Dear St. John’s Parent’s,

We are so glad to have everyone back from Spring Break. I hope everyone had a nice Break. In talking to the kids, it sounds as if many of our students had an adventurous and interesting week travelling and doing fun family activities. We are now, officially, into our final 9 weeks of the school year. It seems to be going by so quickly.

There are a number of items going home in the Thursday Folder today. Please be sure to look at everything and know that there are some very important items to which we need you to pay particular attention.

Report Cards go home in today’s Thursday Folder. The Awards Assemblies will take place next week. Grades 1 – 3 will receive their awards on next Thursday, March 30th, right after Chapel. Grades 4 and 6 will have their Awards Assembly on Friday, March 31st. Grade 5, who will be away at their Mayan Dude Ranch Trip will receive their awards on Friday, April 7th. We look forward to seeing you at one or both or all of the Awards Assemblies.

A School Climate Survey will be coming home today, as well. This survey is in Spanish and English and will only take a few minutes to complete. The Board of Trustees and I are interested in your thoughts and feelings about St. John’s. How are we doing in regard to atmosphere, academics, and support of our students and our families, as a whole? The surveys are anonymous and should be completed, put back into the envelope, and placed in the box in the main office area. We are very much looking forward to hearing your thoughts and feelings about your St. John’s experience.

Our 42nd Annual Spaghetti Supper will be here before you know it. Preparations are in their final stages for the April 28th event. All the information you will need will be in today’s Thursday Folder. Each student will receive 10 tickets in their packet. Please ask your family, friends, business colleagues, neighbors, and whomever else you can think of to join us for the evening. The tickets are $8 each. 

As a School, St. John’s is taking part in the Kids Helping Kids Campaign to benefit The Vannie Cook Children’s Cancer and Hematology Clinic. The kids will see a video about the work they do at The Vannie Cook Clinic tomorrow during Chapel. You will find information in today’s Thursday Folder. Please help us to help the only local cancer clinic for Valley children. All of the fund donated stay here in the Rio Grande Valley to help local children in their fight against cancer.

Our “Official” Parent/Teacher Conference days are coming up on Thursday, March 30th and Tuesday, April 4th. However, several of the teachers like to spread their conferences over several days to make them more convenient to you. We try to be as flexible as possible when it comes to conference scheduling and the teachers are willing to work with parents who cannot meet on those two days. My goal for each of the teachers is to make sure they meet with all of their Homeroom parents.

The 5th Grade will be on their annual trip to the Mayan Dude Ranch next week. We want to wish them the best. In addition to some good friend building, the fifth graders will be able to participate in a range of activities including horseback riding, hay rides, swimming, archery, and the list goes on. This is always a great trip for the kids and the parents who are able to go.

St. John’s Episcopal School has a tradition of strong community and excellence in education. I take pride in that tradition and hope that, together, we can make it even better. If you have questions, concerns, or compliments, please stop by my office to share them.

Sincerely,

Michael Waller
Head of School

Mrs. Barajas’ 5K Class

We have been busy decorating our room with the luck of the Irish, the shamrock.  Field Day was a great event.  The children were in full force and hungry for the competition.  They had a wonderful time enjoying each event.  They especially enjoyed eating lunch in the classroom & receiving their well-deserved ribbons. Of course, the long awaited Spring Break was greatly appreciated.  Everyone came back refreshed and ready to take on the rest of the month.   We look forward to writing sentences, on our own, about Spring. 

The two year old's have been busy working on various Spring and Easter crafts.  We are rounding up the alphabet and will continue to review the lasts couple of weeks.  Currently we are learning about letter "Uu".   The children are working hard on fine and gross motor skills in order to be ready for 3K.  The little ones have shown much growth and maturity these couple of months. They are ready to move forward and experience new and wonderful things.  I'm so proud and excited for them!