St. John's Parish Day School Newsletter
for
March 1, 2018
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Self-ie-Motivated
Students who are engaged in the learning process perform better, develop better self-discipline, and are generally happier. Ms. Sclar has come up with a clever way to motivate students with her
"Request a Selfie Board"
. Whenever a student feels particularly proud of the work they've done or something they've made, they can "request a selfie" and Ms. Sclar will take their picture alongside their work. Encouraging students to show off their accomplishments promotes a sense of pride and community. In addition, the selfie concept relates to today's social media environment and puts schoolwork in that same context of visibility, which causes students to reflect upon their work and consider putting more effort into taking their projects further so they can be proud to show them off.
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Easter Baskets for Collington Square
It is a St. John’s Parish Day School tradition to join efforts with St. John’s Episcopal Church to support those families in need residing in Baltimore’s Collington Square Community at Easter. Together we provide Easter Baskets of the less traditional kind filled with food and basic necessities, rather than candy and toys.
Directly outside your child’s classroom will be a white basket labeled with a desired item for each collection effort. Simply drop this item in the basket any time between
Friday, March 1st and Friday, March 23rd and church volunteers will deliver the baskets to the families on Palm Sunday, March 25th.
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Vote Today!
St. John's Parish Day School has been
nominated for "Best Preschool" and "Best Independent School" by the Baltimore's Child Reader's Choice Awards. These two categories are about 5 pages in. You do not have to vote for every item to be able to move on to the next. Thank you for your support!
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Yearbooks and Memory Books
For yearbooks only: To ensure we order the correct number of yearbooks, we will be
processing all orders online
up until
May 1st.
If you have images to share you can upload them
HERE
or contact
Mrs. Kozak
.
For information on how to help with Memory Books, please contact
Mrs. Adams.
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SJPDS Summer Camp
St. John's Summer Camp is especially designed for children
3 1/2 years
old up to children
entering Kindergarten in Fall 2018
. Campers will have tons of fun while learning. Each week explores a theme that's sure to spark curiosity, a love of learning and more! Read about our themes and more information on our website
HERE
.
If you register before
March 29th
(
three weeks left!)
, you can enjoy
10% off
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Celebrating Teachers
The Howard County Office of Children and Families wants to
honor those who guide our children
, and they need your help to nominate teachers. All nominees will be recognized at the 19th annual awards celebration "Celebrating Successes - Excellence in Bloom!" The
deadline is tomorrow, Friday, March 2nd.
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Teacher Appreciation Week
March 5–9
The Parents' Association (PA) welcomes your participation during this special week when we celebrate our dedicated and talented teachers and specialists. Participation is as easy as
1-2-3
:
1.
Your children can express their thanks to our teachers and specialists in their own words.
Click
here to print a coloring sheet to be used as a "Thank you" or pick one up from
Ms. Ashton in the
Main Office. One or two of these Dr. Seuss theme sheets can be turned into a work of art, a personalized thank you message, and child's signature added. Contact your child's room parent to arrange submission after
Thursday, March 1st.
2.
Make a contribution to treat our teachers.
Donations of time and/or supplies are welcomed throughout the week. Sign up
here
to make this an amazing experience for our entire teaching team.
3.
Please consider sending a short parent note/email of your own during the week
--mention something special you may be thankful your child's teacher and or specialist has done this year, It could be something the kids may have learned, shared with you, or a positive change you have seen since the start of school.
If you have any questions about Teacher Appreciation Week, contact
Meghan Jefferson
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A special
thank you to Peter & Margarete Toeneboehn
of the
Columbia, Laurel & Lanham
Edible Arrangements
for their generous and kind donation (We won't say what just yet to keep it a surprise) for Teacher Appreciation Week!
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Coffee with Headmaster
Wednesday, March 7th
8:30 AM
Everyone is invited to join in on our informal chat sessions in Clark House to discuss
Our Mission. There will be three additional dates
: March 28th at 2:30 PM,
April 25th at 8:30 AM, and May 30th at 2:30 PM. "Coffees" are the morning sessions, and "Teas" are the afternoon sessions.
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Lent Flicks
Wednesday, March 7th
6:00 PM–8:30 PM
Pot Luck Supper & Movie: featuring The Lion King. Join us for a pot luck dinner-and-a-movie at the St. John's Auditorium in the CME. The movie will begin at 6:30 PM, and will be followed by a short discussion. The event is open to family and children of all ages! Kids and teens, can bring parents and grandparents and a dish to share with others (either soup, chili, stew, or salad).
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Parent Chat Series I:
Resiliency in Our Children
Thursday, March 8th
7:00 PM–8:30 PM
Resiliency in our children:
What is it? Why do we want it? How do we get it?
Find out at a presentation by Edie Schatz, LCSW-C, LLC who has a psychotherapy practice that specializes in working with children and their families. To find out more about Edie, please check out her
website
. You can
contact Mrs. Hardon
for more details on this event. The presentation will be in
AUD.
