Newsletter (Archived): September 29th Newsletter - Sep 28, 2016 - Oct 6, 2016 [Archive]
REMINDER
This Friday, September 30th, there will be NO BUSES and NO AFTERSCHOOL CARE!!! Please be sure to make arrangements for your children.
Important Reminder
Students in grades K-2nd will NOT have school on Friday, October 7th so that parents and teachers may meet for an end of quarter conference. Information letters went home in the Wednesday packets today for parents to sign up for a time slot to meet with their child's teacher on that day. The rest of the school WILL still have school!
Grandparent's Day
Just a reminder that this Friday is Grandparents Day. Be sure you have turned in your form as to who the student will be allowed to check out with that day.
We are looking forward to spending the day with our SJS Grandparents!
Cafeteria
The lunch menu for the month of October is posted below so you can plan out your child's lunches.
STA SHADOW DAY
SHADOW A FALCON!!
7th & 8th Graders:
Sign up for a STA Shadow Day by Calling 985-542-8941
Beginning October 3rd
*By appointment only and
must be approved by the SJS administration prior to the shadow day for this to be considered an excused absence.
Advisory Council
Parents,
The Advisory Council has been tasked over the last year with increasing parent involvement in the school. Studies show that involved parents improve child performance. A great article on these benefits written by the National Education Association can be found on their website, http://www.nea.org/tools/17360.htm
As part of our goal to increase parental involvement, we have started to develop a Parental Involvement Program, or PIP. It is early in the process, but we have identified several key aspects we think will make this successful. First, there will be a reasonable number of service hours to be completed by each family, not per child. Second, there will be a refundable deposit associated with the program. Please reach out to an Advisory Council member, to give them input on the following questions:
a. What would get you to be more involved?
b. In what activities do you think it is important for you to be involved?
The Advisory Council members and their contact information can be found under the community section on the school website.
We are optimistic that this new program will encourage more parents to participate, build new relationships and, ultimately create a better school. We welcome any input from you now and along the way. We would like to consider all feedback in order to make this first iteration as successful as possible.
Thank you,
School Advisory Council Members
Circles of Care--Parents
It is required each year that the schools and churches of the Diocese offer parents information pertaining to creating safe environments for children. The Diocese provides these flyers for parents to review. The information on the flyer is set by the Office of Child and Youth Protection and changes each year.
Please click the link below to review the 2016/2017 Parent flyers that are listed under “Family Nights” (Justice Hope Fortitude Prudence Temperance)
http://diobr.org/ministries/administrative-services/child-and-youth-protection
Circles of Care---Students
It is required by the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People that all children enrolled in Catholic Schools and Parishes receive Safe Environment training. The Diocese of Baton Rouges provides such training called Circles of Care. This lesson will be taught to our students on Thursday, October 13, 2016.
Parents may review their child’s lesson plan that will be taught in the classroom prior to this date by going to the following link:
http://diobr.org/ministries/administrative-services/child-and-youth-protection
At this point you will then click on the lesson pertaining to your child’s grade level listed under Circles of Care.
IF you DO NOT want your child to receive this lesson, please click below and read, complete, and return the 2016/2017 OPT OUT FORM to the school office in a marked envelope to the attention of Cory Pinion NO LATER THAN Friday,
October 7, 2016.
If you have any questions, please contact Cory Pinion at cpinion@sjscrusaders.org.
Water Bottles
Students may continue to bring water bottles to school. Please know that this is not mandatory or recommended by the city. Teachers will set reasonable parameters in the classrooms of appropriate times for students to have their water bottles out. Students will not be allowed to carry water bottles to enrichment or recess. They will have access to their water bottles when they return from these activities. It is our understanding that if students bring a water bottle from home, parents do not wish for students to drink water from our water fountains during the school day. For this reason, students who bring water bottles will not be allowed to refill the bottles while at school.
SJS Pelician Performance
Parents of 5th - 8th grade students,
Our school has the opportunity to send a group to sing the National Anthem on the court of a New Orleans Pelican's game. This week your child was given a blue colored flyer with detailed information. (Attached is another copy of that flyer.)
SJS students (5th – 8th grade) interested in participating in this performance, please complete the form and return it to the school office by this Friday, 9/23/16.
Science
Attached is a flyer with a great opportunity for kids to participate in if your child likes Science. See attached flyer for more details.
Coming Soon...
- September 30th (Friday) Grandparents Day
- September 30th (Friday) NO BUSES AND NO AFTER SCHOOL CARE
- October 4th (Tuesday) Free Dress for October Birthdays
- October 5th (Wednesday) Living Rosary at 9:30
- October 6th (Thursday) Exams for 6th-8th grade
- October 7th (Friday) Exams for 6th - 8th grade
- October 7 (Friday) Kinder - 2nd grade Parent Teacher Conference
- October 9th - 14th BOOK FAIR ALL WEEK
- October 10th (Monday) Exams for 6th - 8th
- October 11th (Tuesday) Home & School Meeting
- October 12th (Wednesday) End of the 1st Quarter
- October 14th (Friday) FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT AND BOOK FAIR
- October 17th (Monday) No School---Teacher Professional Development Day
- October 19th (Wednesday) Report Cards
- October 28th (Friday) FALL FEST
Morning Carpool Tardies
It is very important for students to be on time each morning. When needed the gates remain open and duty teachers allow children to enter the gym a couple of minutes after the bell in order to reduce the amount of assembly and class time that would be missed by checking in at the office, The school day begins at 7:35 a.m. and students must be in their class line in the gym when the bell rings and we stand for prayer to be considered present and on time. Gates will be closed no later than 7:37 a.m. each morning and students will have to be checked in through the office after this time.
Rosary
Jois us for the 2016 Public Square Rosary Crusade. Come join America Needs Fatima, Ladies Rosary Altar Society, and the Knights of Columbus in praying the Holy Rosary for World Peace and ProLife Issues on October 15th.
See attached flyer for more details.
Photo Gallery
Several pictures have been added to our photo gallery. Be sure to check out! You can click the link below or you can access the photo album by clicking photo album under the community tab.
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