SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST

Communities of Faith, Knowledge, and Service

"Keep on doing what you have learned and received and heard and seen in me. Then the God of peace will be with you." Philippians 4:9

Principal's Message

Dear Saint John School families,

Activities are all around us as we settle into autumn and the halfway point of the first trimester. From football and volleyball to Faith in Action and the Fall Festival, we are surrounded by students engaged in a host of learning opportunities that may not necessarily be related to the curriculum, but add to the education of the whole child. When I watch these activities, I can't help but marvel at the amount of work by our volunteer parents to make these things happen.

The message this week is about thankfulness for all you do. Through the tireless efforts of all our parent volunteers we have meaningful Outreach opportunities such as the St. Vincent DePaul Walk for the Poor and Childhood Cancer Awareness. We have coaches who work with athletes and coaches who work with students to proclaim the Word. There are chaperones who volunteer so our students can go to places like AstroCamp and Catalina Island and chaperones to watch over the children at middle school dances. Parents drive our eight graders to visit potential high schools as well as drive our kindergarteners to the pumpkin patch. From Inspired Artists to vision screening coordinators, mystery readers to classroom center helpers, our parents continually answer the call to be partners in their children's education.

We have both an active School Board and tirelessly working Eagle Group who partner with us to improve the school wherever it is needed. In particular we are blessed to have leadership in both organizations who are committed to helping us educate the Catholic leaders of tomorrow.

While I generally try not to single out individuals, many of these parents and families should be recognized for continuing to go above and beyond in their work and support of the school's mission throughout the past several years. The Yousko family, Sundi and Rich, the Cappiellos, Carrie and Scott, the House family, Heather and Kelly, the Armstrongs, Nancy and Patrick, the Quezada family, Jennifer and Jessy, Julie Putnam, Greg Tibbitts, Cindy Park, and Carina Sammartino. To each of them and to all of you who have given so much of your time and dedication, we say thank you and please know that we truly appreciate all you do for the children of Saint John School.

Peace and blessings to you and your family.

Dan Schuh, Principal

October 10, 2014

In This Issue

Childhood Cancer Awareness!

Luca and Angelina Repetti

Important Reminders

10/10/14: Middle School Dance 6pm-8pm Parish Hall

10/13/14-10/22/14-ITBS Testing grades 2-8

10/15/14: All School Mass. Dress uniform is required.

10/16/14: Great California Shakeout. Students will participate in an earthquake drill.

10/22/14:8th grade students will be serving breakfast at Father Joe's Village.

OUR FAITH

Mass Schedule

Weekend Mass schedule: Saturday 5:00 pm; Sunday 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 am, 12:00 and 5:00 pm

Weekday Mass schedule October 13 - 17: All school Mass on Wednesday, October 15 at 9:30 am

Weekday Mass schedule October 20 - 24: Parish Mass at 8:00 am: grades K -2 on Tuesday, grades 6 - 8 on Wednesday, grades 3 - 5 on Thursday

Faith in Action:

Donations needed:

Fall Festival Beauty Booth by October 10
Hygiene Kit item donations needed by October 14
Kairos Cookies must be brought in on Friday, October 17

Please check on School Speak for the details about the various activities.

OUR FAMILY

Please keep in our thoughts and prayers...

Lucy Campos and baby Campos for a safe delivery and Amanda Askelson for her upcoming wedding. Also Zach Jones for his upcoming wedding.

Congratulations to ...

The weekly Respect Card drawing winners:

Connor Brown Moya Caulfield

Sorella Sammartino Megan Hallinan

Thank you to....

Tim and Lisa Burkart, Daniel and Jennifer Melehan, and all the parent volunteers for their work on the Golf Tournament and Helicopter Golf Ball Drop. It was a huge success.

