Wednesday, September 18th

No Mass on September 18th - Fr. McDuffie will be at a meeting.

Spring Fair News!

1st Spring Fair Meeting - September 19th - 6pm in the library.

Circles of Grace for 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 2019-2020 Parent flyer:

"The Importance of Teaching Young People to Recognize the Strategies Offenders Use to Create Vulnerability"

Circles of Grace for 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 Rouge provides such training called Circles of Grace. This lesson will be taught to our Pre-K - 8th grade students on Monday, September 16, 2019 by their Religion teacher.

Parents please take time to review your child’s lesson plan that will be taught in the classroom prior to September 16th by going to:

http://learn.evangcatbr.org/circle-of-grace
The password is: CareSafeChurch
Click the PDF link that is associated with your child’s grade.
The Circles of Grace lessons are available for review in English and Spanish

If you DO NOT want your child to participate in this safety lesson, please click the “Opt Out” form below, complete, and return it to the school office in a marked envelope to the attention of Cory Pinion NO LATER THAN Friday, September 13, 2019

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs.Cory Pinion at cpinion@sjscrusaders.org.

Circles of Grace Handout
Opt Out Form

Special 8 - Week Host Experience Available

BONDING and your school have partnered to provide you with an amazing Opportunity to open your home for just eight, short weeks as a host family for students from Guatemala.

BONDING students, Grades 8-10, arrive October 11 and return home December 8. While in the USA, BONDING students participate in the same activities as their host students and families..it really is as simple as one extra family member for eight weeks.

If you've been thinking about hosting a student, this is the program for you to try.

Please see flyer below for more information.

If you would like to host please fill out the apllication online www.catholicbonding.org

BONDING - Host Experience

Grandparents Day!

Grandparents Day - September 27th - All orders are due by September 18th.

SEE LINK BELOW !

Grandparents Day 2019

T-Shirt Orders

Fall Fest t-shirt orders - Due September 18th.

SEE LINK BELOW FOR ODER FORM!

2019 SJS Fall Fest

RENWEB UPDATES NEEDED!

PLEASE UPDATE RENWEB!!!

SJS Parents:

Due to RenWeb changes over the summer, it’s important that EVERYONE update your webform “Emergency Contacts.”

· Go into your RenWeb account

· Click Webforms

· Click Emergency Contacts

· Update your emergency contacts. You will list (in order) who should be called in case of an emergency. Be sure to include yourself.

· Click SUBMIT (submit is listed all the way down at the bottom of the webform)

This list is also used when checking out.

Thank you.

Cafeteria News

As per the Parent Student Handbook:

1st-8th grade students may have visitors eat lunch with them. However, visitors must be on the Emergency Contact List or a note from the parent may be sent prior to the visit.

Fast food cannot be brought into the cafeteria in the paper, container, or bag displaying the name of the restaurant. Carbonated drinks are also not allowed. This includes lunches brought in by parents/family when eating lunch with students.

Forgotten Items

Students should come to school prepared each day with their supplies and arrangements for after school activities. Students will not be allowed to call home for any forgotten items (class materials, books or iPads, after school activity items, etc....) Nor will they be allowed to call home if they need to stay for an after school activity that they forgot to inform their parents about.

Students Absences and Makeup Work

Please see the policy and procedure on page 13 in the Parent Student Handbook regarding Absence/Make Up Work !

Updated Parent Student Handbook 2019-2020

Sunday Mass Readings

24th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Sept. 14/15, 2019

“I WILL RISE AND GO TO MY FATHER.” Ps. 51

EXODUS 32:7-11, 13-14; 1 TIMOTHY 1: 12-17; Luke 15:1-32

http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/091519.cfm

Upcoming Saints Feast Days:

September 12th-Feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary

September 13th-St. John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctor, (349-407 A.D.)

September 16th-St. Cornelius, Pope and Martyr, (d. 253)

September 17th-St. Robert Bellarmine, Bishop and Doctor, (1542-1621)

September 18th-St. Joseph of Cupertino, (1603-1663)

Ask your child what he/she knows about any of these saints?


Our word of the week is Courage.
Bible verse: "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9
Kindness quote: "Have courage and be kind."

Looking Ahead

September 18 - NO MASS

September 27 - Grandparents Day

October 4 - NO BUSES

October 7 - NO BUSES

October 7 - 9 - 6-8 EXAMS

October 7 - K-2nd Parent/Teacher conference- Students in K-2nd DO NOT have school on this day.

October 8 - October Birthdays

October 9 - Living Rosary

October 10 - End of 1st Quarter

October 10 - 1st Quarter AR ends

October 14 - 18 - Book Fair



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