Our last day of school before we begin our Christmas break will be on Friday, December 21st. School will resume on Monday, January 7th

The building will be completely closed on December 24th and 25th including no athletic practices and no maintenance staff. Secretarial staff will be in the office on December 27th, 28th and January 2nd, 3rd & 4th from 8:30-1:00pm.  

Our monthly PTO meeting will take place on Tuesday, January 8th at 6:30pm. Hope to see you there.

We will be sending out a Signup Genius this week regarding donations for our annual Staff Breakfast.  Be on the lookout for a txt message.

We are looking for volunteers to help out with our Cinderella Dance taking place on February 9th.  Please contact Kiersten Shevchik if you can help 724-771-5187.

Please make note that there will be no after-school offered on Friday, December 21st. After School Care will resume on Monday, January 7th.

On Tuesday, December 18th students and staff members may dress down wearing an ugly Christmas sweater. Participants are asked to make a $2.00 donation. All donations will go to our philanthropy club who awards grants to various agencies.

Midterm exams for students in grades 7-12 will begin on Wednesday, December 19th and conclude on Friday, December 21st. Students in grades 7-12 will be dismissed from school at 12:05 PM on 12/19 and 12/20 and at 10:40 AM on 12/21. Please refer to the handout below for a detailed midterm exam schedule as well as midterm exam guidelines:
 

Please make note that the only excused reason to miss an exam is illness and this must be verified.  If a student does miss an exam due to a verified illness, the exam must be made up prior to return to school on January 7th. 

A reminder that in order for a student to take their mid-term exams, all financial accounts must be in good standing, this includes lunch accounts.  Please check to make sure there is not money owed for lunch so that students do not run into complications this coming week. 

Also, please check your weekly emails from FACTS as they send an email notice if your account is in arrears.  These email alerts are sent on the weekends.  Some parents have told us they thought it was Spam since it did not come from the school directly.  

Thank you to all the families who have generously participated in this year's HALO Project sponsored by Catholic Charities.  Gifts will be hand delivered this week.  Thank you again for bringing love and kindness to our sponsored families this Christmas Season.

Intramural Basketball

Reminders

Please return the form & fee about Intramural Basketball that went home as soon as possible so we are able to get an accurate count. Information regarding Intramural Basketball including mini-camps taking place on January 6th and 12th can be found on the flyer below. Please contact Calvin Crawford via text (440.813.5177) with any questions.

Scrip is a fundraising tool for nonprofit organizations whereby you earn money by using gift cards to pay for your everyday purchases.

Saint John’s program is set up so individual families can receive credit towards their school tuition or other expenses. You can lower your tuition or fees just by paying for your normal household shopping with gift cards. If the rebate is .04 then that amount is added to your account. Cards to Giant Eagle and Walmart are usually available in the office. There are more than 500 stores/vendors that are part of the program.  

To look at the holiday gift guide go to www.ShopWithScrip.com/giftguideYou need to create an account with Scrip Account. Go to www.shopwithscrip.com. You will need our enrollment code: 11L71E639767  Orders are due by Monday of each week and cards are delivered by Friday. Many people buy gift cards to give as gifts for Christmas or to do your own shopping. If you have any questions please contact Patti Andersen, the program coordinator at 440-223-0114.

AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon with the same products, prices, and shopping features as Amazon.com. The difference is that when you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to the charitable organization of your choice. Hopefully, that will be Saint John School. If you use Amazon as a shopping choice, please consider registering at Amazon Smile. Thank you!

New in the Pride Shop:

Stop in today for all your holiday shopping, including for your favorite teachers!

Please don’t forget to sign up to help with Concessions.  Please click on link below to gain access to the Signup Genius. Thank you in advance!

Our monthly newsletters, including inserts, are available for download. Please follow the link below to access this school year's monthly newsletters: