Upcoming Dates


March 3: No School /In-Service
March 30 & 31: 11:30 Dismissal
*February 28th: Round-Up &     Open House
Round-Up  for 3-year-old preschool, 4-year-old Pre-K, and Kindergarten students and Open House for students in grades 1-8 will be on Tuesday, February 28th from 4:30-6:30pm.  Space in our preschool program is limited.
From the Administration Office.....
2017-18 Registration
2017-18 Payment Options/Registration Forms are due Friday March 10th.

If registering a preschooler, make sure that you have checked which preschool class you desire. For 3 year olds needing childcare all five days, mark  "3-year (M/W/F Wraparound)" and note that you need Wraparound all five days on the form. The cost for this is $6,000 for the 10-month school year ($600.00 a month if paying in monthly installments).  

Reminder to All of our Parents - especially our Preschool Parents: 
Our Round-Up/Open House is February 28th and this date begins open enrollment. We encourage parents to register for classes before Round-Up to ensure your child's spot in one of our preschool programs.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Kim Armetta at 309-793-7366 or karmetta@jordanschool.com   
Coming Home in Backpacks this week....
- Summer Reading Sills Flyer

For easy access to E-News you may have missed you can find all of our Parent E-Newsletters at: https://jordanschool.com/parents/e-newsletter

ADMINISTRATIVE NEWS
Conferences
Third Quarter Conferences will be held March 29-31. Teachers will be contacting you if they want to schedule a conference time with you and your student. 

You, as a parent, may also request a conference with your child's teacher. If you wish to do so, contact your homeroom teacher by Friday, March 10th.     
From the Nurse's Office...........
Bethany for Children & Families is offering free dental care through the Give Kids a Smile Dental Program for children who cannot afford dental care on their own. To provide this care, their dental bus will be available in March 7th. All service individuals are licensed dental professionals. See your February 8th Parent E-News at jordanschool.com (Parents-E-Newsletters) for more information. Or, if you wish to have your child participate in this program,  pick up a yellow permission form for Give Kids a Smile Dental Program at the school office. Questions: call Melissa, our school nurse at 309-793-7350 x203.
Jordan Apparel Needed for Project_Please help us out!
We are looking for Spiritwear,Walk-a-Thon t-shirts, and plaid uniform pieces in good condition that you no longer need. The items will be used for a Spring Gala project. Please send them in to the main office and we thank those who have already sent us items!
St. Vincent DePaul in Need of Plastic Grocery Bags
The St. Vincent DePaul Food Pantry is in need of plastic bags. If you have some that you would like to recycle, bring them to the front offices and we will make sure that the food pantry will get them. They thank you in advance and appreciate you remembering them throughout the school year!
SPALDING SCHOLARSHIP - Due March 15th
Tuition assistance scholarship grants from the endowment fund established as a result of
the Diocese of Peoria ROOTED IN FAITH Campaign and named in honor of Archbishop
Spalding the first Bishop of Peoria, will be available for the 2017-18 school year for
students enrolled in or intending to enroll in grades Kindergarten through 12 in any
Catholic school located in the Diocese of Peoria whose families are active members of a
Catholic parish in the diocese. All grants will be based on financial need objectively
assessed.

Information about the grants and application materials may be obtained from any
Catholic elementary or secondary school in the Diocese of Peoria or on the Diocesan
website www@cdop.org under Catholic Education and then under Financial Assistance.

Consult the detailed protocols and procedures and checklist for all requirements
necessary to be eligible for an award.

Parents are encouraged to apply online at: online.factsmgt.com/aid. Families of
students currently receiving grants are reminded that all grants are for one year only, and
anyone seeking to renew a grant for the 2017 - 2018 year must reapply.

To receive any form of assistance the application must be completed.

Deadline date for the completed application is March 15, 2017. Notification of grant
awards will be made by the end of April. Click on the links below for more information. 



Student News
DAD'S CLUB SOFTBALL - Grades Kindergarten through Four
The Booster Club will sponsor softball teams and pay for a practice facility.
Parents of girls in Grades K-4 should have received an email last week. Contact Mark VanNatta @ mvannatta@jordanschool.com if interested in signing your daughter up to play and would like more information. 

Girls' Be a Catholic Sister for a Day!
The Benedictine Sisters' annual retreat for 5th-8th grade girls is coming up fast.
Girls’ Be A Catholic Sister for a Day  features such activities as meeting and praying with our Sisters, arts and crafts, games, friends and food. Click HERE to view flyer. 
EARLY ACT BOOK DRIVE
Our 5th & 6th grade Early Act service club is holding a book drive and collecting NEW books for children ages 0-18. These books will be donated to the patient library at the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital in Iowa City. Book donations may be placed in the black collection boxes located near the administrative offices of the school!

Tomorrow is the last day you may bring books in. Thank you for supporting this service project and for helping to make the time spent at the hospital more comfortable for UI Children’s Hospital patients!
Home and School Association
  SPRING GALA
Presented by Crawford Company.

April 8, 2017 | Doors open at 7pm | The Stern Center, Rock Island | Entertainment by Funktastic 5

If your company is interested in donating an item or sponsoring this year’s event, please contact Jennifer Verscha:   jennifer@dphilms.com or 563.349.0678.

It's not too early to RSVP. Tickets are just $25/person: https://jordanschool.com/support-jcs/spring-gala-golden-ticket-raffle/buy-tickets
                       Golden Tickets: Click the above Golden Ticket to purchase online now!
$10,000 could be yours! 
Only 500 will be sold, so get your tickets now!   Click the Golden Ticket photo above to purchase online.

The final Early Bird Drawing is set for March 1st. To be eligible you must purchase your tickets by midnight February 28, 2017. Plus the more tickets your family sells the more entries your children receive for the MYstery Prize drawings! 

The winner of the 3rd MYstery Prize drawing was Emma Kramer - winning 3 gift certificates for lunch, ice cream and a movie!!
 
The winner of the 4th MYstery Prize drawing was Alix Thorpe - winning a gift card for bowling!

There is no school on Friday March 3rd. The next MYstery Prize drawing will take place on Thursday March 2nd. Deadline to purchase tickets is midnight Wednesday March 2nd.

Alleman High School
A lleman Baseball Team Store 
The Alleman baseball 2017 Team Store is currently open and will stay open until  March 12th for placing orders . Click on the link below to be brought to the online store and thank you very much for your consideration and support of Alleman baseball!