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Spring Campus Cleanup
Saturday, March 17th
8:30 AM
Join us for our annual Spring Campus Cleanup day. A day of coffee doughnuts, and an opportunity to gather with friends, and meet new ones. There are plenty of projects for participants of all skill levels and ages. Please bring your rakes, shovels, and other gardening supplies.
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Parents' Association Dine-Out
Tuesday, March 20th
Going to a Dine-Out is a fun and easy way to volunteer with the PA, spend time with family and friends, and raise money. This time we will be heading to
Chipotle in Ellicott City
. Please bring the flyer below to dinner.
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Easter Resurrection Tomb Garden
LS
Tuesday, March 20th 3:30 PM
–4:30 PM
EC
Wednesday, March 21st 3:05 PM
–4:00 PM
Children of St. John’s Parish Day School are invited to a hands-on experience of anticipating the resurrection of Jesus and preparing for new life. Children come for a time of storytelling and reflection as they
plant a miniature “resurrection garden”
of their own to take home, tend, and watch grow.
It will be ready for Easter!
Registration Fee
:
$10 includes a simple snack and all supplies.
To
register fill out the form and hand it and the fee in to the Main Office
. For more information,
contact Denise Vesuvio
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Night of the Arts
Thursday, March 22nd
6:30 PM
–7:30 PM
Imagine walking into St. John's to see wonderful art displays set up all over to browse and ponder, then being invited to ASH to continue your artistic adventure, featuring music, costumes, and drama! Our students have been working hard to prepare all of this just for you. You don't have to imagine it; you just have to attend!
All LS students will perform this evening and should report to their classroom at 6:15, ready to go on. Please refer to the email that was sent earlier this week regarding what your student should wear.
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Kenya Connect 5K
Saturday, March 24th
9:00 AM
Dust off your sneakers for a fun 5K walk/run through the beautiful neighborhood of Dunloggin to support our outreach partner Kenya Connect. There will be a Kids Fun Run for children under 9, and hand-carved medallions for the top three age group winners!
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Flashback to the 80's
Saturday, April 21st
7:00 PM–11:00 PM
Calling all families! We need your help to make this event a huge success! Here is what you can do:
- Buy your tickets!
- Invite friends, neighbors, and co-workers. This is a community event, everyone is welcome!
- Share this event on your Facebook page.
- Donate just an hour of your time. Decorations, entertainment, auction, marketing, all areas need your support. We especially need volunteers the night of the event!
- Donate an auction item- a bottle of wine, gift card, gift you received, anything you think someone would want to purchase.
- Be a Sponsor for the event- packages start at just $500 and get you in the door, reserved seating for the night, a mention in the program, drink tickets, and much more!
We also need:
- Legwarmers
- Vinyl records
- Slinkies
- Baskets or bins to hold auction packages
- Tissue paper (new or used)
- Heavy paper
- Bubble wrap or similiar packing materials
- Crinkle
- Ribbon
Tickets are available
online only and will not be sold at the door.
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Spring Fling
Saturday, May 19th
11:00 AM–3:00 PM
Do you enjoy shopping or an afternoon out with friends and family? If so, then plan to attend Spring Fling right here at St. Johns! There will be over 60 tables to browse featuring home decor, art, gourmet food, women's clothing & accessories, bath and beauty products, items for kids, and much more. Come show your support for SJPDS and small local businesses.
Interested in being a vendor?
Contact
Lisa Hermodsson
for more information/application.
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March 2
Deadline for Teacher Nominations
March 3
St. John’s Annual Women’s Retreat
March 5-9
Teacher Appreciation Week
March 7
Coffee with Headmaster
Lent Flicks
March 8
PA Social at the Cellar
Parent Chat Series
March 13 and 14
Class Pictures
March 16
EC Health Fair
LS Conferences
No School LS
Possible Snow
Make Up Day
March 17
Spring Campus Cleanup
March 20
Easter Resurrection Tomb Garden LS
PA Dine-Out
March 21
Easter Resurrection Tomb Garden EC
March 22
Night of the Arts
March 24
Kenya Connect 5K
March 28
EC Easter Parade 3-Day Classes
Tea with Headmaster
March 29
EC Easter Parade All Other
March 30 - April 8
Spring Break
April 9
Classes Resume
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Special Offers for St. John's Families
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Peter & Margarete Toeneboehn of
Edible Arrangements is offering us a
$10 discount
applicable to any order for a fruit arrangement or box of dipped fruit placed by phone or in-store (not website) at any of their three locations:
Columbia
- 6925 Oakland Mills Rd 410-290-6630
Laurel
- 13600 Baltimore Ave 301-497-9225
Lanham
- 9100 McHugh Dr 301-322-3160
Simply mention "St. John's Parish Day School."
This discount can not be combined with any others.
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The PA has restarted the
Scrips Program. You order gift cards, (physical or e-cards), pay for them, then use them. The donation percentage from each card is then sent to the school’s business office for our account. Friends and family can participate too. If a loved one wants to participate, that person will need to provide information to confirm their association with a student.
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Support St. John's Parish Day School
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