1. We will need volunteer families to collect these prayer cards at the end of each mass. Please contact Briana Lasher if you are interested in helping. brianalasher@comcast.net.
2. Please have your children to wear their uniforms to Mass.
Monday February 1st – “Our Community”
Third Annual Birthday Bag Community Service Project. Please see the list on the other side to determine what item your student(s) are to bring to add to the bag. After each class puts their items in the bags, we will donate them to local agencies who will distribute them to families who may not have the resources to celebrate a child’s birthday.
ACTION: Please have the students bring their items to school. We will also be in the loop on Friday January 29th collecting items for the bags.
Tuesday, February 2nd– “Vocation Day”
Each class will be adopting a staff member or a “feeder” church to say thank you for supporting our child’s education. The classes will be putting together thank you notes, goodies and prayers for these special people. We will be asking families to donate items for these thank you baskets.
ACTION: Please help the room parents by bringing in a few dollars to purchase items for the baskets.
Wednesday, February 3rd – “Nation Day”
**EARLY RELEASE** MASS will be held at 8:30. (Note:Mass uniforms please!) This is also Father Franks Birthday; we will be celebrating with himJ. We will be doing a LIVING ROSARY prayer service at 10:30 am for world peace. The service will be held in Hoying Gym. This is sure to be an amazing event as the students are representing the beads of the rosary. Please join us!
ACTION: Saint John’s Booster Club will be hosting a Culver’s Fund Raiser Night tonight from 5-8pm. Please come support our booster club. 10% of the proceeds go back to our school.
Thursday, February 4th – “Student Day”
To kick off student day Parents, Grandparents, Relatives and Friends are invited to come and have LUNCH WITH STUDENTS. RSVP forms will be sent home after the break, be sure to RSVP by January 22nd. RSVPs are required whether you plan on attending or not. After a fun lunch we will be cheering on the Staff VS. 8th Grade in an Olympic Games Competition. Feel free to come watch the mayhem in the Hoying Gym at 2pm!
Friday, February 5th –Teacher Appreciation Day - NO SCHOOL
The Catholic Schools Week committee will be providing a brunch for the teachers to enjoy.
BIRTHDAY BOX DONATIONS: We are asking for the following to be brought to school by Friday, January 29th. (Note: please make sure your item below will accommodate at least 8 children)
3 Year Preschool: 1 packet of birthday invitations
4 Year Preschool: boys – 1 pack paper cups girls – 1 pack cupcake papers
Junior Kindergarten: girls- Cake Mix boys-Frosting
Kindergarten- Campbell-Maher: 1 can of frosting per student
Kindergarten- Wood: 1 box of cake mix per student
1st Grade: Mertens Koolaid or Lemonade packet + 1 box of birthday candles
1st Grade - Lotz: streamers or other festive decorations
2nd Grade – Martinek: streamers or other festive decorations
3rd Grade Boney: boys – napkins girls - plates
3rd Grade Alyea: birthday napkins
4th Grade: Pigg birthday plates
4th Grade: Cunningham 1 packet of birthday invitations
5th Grade: Sgourdos balloons or other festive decorations
Middle School: girls - party favor items boys - party favor bags
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Check List:
q Return your RSVP by Jan 22nd for the Luncheon. Even if you cannot make it please return the form and indicate whom your child will sit.
q Please send in your items for the birthday box January 29th.
q Bring in a few dollars for the Thank You Baskets January 29th.
q Come to the Sock Hop on Saturday January 30th!
q Make sure the kids wear their uniforms to Mass on the 30th or 31st.
q If you can help collect prayer requests at mass on Saturday the 30th or Sunday the 31st please contact Briana Lasher at brianalasher@comcast.net.
q Students need to wear their Mass uniforms on Wednesday February 3rd.
q Join us on Wednesday for Mass and the Living Rosary.
q Attend lunch on Thursday February 4th..
q Cheer on the staff and students at the Olympic games on Thursday the 4th.
Do you want to help volunteer for any of these events? Please contact Briana Lasher at brianalasher@comcast.net. We are specifically looking for someone to help video tape the living rosary, but there are many other opportunities to help as well.
This is a really fun-filled week of activities and we encourage as much family participation as you are able. Hope to see you there!
O God,bless our family and all its members and friends;bind us together by your love.Give us kindness and patienceto support each other;and wisdom in all we do.Let the gift of your peacecome into our heartsand remain with us.May we rejoice in your blessingsfor all our days.
v Please pray for the Jarosik, Jimenez, Kaiser, Kellogg families
v Let us give thanks to God for all the gifts he has provided us
v Especially give thanks to God for the gift of a parish school and ask his help as we continue to grow and prosper
v May Our Lord grant us all the graces we need and desire
Saint John the Evangelist Catholic School
1730 W. 12th Street Loveland, Co 80537 970.635.5830
Saint John the Evangelist School does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color or national or ethnic origin
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