Newsletter (Archived): Oct 24, 2018 - Nov 1, 2018 [Archive]
Friday, October 26th
Pre-K – 4th Grade
Pre-K through 4th grade levels will attend Fall Fest at various times throughout the day. This will provide students with greater access to the games.
The schedule is as follows:
Pre-K & Kindergarten 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
1st & 2nd Grade 10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
3rd & 4th Grade 12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Students will only be allowed to attend at their designated time to ensure maximum play time for all students.
All PreK- 3rd grade students are asked to bring in one dozen of one of the following:
***** homemade treat (ex. brownies, cookies, cupcakes, rice crispy treats, muffins, etc.) - treats need to be individually wrapped.
4th grade students are asked to bring one box of juice pouches
Please send in these items the week of the festival (October 22-26)
The 8th grade students will be hosting the games for the PreK-4th grade students who will be attending the festival.
PreK-4th grade students will be at the festival playing games with prizes, face painting, and will enjoy several inflatables. Students will also receive several refreshments.
5th – 7th Grade
Our 5th, 6th, and 7th grade students will remain on campus and participate in a separate event that will take place on campus. Students do not need to bring anything for this activity.
The schedule is as follows:
5th, 6th, and 7th 11:45 a.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Students in 5th – 7th may wear spirit dress with their SJS spirit shirt or Fall Fest shirt and FREE TENNIS SHOES.
Students in 5th-7th grades will have pizza, popcorn, drink, sweet treats, and a movie. Students will choose from a selection of movies. They will have a pizza picnic on the front lawn and then move to the “movie theater” (classrooms) of the movie they selected. They will be given popcorn and sweet treats during the movie.
October 25 & October 26
Tomorrow- "Team Up Against Drugs" - Wear your favorite team shirt with school appropriate jeans, socks, and shoes.
Friday - "Say BOO to drugs" - Spirit Dress with your Fall Fest shirt for FALL FEST!
1st Quarter AR Reward
For students in 1st - 8th grade who met their 1st Quarter AR Goal!
What: BOOK character dress day.
When: Wednesday, October 31st
NO FACE MASKS OR SCARY DRESS
Students must be able to tell what book their character came from.
Cafeteria Reminder
Lunches may be brought from home by students, but carbonated beverages are not allowed. Food brought from home should be healthy and not in fast food wrappers or containers. This includes lunches brought in by parents when eating lunch with student. Thank you for your help with these procedures.
Congratulations!
CONGRATULATIONS to SJS 4th grader, Aubrey Speights! Her Christmas artwork was chosen from all the schools in the Diocese of Baton Rouge to be used on the cover of the Diocese of BR's 2018 Christmas card. We are so proud of her!
The SJS Book Fair was a huge success! We do not have official numbers in yet but we beat last year's total. Thank you to everyone who helped make the Book Fair a success. The money raised will help buy more books for the school library.
Crusader Dads
Gathering for Fun and Fellowship - Friday - October 26th - 6:00 p.m. - Gnarly Barly in Hammond
Veterans' Day Program - November 12th - 7:45 a.m. - All Veterans of our SJS families are invited to attend.
Word of the Week
Our word of the week is Self-Control.
Bible verse: "Don't interupt while someone is speaking; hear what he has to say before you answer." Sirach 11:8.
Looking Ahead
October 26 - Fall Fest
November 1 - All Saints Mass
November 4 - Daylight Saving Time - Fall Back
November 6 - November Birthdays
November 6 - NO BUSES
November 8 - Class Pictures and retakes
November 12 - Veterans Day Program
November 14 - Mid Quarter
November 19-23 - Thanksgiving Holidays
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