Y-Camp meeting
There is a Y-Camp meeting for all 7th grade parents and students (optional for 8th) to be held Wednesday, August 5th at 7:00pm in the library.
We still need your help. Please volunteer to chaperone. You can contact Mrs. Bussan at bussanr@sjs.pvt.k12.ia.us if you have any questions.
Congratulations
The Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court #495 of the John Paul II Cluster would like to congratulate the students at St. John Catholic School in grades 4 - 8 for their excellence in the Catholic Daughter of the Americas 2020 Education Contest. Students submitted entries in the categories of Art, Poetry, and Essay. The entries were all very well done and we are extremely proud of all the students. Our local winners are:
Division 1 - Art
First Place - Avery Wheelock
Second Place - Clara Junk
Third Place - Claire Kegler
Honorable Mention - Kara Hopkins
Division 2 - Art
First Place - Claire Carey
Second Place - Brooklyn Banghart
Third Place - Zoey Jensen
Division 1 - Essay
First Place - Rylee Reeg
Second Place - Julia Kuennen
Third Place - Claire Greiner
Division 2 - Essay
First Place - Marie Gorman
Second Place - Allison Kleve
Third Place - Leah House
Honorable Mention - Katie Finnegan
Division 1 - Poetry
First Place - Tyler Webster
Second Place - Dylan Green
Third Place - Jonnalyn Gibbs
Our court would also like to congratulate the students that won at the State Level for the Iowa Catholic Daughters of the Americas Education Contest.
Division 1 - Essay
First Place - Rylee Reeg
Division 2 - Art
Second Place - Claire Carey
Rylee Reeg’s entry will be entered in the National Level for the National Catholic Daughters of the Americas Education Contest.
3-year-old preschool
The 3-year-old program will begin on Monday August 24. We currently have openings in this preschool program. Parents can choose from the following offerings: from 8 - 11am, Mon.-Wed.-Fri, or Tu.-Th. The everyday option is also available, and St. John offers wraparound childcare from 7am - 6pm each school day. If interested, please call the school at 319-334-7173 for a registration packet.
For Sale
Drivers education certificates. They are good until 2022. These are $50 vouchers that can be purchased for $25 (only 1 per family).
If an 8th grade parent would like to purchase photos/videos that played at graduation they can do so for a $100 donation towards the PTO.
Please contact Heather Thompson if interested.
Summer Reading
Again this summer, if your child is entering grades 2 through 8, he/she will be
required to read. If they are an incoming 2nd through 4th grader, the student will be required to read two books. If they are entering 5th through 8th grade, they are required to read three books. Reading will be verified through the
Reading Counts program. If the book does not exist in the Reading Counts library please contact your child's teacher for approval. I will be here Monday through Thursday each day, from 8am - 2pm; exceptions can be made by contacting me. I will be available to your students so they can return and check out books as well as take the
Reading Counts tests. Most of the books on the list are available in our Public library. Those students who read seven books or more will be invited to breakfast, hosted by the principal.