Message from the Campos' Family
to the Saint John Families & Staff,

On behalf of my husband Ray, baby Marco Jared, & I, "Thank you so much!!!" from the bottom of our hearts for all the gifts, prayers, and pure love that we have received. Our hearts were filled with lots of joy and excitement as we opened all the gifts and read all wishes and encouraging words for the arrival our bundle of joy! We are truly touched in a way that makes us realize that we have never been surrounded with a community that is so generous, caring, and loving. We thank the Lord for all of you, and pray to bless your loving families, as all of you have contributed to the start our family.

With love,
Lucy, Ray, & Baby Marco Jared Campos

Thanks to the Reppeti Family for helping our Faith in Action students organize the Childhood Cancer Awareness events.

OUR SCHOOL

Helicopter Ball Drop

We had a great response from both the Helicopter Golf Ball Drop ticket sales and the Annual Eagle Classic Golf Tournament. A total of $28,563 was raised. The golf tournament generated approximately $5,600 and the Golf Ball Drop brought in approximately $23,000. Thank you again for everyone's efforts in making this a great success.

Our top three finishers in the Helicopter Golf Ball Drop ticket sales:

1st Place - Andrew Putnam

2nd Place - Jack Gillis

3rd Place - Connor Melehan

The top two selling classes were Mrs. Livingston's kindergarten class and Ms. Henderson's third grade class.

Saint John Auction

The Roaring Twenties Auction plans are getting underway and we are currently in need of committee members. If you are interested in joining a committee or learning more about how you can help with the biggest fundraiser of the year, please contact Jill Cole or Melissa Harrington at jillacole@yahoo.com or melissaharrington@cox.net. We are seeking people for the following committees:

* Acquisitions

* Decorations

* Check In/Check out

* Set up/Clean up

ATHLETICS CORNER

Important details for the 3rd Annual Parochial School Cross Country Meet on Saturday, October 18 are below. The event will be held on the Cathedral Catholic High School campus. Each school will register directly with Dan at CCHS (dgeiger@cathedralcatholic.org).

Individuals or entire teams can attend the event. Remember, you do not need a team coach, individuals can also show up and pay the $5.00 fee on the day of the event.

There will be races of varying distances for all grade levels, kindergarten through eighth grade, split into 4 divisions each for boys and girls. Athletes from all over San Diego will compete as individuals and as part of a team. Medals will be awarded to the top 15 finishers in each race as well as a trophy to the winning team. All races will run through the campus of Cathedral Catholic High School. Cost is $5.00 per athlete.

Game schedules can be found here.

Please consider supporting our home games whether or not your child is playing. Our teams love to have your support!

Good luck Eagles!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Fall Festival on Saturday, October 25 from 11:30 am - 4:30 pm. Watch for important details on School Speak.

The Altar Society has their Annual Holiday Bazaar on Sunday, November 9th from 8am-2pm. Donations of gently used items, toys, jewelry, home d�cor, and holiday items are greatly appreciated. No clothes or furniture, please. Items can be dropped off at the table outside of the school office on a daily basis. Or for pick-up call Joi Catlin @ 760-470-6316.

REMINDERS

Middle School Dance on Friday, October 10 from 6 - 8 pm in the Parish Hall.
Iowa Basic Skills Test (ITBS) for grades 2 -8 begin Monday, October 13 through Wednesday, October 22. Please make every effort to ensure your students are here and on time for our yearly standardized testing.
Our all school Mass is on Wednesday, October 15 at 9:30 am. Dress uniform is required.
The Great California Shakeout is on Thursday, October 16. Students will participate in an earthquake drill.
8th grade students will be serving breakfast at Father Joe's Village on Wednesday, October 22 as part of their Faith in Action program
Volunteers need to be Live Scanned and have a TB test on file. You may pick up Live Scan information at the front office.
Please remember that information on activities happening at school during the week can be found on SchoolSpeak. We make every effort to include both class and school wide activities and functions. Separate emails will not be sent for those announcements on SchoolSpeak.

MISSION STATEMENT

Saint John School, a Christ-centered environment, empowers our children to gain a thorough understanding of the Catholic faith, achieve their highest academic potential, and share Christ's love through Christian action.