Dear Saint
John’s School Families,
How true are
the sayings that “It is in giving that we receive. It is better to give then to
receive.” Last night during both the SAC meeting and the PTO meeting that
followed, discussions focused on the Tuition Contract that is signed by each
Parent/Guardian when enrolling their child(ren). The Contract Responsibilities portion of the
contract includes the statement that “Each
Family is expected to volunteer 50 hours per academic year”. Volunteering
and serving others is a hallmark of Catholic Schools.
On
conversing why this is true, it was obvious that parents are a child’s first
and most important teacher. It is important that a parent models for a child
what a child is to learn. Here at Saint
John’s each class is required to do a least one Major service project, in
addition to numerous other smaller undertakings. Your child just might receive a SOAR BUCK for
volunteering to help another student or for opening the door for someone
carrying a heavy load. We try to teach
students to voluntarily serve others.
Being a
tuition based school, every effort is made to keep tuition costs and other
costs as low as possible. Parent
volunteers are a great resource to accomplish just that. For instance, we do not hire a bus
driver. Many thanks to Dr. Sundheim and
John Russell for so generously giving their time to volunteer to drive our
children. There are many, many needs and
opportunities for parents to volunteer. In order to keep from raising the cost of
our delicious school lunches, Mrs. Heesman is in dire need of volunteers to
help in the serving line. Please contact
her if you could help, even one day a month would be great.
In giving
and volunteering, what does one receive?
Best of all you become a partner with the school in your child’s
education. You are an engaged member of
our large Saint John’s School Family. Getting to know and become friends with other
families and parents helps build community.
with and involved in what is happening in your child’s workplace pays many dividends. In the
near future you will be given more information on our volunteer program.
A sincere
thank you for all you do for Saint John’s School.
Shalom,
Mrs. Schmitt
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