Principal`s Bulletin September 24, 2015

Principal’s Bulletin
September 24, 2015
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
It’s SJB Fall Festival Weekend! This is a wonderful time and event for us
to gather together. Please join us for exciting rides and games, excellent
food, and great friends beginning Friday, September 25th @ 5pm. Come
and meet other SJB families on Saturday, September 26th near the Dunk
Tank after the 4:30pm Mass and stay for the GB Leighton concert. Remember that you (or your students) may purchase advanced ride tickets
during lunch Friday in the school cafeteria.
In Art, Miss Higgins is working on some projects for the students which
should be fun and new for them. Students will be learning principles of
two-dimensional art forms such as drawing and painting, as well as threedimensional arts such as sculpture and pottery. She will bring in ideas
from multi-cultural art, and art history, and also from subjects related to
the student’s regular academic classes to teach the students about art and
the artistic process.
Finally, as you may know Pope Francis is here! He has been traveling the
East coast making his way to the World Meeting of Families. He has met
with our President, talked to Congress, and canonized Junipero Serra,
founder of the California missions at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (a stop on our 8th Grade DC trip) in Washington D.C. This weekend, Pope Francis will be in Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families and two people from SJB will be going to see him. Look for a recap on
of this visit from one of our students next week. Please click the following
link for more information about his visit:
http://www.archspm.org/archspm_news/watch-online-usccbs-livecoverage-of-pope-francis-visit-to-u-s/
Our 1st grade students have
been learning about Pope
Francis this week. They
have talked about his life
before he became a priest
and they’ve watched videos
of his U.S. visit including
when the 4 Catholic School
students met him in DC.
Have a wonderful weekend and see you at the Fall Fest!
Ms. Ann Laird, Principal
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Parish Fall Fest
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Sept. 25-27
School Pictures, Gr. K-8
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October 1
ATTACHMENTS *
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J-Care field trips for MEA 2015
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Princess Whatsername flyer
*These items can be found on the school
website at www.stjohnnyb.org under
Parent Resources>Principal’s Bulletin
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Below are the current volunteer opportunities available:
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Marathon - please see sign up on school website, there are still open positions
Room Parents  4th grade: rooms 107 & 108
 5th grade: rooms 109 & 110
 7th grade: room 3
School help (need 10)  Playground/lunch supervision (daily from 11:45-1:10)
 Parking lot patrol (Car pick up—daily approximately 3:45-4:10)
 Die cuts/Cricut & decorating—times vary
Picture day (need 1) - Oct. 1st, 9:30-12:30
Preschool Hospitality Committee (need 8)
Santa's Secret Shop - co-chair needed
W2W - need co-chair and committee chairs
Book Fair co-chairs (need 2, planning starts in October)
Details and descriptions of volunteer opportunities are on the school website under the
Volunteer tab. Please contact the chairperson listed or email your interest and contact
info to [email protected]
Marathon—let’s celebrate catholic schools—come to the fiesta!
After our first two marathon turn-in dates, our collection stands at
$20,641.30! We are a little over halfway to our goal. Our next turn in date
is Tuesday, September 29th. All who have brought in at least $100 will get
an ice cream cone.
SPLASH THE STAFF
Come to the FallFest and dunk your favorite teacher or other staff member!
The dunk tank is back this year as a fundraiser for our 8th grade students going to Washington D.C. this spring. Below is the schedule of when the staff
will be there:
Friday, Sept. 25th
6-6:30 Mrs. Wraneschetz
6:30-7 Ms. Laird
7-7:30 Mrs. Dompierre
7:30-8 Mr. Steffl
8-8:30 Mrs. Carroll
8:30-9 Mrs. Wacek
9-9:30 Mrs. Kadid
9:30-10 Mr. Taylor
Saturday, Sept. 26th
5:30-6 Mrs. Dahlheimer
6-6:30 Mr. Beck
6:30-7 Mrs. Carroll
7-7:30 Mr. Taylor
7:30-8 Mrs. Hard
8-8:30 Miss Burrill
8:30-9 TBA
#SplashtheStaff SJB2DC—FallFest 2015
SJB DRAMA PRODUCTION
Save the date for this year’s annual SJB drama production!
What: ―Princess Whatsername‖
Written by: Brian D. Taylor
Music by: Bill Francoeur
Lyrics by: Scott Deturk and Bill Francoeur
Poster Designed by: Megan Thienes, grade 8
Show Dates: Friday, October 7th and Saturday, October 8th
Show Time: 7:00pm
Cost: $5.00 per ticket
CHANGEMAKER AWARD AT THE TWINS GAME
Thank you to all who came out to the Twins Game on
Sunday to celebrate with us as we received the
Changemaker Award from PeaceMaker. This award recognizes schools that have
achieved the largest reduction in the number of students who are frequently
bullied. Mrs. Carroll received the award on behalf
of St. John’s.
MEA 2015—J-CARE FIELD TRIPS FOR K-8 STUDENTS
Don’t have plans over MEA 2015? Looking for something fun for your children to
do while not in school? How about have them come to J-Care at St. John’s? Any
students in grade K-8 are welcome to attend J-Care during one or both MEA days.
We will be going on two different field trips:
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Thursday, October 15th—Twin Cities Harvest Festival and Maze
Friday, October 16th—Zero Gravity
Cost per day is $37 and preregistration is required. Contact Alison Wacek, J-Care Director at [email protected] or 651-633-1522 ext. 1127 to register or for more information. There is a registration deadline of Oct. 9th to secure the $37/day fee. See the attached brochure for further details.
NOVENA PRAYER – SEPTEMBER 20TH TO SEPTEMBER 28TH
For Father Skluzacek’s Travel in Spain
Each month, join fellow parishioners in praying a Novena for Fr. Skluzacek and for specific prayer intentions
requested by Fr. Skluzacek. A novena is a prayer that is prayed each day for nine consecutive days. This
month the novena will begin Sunday, September 20, and will include prayer intentions for Father’s travels in
Spain. Copies of the Novena can be found on the Harvest Table, on St. John’s website, or by following the link
at http://www.stjohnnb.com/files/stjohn/files/Novenas/Novena%20Spain.pdf
ST. VINCENT DEPAUL CLOTHING DRIVE - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3RD
The clothing drive will be held on Saturday, October 3rd from 9:00am - 12noon.
Clean, gently used clothing will be accepted. They especially need winter coats, ski
pants, scarves, boots and new hats. Items will be given to those in need at our fall
give-away later in the month with other area churches. Extra-large sizes are always
in demand. There will be a truck in the WEST parking lot on Oct. 3rd, but you may
bring your donations to the school office anytime prior to that date. Thank you for
your generosity.
LIGHT UP THE NIGHT—VIP HARVEST BALL
Join Father Jaspers and a special ―mystery guest‖ for a delicious gourmet meal on
Saturday, October 10th at St. John the Baptist. Buy a table a have a fun night out
with friends. Cost is $75 per person. For more information or to register, call the
parish office at 651-633-8333.