Thank you PTO
The sandwiches, soups and deserts that you brought in on Thursday for the teachers were delicious. After all you do for the school already, please accept our heartfelt gratitude for the meal.
Remind
If you have not done so already, I strongly encourage you to join this emergency School communication site:
remind.com/join/jgieryn. I will use it to communicate last minute schedule changes and school closings.
Archery Dates
Oct 11 - 6:00 MPR - Meeting for archery parents (returning families)
This parent meeting is mandatory.
Oct 16 - 6:30 - First practice.
The archery tournament dates can be found on our website at
http://www.stjohneagles.com/calendar/
Vote for SJS
Please click on the following link and vote for SJS, for a chance for a $25,000 grant.
https://app.wyng.com/imagine-the-amazing?_wyng_media_es_5b1975be79815750d10b3a8e=Facebook%20share
DayCare/LatchKey
Our DayCare and LatchKey enrollment is nearly at its limit. Some days we are at maximum capacity. Therefore, I strongly encourage you to reserve your spot as early in advance as possible. Additionally, although we have perhaps the lowest rates in the area, we charge $1/hr more for unannounced drop-ins. Please let us know if have to cancel your scheduled time in DayCare or LatchKey, so we don't have to turn others away.
Middle School Service
Soon it will be October and many middle school service projects will begin. Our first project for the year will be sock babies for the NICU in Iowa City. Sock dolls are given to new parents to use to comfort their babies if they are too little or sick and can not go home yet. The Mom, Dad or caregiver can place the doll inside their clothing, close to the skin and the doll will soak up their scent. The next time they visit the baby, the doll is placed near the baby to snuggle and/or prop towards and the baby will feel the comfort and smell of their loved one. Please help us in this effort to provide comfort to NICU babies by donating toddler socks size 12-24 months size. If you are able to donated more then one pair, it would help us to provide cuddles to more then one NICU unit in surrounding areas too.
October Service Projects: NICU Cuddle Sock Babies
Yard Clean Up Day
Thank you cards for Veterans and Any Kind Of Hero
Meet with Chidi (date change)
Chidi facilitated two very successful meetings with parents last year. His first meeting this year is now
Sunday, November 11, @ 3pm. Topic is
How to help kids manage anxiety, stress and anger. Please think about attending these insightful and helpful informal meetings. All are welcome.
Attention
Volunteers and drivers... We are obligated to comply with a new Archdiocesan policy. If you plan to either serve as a volunteer or an event/trip driver during the upcoming school year, you must complete the following trainings -
Safe Environments and
Be Smart Drive Safe. These trainings can be found at
cmgconnect.org. We are part of the Archdiocese of Dubuque. If you have already completed the Driver course, you will not be required to take it again, but all volunteers that work with or around our students must complete the Safe Environments course (It is a 75 minute video).
