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See You at the Pole!
St. John School students will be participating in a national student-led prayer movement entitled, See You at the Pole. Students across the country in both private and public schools will be gathering at their school flag poles to do one simple act - PRAY.
Everyday this week, SJS students will have the opportunity to gather at our school's flag pole at 7:40 AM to pray for our school and our nation. All are welcome.
SEE YOU AT THE POLE!
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Professional Development Day
School will not be in session on Monday, September 17th due to faculty professional development.
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ALICE Training
As a demonstration of our commitment to the safety and security of all students and adults, Saint John's faculty and staff were recently certified in ALICE Basic Training. ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate) is the nation's leader in preparing everyone with pro-active, options-based strategies for a violent intruder event, while remaining age and ability-appropriate. ALICE Training uses a blended model of eLearning and hands-on training by ALICE Certified Instructors for long-term learning retention. Faculty and staff recently participated and completed six eLearning training modules: ALICE Introduction, Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate.
On Monday, September 17th, for Saint John's level two ALICE participation and eventual institutional certification, the faculty and staff will participate in hands-on training lead by our very own Mr. Robert Dlwgosh. Mr. Dlwgosh recently participated in a multi-day workshop certifying him to be an official ALICE instructor.
We thank you for your continued support as we work to ensure the safety of all entrusted to the care of the Saint John School family.
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PTO Announcements
Thank you to everyone who attended our first PTO meeting. We still have a few classrooms that need representatives (Ms. Zullo, Ms. Kohli, Mrs. Incorvati, Mrs. McCaulley, Mrs. Clough, Mr. Thorne, Mr. Dlwgosh) please consider helping out.
Please continue to work on selling the Mumkins; it’s our biggest fundraiser and allows us to provide scholarships and fun activities for our Saint John families. Mumkin orders are due on Tuesday, September 18th.
Thank You!!
Please feel free to contact our PTO at anytime:
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Strike Up the Band!
All students in grades 4 - 12 are invited to learn an instrument and join beginning band. No experience is required! Rehearsals will begin on Tuesday, September 25th (NEW DATE) and will continue to be on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 2:30 to 3:30 PM.
More information, including guidance on renting or purchasing an instrument can be found below. Please contact our Choir and Band Director, Mr. Seth Ungemach sungemach@sjheralds.org with any questions you may have. |
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Basketball and Competition Cheer Tryouts
Basketball and Competition Workshop and tryouts will be together this year. If you do basketball cheer it's also for competition cheer. Tryouts will be on Sunday, September 23rd from 5:00 - 8:00 PM in the high school gym. Wear tennis shoes, shorts, and make sure that your hair is up. Bring snacks and plenty of water. Any questions, call Coach Carrie @ 440.536.2315.
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Parent-Teacher Conferences
Conferences will be taking place on Thursday, September 27th.
The conference times are as follows:
2:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Please schedule your conference with your student's teachers below:
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New Items in the Pride Shop
Stop in the Pride Shop and check out the latest styles in Herald wear. Just in: short sleeve hoodies, lightweight hoodies, jerseys and more!
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Lottery Dress Down
Our September Lottery Dress Down will take place on Friday, September 21st. Please check with your homeroom teacher to see if you are on the dress down roster.
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Coffee Talk is Back!
The administration will be returning to the couch for another round of Coffee Talk.
Coffee Talk is a time for parents to have casual conversation with members of administration about a variety of topics.
This month's coffee talk will be on Friday, September 21st at 7:40 - 8:15 AM. Topics of conversation will be on our student discipline policy and dress code.
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PTO Mumkins & Mumsters Mum Fall Fundrasier
Please support our PTO fundraiser by purchasing a Mumkin or Mumster for your fall decorating. Foertmeyer & Sons produces beautiful, high quality, late-blooming mums that will last throughout the fall. You can purchase mums in the decorative Mumkin or Mumster pots or in plain pots through the “Hair Club for Mumkins”!
Brochures and order forms have been sent home with your child. Additional order forms can be downloaded below:
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Mumkin orders are due on Tuesday, September 18th.
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Key Club Blood Drive
Key Club is hosting an American Red Cross blood drive this Wednesday, September 19th, in our auxiliary gym. Please consider donating blood during this drive. Every pint collected has the potential of saving 3 lives!
This drive will be held from 1:00pm to 6:00pm. High school students (at least 16 years old) and adults are encouraged to give. Students may sign-up in the school office. Adults can also sign up at the registration table in the auxiliary gym the day of the event.
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Herald Athletic Announcements
Reminder App for Athletics
Mr. Nick Iarocci, athletic director, is setting up "Reminder App" for parents of each fall sports team. He will be using the email addresses that we have on file. In this way he can send out a message to parents with any last minute news for that particular team. He set up the cheerleaders last week as a test group and will be setting up the other groups shortly. Reminder App is free and some of our teachers use this or a similar app. The school web site also has all of the athletic contests listed under events. Nick asks for your patience as he gets all the teams set up correctly and begins to use the App.
Call for Concession Stand Workers
We are in need of concession stand workers for our home games. Please consider volunteering your time. Available time slots and signups are available below:
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Student Lunch Accounts
Beginning this school year, we have integrated our lunch system with our student information system, *FACTS/Renweb. You are now able to make tuition payments, check on your child's classroom performance and place money on your child's lunch accounts all from the parent portal (Parentsweb) in FACTS/Renweb.
To begin loading your child's lunch account with funds, please login to Parentsweb. Once in Parentsweb, you will have a list of options on the left-hand side of the screen. To see all of your current school accounts, choose the FACTS option (last option on left-hand side). To add cafeteria funds, simply click the option ADD FUNDS under your cafeteria account. You may still send in checks or cash to the school office.
*Please note that FACTS has purchased Renweb. Beginning in October, Renweb will be known as FACTS. This will have no effect upon your current accounts. We just want you to be aware of the name change to avoid confusion.
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Monthly Newsletter
Our monthly newsletters, including inserts, are available for download. Please follow the link below to access this school year's monthly newsletters:
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