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Blue, Blue Friday
 Another Blue Friday? You betcha!
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.
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PK & Kindergarten Info Night 1/12
 Join us at the PK/Kindergarten info night Thursday, January 12, beginning at 7pm on the mezzanine level of Egan Hall. After a short program, all PK & Kindergarten classrooms including Extended Care will be open until 8:30pm. Parking is available in the school parking lot.
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National Catholic Schools Week 2017
 What is National Catholic Schools Week? National Catholic Schools Week began in 1974, and is the annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. It begins the last Sunday in January and runs all week. We will celebrate as a school along with Catholic schools across the nation, January 29 through February 4. The theme for the National Catholic Schools Week 2017 is “Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service.” St. John School will observe the annual celebration week with Mass, open house and other activities for students, families, stakeholders, and community members. Through these events, we focus on the value Catholic education provides to young people and its contributions to our church, our communities, and our nation.
- Sunday, January 29
- Mass, 10:30
- Open House, noon – 1:30
- Cultural Fair, noon – 1:30
- Monday through Friday, January 30 – February 3
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Parent Association Speaker Series
 Parent Association presents “Helping Your Child Love Their Body: Building Healthy Body Image in a Thinness-Obsessed Culture,” a lecture with Angela Celio Doyle, Ph.D, on Thursday, January 19, at 7pm in Egan Hall.
Dr. Doyle will share research and clinical insights on ways parents can help their sons and daughters feel confident in their bodies, be mindful of health rather than seeking an unrealistic ideal, and prevent eating disorders in the midst of a culture that celebrates a narrow vision of what’s attractive. There will be plenty of time for questions and parent discussion, too. Dr. Doyle is a St. John parent and parish member. She is a clinical psychologist and co-directs the Eating Disorders Center at the Evidence Based Treatment Centers of Seattle with her husband, Peter. She also serves as Clinical Instructor of Psychology at the University of Washington.
Due to the sensitive nature of this talk, this will be an adults-only event. Childcare will be available in XDC – link here to register. Space is limited.
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February Hot Lunch
 The ordering portal for February hot lunch service will open on Thursday, January 12 at 4pm. See the menu calendar attached. Place your order here.
The portal will close on Thursday, January 26 at 11:56pm. Your credit card will not be charged until the portal closes so that you can go in and make changes to your order. Once the portal closes, no adjustments will be made.
Do check the school calendar for possible field trips.
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Scrip
 Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens –
SCRIP cards can buy you some warm, woolly mittens!
Brown paper packages delivered to you!
These are the favorite things SCRIP cards can do!
When the dog bites and the bee stings,
when you’re feeling sad,
Simply remember to email the SCRIP team
and order some SCRIP cards, too!
In all seriousness, email the AMAZING SCRIP team and let them know what cards you want and when you want them! You don’t have to use the order form if it’s easier to just email. The team will work with you! Email your orders or ideas to stjohnscrip@stjohnsea.org.
Sign up HERE to volunteer to help sell cards or distribute orders.
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From the Playground
 Happy New Year! Once again I am asking for playground volunteers to help staff the lunch recess, 11:00-12:15. Specifically, I need 4 volunteers to step forward – 2 for duty on Tuesdays and 2 for duty on Thursdays. Younger children are welcome provided they will not distract your attention. Please link here to volunteer: SignupGenius.
Gratefully, Catherine Dahlgren Our Lady of Perpetual Asphalt
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Help! Volunteers Needed at Open House 1/29
 We need you! We are currently short handed for the All School Open House on Sunday, 1/29. Help is needed with set-up, clean-up, baking, and visiting with our prospective families. We need both BAKERS and VOLUNTEERS. Please follow this link to sign up. Note that there are three tabs to the open house sign up.
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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. (This is only for families with no older siblings in K-8). 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.
Please note that enrollment in St. John Preschool does not guarantee admission to Kindergarten. For more information on our admission policies, please click here.
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The very popular Girls On The Run® program, for girls in grades 3, 4, and 5 will begin on Monday, March 6. Watch for registration information January 19 in NewsViews. Girls on the Run® will be offered (3:10-4:40pm) on Mondays and Wednesdays for ten weeks concluding on May 24, 2017. Girls On The Run® will ... 
Large items (cribs, jumper cars, etc.) can be delivered to volunteers at the flag pole tomorrow morning, Friday, January 13, when you drop your children off for school.
