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Happy New Year!

Welcome back to school! Thank you for the many ways you recognized the faculty and staff over the Christmas season. We feel very blessed!

Thank you also for the donations you made to those in need. St. Vincent de Paul, the homeless shelters, Westside Baby and our homebound neighbors are so appreciative. Sixth-grade students are organizing one more drive during this cold season. They are collecting gently used gloves, scarfs, hats, coats, unbreakable travel mugs, blankets – items that will be donated to United Way to keep the homeless warmer. This is an opportunity to clean out the closet! Donations will be collected in the classrooms starting tomorrow and all next week. The drive ends on Tuesday, January 17.  Thank you!

Grade Two Assistant On Board — We welcome Miss Sydney Neuman to St. John School as Mrs. Oines’ Teaching Assistant.  Some of you may already be acquainted with Miss Neuman through XDC. A huge thank you to Mrs. Skinner for working with Mrs. Oines in the interim.

Parent Education — Save the date for the timely and important Parent Education presentation on Thursday, January 19.  Thank you, Dr. Angela Doyle, St. John parent, for sharing your time and wealth of knowledge and experience with us. Click on the link for further information.

Early Dismissal Reminder — This is the Accreditation year! The team under the leadership of Dr. Ann Zeches from Tucson, AZ will make their first visit on Monday, January 23. Students will be dismissed at 2:00pm on that day. Families of children who are already registered for Extended Day Care on that day will not be charged for the extra hour.

Check the Calendar — With Open Houses, Catholic Schools Week, State of the School, Facilitation and more, we have a busy time coming up! Be sure to check the calendar frequently.

Blue Friday! — Let’s support the Seahawks tomorrow!  Students may wear blue and green. Free dress rules apply.  See the handbook.

God Bless,

Bernadette

FEATURED NEWS

Kindergarten Admission & PK Re-Enrollment

Families with students currently enrolled at St. John School will soon be asked to re-enroll for another year of preschool or to apply for kindergarten.  Please note the following:
PRESCHOOL RE-ENROLLMENT ONLY
If you are only re-enrolling for preschool, packets with instructions for re-enrollment will be available beginning February 7 through February 13. Each current preschool family will have a packet in the school office with their student’s name on it.  Completed packets are due back by February 13.
FAMILIES ADDING A NEW SIBLING TO ANY GRADE (K-8th or Pre-K-8th)
Families adding a new sibling to any grade can begin the application process HERE.   This application is for place holder purposes only and allows us to account for siblings in the 2017-2018 classes.  Follow up instructions on how to register a new sibling via our online registration tool will come at a later date.  
KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS NEW TO THE K-8 PROGRAM

• All parents with a student new to the K-8 program are required to attend the State of the School for New Families at 7:00 in the church on February 9, 2017.  The annual budget, the state of the school, goals for the following school year, and an explanation of our Fair Share Tuition program will be presented.  Instructions for online registration for your kindergarten student and sibling re-enrolling to any grade will be provided at this meeting.  Completed contracts should be returned on February 12 or 13, 2017 by appointment.

Blue Friday Tomorrow

Students are actively reminding administration that it is again NFL playoff time. Therefore, we will participate in tomorrow’s Blue Friday to support our Hawks and the NFL’s marketing machine.

Students may wear Hawk clothing or any Seattle sports team attire (Sounders, Storm, Mariners, Huskies, RedHawks, Sonics, etc) tomorrow. Alternatively, students can simply come to school in free dress.

Scrip! It’s A New Year!

A New Year brings NEW commitments and we would love your help with SCRIP!
Sign up HERE to help sell cards or distribute orders. Email your orders or ideas to stjohnscrip@stjohnsea.org. Scrip truly supports our school, so please keep ordering and consider a time when you can help the team!

Scrip coordinators Andrea and Tricia, will “test drive” selling Scrip after mass on Saturdays (at back of church). Scrip sales will continue when after mass on Sundays. If you attend 5pm Saturday Mass, look for us for the next two Saturdays.  We always look for ways to make it more convenient!

OTHER NEWS

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Box Tops for Education continues thanks to Lauren Exnicios and Amy Morris, new coordinators.  Thank you for clipping and sending in your box tops!  Since the beginning of the school year we have turned in $444.20 worth of box tops.  Your efforts support the Playground, ensuring quality equipment for students!  Box Tops for Education is ... Continue Reading »

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DATES TO NOTE

• Friday, January 6 – All applications for Fulcrum Grants for 2017/2018 due
• Thursday, January 12 – PK/K Open House, 7pm, Egan Mezzanine
• Monday, January 16 – School/XDC not in session – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day